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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Hess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hess comes to the cage accompanied by Demiurge. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Hess!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Gutz!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hess will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hess misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gutz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gutz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hess manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hess utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gutz working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Gutz wants to control from the top but Hess keeps moving.
Hess is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gutz is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutz advances position into side control!
The strikes coming from Gutz are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hess struggling a bit here.
Gutz throws a strike aimed at the side of Hess's head but Hess avoids it well.
Gutz is putting a hurting on Hess here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gutz landing strikes.
Gutz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hess works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Hess is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gutz controlling the pace.
Hess is refusing to be controlled, as Gutz sits in half guard.
Gutz wants to work for an arm triangle but Hess is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz is thwarting Hess's attempts to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gutz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hess defending well though.
Gutz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hess looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hess throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Apollo Gutz has been cut.
Hess misses with an uppercut. Gutz saw that one coming.
Gutz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gutz misses with a body shot.
Hess avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gutz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gutz's corner calls for a 1-2. Gutz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Jon Hess has been cut.
Gutz throws a body shot but no joy.
Gutz scoring well with a low kick there.
Hess is looking to land body kicks.
Hess uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gutz.
We've been told by Hess's head coaches at House of 1000 Corpses that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gutz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gutz moves out of range of the strikes.
Hess throws a lazy body kick
so Gutz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hess avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gutz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gutz connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gutz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Gutz dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hess misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gutz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hess won't be happy with that.
Hess manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gutz wants to get back to full guard.
Gutz is still trying to improve position.
Hess trying to control the action but Gutz is working from the bottom.
Hess is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hess is working away from the top position though.
Gutz is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz keeps trying to improve his position.
Gutz is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hess jumps into side control!
Gutz is looking to regain half guard here but Hess keeps moving and retains side control.
Gutz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gutz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gutz is controlling Hess's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hess motions for Gutz to come forward. Hess throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gutz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hess's calf.
Gutz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hess misses with a body kick.
Gutz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hess sprawls well. Hess wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gutz gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz digs a good body shot into Hess's ribs.
Gutz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hess.
Hess throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hess looks to land a body kick but Gutz moved away.
Hess swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gutz fails to land the takedown.
Gutz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hess rather than just go for the knockout.
Gutz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gutz staying out of range there.
Good work by Hess as he checks the leg kick.
Gutz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hess walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hess throws a body punch but Gutz moves out of range.
Hess pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gutz is out of range and Hess settles back down.
Hess throws a shot from downtown. Gutz moves away and avoids it.
Hess throws a body punch but Gutz moves out of range.
Jon Hess is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gutz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hess.
Gutz walks into a stiff left hand from Hess.
Jon Hess is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hess throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hess looks to land a body kick but Gutz moved away.
Gutz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gutz lands a nice looking body shot.
Gutz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hess is out of range and Gutz settles back down.
Hess throws an overhand right that lands on Gutz's shoulder, as Gutz tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Hess misses the target.
Gutz moves out of range of the body kick from Hess.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Apollo Gutz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A good leg kick by Gutz.
Gutz staying out of range there.
Hess takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gutz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hess looks for the body kick but Gutz saw that one coming.
Hess with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hess misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gutz.
Gutz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hess.
Hess thows a leg kick but Gutz checks it
and Gutz counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hess!
Gutz throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gutz landing a few strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hess struggling a bit here.
Hess is being controlled here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz throws an elbow but Hess slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gutz misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gutz is trying to ground and pound but Hess uses the momentary lack of control by Gutz to regain half guard.
Hess keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gutz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gutz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gutz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gutz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gutz trying to pass the guard but Hess defending well.
Gutz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hess's head.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gutz wants to free his trapped foot but Hess is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gutz connects with a single shot there.
Nice body punch from Gutz.
Hess throws the kick towards the body but Gutz avoids it.
Gutz scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Hess is predictable there
and Gutz counters with a takedown into side control.
Hess is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gutz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gutz tries to pass to full mount but Hess defends it.
Hess avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gutz.
Apollo Gutz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gutz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hess defending well though.
Hess has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gutz is working away from the top position though.
Gutz wants to take a breather but Hess is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gutz is pressing down on Hess's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hess is holding on for now.
Gutz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gutz passes to full mount!
Gutz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gutz thowing shots but they're missing.
Gutz breaks from Hess's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Gutz really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gutz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hesss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Crunch! Hess slams his shin into Gutz's torso.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gutz. Hess does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jon Hess seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hess lands a leg kick that knocks Gutz off balance momentarily.
Hess scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A swing and a miss from Hess.
Gutz shoots in for a takedown but Hess shows good takedown defense.
Hess bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Hess misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hess counters with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Gutz.
Gutz looks to land a left hand but Hess moved out of range nicely.
Gutz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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!
Hess just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz misses with a wild body shot.
Hess checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hess connects with a leg kick. Gutz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A big left from Hess misses.
Gutz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hess stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hess misses with a leg kick
and Gutz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gutz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hess keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz wants to pass the guard but Hess is defending well.
Gutz is trying to control. Hess wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hess tries to get to full guard but Gutz has control of the leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hess. Gutz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hess tries to land a front kick but Gutz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hess throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hess throws a shot from downtown. Gutz moves away and avoids it.
Gutz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Hess misses.
Hess moves out of range of the leg kick from Gutz.
Hess throws a low kick but Gutz avoids it.
Hess is looking to score with low kicks.
Gutz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hess scores with a kick to the body.
Gutz is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hess throws a leg kick but Gutz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gutz scores with a jab.
Gutz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hess.
Jab from Gutz.
Hess throws a leg kick but Gutz checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hess tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hess misses with an uppercut.
Gutz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hess throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
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.
Hess has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gutz is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gutz in particular looking to stall.
Gutz throws a strike but Hess avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jon Hess will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hess looks to throw a body kick
so Gutz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gutz throwing strikes from guard but Hess blocks nicely.
Gutz throwing strikes but missing.
Gutz throwing strikes from guard but Hess blocks nicely.
Gutz tries to free his leg and advance position but Hess is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutz trying to control the position from guard on top but Hess is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gutz wants to control from the top but Hess keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A bone on bone clash there as Gutz blocks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hess.
Hess misses with a wild body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gutz.
Hess stuffs the takedown attempt from Gutz. Gutz gets slowly back to his feet.
Jon Hess has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hess scores with a shot to the body.
Hess misses with an uppercut
and Gutz counters with a takedown into side control.
Hess avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gutz.
Gutz trying to control the action but Hess is working from the bottom.
Gutz throwing strikes but Hess manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hess is looking to take a break and control but Gutz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gutz tries to bench press Hess off him but Hess keeps the position.
Gutz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hess wants to control but Gutz is keeping him busy.
Hess wants to pass to mount but Gutz is defending the position.
Gutz wants to control but Hess is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gutz is holding on to half guard well.
Gutz wants to improve his position but Hess is controlling well.
Apollo Gutz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gutz wants to control but Hess is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gutz is pressing down on Hess's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gutz trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Apollo Gutz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gutz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apollo Gutz!
Apollo Gutz is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Apollo Gutz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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