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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Heinze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Pucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugh Pucci will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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195 cm
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280 lbs
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195 cm
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272 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andreas Heinze! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hugh Pucci! The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Heinze feints and as Pucci raises his hands in defense, Heinze changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Pucci keeping full guard, as Heinze tries to pass. Heinze slips nicely into half guard. Heinze thows a huge punch but Pucci dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Heinze throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Pucci kicks Heinze off and gets back to his feet. The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pucci takes a knee to the side of the body. Heinze tightens his grip and picks Pucci up, before dumping him to the ground. Pucci manages to land in guard. Heinze throwing strikes from guard but Pucci blocks nicely. Heinze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pucci works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Heinze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pucci works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Heinze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Heinze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Heinze postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Heinze looking to pass the guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Heinze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Heinze won't allow Pucci to get back to his feet. Heinze is pushing down on Pucci's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pucci is fighting to maintain full guard but Heinze has managed to sneak the leg through. Heinze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Heinze thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pucci's head. Pucci on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Heinze missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Pucci blocking the ground and pound attempt from Heinze. Heinze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Pucci avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Heinze. Heinze thows a huge punch but Pucci dodges it nicely.
Heinze is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pucci sees it coming and defends easily. Heinze seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Heinze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Heinze frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Heinze raining down hammerfists from mount. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Pucci is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Heinze looking to control and managing it successfully. Heinze throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Heinze throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreas Heinze dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Heinze closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pucci quickly recovers to half guard. Heinze sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pucci defending well though. Heinze has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Pucci avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Heinze. Heinze wants to free his trapped foot but Pucci is holding on for dear life with his legs. Heinze throwing shots but Pucci is blocking nicely. Heinze is working for a kimura but Pucci is defending it quite comfortably.
Andreas Heinze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Heinze missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pucci blocking the ground and pound attempt from Heinze. Pucci has hold of Heinze's hands but Heinze slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Pucci on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Heinze is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
It looks like Hugh Pucci has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Pucci won't allow Heinze to pass to mount. Heinze thows a huge punch but Pucci dodges it nicely.
Pucci is defending against the submission attempts here by Heinze.
Heinze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pucci can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round. Heinze missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Pucci keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Pucci avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Heinze. Heinze thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Heinze lands strikes from half guard. Heinze works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Heinze goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Pucci has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Heinze but great work by Pucci. Who's going to make the next move? Heinze is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Heinze is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Heinze moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Heinze looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pucci is one step ahead there. Heinze is working hard here to advance position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreas Heinze dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Hugh Pucci's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pucci stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pucci wants it to stay on the feet. Heinze shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Pucci throws a right and a left that both miss. Heinze has taken the fight to the clinch.
Heinze wants to take the fight to the mat but Pucci manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Heinze. That's going to take a lot out of him. Heinze breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Pucci with a hook.
It looks like Andreas Heinze has been cut. This has been an exciting period of action! Danga de danga de dang - Pucci scores with a four punch combination! Heinze shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pucci is trying to defend but Heinze finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Heinze looks to land a strike but Pucci avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Heinze with a flurry of punches that miss. Pucci wriggles free and stands up. Hugh Pucci is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Pucci slaps away a takedown attempt from Heinze, before circling back to the center of the mat. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Pucci cracks Heinze with a right hand to the side of the head. Hugh Pucci is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Pucci lands a two punch combo.
Pucci lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Heinze goes down and covers up as Pucci starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugh Pucci!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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