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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royston De Noteboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Noteboom comes to the cage accompanied by Hypocrisy - Fractured Millennium. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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274 lbs
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240 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Royston De Noteboom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Foreman!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreman misses with a head kick.
Foreman connects with a high kick.
It looks like Royston De Noteboom has been cut.
De Noteboom shoots for a double leg takedown but Foreman sprawls well. He's pushed De Noteboom's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Noteboom tries for a takedown but Foreman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foreman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foreman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
De Noteboom throws a big right hand that misses.
De Noteboom throws a strike but Foreman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
De Noteboom tries to strike from the bottom.
De Noteboom 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Noteboom is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
De Noteboom blocks a head kick by Foreman.
De Noteboom feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Noteboom postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
De Noteboom postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Noteboom throws a big right hand that misses.
De Noteboom throws and elbow that misses. Foreman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in De Noteboom's guard. Nice move by Foreman!
De Noteboom 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 striking from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom wants to hit a switch here but Foreman passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for De Noteboom there!
De Noteboom tries to get back to half guard but can't.
De Noteboom is working hard here to advance position.
De Noteboom regains half guard.
De Noteboom on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if De Noteboom tries to get out of the position.
De Noteboom is looking to get back to full guard here but Foreman has managed to pass to side control instead.
De Noteboom is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom tries to hold on but Foreman pushes him away.
De Noteboom flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
De Noteboom is desperately trying to improve his position but Foreman has a good base and remains in mount.
De Noteboom tries to hold on but Foreman pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
De Noteboom is squirming around, avoiding Foreman's attempts to control the action.
De Noteboom is wriggling around trying to escape.
De Noteboom flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
De Noteboom is in all sorts of trouble here.
De Noteboom is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Foreman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royston De Noteboom's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Foreman misses with the combination.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Foreman. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Foreman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Foreman connects with a single shot there.
De Noteboom closes the distance and clinches up with Foreman, looking for a takedown. De Noteboom pushes Foreman against the cage but Foreman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Paul Foreman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Noteboom fails with the takedown.
Nice combo by Foreman! Oh, that's hurt him - De Noteboom falls to the canvas and Foreman follows him into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foreman wants to stand but De Noteboom has his arm trapped.
De Noteboom tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Foreman presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Foreman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Noteboom manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Noteboom flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
De Noteboom wants to sweep but Foreman has passed to side control!
Foreman takes advantage of some sloppy striking from De Noteboom to pass into mount.
De Noteboom is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Foreman tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
De Noteboom throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
De Noteboom really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
De Noteboom wants to hold on but Foreman pushes him away.
De Noteboom is wriggling around trying to escape.
De Noteboom tries to hold on but Foreman pushes him away.
De Noteboom can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Foreman wants to control the pace but De Noteboom is squirming around nicely.
De Noteboom is looking to get to half guard.
Foreman stands up from mount. Strange move.
De Noteboom avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Noteboom closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom wants to take a breather but Foreman is having none of it.
De Noteboom missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De Noteboom is trying to control the action in half guard but Foreman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Foreman is looking to escape.
Foreman is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
De Noteboom works his foot free and advances to mount.
Foreman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Foreman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Royston De Noteboom's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
De Noteboom shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
De Noteboom not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
De Noteboom missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De Noteboom looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
De Noteboom is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
De Noteboom thows a huge punch but Foreman dodges it nicely.
De Noteboom thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Foreman's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Noteboom thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman taking some punishment here, with De Noteboom in his half guard.
De Noteboom trying to mount his opponent but Foreman defends it.
Foreman pushes De Noteboom off looking to stand but De Noteboom dives back in and keeps control.
De Noteboom is trying to control. Foreman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Foreman wants to get back to his feet.
De Noteboom thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Foreman to regain full guard.
De Noteboom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Noteboom showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
De Noteboom seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Foreman for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
De Noteboom trying to control but Foreman is working from the bottom.
Foreman wants to get back to his feet but De Noteboom is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
De Noteboom is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
De Noteboom content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
De Noteboom with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom trying to control the position from guard on top but Foreman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Noteboom thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
De Noteboom is looking to work some ground and pound but Foreman has wrist control.
De Noteboom wants to control from the top but Foreman keeps moving.
De Noteboom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Noteboom trying to control but Foreman is working from the bottom.
Foreman being controlled here, momentarily.
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 has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Foreman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Noteboom shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Foreman's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
De Noteboom tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
De Noteboom is in the full mount, landing strikes.
De Noteboom working the ground and pound effectively.
Royston De Noteboom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Noteboom is landing with some decent strikes but Foreman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Paul Foreman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice elbow there by De Noteboom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Royston De Noteboom showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Foreman 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Foreman!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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