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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert De Noteboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent - The Funeral. De Noteboom has chosen Erika - I Don't Know as his entrance music. 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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175 lbs
25 - 12 - 1 |
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182 lbs
29 - 18 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert De Noteboom!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Noteboom stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Watson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Noteboom. That did some damage!
De Noteboom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watson scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Noteboom in his tracks.
Watson throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Noteboom counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by De Noteboom.
De Noteboom throwing strikes from guard but Watson blocks nicely.
Watson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Watson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Noteboom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Watson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw De Noteboom working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
De Noteboom postures up in Watson's guard and throws a big left but Watson blocks it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
De Noteboom throws a strike but Watson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've been hearing that Watson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
De Noteboom manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Watson manages to get himself to full guard.
De Noteboom working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Noteboom in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson keeping moving, preventing De Noteboom from controlling successfully.
De Noteboom throws an elbow that misses. Watson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in De Noteboom's guard. Nice move by Watson!
De Noteboom wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Watson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Noteboom trying to keep a closed guard but Watson is proving a slippery customer.
De Noteboom pulls Watson in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Watson stopping the sweep attempt from De Noteboom.
De Noteboom keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Watson stands up over De Noteboom, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Watson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
De Noteboom trying to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Watson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice uppercut lands for Watson. That snapped De Noteboom's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Watson misses with a low kick.
Thomas Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Noteboom counters with a nice double leg into side control. Watson won't be happy with that.
Watson tries to bench press De Noteboom off him but De Noteboom keeps the position.
Watson parries the strikes from De Noteboom easily there. De Noteboom is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Watson to escape.
Watson parries the strikes from De Noteboom easily there. De Noteboom is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Watson to escape.
An elbow from De Noteboom crashes against the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Noteboom tries to advance to mount but Watson denies him.
The ground and pound from De Noteboom seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robert De Noteboom will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Watson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Noteboom was well out of range. Poor timing from Watson.
De Noteboom tries to keep at a distance but Watson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Watson lands with a short shot to the head.
Watson breaks from the clinch.
Watson's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Noteboom under the eye.
Watson throws a leg kick which misses De Noteboom's front leg but catches the back leg as De Noteboom tries to avoid it.
Watson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson misses with an uppercut
and De Noteboom counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
De Noteboom thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De Noteboom missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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.
De Noteboom not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De Noteboom thows a huge punch but Watson dodges it nicely.
De Noteboom sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Watson defending well though.
De Noteboom throwing shots but Watson is blocking nicely.
Watson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Watson throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Noteboom counters with a takedown into side control.
Watson parries the strikes from De Noteboom easily there. De Noteboom is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Watson to escape.
The strikes coming from De Noteboom are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
De Noteboom working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
De Noteboom creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Watson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson regains half guard, as De Noteboom was trying to land strikes.
De Noteboom thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Noteboom throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Watson to regain full guard.
De Noteboom postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Noteboom forces his way into half guard.
Watson has hold of De Noteboom's hands but De Noteboom slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Watson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Noteboom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
De Noteboom slips a nice elbow through Watson's hands, connecting with Watson's forehead.
De Noteboom works his way into full mount!
De Noteboom thowing shots but they're missing.
Watson avoids a series of strikes thrown by De Noteboom.
De Noteboom can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Watson is looking to escape.
De Noteboom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Noteboom throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Watson because De Noteboom loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by De Noteboom.
De Noteboom misses with a head shot.
Watson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as De Noteboom tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
De Noteboom punching from mount but Watson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Noteboom scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Watson?
It looks like Thomas Watson has been cut.
De Noteboom throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Watson because De Noteboom loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert De Noteboom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thomas Watson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
De Noteboom checks a low kick from Watson.
De Noteboom with the counter takedown but Watson avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Watson.
De Noteboom drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Noteboom ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
De Noteboom drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Watson defends it well.
De Noteboom moves out of range as Watson strikes.
De Noteboom tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Watson throws a big shot that misses.
De Noteboom drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Watson defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Watson does no damage.
Watson wants to slow De Noteboom down by chopping away at his legs.
Watson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Noteboom. That did some damage!
Watson misses with a wild body shot.
De Noteboom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Watson does no damage.
De Noteboom changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A slow jab from Watson misses its intended target.
De Noteboom changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Watson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Watson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Noteboom is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Watson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Noteboom tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Watson throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Noteboom counters with a shoot takedown. Watson fights it but they end up in guard.
Thomas Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Noteboom accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Noteboom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Watson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Noteboom throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Noteboom throws a big right hand that misses.
De Noteboom throwing strikes but missing.
De Noteboom is looking to work some ground and pound but Watson has wrist control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
De Noteboom working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a leg kick that misses.
Watson misses with a hook. De Noteboom ducked under it nicely.
De Noteboom drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Watson defends it well.
Watson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Noteboom on the side of the head.
Watson 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.
De Noteboom blocks a low kick nicely.
De Noteboom with the counter takedown but Watson avoids it easily.
Watson misses with a lunging right hand
and De Noteboom counters with a shoot takedown. Watson fights it but they end up in guard.
De Noteboom throwing strikes from guard but Watson blocks nicely.
De Noteboom postures up and lands a big shot to Watson's brow.
Robert De Noteboom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson 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.
Watson is working hard here to advance position.
De Noteboom is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
De Noteboom wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Noteboom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watson.
De Noteboom is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Watson throws a body kick that misses
and De Noteboom counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Thomas Watson.
I think De Noteboom 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Robert De Noteboom!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Robert De Noteboom!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Robert De Noteboom!
Robert De Noteboom wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Robert De Noteboom thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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