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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blair Darrow (ranked 734 p4p, 79 weight class) and Mike Lowe (ranked 755 p4p, 81 weight class). Blair Darrow could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Lowe's chin.
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146 lbs
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156 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Blair Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Lowe!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowe wants to land a leg kick but Darrow is out of range.
Lowe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darrow.
Darrow ducks under a wild hook from Lowe.
Darrow misses with a straight right.
A big left from Lowe misses.
Darrow swings for the body but Lowe moves out of range.
Darrow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lowe blocks a low kick nicely.
Lowe misses with a low kick.
Lowe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darrow.
Lowe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lowe throws a shot from downtown. Darrow moves away and avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Darrow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lowe swinging wildly here.
Darrow has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hell House MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Darrow with a nice cross.
Darrow lunges at Lowe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lowe's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darrow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
Lowe lands with a left to the head.
Lowe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Darrow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lowe's efforts to push away.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lowe told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Lowe.
Darrow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowe.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Lowe.
Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lowe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darrow working aggressively here.
A short left from Darrow.
Lowe throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow.
Darrow dodges an elbow strike from Lowe.
Lowe misses with a body punch.
Lowe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lowe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Darrow tries a body shot but Lowe blocks it.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowe.
Lowe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lowe misses with a body punch.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow tries a body shot but Lowe blocks it.
Lowe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lowe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Darrow is keeping busy.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
Lowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darrow's elbow.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Darrow fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Lowe throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow.
Darrow blocks an uppercut.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Lowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lowe's elbow.
Darrow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Darrow gets through Lowe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lowe digs a right hand into Darrow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Darrow's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lowe.
A right handed body shot lands from Lowe.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Lowe misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lowe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lowe swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lowe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Lowe.
Lowe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Lowe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lowe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lowe backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Darrow blocking some punches.
Darrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darrow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blair Darrow dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Darrow has Lowe up against the cage in a clinch.
Lowe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lowe has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
Darrow has Lowe pressed against the cage, preventing Lowe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lowe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blair Darrow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Darrow blocks the elbow strike.
Darrow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lowe blocks an uppercut.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Lowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowe lands a nice uppercut.
Lowe lands a hook that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lowe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lowe is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lowe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lowe is still on wobbly legs! Can Darrow finish him?
Darrow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lowe.
Darrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head.
Lowe blocks an uppercut.
Darrow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Darrow presses Lowe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lowe blocks an uppercut.
Lowe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darrow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lowe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Darrow blocks a body shot from Lowe.
Lowe blocking some punches.
Lowe is trying to force a seperation but Darrow has the dominant position.
Lowe blocking some punches.
Lowe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lowe seems to have recovered his senses.
Darrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lowe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Darrow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lowe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Darrow's brow.
A short left from Darrow.
Darrow tries to throw a body punch but Lowe avoids it by throwing Darrow back against the cage.
Darrow lands with a left to the head.
Darrow tries a body shot but Lowe blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darrow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lowe or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe throws a punch but it's blocked by Darrow.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowe throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lowe throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lowe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lowe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lowe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lowe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
Darrow digs a right hand underneath Lowe's ribcage. Lowe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowe.
Lowe blocking some punches.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lowes head.
Lowe misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow blocks an uppercut.
Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lowe misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darrow.
Darrow throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darrow.
Darrow prevents a body shot from Lowe.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lowe backwards.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lowe with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Darrow.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Lowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darrow.
Lowe misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Darrow.
Lowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Lowe fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lowe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Darrow blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow lands with a left to the head.
Lowe throws an elbow that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Lowe.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Lowe.
Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lowe backwards.
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darrow pushes Lowe against the cage. Darrow is working some dirty boxing. Darrow pushes off with a quick right hook! Lowe goes down! Lowe tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Darrow moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blair Darrow!
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energy
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FIGHT
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