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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Player (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert De Noteboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Player comes to the cage accompanied by Jeezy - Foul Play. 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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171 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
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178 cm
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182 lbs
25 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Player!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert De Noteboom!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Player misses with a body kick.
De Noteboom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Player.
Player misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Player misses the target.
Player misses with a hook
and De Noteboom decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Player's guard.
De Noteboom throwing strikes from guard but Player blocks nicely.
De Noteboom throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Player works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Player is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Player not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Player working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Noteboom.
Player utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Noteboom working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Noteboom has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Player has control of De Noteboom's left arm, preventing De Noteboom from doing any damage.
We're going to have a standup here because Gary Player wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Player shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Noteboom moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Player is looking to land body kicks.
De Noteboom slips under a jab.
Player moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gary Player seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Player.
Player with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Player keeps De Noteboom at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Player lands with a shot to the body.
Player pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Player fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Player. De Noteboom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Player misses with a combination
and De Noteboom counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by De Noteboom.
De Noteboom throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Noteboom is looking to work some ground and pound but Player has wrist control.
De Noteboom stopping the sweep attempt from Player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Player is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Player trying to control but De Noteboom is working from the bottom.
Player working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Player wants to control from the top but De Noteboom keeps moving.
Player is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because De Noteboom is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gary Player has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Player lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Player throws a body punch but De Noteboom moves out of range.
Player pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Player.
De Noteboom blocks a jab.
Player cracks De Noteboom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Player fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Player throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Player looks to score with a jab to the body but De Noteboom is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Player dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Player connects with a right hand. De Noteboom shakes it off.
Player swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Noteboom slips a jab from Player.
Player misses with a head kick.
De Noteboom avoids a kick to the body.
Player looks to throw the jab but De Noteboom is out of range.
Player misses the shot to the body.
Player lands with a right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Player. That snapped De Noteboom's head back.
Player goes for a double leg but De Noteboom avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as De Noteboom continues to drive forward.
De Noteboom blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Player tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Player tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Noteboom wants to get back to striking at distance but Player won't allow it.
De Noteboom is trying to drag Player to the mat but Player just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
De Noteboom prevents a body shot from Player.
Player lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Noteboom.
Player throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Notebooms head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Player throws a head punch that misses.
Player swings wildly with an uppercut but De Noteboom uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Noteboom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Noteboom can't break the clinch.
De Noteboom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Player misses with a short punch on the inside.
Player misses with a punch to the body.
De Noteboom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Player scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Player throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Noteboom moves out of range as Player throws a body kick.
De Noteboom takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Player tries to land a front kick but De Noteboom steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Noteboom stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Player.
Player misses with a right hand
and De Noteboom counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
De Noteboom trying to pass the guard but Player defending well.
De Noteboom throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Player keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
De Noteboom looks to land a strike but Player avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Noteboom working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom distracts Player with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
De Noteboom throws a big right hand that misses.
Player looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Noteboom is one step ahead there.
De Noteboom chips away with some ground and pound.
De Noteboom postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Noteboom throwing strikes but missing.
De Noteboom working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Player controls De Noteboom momentarily but De Noteboom frees himself.
De Noteboom preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Player dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
De Noteboom moves out of range of the strikes.
Player swings widly with a right hand
and De Noteboom counters with a takedown into side control.
An elbow from De Noteboom crashes against the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by De Noteboom.
Player sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Robert De Noteboom has got the better of the ground game so far.
Player keeping control of the position.
De Noteboom seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Player does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Player blocking the ground and pound attempt from De Noteboom.
Player is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Noteboom looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom looks to land a strike but Player avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
De Noteboom stops Player from standing up.
Player looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Noteboom is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Noteboom accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Noteboom working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Player manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Player punching from mount but De Noteboom doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Player throwing strikes here but De Noteboom is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Player can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De Noteboom is looking to escape.
De Noteboom is working to get back to half guard.
Player trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Player is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. De Noteboom can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Player lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Player throwing strikes here but De Noteboom is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
De Noteboom sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Player missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Player throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Player trying to pass the guard but De Noteboom defending well.
De Noteboom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Player.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Player lands a nice short elbow.
Player is keen to just control but De Noteboom is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Player missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Player missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Player thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Player missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Player thows a huge punch but De Noteboom dodges it nicely.
Player trying to control the action but De Noteboom is working from the bottom.
Player throwing shots but De Noteboom is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Noteboom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
De Noteboom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Player prevents De Noteboom from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Player showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Player, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Player!
Gary Player seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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