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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Von Matterhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutten comes to the cage accompanied by El Guapo Likes to Dance. Von Matterhorn has chosen Sharp Dressed Man as his entrance music. Lorenzo Von Matterhorn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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223 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bas Rutten!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lorenzo Von Matterhorn!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Matterhorn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Von Matterhorn connects with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Von Matterhorn. Those never looked like landing.
Von Matterhorn looks to throw the jab but Rutten is out of range.
Von Matterhorn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rutten.
Von Matterhorn moves out of range as Rutten strikes.
Rutten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Von Matterhorn avoids a kick to the body.
Rutten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rutten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Von Matterhorn moves out of range of the body kick from Rutten.
Rutten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Matterhorn lands a head kick. Rutten smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Von Matterhorn just misses with a punch to the body.
Von Matterhorn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rutten.
Rutten moves out of range as Von Matterhorn strikes.
Von Matterhorn lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Rutten looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Von Matterhorn tries to work over Rutten's front leg with a kick but Rutten checks it.
Rutten clinches up with Von Matterhorn and pushes him back against the cage.
Rutten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rutten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Von Matterhorn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Rutten lands a hook that snaps the head of Von Matterhorn backwards.
Von Matterhorn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Von Matterhorn is leaning against Rutten and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Von Matterhorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Von Matterhorn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Von Matterhorn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutten manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rutten, right into the meat.
Rutten moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Von Matterhorn connects with a body shot that sends Rutten's belly button to the back.
Rutten blocks a low kick nicely.
Von Matterhorn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten feints and then cracks Von Matterhorn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Von Matterhorn down.
Rutten avoids the body shot from Von Matterhorn.
Rutten tries to clinch up but Von Matterhorn circles away and keeps his distance.
Rutten avoids the head kick by Von Matterhorn.
Rutten checks a leg kick.
Von Matterhorn connects with a right hand. Rutten shakes it off.
Rutten darts in and clinches Von Matterhorn up against the cage.
Von Matterhorn taking a breather.
Von Matterhorn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Von Matterhorn.
Nice elbow from Rutten.
Von Matterhorn blocking some punches.
A short right from Von Matterhorn on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Von Matterhorn fails to land.
Rutten lands a body shot in the clinch.
Von Matterhorn misses with a body punch.
Von Matterhorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn wants to get back to striking at distance but Rutten won't allow it.
Von Matterhorn managing to block the knees to the body from Rutten.
Rutten blocks a body shot from Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn taking a breather.
Von Matterhorn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rutten.
Rutten landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Von Matterhorn looks gassed!
Rutten throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Von Matterhorn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Von Matterhorn.
Rutten pushes off an throws an elbow but Von Matterhorn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rutten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Von Matterhorn blocks an elbow strike.
Von Matterhorn struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutten controls his hands.
Von Matterhorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutten throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Von Matterhorns head.
Rutten trying to control the position but instead, Von Matterhorn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rutten into the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Rutten.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Von Matterhorn scores with a shot to the side of Rutten's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Matterhorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutten prevents a body shot from Von Matterhorn.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Von Matterhorn blocks an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Rutten - that landed with a thud.
Von Matterhorn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rutten lands an elbow inside that Von Matterhorn shrugs off.
Von Matterhorn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rutten comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rutten as Von Matterhorn tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Von Matterhorn tries a body shot but Rutten blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Von Matterhorn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rutten lands a damaging elbow.
Rutten tries to land a knee to the head but Von Matterhorn blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bas Rutten will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Rutten!
Rutten walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Von Matterhorn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rutten attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Von Matterhorn connects with a crisp jab.
Von Matterhorn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rutten finds it's way round the side to connect with Von Matterhorn's head.
Von Matterhorn misses the shot to the body.
Rutten gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Von Matterhorn swings for the body but Rutten moves out of range.
Von Matterhorn throws a leg kick
and Rutten counters with an outside leg kick.
Von Matterhorn misses with a body shot.
Rutten throws a chopping leg kick but Von Matterhorn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rutten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Von Matterhorn.
Rutten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Von Matterhorn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutten.
Rutten has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rutten wants to clinch.
Von Matterhorn moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Von Matterhorn!
Rutten misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rutten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutten lets loose with a powerful body kick. Von Matterhorn will feel that in the morning.
Rutten throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rutten doesn't manage to clinch there - Von Matterhorn circles away.
Rutten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Von Matterhorn.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rutten.
Rutten connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Von Matterhorn misses its intended target.
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 keep at a distance but Von Matterhorn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rutten doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn tries to throw a body punch but Rutten avoids it by throwing Von Matterhorn back against the cage.
Von Matterhorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutten's elbow.
Rutten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rutten landing knees to the body.
Von Matterhorn is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutten has a couple of punches blocked by Von Matterhorn.
Rutten lands a nice elbow.
Rutten pushes off an throws an elbow but Von Matterhorn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rutten.
Von Matterhorn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Von Matterhorn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Von Matterhorn can't find room to land a body shot as Rutten controls the action.
Rutten is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rutten scores with a shot to the side of Von Matterhorn's head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rutten obliges.
Von Matterhorn misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutten's elbow.
Von Matterhorn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Von Matterhorn has a couple of punches blocked by Rutten.
Von Matterhorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Rutten.
Rutten is leaning against Von Matterhorn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rutten lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rutten lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Von Matterhorn backwards.
A short right from Rutten on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rutten obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutten scores a nice knee to the body.
Rutten lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rutten taking a breather.
Rutten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Von Matterhorn backwards.
Von Matterhorn struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutten controls his hands.
Rutten blocks a body shot from Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Rutten.
Von Matterhorn managing to block the knees to the body from Rutten.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rutten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Von Matterhorn backwards.
Rutten lands a hook to the side of the head.
Von Matterhorn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutten looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Von Matterhorn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Von Matterhorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Von Matterhorn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rutten throws the kick towards the body but Von Matterhorn avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rutten lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Rutten dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Von Matterhorn tries to land a front kick but Rutten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rutten gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Von Matterhorn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Von Matterhorn throws a head punch that misses.
Rutten comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rutten lands an elbow inside that Von Matterhorn shrugs off.
It looks like Lorenzo Von Matterhorn has been cut.
Rutten unloads a knee to the mid-section. Von Matterhorn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rutten unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutten lands a nice knee to the body.
Rutten lands an elbow inside.
Von Matterhorn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rutten lands an elbow inside that Von Matterhorn shrugs off.
Rutten scores a nice knee to the body.
Rutten landing knees to the body.
Rutten landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rutten creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Von Matterhorn's defenses.
Von Matterhorn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short left from Rutten.
Von Matterhorn takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten tries to land a knee to the head but Von Matterhorn blocks with his arms.
Von Matterhorn can't find room to land a body shot as Rutten controls the action.
Rutten throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rutten wants to stall.
Rutten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Von Matterhorn can do to turn this around?
Rutten missing with knees to the body.
Von Matterhorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Von Matterhorn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Von Matterhorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Von Matterhorn managing to block the knees to the body from Rutten.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Von Matterhorn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rutten.
Rutten lands a good knee to the midsection. Von Matterhorn won't want to take too many of those.
Rutten utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutten content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rutten gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rutten creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Von Matterhorn's defenses.
Von Matterhorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutten taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rutten lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Rutten.
Rutten stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rutten tries to land knees in the clinch but Von Matterhorn avoids the damage to the body.
Rutten misses with a knee to the head.
Von Matterhorn avoiding damage as Rutten throws knees to the body.
Von Matterhorn leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rutten lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rutten stalling in the clinch but Von Matterhorn improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws an elbow but it misses.
Rutten looking to throw knees to the head but Von Matterhorn is blocking nicely.
Von Matterhorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutten's elbow.
Von Matterhorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Von Matterhorn is trying to break the clinch but Rutten is controlling him.
Rutten lands a shoulder strike.
Rutten lands a right hand.
Von Matterhorn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Von Matterhorn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Rutten blocks a body shot from Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn avoids a wild elbow strike from Rutten.
Von Matterhorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutten looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rutten connects with a nasty looking knee right to Von Matterhorn's face.
Von Matterhorn takes a shot to the head.
Rutten lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Von Matterhorn is rocked!
Rutten trying to control the position but instead, Von Matterhorn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rutten into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn tries to throw a body punch but Rutten avoids it by throwing Von Matterhorn back against the cage.
Von Matterhorn throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutten.
Rutten gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bas Rutten has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Matterhorn avoids the elbow strike from Rutten, against the cage.
Von Matterhorn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Von Matterhorn stalling in the clinch but Rutten improves position.
Rutten pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Von Matterhorn stalling.
Rutten misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Von Matterhorn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Von Matterhorn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Rutten clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Lorenzo Von Matterhorn's cut.
That's time! Rutten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Von Matterhorn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutten moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rutten.
Bas Rutten is winning the standup battle so far.
Rutten delivers a nice body kick.
Von Matterhorn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten wants to slow Von Matterhorn down by chopping away at his legs.
Rutten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Von Matterhorn. That did some damage!
Rutten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Matterhorn manages to avoid it.
Rutten lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Von Matterhorn moves out of range of the body kick from Rutten.
Von Matterhorn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Von Matterhorn is looking to land body kicks.
Von Matterhorn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
Von Matterhorn is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Von Matterhorn punishes Rutten's body with a nice straight punch.
Von Matterhorn lands a jab to the head.
Rutten fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn throws an overhand right that lands on Rutten's shoulder, as Rutten tries to avoid the shot.
Von Matterhorn throws a sloppy head kick and Rutten moves out of range easily.
Von Matterhorn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rutten circles away quickly and effectively.
Von Matterhorn blocks the body kick.
Von Matterhorn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rutten rather than just go for the knockout.
Rutten 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.
Rutten looks for the body kick but Von Matterhorn saw that one coming.
Von Matterhorn takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rutten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rutten feints and then cracks Von Matterhorn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Von Matterhorn down.
Bas Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten moves out of range of the leg kick from Von Matterhorn.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rutten.
Von Matterhorn avoids the head kick by Rutten.
Rutten blocks a head kick by Von Matterhorn.
Rutten slips a jab and a cross from Von Matterhorn.
Rutten moves away from the strike by Von Matterhorn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws the kick towards the body but Von Matterhorn avoids it.
Rutten clinches with his opponent.
Von Matterhorn is looking to control Rutten's arms but Rutten gets an underhook and turns him. Now Von Matterhorn has his back to the cage.
Von Matterhorn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Von Matterhorn has a couple of punches blocked by Rutten.
Rutten is working Von Matterhorn over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutten lands a nice elbow.
Rutten using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Von Matterhorn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Von Matterhorn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Von Matterhorn avoids the elbow strike from Rutten, against the cage.
Rutten blocks a body shot from Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rutten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Von Matterhorn blocks it with crossed arms.
Rutten lands a nice knee to the body.
Rutten lands a shot to the body.
Von Matterhorn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten crunches a lovely knee into Von Matterhorn's ribcage.
Come on Rutten - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rutten lands a left hand.
Rutten lands a nice shot to the body.
Von Matterhorn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Von Matterhorn stalling.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rutten.
Rutten lands a right hand that snaps the head of Von Matterhorn backwards.
Von Matterhorn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rutten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Matterhorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rutten lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Von Matterhorn swings for the body but Rutten moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn scores with a jab.
Von Matterhorn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Von Matterhorn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Matterhorn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Von Matterhorn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rutten misses with a hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rutten - that will leave a mark!
Rutten throws out a leg kick but Von Matterhorn moves out of range and Rutten only half commits.
Von Matterhorn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rutten thows a leg kick but Von Matterhorn checks it
and Von Matterhorn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Von Matterhorn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutten blocks a head kick by Von Matterhorn.
Rutten throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Von Matterhorn on the side of the head.
Von Matterhorn lands a leg kick that knocks Rutten off balance momentarily.
Von Matterhorn misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Rutten had his way with Lorenzo Von Matterhorn in that round.
The cut man is working on Lorenzo Von Matterhorn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rutten misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rutten throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Von Matterhorn on the side of the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rutten. Von Matterhorn shrugs it off though.
Von Matterhorn misses with a few strikes there.
Rutten moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rutten scores with a kick to the midsection.
Von Matterhorn tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutten throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Von Matterhorn has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rutten.
Von Matterhorn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Von Matterhorn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Von Matterhorn is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Rutten moves into range and clinches up with Von Matterhorn.
Rutten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutten tries to work over Von Matterhorn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutten missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten lands a damaging elbow.
Rutten unloads a knee to the mid-section. Von Matterhorn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rutten tries to land a knee to the head but Von Matterhorn blocks with his arms.
A hook to the body from Rutten.
Rutten landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rutten lands an elbow inside that Von Matterhorn shrugs off.
Rutten lands a nice elbow.
Von Matterhorn can't find room to land a body shot as Rutten controls the action.
Rutten unloads a knee to the mid-section. Von Matterhorn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rutten.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rutten throws an elbow but misses.
Rutten lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Von Matterhorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutten comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rutten misses with a knee to the head.
Rutten putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Von Matterhorn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Matterhorn is trying to break free.
Rutten takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutten.
Rutten missing with knees to the body.
Von Matterhorn stalling in the clinch but Rutten improves position.
Von Matterhorn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rutten has him pressed against the cage.
Von Matterhorn has had enough of the clinch but Rutten keeps him there for the moment.
Rutten lands an elbow just above Von Matterhorn 's eye.
Rutten prevents a body shot from Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutten lands a knee to the head.
Von Matterhorn avoiding damage as Rutten throws knees to the body.
Rutten lands a damaging elbow.
Rutten crunches a lovely knee into Von Matterhorn's ribcage.
Rutten controlling the action here for a moment.
Von Matterhorn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Von Matterhorn has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rutten.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rutten.
Von Matterhorn misses with a punch to the body.
Von Matterhorn tries to break free but Rutten pushes him back against the cage.
Von Matterhorn blocks the elbow strike.
Von Matterhorn blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Rutten.
Rutten lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Von Matterhorn blocks an elbow strike.
Rutten misses with a punch on the inside.
Von Matterhorn working hard to break the clinch.
Rutten comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rutten lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Von Matterhorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutten's elbow.
Von Matterhorn can't break the clinch.
Von Matterhorn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Von Matterhorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutten lands an elbow inside that Von Matterhorn shrugs off.
Von Matterhorn is still on wobbly legs! Can Rutten finish him?
Von Matterhorn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Von Matterhorn seems to have recovered his senses.
Von Matterhorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Von Matterhorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Von Matterhorn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Von Matterhorn misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Von Matterhorn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Matterhorn swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Matterhorn throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutten prevents Von Matterhorn from breaking the clinch.
Rutten lands an elbow inside.
Rutten lands a body punch in the clinch.
Von Matterhorn takes an elbow to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bas Rutten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rutten has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Rutten!
Bas Rutten retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Bas Rutten thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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