PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Perseus Danae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danae comes to the cage accompanied by Labyrinth - Thunder. Rutten has chosen El Guapo Likes to Dance as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Danae
vs
Rutten

185 cm
30
212 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

190 cm
26
220 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

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World class boxer
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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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Perseus Danae!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bas Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danae scores with a three punch combo!
Danae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perseus Danae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danae throws a head kick but Rutten moves out of range.
Danae looks to land a left hand but Rutten moved out of range nicely.
Danae takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Perseus Danae has been cut.
Danae throws a body punch but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten avoids the head kick by Danae.
Danae blocks a head kick by Rutten.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutten keeps the fight on the outside.
Rutten slips under a jab from Danae.
Danae lands a head kick!
Danae swings for the body but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten avoids the head kick by Danae.
Rutten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Danae has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rutten scores with a push kick.

Rutten has managed to clinch.
Danae working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Rutten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rutten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick
and Danae counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Danae throws a body punch but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten avoids the body shot from Danae.
Rutten lands with a kick to the temple. Danae shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rutten tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutten is looking to slow Danae down with leg kicks.
Danae lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Danae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten slips a jab and a cross from Danae.
Rutten avoids the head kick by Danae.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Danae is looking to land body kicks.
Danae scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutten takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rutten misses with a few strikes there.
Danae is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rutten slips under a jab from Danae.
Rutten moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a leg kick which misses Danae's front leg but catches the back leg as Danae tries to avoid it.
Rutten moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rutten avoids the head kick by Danae.
Danae on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jab, jab by Danae - just one landing.
Rutten lunges at Danae with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Danae's hand.
A swing and a miss from Danae.
Rutten throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Danae's head.
Rutten fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rutten misses with a series of wild punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rutten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rutten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Danae backwards.
Rutten with a knee to the head.
Rutten tries a knee to the head but Danae blocks it.
Danae throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutten.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danae throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutten.

Rutten pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rutten takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A punch lands to the side of Rutten 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rutten throws a nice inside leg kick.
Danae throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Rutten has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rutten tries a knee to the head but Danae blocks it.
A short left from Danae.
Still in the clinch, Danae scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rutten misses with a knee to the head.
Rutten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danae tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutten's elbow.
A knee to the head by Rutten.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danae tries to throw a body punch but Rutten avoids it by throwing Danae back against the cage.

Rutten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rutten slips under a jab.
Danae fails with a takedown attempt.
Danae swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten lands a nice looking kick to the body. Danae takes a step back to recover.
Danae scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rutten misses with a kick to the body.
Danae looks for the body kick but Rutten saw that one coming.
Rutten lands with a shot to the body.
Danae moves away from the strike by Rutten.
Rutten throws a quick inside leg kick.
Danae takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rutten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danae has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rutten.
Rutten misses with a head kick.
Rutten throws a head kick that Danae semi-blocks.
Rutten dips to his left and cracks Danae with an uppercut!
Rutten throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bas Rutten will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Perseus Danae's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rutten. Danae shrugs it off though.
Danae throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Danae.
Rutten finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rutten avoids the head kick by Danae.
Rutten connects with a nice looking jab.
Rutten slips a straight right by Danae.
Rutten feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Danae's calf.
Danae blocks a head kick by Rutten.
Danae lands the left hand.
Danae throws a head kick that misses.
Rutten thumps Danae with a low kick.
Bas Rutten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Danae has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rutten.
Danae throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rutten misses with an uppercut. Danae saw that one coming.

Rutten closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten connects with a knee to the head.
Danae misses with some punches.
Rutten with a knee to the head.
Rutten putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Danae in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danae misses with a hook from the clinch.

Rutten breaks from the clinch.
Danae scores with a one two! Rutten had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Danae throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Danae. Rutten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danae misses with a straight left.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rutten. That's going to slow Danae down.
Danae blocks a head kick by Rutten.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Danae.
Nice defenses there by Rutten.
Rutten catches Danae with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Danae throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Danae throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutten.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rutten scores with a spinning back kick!
Rutten connects with a high kick.
Danae will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rutten misses with a few strikes there.
Danae lands with a kick to the ribs.
Danae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danae looks for the body kick but Rutten saw that one coming.
Rutten blocks a head kick by Danae.
Rutten throws a front kick that sends Danae stumbling back into the cage.
Danae tries to land a body kick
and Rutten counters with a nice low kick that buckles Danae's knee momentarily.
Rutten works Danae's body with a nice hook.
Nice body kick there by Rutten.
Rutten scores with a one two! Danae had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Perseus Danae's cut is getting worse.
Rutten lands a leg kick that knocks Danae off balance momentarily.
Rutten looks to land a combination but Danae avoids it well.
Rutten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rutten moves out of range as Danae strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Danae circles away quickly and effectively.
Danae takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Danae is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Danae takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Danae. Rutten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danae lands with a shot to the body.
Danae takes a swing at Rutten's ribcage but misses.
Bas Rutten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Danae lands.
Rutten throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Danae.
A big right from Danae misses.
Rutten lands a lovely overhand right.
Danae throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Danae takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rutten.
Rutten lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danae just misses with a punch to the body.
Rutten connects with a leg kick. Danae looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Danae thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rutten throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rutten swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Danae takes a swing at Rutten's ribcage but misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Danae as he connects with a hook.
Danae throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rutten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rutten tries to land a leg kick but Danae saw it coming and moves away.
Rutten tries to work over Danae's front leg with a kick but Danae checks it.

Rutten fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Danae, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rutten putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Danae in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rutten tries to work over Danae's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rutten tries to land a knee to the head but Danae blocks with his arms.
Danae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bas Rutten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Perseus Danae's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Danae darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rutten misses with a wild body shot.
Rutten throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Danae stalks Rutten and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rutten's face. Rutten staggers backwards, shaken.
Rutten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutten scores with a head kick. Danae tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rutten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rutten misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Danae.
Rutten jabs at Danae's body.
Danae has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rutten.
Danae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danae throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rutten looks to land a body kick but Danae moved away.
Rutten moves away from the strike by Danae.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rutten.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Danae.
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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rutten.
Rutten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Danae connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Danae.
Danae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danae looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rutten connects with a body shot that sends Danae's belly button to the back.
Danae takes a swing at Rutten's ribcage but misses.
Danae throws a hook to the side of Rutten's head but Rutten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rutten thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Danae if he has to take too many more of those.
Rutten connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Danae rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rutten moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danae looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutten is just out of range.
Danae stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rutten.
Rutten lands a nice looking body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rutten.
Danae takes a kick to the side of the head.
Danae throws a lazy head kick
and Danae takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rutten throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Danae lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rutten lands with a kick to the temple. Danae shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A looping hook to the body misses from Danae. Rutten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutten moves out of range of the body kick from Danae.
Rutten feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Danae's calf.
Danae tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Danae takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Danae is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danae fails to land with a series of punches.
Danae takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Danae throws a big shot that misses.
Rutten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rutten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Danae lands a body shot.
Rutten fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Danae looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Danae misses with a kick to the body.
Rutten explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rutten lands a head kick!

Perseus Danae's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Danae misses with a few strikes there.
Danae looks to throw the jab but Rutten is out of range.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rutten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rutten.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danae lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rutten at a distance.
Rutten buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Rutten tenderised Danae's leg. Danae is trying to keep his angry face on.
Danae looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rutten throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Danae.
Rutten takes one to the chin there.
Rutten throws a series of punches but Danae moves out of range.
Danae tries a head kick but it misses.
Danae dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Danae moves out of range of the body kick from Rutten.
Rutten lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danae scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rutten darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rutten moves out of range as Danae throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bas Rutten really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Perseus Danae's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Danae avoids the head kick by Rutten.
Good leg kick by Rutten there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Danae pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danae looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutten is just out of range.
Danae tries a head kick but it misses.
Danae moves out of range as Rutten throws a body kick.
Rutten uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Danae thows a body shot but no joy.
Rutten blocks a head kick by Danae.
Danae misses with a looping right.
Rutten works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Danae throws a half hearted mid kick.
Danae gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rutten.
Danae misses with a head kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rutten's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rutten duly obliges.
Rutten scores with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danae takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rutten slips a jab from Danae.
Danae clobbers Rutten with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Danae walks into a straight right hand from Rutten.
Rutten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rutten scores with a kick to the body.
Danae tests Rutten's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rutten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Danae checks a leg kick.
Rutten is looking to land body kicks.
Rutten slips under a jab.
Rutten throws a leg kick but Danae sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rutten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danae tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutten misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danae jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rutten lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rutten scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rutten gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Danae misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rutten throws a body kick that misses.
Rutten wants to slow Danae down by chopping away at his legs.
Danae checks a leg kick.
Danae takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Danae misses with a body shot.
Rutten thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Danae if he has to take too many more of those.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Danae moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danae thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rutten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Danae.
Danae stuns Rutten with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rutten moves out of range of the body kick from Danae.
Danae looks to land a body kick but Rutten moved away.
Danae lands a really nice looking cross but Rutten seems unphased.
Danae keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Danae looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rutten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Danae misses with a body kick.
Rutten looks for the body kick but Danae saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Danae throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rutten lands a nice looking body shot.
Danae avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danae throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danae avoids a kick to the body.
Danae needs to keep his hands up - Rutten had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rutten checks a leg kick.
Danae throws the kick towards the body but Rutten avoids it.
Danae takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Danae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danae throws a head kick that misses.
Rutten throws a nice inside leg kick.
Danae tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutten was well out of range. Poor timing from Danae.
Danae scores with a head kick. Rutten tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rutten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutten connects with a jab.
Rutten fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rutten takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rutten lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Danae backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bas Rutten dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Perseus Danae's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Danae lands a really nice looking cross but Rutten seems unphased.
Danae takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Danae connects with a nice looking jab.

Rutten drives through and clinches with Danae against the cage.
Rutten misses with a knee to the head.
Rutten scores a nice knee to the body.
Danae tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Danae can't find room to land a body shot as Rutten controls the action.
Danae misses with the head strike.
Danae trying to control the position but instead, Rutten has worked for underhooks and has pushed Danae into the cage.
Danae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Danae misses with a punch to the body.
Danae lands a hook that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutten looking to throw knees to the head but Danae is blocking nicely.
Rutten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danae.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rutten is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Rutten misses with a knee to the head.
Danae misses with a hook from the clinch.
Danae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Danae avoiding damage as Rutten throws knees to the body.
Rutten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danae lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Danae works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Danae is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rutten crunches a lovely knee into Danae's ribcage.
Rutten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danae tries to stall but Rutten uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Rutten breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Danae looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rutten on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutten avoids the head kick by Danae.
Perseus Danae has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danae buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Danae misses with a body shot.
Danae with a jab.
Danae throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutten.
Rutten misses the shot to the body.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danae scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Danae throws a jab when Rutten was well out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rutten.
Rutten lands with a thumping leg kick.
Danae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutten walks into a left hand.
Danae throws a body kick that misses.
Danae misses with a kick to the body.
Rutten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Danae. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danae misses with a head kick.
Danae thows a body shot but no joy.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rutten. Danae shrugs it off though.
Rutten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Danae walks into a left hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rutten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Danae blocks it with crossed arms.

Rutten manages to break the clinch.
Danae steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rutten.
Rutten uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danae.
Rutten blocks a jab.
Danae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten misses with a wild body shot.
Rutten lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Danae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a wild body kick that Danae sees coming a mile off.
Danae misses with a looping left.
Danae takes a swing at Rutten's ribcage but misses.
Danae looks to land a right hand but Rutten moved out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rutten.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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!
Danae is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rutten.
Rutten cracks a nice hook into Danae's ribs.
Rutten defending well as Danae loads up on a big left hand.
Rutten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Danae on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danae tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutten was well out of range. Poor timing from Danae.
Rutten thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Danae if he has to take too many more of those.
Rutten throws a head kick that Danae semi-blocks.
Danae chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rutten can pounce on him.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Perseus Danae.
Well Rutten has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 46:50
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Rutten!
Bas Rutten is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Bas Rutten thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.