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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert De Noteboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walters comes into the arena with The Gasher – Written and recorded by Pearl Jam blaring out of the sound system. Robert De Noteboom acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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196 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Walters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert De Noteboom!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Noteboom comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Walters throws a body punch but De Noteboom moves out of range.
De Noteboom shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Walters as he avoids it easily.
De Noteboom takes a swing at Walters's ribcage but misses.
De Noteboom shoots in for a takedown but Walters shows good takedown defense.
De Noteboom takes a swing at Walters's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Walters misses the target.
Joe Walters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Noteboom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters is looking to clinch.
De Noteboom looks to land a right hand but Walters moved out of range.
Walters drops De Noteboom with a beautiful combination! De Noteboom stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Walters is looking for the KO!
De Noteboom is rocked!
It looks like Robert De Noteboom has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Noteboom digs a good body shot into Walters's ribs.
Walters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. De Noteboom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walters doesn't manage to clinch there - De Noteboom circles away.
De Noteboom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters misses with a combination
and De Noteboom counters with a shoot takedown. Walters fights it but they end up in guard.
De Noteboom looking to sit in guard and control but Walters gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De Noteboom seems keen to control Walters's posture.
Walters trying to control the position from guard on top but De Noteboom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom keeping full guard, as Walters tries to pass.
Walters trying to stand up but can't free himself from De Noteboom's guard.
De Noteboom looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joe Walters.
De Noteboom walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Noteboom takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Noteboom slips a jab from Walters.
De Noteboom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walters misses with a combination
and De Noteboom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Walters dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert De Noteboom's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Walters throws a body punch but De Noteboom moves out of range.
Walters is looking to wear down De Noteboom with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Walters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. De Noteboom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walters tries to clinch but De Noteboom is having none of it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Walters moves in looking to clinch but De Noteboom pushes him off.
De Noteboom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Noteboom dodges the punch combination from Walters.
De Noteboom looks to score with a jab to the body but Walters is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walters misses with a kick to the body.
De Noteboom fails to land the takedown.
Walters tries to clinch up but De Noteboom circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Walters throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walters lands a head shot.
De Noteboom has a takedown stuffed.
The fighters circling - Walters throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joe Walters is winning the standup battle so far.
Walters misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters moves in looking to clinch but De Noteboom pushes him off.
De Noteboom will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Joe Walters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert De Noteboom.
De Noteboom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walters.
Walters closes the distance but De Noteboom moves to the side
and De Noteboom counters with a nice body shot.
Walters tries to clinch up.
De Noteboom has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walters doesn't manage to clinch there - De Noteboom circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Walters there.
Walters is looking to clinch but De Noteboom is avoiding it.
De Noteboom throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walters stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Walters dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert De Noteboom's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Walters misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Walters.
De Noteboom shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Walters manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
De Noteboom trying to control the position from guard on top but Walters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Noteboom is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Walters looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Walters utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Walters is trying to keep De Noteboom in close.
De Noteboom sitting in guard here, content to control.
De Noteboom throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Joe Walters just wasn't active enough.
Walters swings for the body but De Noteboom moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters throws a poor cross that misses
and De Noteboom counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Walters!
Walters tries to hold on but De Noteboom postures up.
Walters sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
De Noteboom missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from De Noteboom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Noteboom throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Walters is looking for a sweep. De Noteboom is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Walters makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Walters.
De Noteboom postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Noteboom keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Walters's head.
De Noteboom throwing strikes but missing.
Walters avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Noteboom preventing the sweep.
De Noteboom lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Walters is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Noteboom postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walters pulls De Noteboom in close to prevent any damage.
Walters utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walters is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
De Noteboom working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Walters's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert De Noteboom really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert De Noteboom's cut.
That's time! Walters's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
De Noteboom looks to throw the jab but Walters is out of range.
Walters throws a lazy uppercut
enabling De Noteboom to counter with a crisp jab.
Walters clinches with his opponent.
De Noteboom is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Walters gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
De Noteboom blocks the elbow strike.
Walters pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Walters throws an elbow but misses.
Walters stops a takedown attempt from De Noteboom.
With the fighters up against the cage, Walters throws an elbow but misses.
De Noteboom avoids the elbow strike from Walters, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom blocks the elbow strike.
De Noteboom is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Walters is defending well.
Joe Walters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert De Noteboom.
De Noteboom avoids the elbow strike from Walters, against the cage.
Walters throws an elbow that misses.
Walters lands an elbow inside.
De Noteboom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Walters. Those never looked like landing.
Walters is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Noteboom.
Walters leaves De Noteboom with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Walters throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Walters just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Noteboom's brow.
Walters prevents the takedown attempt.
Walters lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Noteboom tries to score a body lock takedown but Walters shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
De Noteboom blocks the elbow strike.
Walters lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Noteboom avoids a wild elbow strike from Walters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters throws an elbow that misses.
De Noteboom is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Walters pulls him back up using the underhooks.
De Noteboom has Walters pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. De Noteboom pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Walters tumbling to the mat - De Noteboom dives into Walters's guard.
De Noteboom throws a big elbow that misses.
De Noteboom trying to control the position from guard on top but Walters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walters wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walters utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Walters is trying to keep De Noteboom in close.
De Noteboom has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Noteboom throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walters works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Walters utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Noteboom landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Noteboom with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Joe Walters will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robert De Noteboom's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Walters goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Noteboom shoots in but no luck this time.
Walters tries to sprawl but De Noteboom drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Walters regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from De Noteboom.
Walters working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Noteboom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Noteboom wants to control from the top but Walters keeps moving.
Walters working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Noteboom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters wants to stand and escape but De Noteboom is having none of it.
De Noteboom looking to sit in guard and control but Walters gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De Noteboom has Walters pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Robert De Noteboom.
De Noteboom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom scores a takedown into full mount!
Robert De Noteboom has got the better of the ground game so far.
Walters taking shots to the head.
De Noteboom looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Joe Walters is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Noteboom lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Walters is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Noteboom looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oh Walters is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walters can't escape the position.
Walters seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Walters is in all sorts of trouble here.
De Noteboom working away from the top, dropping strikes.
De Noteboom sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Walters takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Walters really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
De Noteboom lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Walters! De Noteboom sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Walters and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Robert De Noteboom!
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hype
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