Strike Like a Bass

Fighter profile of Ronnie Bass by

In the world of MMA, there is a brand that sticks out to many for their low blows and ownerships continuing to not only look the other way, but highly encourage low blows and cheap shots. That company is none other than Sucker Punch, and the fighters within the organization love it.

Joining SP at a young age, after only three fights at the amateur QFC ranks, was a young hard hitting striker named Bass. Going 3-0 at QFC, all wins by (T)KO (2 of them 1st minute go to sleep bitch KO's) Bass decided he wanted to take a shot at the pros. As he looked at some of the organizations who he could sign on with, only two names really stood out as candidates, BFC and SP. His buddy Ziggy went over to BFC and bid him to join, but Bass always fancied himself a street fighter, and the whole "low blows welcome" just seemed like an organization giving his guys another way to win... or lose, should you get caught.

BFC was great, had some great competition, but something about the young start up company and it's staff that told Bass this was the place. An energetic go-getter of an owner, a cute and quirky reporter, and the worlds most beloved and simultaneously hated ass donkey in the MMA world. Yes, this is where he would make his mark. If someone thought they could get away with a low blow against him, he'd just simply knock them the fuck out.

In his SP debut, Bass faced Tik Tok and introduced SP to the pure KO power that Bass possessed. A 20 second KO telling the rest of the division there's a new guy in town, and this one has some dangerous striking power.

His second fight, Igor Vovchanchyn got to face Bass in the second round of the CSS tournament and was also introduced to the striking power of the new kid on the block. To Igor's credit, he almost made it to the three minute mark before being pummeled by shot after shot after catching that devastating power right from Bass. In the final round of the CSS, Bass found himself paired up with the only other fighter left standing in DJ Costune. Costune is another heavy hitter, so everyone in the arena was expecting a KO of biblical proportions. The only question for the fans was who would be on the receiving end. Bass wasted little time in showing the SP fans who would be sleeping in this one as he dispatched Costune with a big right that put him to sleep before ever hitting the floor. Bass had made his SP debut with a tournament win and an opportunity to be the first ever crowned champion of SP.

After the "loser bracket" tournament played it's way out, DJ Costune found himself besting the competition again and had won himself a shot to take on Bass for the first ever SPPS welterweight championship. As if fueled by the prize, Bass came out aggressive and took care of business, a quicker and more brutal version of their first fight, ending Costunes night after a brutal upper cut put him to sleep less than two minutes into the fight.

He had done it, he was the champion. He was just getting started and already he had proven to the world he was one fo the best. He's the champ, he's one of, if not the most feared strikers in not only the division, but in the entire org. It's time to defend..

In his first ever title defense, Ronnie found himself paired up with highly talented up and comer Konrad Wagner, who also was undefeated at 5-0. For the first time, someone escaped the first round with Bass, but Bass won the round on the cards. Round two was the same, Bass came out more aggressive and scored more points, clearly winning the fight on the judges scorecards, but not able to finish off Wagner. In the 3rd, Bass got caught with a well timed counter hook that rocked Bass. About 30 seconds later, Wagner landed a hell of a head kick that KO'd Bass on the spot.

Suffering his only loss of his career, Bass acknowledged his defeat and admitted that he was a bit taken aback by the challengers trash talk and general lack of manners. But it worked, they got into Bass's head and he got beat. He vowed to never let that happen again. Bass quickly vowed to be back for his belt and went to work at the gym, never to look back.

His last outing, Bass rebounded in a big way against Samual Sanchez, another great fighter within the division. This fight turned out to be an absolute war. Sanchez was on the receiving end of a lot, and I do mean a lot of damage. He was rocked and knocked down repeatedly, only to find a way to stay in the fight and never giving up. For the first time in his career, Bass had been into the third round of a fight, and after dominating the first two rounds, he finally landed the power shot that put Sanchez to sleep. Sanchez had done an excellent job avoiding that big right hand, but Bass showed the world he's got some pop in that left too.

Bass now faces another striker in the form of Baldomir Barbosa. With 4 (T)KO victories since joining SP, and Bass' 5, this fight is almost certainly not going the distance Will Bass add his 6th KO to his already history making KO count? Will Barbosa shock the world with his 5th, tying Bass on the record list while making his statement in the division?

We caught up with Ronnie Bass shortly after agreeing to take the fight in hopes of getting a glimpse inside the head of the man hell bent on becoming a legend within the organization.

Hey Ronnie, so we just got the news you inked the deal to fight Barbosa just before Christmas. Are you disappointed it's not a rematch with Wagner?

Bass "Well, not really. Wagner and I will cross paths again, and the longer we wait before that happens, the better I'm going to become. So it'll happen eventually, and I'll put him down when it does."

So how did it feel to bounce back last week against such a strong opponent?

Bass "He was a great fighter, a tough son of a bitch. But in the end, I did me and put him down."

Okay, and how about the upcoming match against Barbsoa? He's another talented striker, any fear that he may take you out?
Bass chuckles to himself "Not a chance. This fight gets ended by KO, and he'll be the one smelling the salts when it's over."

After the interview, Bass went into the gym and made his way to the locker room. He wasn't angry, over confident, distracted, dissuade.. no, Bass was focused, and there was not a doubt in his mind that he will win next month. Bass told us he was going to be the champ again, and with his history in the cage, and getting to meet him in person, there's not a doubt in my mind that he will, in fact, be the champ again.

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