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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Struker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Linus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linus has chosen Throwdown - Forever as his entrance music. Bjorn Linus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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221 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Struker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bjorn Linus!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Struker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linus.
Linus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Struker swivels and escapes.
A punch combination from Struker misses.
Struker misses with a low kick as Linus jumps back.
Linus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Linus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Struker avoids it really well and circles away.
Struker throws a push kick but Linus slaps the foot to one side.
Tommy Struker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Struker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Linus. That did some damage!
Linus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Struker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Linus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tommy Struker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjorn Linus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linus avoids a kick to the body.
Struker instigates a clinch.
Struker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Linus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Linus looks gassed!
Linus avoiding damage as Struker throws knees to the body.
Struker working Linus over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Struker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Struker.
Linus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Struker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Struker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Struker.
Struker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Linus's calf.
Struker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Struker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Linus's calf.
Struker throws a sloppy head kick and Linus moves out of range easily.
Struker clinches.
Struker lands a good knee to the midsection. Linus won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Struker obliges.
Struker missing with knees to the body.
Struker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Linus avoids it.
Struker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Struker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Struker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Struker has managed to clinch.
Struker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Struker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Linus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Struker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Struker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Struker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Struker throws a nice head kick!
Linus moves out of range of the leg kick from Struker.
A punch combination from Struker misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struker gets caught flat footed, as Linus shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Linus trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Struker manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Linus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Struker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Linus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Struker has managed to get both his arms back between Linus's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Struker wants to get up but he can't break Linus's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Struker dominated that round.
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.
Struker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Linus's calf.
Struker misses the shot to the body.
Linus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Struker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Linus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Struker throws a push kick but Linus slaps the foot to one side.
Nice body kick from Struker.
Struker connects with a high kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Struker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Struker connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struker lands a right hook to the body.
Struker throws a nice head kick!
Struker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Linus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Struker scores with a kick to the body.
Struker throws a nice head kick!
Struker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick from Struker lands but Linus takes it in his stride.
Nice body kick from Struker.
Struker throws a head kick but Linus moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struker throws a head kick that Linus semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Struker drives through and clinches with Linus against the cage.
Struker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Linus's face.
Linus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Struker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Struker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Struker lands with a kick to the temple. Linus shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Linus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Struker just misses with a punch to the body.
Struker lands a body shot.
Struker throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struker cracks the inside of Linus's front leg.
Linus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Linus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Struker.
Struker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Struker, right into the meat.
Struker is looking to wear down Linus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Linus shoots in for a double leg but Struker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Struker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Linus blocks the body kick.
Struker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Struker scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Struker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Linus avoids the body shot from Struker.
Linus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Struker. Struker obviously looking to wear him down.
Tommy Struker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Struker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Struker lands a head kick!
Struker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Linus can do to turn this around?
Struker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Struker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Struker misses with an uppercut. Linus saw that one coming.
Struker throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Struker dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Linus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Struker.
Linus shoots for a takedown but Struker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Linus has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Struker.
Struker lands with a right hand.
Struker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Linus's calf.
Linus fails with a takedown attempt.
Struker moves into the clinch successfully.
Linus managing to block the knees to the body from Struker.
Linus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Struker crunches a lovely knee into Linus's ribcage.
Struker lands a nice knee to the body.
Struker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Struker throws a body punch but Linus moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struker lands a head kick!
Struker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Linus takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Struker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Struker tries a head kick but it misses.
Struker throws a sloppy head kick and Linus moves out of range easily.
Struker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Struker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struker throws a head kick that Linus semi-blocks.
Struker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Struker connects with a body shot.
Struker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Struker rushes Linus and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Struker manages to break the clinch.
Struker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Struker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Struker misses with a head kick.
Struker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Linus takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Struker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Struker clinches with his opponent.
Struker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Linus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Struker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Struker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Linus.
Struker lands a knee to the body.
Struker lands a good knee to the midsection. Linus won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Struker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Linus.
Linus managing to block the knees to the body from Struker.
Struker throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Struker just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tommy Struker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjorn Linus.
Linus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Struker missing with knees to the body.
Struker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Linus is defending well for now.
Tommy Struker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Linus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Struker just stands there and leans against the cage.
Struker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Linus tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Struker smiles and moves away.
Struker pushes Linus up against the cage in a clinch.
Bjorn Linus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Struker tries to land knees in the clinch but Linus avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Struker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Struker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:24
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Struker!
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energy
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hype
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