Bas "El Guapo" Rutten
Statistics
Nickname	El Guapo
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Nationality	Dutch
Born	February 24, 1965 (1965-02-24) (age 42)
Fighting out of	Los Angeles, California
Town of birth	Tilburg, Netherlands
Fighting style	Pankration, Kickboxing
Mixed martial arts record
Wins	28
By knockout	12
By submission	13
Losses	4
Draws	1

Sebastiaan "Bas" Rutten (born February 24, 1965) is a Dutch mixed martial arts fighter and color commentator. He was a three time King of Pancrase, former Ultimate Fighting Championship Heavyweight Champion, and is a certified MTBN Thai Boxing instructor, Pancrase instructor, a 5th Degree Black Belt in Kyokushin karate and a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do. He is also the founder of "The Bas Rutten System" and the author of various martial art books and videos. He holds notable wins over Frank Shamrock, Masakatsu Funaki, Kevin Randleman, Guy Mezger and Tsuyoshi Kohsaka. If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Tilburg ( (help· info)) is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant. ... Pankration was an ancient sport introduced in the Greek Olympic games in 648 BC. Many historians believe that, although Pankration was not one of the first Olympic sports, it was likely the most popular. ... Kicking to left side Kickboxing refers to sport-fighting using kicks and punches and sometimes throws and bows representing a certain martial art or can be practiced for general fitness, or as a full-contact sport. ... is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... For the fighting styles that combine different arts, see hybrid martial arts. ... A color commentator (colour commentator in Canada), sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the play-by-play announcer by filling in any time when play is not in progress. ... Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling is a mixed martial arts organization founded in Japan in 1993 by Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki. ... This article covers the organization itself. ... For the drink with a similar-sounding name, see Mai Tai. ... Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling is a mixed martial arts organization founded in Japan in 1993 by Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki. ... Kyokushin is a style of stand-up, full contact karate, founded in 1964 by Masutatsu Oyama (大山倍達) who was born under the name Choi Yeong-Eui (최영의). Kyokushinkai is Japanese for the society of the ultimate truth. ... Taekwondo is the Korean national sport and martial art, and is also one of the worlds most commonly practiced sports. ... Frank Shamrock (born Frank Alisio Juarez III on December 8, 1972 in Santa Monica, California) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. ... Masakatsu Funaki is a well-known Japanese professional wrestler who performed in New Japan Pro Wrestling, PWFG, as well as the UWF and its later incarnation, the UWFi. ... Kevin The Monster Randleman (born August 10, 1971 in Sandusky, Ohio) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. ... Guy Mezger (January 1, 1968 in Houston, Texas) is an American martial artist who competed in professional combat sports ranging from full-contact karate, kickboxing, and boxing, but is most recognized as a mixed martial arts fighter (retired from competition 01-25-05). ... Tsuyoshi Kohsaka (March 6, 1970-) is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter. ...

Biography

Born in Tilburg, the Netherlands, Bas Rutten became interested in martial arts when he was 12 after watching Enter the Dragon in the movie theatres in France. He wanted to learn how to fight and specially with the nunchucks. His conservative parents didn't allow him to fight but after 2 years of begging, he finally started training Tae Kwon Do and got his black belt in only a year. He eventually got his 2nd Dan in Tae Kwon Do, then he trained in Kyokushin Karate. At the age of 20 he started competing in Thai boxing, going undefeated. Although he credits Kyokushin karate as the base of his striking skills, starting as a striker and later learning submission fighting, Rutten implemented a well balanced mixture of many techniques. Tilburg ( (help· info)) is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant. ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A nunchaku (Chinese: 雙節棍 shuāng jié gùn, 兩節棍 liǎng jié gùn, or 三節棍 sān jié gùn), also called nunchucks or nunchuks (sometimes hyphenated as nun-chucks or nun-chuks or spaced as nun chucks or... Conservative may refer to: Conservatism, political philosophy A member of a Conservative Party Conservative extension, premise of deductive logic Conservativity theorem, mathematical proof of conservative extension Conservative Judaism britney spears Category: ... Taekwondo is the Korean national sport and martial art, and is also one of the worlds most commonly practiced sports. ... Kyokushin is a style of stand-up, full contact karate, founded in 1964 by Masutatsu Oyama (大山倍達) who was born under the name Choi Yeong-Eui (최영의). Kyokushinkai is Japanese for the society of the ultimate truth. ... For other uses, see Karate (disambiguation). ... Muay Thai (Thai มวยไทย, IPA /muai32 tʰai32/), also known as Thai boxing or Thai kickboxing, is a martial art originally from Thailand. ...

Bas Rutten calls himself "El Guapo" (Spanish for "The Tough One"). This nickname was given to him by his wife. It is the name of the villain in the movie "The Three Amigos". In his fights, Bas' "trademark" was delivering punches and kicks to the liver of his opponents. In his "Bas Rutten's Big DVDs of Combat" Bas refers to this as a "liver shot". Bas is also known for his characteristic "Rutten Jump," which he performed in the ring every time he won a fight, resembling a jumping split. For the bird, see Liver bird. ...

Pancrase

Bas began his professional mixed martial arts career with the upstart Japanese fighting organization, Pancrase. In 1993, Japanese pro wrestlers Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki traveled to Holland to scout fighters for their new "hybrid wrestling" (bushido wrestling) organization, featuring submission fighting, but with no closed fisted strikes to the face. A precursor to what would become modern mixed martial arts, the organization was the first of its kind, and featured such early MMA names as Frank Shamrock, Vernon White, Maurice Smith, Ken Shamrock, and Guy Mezger. Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling is a mixed martial arts organization founded in Japan in 1993 by Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki. ... Masakatsu Funaki is a well-known Japanese professional wrestler who performed in New Japan Pro Wrestling, PWFG, as well as the UWF and its later incarnation, the UWFi. ... Minoru Suzuki (Suzuki Minoru, 鈴木 実; stage name 鈴木みのる) is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. ... Frank Shamrock (born Frank Alisio Juarez III on December 8, 1972 in Santa Monica, California) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. ... Vernon Tiger White is a Mixed Martial Arts professional fighter. ... Name Maurice Smith Nick Name Mo Record 11 - 9 - 0 (Win - Loss - Draw) Association The Alliance Height 62 (188cm) Weight 220lbs (100kg) Style Kickboxing Birth Date 12/13/61 City Seattle State Washington Country USA ... Ken Shamrock (born Kenneth Wayne Kilpatrick on February 11, 1964 in Macon, Georgia) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. ... Guy Mezger (January 1, 1968 in Houston, Texas) is an American martial artist who competed in professional combat sports ranging from full-contact karate, kickboxing, and boxing, but is most recognized as a mixed martial arts fighter (retired from competition 01-25-05). ...

His lack (at that time) of ground-fighting experience leading to early defeats at the hands of Masakatsu Funaki and the then "King of Pancrase" Ken Shamrock, and more controversially losing to Frank Shamrock by way of a split judge's decision, Bas would come back in 1995 and be dealt another loss from Ken Shamrock, but would go on to beat the previously undefeated Minoru Suzuki and win his first "King of Pancrase" title. Avenging his losses to both Frank Shamrock and Masakatsu Funaki in 1996, he went on to defeat both Jason Delucia and Guy Mezger and in so doing became a three time "King of Pancrase." In 1996, he relinquished his title, in order to be present for the birth of his second daughter. ^[1] Bas returned to Pancrase, taking 8 more victories, bringing his winning streak up to 19 straight fights. Masakatsu Funaki is a well-known Japanese professional wrestler who performed in New Japan Pro Wrestling, PWFG, as well as the UWF and its later incarnation, the UWFi. ... Ken Shamrock (born Kenneth Wayne Kilpatrick on February 11, 1964 in Macon, Georgia) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. ... Frank Shamrock (born Frank Alisio Juarez III on December 8, 1972 in Santa Monica, California) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. ... Ken Shamrock (born Kenneth Wayne Kilpatrick on February 11, 1964 in Macon, Georgia) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. ... Minoru Suzuki (Suzuki Minoru, 鈴木 実; stage name 鈴木みのる) is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. ... Frank Shamrock (born Frank Alisio Juarez III on December 8, 1972 in Santa Monica, California) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. ... Masakatsu Funaki is a well-known Japanese professional wrestler who performed in New Japan Pro Wrestling, PWFG, as well as the UWF and its later incarnation, the UWFi. ... Jason DeLucia is an American mixed martial arts fighter. ... Guy Mezger (January 1, 1968 in Houston, Texas) is an American martial artist who competed in professional combat sports ranging from full-contact karate, kickboxing, and boxing, but is most recognized as a mixed martial arts fighter (retired from competition 01-25-05). ...

UFC

In 1998, Bas signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the biggest MMA promotion in the United States. His first fight in the UFC was against Tsuyoshi Kohsaka at UFC 18, which Bas won by KO. Next he faced Kevin Randleman for the UFC Heavyweight Champion at UFC 20, this fight went into overtime, with Bas taking a close decision victory to become the UFC Heavyweight Champion. Bas vacated the title later in the year, in order to drop down to middleweight (his natural weight class), and try to become the first person to hold a UFC title in two weight classes.^[2] This article covers the organization itself. ... Tsuyoshi Kohsaka (March 6, 1970-) is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter. ... UFC 18: The Road to the Heavyweight Title was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 8, 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana. ... Kevin The Monster Randleman (born August 10, 1971 in Sandusky, Ohio) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. ... UFC 20: Battle for the Gold was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 7, 1999 at the Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham, Alabama. ...

While training for his next UFC fight in 1999, Bas suffered multiple serious injuries, including blowing out his knee (a long running injury), and tearing his biceps. Bas was forced to retire from MMA competition for the time being, by doctors orders.^[3]

Retirement

After his retirement from fighting in 1999, Bas focused on becoming an actor, getting small parts on TV shows such as Martial Law, 18 Wheels of Justice, The King of Queens, and the Canadian series Freedom, as well as appearing in low budget movies such as Shadow Fury, The Eliminator, and the comedy short The Kingdom of Ultimate Power which was featured in the 2005 L.A. Film Festival. It also won the first prize at the short film festival in NY for "best comedy". Martial Law was a television show that ran from 1998 to 2000. ... The King of Queens is an Emmy nominated, American comedy series that ran for nine seasons, from 1998 until 2007. ...

The Eliminator, 2004

Bas was also the color commentator for the English productions of PRIDE Fighting Championships events, calling nearly every event from PRIDE 1 through the 2005 Grand Prix. Known for his sense of humor and first hand knowledge of the sport, Bas quickly became a fan favorite commentator. In April of 2006 Bas announced that he would not continue to announce for PRIDE, due to the pressure of constantly flying to Japan, and being away from his family every month.^[4] He handed off commentating duties to fighter Frank Trigg. Image File history File links EliminatorRutten. ... Image File history File links EliminatorRutten. ... A color commentator (colour commentator in Canada), sometimes known as a color analyst, is a member of the broadcasting team for a sporting event who assists the play-by-play announcer by filling in any time when play is not in progress. ... Pride is the name of an emotion which refers to a strong sense of self-respect, a refusal to be humiliated as well as joy in the accomplishments of oneself or a person, group, nation or object that one identifies with. ... This article or section is incomplete and may require expansion and/or cleanup. ... Dewey Franklin Trigg III (Born May 7, 1972), usually known as Frank Trigg and nicknamed Twinkle Toes, is an American mixed martial arts fighter, color commentator for PRIDE Fighting Championships, co-host of MMAWeekly. ...

In 2006 Bas was tapped to coach a team for the new International Fight League, an MMA organization that focuses on team combat. His team, the Anacondas, defeated the Silverbacks 3-2. The International Fight League is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion billed as the worlds first MMA league. ... Species See text. ... Quad City Silverbacks The Quad City Silverbacks are an International Fight League team based in the Quad Cities region of the USA. Coached by former UFC Middleweight and Lightweight Champion and founder of the very successful Miletich Fighting Systems camp, Pat Miletich, the Silverbacks were one of four teams competing...

In June, 2007 Bas' new internet site www.MMAToday.com went live. A venture with www.GoFish.com, MMA Today is the first Mixed Martial Arts site to bring insider videos from behind the scenes with Bas. It is designed to be a hub for fight training and fighter profiles and interviews. Bas hosts the site and shares some of his fight films as well.

Return to MMA

In May of 2006, Bas announced his return to MMA competition. Cleared by doctors to fight again, Bas was slated to face Kimo Leopoldo in the now defunct World Fighting Alliance on July 22, 2006 at The Forum in Los Angeles. But just two days before the event, Kimo tested positive for Stanozolol, a form of anabolic steroids. In place of Kimo, Bas fought Ruben "Warpath" Villareal. Bas took a first round victory by way of technical knockout out after low kicks left his opponent unable to stand. With that he brought up his winning streak to 22 wins. Ironically, due to a dramatically improved ground game, this "striker" from Holland actually won more fights by submissions than by KO. Kimo Leopoldo (born January 4, 1964) is a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, often billed as simply Kimo, who was born in Munich, Germany and fights out of Hawaii, U.S.A. He made his MMA debut at UFC 3 in 1994, and continues to fight today. ... The World Fighting Alliance was a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States. ... Stanozolol, commonly sold under the name Winstrol (oral) and Winstrol Depot (intra-muscular), was developed by Winthrop Laboratories in 1962. ... Anabolic is an adjective referring to processes of metabolism that result in growth of cells or organisms. ... In chemistry and biology, Steroids are a type of lipid, characterized by a carbon skeleton with four fused rings. ... A former professional wrestler who has became a MMA fighter. ...

Bas has recently announced that he is teaming up with UFC legend Randy Couture in starting up a brand new fight-gym in Hollywood, called "Legends Mixed Martial Arts Training Center", where you can train Mixed Martial Arts, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai and Boxing. Besides Bas and Randy, several other well known instructors and pro-fighters will be teaching there, including: Karo Parisyan, Jason "Mayhem" Miller and Eddie Bravo.^[5] Randy Duane Couture (born June 22, 1963) is a Greco-Roman wrestler, folkstyle wrestler, and professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. ... For the fighting styles that combine different arts, see hybrid martial arts. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the drink with a similar-sounding name, see Mai Tai. ... For other senses of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer (disambiguation). ... Karapet Karo Parisyan (born August 28, 1982 in Yerevan, Armenia) is an Armenian-American mixed martial arts fighter. ... Jason Mayhem Miller, born August 8, 1980, is a Mixed Martial Arts middleweight fighter known for his flashy entrances and exciting fighting style. ... Eddie The Twister Bravo (birth name Edgar Cano), is an American practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu who holds a black belt under Jean Jacques Machado. ...

Rutten, like other shoot fighters in the past, has been contacted by World Wrestling Entertainment with potential contract offers. While potentially lucrative, Rutten has declined such offers as they would require him to be on the road 200 days a year. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ...

Rutten now is the host of the show named "Battleground" every Monday night on MyNetworkTV together with the "2005 Playmate of the year" Tiffany Fallon. He also hosts the show "International Fight League" Friday nights on FSN. MyNetworkTV (sometimes written My Network TV, and unofficially abbreviated MyNet, MyTV, MNT, or MNTV) is a television network in the United States, owned by News Corporation. ... Tiffany Fallon (born May 1, 1974 in Ft. ...

Record

• Muay Thai (The Netherlands - pre 1993)
  • Wins: 14 KOs
  • Entire Muay Thai career record: 14-1

• Mixed Martial Arts (Japan and USA - 1993 to 2006)
  • Wins: 12 (T)KOs - 13 Submission - 3 Decisions
  • Losses: 3 Submission - 1 Decision
  • Entire MMA career record: 28-4-1

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Personal life

Bas currently lives and trains in Westlake Village with his wife Karin and together they have three daughters, Rachel (pronounced like Rah-shell), Sabine (pronounced like Sa-been-ah) and Bianca. Bas also has a 17 year old daughter who lives with his ex-wife in Holland.^[6] Westlake Village is a city located in Los Angeles County, California. ...

Trivia

• Concerned that he might exhaust himself prematurely during his first Pancrase fight, Bas drew a large letter "R" on the back of each hand before going into the ring. The "R's" stood for "rustig" (Dutch for calm) and were intended as a reminder to pace himself. The measure proved to be unnecessary on that occasion when Rutten achieved a win by way of knockout in forty-three seconds (comparatively little of that time representing live fighting time), but he would go on to use the same aide de-memoir in several later matches.

• In his spare time he enjoys playing the drums.

• According to the PRIDE Shockwave 2003 fight, "Giant" Silva vs. Herring, Rutten wears contact lenses.

• He has oxycephaly (high-head syndrome) and brachycephaly (flat-head syndrome). However, this does not affect his fighting abilities.

• Comedian and star of King Of Queens, Kevin James, trains with Rutten on occasion.

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Filmography

• Shadow of the Dragon (1992) [1]
• Shadow Fury (2001) [2]
• The Eliminator (2004) [3]
• The Vault (2005) [4]
• The Kingdom of Ultimate Power (2005) [5]
• Backlash (2006) [6]

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Books and videos authored

• Bas Rutten's Big Book of Combat, Volumes One and Two (2002)
• Bas Rutten's Big DVDs of Combat (7 DVD set)
• Bas Rutten's Lethal Street Fighting (2003)
• The Bas Rutten MMA Workout (4 audio CD's and 1 DVD)
• Bas Rutten's Superior Free Fight Techniques

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References

External links

• Official website
• Professional MMA record for Bas Rutten from Sherdog

• Legends Mixed Martial Arts Training Center Official Site
• Bas Rutten at the Internet Movie Database

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Videos

• The Kingdom of Ultimate Power Trailer