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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cpl. Sam Fender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Fender. Rutten comes to the cage accompanied by El Guapo Likes to Dance. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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220 lbs
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216 lbs
22 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bas Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cpl. Sam Fender!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten throws a head kick that half lands.
Rutten throws a leg kick
and Fender counters with a straight right hand.
Rutten drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fender looks to land a right hand but Rutten moved out of range.
Rutten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rutten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fender.
Bas Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fender on the side of the head.
Rutten swats away the attempt to clinch by Fender.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fender on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fender circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rutten misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Fender lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rutten doesn't seem phased though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rutten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rutten throws a head kick that half lands.
Fender throws a leg kick but Rutten moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fender. Rutten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fender lands with a hook. Rutten tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rutten fakes the leg kick and cracks Fender in the body.
Fender throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fender avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses.
Rutten looks for the body kick but Fender saw that one coming.
Crunch! Rutten slams his shin into Fender's torso.
Rutten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rutten throws a leg kick but Fender moved away.
Fender swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fender connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rutten. Rutten circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rutten moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A clash of legs there as Fender blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten walks into a left hand.
Fender misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rutten counters with a thumping low kick.
Rutten misses with an uppercut.
Fender lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fender has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rutten lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fender will feel that in the morning.
Nice cross by Fender.
Fender scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rutten.
Fender throws a sloppy head kick and Rutten moves out of range easily.
Rutten tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fender manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fender throws a hook to the side of Rutten's head but Rutten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fender throws a body punch but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten scoring well with a low kick there.
Fender moves out of range as Rutten throws a body kick.
Fender takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rutten throws a leg kick that misses.
Fender throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rutten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fender ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutten moves away.
Fender 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.
Rutten throws a series of punches but Fender avoids them all with ease.
Rutten throws the kick towards the body but Fender avoids it.
Fender scores with a shot to the body.
Rutten cracks the inside of Fender's front leg.
Fender dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rutten. That did some damage!
Fender misses with a body kick.
Fender looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fender misses with an uppercut.
Rutten looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten pushes Fender away with a front kick.
Fender goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutten throws a leg kick
letting Fender counter with a right hand.
Rutten lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fender moves out of range as Rutten throws a body kick.
Fender tries to clinch up but Rutten circles away and keeps his distance.
Rutten moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fender misses with a leg kick
and Rutten counters with a one-two to the body.
Fender lands a jab to the nose.
Fender looks to land a right hand but Rutten moved out of range.
Fender throws the left hand but Rutten avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutten throws a chopping leg kick but Fender manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rutten looks to land a body kick but Fender moved away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rutten. Fender shrugs it off though.
Fender throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bas Rutten will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rutten doesn't manage to clinch there - Fender circles away.
Fender takes one to the side of the head.
Rutten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rutten walks into a stiff left hand from Fender.
Fender moves out of range as Rutten throws a body kick.
Rutten fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fender has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fender fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rutten moves in looking to clinch but Fender pushes him off.
Fender fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rutten moves in looking to clinch but Fender pushes him off.
Bas Rutten is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rutten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fender moves out of range of the body kick from Rutten.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rutten, right into the meat.
Fender takes a swing at Rutten's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fender jabs Rutten right on the nose. Rutten blinks but takes it well.
Fender blocks a head kick by Rutten.
Fender is looking to land body kicks.
Fender wants to clinch up but Rutten keeps it at a distance.
Rutten scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rutten checks a leg kick nicely.
Fender fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fender steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rutten. That one must have hurt.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses.
Fender clinches up against the cage.
Fender tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutten's elbow.
Fender trying to stall but Rutten improves his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fender avoids the elbow strike from Rutten, against the cage.
Rutten lands with a left to the head.
Rutten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fender misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutten wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fender tries to work over Rutten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rutten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fender lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fender wants to stall.
Rutten takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rutten misses with a knee to the head.
Fender swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fender lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fender lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rutten backwards.
Rutten using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fender has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fender is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Fender.
Fender scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rutten lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fender tries to work over Rutten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rutten working Fender over with knees to the body.
Fender misses with a knee strike.
Fender 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.
Rutten lands with a right to the head.
Fender blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fender managing to block the knees to the body from Rutten.
Fender blocks an elbow strike.
Rutten blocks an uppercut.
Rutten crunches a lovely knee into Fender's ribcage.
Fender has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rutten.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rutten working Fender over with knees to the body.
Fender swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutten is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rutten lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fender tries a body shot but Rutten blocks it.
Fender takes an elbow to the temple.
Fender digs a right hand underneath Rutten's ribcage. Rutten let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A knee to the head by Rutten.
Rutten lands a left hand.
Rutten creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fender's defenses.
Fender blocks an uppercut.
Fender is trying to maintain a safe position but Rutten gets an underhook and turns Fender into the cage.
Rutten breaks from the clinch.
Rutten throws a shot to the body.
Rutten scores with a head kick. Fender tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fender dips to his left and cracks Rutten with an uppercut!
Rutten misses with a leg kick
and Fender counters with a stiff right hand.
Rutten moves out of range of the strikes.
Fender misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bas Rutten will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Rutten.
Rutten throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fender misses with a straight left.
Fender lands a head shot.
Fender throws a body punch but Rutten moves out of range.
Fender misses with a body kick.
A head kick by Rutten misses
and Fender counters with a stiff right hand.
Rutten has closed the distance and engaged Fender in a clinch.
Rutten scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fender unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rutten lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fender gets through Rutten's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fender struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutten controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Rutten.
Rutten landing knees to the body.
Rutten misses with a knee to the head.
Fender takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten connects with a knee to the head.
Rutten blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Rutten.
Rutten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rutten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fender's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rutten lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fender backwards.
Fender is rocked!
Rutten lands a nice elbow.
Fender is still on wobbly legs! Can Rutten finish him?
Nice elbow from Rutten.
Rutten pushes Fender back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutten lands a big knee! That's hurt Fender! Oh, he's all over the place! Rutten lands another knee that sends Fender to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bas Rutten!
Our winner, Bas Rutten, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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