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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutten has chosen You call my name as his entrance music. Bas Rutten acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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183 cm
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203 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Hunter! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bas Rutten! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hunter fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hunter throws a right hand that Rutten ducks under and follows up with a left that Rutten also avoids with ease. Hunter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rutten has a takedown stuffed. Hunter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rutten moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Hunter lands with a nice combination. Rutten backs away looking to recover. Hunter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rutten moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Hunter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Hunter checks a low kick from Rutten. Rutten dodges the punch combination from Hunter.
Hunter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hunter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hunter throws a nice looking combination but Rutten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Hunter gets caught flat footed, as Rutten shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Hunter keeping full guard, as Rutten tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rutten showing good wrestling skills to control the position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hunter is looking to stand up but Rutten isn't so interested in that idea. Hunter keeping full guard, as Rutten tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Rutten slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Rutten stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hunter swivels though and keeps the full guard. Rutten is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Rutten won't allow Hunter to get back to his feet. Hunter is working an open guard so Rutten takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Hunter is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hunter misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Hunter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hunter tries to bum rush Rutten with a series of wild strikes but Rutten uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Hunter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rutten avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Hunter misses. Hunter looks to land a combination but Rutten avoids it well. Rutten fails to land the takedown. Rutten showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunter.
Rutten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunter moves out of range as Rutten throws a body kick.
Hunter throws a combination. Rutten tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. A combination from Hunter does no damage. Hunter throws a right and a left that both miss. Hunter throws a nice looking combination but Rutten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Rutten shoots in and drives through. Hunter sprawls well. Mark Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bas Rutten. Hunter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hunter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunter looks to land a combination but Rutten avoids it well. Rutten scores with a takedown into Hunter's guard. Rutten advances to half guard. Hunter is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Rutten dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Hunter tries to bum rush Rutten with a series of wild strikes but Rutten uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Hunter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rutten avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunter looks to land a combination but Rutten avoids it well. Rutten slips a jab and a cross from Hunter.
Hunter throws a right and a left that both miss. Rutten scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Hunter is trying to escape the position but Rutten is controlling the position. Hunter is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rutten is controlling him well. Rutten decides to take the fight back to the feet. Rutten throws a head kick that misses. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Rutten drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hunter is pushing Rutten's head away, looking to escape. Rutten manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rutten tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Hunter wants to get back to his feet but Rutten drags him back down. A lull in the action here as Rutten stalls from top position. Rutten tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
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. Hunter tries to escape but Rutten is in control. Rutten lands a decent elbow from side control. Rutten controls the position. Rutten moves into full mount! Rutten looking for a guillotine from mount but Hunter is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rutten lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Rutten looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rutten looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. Rutten jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hunter is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hunter and Rutten has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Rutten happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round. 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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hunter lands a two punch combo.
Mark Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hunter scores with a three punch combo!
Hunter tries to bum rush Rutten with a series of wild strikes but Rutten uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Rutten shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rutten showed some decent athleticism there. Hunter taking some punishment here, with Rutten in his half guard. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rutten in particular looking to stall. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Rutten stops Hunter from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rutten keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Rutten seems to be looking for submissions.
Still in half guard, Rutten seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Despite being in the dominant position, Bas Rutten just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up. A left and a right from Hunter both land. Nice combination. Rutten closes the distance and clinches up with Hunter, looking for a takedown. Rutten pushes Hunter against the cage but Hunter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Hunter throws a right and a left that Rutten avoids nicely. Hunter misses with the combination.
Hunter stuffs the takedown. Hunter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rutten circles away quickly and effectively. Rutten shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hunter as he avoids it easily. Mark Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bas Rutten. Hunter throws a right hand that Rutten ducks under and follows up with a left that Rutten also avoids with ease. Mark Hunter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Hunter misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hunter throws a series of punches but Rutten moves out of range. Hunter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rutten darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Rutten is looking to advance position but Hunter won't allow it. Rutten works his way into side control. Rutten controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rutten in side control, throwing shots but Hunter defends. Hunter wants to get back to his feet but Rutten drags him back down. Rutten has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. Hunter throws a series of punches but Rutten avoids them all with ease. Hunter misses with a double jab.
Hunter misses with the combination.
Rutten looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hunter fails to land with a series of punches.
Rutten shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hunter as he avoids it easily. Hunter throws a right and a left that Rutten avoids nicely. Mark Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Bas Rutten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Hunter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rutten. Hunter misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight! Bas Rutten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Rutten winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Rutten!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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