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Sebastiaan "Bas" Rutten ((:ˈbɑs ˈrʏtə(n)); born February 24, 1965) is a Dutch retired mixed martial artist (MMA), Karate and Taekwondo blackbelt, and Muay Thai kickboxer. He was a UFC Heavyweight Champion, a three-time King of Pancrase world champion, and finished his career on a 22 fight unbeaten streak (21 wins, 1 draw). Fight Matrix lists Rutten as the third MMA heavyweight lineal champion with the second longest reign in MMA history.〔http://www.fightmatrix.com/lineal-championship-histories/heavyweights/〕 FightMextrix also wrote this when Rutten got inducted into the UFC Hall Of Fame: FightMetric, the official statistics provider for the UFC, ran the numbers on Rutten’s career. They back up the Dutchman’s inclusion into the UFC Hall of Fame and then some. In the 4-hours, 27-minutes and 8-seconds he spent as a pro fighter, Rutten scored 13 knockdowns without getting dropped himself, his significant strike accuracy was 70.6%, the highest FightMetric has ever recorded, attempted a record 53 submissions and successfully swept his opponents a record 46 times. And, incredibly for a fighter who had 15 wins via submission, Rutten never attempted a single takedown in his entire career. Clearly, "El Guapo" had a unique and extremely effective style. He is currently the star of Punk Payback on Fuel TV〔http://fuel.tv/punkpayback〕 and co-host of Inside MMA on AXS.TV. As a professional fighter, one of his favorite tactics was the liver shot (both punch and kick), and he popularized its use in MMA.〔(The 10 Best Signature Moves in MMA. ) ''Bas Rutten's liver shot is #1.''〕〔(The Origin of Bas Rutten's Love of the Liver Shot? )〕 Rutten is known for his charisma and has capitalized on his celebrity status since retiring from fighting in 1999. He has worked as a color commentator in several MMA organizations, including Pride, and has appeared in numerous television shows, movies, and video games. He also coaches MMA and has authored several instructional materials. ==Early life== Rutten was born in Tilburg, Netherlands. At the age of 6 he developed eczema and severe asthma. Bas' eczema meant he always wore long sleeves, turtle necks and gloves, and his asthma meant he was unable to partake in exercise, and was consequently relatively skinny. He was bullied on a daily basis as a kid. Bas started training boxing in the backyard of an elementary school with a friend. Rutten became interested in martial arts at age 12 after his family went on vacation to France; the movie ''Enter the Dragon'' starring Bruce Lee was playing at the local movie theatre. Bas could not get in because the movie was rated 17+, so he and his brother (Sjoerd) snuck into the theatre. After he saw the movie, he took an interest in martial arts.〔(Official biography )〕 At first, his conservative parents didn't allow him to pursue, but after two years of begging his parents, at age 14, they allowed him to practice Tae Kwon Do. He picked it up very quickly and after a few months he got in a street fight with the biggest bully in town. Rutten, now more confident, took the challenge and broke the bully's nose and KO'd him with the first punch he threw. The police showed up at his parent's place, and Rutten was immediately prohibited by his parents from further practicing Tae Kwon Do. At age 21, he moved out of his parent's house and once again started training Tae Kwon Do. He was committed and eventually earned a 2nd degree black belt. He then began learning Kyokushin Karate, and earned a 2nd degree black belt. Later he received from Jon Bluming an honorary 5th degree black belt after Bluming witnessed him breaking the shin bone of Kazuo Takahashi by way of inverted heel hook. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bas Rutten」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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