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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 Thomas Pinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vos comes to the cage accompanied by Hatsjikidee. Pinta has chosen God Is an Astronaut - All Is Violent, All Is Bright as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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215 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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208 lbs
27 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
15 - 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
27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Pinta!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinta looks to score with a jab to the body but De Vos is just out of range.
De Vos lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Vos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pinta scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Vos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Vos with a jab.
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!
Pinta misses with an uppercut. De Vos saw that one coming.
Pinta loads up on a big right hand but De Vos slips the punch.
Pinta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pinta misses with a straight right.
De Vos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pinta counters with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Pinta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Vos jabs Pinta right on the nose. Pinta blinks but takes it well.
De Vos throws an overhand right that lands on Pinta's shoulder, as Pinta tries to avoid the shot.
Pinta missing with a left hand there. De Vos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pinta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Vos lands a lovely overhand right.
Pinta throws a hook but De Vos blocks it.
A low kick from Pinta is predictable there
and De Vos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Vos tries to move into range but Pinta moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pinta moves out of range of the strikes.
Pinta throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Vos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Vos.
De Vos throws a right hand that misses
and Pinta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinta scores with a nice strike.
Thomas Pinta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Vos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pinta.
De Vos throws the left hand but Pinta avoids the punch easily.
Pinta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Vos.
De Vos throws a head kick but Pinta moves out of range.
Pinta pivots, looking for a leg kick but De Vos is out of range and Pinta settles back down.
Pinta lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vos checks a leg kick.
Pinta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pinta jabs De Vos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De Vos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pinta can pounce on him.
Pinta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pinta throws a hook but De Vos blocks it.
Pinta tries to land a leg kick but De Vos saw it coming and moves away.
Pinta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Vos.
De Vos misses with a two punch combination.
Pinta throws a head kick that De Vos semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinta takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Vos swings widly with a right hand
and Pinta counters with a nice low kick that buckles De Vos's knee momentarily.
Pinta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Vos.
Pinta tests De Vos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pinta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pinta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pinta walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Vos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinta throws a shot from downtown. De Vos moves away and avoids it.
Pinta connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Vos's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Pinta dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Vos lands a nice shot that snaps Pinta's head back.
A good leg kick by Pinta.
Pinta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pinta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pinta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Vos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pinta.
Pinta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Vos.
De Vos takes a swing at Pinta's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from De Vos misses its intended target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pinta in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Vos.
Thomas Pinta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pinta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pinta, as that shot connected.
Pinta pushes De Vos away with a front kick.
De Vos tries to score with a low kick but Pinta moves his leg out of the way.
De Vos tries a head kick but it misses.
De Vos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
De Vos throws a leg kick
and Pinta counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pinta throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Vos.
De Vos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pinta checks it well.
Pinta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Vos.
De Vos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pinta backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Pinta.
It looks like Lowieke De Vos has been cut.
De Vos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pinta, pushing him back against the cage.
Pinta can't find room to land a body shot as De Vos controls the action.
Pinta lands a body shot.
De Vos breaks from the clinch.
Pinta has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pinta misses with a leg kick
and De Vos counters with a one-two to the body.
Pinta cracks the inside of De Vos's front leg.
Pinta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pinta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Vos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Vos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pinta moves away.
De Vos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinta fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Vos checks it well.
De Vos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinta throws out the jab.
Pinta tries to score with a low kick but De Vos moves his leg out of the way.
Pinta throws a lazy right hand but De Vos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Vos misses with a looping right.
Pinta throws a leg kick which misses De Vos's front leg but catches the back leg as De Vos tries to avoid it.
Pinta checks a leg kick.
Pinta moves out of range as De Vos strikes.
Pinta throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Vos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Vos takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pinta's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Vos under the eye.
De Vos misses with an uppercut. Pinta saw that one coming.
De Vos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinta throws the left hand but De Vos avoids the punch easily.
Pinta bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Vos's head backwards.
De Vos misses with a low kick.
Pinta is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Pinta misses the target.
Pinta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Vos circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Pinta showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lowieke De Vos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
De Vos checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Vos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Vos throws a low kick, looking for Pinta's leg but Pinta calmly moves out of range.
De Vos blocks a head kick by Pinta.
Pinta moves out of range of the body kick.
De Vos throws a looping overhand right but Pinta ducks down to avoid it.
Pinta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pinta fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pinta.
Pinta will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vos misses with a kick to the body.
De Vos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pinta.
Pinta fakes the leg kick and cracks De Vos in the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Pinta.
De Vos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A big right from Pinta misses.
De Vos blocks a low kick nicely.
De Vos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pinta.
Pinta attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Vos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinta throws a leg kick that misses.
De Vos is looking to land body kicks.
De Vos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinta throws a looping overhand right but De Vos ducks down to avoid it.
Pinta throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pinta cracks De Vos with a good jab.
Pinta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Vos.
De Vos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pinta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Vos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pinta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Vos on the side of the head.
Lowieke De Vos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinta connects with an inside leg kick.
De Vos throws a leg kick but Pinta checks it.
De Vos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A swing and a miss from Pinta.
Pinta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pinta slips a jab and a cross from De Vos.
Nice uppercut there from Pinta.
De Vos throws a shot to the body.
Pinta lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Vos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Vos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thomas Pinta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
De Vos ducks under a wild hook from Pinta.
De Vos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pinta missing with a left hand there. De Vos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pinta lands a slapping body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Pinta.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Vos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pinta on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Vos. De Vos obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Pinta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pinta has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Pinta!
After the fight, Thomas Pinta was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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