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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Montel Calchas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calchas comes to the cage accompanied by Flipsyde-Someday. Montel Calchas has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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167 cm
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173 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Montel Calchas! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bas Rutten! The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rutten throws a leg kick that is checked and Calchas counters with a head kick. That will keep Rutten thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Rutten closes the distance and clinches. Rutten is looking to break free of the clinch but Calchas has double underhooks. Rutten is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Calchas has him pressed against the cage. Rutten avoiding damage as Calchas throws knees to the body.
Calchas prevents Rutten from breaking the clinch. Rutten wants to break free but Calchas has control.
Calchas is struggling to control the position. Calchas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rutten wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Calchas has him pressed against the cage. Calchas working Rutten over with knees to the body. Calchas breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Rutten is predictable there and Calchas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Calchas. Calchas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rutten's face.
It looks like Bas Rutten has been cut. 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! Calchas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Calchas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rutten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Calchas has Rutten pressed against the cage, preventing Rutten from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Calchas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Rutten looks gassed! Rutten wants to break free but Calchas has control.
Calchas misses with a knee to the head. Calchas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rutten.
Calchas misses with a knee to the head. Rutten tries to circle away but Calchas has him pinned against the cage. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Calchas. Rutten wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Calchas has him pressed against the cage. Calchas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rutten avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Calchas lands a knee to the head.
Rutten wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Calchas has Rutten pressed against the cage, preventing Rutten from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Calchas landing knees to the head.
Calchas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rutten's efforts to push away. Calchas prevents Rutten from breaking the clinch. Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Calchas has him pressed against the cage. Calchas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Calchas scores with a head kick.
Rutten clinches. Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Calchas is controlling him. Rutten wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Calchas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Rutten has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Calchas stalls. Calchas lands an elbow inside. Rutten is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Calchas pulls guard successfully.
Calchas manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head kick by Rutten misses and Calchas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rutten is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That has opened up Bas Rutten's cut even more. Rutten misses with a body shot
and Calchas moves into the clinch. Calchas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rutten is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Rutten is trying to force a seperation but Calchas has the dominant position. Rutten looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Calchas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Calchas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rutten looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Rutten managing to block the knees to the body from Calchas.
Calchas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Calchas landing knees to the head.
Rutten on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rutten tries to break free but Calchas pushes him back against the cage. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Calchas. Rutten can't break the clinch.
Rutten has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. A frustrated look appears on Rutten's face as he tries to break the clinch. Rutten is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Rutten wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rutten has had enough of the clinch but Calchas keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Calchas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Stalling in the clinch from Calchas.
Rutten tries to circle away but Calchas has him pinned against the cage. Calchas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rutten tries to break the clinch but Calchas is controlling the position. Rutten blocks an elbow strike from Calchas.
Calchas leaning his opponent against the cage. Rutten has had enough of the clinch but Calchas keeps him there for the moment. Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Calchas is controlling him. Calchas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Calchas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Rutten is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Calchas has Rutten pressed against the cage, preventing Rutten from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Rutten wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Calchas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rutten's defenses. A frustrated look appears on Rutten's face as he tries to break the clinch. Rutten is trying to push Calchas away but Calchas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Rutten is trying to force a seperation but Calchas has the dominant position. Calchas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Calchas tries to land a knee to the head but Rutten blocks with his arms.
Rutten wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Calchas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Calchas has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Rutten is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Rutten has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Calchas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rutten is defending well for now. Calchas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Rutten throws an off balance right hand
and Calchas counters with a nice leg kick. A low kick from Rutten is predictable there and Calchas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rutten's knee momentarily. Rutten misses with a right hand and Calchas counters with a head kick.
The cut above Bas Rutten's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Rutten throws a head kick that misses and Calchas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Rutten has Calchas up against the cage in a clinch.
Rutten tries to break the clinch but Calchas is controlling the position. A frustrated look appears on Rutten's face as he tries to break the clinch. Calchas lands a knee to the body.
Calchas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rutten up against the cage. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. A frustrated look appears on Rutten's face as he tries to break the clinch. Calchas lands an elbow that stopped Rutten in his tracks for a moment. Calchas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Calchas lands a nice elbow from the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Montel Calchas dominated that round. The cut man is working on Bas Rutten's cut. That's time! Calchas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Calchas counters with a nice kick to the body. Calchas 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 misses with a leg kick and Calchas counters with a flying knee. Nice. Rutten lands a high kick!
Calchas lands with a shot to the body. A head kick by Rutten misses and Calchas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Rutten throws a lazy head kick and Calchas counters with a head kick. That will keep Rutten thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Calchas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rutten's head. Rutten throws a lazy head kick and Calchas counters with a big head kick but Rutten shrugs it off. Calchas with a hook. Calchas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Calchas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Rutten is breathing heavily. A head kick by Rutten misses and Calchas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Calchas. Calchas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Calchas counters with a lovely straight right hand! Montel Calchas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rutten throws a lazy head kick and Calchas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Calchas. Rutten looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Rutten wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Calchas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Calchas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rutten lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Calchas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Rutten takes a knee to the side of the body. Calchas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Calchas drags the fight down to the ground.
Calchas pulls Rutten in to control the position. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Calchas wriggles free and stands up. Rutten throws a leg kick and Calchas counters with a head kick.
Bas Rutten's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Rutten misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Calchas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Calchas lands a head kick!
Rutten closes the distance and pushes Calchas back into the cage. A right hook to the body lands for Calchas.
Rutten wants to break free but Calchas has control.
Calchas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rutten's face.
Calchas lands an elbow just above Rutten 's eye.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bas Rutten's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Montel Calchas!
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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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