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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lowieke De Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark comes to the cage accompanied by Cmon Feel The Noise. The crowd seem to be enjoying De Vos's choice of entrance music: Hatsjikidee. Thomas Stark had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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211 lbs
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213 lbs
13 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Stark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lowieke De Vos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vos lands a leg kick that knocks Stark off balance momentarily.
De Vos misses with a wild body shot.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
De Vos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Stark.
De Vos misses with the combination.
De Vos tries to land a front kick but Stark steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Vos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stark. That did some damage!
De Vos throws a low kick, looking for Stark's leg but Stark calmly moves out of range.
Stark slips a straight right by De Vos.
De Vos misses with a leg kick
and Stark counters with a nice body kick.
Stark ducks under a wild hook from De Vos.
De Vos throws a solid leg kick but Stark takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Vos.
Stark throws a body punch but De Vos moves out of range.
De Vos looks to throw the jab but Stark is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark walks into a stiff left hand from De Vos.
Lowieke De Vos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Vos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Vos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stark.
De Vos misses with a straight right.
A punch lands to the side of De Vos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Lowieke De Vos has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark throws a front kick that sends De Vos stumbling back into the cage.
Stark moves out of range as De Vos strikes.
Stark misses with a wild combination.
De Vos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stark swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Vos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stark moves out of range of the body kick from De Vos.
De Vos misses with a straight left.
Stark clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands an elbow inside that De Vos shrugs off.
De Vos misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Vos lands an uppercut.
De Vos misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Vos throws a punch but it's blocked by Stark.
Stark working aggressively here.
De Vos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Vos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stark throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Stark.
De Vos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Vos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Starks head.
Stark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Vos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stark prevents a body shot from De Vos.
Stark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark can't find room to land a body shot as De Vos controls the action.
Stark lands an elbow that stopped De Vos in his tracks for a moment.
De Vos swings wildly with an uppercut but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stark lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
De Vos misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Vos blocks an elbow strike.
De Vos lands with a light punch inside.
De Vos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stark missing with knees to the body.
Stark stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Stark.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Vos misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Vos has a couple of punches blocked by Stark.
Stark throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Vos looks gassed!
De Vos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stark scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Vos throws a head punch that misses.
Stark misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stark blocks a head kick by De Vos.
De Vos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
De Vos throws a chopping leg kick but Stark manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Vos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That has opened up Lowieke De Vos's cut even more.
De Vos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stark.
A shot to the liver by De Vos. Beautiful body shot.
De Vos throws a nice looking combination but Stark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stark tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice jab there from De Vos.
An inside leg kick from Stark misses.
Stark moves into range and clinches up with De Vos.
Stark lands an elbow that stopped De Vos in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Stark dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lowieke De Vos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De Vos throws a low kick but Stark avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stark.
Thomas Stark is winning the standup battle so far.
De Vos misses with a wild body shot.
Stark misses with a few strikes there.
De Vos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A lazy left from De Vos finds it's target.
De Vos avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Vos moves out of range of the body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stark.
De Vos lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stark ducks under a wild hook from De Vos.
Stark thumps De Vos with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A low kick from Stark is predictable there
and De Vos counters with a stiff right hand.
De Vos scores with a kick to the body.
Crunch! De Vos slams his shin into Stark's torso.
Stark takes a swing at De Vos's ribcage but misses.
Stark lands with an overhand left.
De Vos moves out of range of the strikes.
De Vos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stark.
De Vos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark slips under a jab.
A low kick from De Vos is predictable there
letting Stark counter with a right hand.
Stark throws a jab but it's blocked by De Vos.
Stark takes a swing at De Vos's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of De Vos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Vos throws a right and a left that Stark avoids nicely.
Stark lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Vos connects with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Stark.
De Vos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stark dodges the punch combination from De Vos.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stark darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Vos misses with a looping right.
Stark lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Vos's sensitive parts.
De Vos misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark checks a leg kick nicely.
De Vos connects with a leg kick. Stark looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stark throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Vos.
Stark feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Vos's calf.
Stark connects with a right hand. De Vos shakes it off.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
De Vos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jab from Stark.
The cut above Lowieke De Vos's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Stark checks a leg kick.
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!
A shot to the liver by Stark. Beautiful body shot.
De Vos is breathing heavily.
Stark misses with a wild body shot.
Stark throws the left hand but De Vos avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vos walks into a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Vos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stark shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stark moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Vos is rocked!
Stark wants to clinch up but De Vos keeps it at a distance.
De Vos is still on wobbly legs! Can Stark finish him?
De Vos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A punch combination from De Vos misses.
De Vos seems to have recovered his senses.
De Vos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stark misses with a low kick.
De Vos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark lands a jab.
De Vos throws an overhand right that lands on Stark's shoulder, as Stark tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Stark dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lowieke De Vos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stark throws a leg kick
and De Vos counters with an outside leg kick.
De Vos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stark can pounce on him.
A low kick from De Vos is predictable there
and Stark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Vos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Vos is looking to land body kicks.
De Vos misses with an uppercut.
Stark checks a leg kick.
Stark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Vos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for De Vos. That snapped Stark's head back.
Stark takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Vos.
De Vos misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark lands a right hook to the body.
Stark throws a body punch but De Vos moves out of range.
Stark takes one to the chin there.
De Vos moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stark moves away from the strike by De Vos.
De Vos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Vos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Vos looks for the body kick but Stark saw that one coming.
Stark does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stark doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Vos misses with a body kick.
Stark clinches with his opponent.
De Vos misses with the head strike.
De Vos lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Stark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Vos blocks an elbow strike.
De Vos digs a right hand into Stark's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stark's gas tank.
De Vos lands a nice shot to the body.
Stark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stark lands an elbow just above De Vos 's eye.
Stark lands an elbow that stopped De Vos in his tracks for a moment.
Stark tries to work over De Vos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Vos misses with a punch to the body.
Stark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Stark tenderised De Vos's leg. De Vos is trying to keep his angry face on.
A thudding body kick lands there by De Vos!
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for De Vos. That snapped Stark's head back.
De Vos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lowieke De Vos's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Stark moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stark takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stark blocks a head kick by De Vos.
Stark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Vos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from De Vos.
Stark lands a leg kick that knocks De Vos off balance momentarily.
De Vos takes a swing at Stark's ribcage but misses.
De Vos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Vos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stark. Stark obviously looking to wear him down.
De Vos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stark counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stark waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract De Vos. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped De Vos to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Stark missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark throws a big right hand that misses.
De Vos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stark throwing strikes but missing.
Stark wants to control from the top but De Vos keeps moving.
De Vos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Vos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stark postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Vos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Stark clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Lowieke De Vos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Vos jabs Stark right on the nose. Stark blinks but takes it well.
De Vos thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Vos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stark. That did some damage!
Stark slips a jab from De Vos.
Stark moves out of range of the strikes.
De Vos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stark.
Stark rushes De Vos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
De Vos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Vos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stark.
A right hand to the body from De Vos.
De Vos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stark working De Vos over with knees to the body.
Stark tries to land knees in the clinch but De Vos avoids the damage to the body.
Stark makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Vos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stark lands a hook that snaps the head of De Vos backwards.
Stark blocks an uppercut.
De Vos misses with a body punch.
Stark wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Vos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stark misses with a knee to the head.
De Vos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Stark lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Vos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stark using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Vos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stark misses with a body punch.
Stark misses with some punches.
De Vos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stark with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from De Vos on the inside.
Stark creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Vos's defenses.
De Vos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stark misses with a low kick.
De Vos throws a hook but Stark avoids it easily.
De Vos moves away from the strike by Stark.
Stark lands with a cross.
Stark lands a glancing blow to the side of De Vos's head.
De Vos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Vos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stark misses with a shot to the body
and De Vos counters with a low kick, right behind Stark 's knee.
A good leg kick by Stark.
De Vos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stark.
De Vos misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the body from De Vos misses
and De Vos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stark throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stark goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stark throws a combination that misses
and De Vos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stark throws a front kick aimed at De Vos's knee but De Vos avoids it well.
Stark checks a leg kick nicely.
Stark takes one to the side of the head.
De Vos feints and then cracks Stark's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stark down.
Stark throws a leg kick but De Vos sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vos digs a good body shot into Stark's ribs.
De Vos looks to throw the jab but Stark is out of range.
De Vos misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Vos misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Vos misses with an uppercut.
De Vos stuns Stark with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stark finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stark connects with a leg kick. De Vos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Vos misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A low kick from Stark is predictable there
and De Vos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Vos.
Stark blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Lowieke De Vos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lowieke De Vos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
De Vos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Vos moves away.
De Vos takes a swing at Stark's ribcage but misses.
De Vos throws the left hand but Stark avoids the punch easily.
De Vos scores with a decent looking hook.
Stark fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Vos is out of range.
De Vos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stark throws a hook but De Vos avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stark darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Vos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stark takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De Vos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A swing and a miss from Stark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vos tries to score with a low kick but Stark moves his leg out of the way.
Stark wants to land a leg kick but De Vos is out of range.
Stark moves out of range as De Vos strikes.
De Vos feints a jab promting Stark to slip. De Vos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stark slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Stark looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Vos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stark on the side of the head.
Stark takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Stark tries to clinch there but De Vos circles away.
De Vos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stark manages to avoid it.
De Vos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Vos blocks a low kick nicely.
De Vos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Vos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Vos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Vos moves out of range of the leg kick from Stark.
Nice body kick from Stark.
De Vos is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Vos.
Stark connects with a leg kick. De Vos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stark cracks De Vos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Stark scores with a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stark lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De Vos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Vos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stark tries to clinch up.
De Vos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stark's head.
Lowieke De Vos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stark counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Vos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stark thows a body shot but no joy.
Stark lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stark.
De Vos lands with a hook. Stark tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Vos misses with a double jab.
De Vos lands a glancing blow to the side of Stark's head.
De Vos throws a body kick that misses
and Stark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stark. That's going to slow De Vos down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Vos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stark scores with a hook to the body. De Vos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Stark checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Vos moves out of range as Stark strikes.
De Vos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stark.
Stark throws a leg kick but De Vos checks it.
Stark avoids a kick to the body.
Stark pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces De Vos back to the cage. Stark follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lowieke De Vos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thomas Stark!
Thomas Stark retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Thomas Stark made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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