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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royston De Noteboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Lindel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Noteboom might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rotting Christ - Snowing Still. Lindel has chosen Clawfinger - Biggest & The Best as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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42
245 lbs
38 - 20 - 1 |
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190 cm
35
240 lbs
21 - 18 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
38 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Royston De Noteboom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Lindel!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindel moves forwards but De Noteboom connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Noteboom throws a hook but Lindel avoids it easily.
Mikael Lindel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Noteboom jabs Lindel right on the nose. Lindel blinks but takes it well.
Lindel fails with a takedown attempt.
Lindel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lindel looks to score with a jab to the body but De Noteboom is just out of range.
Lindel looks to score with a jab to the body but De Noteboom is just out of range.
De Noteboom needs to keep his hands up - Lindel had a free shot at his head there.
Lindel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lindel misses with a shot to the body
and De Noteboom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Mikael Lindel has been cut.
A big right from De Noteboom misses.
De Noteboom misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Noteboom with a jab.
De Noteboom slips a straight right by Lindel.
Lindel misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lindel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Noteboom throws out the jab.
Lindel throws a lazy uppercut
letting De Noteboom counter with a right hand.
De Noteboom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lindel thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Noteboom throws a hook but Lindel avoids it easily.
De Noteboom staying out of range there.
Lindel throws a jab but it's blocked by De Noteboom.
Lindel thuds a left hand into De Noteboom's body.
Lindel throws a shot from downtown. De Noteboom moves away and avoids it.
Lindel looks to land a left hand but De Noteboom moved out of range nicely.
A momentary lapse in concentration from De Noteboom enables Lindel to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. De Noteboom manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lindel throws an elbow that misses. De Noteboom uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lindel's guard. Nice move by De Noteboom!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindel is looking for a triangle but De Noteboom pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindel working for a triangle but De Noteboom defends it easily.
Lindel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Noteboom connects with a couple of short punches.
De Noteboom trying to control but Lindel is working from the bottom.
Lindel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lindel has his foot on De Noteboom's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Noteboom works his way back into a safe position though.
De Noteboom stands up over Lindel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Noteboom won't allow Lindel to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Noteboom stands up over Lindel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
De Noteboom wants to control from the top but Lindel keeps moving.
De Noteboom is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lindel is rocked!
De Noteboom scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lindel is still in real trouble! Can De Noteboom finish him?
De Noteboom loads up on a big left hand. Lindel felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - De Noteboom looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Lindel can't hide his disappointment, as De Noteboom celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Royston De Noteboom!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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