- Born
- Nickname
- El Guapo
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Bas Rutten is a world-renowned mixed martial artist who has also made a name for himself outside the ring as an actor, host, and television personality.
As an actor Rutten can be seen co-starring in the Kevin James feature film Here Comes the Boom (2012) for Columbia Pictures. Rutten previously appeared in Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009) and lent his talents to the voice cast of Zookeeper (2011).
Rutten is the co-host of the weekly MMA news program Inside MMA on HDNet, and he can be seen this fall hosting the self-defense show Punk Payback for Fuel TV. Rutten has provided color commentary for several fight organizations including the former Pride Fighting Championships.
Rutten is a former three-time King of Pancrase World Champion and UFC Heavyweight Champion. Born and raised in Holland, his devotion to martial arts began after sneaking into a movie screening of Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon. First known as a devastating stand up striker with 11 career wins by knockout, Rutten also dominated with 14 wins by submission and went undefeated in his final 22 fights.- IMDb Mini Biography By: JSMLA
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- His so called "Finishing move" is a powerful body strike to an opponents liver, which can be felt for a long time afterwards.
- The Rutten Jump (Jumping Splits after each victory)
- Considered one of the top 5 greatest fighters in mixed-martial art's history.
- Won 14 straight Muay-Thai boxing matches by knockout before suffering his first defeat.
- Has a 5th Degree Blackbelt in Kyokushin Karate and a 2nd Degree Blackbelt in Tae Kwon Do.
- From his 28 wins, he won 12 by KO, 13 by submission and only 3 by decision.
- Didn't lose a fight in his last 22 matches.
- It is better to do too much than to do too little.
- A true champion is one who sweats from exhaustion when no one is watching
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