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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hungy Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutten comes to the cage accompanied by El Guapo Likes to Dance. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 cm
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220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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192 cm
25
221 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bas Rutten! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hungy Henry! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Henry misses with a hook. Rutten misses with a head kick.
Rutten scores with a kick to the midsection. Rutten throws a leg kick which misses Henry's front leg but catches the back leg as Henry tries to avoid it. A big left from Henry misses. A chopping leg kick lands by Rutten. Henry misses with a straight right. Rutten moves out of range of the strikes. Henry throws a looping overhand right but Rutten ducks down to avoid it. A nice inside leg kick there by Rutten. That's going to slow Henry down. A nice leg kick lands there from Rutten. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Good leg kick by Rutten there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rutten lands a head kick. Henry smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Good leg kick by Rutten there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rutten misses with a kick to the body.
Henry swinging wildly here.
Henry looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round. Henry takes one to the chin there. Rutten's jab looks to have found its range, popping Henry under the eye. Rutten throws a body kick that misses. Rutten bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Henry's head backwards. Rutten jabs Henry right on the nose. Henry blinks but takes it well. Rutten has Henry up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Rutten breaks from the clinch.
Rutten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henry. That did some damage! Some wild striking there from Rutten.
Rutten avoids the body shot from Henry.
Henry slips a straight right by Rutten.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rutten looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Henry throws a body punch but Rutten moves out of range. Henry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Henry misses with a straight right. Rutten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Henry tries to keep at a distance but Rutten has taken the fight into the clinch. Henry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Rutten lands an elbow inside. Henry is trying to stall.
Rutten misses with an elbow over the top. Henry breaks the clinch.
Rutten scoring well with a low kick there.
Rutten lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Rutten throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rutten drives through and clinches with Henry against the cage.
Rutten throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Henry can't break the clinch.
Rutten prevents Henry from breaking the clinch. Rutten lands an elbow inside that Henry shrugs off.
It looks like Hungy Henry has been cut. Rutten lands a nice knee to the body. Rutten lands a nice elbow. Henry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Rutten lands a left hand.
Rutten lands a damaging elbow. Rutten gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Rutten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Rutten lands an elbow just above Henry 's eye. Henry is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rutten is keeping busy. Henry is looking to break free of the clinch but Rutten has double underhooks.
That's four 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! Rutten lands a good knee to the midsection. Henry won't want to take too many of those. Henry takes an elbow to the temple. Rutten gets through Henry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Rutten cracks Henry with a nice body shot. Rutten using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rutten.
Rutten lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henry backwards. A nice glancing elbow lands by Rutten. Henry takes an elbow to the temple. Rutten creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henry's defenses. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rutten obliges. Rutten creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Henry's defenses. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Henry avoids the elbow strike from Rutten, against the cage.
Rutten lands an elbow that stopped Henry in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Hungy Henry's cut even more. Rutten lands a nice knee to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Rutten dominated that round. The cut man is working on Hungy Henry's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Nice body kick there by Rutten. Henry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rutten can pounce on him.
Henry takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rutten uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Henry has time to react. Rutten throws a quick inside leg 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. A good leg kick by Rutten. Rutten feints and then cracks Henry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henry down. Hungy Henry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Rutten sizes up Henry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. A chopping leg kick lands by Rutten. Henry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Henry is rocked! Rutten throws a leg kick which misses Henry's front leg but catches the back leg as Henry tries to avoid it. Henry is still on wobbly legs! Can Rutten finish him? Henry is breathing heavily. Henry throws a shot from downtown. Rutten moves away and avoids it. Henry tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Rutten feints a jab and as Henry dips his head, Rutten unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Henry right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Henry falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Rutten smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bas Rutten!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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