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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mel Anglestad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bass Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bass Rutten will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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236 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
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249 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mel Anglestad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bass Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anglestad moves out of range of the strikes.
Rutten misses with a two punch combination.
Rutten shoots in for a takedown but Anglestad shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rutten throws a right and a left that Anglestad avoids nicely.
Anglestad slaps away a takedown attempt from Rutten, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rutten throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anglestad.
Rutten misses with the combination.
Anglestad clinches.
Rutten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutten tries to pull guard but Anglestad holds him up against the cage and eventually Rutten drops back down to his feet.
Mel Anglestad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bass Rutten.
Rutten tries to circle away but Anglestad has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Anglestad has him pressed against the cage.
Rutten is trying to force a seperation but Anglestad has the dominant position.
Rutten is working for takedown but Anglestad is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rutten takes a shot to the head.
Anglestad avoiding damage.
Rutten can't find room to land a body shot as Anglestad controls the action.
Rutten looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rutten wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anglestad breaks the clinch.
Anglestad drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Anglestad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anglestad slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rutten managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Anglestad.
Sloppy strikes there by Anglestad.
The strikes coming from Anglestad are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Anglestad has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rutten!
Anglestad punching from mount but Rutten doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anglestad is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anglestad misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Anglestad lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Anglestad lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
It looks like Bass Rutten has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anglestad controlling his opponent.
Anglestad working Rutten over with strikes here.
Rutten blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anglestad working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Anglestad with a couple of short strikes.
Anglestad with the ground and pound from mount.
Anglestad landing strikes from the mount.
Anglestad tries to control but Rutten wriggling away.
Anglestad throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anglestad wants to control the pace but Rutten is squirming around nicely.
Rutten takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Anglestad cracks Rutten with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rutten taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Anglestad cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Anglestad lands a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutten is bucking up trying to escape but Anglestad cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Anglestad tries to control but Rutten wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mel Anglestad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bass Rutten's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Anglestad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rutten moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rutten misses with a double jab
and Anglestad counters with a shoot takedown. Rutten fights it but they end up in guard.
Anglestad with a nice head shot there.
Rutten is looking to stand up but Anglestad isn't so interested in that idea.
Anglestad slips nicely into half guard.
Rutten is breathing heavily.
Anglestad is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Anglestad working Rutten over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anglestad working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Anglestad is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rutten is just riding it out for now. Anglestad eventually gives up the hold.
Anglestad looks to land a strike but Rutten avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
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.
Rutten utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anglestad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rutten is keeping the position for now.
Anglestad has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Anglestad looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Anglestad looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anglestad.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rutten takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rutten throws an overhand right that lands on Anglestad's shoulder, as Anglestad tries to avoid the shot.
Mel Anglestad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anglestad scores a takedown into full mount!
Anglestad looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Anglestad looking to control but Rutten is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Anglestad.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anglestad landing shots from mount.
Rutten in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Anglestad controlling from the full mount.
Anglestad misses with a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anglestad is landing with some decent strikes but Rutten is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mel Anglestad dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bass Rutten's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rutten takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Anglestad swings for the body but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Anglestad shoots in but Rutten avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rutten stuffs the takedown.
Rutten shoots in looking for a takedown. Anglestad tries to sprawl out of it but Rutten keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anglestad manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rutten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anglestad with a nice cross.
Anglestad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anglestad scores a takedown into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anglestad postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rutten looks a forlorn figure.
Rutten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anglestad lands a big elbow.
Anglestad content just to control the position here.
Anglestad landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anglestad looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Anglestad thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rutten can do anything to dispel that myth.
Anglestad working for a guillotine from mount but Rutten is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anglestad lands a nice shot to the head.
Bass Rutten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anglestad landing punches.
Anglestad lands with some strikes.
Anglestad working the ground and pound effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anglestad lands a big elbow.
Anglestad with a couple of short strikes.
That has opened up Bass Rutten's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten taking shots to the head.
Rutten is rocked!
Anglestad dominating with strikes here.
Rutten is still in real trouble! Can Anglestad finish him?
Anglestad postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Rutten badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Anglestad around the waist but Anglestad pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Anglestad is the winner by TKO! Anglestad jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mel Anglestad!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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