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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crash Archangel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutten comes to the cage accompanied by Pride. Bas Rutten has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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208 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bas Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Crash Archangel!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten shoots in but Archangel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Rutten misses the target.
Rutten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rutten doesn't manage to clinch there - Archangel circles away.
Rutten throws a left and a right that both miss
and Archangel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rutten keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rutten on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Archangel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Archangel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rutten defending well though.
Rutten blocking the ground and pound attempt from Archangel.
Rutten on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Archangel lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archangel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rutten's head.
Rutten blocking the ground and pound attempt from Archangel.
Archangel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rutten preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Nice strikes from Archangel there.
Archangel winds up and cracks Rutten with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Archangel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rutten trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rutten blocking the ground and pound attempt from Archangel.
Archangel slips a nice elbow through Rutten's hands, connecting with Rutten's forehead.
Archangel looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two 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!
Archangel is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Archangel throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rutten to regain full guard.
Archangel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rutten preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Archangel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rutten trying to keep a closed guard but Archangel is proving a slippery customer.
Rutten preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rutten keeping moving, preventing Archangel from controlling successfully.
Archangel throwing strikes but missing.
Archangel looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archangel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rutten wants to stand up but Archangel is controlling him.
Archangel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Archangel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Archangel throwing strikes but missing.
Archangel throwing strikes from guard but Rutten blocks nicely.
Archangel throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archangel stopping the sweep attempt from Rutten.
Archangel lands a couple of digs.
Archangel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Archangel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rutten works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Archangel tries to free his leg and advance position but Rutten is retaining full guard.
Archangel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Archangel tries to free his leg and advance position but Rutten is retaining full guard.
Archangel throwing strikes from guard but Rutten blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Archangel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crash Archangel dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Archangel gets a double leg takedown into Rutten's guard.
Rutten preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Archangel is looking to work some ground and pound but Rutten has wrist control.
Archangel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Archangel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Archangel wants to control from the top but Rutten keeps moving.
Archangel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rutten works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rutten working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Archangel.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Archangel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Archangel lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutten working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Archangel.
Crash Archangel has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archangel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Archangel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rutten works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Archangel distracts Rutten with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Archangel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Archangel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Archangel throws a big right hand that misses.
Archangel pushes down on Rutten's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rutten keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Archangel is stalling here. Rutten is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Archangel seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rutten has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Archangel tries to buck Rutten off but Rutten is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archangel sneaks back into half guard.
Rutten lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Archangel kicks off Rutten and gets to his feet.
Rutten missing with a left hand there. Archangel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rutten misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rutten looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Archangel is fending him off so far but Rutten persists. Nope, Archangel circles away and we're back to standing.
Rutten misses with a combination
and Archangel counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Archangel connects with a nice short shot to Rutten's temple.
Archangel is nestled in close to Rutten, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Archangel wants to take a breather but Rutten is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archangel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rutten is rocked!
Archangel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Archangel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rutten is staying active underneath Archangel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Archangel working the head and body with strikes.
Archangel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oh Rutten is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rutten trying to control here.
Archangel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rutten keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rutten seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutten keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Archangel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Archangel lands a nice short elbow.
Archangel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Archangel connects with a nice short shot to Rutten's temple.
Archangel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Archangel is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Rutten is hurt! He's hurt bad - Archangel fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Rutten from any more punishment! Congratulations to Archangel! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crash Archangel!
An out of breath and clearly excited Crash Archangel thanked Valhalla Fight Wear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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