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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruud Gullit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Man. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ruud Gullit was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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141 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, William Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruud Gullit!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gullit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gullit misses the shot to the body.
Gullit 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.
Gullit lands a head shot.
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gullit tests Blake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've been informed that Gullit has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Blake takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good shot there by Gullit.
Gullit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gullit cracks Blake with a good jab.
Gullit misses with a double jab
and Blake moves into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blake throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake prevents Gullit from breaking the clinch.
Blake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blake tries a body shot but Gullit blocks it.
Gullit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake lands with a light punch inside.
Gullit blocks a body shot from Blake.
Blake lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gullit backwards.
Blake is working for takedown but Gullit is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gullit wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gullit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake misses with some punches.
Gullit is looking to break free of the clinch but Blake has double underhooks.
Gullit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gullit's efforts to push away.
Blake throws a head punch that misses.
Gullit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gullit wants a takedown.
Gullit is trying to break free.
Blake misses with a body punch.
Gullit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blake slips a straight right by Gullit.
As Gullit tries to get set, Blake tries to push him back and clinch up but Gullit manages to avoid the attempt.
Gullit leaves Blake with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Gullit misses the target.
Gullit's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gullit duly obliges.
Nice defenses there by Blake.
Gullit falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blake counters by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake misses with a body punch.
Gullit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gullit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blake has a couple of punches blocked by Gullit.
Blake is working Gullit over against the cage.
Gullit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gullit misses with a double jab.
Gullit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blake circles away quickly and effectively.
Blake has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gullit misses with a straight right.
As Gullit tries to get set, Blake tries to push him back and clinch up but Gullit manages to avoid the attempt.
A shot to the body from Blake misses
and Gullit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gullit misses with a hook.
Blake wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gullit cracks Blake with a good jab.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gullit was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Blake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blake on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gullit lands with a nice body kick.
A combination from Gullit does no damage.
Blake walks into a straight right hand from Gullit.
Nice uppercut there from Blake.
Gullit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gullit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blake moves away.
Blake is looking to counter the offense by Gullit and move into the clinch.
Blake closes the distance but Gullit moves to the side
enabling Gullit to counter with a crisp jab.
Blake lands a jab to the nose.
Gullit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gullit throws an off balance right hand
and Blake moves into the clinch.
Blake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gullit's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruud Gullit dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gullit.
Ruud Gullit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blake throws a lazy right hand but Gullit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blake takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch but Gullit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gullit misses with a wild combination.
Blake tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gullit manages to circle out of the way.
Gullit loads up on a big right hand but Blake slips the punch.
Blake takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blake.
Gullit manages to break the clinch.
Gullit misses the jab.
Gullit tries to land a body kick
and Blake counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Gullit.
Blake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gullit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gullit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gullit looks to land a right hand but Blake moved out of range.
Blake throws a push kick but Gullit slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Gullit misses the target.
Blake is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gullit.
Gullit scores with a one two! Blake had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blake throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gullit's head.
It looks like Ruud Gullit has been cut.
Blake is looking to score with low kicks.
Gullit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blake.
A jab from Blake finds it's way through Gullit's defenses.
Gullit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blake changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gullit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blake.
Gullit throws out a loose jab but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake misses with a head kick.
Gullit shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blake eats them both and turns towards Gullit to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gullit has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blake.
Gullit missing with a left hand there. Blake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blake closes the distance and clinches.
William Blake has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blake misses with a punch to the body.
Gullit wants to break free but Blake has control.
Gullit breaks from the clinch.
Gullit throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
Blake tries to counter with a takedown but Gullit is quick to defend against it.
Gullit leaves Blake with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gullit tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Blake manages to move to mount!
Gullit is trying to escape the mount.
Blake tries to control but Gullit wriggling away.
Blake looking to finish Gullit with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gullit!
Blake has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gullit's face.
Blake scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gullit is in a horrible position here. Blake smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gullit is rocked!
Gullit is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gullit is still in real trouble! Can Blake finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gullit bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gullit seems to have recovered his senses.
Gullit trying to control the position from guard on top but Blake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gullit's guard.
Blake looking to pass the guard.
Blake is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gullit is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gullit is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Blake trying to control the position from guard on top but Gullit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 William Blake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ruud Gullit's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gullit ducks under a wild hook from Blake.
Gullit lands a nice shot that snaps Blake's head back.
Blake connects with a nice looking jab.
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blake tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gullit manages to circle out of the way.
Blake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gullit.
Blake attempts a counter takedown but Gullit avoids it well and moves away.
Blake with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gullit to score with a decent uppercut.
Gullit throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
Blake attempts a counter takedown but Gullit avoids it well and moves away.
Blake defending well as Gullit loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Gullit misses its intended target.
Gullit avoids the head kick by Blake.
Blake fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gullit checks it well.
Gullit throws a series of punches but Blake avoids them all with ease.
Blake drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gullit sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gullit misses with an uppercut. Blake saw that one coming.
Ruud Gullit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blake takes a swing at Gullit's ribcage but misses.
Gullit throws a front kick that sends Blake stumbling back into the cage.
Gullit loads up on a big right hand but Blake slips the punch.
Blake thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gullit if he has to take too many more of those.
Gullit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blake darts in looking for a takedown but Gullit gets double underhooks and turns Blake into the cage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blake.
Blake looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A big left from Gullit misses.
Gullit moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gullit throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gullit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blake moves away.
Blake fails with a takedown attempt.
Blake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blake wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gullit connects with a nice looking jab.
Ruud Gullit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gullit throws a shot from downtown. Blake moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gullit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blake with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gullit to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab lands there for Gullit.
Gullit keeps Blake at a distance using the push kick.
Gullit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gullit throws out a loose jab but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
A combination from Gullit does no damage.
Blake slips a jab and a cross from Gullit.
Blake wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gullit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blake.
A telegraphed right hand from Gullit misses the target.
Gullit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blake tries to counter with a takedown but Gullit is quick to defend against it.
Gullit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gullit blocks a jab.
Gullit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gullit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gullit misses with a looping left.
Blake appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Blake throws a leg kick but Gullit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blake, as that shot connected.
Blake closes the distance and clinches up with Gullit, looking for a takedown. Blake pushes Gullit against the cage but Gullit circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gullit connects with a single shot there.
Gullit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blake.
A low kick from Blake misses
and Gullit counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Blake - just one landing.
Gullit scores with a three punch combo!
Gullit throws an off balance right hand
and Blake counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blake.
Gullit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruud Gullit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gullit 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruud Gullit!
Ruud Gullit made sure to mention his sponsor, My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) in his post fight interview.
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