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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Handsome Rutten (ranked 2973 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howard Stern (ranked 3309 p4p, 0 weight class). Stern has chosen The Great American Nightmare as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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188 cm
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224 lbs
19 - 5 - 1 |
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184 cm
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205 lbs
30 - 25 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Handsome Rutten! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
30 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howard Stern! The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stern throws a looping overhand right but Rutten ducks down to avoid it. Stern misses the jab. A big right from Stern misses. Rutten appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. A slapping leg kick lands for Stern.
The fighters circling - Stern throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Rutten misses with a hook. Nice shot lands for Stern. Stern tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rutten manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Rutten throws a big shot that misses. Stern misses the jab. Rutten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutten misses with an uppercut. Stern bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rutten's head backwards. Rutten misses with a shot to the body and Stern counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. A jab from Stern misses. An attempted straight right counter from Rutten misses the target. Rutten darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Stern displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rutten throws out the jab. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Stern has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Stern with a body punch. A glancing blow. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Rutten throws a leg kick which misses Stern's front leg but catches the back leg as Stern tries to avoid it. Stern looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rutten! Rutten throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round. Rutten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stern.
Stern swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. A big left from Stern misses. Rutten misses with a wild combination.
Rutten walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Rutten moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Rutten looks to score with a jab to the body but Stern is just out of range. Rutten throws a head kick that misses and Stern cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Stern misses with a looping left. Rutten takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sloppy strikes from Rutten. Those never looked like landing. Stern shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Good shot there by Stern. Rutten drops his hands momentarily and Stern takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Stern ducks under a wild hook from Rutten. Handsome Rutten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Rutten dodges the punch combination from Stern.
Stern gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Rutten is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rutten has Stern pressed against the cage, preventing Stern from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Our sources have told us that Rutten has been working on his elbows in the gym. Stern pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Rutten on the wrong end of a nice jab. A nice inside leg kick there by Stern. That's going to slow Rutten down. A looping hook to the body misses from Stern. Rutten does a little dance to reset his feet. Rutten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Rutten throwing a counter right hand but Stern manages to avoid it. Stern throws a jab when Rutten was well out of range. Stern misses with a straight right. Stern walks into a stiff left hand from Rutten. Rutten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rutten takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Stern lands an overhand right. Stern scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Rutten scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stern doesn't seem bothered though. Nice body punch from Stern. Good standup being displayed there by Stern as he connects with a hook. Stern avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stern jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stern gets off balance looking for a body kick and Rutten counters with a straight right hand. Stern throws a hook to the side of Rutten's head but Rutten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stern tries to land a front kick but Rutten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. A slow jab from Stern misses its intended target. Rutten went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. A slow jab from Rutten misses its intended target. Rutten avoids the head kick by Stern.
Rutten pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Stern thuds his right hand into Rutten's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Stern wants to slow Rutten down by chopping away at his legs. Stern slips a straight right by Rutten. Rutten has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rutten there as he acknowledges the shot. Rutten misses the shot to the body. Stern throws a jab when Rutten was well out of range. Rutten went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Stern throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutten. Rutten lands a nice shot to the body.
Stern ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Rutten lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Rutten misses with an uppercut. Stern saw that one coming. Nice defenses there by Stern. Stern gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stern throws a hook but Rutten blocks it. Stern 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 nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheers as Stern lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rutten doesn't seem phased though. Rutten moves away from the strike by Stern. Rutten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stern on the wrong end of a nice jab. Rutten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stern manages to avoid it. Rutten misses with an uppercut. Stern saw that one coming. Rutten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stern looks to land a left hand but Rutten moved out of range nicely. Stern connects with a nice looking jab.
Rutten missing with a left hand there. Stern was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Stern swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutten wants to clinch up but Stern keeps it at a distance. A big left from Rutten misses. Stern looks like he wants to counter punch here. Stern misses with a hook. Rutten scores with a jab to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Stern lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Rutten looks to score with a jab to the body but Stern is just out of range. Stern waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rutten. Rutten throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stern on the side of the head. Stern turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howard Stern dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rutten moves out of range of the strikes. Rutten closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Howard Stern seems to be getting the better of the standup. Rutten misses with a looping left. Stern shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rutten manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Stern working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Stern stopping the sweep attempt from Rutten. Stern throwing strikes from guard but Rutten blocks nicely. Rutten controlling Stern's posture. Stern lands a couple of decent looking shots. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rutten avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Stern with a nice head shot there. Stern makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Howard Stern has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stern trying to control the position from guard on top but Rutten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Rutten looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Stern controlling from the top position. Rutten utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Stern postures up in Rutten's guard and throws a big left but Rutten blocks it. Rutten is working an open guard so Stern takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Stern misses with a body shot.
Rutten moves out of range of the strikes. Stern thows a left - swing and a miss! Rutten avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Stern has been the more effective fighter overall so far. The fighters circling - Stern throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Stern dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Stern looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stern pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Rutten lands a two punch combo.
Stern waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rutten. Stern dodges the punch combination from Rutten.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Rutten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stern. Stern cracks Rutten with a good jab. Rutten walks into a left hand. This has been an exciting period of action! Stern misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutten.
Rutten smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Rutten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Rutten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stern. Rutten uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stern. Stern connects with a single shot there. Rutten takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Stern with a nice cross. Stern shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Rutten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rutten missing with a left hand there. Stern was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stern pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Stern throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Rutten tries to land a leg kick but Stern saw it coming and moves away.
Rutten's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rutten duly obliges. Stern looks to land a left hand but Rutten moved out of range nicely. Stern waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rutten. Stern moves out of range as Rutten strikes. Rutten lands with a nice body punch. Stern with a nice cross. Stern scores with a jab. Rutten acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Stern scores with a punch to the head. Stern missing with a left hand there. Rutten was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Stern throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Rutten ducks under a wild hook from Stern. It looked like Rutten was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Stern steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rutten. A countering left hand to the body from Stern misses. Stern avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The crowd cheers as Rutten lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stern doesn't seem phased though. Rutten defending well as Stern loads up on a big left hand. Stern changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rutten tries to avoid it but Stern manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rutten to the ground. Rutten escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stern tries for a takedown but Rutten sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Handsome Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Howard Stern. Rutten misses with an uppercut. Stern fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stern misses with a body shot.
Rutten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stern sees it coming and avoids it easily. Stern avoids the body shot from Rutten.
Rutten scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stern doesn't seem bothered though. Rutten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stern. Stern throws a hook but Rutten avoids it easily. Rutten takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Rutten throws a right and a left that both miss. Rutten takes one on the button. Stern rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rutten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Stern misses with an uppercut. Rutten saw that one coming. Stern takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rutten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutten on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rutten throws a jab but it's blocked by Stern. Rutten misses the shot to the body. Rutten throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Howard Stern will probably get the nod - 10:9. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Stern throws out a powerful jab. Rutten misses with a hook. Stern looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Rutten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stern swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Stern scores with a jab to the jaw. Rutten tries to clinch there but Stern circles away.
Stern bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rutten's head backwards. Stern fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Stern looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rutten moves out of range as Stern strikes. Rutten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stern. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Stern thows a left - swing and a miss! Left hook, right uppercut from Rutten. Rutten scores with a punch to the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Stern lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rutten misses with a two punch combination.
A jab lands there for Stern. Jab by Stern.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stern takes one to the side of the head.
Stern fails with the takedown. Rutten dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Good exchange - Stern coming out on top. Rutten throws a body punch but Stern moves out of range. Stern ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Rutten scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Rutten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stern. Rutten misses with a straight left. Rutten throws a jab when Stern was well out of range. Rutten takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rutten tests Stern's chin there with a solid looking shot. Stern throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutten sees it coming and avoids it easily. Stern scores with a jab. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Stern swings and misses with a shot to the body and Rutten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Nice shot lands for Rutten. Rutten throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Handsome Rutten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stern stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Rutten dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Some wild striking there from Stern.
Rutten takes a body punch but keeps moving. Stern slips a jab from Rutten. Rutten takes a body punch but keeps moving. Stern closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stern lands in his opponent's guard. Rutten is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Stern pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Rutten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stern connects with a right hand. Rutten shakes it off. Stern jabs Rutten right on the nose. Rutten blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stern misses with an uppercut. Stern lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rutten circles away quickly and effectively. Stern jabs Rutten right on the nose. Rutten blinks but takes it well. Rutten throws a body punch but Stern moves out of range. Rutten misses with a looping right. Rutten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stern misses with a looping left. A combination from Rutten does no damage. Rutten doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. The fighters circle momentarily. Stern darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Rutten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stern. Stern slips a straight right by Rutten. Stern cracks Rutten with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Stern has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Stern slips under a jab from Rutten. A big right from Stern misses. A looping hook to the body misses from Stern. Rutten does a little dance to reset his feet. The fight stays on the outside here - Stern looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Stern misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stern smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Rutten moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Stern ducks under a wild hook from Rutten. Stern uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutten. Howard Stern is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Nice straight punches there by Stern. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stern. Rutten drops Stern with a left right combo! Rutten follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like Howard Stern has been cut. Rutten staying calm. Rutten working away. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Stern sneaks back into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Handsome Rutten. I think Stern has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29 Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29 Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Howard Stern! Howard Stern very nearly forgot to thank Aspire Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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