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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bastyn Dall (ranked 346 p4p, 46 weight class) and Mike Lowe (ranked 376 p4p, 51 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dall might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bride - Beast. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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137 lbs
33 - 24 - 3 |
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172 cm
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156 lbs
25 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 24 - 3, fighting out of New York, Bastyn Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Lowe!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowe misses with a double jab
and Dall counters with a nice uppercut.
Lowe looks to land a right hand but Dall moved out of range.
Dall pushes Lowe away with a front kick.
Lowe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lowe checks a low kick from Dall.
Lowe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dall connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lowe momentarily.
Dall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lowe.
Dall takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lowe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dalls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Lowe.
Dall takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lowe wants to clinch up but Dall keeps it at a distance.
Lowe tries to clinch up.
Dall swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lowe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lowe misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dall moves away.
Dall digs a good body shot into Lowe's ribs.
Dall throws a low kick but Lowe avoids it.
Lowe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lowe tries to close the distance and clinch but Dall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dall lands a head shot.
Dall jabs Lowe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dall avoids a kick to the body.
Lowe with a hook.
Dall keeps Lowe at a distance using the push kick.
Dall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lowe at a distance.
Lowe throws a right and a left that Dall avoids nicely.
Lowe swings for the body but Dall moves out of range.
Lowe jabs at Dall's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lowe.
Dall dodges the punch combination from Lowe.
Dall misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe tries to clinch but Dall is having none of it.
Lowe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dall misses with a leg kick.
Dall misses with a leg kick
and Lowe counters with a low kick, right behind Dall 's knee.
Lowe looks to land a combination but Dall avoids it well.
Dall changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dall shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dall showed some decent athleticism there.
Lowe is looking to control Dall's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lowe avoid being mounted?
Dall is working for a submission of some sort.
Dall stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall is pressing down on Lowe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lowe is holding on for now.
Lowe wants to control but Dall is keeping busy.
Lowe gets back to full guard.
Lowe is pulling down on Dall's head. It's preventing any offense from Dall, at least for the moment.
Lowe has his foot on Dall's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dall works his way back into a safe position though.
Dall trying to control but Lowe is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lowe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lowe might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dall haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lowe is pulling down on Dall's head to control his posture.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lowe wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Dall is now in half guard.
Dall looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lowe tries to get to full guard but Dall has control of the leg.
Dall trying to control from half guard but Lowe is working away.
Dall looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bastyn Dall will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A punch lands to the side of Dall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lowe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lowe lands with a short shot to the head.
Dall works on Lowe's body with a couple of short punches.
Lowe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lowe.
A shot in the inside from Dall.
Lowe swings wildly with an uppercut but Dall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dall is looking for a takedown.
Lowe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dall backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lowe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dall can't find room to land a body shot as Lowe controls the action.
Lowe misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bastyn Dall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lowe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lowe is struggling to control the position.
A short left from Lowe.
Dall blocks an elbow strike.
Dall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dall throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Dall fails to land.
Lowe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lowe misses with a combination
and Dall counters with a leg kick.
Lowe is looking to clinch but Dall is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Dall misses the target.
Dall misses with a looping right.
Lowe misses with a looping left.
Dall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lowe.
Lowe misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall throws a head kick that misses.
Dall throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lowe on the side of the head.
Lowe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lowe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dall.
A swing and a miss from Dall.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lowe.
Dall misses with a hook
and Dall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lowe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dall is out of range and Lowe settles back down.
Lowe avoids the head kick by Dall.
Dall connects with a crisp jab.
Dall walks into a jab.
Dall misses with an uppercut
and Lowe counters with a body kick.
Lowe is looking to land body kicks.
Dall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lowe manages to avoid it.
Lowe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dall throws a lazy body kick
and Lowe counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Lowe.
Lowe lands a slapping body shot.
Dall misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Lowe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mike Lowe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lowe lands a two punch combo.
Lowe misses with the combination.
Dall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lowe. Dall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lowe.
Lowe slips under a jab from Dall.
Lowe scores with a hook.
Dall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lowe.
Lowe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dall's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall misses the body punch
and Lowe counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall tries to clinch up.
Lowe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lowe tries to clinch
and Dall counters with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Lowe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dall takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lowe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lowe.
Dall misses with a hook to the body
and Lowe counters with a right hand to the body.
Dall throws a low kick but Lowe moves out of range easily.
Dall throws a looping overhand right but Lowe ducks down to avoid it.
Lowe lands with a shot to the body.
Dall throws a hook but Lowe avoids it easily.
Dall moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dall misses with a looping right.
Dall is looking to clinch but Lowe is avoiding it.
Lowe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lowe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A solid body kick from Lowe.
Lowe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dall's hands.
Lowe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lowe throws a looping overhand right but Dall ducks down to avoid it.
Lowe lands with a straight right. Dall didn't see that one coming.
Dall closes the distance and clinches up with Lowe, looking for a takedown. Dall pushes Lowe against the cage but Lowe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It seemed like Lowe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dall cracks Lowe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lowe lands with a good body shot.
Lowe tries to clinch but Dall moves out of range.
Lowe lands a slapping body shot.
Dall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Dall blocks the leg kick.
Lowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dall wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall lands a really nice looking cross but Lowe seems unphased.
Lowe defending well as Dall loads up on a big left hand.
Lowe throws a jab when Dall was well out of range.
Dall has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lowe.
Dall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lowe.
Dall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lowe.
Lowe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lowe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dall connects with a body shot.
Lowe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dall.
Dall misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lowe throws a leg kick that misses.
Dall takes a swing at Lowe's ribcage but misses.
Dall throws a front kick aimed at Lowe's knee but Lowe avoids it well.
Nice cross by Dall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lowe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dall.
Lowe misses with a two punch combination.
Mike Lowe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dall.
Lowe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dall.
Lowe scores with a head kick. Dall tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A punch lands to the side of Dall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lowe clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dall.
Lowe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lowe blocks a low kick nicely.
Lowe pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dall back to the cage. Lowe follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Lowe misses.
Dall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dall throws a series of punches but Lowe avoids them all with ease.
Dall misses with a double jab
and Lowe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bastyn Dall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dall avoids the body shot from Lowe.
Dall needs to keep his hands up - Lowe had a free shot at his head there.
Lowe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lowe throws a body shot but no joy.
Lowe throws a sloppy head kick and Dall moves out of range easily.
Dall is looking to clinch but Lowe is avoiding it.
Lowe now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lowe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A swing and a miss from Lowe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lowe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dall bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lowe's head backwards.
Lowe just misses with a punch to the body.
Dall just misses with a punch to the body.
Lowe throws a head kick but Dall moves out of range.
Lowe moves out of range of the strikes.
Dall shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lowe but Lowe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dall needs to keep his hands up - Lowe had a free shot at his head there.
Dall walks into a stiff left hand from Lowe.
Nice body punch from Lowe.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lowe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Lowe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lowe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Lowe!
After winning the bout, Mike Lowe thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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