Post by The Sandman on Sept 14, 2022 23:36:11 GMT -5
Bas Rutten doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Randy Couture raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Randy Couture is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
Randy Couture comes with a 4 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Randy Couture launches a body shot
El Guapo dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Randy Couture attempts a sweep single...
Randy Couture catches Bas Rutten's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Dandy Randy.
Randy Couture is in closed guard over El Guapo
Dandy Randy positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! El Guapo's being punished here!
El Guapo's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Randy Couture is in closed guard over El Guapo
El Guapo tries to move on the ground and shows Randy Couture a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! El Guapo's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Randy Couture is in closed guard over El Guapo
Randy Couture tries to pass Bas Rutten's guard...
Randy Couture manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Randy Couture is in half guard over El Guapo
As the fight continues it seems that Randy Couture is taking the best of the fight.
El Guapo tries to move on the ground and shows Randy Couture a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! El Guapo's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Randy Couture is in half guard over El Guapo
Dandy Randy fires a barrage of punches at El Guapo's head!
This is bad! Dandy Randy is just pounding on Bas Rutten's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Randy Couture is in half guard over El Guapo
El Guapo throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Randy Couture realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Bas Rutten. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Wiener Stadthalle (Vienna, Austria) are cheering for the fighters.
Dandy Randy tries to grapple
He puts El Guapo in a double underhook!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Randy Couture is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Dandy Randy catches an ankle and El Guapo is tripped to the mat!
Randy Couture is in closed guard over El Guapo
Dandy Randy positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! El Guapo's being punished here!
Randy Couture is in closed guard over El Guapo
Dandy Randy is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Bas Rutten, who is barely covering up!
El Guapo's Left eye is beginning to swell
Randy Couture is in closed guard over El Guapo
Randy Couture tries to better his position on the ground...
Dandy Randy breaks the closed guard of Bas Rutten and moves to half guard
Randy Couture is in side mount over Bas Rutten
Bas Rutten attempts to trap Randy Couture in his guard.
Bas Rutten manages to switch to half guard.
Randy Couture is in half guard over El Guapo
Bas Rutten throws up a triangle attempt!
Randy Couture postures up and breaks the triangle.
Dandy Randy is trying to counter now!
Dandy Randy throws a few hammer fists to the face of Bas Rutten
Solid shots!
Randy Couture is in half guard over El Guapo
Randy Couture pushes El Guapo's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Dandy Randy who is in full mount! El Guapo is in trouble now!
Randy Couture is in full mount over Bas Rutten
Bas Rutten tries to roll to his side and trap Randy Couture in his guard...
Bas Rutten gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Randy Couture is in open guard over El Guapo
El Guapo tries to close his guard around Dandy Randy
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Randy Couture is in open guard over El Guapo
Dandy Randy launches a barrage of elbows over El Guapo's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if El Guapo doesn't fight back!
There is a small laceration on Bas Rutten's Mouth
Randy Couture is in open guard over El Guapo
Dandy Randy tries to move to full mount
Dandy Randy succeeds
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Randy Couture is in full mount over Bas Rutten
Bas Rutten tries to roll to his side and trap Randy Couture in his guard...
Randy Couture keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Randy Couture is in full mount over Bas Rutten
Dandy Randy suddenly holds Bas Rutten's arm and tries an armbar!
El Guapo can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Randy Couture!
Bas Rutten is in closed guard over Dandy Randy
El Guapo is in closed guard... Dandy Randy tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Bas Rutten!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Randy Couture is in full mount over Bas Rutten
Randy Couture throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
El Guapo breaks the lock showing some skills...
Randy Couture is in full mount over Bas Rutten
Terrible one sided match... El Guapo was not ready to fight a fighter of Randy Couture caliber.
Randy Couture tries to better his position on the ground...
Bas Rutten tries to roll on the ground...
Dandy Randy misses a step and Bas Rutten sees an opportunity to counter him!
Bas Rutten tries to roll on the ground...
Dandy Randy knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Dandy Randy moves forward looking for some action
Randy Couture shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Bas Rutten pushes away Dandy Randy trying to keep the fight at striking range
Dandy Randy doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Bas Rutten
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
A dirty boxing lesson by El Guapo who is trying to punish Randy Couture's ribs with a few punches.
Dandy Randy brings his opponent closer and blocks El Guapo's punches.
El Guapo misses a step and Randy Couture sees an opportunity to counter him!
Bas Rutten's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Dandy Randy is throwing a flurry of punches!
Bas Rutten just can't get away!
Randy Couture pushes away El Guapo trying to keep the fight at striking range
El Guapo stumbles backwards and Randy Couture circles to get the center of the cage
Bas Rutten wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
His opponent is elsewhere, looking to counter...
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
El Guapo launches a furious low kick!
Dandy Randy receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Dandy Randy hyper-extended his left leg
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Bas Rutten fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Dandy Randy's chin
Randy Couture tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Randy Couture who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dandy Randy is launching some bone breaking punches to El Guapo's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Bas Rutten's eyes.
Bas Rutten pushes away Dandy Randy trying to keep the fight at striking range
Dandy Randy doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Bas Rutten
The fighters are clinching.
Randy Couture shoots and grab both of Bas Rutten's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Dandy Randy lifted El Guapo's off his feet and throws him on the mat
Hard blow to El Guapo's mid-section, he seems hurt
Randy Couture is in open guard over El Guapo
El Guapo tries to close his guard around Dandy Randy
He succeeds!
Randy Couture is in closed guard over El Guapo
El Guapo throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Randy Couture realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
El Guapo misses a step and Randy Couture sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dandy Randy cartwheels towards El Guapo!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Bas Rutten.
Randy Couture is in side mount over Bas Rutten
Bas Rutten is cooling the fight on the ground
Randy Couture is in side mount over Bas Rutten
Randy Couture looks to mount Bas Rutten...
Randy Couture slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Randy Couture is in full mount over Bas Rutten
Bas Rutten tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Bas Rutten is in closed guard over Dandy Randy
Randy Couture launches a few punches to El Guapo's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because El Guapo tries to cover his face,
Bas Rutten is in closed guard over Dandy Randy
Dandy Randy measures the resilience of El Guapo's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in El Guapo's side.
Bas Rutten is in closed guard over Dandy Randy
El Guapo is in closed guard... Dandy Randy tries to roll on the ground!
Bas Rutten uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Bas Rutten is in closed guard over Dandy Randy
El Guapo is in closed guard... Dandy Randy tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Bas Rutten!
Randy Couture is in full mount over Bas Rutten
Bas Rutten tries to roll to his side and trap Randy Couture in his guard...
Randy Couture rolls him over and takes his back!
Dandy Randy is in rear mount over El Guapo
El Guapo has given his back to Randy Couture who is trying to get one hook in!
Randy Couture has one hook in!
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Dandy Randy is in rear mount over El Guapo with one hook in
Dandy Randy leans back...
He clobbers Bas Rutten's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
El Guapo has a small cut in his Right eye
Dandy Randy is in rear mount over El Guapo with one hook in
Dandy Randy launches a barrage of elbows over El Guapo's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if El Guapo doesn't fight back!
El Guapo has a small cut in his Left cheek
Dandy Randy is in rear mount over El Guapo with one hook in
Dandy Randy leans back...
He clobbers Bas Rutten's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Dandy Randy is in rear mount over El Guapo with one hook in
El Guapo has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
El Guapo is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Dandy Randy is trying to counter now!
Dandy Randy is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Bas Rutten, who is barely covering up!
El Guapo's Mouth is beginning to swell
Bas Rutten seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Randy Couture!
Dandy Randy is in rear mount over El Guapo with one hook in
Dandy Randy is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Dandy Randy launches a barrage of elbows over El Guapo's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if El Guapo doesn't fight back!
That punishment by Randy Couture has left El Guapo staggered! Randy Couture should try push forward now and finish this!
Dandy Randy is in rear mount over El Guapo with one hook in
You can see El Guapo's blood making stains in the mat.
Randy Couture throws his leg over Bas Rutten's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Randy Couture's rear naked choke attempt!
Crippling lock!
El Guapo's Mouth is beginning to swell
Punishing hold!
El Guapo struggles to free himself
Bas Rutten frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Randy Couture and ends up on top!
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Bas Rutten is in closed guard over Dandy Randy
Randy Couture launches a few punches to El Guapo's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because El Guapo tries to cover his face,
Bas Rutten is in closed guard over Dandy Randy
El Guapo tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Dandy Randy leans and gets Bas Rutten's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Bas Rutten is in closed guard over Dandy Randy
Dandy Randy is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Randy Couture launches a few punches to El Guapo's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because El Guapo tries to cover his face,
Bas Rutten is in closed guard over Dandy Randy
Dandy Randy measures the resilience of El Guapo's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in El Guapo's side.
El Guapo ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Bas Rutten is in closed guard over Dandy Randy
Bas Rutten is a bloody mess!
El Guapo is in closed guard... Dandy Randy tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Bas Rutten!
Randy Couture is in full mount over Bas Rutten
Dandy Randy positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! El Guapo's being punished here!
El Guapo's Forehead is beginning to swell
El Guapo has a small cut in his Forehead
Bas Rutten seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Randy Couture!
Randy Couture is in full mount over Bas Rutten
Bas Rutten is a bloody mess!
El Guapo tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Randy Couture doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Dandy Randy tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Randy Couture fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to El Guapo's face!
Mario Yamasaki stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Bas Rutten seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Randy Couture!
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Randy Couture leans forwards and tries to grapple with El Guapo
Dandy Randy shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Bas Rutten pushes away Dandy Randy trying to keep the fight at striking range
Dandy Randy doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Bas Rutten
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Randy Couture's prefered weapon is his fearsome clinch strikes. El Guapo's need to think if he has the right gameplan if he thought to exchange there.
You can see El Guapo's blood making stains in the mat.
Dandy Randy grab one of Bas Rutten's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Bas Rutten landed hard on his back
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Bas Rutten.
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Round 3
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Dandy Randy moves forward looking for some action
Randy Couture shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Bas Rutten tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Dandy Randy is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
El Guapo launches a knee!
Dandy Randy blocks that knee.
El Guapo clumsily fails here and it's time for Randy Couture to fight back!
Dandy Randy pushes off of Bas Rutten and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
El Guapo stumbles backwards but Randy Couture chases him and continues the rain of blows!
El Guapo has a small cut in his Right eye
The fighters are clinching.
You can see El Guapo's blood making stains in the mat.
after measuring the distance El Guapo jump forward with a flying knee
Randy Couture block it with ease
The fighters are clinching.
El Guapo's cornermen are worried about his safety if he continues clinching with Randy Couture.
Bas Rutten continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Randy Couture launches a knee while holding El Guapo's in a double underhooks...
That knee hits El Guapo in the abdomen
El Guapo doesn't stop bleeding.
El Guapo and Dandy Randy circle around the center of the cage.
Bas Rutten is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Bas Rutten's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Dandy Randy fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Bas Rutten didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Randy Couture is in open guard over El Guapo
Dandy Randy moves on the ground
Randy Couture moves to side mount
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Randy Couture is in side mount over Bas Rutten
Bas Rutten attempts to trap Randy Couture in his guard.
Randy Couture keeps control and remains in side mount.
Randy Couture is in side mount over Bas Rutten
You can see El Guapo's blood making stains in the mat.
Randy Couture looks to mount Bas Rutten...
Randy Couture slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Randy Couture is in full mount over Bas Rutten
Randy Couture moves to better his position on the ground...
Randy Couture viciously slams hammer blows to El Guapo's face!
El Guapo's Forehead is beginning to swell
Randy Couture is in full mount over Bas Rutten
Dandy Randy tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Randy Couture controls the situation despite Bas Rutten efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Randy Couture is in full mount over Bas Rutten
Dandy Randy steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
You can see El Guapo's blood making stains in the mat.
Dandy Randy fires a barrage of punches at El Guapo's head!
This is bad! Dandy Randy is just pounding on Bas Rutten's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
This is over! That impact from Randy Couture has left El Guapo laying flat on the mat!
Winner is Randy Couture by KO (GnP) at 2:42 Round 3
Statistics: Bas Rutten
Punches 2/2 (100%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/6 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 492 s
Statistics: Randy Couture
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 11/15 (73%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 56/69 (81%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 492 s
Randy just kind of slowly plowed his way through Rutten here, not giving Bas a chance to really get those leet kicks going. Takedowns and grappling, keeping Bas close, and forcing him to fight Randy's fight, and this was as complete a Dandy Randy Victory as could be.
Randy Couture raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Randy Couture is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
Randy Couture comes with a 4 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Randy Couture launches a body shot
El Guapo dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Randy Couture attempts a sweep single...
Randy Couture catches Bas Rutten's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Dandy Randy.
Randy Couture is in closed guard over El Guapo
Dandy Randy positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! El Guapo's being punished here!
El Guapo's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Randy Couture is in closed guard over El Guapo
El Guapo tries to move on the ground and shows Randy Couture a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! El Guapo's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Randy Couture is in closed guard over El Guapo
Randy Couture tries to pass Bas Rutten's guard...
Randy Couture manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Randy Couture is in half guard over El Guapo
As the fight continues it seems that Randy Couture is taking the best of the fight.
El Guapo tries to move on the ground and shows Randy Couture a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! El Guapo's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Randy Couture is in half guard over El Guapo
Dandy Randy fires a barrage of punches at El Guapo's head!
This is bad! Dandy Randy is just pounding on Bas Rutten's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Randy Couture is in half guard over El Guapo
El Guapo throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Randy Couture realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Bas Rutten. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Wiener Stadthalle (Vienna, Austria) are cheering for the fighters.
Dandy Randy tries to grapple
He puts El Guapo in a double underhook!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Randy Couture is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Dandy Randy catches an ankle and El Guapo is tripped to the mat!
Randy Couture is in closed guard over El Guapo
Dandy Randy positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! El Guapo's being punished here!
Randy Couture is in closed guard over El Guapo
Dandy Randy is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Bas Rutten, who is barely covering up!
El Guapo's Left eye is beginning to swell
Randy Couture is in closed guard over El Guapo
Randy Couture tries to better his position on the ground...
Dandy Randy breaks the closed guard of Bas Rutten and moves to half guard
Randy Couture is in side mount over Bas Rutten
Bas Rutten attempts to trap Randy Couture in his guard.
Bas Rutten manages to switch to half guard.
Randy Couture is in half guard over El Guapo
Bas Rutten throws up a triangle attempt!
Randy Couture postures up and breaks the triangle.
Dandy Randy is trying to counter now!
Dandy Randy throws a few hammer fists to the face of Bas Rutten
Solid shots!
Randy Couture is in half guard over El Guapo
Randy Couture pushes El Guapo's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Dandy Randy who is in full mount! El Guapo is in trouble now!
Randy Couture is in full mount over Bas Rutten
Bas Rutten tries to roll to his side and trap Randy Couture in his guard...
Bas Rutten gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Randy Couture is in open guard over El Guapo
El Guapo tries to close his guard around Dandy Randy
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Randy Couture is in open guard over El Guapo
Dandy Randy launches a barrage of elbows over El Guapo's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if El Guapo doesn't fight back!
There is a small laceration on Bas Rutten's Mouth
Randy Couture is in open guard over El Guapo
Dandy Randy tries to move to full mount
Dandy Randy succeeds
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Randy Couture is in full mount over Bas Rutten
Bas Rutten tries to roll to his side and trap Randy Couture in his guard...
Randy Couture keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Randy Couture is in full mount over Bas Rutten
Dandy Randy suddenly holds Bas Rutten's arm and tries an armbar!
El Guapo can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Randy Couture!
Bas Rutten is in closed guard over Dandy Randy
El Guapo is in closed guard... Dandy Randy tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Bas Rutten!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Randy Couture is in full mount over Bas Rutten
Randy Couture throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
El Guapo breaks the lock showing some skills...
Randy Couture is in full mount over Bas Rutten
Terrible one sided match... El Guapo was not ready to fight a fighter of Randy Couture caliber.
Randy Couture tries to better his position on the ground...
Bas Rutten tries to roll on the ground...
Dandy Randy misses a step and Bas Rutten sees an opportunity to counter him!
Bas Rutten tries to roll on the ground...
Dandy Randy knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Dandy Randy moves forward looking for some action
Randy Couture shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Bas Rutten pushes away Dandy Randy trying to keep the fight at striking range
Dandy Randy doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Bas Rutten
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
A dirty boxing lesson by El Guapo who is trying to punish Randy Couture's ribs with a few punches.
Dandy Randy brings his opponent closer and blocks El Guapo's punches.
El Guapo misses a step and Randy Couture sees an opportunity to counter him!
Bas Rutten's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Dandy Randy is throwing a flurry of punches!
Bas Rutten just can't get away!
Randy Couture pushes away El Guapo trying to keep the fight at striking range
El Guapo stumbles backwards and Randy Couture circles to get the center of the cage
Bas Rutten wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
His opponent is elsewhere, looking to counter...
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
El Guapo launches a furious low kick!
Dandy Randy receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Dandy Randy hyper-extended his left leg
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Bas Rutten fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Dandy Randy's chin
Randy Couture tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Randy Couture who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dandy Randy is launching some bone breaking punches to El Guapo's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Bas Rutten's eyes.
Bas Rutten pushes away Dandy Randy trying to keep the fight at striking range
Dandy Randy doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Bas Rutten
The fighters are clinching.
Randy Couture shoots and grab both of Bas Rutten's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Dandy Randy lifted El Guapo's off his feet and throws him on the mat
Hard blow to El Guapo's mid-section, he seems hurt
Randy Couture is in open guard over El Guapo
El Guapo tries to close his guard around Dandy Randy
He succeeds!
Randy Couture is in closed guard over El Guapo
El Guapo throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Randy Couture realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
El Guapo misses a step and Randy Couture sees an opportunity to counter him!
Dandy Randy cartwheels towards El Guapo!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Bas Rutten.
Randy Couture is in side mount over Bas Rutten
Bas Rutten is cooling the fight on the ground
Randy Couture is in side mount over Bas Rutten
Randy Couture looks to mount Bas Rutten...
Randy Couture slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Randy Couture is in full mount over Bas Rutten
Bas Rutten tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Bas Rutten is in closed guard over Dandy Randy
Randy Couture launches a few punches to El Guapo's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because El Guapo tries to cover his face,
Bas Rutten is in closed guard over Dandy Randy
Dandy Randy measures the resilience of El Guapo's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in El Guapo's side.
Bas Rutten is in closed guard over Dandy Randy
El Guapo is in closed guard... Dandy Randy tries to roll on the ground!
Bas Rutten uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Bas Rutten is in closed guard over Dandy Randy
El Guapo is in closed guard... Dandy Randy tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Bas Rutten!
Randy Couture is in full mount over Bas Rutten
Bas Rutten tries to roll to his side and trap Randy Couture in his guard...
Randy Couture rolls him over and takes his back!
Dandy Randy is in rear mount over El Guapo
El Guapo has given his back to Randy Couture who is trying to get one hook in!
Randy Couture has one hook in!
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Dandy Randy is in rear mount over El Guapo with one hook in
Dandy Randy leans back...
He clobbers Bas Rutten's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
El Guapo has a small cut in his Right eye
Dandy Randy is in rear mount over El Guapo with one hook in
Dandy Randy launches a barrage of elbows over El Guapo's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if El Guapo doesn't fight back!
El Guapo has a small cut in his Left cheek
Dandy Randy is in rear mount over El Guapo with one hook in
Dandy Randy leans back...
He clobbers Bas Rutten's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Dandy Randy is in rear mount over El Guapo with one hook in
El Guapo has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
El Guapo is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Dandy Randy is trying to counter now!
Dandy Randy is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Bas Rutten, who is barely covering up!
El Guapo's Mouth is beginning to swell
Bas Rutten seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Randy Couture!
Dandy Randy is in rear mount over El Guapo with one hook in
Dandy Randy is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Dandy Randy launches a barrage of elbows over El Guapo's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if El Guapo doesn't fight back!
That punishment by Randy Couture has left El Guapo staggered! Randy Couture should try push forward now and finish this!
Dandy Randy is in rear mount over El Guapo with one hook in
You can see El Guapo's blood making stains in the mat.
Randy Couture throws his leg over Bas Rutten's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Randy Couture's rear naked choke attempt!
Crippling lock!
El Guapo's Mouth is beginning to swell
Punishing hold!
El Guapo struggles to free himself
Bas Rutten frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Randy Couture and ends up on top!
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Bas Rutten is in closed guard over Dandy Randy
Randy Couture launches a few punches to El Guapo's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because El Guapo tries to cover his face,
Bas Rutten is in closed guard over Dandy Randy
El Guapo tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Dandy Randy leans and gets Bas Rutten's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Bas Rutten is in closed guard over Dandy Randy
Dandy Randy is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Randy Couture launches a few punches to El Guapo's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because El Guapo tries to cover his face,
Bas Rutten is in closed guard over Dandy Randy
Dandy Randy measures the resilience of El Guapo's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in El Guapo's side.
El Guapo ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Bas Rutten is in closed guard over Dandy Randy
Bas Rutten is a bloody mess!
El Guapo is in closed guard... Dandy Randy tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Bas Rutten!
Randy Couture is in full mount over Bas Rutten
Dandy Randy positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! El Guapo's being punished here!
El Guapo's Forehead is beginning to swell
El Guapo has a small cut in his Forehead
Bas Rutten seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Randy Couture!
Randy Couture is in full mount over Bas Rutten
Bas Rutten is a bloody mess!
El Guapo tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Randy Couture doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Dandy Randy tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Randy Couture fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to El Guapo's face!
Mario Yamasaki stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Bas Rutten seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Randy Couture!
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Randy Couture leans forwards and tries to grapple with El Guapo
Dandy Randy shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Bas Rutten pushes away Dandy Randy trying to keep the fight at striking range
Dandy Randy doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Bas Rutten
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Randy Couture's prefered weapon is his fearsome clinch strikes. El Guapo's need to think if he has the right gameplan if he thought to exchange there.
You can see El Guapo's blood making stains in the mat.
Dandy Randy grab one of Bas Rutten's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Bas Rutten landed hard on his back
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Bas Rutten.
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Round 3
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Dandy Randy moves forward looking for some action
Randy Couture shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Bas Rutten tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Dandy Randy is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
El Guapo launches a knee!
Dandy Randy blocks that knee.
El Guapo clumsily fails here and it's time for Randy Couture to fight back!
Dandy Randy pushes off of Bas Rutten and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
El Guapo stumbles backwards but Randy Couture chases him and continues the rain of blows!
El Guapo has a small cut in his Right eye
The fighters are clinching.
You can see El Guapo's blood making stains in the mat.
after measuring the distance El Guapo jump forward with a flying knee
Randy Couture block it with ease
The fighters are clinching.
El Guapo's cornermen are worried about his safety if he continues clinching with Randy Couture.
Bas Rutten continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Randy Couture launches a knee while holding El Guapo's in a double underhooks...
That knee hits El Guapo in the abdomen
El Guapo doesn't stop bleeding.
El Guapo and Dandy Randy circle around the center of the cage.
Bas Rutten is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Bas Rutten's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Dandy Randy fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Bas Rutten didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Randy Couture is in open guard over El Guapo
Dandy Randy moves on the ground
Randy Couture moves to side mount
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Randy Couture is in side mount over Bas Rutten
Bas Rutten attempts to trap Randy Couture in his guard.
Randy Couture keeps control and remains in side mount.
Randy Couture is in side mount over Bas Rutten
You can see El Guapo's blood making stains in the mat.
Randy Couture looks to mount Bas Rutten...
Randy Couture slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Randy Couture is in full mount over Bas Rutten
Randy Couture moves to better his position on the ground...
Randy Couture viciously slams hammer blows to El Guapo's face!
El Guapo's Forehead is beginning to swell
Randy Couture is in full mount over Bas Rutten
Dandy Randy tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Randy Couture controls the situation despite Bas Rutten efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Randy Couture is in full mount over Bas Rutten
Dandy Randy steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
You can see El Guapo's blood making stains in the mat.
Dandy Randy fires a barrage of punches at El Guapo's head!
This is bad! Dandy Randy is just pounding on Bas Rutten's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
This is over! That impact from Randy Couture has left El Guapo laying flat on the mat!
Winner is Randy Couture by KO (GnP) at 2:42 Round 3
Statistics: Bas Rutten
Punches 2/2 (100%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/6 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 492 s
Statistics: Randy Couture
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 11/15 (73%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 56/69 (81%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 492 s
Randy just kind of slowly plowed his way through Rutten here, not giving Bas a chance to really get those leet kicks going. Takedowns and grappling, keeping Bas close, and forcing him to fight Randy's fight, and this was as complete a Dandy Randy Victory as could be.
