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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ruud Gullit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Da Skrumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skrumbo has chosen It's a fight!! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Da Skrumbo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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160 cm
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141 lbs
27 - 7 - 0 |
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180 cm
27
146 lbs
17 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruud Gullit! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Da Skrumbo ! The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gullit misses with a hook
and Skrumbo counters with a straight right hand. Skrumbo ducks under a wild hook from Gullit. Skrumbo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gullit. Gullit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Gullit takes one on the button.
It looks like Ruud Gullit has been cut. Skrumbo moves into the clinch successfully.
Gullit is trying to break free. Gullit can't break the clinch.
Skrumbo misses with a short punch on the inside. Skrumbo scores with a shoulder strike. Skrumbo 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Skrumbo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Skrumbo blocks a jab. Skrumbo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Gullit misses with a looping left. Skrumbo lands with a hook. Gullit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Gullit swings widly with a right hand
letting Skrumbo counter with a right hand. Skrumbo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gullit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Gullit shoots and misses and Skrumbo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gullit is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice jab there from Gullit. Oh Gullit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Gullit is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Skrumbo 's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Skrumbo throws a body shot but no joy. Gullit seems to have got his legs back now. Gullit pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Skrumbo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Gullit looks to throw the jab but Skrumbo is out of range. It seemed like Skrumbo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Ruud Gullit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gullit scores with a hook to the body. Skrumbo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Gullit misses with a looping right. Skrumbo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Gullit lands with an overhand left. Gullit misses with an uppercut. Skrumbo saw that one coming. Skrumbo tries to clinch but Gullit is having none of it. Skrumbo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Skrumbo looks like he wants to counter punch here. Skrumbo lunges at Gullit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gullit's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gullit with a nice cross.
Skrumbo is rocked! Skrumbo misses with a lunging right hand
and Gullit counters with a huge left! Skrumbo is in big trouble! He's backing up but Gullit isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Skrumbo from any more damage. A dominating finish by Gullit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ruud Gullit! Ruud Gullit retains his bantamweight title! Ruud Gullit made sure to mention his sponsor, Mystic Clothing in his post fight interview. The defeated Da Skrumbo had this to say: 'I'll be back!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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