PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antofer Limbulan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Limbulan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cochise by Audioslave. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Rutten
vs
Limbulan

185 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
23
182 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antofer Limbulan!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Limbulan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Limbulan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Limbulan throws a wild body kick that Rutten sees coming a mile off.
Rutten lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rutten paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Antofer Limbulan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Limbulan throws a push kick but Rutten slaps the foot to one side.
Rutten takes one on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Limbulan.
Rutten throws a hook but Limbulan blocks it.
Limbulan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Limbulan.
Limbulan moves in looking to clinch but Rutten pushes him off.
Limbulan tries to land a front kick but Rutten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Limbulan misses with an uppercut.
Limbulan throws a leg kick but Rutten checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Limbulan misses with a low kick as Rutten jumps back.
Rutten avoids the head kick by Limbulan.
Rutten scores with a jab. Limbulan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rutten moves out of range of the strikes.
Rutten lands a jab to the nose.
Limbulan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Limbulan throws a push kick but Rutten slaps the foot to one side.
Limbulan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Limbulan moves out of range of the leg kick from Rutten.
Limbulan throws a push kick but Rutten slaps the foot to one side.
Rutten misses with a looping right.
Limbulan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rutten can pounce on him.
Rutten looks to throw the jab but Limbulan is out of range.
Rutten blocks a head kick by Limbulan.
Limbulan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Rutten.
Limbulan is looking to land body kicks.
Limbulan wants to clinch.
Rutten feints and then cracks Limbulan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Limbulan down.
Rutten throws a shot from downtown. Limbulan moves away and avoids it.
Limbulan looks for the body kick but Rutten saw that one coming.
Rutten throws a big shot that misses.
Rutten throws a big shot that misses.
Rutten tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutten throws a head kick but Limbulan moves out of range.
Limbulan scores with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Limbulan misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Limbulan is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Rutten misses.
Rutten tests Limbulan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Limbulan tries to clinch but Rutten is having none of it.
Limbulan staying out of range there.
Limbulan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Limbulan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Limbulan walks into a stiff left hand from Rutten.
Limbulan is looking to land body kicks.
Limbulan cracks Rutten with an open hand slap.
Rutten pivots, looking for a leg kick but Limbulan is out of range and Rutten settles back down.
A low kick from Rutten misses
and Limbulan counters with a big head kick but Rutten shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutten takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a nice outside leg kick.
Limbulan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Limbulan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rutten paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Limbulan misses with a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rutten.
Limbulan slips a jab from Rutten.
Rutten lands a jab-cross combination.
Rutten moves away from the strike by Limbulan.
Limbulan throws a wild body kick that Rutten sees coming a mile off.
Nice body kick from Limbulan.
Limbulan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Limbulan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rutten's head.
Limbulan ducks under a wild hook from Rutten.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Limbulan throws a lazy head kick
letting Rutten counter with a right hand.
Limbulan misses with a kick to the body.
Limbulan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A good leg kick by Limbulan.
Limbulan looks for the body kick but Rutten saw that one coming.
Limbulan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Limbulan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Limbulan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Limbulan!
Rutten is breathing heavily.
Limbulan throws a sloppy head kick
and Rutten counters with a leg kick.
Limbulan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Limbulan throws a wild body kick that Rutten sees coming a mile off.
Limbulan clinches but Rutten breaks the clinch
and Rutten counters with a head kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Limbulan throws the kick towards the body but Rutten avoids it.
Rutten throws a head kick but Limbulan moves out of range.
Limbulan lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Limbulan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Limbulan lands a right hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Limbulan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rutten is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Limbulan misses with a kick to the body.
Limbulan is looking to land body kicks.
Rutten misses with a hook. Limbulan ducked under it nicely.

Limbulan clinches with his opponent.

Limbulan manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Limbulan is predictable there
and Rutten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Limbulan tries to clinch up.
Limbulan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Limbulan takes one to the chin there.
Limbulan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Limbulan throws a looping overhand right but Rutten ducks down to avoid it.
Rutten lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rutten moves out of range as Limbulan throws a body kick.
Rutten checks a low kick from Limbulan.
Limbulan misses with a body kick.
Rutten dips to his left and cracks Limbulan with an uppercut!
Rutten throws a head kick but Limbulan moves out of range.
Rutten blocks a head kick by Limbulan.
Rutten moves out of range of the body kick from Limbulan.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Limbulan.
Limbulan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Limbulan scores with a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Limbulan.
Limbulan lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Rutten blocks the leg kick.
Limbulan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Limbulan misses with a body kick.
Limbulan throws a lazy body kick
and Rutten counters with a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Limbulan.
Rutten moves out of range as Limbulan throws a body kick.
Rutten throws a head kick but Limbulan moves out of range.
Limbulan throws a nice looking combination but Rutten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Limbulan tries to close the distance and clinch but Rutten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick by Limbulan misses
and Rutten counters with a three punch combo that has Limbulan backing up. Limbulan nods at Rutten to acknowledge the strikes.
Rutten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Limbulan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rutten smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Limbulan. Rutten shrugs it off though.
Rutten lands a head kick. Limbulan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Limbulan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Limbulan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Limbulan looks to throw a body kick
and Rutten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rutten takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Limbulan scores with the left hand. Rutten knows he should have avoided that one.

Limbulan pushes Rutten up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Limbulan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antofer Limbulan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Limbulan lands a nice hook to Rutten's body. Rutten takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rutten keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Limbulan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rutten avoids the head kick by Limbulan.
Limbulan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Limbulan throws a head kick that misses.
Limbulan throws a head kick but Rutten moves out of range.
Limbulan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Limbulan is looking to clinch.
Limbulan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rutten if he has to take too many more of those.
Limbulan throws a sloppy head kick
and Rutten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Limbulan lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Limbulan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Antofer Limbulan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Limbulan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Limbulan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Limbulan connects with a body shot.
Limbulan is looking to slow Rutten down with leg kicks.
Limbulan is looking to slow Rutten down with leg kicks.
Limbulan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Limbulan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Limbulan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rutten is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Limbulan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Limbulan moves into range and clinches up with Rutten.
Rutten will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

Limbulan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Rutten throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Limbulan thuds a left hand into Rutten's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws an overhand right that lands on Limbulan's shoulder, as Limbulan tries to avoid the shot.
Rutten is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Limbulan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rutten tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Limbulan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rutten paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Limbulan misses with a body kick.
Limbulan punishes Rutten's body with a nice straight punch.
Limbulan throws a wild body kick that Rutten sees coming a mile off.
Limbulan blocks a leg kick.
Limbulan throws a sloppy head kick and Rutten moves out of range easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Limbulan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rutten moves out of range of the body kick from Limbulan.
Limbulan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rutten scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten walks forward, straight into a front kick from Limbulan.
Limbulan moves in looking to clinch but Rutten pushes him off.
Limbulan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circling - Rutten throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Limbulan moves out of range of the strikes.
Limbulan throws a leg kick which misses Rutten's front leg but catches the back leg as Rutten tries to avoid it.
Rutten moves out of range of the body kick from Limbulan.
Rutten swats away the attempt to clinch by Limbulan.
Limbulan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Limbulan.
A chopping leg kick lands by Limbulan.
Limbulan tries to clinch up.
Limbulan throws a lazy body kick
and Rutten counters with a three punch combo that has Limbulan backing up. Limbulan nods at Rutten to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Limbulan closes the distance and clinches.

Limbulan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Limbulan just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Limbulan.
Limbulan looks to land a body kick but Rutten moved away.
Rutten moves out of range as Limbulan throws a body kick.
Limbulan scores with a jab to the body.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses.
Limbulan feints and then cracks Rutten's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rutten down.
Limbulan scores with a push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Limbulan throws a body kick that misses.
Rutten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Limbulan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Limbulan tries to land a front kick but Rutten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Limbulan throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rutten throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circling - Rutten throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Limbulan tries to clinch up but Rutten circles away and keeps his distance.
Limbulan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Limbulan throws a lazy body kick
and Rutten counters with a head kick.
Limbulan misses with a body kick.
Rutten avoids the head kick by Limbulan.
A big left from Rutten misses.
Limbulan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutten manages to avoid it.
Limbulan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Limbulan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Limbulan throws a hook to the side of Rutten's head but Rutten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Limbulan scores with a nice body kick.
Limbulan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rutten keeps the fight on the outside.
Limbulan lands with a slapping head kick.
An inside leg kick from Limbulan misses.
A big right from Rutten misses.
Rutten misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Limbulan. Rutten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutten swats away the attempt to clinch by Limbulan.
Limbulan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws an overhand right that lands on Limbulan's shoulder, as Limbulan tries to avoid the shot.
Limbulan blocks a jab.
Limbulan moves out of range of the strikes.

Limbulan closes the distance and clinches.
Limbulan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Limbulan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Limbulan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rutten takes a shot to the head.

Limbulan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rutten stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A left and a right from Rutten both land. Nice combination.
Rutten avoids the head kick by Limbulan.
Rutten throws a head kick but Limbulan moves out of range.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Limbulan jabs at Rutten's body.
Rutten loads up on a big right hand but Limbulan slips the punch.
Limbulan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rutten rather than just go for the knockout.
Rutten blocks the body kick.
Limbulan misses with a kick to the body.
Limbulan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Limbulan is looking to clinch.
Limbulan throws a sloppy head kick
letting Rutten counter with a right hand.
Limbulan throws a body kick the misses
and Rutten counters with a good low kick that Limbulan was not able to check.
Rutten throws a jab when Limbulan was well out of range.
Limbulan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rutten counters with a nice uppercut.
Limbulan tries to clinch up but Rutten circles away and keeps his distance.
Limbulan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a body kick that misses.
Limbulan tries to land a front kick but Rutten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Limbulan wants to clinch
and Rutten counters with a nice uppercut.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick
and Limbulan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Limbulan slips a jab from Rutten.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Limbulan.
A leg kick checked by Rutten.
Limbulan throws a body kick the misses
and Rutten counters with a slapping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Limbulan is looking to clinch.
Limbulan throws a nice head kick!
Limbulan tries to land a front kick but Rutten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antofer Limbulan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Limbulan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Limbulan. Rutten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Limbulan connects with a high kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rutten darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Limbulan moves in looking to clinch but Rutten pushes him off.
Limbulan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rutten.
Rutten connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Limbulan tries to land a body kick
and Rutten counters with a straight right hand.
Rutten moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rutten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Limbulan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rutten moves out of range as Limbulan strikes.
Limbulan is looking to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rutten.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Limbulan with a hook.
Good leg kick by Rutten there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses.
Limbulan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rutten tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Limbulan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Limbulan throws a solid leg kick but Rutten takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Limbulan.
Rutten takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Limbulan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rutten counters with a straight right hand.
Rutten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Limbulan sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Limbulan lands with a straight right. Rutten didn't see that one coming.
Jab from Rutten.
Limbulan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Limbulan looks to throw a body kick
and Limbulan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rutten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutten throws a lazy right hand but Limbulan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Limbulan misses with a low kick.
Jab by Rutten.
Limbulan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Limbulan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rutten counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Limbulan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Limbulan throws a jab when Rutten was well out of range.
Limbulan tries to land a front kick but Rutten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Limbulan misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Limbulan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutten loads up on a big right hand but Limbulan slips the punch.
Rutten paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Limbulan moves away from the strike by Rutten.
Limbulan misses with a straight left.
Limbulan misses with a kick to the body
enabling Rutten to counter with a crisp jab.
Limbulan avoids the head kick by Rutten.
Limbulan throws a head kick but Rutten moves out of range.
Limbulan staying out of range there.
Limbulan feints and then cracks Rutten's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rutten down.

Limbulan rushes Rutten and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Rutten working hard to break the clinch.
Limbulan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rutten or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Limbulan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rutten.
Limbulan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rutten is trying to stall.
Limbulan lands a body shot in the clinch.

Limbulan breaks from the clinch.
Rutten moves out of range of the body kick from Limbulan.
Limbulan throws a lazy body kick
and Limbulan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Limbulan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rutten if he has to take too many more of those.
Limbulan tries to clinch but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Limbulan throws a body kick that misses.
Rutten lands a really nice looking cross but Limbulan seems unphased.
Limbulan misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Limbulan is looking to land body kicks.
Limbulan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rutten throws a hook but Limbulan blocks it.
Rutten moves out of range as Limbulan throws a body kick.
Limbulan dives in and grabs Rutten's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rutten pushes down on Limbulan's head and hops out.
Rutten finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Limbulan tries to land a front kick but Rutten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Limbulan throws a head kick but Rutten moves out of range.
Limbulan throws a body kick that misses.
Limbulan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rutten throws a jab but it's blocked by Limbulan.
Rutten misses with an uppercut. Limbulan saw that one coming.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rutten looks to land a left hand but Limbulan moved out of range nicely.
Limbulan misses with a body kick.
Limbulan misses with a body kick.
Rutten throws a jab when Limbulan was well out of range.
Rutten avoids a kick to the body.
Limbulan throws a leg kick
and Rutten counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rutten takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Limbulan throws a hook to the side of Rutten's head but Rutten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Limbulan clinches but Rutten breaks the clinch
and Rutten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rutten throws a jab but it's blocked by Limbulan.
Limbulan tries to clinch but Rutten is having none of it.
Limbulan looks to land a body kick but Rutten moved away.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Limbulan misses with a head kick.
Rutten misses with a straight right.
Limbulan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rutten.
Limbulan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rutten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Limbulan. That did some damage!
Limbulan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rutten.
Rutten throws a leg kick
and Limbulan counters with a right hand to the body.
Rutten looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Limbulan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Limbulan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Limbulan misses with a kick to the body.
Rutten works the jab nicely.
Limbulan throws a head kick that misses
and Rutten counters with a nice leg kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Limbulan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rutten throws a big shot that misses.
Limbulan avoids the head kick by Rutten.
Limbulan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Limbulan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rutten misses with a looping left.
Rutten throws a nice inside leg kick.
Limbulan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rutten counters with a nice uppercut.
Rutten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Limbulan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rutten counters with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Limbulan throws a sloppy head kick
and Rutten counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rutten looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Limbulan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rutten misses with a hook. Limbulan ducked under it nicely.
Limbulan misses with the body kick
enabling Rutten to counter with a crisp jab.
Limbulan throws out a leg kick but Rutten moves out of range and Limbulan only half commits.
Limbulan scores with a hook to the body. Rutten takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Limbulan misses with a kick to the body
and Rutten makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Limbulan really felt that one!
Rutten darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rutten.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutten throws a hook to the side of Limbulan's head but Limbulan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rutten jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Limbulan throws a head kick but Rutten moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Rutten clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Limbulan throws a sloppy head kick
and Rutten counters with a straight right hand.
Limbulan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Limbulan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rutten is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Limbulan.
Limbulan tries to clinch but Rutten is having none of it.
Limbulan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rutten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Limbulan throws a lazy body kick
and Rutten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rutten lands a high kick!
Rutten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Limbulan.
Limbulan wants to clinch but Rutten slips to the side
and Rutten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Limbulan throws a lazy head kick
and Rutten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Limbulan is rocked!
Limbulan tries to clinch but Rutten is having none of it.
Limbulan is still on wobbly legs! Can Rutten finish him?
Limbulan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A jab from Rutten misses.
Limbulan seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Limbulan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Limbulan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rutten. Rutten obviously looking to wear him down.
Rutten sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Limbulan is looking to land body kicks.
Limbulan scores with a jab. Rutten acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rutten connects with a nice looking jab.
Limbulan throws a body kick the misses
and Rutten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good leg kick by Rutten there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Limbulan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rutten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Limbulan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Limbulan is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Rutten throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Limbulan tries to land a body kick
and Rutten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rutten looks to land a body kick but Limbulan moved away.
Rutten looks to land a right hand but Limbulan moved out of range.
Rutten moves out of range of the body kick.
Limbulan misses with a kick to the body
and Rutten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rutten moves out of range as Limbulan throws a body kick.
Limbulan throws a push kick but Rutten slaps the foot to one side.
Rutten scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Rutten.
Nice defenses there by Limbulan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Limbulan moves out of range as Rutten strikes.
Rutten's corner calls for a 1-2. Rutten obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rutten blocks a head kick by Limbulan.
Limbulan tries to land a body kick
and Rutten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
Rutten takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Limbulan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rutten.
Limbulan tries to land a body kick
and Rutten counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Limbulan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rutten moves out of range of the body kick from Limbulan.
Nice shot lands for Limbulan.
Limbulan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Limbulan misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten lands a jab to the nose.
Limbulan tries to clinch up.
Rutten throws a head kick but Limbulan moves out of range.
Rutten fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Limbulan.
Limbulan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten moves out of range of the body kick.
Rutten feints and then cracks Limbulan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Limbulan down.
Rutten throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick by Limbulan misses
and Rutten counters with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutten throws and low kick but Limbulan moves out of range easily.
Rutten lands a jab to the nose.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Limbulan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutten.
Rutten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Limbulan.
Rutten throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Limbulan tries to clinch but Rutten is having none of it.
Limbulan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Limbulan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rutten counters with a stiff right hand.
Limbulan fakes the leg kick and cracks Rutten in the body.
Limbulan throws a wild body kick that Rutten sees coming a mile off.
Rutten blocks a low kick nicely.
Limbulan ducks under a wild hook from Rutten.
Rutten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Limbulan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Limbulan rushes Rutten and presses him up against the ropes.
Rutten wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Limbulan breaks from the clinch.
Limbulan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Limbulan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Limbulan is looking to clinch but Rutten is avoiding it.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Limbulan moves out of range easily.
Limbulan tries to clinch but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rutten tries to land a leg kick but Limbulan saw it coming and moves away.
Limbulan misses with a body shot.
Limbulan lands a head kick!
Rutten throws a head kick but Limbulan moves out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Limbulan tries to clinch but Rutten is having none of it.
Rutten takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Limbulan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rutten counters with a thumping low kick.
Rutten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rutten is looking to chop away at Limbulan's legs.
Rutten connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Limbulan throws a leg kick which misses Rutten's front leg but catches the back leg as Rutten tries to avoid it.
Rutten throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Limbulan throws a body kick that misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Limbulan.
Rutten blocks a head kick by Limbulan.
Limbulan misses with a body kick.
Limbulan throws a wild body kick that Rutten sees coming a mile off.
Limbulan tries to close the distance and clinch but Rutten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Limbulan throws a sloppy head kick
and Rutten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Limbulan takes one on the button.
Rutten explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A big right from Rutten misses.
Limbulan digs a good body shot into Rutten's ribs.
Limbulan misses with an uppercut. Rutten saw that one coming.
Limbulan tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutten jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Limbulan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rutten, right into the meat.
Limbulan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rutten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Limbulan misses with the body kick
and Rutten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A lazy body kick from Limbulan
and Rutten counters with a thumping low kick.
Limbulan tries to clinch there but Rutten circles away.
Limbulan misses with a shot to the body
and Rutten counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rutten jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Limbulan clobbers Rutten with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutten bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Limbulan's head.
Limbulan thuds his shin into the meat of Rutten's side.
A lazy body kick from Limbulan
and Rutten counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Rutten had his way with Antofer Limbulan in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Limbulan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rutten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Limbulan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Limbulan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Limbulan cracks Rutten with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rutten throws an overhand right that lands on Limbulan's shoulder, as Limbulan tries to avoid the shot.
Limbulan lands with a nice body kick.
Limbulan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Limbulan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Limbulan tests Rutten's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Limbulan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Rutten is rocked!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Rutten misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Limbulan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Limbulan tries to clinch but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten blocks a head kick by Limbulan.
Limbulan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Rutten coming out on top.
Limbulan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rutten.
Rutten throws an overhand right that lands on Limbulan's shoulder, as Limbulan tries to avoid the shot.
Rutten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rutten blocks a head kick by Limbulan.
Limbulan throws a sloppy head kick
and Rutten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rutten throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Limbulan is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Limbulan tries to clinch up.
Rutten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Limbulan clinches but Rutten breaks the clinch
and Rutten counters with a one-two to the body.
Limbulan misses with a kick to the body.
Rutten takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rutten blocks a head kick by Limbulan.
Rutten misses with a hook.
Rutten misses the jab.
Limbulan lands a nice shot to the body.
Limbulan looks for the body kick but Rutten saw that one coming.
Rutten takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Limbulan misses with the body kick
and Rutten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Limbulan is looking to land body kicks.
Rutten moves out of range as Limbulan throws a body kick.
Rutten misses with an uppercut. Limbulan saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rutten.
Good work by Limbulan as he checks the leg kick.

Limbulan rushes Rutten and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Limbulan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutten lands the left hand.
Rutten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rutten looks to land a left hand but Limbulan moved out of range nicely.
Rutten scores with a nice head shot.
A big right from Rutten misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten avoids the head kick by Limbulan.
Rutten cracks Limbulan with an open hand slap.
Limbulan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rutten counters with a nice leg kick.
Rutten moves out of range of the leg kick from Limbulan.
Rutten thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rutten connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Limbulan throws a sloppy head kick and Rutten moves out of range easily.
Limbulan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutten lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rutten blocks a head kick by Limbulan.
Limbulan throws a body kick the misses
and Rutten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Limbulan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rutten feints and then cracks Limbulan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Limbulan down.
Limbulan takes one on the button.
Rutten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rutten lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rutten throws a hook to the side of Limbulan's head but Limbulan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rutten circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Limbulan to the canvas! Limbulan doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Rutten keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:39 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Rutten!