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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royston De Noteboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Noteboom's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rotting Christ - Snowing Still. Hall has chosen Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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240 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Royston De Noteboom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Albert Hall!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall scores with a body shot.
De Noteboom drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
De Noteboom trying to control the action but Hall is working from the bottom.
De Noteboom throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hall manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
De Noteboom tries to roll over but Hall keeps him under control.
De Noteboom controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
De Noteboom has hold of Hall's hands but Hall slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall misses with a head shot. De Noteboom uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hall with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Noteboom utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now De Noteboom is on top in guard.
Hall managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall pushes De Noteboom off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling De Noteboom to counter with a crisp jab.
De Noteboom takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. De Noteboom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall shoots in looking for a takedown but De Noteboom manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hall's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De Noteboom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Hall's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Noteboom connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hall scrambles back to his feet.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Noteboom decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hall's guard.
Hall looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Noteboom is one step ahead there.
De Noteboom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Noteboom might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
De Noteboom throwing strikes from guard but Hall blocks nicely.
De Noteboom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom throwing strikes but missing.
De Noteboom throwing strikes from guard but Hall blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Noteboom landing with the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Noteboom trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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 Royston De Noteboom 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.
De Noteboom tests Hall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hall cracks De Noteboom with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Noteboom shoots in looking for a takedown but Hall manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Noteboom's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De Noteboom misses with an uppercut
and Hall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De Noteboom will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A big left from Hall misses.
De Noteboom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
De Noteboom misses with a looping left.
Hall swings for the body but De Noteboom moves out of range.
Hall's corner calls for a 1-2. Hall obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
De Noteboom lands with a cross.
Hall throws a leg kick that misses.
Hall throws a hook to the side of De Noteboom's head but De Noteboom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
Hall shoots in and drives through. De Noteboom sprawls well.
De Noteboom misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Hall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Noteboom counters with a single leg into guard. Hall didn't expect that.
De Noteboom has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
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 Noteboom throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Noteboom wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
De Noteboom prevents Hall from getting back to his feet.
Hall working a defensive guard here.
De Noteboom preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Noteboom trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
De Noteboom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Noteboom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
De Noteboom closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
De Noteboom missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De Noteboom thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hall's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom content to control rather than advance.
De Noteboom lands strikes from half guard.
De Noteboom thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De Noteboom passes the guard and advances to mount!
De Noteboom putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royston De Noteboom dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Noteboom avoids the head kick by Hall.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hall, as that shot connected.
Hall misses with a leg kick
and De Noteboom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Noteboom.
De Noteboom looks for a takedown but Hall sprawls well.
De Noteboom misses with a straight left.
Albert Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Noteboom dodges the punch combination from Hall.
De Noteboom connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hall misses with an uppercut. De Noteboom saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall shoots in looking for a takedown but De Noteboom manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hall's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De Noteboom throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
De Noteboom fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by De Noteboom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hall is not content to let De Noteboom control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall avoids any damage from the ground and pound of De Noteboom.
De Noteboom taking a breather here.
De Noteboom trying to control the position but Hall is working away.
De Noteboom throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom trying to control the action but Hall is working from the bottom.
Hall on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hall defending against the ground and pound.
De Noteboom throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
De Noteboom trying to control the action but Hall is working from the bottom.
De Noteboom scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hall wants to control but De Noteboom postures up.
De Noteboom throwing strikes but Hall manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Royston De Noteboom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hall creates some space and throws a big elbow, but De Noteboom sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Noteboom managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Noteboom is looking for a sweep.
Hall throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and De Noteboom works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royston De Noteboom clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hall throws a series of punches but De Noteboom moves out of range.
De Noteboom lands a jab to Hall's midsection.
Hall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
De Noteboom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Noteboom sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Noteboom manages to avoid it.
Hall throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. De Noteboom does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom fails to land the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
De Noteboom fails with the takedown.
De Noteboom looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hall is fending him off so far but De Noteboom persists. Nope, Hall circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royston De Noteboom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hall falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Noteboom counters with a nice uppercut.
Hall scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
Hall throws a right hand that misses
and De Noteboom counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
De Noteboom thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De Noteboom not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Noteboom working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall works his way to full guard. Good work.
De Noteboom postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
De Noteboom throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Noteboom preventing the sweep.
De Noteboom scoring with punches to the head and body.
De Noteboom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Noteboom in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Noteboom throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Noteboom is looking to work some ground and pound but Hall has wrist control.
De Noteboom throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom throws a big right hand that misses.
De Noteboom with a nice head shot there.
De Noteboom lands a couple of digs.
De Noteboom throws an elbow that misses. Hall uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in De Noteboom's guard. Nice move by Hall!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall throws a strike but De Noteboom rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Noteboom landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royston De Noteboom had his way with Albert Hall in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hall stuffs the takedown.
Hall clobbers De Noteboom with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Noteboom shoots in looking for a takedown. Hall tries to sprawl out of it but De Noteboom keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hall manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
De Noteboom takes one to the side of the head.
De Noteboom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Noteboom throws out the jab.
De Noteboom drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
De Noteboom working some strikes from top position.
Hall is rocked!
De Noteboom controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hall is still in real trouble! Can De Noteboom finish him?
De Noteboom postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Hall covers up, he's hurt! De Noteboom keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from De Noteboom and the ref steps in to end the fight! De Noteboom can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Royston De Noteboom!
Royston De Noteboom retains his heavyweight title!
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