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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Larry Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert De Noteboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Noteboom is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Erika - I Don't Know. 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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165 lbs
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182 lbs
35 - 20 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Larry Balls!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert De Noteboom!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balls is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Noteboom.
De Noteboom with the counter takedown but Balls avoids it easily.
Balls misses with a wild body shot.
Balls throws a jab when De Noteboom was well out of range.
Balls connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Balls misses with a body shot
and De Noteboom counters with a nice double leg into side control. Balls won't be happy with that.
An elbow from De Noteboom crashes against the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by De Noteboom.
Balls is looking for a sweep.
Balls is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Wolf Training Lair that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Noteboom in side control, just content to control the action for now.
De Noteboom in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom wants to take a breather but Balls manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for De Noteboom.
De Noteboom throws an elbow that misses. Balls uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in De Noteboom's guard. Nice move by Balls!
Balls throws an elbow that misses. De Noteboom uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Balls's guard. Nice move by De Noteboom!
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Balls throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Noteboom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balls looks to throw a body kick
and De Noteboom counters with a shoot takedown. Balls fights it but they end up in guard.
Balls has his hands on De Noteboom's head, controlling the position.
De Noteboom throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom throwing strikes from guard but Balls blocks nicely.
De Noteboom throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Balls works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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 Balls works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Noteboom is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
De Noteboom throws a big right hand that misses.
De Noteboom is looking to work some ground and pound but Balls has wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Balls misses with a leg kick.
Larry Balls is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Noteboom takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Balls throws a leg kick but De Noteboom sees it coming and moves out of range.
Balls misses with an uppercut.
De Noteboom is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom slips a jab from Balls.
De Noteboom checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
De Noteboom tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Balls tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Noteboom feints the counter takedown.
Balls misses with a hook.
De Noteboom drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Balls defends it well.
Balls throws a poor cross that misses
and De Noteboom counters with a single leg into guard. Balls didn't expect that.
Balls has momentary wrist control but De Noteboom slips an elbow through the middle.
De Noteboom with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Balls looking to control.
De Noteboom throwing strikes from guard but Balls blocks nicely.
De Noteboom throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balls has momentary wrist control but De Noteboom slips an elbow through the middle.
De Noteboom with a flurry of punches that miss.
Balls preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Noteboom in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
De Noteboom throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Balls misses with a few strikes there.
De Noteboom feints the counter takedown.
Balls throws a poor cross that misses
and De Noteboom counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by De Noteboom.
Balls bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De Noteboom's guard.
Balls working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Noteboom keeping full guard, as Balls tries to pass.
De Noteboom pulls Balls in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert De Noteboom dominated that round.
That's time! Balls's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Balls tries to clinch up
and De Noteboom counters with a single leg into guard. Balls didn't expect that.
Balls avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Noteboom throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Noteboom accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Noteboom preventing the sweep.
De Noteboom throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Noteboom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Balls utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Noteboom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
De Noteboom tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Noteboom.
Balls moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Balls misses the shot to the body.
De Noteboom on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Balls fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Noteboom manages to avoid it.
De Noteboom blocks a jab.
Balls throws the kick towards the body but De Noteboom avoids it.
De Noteboom tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A lazy body kick from Balls
and De Noteboom counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Balls has hold of De Noteboom's hands but De Noteboom slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Balls defending well though.
De Noteboom missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De Noteboom throws a strike but Balls avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
De Noteboom throws a big right hand that misses.
De Noteboom throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Noteboom throws a strike but Balls rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
De Noteboom looking for a sweep. Not yet De Noteboom, not yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Balls throws a head kick that misses
and De Noteboom counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balls is looking for a sweep.
An elbow from De Noteboom crashes against the mat.
De Noteboom has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Noteboom tries to move into full mount but can't pass Balls's legs.
De Noteboom lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Balls down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
De Noteboom working the ground and pound.
De Noteboom postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
De Noteboom trying to control the position but Balls is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Balls tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Noteboom was well out of range. Poor timing from Balls.
De Noteboom avoids the body shot from Balls.
Balls jabs De Noteboom to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Larry Balls seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balls works De Noteboom's body with a nice hook.
Balls thows a leg kick but De Noteboom checks it
so De Noteboom counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Balls wants to sweep but no luck.
De Noteboom throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Balls works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Noteboom throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Balls wants to sweep but no luck.
De Noteboom landing some decent shots from guard.
Robert De Noteboom has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Noteboom with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Larry Balls is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A jab from Balls does it's job there.
Balls just misses with a punch to the body.
De Noteboom tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Robert De Noteboom will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Balls finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Balls misses with a hook to the body
and De Noteboom counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
De Noteboom throwing shots but Balls is blocking nicely.
De Noteboom tries to pass to full mount but Balls defends it.
De Noteboom thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Balls's head.
De Noteboom wants to pass to mount but Balls is defending the position.
De Noteboom thows a huge punch but Balls dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Noteboom working over Balls with some ground and pound. Balls looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
De Noteboom misses with a head shot. Balls uses the momentum to regain guard.
De Noteboom passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom throwing strikes but Balls manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Balls working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
De Noteboom parries the strikes from Balls easily there. Balls is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable De Noteboom to escape.
Balls in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Balls connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Noteboom's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Balls connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Noteboom scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheers as Balls lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Noteboom doesn't seem phased though.
Balls throws a body punch but De Noteboom moves out of range.
De Noteboom drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Balls defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balls throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Noteboom counters with a nice double leg into side control. Balls won't be happy with that.
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.
De Noteboom in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Balls is trying to improve his position.
Balls can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Noteboom cracks Balls with a big right hand but Balls just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
De Noteboom looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Balls is avoiding damage well.
De Noteboom is chipping away with strikes.
Balls is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
De Noteboom postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Noteboom drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Noteboom checks a leg kick.
De Noteboom with the counter takedown but Balls avoids it easily.
Balls misses with a left hand
and De Noteboom counters with a nice double leg into side control. Balls won't be happy with that.
De Noteboom is chipping away with strikes.
De Noteboom throws an elbow but Balls slips to the side and avoids it well.
De Noteboom misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
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.
De Noteboom working the body and head with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom misses with the ground and pound.
Balls defending against the ground and pound.
De Noteboom looks up at the clock and then as Balls takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, De Noteboom smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
De Noteboom misses with the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
De Noteboom avoids the body shot from Balls.
De Noteboom feints the counter takedown.
A big right from Balls misses.
De Noteboom with the counter takedown but Balls avoids it easily.
Balls fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Noteboom manages to avoid it.
Balls lands with an overhand left.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Balls tries a low kick but De Noteboom avoids it.
De Noteboom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balls.
De Noteboom tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Robert De Noteboom just about did enough to take it.
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.
Balls misses with a hook.
De Noteboom feints the counter takedown.
Balls lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Noteboom checks a leg kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Balls misses the target.
De Noteboom with the counter takedown but Balls avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Balls.
Balls misses with a body punch
and De Noteboom counters with a takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Noteboom working the head and body with strikes.
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.
An elbow from De Noteboom crashes against the mat.
De Noteboom fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
De Noteboom throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
De Noteboom throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Balls works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
De Noteboom missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Balls's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Noteboom under the eye.
A lazy body kick from Balls
and De Noteboom counters with a nice double leg into side control. Balls won't be happy with that.
De Noteboom throws an elbow but Balls slips to the side and avoids it well.
De Noteboom working the ground and pound but Balls is defending the strikes.
De Noteboom is trying to ground and pound but Balls uses the momentary lack of control by De Noteboom to regain half guard.
De Noteboom looks to land a strike but Balls avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balls utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Noteboom accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Noteboom makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Noteboom accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Balls scores with a nice strike.
A low kick from Balls is predictable there
so De Noteboom counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Balls wants to sweep but no luck.
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. Balls swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Balls holds on and takes a little breather.
De Noteboom lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
De Noteboom throws a big elbow that misses.
Balls preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Balls misses the target.
De Noteboom feints the counter takedown.
Balls misses with a body shot.
De Noteboom tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Balls throws a big shot that misses.
Balls just misses with a punch to the body.
De Noteboom with the counter takedown but Balls avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Balls tries to land a leg kick but De Noteboom saw it coming and moves away.
Balls uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Balls throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Balls misses with a lunging right hand
and De Noteboom counters with a shoot takedown. Balls fights it but they end up in guard.
De Noteboom throwing strikes but missing.
De Noteboom distracts Balls with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Noteboom working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Balls trying to keep a closed guard but De Noteboom is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert De Noteboom dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A lazy left from Balls finds it's target.
Balls takes a swing at De Noteboom's ribcage but misses.
Balls swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balls throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Noteboom is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
De Noteboom moves out of range as Balls strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Noteboom ducks under a wild hook from Balls.
And De Noteboom tries to counter it with a takedown but Balls pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Balls throws the kick towards the body but De Noteboom avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by De Noteboom.
De Noteboom is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Balls scores with a hook to the body. De Noteboom takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Balls misses the jab.
Balls swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balls throws a sloppy head kick and De Noteboom moves out of range easily.
And De Noteboom tries to counter it with a takedown but Balls pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Balls misses with a hook to the body
and De Noteboom counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by De Noteboom.
De Noteboom throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
Balls keeping moving, preventing De Noteboom from controlling successfully.
De Noteboom working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Larry Balls has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells De Noteboom's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
De Noteboom throwing strikes but missing.
De Noteboom trying to control but Balls is working from the bottom.
De Noteboom throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Noteboom with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Balls scores with a jab.
Balls throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Noteboom changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Balls misses with a leg kick
and De Noteboom decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Balls's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Balls avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Balls seems keen to control De Noteboom's posture.
De Noteboom postures up in Balls's guard and throws a big left but Balls blocks it.
De Noteboom throwing strikes from guard but Balls blocks nicely.
De Noteboom won't allow Balls to sweep him here.
De Noteboom trying to control but Balls is working from the bottom.
Balls working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Noteboom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Balls throws a lazy right hand but De Noteboom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Noteboom is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four 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.
Balls tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Noteboom was well out of range. Poor timing from Balls.
Balls throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Noteboom is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Balls throws a combination that misses
and De Noteboom counters with a nice double leg into guard.
De Noteboom postures up and lands a big shot to Balls's brow.
De Noteboom postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Noteboom cracks Balls with a solid left hand.
De Noteboom controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Noteboom cracks Balls with a solid left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robert De Noteboom.
I've got De Noteboom winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Robert De Noteboom!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Robert De Noteboom!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Robert De Noteboom!
Robert De Noteboom wins by unanimous decision!
Robert De Noteboom is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Robert De Noteboom made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Larry Balls was interviewed post fight and said 'Hey, fuck you.'.
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