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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy Thend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sting Heller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heller is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: brock . Heller has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guy Thend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sting Heller!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thend takes the fight into the clinch.
Heller looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Thend's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heller should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A punch combination from Thend misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thend.
Thend throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thend with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thend lands a head kick!
It looks like Sting Heller has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thend is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heller slaps away a takedown attempt from Thend, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Heller leaves Thend with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy Thend. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thend tries to clinch but Heller moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Thend.
Heller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thend wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thend clinches.
Thend changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Heller fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Thend cracks Heller with an open hand slap.
Thend looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thend instigates a clinch.
Thend pulls Heller into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Thend pulls Heller in to control the position.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Heller has eaten all the pies!
Thend is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thend working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Heller doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Heller manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heller stops Thend from standing up.
Thend trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heller being controlled here momentarily.
Thend has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guy Thend dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sting Heller's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thend cracks the inside of Heller's front leg.
Heller leaves Thend with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thend shoots in but no luck this time.
Thend fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy Thend. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thend shoots in for a double leg but Heller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Heller is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thend.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thend darts in trying to clinch
and Heller counters with a shoot takedown. Thend fights it but they end up in guard.
Thend wants to sweep here but Heller controlling him for the moment.
Thend is pulling down on Heller's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thend looking for a sweep. Not yet Thend, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy Thend has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Heller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thend doesn't manage to clinch there - Heller circles away.
Thend shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Heller as he jumps to the side.
Thend throws a sloppy head kick and Heller moves out of range easily.
Guy Thend is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thend wants to clinch up but Heller keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heller keeps the fight on the outside.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thend.
Thend misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heller.
Thend darts in and clinches Heller up against the cage.
Thend decides to pull guard.
Thend working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Heller doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Heller manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Thend uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thend keeps Heller at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thend throws a nice outside leg kick.
Heller stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guy Thend dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sting Heller's cut.
That's time! Thend's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Thend moves into the clinch.
Thend looking for a takedown.
Heller is pressed up against the cage. Thend has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Heller down to the mat. Heller avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thend swinging wildly here.
Thend moves into range and clinches up with Heller.
Heller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thend has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Heller uses from the top position.
Thend seems keen to control Heller's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thend had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Heller defends it easily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Thend holds on and takes a little breather.
Thend will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Guy Thend just wasn't active enough.
Thend shoots for a double leg takedown but Heller sprawls well. He's pushed Thend's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy Thend. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thend tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thend has managed to clinch.
Thend has Heller pressed against the cage.
Heller is pressed up against the cage. Thend has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Heller down to the mat. Heller avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thend shoots in but no luck this time.
Thend darts in and clinches Heller up against the cage.
Thend is working Heller over against the cage.
Thend's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thend shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Heller defends it nicely.
Thend shoots for a takedown but Heller saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thend fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Heller avoids it really well and circles away.
Thend explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thend doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Heller counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guy Thend showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thend has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guy Thend!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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