Bas Rutten Admits Handpicking Opponents

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:50:24 -0500

"He doesn't mind who he fights. It's really me and Randy Kotami giving him fighters that he should fight because we want him to have a great career. And to put him against a top 10 [heavyweight] right now is just not a smart thing to do."

National Geographic Fight Science Tonight

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:20:32 -0500

National Geographic will analyze the unique fighting styles of legendary UFC champions like Randy Couture, Bas Rutten, Tito Ortiz and Dean Lister. Compare their strengths, advantages and limitations. Get a sneak peak at the link below.

Top 4 Most Underutilized MMA Moves

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:59:56 -0500

4. Sticking with Side Control- Side mount or half guard is often given up for the more dominant position of of full mount. I've seen it many times, but in transition to full mount or even after they achieve full mount the fighter is often swept or gives up an easy backdoor escape. This is especially relevant when your opponent is bigger than you. Even after the smaller fighter gets the full mount he is easily bucked off by the bigger opponent. Side control, although not as dominant, can allow more control and a fighter still has many options to finish the fight. Many fights I've felt could've been ended by sticking with side control, but is lost after they are reversed in the process of going for the full mount.

Top 3 Fighters who Utilize Side Control
1. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson
2. Randy Couture
3. Fedor Emelianenko

Top 3 Fight Examples
1. Quinton Jackson vs Mikhail Illoukhine- Pride 26
2. Randy Couture vs Chuck Liddell 1- UFC 43
3. Randy Couture vs Tito Ortiz- UFC 44

3. Body Attacks from Top Position- When a fighter has worked ridiculously hard to get a takedown it seems they automattically become headhunters. Of course the fighter on bottom works equally as hard to protect his face, often leaving him open for body attacks. Too few fighters, I believe, take advantage of this and continue to attack the head through their opponents hands and arm defense, instead of going for a wide open body punch. This is something, just like in number 4, that Quinton Jackson does better than any other fighter. Forcing Chuck Liddell's corer to throw in the towell in their first fight after numorous ground body blows is a prime example.

Top 3 Fighters who Utilize Ground Body Attacks
1. Quinton Jackson
2. Georges St. Pierre
3. Mark Coleman(Early Years)

Top 3 Fight Examples
1. Quinton Jackson vs Chuck Liddell 1- Pride Final Conflict 2003
2. Georges St. Pierre vs Matt Serra 2- UFC 83
3. Mark Coleman vs Akira Shoji- Pride 2000 Grand Prix

2. Offensive Front Kicks- The front kick or rear push kick, is often utilized as a defensive manuever, but fighters who can use it as an offensive weapon get the most out of it. Often billed in MMA as a "jab" to keep your opponent away, the front kick can be used to cause some serious damage instead. Two or three good front kicks to the body can be devastating to an opponent both physically and mentally.

Top 3 Fighters who Utilize Front Kicks
1. Semmy Schilt
2. Cung Le
3. Tim Boetsch

Top 3 Fight Examples
1. Semmy Schilt vs Pete Williams- UFC 31
2. Tim Boestch vs David Heath- UFC 81
3. Cung Le vs Tony Fryklund- EliteXC: Shamrock vs Baroni

1. Low Kicks- Ever since I started watching mixed martial arts, I've always thought that the low kick was way too underrated and underutilized. I remember watching Pride in the early days and hearing long time announcer Bas Rutten get extremely frustated when a fighter would land some nice low kicks and then for some reason stop not throw anymore the rest of the fight. Of course Bas used the low kick in his career more often and more effectively than maybe any other fighter in history. The low kick has even been a measuring stick to see if someone is tough enough for MMA in local gyms, as stated in an ESPN the Magazine article on the Militech camp awhile ago. Just recently at UFC 86, Forrest Griffin was crowned the new UFC light heavyweight champion because of some well-placed low kicks on then champ Quinton Jackson that changed the whole flow of the fight. Bottom line, low kicks hurt, alot.

Top 3 Fighters who Utilize Low Kicks
1. Mirko Crocop
2. Thiago Alves
3. Ricardo Arona

Top 3 Fight Examples
1. Mirko Crocop vs Hidehiko Yoshida- Pride Critical Countdown Absolute
2. Bas Rutten vs Ruben Villareal- WFA: King of the Streets
3. Pedro Rizzo vs Randy Couture 1- UFC 31

Bas Rutten In GTA IV Video

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:17:11 -0500

According to Bas, toilet paper is a weapon. Check out the video to see the great cut scene.

Yardbarker: Bas Rutten

Bas Rutten Admits Handpicking Opponents

National Geographic Fight Science Tonight

Top 4 Most Underutilized MMA Moves

Bas Rutten In GTA IV Video