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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter White (ranked 113 p4p, 4 weight class) and Pablo Noriega (ranked 160 p4p, 5 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Noriega's choice of entrance music: MS-13 Mara Salvatrucha. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walter White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Noriega!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noriega manages to avoid it.
White tries to land a leg kick but Noriega saw it coming and moves away.
White looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Noriega lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Noriega misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
White uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Noriega has time to react.
White misses the shot to the body.
Noriega tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and White is able to avoid easily.
White throws the left hand but Noriega avoids the punch easily.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White backing away here, and Noriega unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
White misses with a low kick.
White throws a wild body kick that Noriega sees coming a mile off.
Noriega looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White lands an overhand right.
Noriega throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Noriega's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Noriega duly obliges.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noriega is looking for the big counter here.
Walter White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noriega takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
Noriega throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Noriega cracks a nice hook into White's ribs.
White definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from White misses.
Noriega cracks White with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by White.
We've been informed that Noriega has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Noriega moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
Noriega avoids a kick to the body.
Noriega checks a low kick from White.
Noriega 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.
White fires out a quick counter leg kick but Noriega just manages to avoid it.
Noriega takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Noriega is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Noriega throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Noriega. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Noriega.
White scores with a kick to the midsection.
White throws a quick inside leg kick.
White rushes Noriega and presses him up against the cage.
Noriega lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Noriega.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White throws the kick towards the body but Noriega avoids it.
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!
Noriega scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
White checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
White attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Noriega tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Noriega.
Noriega takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Noriega throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Noriega.
White looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
White jabs Noriega right on the nose. Noriega blinks but takes it well.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noriega manages to avoid it.
Noriega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Noriega throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from White. Noriega shrugs it off though.
White misses with an uppercut. Noriega saw that one coming.
Noriega is on the wrong end of a nice combination from White.
Noriega keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Noriega throws a front kick aimed at White's knee but White avoids it well.
Noriega fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and White has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Noriega throws a solid leg kick but White takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Noriega.
White looks to land a body kick but Noriega moved away.
White misses with a low kick.
White lands an overhand right.
Noriega scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Noriega scores with a punch to the head.
White avoids the body shot from Noriega.
White darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Noriega.
White is looking to chop away at Noriega's legs.
Noriega misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - White coming out on top.
Noriega misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
White on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
White swings for the body but Noriega moves out of range.
Noriega wants to slow White down by chopping away at his legs.
White tries to land a front kick but Noriega steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
White moves into range and connects with a jab.
White throws a push kick but Noriega slaps the foot to one side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by White.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
White delivers a nice body kick.
White lands with a good body shot.
White attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
White slips a jab and a cross from Noriega.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noriega tries to land a leg kick but White saw it coming and moves away.
White scores with a jab to the head.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for White.
White tries to score with a low kick but Noriega moves his leg out of the way.
White throws a big shot that misses.
White motions for Noriega to come forward. White throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Noriega thuds his shin into the meat of White's side.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
White misses with a hook.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by White.
Noriega swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by White.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Noriega is just out of range.
Noriega looks like he wants to counter punch here.
White is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
White swings for the body but Noriega moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noriega cracks White with a good jab.
A clash of legs there as White blocks the low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from White misses the target.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noriega was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White misses with a body kick.
White moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter White dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A kick lands to the mid section there for White.
Noriega tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Noriega scores with a sloppy right hand. White should have avoided that one.
White will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That kick from Noriega tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on.
A telegraphed right hand from Noriega misses the target.
White blocks a jab.
A jab from Noriega misses.
Jab, jab by White - just one landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as White checks a leg kick.
Noriega scores with a shot to the body.
White throws a front kick aimed at Noriega's knee but Noriega avoids it well.
White throws a low kick, looking for Noriega's leg but Noriega calmly moves out of range.
White throws a low kick but Noriega avoids it.
Noriega tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Noriega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noriega throws a chopping leg kick but White manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Noriega takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for White. That snapped Noriega's head back.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noriega has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from White.
White misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a low kick but Noriega avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Noriega on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
White connects with a body shot that sends Noriega's belly button to the back.
Noriega connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Noriega just misses with a punch to the body.
Noriega misses with a straight right.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Noriega scores with a decent looking hook.
Noriega lands a jab to the nose.
White clinches up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Noriega landing knees to the body.
Noriega trying to land knees to the body.
White breaks from the clinch.
Walter White is winning the standup battle so far.
Noriega throws out a leg kick but White moves out of range and Noriega only half commits.
A decent looking body kick lands there for White.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White blocks a head kick by Noriega.
White checks a leg kick.
Noriega throws a nice inside leg kick.
Noriega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
Noriega throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a leg kick but Noriega sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Noriega connects with a nice looking jab.
White is looking to land body kicks.
Noriega pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Noriega throws a quick inside leg kick.
Noriega fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. White looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Noriega throws out a leg kick but White moves out of range and Noriega only half commits.
White lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
White throws a leg kick but Noriega checks it.
White throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
White cracks Noriega with a right hand to the side of the head.
White throws a hook but Noriega blocks it.
A leg kick checked by Noriega.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Noriega. Noriega obviously looking to wear him down.
Noriega throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Noriega fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Noriega tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White fakes the leg kick and cracks Noriega in the body.
White connects with a leg kick. Noriega looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jab, jab by White - just one landing.
Noriega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Noriega rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Noriega throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Noriega lands a glancing blow to the side of White's head.
Noriega misses with a wild body shot.
Noriega keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Noriega lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
White throws a body kick that misses.
Noriega throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
Noriega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White feints and then cracks Noriega's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Noriega down.
Noriega gets tackled into the cage by White. White maintains the clinch.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noriega lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Noriega.
A short right from Noriega on the inside.
Nice elbow from Noriega.
It looks like Walter White has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White lands an uppercut.
Noriega blocks a body shot from White.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Noriega takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
White will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Noriega tries to counter by closing the distance.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Noriega.
Noriega digs a good body shot into White's ribs.
Noriega takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from White.
Noriega looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White blocks a head kick by Noriega.
Noriega scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Noriega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Noriega tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Noriega scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
White tried to score with a low kick but Noriega checks it.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noriega's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
White misses with a low kick.
Noriega throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pablo Noriega will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Walter White's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Noriega throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.
Noriega ducks under a wild hook from White.
Noriega looks like he wants to counter punch here.
White blocks a jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for White.
White throws a low kick but Noriega avoids it.
That kick from Noriega tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on.
Noriega misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and White tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from Noriega.
Noriega misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Noriega circles away.
Noriega misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Noriega throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White throws a wild body kick that Noriega sees coming a mile off.
Noriega jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Noriega fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White.
Noriega moves out of range of the leg kick from White.
Good leg kick by Noriega there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
White misses with a kick to the body.
Noriega swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Noriega moves out of range of the body kick from White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White tries to work over Noriega's front leg with a kick but Noriega checks it.
White finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Noriega checks the leg kick nicely there.
Noriega feints a counter leg kick.
Noriega throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
Noriega swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White clobbers Noriega with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Noriega attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Noriega has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from White finds it's way round the side to connect with Noriega's head.
Noriega steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from White. That one must have hurt.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
Noriega let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
White swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Noriega.
Noriega throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White swings for the body but Noriega moves out of range.
White pushes Noriega up against the cage in a clinch.
Noriega lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Noriega digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Noriega.
Noriega misses with a punch on the inside.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Noriega loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
White lands a nice shot that snaps Noriega's head back.
White takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
White throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
Noriega misses the jab.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
White misses with a body kick.
White swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Noriega cracks White with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noriega moves away.
Noriega takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
White misses with a few strikes there.
Noriega just misses with a punch to the body.
White scores with a spinning back kick!
Noriega walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noriega throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
Noriega tries a head kick but it misses.
White throwing a counter right hand but Noriega manages to avoid it.
White is looking to land body kicks.
Noriega checks the leg kick nicely there.
Noriega looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
Noriega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
Noriega wants to land a leg kick but White is out of range.
White walks into a jab.
Noriega throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White scores with a nice right hand.
White avoids the body shot from Noriega.
White fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Noriega has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
White throws a half hearted mid kick.
Noriega scores with a body shot.
Noriega loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Noriega 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 White has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from White and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
White throws out a loose jab but Noriega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noriega misses with a looping left.
White scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from White misses.
White closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noriega throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Noriega moves away from the strike by White.
White punishes Noriega's body with a nice straight punch.
Noriega misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
White fires out a quick counter leg kick but Noriega just manages to avoid it.
White walks into a straight right hand from Noriega.
Noriega blocks a leg kick.
White goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Noriega looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
Noriega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noriega missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White swings away with a leg kick that misses.
White connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Noriega throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and White tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White misses with a low kick.
Noriega checks a low kick from White.
Noriega moves out of range of the body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pablo Noriega.
I think Noriega 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pablo Noriega!
An out of breath Pablo Noriega 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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