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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royston De Noteboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Danielson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Noteboom kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rotting Christ - Snowing Still. Ted Danielson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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228 lbs
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274 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
22 - 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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ted Danielson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danielson throws a big shot that misses.
Danielson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Noteboom on the side of the head.
It looks like Royston De Noteboom has been cut.
Danielson misses with an uppercut
and De Noteboom counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
De Noteboom wants to lay and pray for a moment but Danielson keeps working.
De Noteboom is really struggling to control Danielson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Noteboom passes to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom controls the position.
De Noteboom lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
De Noteboom in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
De Noteboom throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Danielson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Noteboom. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De Noteboom tries to move to mount but Danielson blocks the move with his legs.
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.
De Noteboom wants to lay and pray for a moment but Danielson keeps working.
Danielson manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danielson is not content to let De Noteboom control the position.
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.
Danielson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
De Noteboom thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Danielson's head.
Well, if De Noteboom is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Danielson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Noteboom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danielson is looking to improve his position.
De Noteboom with the ground and pound but Danielson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Danielson looking to control.
Danielson has De Noteboom pulled in close to control his posture.
Danielson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Noteboom wants to control from the top but Danielson keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
De Noteboom shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
De Noteboom trying to control the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Noteboom trying to control from half guard but Danielson is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royston De Noteboom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royston De Noteboom's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Danielson misses with a lunging right hand
and De Noteboom counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
De Noteboom content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
De Noteboom thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Danielson's head.
De Noteboom is trying to control. Danielson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
De Noteboom not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Royston De Noteboom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Noteboom throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De Noteboom controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
De Noteboom not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Noteboom prevents Danielson from standing back up.
De Noteboom sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Danielson defending well though.
Danielson wants to get back to his feet.
De Noteboom wants to lay and pray for a moment but Danielson keeps working.
De Noteboom throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De Noteboom thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danielson blocking the ground and pound attempt from De Noteboom.
De Noteboom not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
De Noteboom not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
De Noteboom not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Noteboom throwing shots but Danielson is blocking nicely.
De Noteboom throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
De Noteboom wants to lay and pray for a moment but Danielson keeps working.
De Noteboom thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danielson is trying to control but can't.
De Noteboom trying to control the action but Danielson is working from the bottom.
De Noteboom with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Noteboom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Danielson.
Danielson looks to land a combination but De Noteboom avoids it well.
De Noteboom drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom is chipping away with strikes.
Danielson parries the strikes from De Noteboom easily there. De Noteboom is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Danielson to escape.
De Noteboom working away.
De Noteboom misses with the ground and pound.
An elbow from De Noteboom crashes against the mat.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danielson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
De Noteboom in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
De Noteboom in side control, throwing shots but Danielson defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royston De Noteboom dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Royston De Noteboom's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Danielson misses with a straight right.
De Noteboom closes the distance and clinches up with Danielson, looking for a takedown. De Noteboom pushes Danielson against the cage but Danielson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
De Noteboom shoots in looking for a takedown. Danielson tries to sprawl out of it but De Noteboom keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Danielson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Danielson cracks De Noteboom with a good jab.
Danielson scores with the left hand. De Noteboom knows he should have avoided that one.
Danielson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danielson misses with a hook. De Noteboom ducked under it nicely.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting De Noteboom here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danielson dips to his left and cracks De Noteboom with an uppercut!
Danielson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Danielson misses with a hook.
De Noteboom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Danielson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Danielson, as that shot connected.
De Noteboom avoids the body shot from Danielson.
Danielson throws a looping overhand right but De Noteboom ducks down to avoid it.
Danielson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royston De Noteboom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danielson throws a right and a left that De Noteboom avoids nicely.
Danielson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danielson takes a swing at De Noteboom's ribcage but misses.
De Noteboom gets the takedown into side control.
De Noteboom misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Noteboom wants to lay and pray for a moment but Danielson keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danielson defending against the ground and pound.
De Noteboom in side control, throwing shots but Danielson defends.
Danielson is looking for a sweep.
Danielson taking a bit of punishment here - De Noteboom scoring with strikes.
De Noteboom in side control, throwing shots but Danielson defends.
De Noteboom trying to control the action but Danielson is working from the bottom.
De Noteboom misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Danielson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Danielson being controlled for a moment.
De Noteboom in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Danielson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royston De Noteboom'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.
Danielson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Noteboom was well out of range. Poor timing from Danielson.
De Noteboom checks the leg kick.
Danielson lands a really nice looking cross but De Noteboom seems unphased.
Nice defenses there by De Noteboom.
Some wild striking there from Danielson.
Danielson tries to close the distance and clinch but De Noteboom swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Noteboom avoids the body shot from Danielson.
Danielson is looking to slow De Noteboom down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Danielson defends it nicely.
Good work by De Noteboom as he checks the leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Noteboom checks a leg kick.
De Noteboom shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Danielson defends it nicely.
Danielson throws out a loose jab but De Noteboom uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danielson misses with a few strikes there.
Danielson throws a series of strikes that have De Noteboom backpedaling.
Danielson misses with a hook.
De Noteboom shoots for a double leg takedown but Danielson sprawls well. He's pushed De Noteboom's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royston De Noteboom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danielson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Danielson misses with a double jab
and De Noteboom counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danielson is trying to stand.
De Noteboom is trying to control the action in half guard but Danielson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
De Noteboom looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Danielson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
De Noteboom missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
De Noteboom with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
De Noteboom thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom throwing shots but Danielson is blocking nicely.
De Noteboom missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
De Noteboom missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De Noteboom working over Danielson with some ground and pound. Danielson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
De Noteboom seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Danielson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danielson kicks De Noteboom off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Danielson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Royston De Noteboom's cut.
That's time! De Noteboom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Danielson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Noteboom.
Danielson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Danielson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Noteboom. That did some damage!
Danielson looks to score with a jab to the body but De Noteboom is just out of range.
De Noteboom fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Danielson doesn't manage to clinch there - De Noteboom circles away.
De Noteboom misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danielson misses with a lunging right hand
and De Noteboom counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
De Noteboom thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Danielson's head.
De Noteboom takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Danielson is trying to stand back up but De Noteboom is controlling him
De Noteboom thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Danielson's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Royston De Noteboom.
De Noteboom throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Danielson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. De Noteboom is in Danielson's guard.
Ted Danielson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danielson pulls De Noteboom in close to his closed guard and prevents De Noteboom from doing any damage or advancing position.
De Noteboom engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danielson is wriggling around but De Noteboom manages to pass to half guard.
De Noteboom stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Danielson stuffs the takedown attempt from De Noteboom. De Noteboom gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royston De Noteboom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Danielson misses its intended target.
De Noteboom with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Danielson to score with a decent uppercut.
Danielson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danielson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Noteboom gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Danielson counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ted Danielson.
I think Danielson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Royston De Noteboom!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Royston De Noteboom!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Royston De Noteboom!
Royston De Noteboom wins by unanimous decision!
Royston De Noteboom retains his heavyweight title!
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