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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lennon Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutten kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is El Guapo Likes to Dance. Lewis has chosen LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
4 - 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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lennon Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten throws a head kick but Lewis moves out of range.
Rutten takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rutten lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lewis throws a nice looking combination but Rutten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lewis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rutten.
An inside leg kick lands from Rutten.
Rutten ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Lewis blocks the body kick.
Rutten looks to land a body kick but Lewis moved away.
Rutten rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lewis counters with a straight right hand.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Lewis moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
Lewis checks the leg kick.
Rutten looks for the body kick but Lewis saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis cracks Rutten with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rutten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rutten misses with a low kick as Lewis jumps back.
Lewis blocks a head kick by Rutten.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rutten. That's going to slow Lewis down.
Lewis checks a low kick from Rutten.
Rutten throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lewis scores with a sloppy right hand. Rutten should have avoided that one.
A low kick from Rutten is predictable there
and Lewis counters with a straight right hand.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutten manages to avoid it.
Rutten throws a low kick, looking for Lewis's leg but Lewis calmly moves out of range.
Bas Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rutten tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rutten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lewis moves out of range as Rutten throws a body kick.
Rutten throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lewis counters with a nice body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rutten.
Lewis avoids a kick to the body.
Rutten misses with an uppercut
and Rutten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lewis throws a poor cross that misses
and Rutten counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lewis's knee momentarily.
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!
Rutten throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lewis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rutten will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten scoring well with a low kick there.
Rutten blocks a jab.
Good work by Lewis as he checks the leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Lewis blocks the leg kick.
Lewis jabs Rutten right on the nose. Rutten blinks but takes it well.
Rutten slips a straight right by Lewis.
Rutten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lewis thuds a left hand into Rutten's body.
Rutten is looking to chop away at Lewis's legs.
Rutten throws a low kick, looking for Lewis's leg but Lewis calmly moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
Lewis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lewis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rutten had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rutten.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Rutten misses.
Rutten scoring well with a low kick there.
Lewis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lewis checks the leg kick.
Lewis looks to score with a jab to the body but Rutten is just out of range.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lewis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rutten connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lewis scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutten misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice shot by Lewis.
Rutten thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lewis if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Rutten dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lewis checks a leg kick nicely.
Rutten moves out of range as Lewis strikes.
Rutten swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lewis!
Rutten throws a poor cross that misses
and Lewis counters with a right hand to the body.
Rutten throws an off balance right hand
and Rutten takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rutten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lewis. That did some damage!
Lewis avoids the head kick by Rutten.
Rutten throws a lazy uppercut
and Lewis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rutten lands a leg kick that knocks Lewis off balance momentarily.
Rutten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten connects with a solid leg kick.
Rutten moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good shot there by Lewis.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rutten moves out of range as Lewis strikes.
Nice shot lands for Lewis.
Rutten throws a solid leg kick but Lewis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rutten.
Rutten throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lewis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rutten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lewis moves out of range of the body kick.
Lewis blocks a low kick nicely.
Rutten ducks right into an uppercut from Lewis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rutten tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutten misses with a left hand
and Lewis counters with a two punch combo.
Rutten shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rutten goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rutten throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rutten tries to clinch but Lewis moves out of range.
Rutten ducks under a wild hook from Lewis.
Lewis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rutten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab by Lewis.
Lewis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rutten throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lewis.
Rutten throws a leg kick
and Lewis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rutten throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten misses with a head kick.
Lewis digs a good body shot into Rutten's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Lewis.
Some bone on bone action there as Lewis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rutten takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bas Rutten is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Lewis.
Rutten looks for the body kick but Lewis saw that one coming.
Lewis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rutten tries to score with a low kick but Lewis moves his leg out of the way.
Lewis blocks a head kick by Rutten.
Lewis takes a swing at Rutten's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lewis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lewis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutten tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutten misses with a body kick.
Lewis throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutten.
Lewis loads up on a big right hand but Rutten slips the punch.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Lewis misses the target.
Lewis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lewis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutten.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rutten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lennon Lewis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rutten tried to score with a low kick but Lewis checks it.
Rutten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutten manages to avoid it.
Rutten fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lewis checks it well.
A punch combination from Lewis misses.
Rutten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lewis throws out the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Rutten 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lewis misses with a hook
and Rutten counters with a good, hard body kick but Lewis shrugs it off.
Rutten throws a lazy uppercut
and Lewis counters with a left to the body.
Rutten misses with a low kick.
Rutten throws a right hand that misses
and Lewis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rutten is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten throws a head kick but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis cracks Rutten with an open hand slap.
Rutten throws a chopping leg kick but Lewis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lewis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rutten circles away quickly and effectively.
Rutten is looking to slow Lewis down with leg kicks.
Lewis misses the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rutten. That's going to slow Lewis down.
Rutten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lewis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rutten tries to clinch up.
Rutten throws a head kick but Lewis moves out of range.
Rutten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lewis. That did some damage!
Rutten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten tries to land a front kick but Lewis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rutten looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rutten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rutten misses with a hook.
Rutten throws a solid leg kick but Lewis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rutten.
Lewis avoids the head kick by Rutten.
Jab from Rutten.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutten lands with a slapping head kick.
Lewis moves out of range as Rutten throws a body kick.
Rutten fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lewis checks it well.
Rutten wants to land a leg kick but Lewis is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a jab to Rutten's midsection.
Lewis throws a hook but Rutten avoids it easily.
Rutten throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lewis stuns Rutten with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rutten is looking to land body kicks.
Rutten throws a leg kick that misses.
Rutten will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rutten shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick misses from Rutten.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses.
Rutten avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four 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.
Lewis lands with an uppercut that bounces Rutten off the cage and back into rage.
Rutten takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rutten swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lewis counters with a two punch combo.
Lewis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rutten throws out a leg kick but Lewis moves out of range and Rutten only half commits.
Rutten throws a leg kick which misses Lewis's front leg but catches the back leg as Lewis tries to avoid it.
Rutten tries to clinch up but Lewis circles away and keeps his distance.
Rutten gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutten breaks from the clinch.
Rutten connects with a high kick.
Lewis moves out of range of the body kick from Rutten.
Rutten looks for the body kick but Lewis saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bas Rutten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rutten has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Rutten!
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