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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Varg Veide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apollo Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veide's entrance music is Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Taking Care of Business. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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255 lbs
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263 lbs
23 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Varg Veide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Gutz!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veide blocks a head kick by Gutz.
Veide dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gutz. That did some damage!
Veide throws a sloppy body shot
and Gutz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gutz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A head kick from Veide lands but Gutz takes it in his stride.
Veide thows a leg kick but Gutz checks it
and Gutz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Veide tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gutz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gutz throws the kick towards the body but Veide avoids it.
Gutz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gutz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Veide throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Despite the aggression on Gutz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gutz throws a poor cross that misses
and Veide counters with a straight right hand.
Veide is looking to land body kicks.
Veide ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gutz moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veide lands a slapping body shot.
Gutz misses with a straight right.
Veide feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Gutz. Beautiful body shot.
Nice defenses there by Gutz.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gutz! But no joy.
Varg Veide is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Veide swings for the body but Gutz moves out of range.
Gutz tries a low kick but Veide avoids it.
Veide doesn't manage to clinch there - Gutz circles away.
Veide lands a nice looking body shot.
Gutz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gutz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veide.
Gutz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Veide misses with a wild body shot.
Gutz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Veide counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Veide has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Veide swings for the body but Gutz moves out of range.
Gutz looks for the body kick but Veide saw that one coming.
Gutz looks to land a left hand but Veide moved out of range nicely.
Veide steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gutz.
Veide thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veide connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gutz's hands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Veide.
Varg Veide seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veide scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gutz throws a lazy head kick
and Veide counters with an inside leg kick.
Veide is looking to wear down Gutz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Veide throws a head kick that misses.
Gutz throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body kick there by Veide.
Gutz moves out of range of the body kick.
Gutz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Veide connects with a body shot.
Veide looks to land a combination but Gutz avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Veide.
Good shot there by Gutz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veide throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Veide throws a good cross that connects.
Veide attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Veide looks to score with a jab to the body but Gutz is just out of range.
Veide's corner calls for a 1-2. Veide obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gutz moves out of range as Veide throws a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Veide.
Veide throws a hook but Gutz avoids it easily.
Veide misses with a straight left.
Gutz dives in for a single leg takedown but Veide sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gutz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gutz lands in his opponent's guard.
Veide wriggles free and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veide connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Veide throws a half hearted mid kick.
Veide misses with a wild body shot.
Veide throws a body shot but no joy.
Gutz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Veide looks to score with a jab to the body but Gutz is just out of range.
Veide defending well as Gutz loads up on a big left hand.
As Gutz backs away, Veide returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Veide misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gutz.
Gutz throws a hook to the side of Veide's head but Veide sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gutz misses with a wild body shot.
Veide feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Veide lands with a right hand.
Gutz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Varg Veide dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Veide fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gutz throws a body shot but no joy.
Veide defending well as Gutz loads up on a big left hand.
Veide throws a counter high kick but Gutz was just alert enough to avoid it.
Gutz lands a nice looking body shot.
Veide thows a leg kick but Gutz checks it
and Gutz counters with a stiff right hand.
Veide lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Veide misses with a body kick.
Veide throws a lazy head kick
and Gutz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Varg Veide is winning the standup battle so far.
Veide throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gutz counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veide misses with a lunging right hand
letting Gutz counter with a right hand.
Veide motions for Gutz to come forward. Veide throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gutz misses with a straight left.
Veide throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veide looks to land a left hand but Gutz moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Veide crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gutz - the referee stops the clock and Veide gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gutz. Veide manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A low kick from Veide misses
and Gutz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Veide throws a leg kick but Gutz sees it coming and moves out of range.
It seemed like Gutz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gutz. Veide does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gutz misses with a hook. Veide ducked under it nicely.
Veide lands a nice looking body shot.
Veide clinches up with Gutz and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Veide fails to land.
Gutz lands a right hand.
Veide lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Veide.
Gutz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gutz prevents a body shot from Veide.
Gutz presses Veide against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gutz 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.
Veide keeping his opponent close.
Gutz trying to control the position but Veide is working away.
Gutz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Veide on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gutz slows the pace down.
Veide tries to bench press Gutz off him but Gutz keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutz scoring with punches and elbows.
Gutz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gutz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Veide keeps working.
Gutz tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Veide is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Veide tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gutz cracks Veide with a big elbow.
Veide looking for a sweep but Gutz has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutz lands a nice shot to the head.
Gutz thowing shots but they're missing.
Gutz landing punches.
Veide wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gutz.
Veide keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gutz thowing shots but they're missing.
Veide can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apollo Gutz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gutz scores with a head kick. Veide tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Veide ducks under a wild hook from Gutz.
Veide takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gutz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gutz throws a body punch but Veide moves out of range.
Gutz tries a head kick but it misses.
Gutz throws a looping overhand right but Veide ducks down to avoid it.
Gutz 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Veide.
Gutz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Veide counter with a right hand.
Veide blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Veide!
Gutz misses the shot to the body.
Veide fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gutz just manages to avoid it.
Gutz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gutz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gutz digs a good hook to Veide's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut lands for Veide. That snapped Gutz's head back.
Veide leaves Gutz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A shot to the body from Veide misses
and Veide takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gutz is looking to land body kicks.
Veide jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gutz tries to move into range but Veide moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veide misses with a right hand
and Gutz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gutz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A good leg kick by Veide.
Veide is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Veide blocks a jab.
Gutz looks to land a left hand but Veide moved out of range nicely.
Veide throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gutz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gutz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Veide sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Veide lands a jab to the head.
Gutz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Veide lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gutz circles away quickly and effectively.
Veide tries a head kick but it misses.
Gutz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Veide lands a head kick. Gutz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veide slips under a jab.
Gutz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gutz lands with a shot to the body.
Gutz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gutz throws a shot to the body.
Gutz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Veide throws a series of punches but Gutz moves out of range.
Gutz throws out a counter right but Veide avoids it with no problem.
Gutz throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Gutz misses the target.
Veide keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Veide misses the target.
Gutz slips under a jab from Veide.
Veide looks to land a left hand but Gutz moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veide feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gutz's calf.
Veide throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Veide shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Veide throws a leg kick
and Gutz counters with a solid body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gutz lands a nice hook to Veide's body. Veide takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gutz throws a shot from downtown. Veide moves away and avoids it.
Gutz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Veide is trying to defend but Gutz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Veide is looking to improve his position.
Gutz trying to control from half guard but Veide is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Apollo Gutz just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Veide's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A low kick from Veide is predictable there
and Gutz counters with an outside leg kick.
Gutz cracks a nice hook into Veide's ribs.
Veide looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Veide looks to land a body kick but Gutz moved away.
Gutz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gutz swings for the body but Veide moves out of range.
Gutz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Veide takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gutz moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Veide goes down! Can Gutz finish him!?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veide avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gutz tries to free his leg and advance position but Veide is retaining full guard.
Gutz passes Veide's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gutz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Veide defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz winds up and cracks Veide with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Veide is trying to stand.
Gutz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Veide manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Veide checks the leg kick nicely there.
Veide connects with a high kick.
Gutz throws a body kick that misses.
Nice cross by Gutz.
Veide misses with the combination.
Veide throws a head kick but Gutz moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veide misses with a straight right.
Veide blocks a head kick by Gutz.
Veide throws a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Gutz.
Gutz loads up on a big right hand but Veide slips the punch.
Gutz throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gutz throws a right hand that misses
and Veide counters with a three punch combo that has Gutz backing up. Gutz nods at Veide to acknowledge the strikes.
Veide avoids the body shot from Gutz.
It looked like Veide was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gutz.
Gutz misses with a low kick.
Veide connects with a solid leg kick.
Veide tries to clinch
and Gutz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Veide pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Gutz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veide throws a looping overhand right but Gutz ducks down to avoid it.
Veide throws a predictable looking body shot
and Veide takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gutz throws a body kick that misses.
Veide shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gutz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gutz.
Gutz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gutz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gutz shoots in looking for a takedown but Veide manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gutz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
An inside leg kick lands from Veide.
Gutz shoots in for a takedown but Veide shows good takedown defense.
A slapping body kick lands there for Veide.
Veide scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veide misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Gutz misses.
Veide fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gutz needs to keep his hands up - Veide had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veide tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gutz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gutz throws a low kick, looking for Veide's leg but Veide calmly moves out of range.
Veide throws a body punch but Gutz moves out of range.
Gutz checks the leg kick.
Gutz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Veide throws out a loose jab but Gutz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gutz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gutz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gutz! But no joy.
Veide looks to land a right hand but Gutz moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Apollo Gutz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice straight punches there by Veide. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Veide.
Gutz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Veide in his tracks.
Veide bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gutz's head backwards.
Gutz misses with a left hand
and Veide counters with a straight right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Veide.
Veide misses with a leg kick
and Gutz counters with a nice uppercut.
Good leg kick by Veide there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Veide with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Veide connects with a solid leg kick.
Veide with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gutz to score with a decent uppercut.
Gutz misses with an uppercut. Veide saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veide scores with the left hand. Gutz knows he should have avoided that one.
Veide tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gutz is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Veide.
Gutz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Veide throws a jab but it's blocked by Gutz.
Veide misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gutz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gutz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Veide looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Veide uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gutz.
Veide lands the left hand.
Gutz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Veide tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gutz was well out of range. Poor timing from Veide.
Veide lands a jab.
Veide scores with a jab.
You can see that Gutz has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veide keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Veide digs a good hook to Gutz's body.
Gutz swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Veide to counter with a crisp jab.
Veide works the jab nicely.
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 rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Veide moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Veide swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gutz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gutz misses with a straight right.
Gutz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Veide.
Veide avoids a kick to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Veide crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gutz - the referee stops the clock and Veide gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gutz. Veide manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gutz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Veide swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veide lands with a shot to the body.
Veide keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Veide half committed to a counter leg kick.
A jab from Gutz misses.
Gutz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Veide has time to react.
Veide takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Veide is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gutz.
Veide throws a chopping leg kick but Gutz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Varg Veide has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Veide throws a body punch but Gutz moves out of range.
Gutz blocks a head kick by Veide.
Veide works Gutz's body with a nice hook.
Gutz scores with a jab to the head.
Veide lands with a nice body punch.
Apollo Gutz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Veide will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veide moves forwards but Gutz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big left from Veide misses.
Gutz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Veide scores with a nice right hand.
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!
Veide rushes Gutz and presses him up against the cage.
Veide misses with some punches.
Veide misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Veide on the inside.
Gutz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Veide tries a body shot but Gutz blocks it.
Veide throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Varg Veide showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Richard Clark scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 47:48
Judge William Gold scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apollo Gutz!
Apollo Gutz bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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