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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Riccuito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puck Heidegger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riccuito comes to the cage accompanied by walk hard . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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262 lbs
25 - 14 - 1 |
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264 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mark Riccuito!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Puck Heidegger!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heidegger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Riccuito is out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Riccuito!
The fighters circle momentarily. Heidegger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Heidegger misses with a low kick.
Heidegger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riccuito thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Heidegger if he has to take too many more of those.
Riccuito closes the distance and pushes Heidegger back into the cage.
Riccuito misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Riccuito.
Riccuito lands a left hand.
A short right from Heidegger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riccuito tries to work over Heidegger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heidegger working aggressively here.
Heidegger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Riccuito backwards.
Heidegger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heidegger misses with a punch to the body.
Heidegger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Riccuito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heidegger throws a head punch that misses.
Heidegger wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Riccuito blocking some punches.
Heidegger lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heidegger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heidegger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riccuitos head.
Heidegger throws a head punch that misses.
Riccuito blocks a body shot from Heidegger.
Heidegger prevents a body shot from Riccuito.
Riccuito misses with an elbow over the top.
Heidegger is trying to force a seperation but Riccuito has the dominant position.
Riccuito lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heidegger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heidegger breaks the clinch.
Riccuito clinches.
Heidegger blocking some punches.
Riccuito putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Heidegger in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Heidegger misses with some punches.
Riccuito lands with a short shot to the head.
Heidegger takes a knee to the side of the body.
Riccuito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riccuito prevents a body shot from Heidegger.
Riccuito has Heidegger pressed against the cage, preventing Heidegger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A body shot lands from Riccuito.
Heidegger looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heidegger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Riccuito on the inside.
Heidegger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riccuito moves into range and clinches up with Heidegger.
Riccuito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heidegger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heidegger has a couple of punches blocked by Riccuito.
Heidegger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Riccuito backwards.
Heidegger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Riccuito lands with a left to the head.
Heidegger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Riccuito using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Riccuito blocks an uppercut.
Riccuito scores a nice knee to the body.
Riccuito lands a left hand.
A short right from Riccuito on the inside.
Riccuito lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Riccuito gets through Heidegger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Riccuito lands a nice elbow.
Riccuito lands an elbow inside.
Riccuito throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heideggers head.
Riccuito misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heidegger wants to break free but Riccuito has control.
Riccuito is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heidegger is defending well for now.
Heidegger working aggressively here.
Heidegger has a couple of punches blocked by Riccuito.
Riccuito lands with a light punch inside.
Riccuito gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Riccuito lands an elbow just above Heidegger 's eye.
Heidegger throws a head punch that misses.
Riccuito misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heidegger.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Riccuito just misses with a elbow thrown towards Heidegger's brow.
Riccuito throws a punch but it's blocked by Heidegger.
Heidegger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Riccuito misses with an elbow over the top.
Riccuito blocks an uppercut.
Riccuito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heidegger's elbow.
Riccuito blocking some punches.
Heidegger blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Riccuito.
Riccuito lands an elbow that stopped Heidegger in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riccuito blocks a body shot from Heidegger.
Riccuito blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heidegger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heidegger lands a left hand.
Heidegger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heidegger has a couple of punches blocked by Riccuito.
Heidegger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heidegger misses with a punch on the inside.
Riccuito lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Puck Heidegger has been cut.
Heidegger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heidegger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heidegger prevents a body shot from Riccuito.
Riccuito pushes Heidegger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Riccuito scores with a nice short uppercut.
Riccuito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Riccuito blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riccuito.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Riccuito just misses with a elbow thrown towards Heidegger's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heidegger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riccuito lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heidegger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riccuito lands a good knee to the midsection. Heidegger won't want to take too many of those.
A body shot lands from Riccuito.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Riccuito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Puck Heidegger's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice cross by Riccuito.
Riccuito bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Riccuito moves in looking to clinch but Heidegger pushes him off.
Heidegger lands a glancing blow to the side of Riccuito's head.
Heidegger stuns Riccuito with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Riccuito has Heidegger up against the cage in a clinch.
Riccuito lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Heidegger swings wildly with an uppercut but Riccuito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riccuito lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Riccuito.
Riccuito lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heidegger backwards.
Good body shot from Riccuito.
Riccuito lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Riccuito - that landed with a thud.
Heidegger is breathing heavily.
Riccuito is working Heidegger over against the cage.
Heidegger misses with a body punch.
Heidegger blocks the elbow strike.
Riccuito misses with an elbow over the top.
Heidegger takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riccuito blocking some punches.
Riccuito struggles to land a body shot inside as Heidegger controls his hands.
Riccuito utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Riccuito is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heidegger is defending well for now.
Riccuito lands with a short shot to the head.
Heidegger swings wildly with an uppercut but Riccuito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riccuito lands an elbow inside that Heidegger shrugs off.
Riccuito lands a shot to the body.
Riccuito softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Riccuito lands an elbow that stopped Heidegger in his tracks for a moment.
Riccuito stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Riccuito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heidegger can do to turn this around?
Riccuito throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Riccuito lands a knee to the body.
Riccuito lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Riccuito.
Riccuito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Riccuito drops Heidegger onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Heidegger is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Heidegger is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Riccuito.
Heidegger is still on wobbly legs! Can Riccuito finish him?
A shot in the inside from Riccuito.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riccuito lands a nice knee to the body.
Riccuito throws an upwards elbow that knocks Heidegger out cold! Wow! You do not see a knockout like that very often - that will be on youtube highlights for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Elbow). Mark Riccuito!
Mark Riccuito retains his heavyweight title!
Mark Riccuito tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
In defeat, Puck Heidegger stepped up to the mic, saying 'lol @ this matchup. Enjoy.'.
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