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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lowieke De Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vos comes into the arena with Hatsjikidee blaring out of the sound system. Adebisi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Go Go Adebisi. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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209 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lowieke De Vos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Simon Adebisi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adebisi just misses with a punch to the body.
Adebisi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Vos. De Vos obviously looking to wear him down.
Adebisi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. De Vos did well to prevent Adebisi getting side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Adebisi looks to land a strike but De Vos avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Adebisi chips away with some ground and pound.
De Vos keeping moving, preventing Adebisi from controlling successfully.
Adebisi wants to pass the guard but De Vos is keeping the position.
Adebisi postures up.
De Vos wants to stand but Adebisi is controlling the position.
Adebisi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Vos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Vos uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Adebisi misses.
De Vos thuds his right hand into Adebisi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Simon Adebisi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adebisi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Adebisi looks to score with a jab to the body but De Vos is just out of range.
Adebisi lands a nice hook to De Vos's body. De Vos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Adebisi misses with an uppercut
letting De Vos counter with a right hand.
Adebisi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Adebisi misses.
Adebisi loads up on a big right hand but De Vos slips the punch.
Adebisi thows a body shot but no joy.
De Vos checks a low kick from Adebisi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Vos moves away.
De Vos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Vos misses with a body kick.
Adebisi connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Vos. De Vos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - De Vos coming out on top.
De Vos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Vos throws a low kick but Adebisi moves out of range easily.
Adebisi loads up on a big right hand but De Vos slips the punch.
Adebisi lands with a right hand.
A shot to the liver by Adebisi. Beautiful body shot.
Adebisi lands a really nice looking cross but De Vos seems unphased.
De Vos jabs at Adebisi's body.
De Vos tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Adebisi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from De Vos - the referee stops the clock and Adebisi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says De Vos. Adebisi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Adebisi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adebisi scores with a hook to the body. De Vos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Adebisi throws a nice looking combination but De Vos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adebisi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Vos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Vos lands a right hook to the body.
Adebisi slips a straight right by De Vos.
De Vos misses with a looping right.
A cross from Adebisi lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adebisi checks the leg kick.
De Vos throws a jab but it's blocked by Adebisi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi throws a series of punches but De Vos moves out of range.
De Vos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Adebisi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Vos ducks under a wild hook from Adebisi.
De Vos misses with a straight left.
Adebisi misses with an uppercut. De Vos saw that one coming.
Adebisi punishes De Vos's body with a nice straight punch.
Adebisi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Adebisi as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Vos throws a looping overhand right but Adebisi ducks down to avoid it.
De Vos swinging wildly here.
Adebisi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Simon Adebisi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Adebisi misses the shot to the body.
Adebisi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A leg kick checked by Adebisi.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Adebisi checks a leg kick.
De Vos looks to throw the jab but Adebisi is out of range.
Adebisi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De Vos rather than just go for the knockout.
Adebisi misses with a hook.
De Vos slaps away a takedown attempt from Adebisi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Adebisi lands with a straight right. De Vos didn't see that one coming.
Adebisi is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Vos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
De Vos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adebisi throws out the jab.
Adebisi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Vos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lowieke De Vos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi throws a leg kick but De Vos sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Vos misses with a left hand
and Adebisi counters with a nice body shot.
Simon Adebisi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adebisi throws a lazy right hand but De Vos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adebisi lands a body shot.
Adebisi lands a nice looking body shot.
Adebisi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Adebisi misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adebisi. De Vos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adebisi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adebisi checks a low kick from De Vos.
Adebisi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi shoots in but De Vos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lowieke De Vos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Adebisi.
Adebisi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Vos as he avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adebisi misses with a hook.
Adebisi lands a glancing blow to the side of De Vos's head.
De Vos dodges the punch combination from Adebisi.
Adebisi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adebisi takes a swing at De Vos's ribcage but misses.
Adebisi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Vos.
De Vos slips a straight right by Adebisi.
A punch combination from Adebisi misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from De Vos. No joy for Adebisi on that attempt.
Adebisi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adebisi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Vos.
De Vos throws a leg kick which misses Adebisi's front leg but catches the back leg as Adebisi tries to avoid it.
Adebisi looks to land a combination but De Vos avoids it well.
Decent striking displayed by De Vos there.
De Vos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Adebisi throws a combination that misses
letting De Vos counter with a right hand.
Adebisi throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Vos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adebisi is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Vos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Adebisi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Adebisi thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi checks a low kick from De Vos.
Adebisi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Vos.
De Vos misses with a head kick.
De Vos drops his hands momentarily and Adebisi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Vos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Adebisi under the eye.
Adebisi misses with a combination
and De Vos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Adebisi as he connects with a hook.
Adebisi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Vos manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Vos connects with a leg kick. Adebisi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Vos dips to his left and cracks Adebisi with an uppercut!
Adebisi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Vos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lowieke De Vos will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
De Vos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Adebisi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Vos.
De Vos looks to land a combination but Adebisi avoids it well.
Adebisi misses with a series of wild punches.
De Vos drops his hands momentarily and Adebisi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Adebisi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Adebisi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Vos.
De Vos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adebisi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De Vos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi misses with a looping right.
Adebisi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adebisi misses with an uppercut. De Vos saw that one coming.
A jab from Adebisi misses.
De Vos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Adebisi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Vos wants to slow Adebisi down by chopping away at his legs.
De Vos scores with a jab. Adebisi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Adebisi dives in and grabs De Vos's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Vos pushes down on Adebisi's head and hops out.
De Vos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adebisi lands a nice hook to De Vos's body. De Vos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Vos lands an overhand right.
Adebisi misses with a takedown attempt - De Vos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lowieke De Vos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Adebisi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vos cracks Adebisi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
De Vos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Adebisi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Vos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Vos lands with a hook. Adebisi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Vos misses with a straight left.
Adebisi throws an overhand right that lands on De Vos's shoulder, as De Vos tries to avoid the shot.
Adebisi throws a lazy right hand but De Vos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Vos slips a straight right by Adebisi.
De Vos throws a looping overhand right but Adebisi ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adebisi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. De Vos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Adebisi trying to control the position from guard on top but De Vos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adebisi wants to pass the guard but De Vos is keeping the position.
Adebisi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on De Vos, up you get!
Adebisi throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Adebisi. That snapped De Vos's head back.
De Vos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De Vos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adebisi shoots in but De Vos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
De Vos with a nice cross.
Adebisi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming De Vos to the mat! De Vos manages to get full guard.
Adebisi passes De Vos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Vos pushes Adebisi off looking to stand but Adebisi dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adebisi is trying to control. De Vos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lowieke De Vos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Vos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lowieke De Vos!
An out of breath Lowieke De Vos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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