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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Viv Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormac Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards comes to the cage accompanied by Earthquake - Labrinth ft. Tinie Tempah. Gutz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Everyday. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Cormac Gutz enters the cage!
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187 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viv Richards!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cormac Gutz!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Richards.
Richards tries to clinch but Gutz moves out of range.
Gutz tries to work over Richards's front leg with a kick but Richards checks it.
Gutz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Richards is looking to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Richards.
Richards misses with a straight left.
Richards slips a straight right by Gutz.
Gutz misses with a low kick.
Gutz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Richards misses
and Gutz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gutz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Richards is refusing to be controlled, as Gutz sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Richards is staying active underneath Gutz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Richards holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Cormac Gutz wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gutz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Richards finds it's way round the side to connect with Gutz's head.
Richards scores with a decent looking hook.
Richards throws a front kick aimed at Gutz's knee but Gutz avoids it well.
Gutz darts in and clinches Richards up against the cage.
Richards blocking some punches.
Richards misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
A head punch on the inside from Gutz fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gutz.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gutz scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz throws a punch but it's blocked by Richards.
Richards lands a body shot.
Gutz misses with the head strike.
Richards working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Richards.
A head punch on the inside from Gutz fails to land.
Gutz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Richardss head.
Richards is trying to stall.
Gutz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Richards tries to stall but Gutz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Richards working aggressively here.
Richards goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gutz takes a shot to the head.
Gutz tries to work over Richards's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gutz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards misses with some punches.
Richards blocks an uppercut.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gutz fails to land.
Richards lands with a right to the head.
Gutz turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gutz manages to end up in side control.
Gutz is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Richards's shoulder. That is not cool.
Gutz trying to control the action but Richards is working from the bottom.
Gutz takes a little break here. Richards wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Richards is pushing Gutz's head away, looking to escape. Gutz manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz staying calm.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Cormac Gutz wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gutz tries to bum rush Richards with a series of wild strikes but Richards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gutz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Richards checks it well.
Gutz throws a one two combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gutz is out of range and Richards settles back down.
Richards looks to throw the jab but Gutz is out of range.
Gutz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Richards.
Richards is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cormac Gutz will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Richards scores with a punch to the head.
Richards scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Richards avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gutz rushes Richards and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gutz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Richards up against the cage.
Gutz can't find room to land a body shot as Richards controls the action.
Gutz throws a head punch that misses.
Gutz pushes Richards back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Richards scores with a nice short uppercut.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gutz tries to stall but Richards uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gutz wants to take the fight to the mat but Richards manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gutz taking a breather.
Gutz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Richards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gutz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richards is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Richards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gutz.
Viv Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gutz throws the kick towards the body but Richards avoids it.
Gutz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Richards is fending him off so far but Gutz persists. Nope, Richards circles away and we're back to standing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Richards.
Gutz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Richards is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards misses with a looping right.
Gutz lands a body shot.
Gutz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Richards uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards is looking to slow Gutz down with leg kicks.
Gutz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Richards takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gutz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gutz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Richards. That one must have hurt.
Richards dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gutz. That did some damage!
Gutz throws a big shot that misses.
Richards takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Richards uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gutz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Richards misses.
A good leg kick by Richards.
Richards scores with a push kick.
Richards lands a glancing blow to the side of Gutz's head.
Richards ducks under a wild hook from Gutz.
Richards misses with a looping right.
Richards throws a leg kick which misses Gutz's front leg but catches the back leg as Gutz tries to avoid it.
Gutz throws the left hand but Richards avoids the punch easily.
Gutz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gutz misses with some punches.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Richards lands with a right to the head.
Cormac Gutz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gutz swings wildly with an uppercut but Richards uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Richards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gutz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gutz can't find room to land a body shot as Richards controls the action.
Gutz looking to slow down the pace here.
Gutz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Richards.
Gutz trying to control the position but instead, Richards has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gutz into the cage.
Gutz pushes Richards back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Richards fails to land.
Gutz trying to control the position but instead, Richards has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gutz into the cage.
Gutz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viv Richards dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A low kick from Gutz is predictable there
and Richards counters by moving into the clinch.
Richards blocks a body shot from Gutz.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gutz blocking some punches.
Richards works on Gutz's body with a couple of short punches.
Gutz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gutz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gutz is struggling to control the position.
Gutz wants to stall.
Richards being controlled against the cage.
Richards has a couple of punches blocked by Gutz.
Gutz is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards can't find room to land a body shot as Gutz controls the action.
Richards lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Richards.
Gutz throws a punch but it's blocked by Richards.
Gutz blocks an uppercut.
Richards lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gutz backwards.
A short left from Richards.
Gutz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gutz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gutz has a couple of punches blocked by Richards.
Gutz has a couple of punches blocked by Richards.
A right hook to the body lands for Richards.
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by Gutz.
Richards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gutz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Richards lands a hook that snaps the head of Gutz backwards.
Gutz tries a body shot but Richards blocks it.
Gutz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Richards's elbow.
Richards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gutz misses with a body punch.
Richards scores with a shot to the side of Gutz's head.
Richards lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Richards fails to land.
Gutz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gutz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Richards scores with a nice short uppercut.
Richards working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gutz is rocked!
Richards is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gutz is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Richards to the mat. Richards regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz wants to control from the top but Richards keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gutz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Richards is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Richards holds on and takes a little breather.
Gutz trying to control the position from guard on top but Richards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richards seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We're going to have a standup here because Viv Richards wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gutz rushes Richards and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gutz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz lands with a short shot to the head.
Gutz stalls.
Richards prevents a body shot from Gutz.
Richards gets through Gutz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Richards has a couple of punches blocked by Gutz.
Nice body punch from Gutz - that landed with a thud.
Gutz working aggressively here.
Gutz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gutz looking to slow down the pace here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards stops a takedown attempt from Gutz.
Gutz misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Viv Richards did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Richards.
Gutz thumps Richards with a low kick.
Richards throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gutz closes the distance and pushes Richards back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gutz.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gutz tries a body shot but Richards blocks it.
Gutz working aggressively here.
Richards scores with a shoulder strike.
Gutz is trying to maintain a safe position but Richards gets an underhook and turns Gutz into the cage.
Gutz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gutz can't find room to land a body shot as Richards controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gutz.
A short left from Richards.
Gutz tries to work over Richards's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Richards is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Richards fails to land.
Richards scores with a shot to the side of Gutz's head.
Richards scores with a shot to the side of Gutz's head.
Good body shot from Richards.
Gutz is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gutz has Richards pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Richards manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gutz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gutz scores with a shoulder strike.
Gutz tries to work over Richards's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Richards.
Richards lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gutz is still on wobbly legs! Can Richards finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Richards digs a right hand into Gutz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gutz's gas tank.
Gutz seems to have recovered his senses.
Richards lands with a left to the head.
Gutz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gutz misses with a body punch.
Gutz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz controlling the action here for a moment.
Richards lands a nice uppercut.
Richards misses with a punch on the inside.
Richards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Richards throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gutz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gutz has a couple of punches blocked by Richards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Richards.
Nice body punch from Richards.
Richards drops Gutz onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Gutz is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A short body shot lands from Richards as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Richards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards drops Gutz onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Gutz is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Richards lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gutz misses with a punch on the inside.
Richards throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richards lands with a short shot to the head.
Gutz misses with a body punch.
Richards tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gutz's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Richards fails to land.
Gutz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Gutz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gutz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Richards scores with a shoulder strike.
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by Gutz.
Richards softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Richards misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gutz backwards.
Gutz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gutz misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gutz.
Richards presses Gutz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gutz can't find room to land a body shot as Richards controls the action.
Richards drops Gutz onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Gutz is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Richards pushes Gutz against the cage. Richards is working some dirty boxing. Richards pushes off with a quick right hook! Gutz goes down! Gutz tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Richards moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viv Richards!
Viv Richards retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Viv Richards thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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