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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between peter cleves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Struker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, peter cleves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Struker!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cleves throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Struker's waist but Struker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing cleves off to one side.
cleves changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Struker tries to avoid it but cleves manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Struker to the ground. Struker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
cleves tries to clinch but Struker is having none of it.
cleves keeps the fight on the outside.
cleves looks to clinch
and Struker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
cleves closes this distance looking for a takedown but Struker circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for peter cleves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
cleves tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Struker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
cleves is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Struker closes the distance and clinches.
Struker lands a nice knee to the body.
Struker has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and cleves goes down! Struker pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
It looks like peter cleves has been cut.
Struker tries to stand but cleves is controlling his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struker decides to stand back up. Struker steps back and let's cleves get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Struker rushes cleves and presses him up against the cage.
Struker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Struker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Struker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from cleves.
Struker lands a knee to the body.
Struker trying to land knees to the body.
Struker scores a nice knee to the body.
Struker unloads a knee to the mid-section. cleves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Struker scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Struker.
Struker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Struker scores with a head kick.
Struker moves into the clinch successfully.
Struker missing with knees to the body.
Struker landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struker unloads a knee to the mid-section. cleves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Struker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Struker tries to land knees in the clinch but cleves avoids the damage to the body.
cleves is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Struker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Struker unloads a knee to the mid-section. cleves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
cleves missing with knees to the body.
Struker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
cleves lands with a right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Struker. No joy for cleves on that attempt.
A jab from Struker does it's job there.
Struker tries a head kick but it misses.
Struker closes the distance and pushes cleves back into the cage.
cleves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Struker trying to land knees to the body.
Struker landing knees to the head.
Struker tries to land knees in the clinch but cleves avoids the damage to the body.
Struker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
cleves is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Struker trying to land knees to the body.
That's four 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.
cleves takes a knee right on the jaw!
cleves misses with a punch to the body.
Struker prevents cleves from breaking the clinch.
cleves goes for a takedown attempt but Struker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Struker rushes cleves and presses him up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Struker.
Struker trying to land knees to the body.
cleves fails to pull the fight into his guard.
cleves avoiding damage as Struker throws knees to the body.
Struker landing knees to the body.
Struker connects with a knee to the head.
Struker lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
cleves managing to block the knees to the body from Struker.
cleves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Struker with a knee to the head.
Struker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
cleves tries to pull guard but Struker holds him up against the cage and eventually cleves drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Struker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on peter cleves's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
cleves with a poor takedown
and Struker counters with a thumping low kick.
cleves pivots, looking for a leg kick but Struker is out of range and cleves settles back down.
Struker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by cleves.
cleves takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Struker rushes cleves and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Struker landing knees to the head.
Struker breaks the clinch.
Struker connects with the punch.
Struker feints and then cracks cleves's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow cleves down.
Struker moves into the clinch.
cleves avoiding damage as Struker throws knees to the body.
Struker breaks from the clinch.
Struker has cleves up against the cage in a clinch.
Struker landing knees to the head.
Tommy Struker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Struker prevents the takedown attempt.
Struker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from cleves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cleves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
cleves is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Struker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for peter cleves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Struker missing with knees to the body.
Struker scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Struker.
cleves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Struker landing knees to the body.
cleves wants to get back to striking at distance but Struker won't allow it.
Struker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for cleves. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
cleves managing to block the knees to the body from Struker.
cleves wants to get back to striking at distance but Struker won't allow it.
cleves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Struker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
cleves closes the distance but Struker moves to the side
and Struker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
cleves closes the distance but Struker moves to the side
and Struker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Struker scores a nice knee to the body.
Struker breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
cleves shoots in and drives through. Struker sprawls well.
Struker tries to clinch but cleves moves out of range.
cleves misses with a head kick.
Struker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with cleves, pushing him back against the cage.
Struker lands a nice knee to the body.
Struker trying to land knees to the body.
Struker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from cleves.
cleves jumps guard but Struker stands there with cleves around his waist. cleves gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Struker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Struker has cleves up against the cage in a clinch.
Struker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
cleves darts in trying to clinch
and Struker counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Struker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Struker tries to land knees in the clinch but cleves avoids the damage to the body.
Struker breaks the clinch.
Tommy Struker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Struker pushes cleves up against the cage in a clinch.
Struker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Struker wants to clinch up but cleves keeps it at a distance.
Struker gets a clinch.
Struker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from cleves.
cleves is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Struker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Struker missing with knees to the body.
Struker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
cleves tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Struker just stands there and leans against the cage.
Struker keeps control of cleves as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
cleves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Struker unloads a knee to the mid-section. cleves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struker missing with knees to the body.
Struker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
cleves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
cleves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
cleves looking for a takedown.
Struker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
cleves tries to pull guard but Struker won't allow it.
Struker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Struker trying to land knees to the body.
Struker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but cleves has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
cleves wants a takedown but no success here.
Struker landing knees to the body.
Struker scores a nice knee to the body.
Struker landing knees to the body.
cleves can't get the takedown.
Struker unloads a knee to the mid-section. cleves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Struker manages to break the clinch.
Struker throws a leg kick which misses cleves's front leg but catches the back leg as cleves tries to avoid it.
cleves lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A slow jab from Struker misses its intended target.
Struker darts in and clinches cleves up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Struker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on peter cleves's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Struker misses with a kick to the body.
Struker wants to clinch.
Struker has taken the fight to the clinch.
cleves wants to break free but Struker has control.
Struker lands a knee to the body.
Struker crunches a lovely knee into cleves's ribcage.
Struker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
cleves fails to pull guard.
Struker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
cleves avoiding damage as Struker throws knees to the body.
cleves is looking to break free of the clinch but Struker has double underhooks.
cleves avoiding damage as Struker throws knees to the body.
cleves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Struker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Struker forces cleves back against the cage and clinches.
A knee to the head by Struker.
Struker throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cleves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
cleves takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Struker.
Knees in the clinch landing for Struker.
Struker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from cleves.
cleves is working for takedown but Struker is calmly controlling the position for now.
Struker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Struker fails in his attempt to clinch.
cleves tries to keep at a distance but Struker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Struker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Struker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Struker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
cleves wants to clinch but Struker slips to the side
and Struker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Struker.
cleves tries to pull guard but Struker won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for peter cleves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
cleves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Struker landing knees to the body.
Struker breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
cleves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Struker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Struker lands a nice leg kick that just misses cleves's sensitive parts.
Struker has cleves up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Struker.
Struker lands a knee to the head.
Struker unloads a knee to the mid-section. cleves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
cleves changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Struker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
cleves has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Struker.
Struker cracks cleves with an open hand slap.
Struker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with cleves, pushing him back against the cage.
Struker unloads a knee to the mid-section. cleves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Struker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
cleves is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
cleves fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struker using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Struker manages to break the clinch.
Struker throws a leg kick which misses cleves's front leg but catches the back leg as cleves tries to avoid it.
cleves tries for a takedown but Struker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Struker rushes cleves and presses him up against the cage.
cleves is looking to control Struker's arms but Struker gets an underhook and turns him. Now cleves has his back to the cage.
Struker trying to land knees to the body.
cleves is looking to break free of the clinch but Struker has double underhooks.
Struker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Struker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Struker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Struker looks to score with a jab to the body but cleves is just out of range.
cleves throws a head kick that misses
and Struker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Struker.
cleves managing to block the knees to the body from Struker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
cleves avoiding damage as Struker throws knees to the body.
Struker crunches a lovely knee into cleves's ribcage.
cleves is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Struker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Struker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
cleves has a takedown stuffed.
cleves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
cleves will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Struker throws a head kick but cleves moves out of range.
cleves attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
cleves darts in trying to clinch
and Struker makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. cleves really felt that one!
Struker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with cleves, pushing him back against the cage.
peter cleves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tommy Struker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
cleves throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Struker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Struker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 24:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 25:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Struker!
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hype
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RATING
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