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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludko Struja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Texas Pete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Struja comes to the cage accompanied by HIJACK - THE BADMAN IS ROBBIN. Texas Pete acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ludko Struja!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Texas Pete!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Struja tries to clinch up.
Struja changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Struja throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pete's waist but Pete gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Struja off to one side.
Pete replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Struja blocks it well.
Struja paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Struja scores with a jab.
Struja throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pete stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pete drops his hands momentarily and Struja takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pete.
Struja throws a sloppy body shot
and Pete counters with a good low kick that Struja was not able to check.
Pete gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Struja.
Struja shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pete sprawls well. Pete wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Struja gets slowly back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pete throws a body kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pete!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pete takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pete lands a really nice looking cross but Struja seems unphased.
Struja tries to clinch but Pete is having none of it.
Pete uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Struja.
Donk. Struja catches Pete right on the button with a cross.
Ludko Struja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pete loads up on a big right hand but Struja slips the punch.
Pete uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Struja.
An inside leg kick from Pete misses.
Pete misses with an uppercut. Struja saw that one coming.
Pete connects with a body shot.
Struja fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludko Struja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pete.
Struja attempts a counter takedown but Pete avoids it well and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Struja.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pete tries a head kick but it misses.
Pete fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pete. Struja does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pete throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pete tried to score with a low kick but Struja checks it.
Struja seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Texas Pete is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pete.
Struja swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pete has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Pete swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Struja counters with a stiff right hand.
Pete drops his hands momentarily and Struja takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pete swings for the body but Struja moves out of range.
Struja is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pete.
An inside leg kick from Pete misses.
It looked like Struja was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pete displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Struja.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pete connects with a leg kick. Struja looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pete.
A shot to the liver by Struja. Beautiful body shot.
Pete ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Struja moves away.
Pete misses with a right hand
and Struja counters with a nice uppercut.
Pete walks into a left hand.
Struja checks the leg kick nicely there.
Some wild striking there from Struja.
Pete misses with a low kick.
Pete swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Struja.
Pete tries to score with a low kick but Struja moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pete takes one on the button.
Struja scores with the left hand. Pete knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Struja misses with a looping right.
Pete stuffs the takedown.
Pete ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Struja moves away.
Some wild striking there from Pete.
Struja shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pete is trying to defend but Struja finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Struja looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pete is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ludko Struja will probably get the nod.
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.
Struja has his takedown stuffed
and Struja takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Struja throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Struja tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pete was well out of range. Poor timing from Struja.
Pete feints a counter leg kick.
Pete showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Struja.
Pete's corner calls for a 1-2. Pete obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Struja takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pete tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Struja scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pete doesn't seem bothered though.
Struja throws a hook but Pete avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Pete.
Pete misses with a hook to the body
and Struja counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struja shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pete misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Struja cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pete throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pete takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Struja shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pete as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludko Struja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Struja misses the shot to the body.
Pete takes a swing at Struja's ribcage but misses.
Struja throws a combination that misses
and Pete counters with a good low kick that Struja was not able to check.
Struja takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pete. Struja does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pete lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pete tries a head kick but it misses.
Struja 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pete misses with a looping right.
Struja shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pete's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Struja is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Struja is looking to work some ground and pound but Pete has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pete keeping moving, preventing Struja from controlling successfully.
Struja is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pete is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Pete really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Struja. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Struja missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Struja works over Pete with some ground and pound from guard.
Struja is looking to work some ground and pound but Pete has wrist control.
Struja postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pete utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pete has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pete avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Struja trying to control but Pete is working from the bottom.
Struja looking to pass the guard.
Struja missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Struja lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Struja keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pete's head.
Pete preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four 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.
Struja throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pete works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Struja passes into half guard.
Struja trying to control from half guard but Pete is working away.
Struja thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pete's head.
Struja looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pete with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Struja is trying to control. Pete wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Struja is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pete doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Struja.
Struja is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludko Struja dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Struja throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ludko Struja is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pete misses with a kick to the body.
Struja defending well as Pete loads up on a big left hand.
Struja tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pete defends well and Struja ends up having to push Pete into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Struja throws a good cross that connects.
Struja throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pete counters with an outside leg kick.
Pete throws a leg kick but Struja checks it.
Pete throws out a loose jab but Struja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Struja throws a looping overhand right but Pete ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pete misses with a body punch
and Struja cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pete swats away the attempt to clinch by Struja.
Pete is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Struja rather than just go for the knockout.
Pete slips a straight right by Struja.
Struja throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struja throws a hook but Pete avoids it easily.
Pete looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pete lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Struja at a distance.
Pete moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Texas Pete seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Struja fails to land with a series of punches.
Struja takes a swing at Pete's ribcage but misses.
Pete cracks Struja with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Struja lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Struja misses.
Pete takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Struja.
Struja swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pete misses the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pete.
Struja moves out of range of the strikes.
Pete misses with a kick to the body
and Struja counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pete lands a nice shot to the body.
Struja will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pete lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pete looks to land a left hand but Struja moved out of range nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Struja checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pete keeps Struja at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pete throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pete. Struja does a little dance to reset his feet.
Struja is looking to counter punch.
Struja uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pete.
Struja throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Pete was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Struja misses with a few strikes there.
Pete scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Struja on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pete. Pete obviously looking to wear him down.
Pete lands a jab to the head.
Pete throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Struja walks into a stiff left hand from Pete.
Struja throws out a loose jab but Pete uses good head movement to avoid it.
Struja takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Struja misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struja misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pete looks to land a body kick but Struja moved away.
An inside leg kick from Pete misses.
Struja throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pete sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Struja bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Struja works over Pete's head and body with a nice combination.
Pete lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Struja swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pete counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Pete misses.
Pete takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Texas Pete really 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.
Struja darts in trying to clinch
and Pete cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Struja ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Struja slips a jab and a cross from Pete.
Pete lands a slapping body shot.
Pete displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Struja.
Struja is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pete scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Pete. No joy for Struja on that attempt.
Struja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pete manages to avoid it.
Pete is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struja tries to bum rush Pete with a series of wild strikes but Pete uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Struja throws a hook but Pete avoids it easily.
Struja moves away from the strike by Pete.
Pete lands a jab to Struja's midsection.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pete slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Struja falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Pete counter with a right hand.
Pete fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Struja manages to avoid it.
Pete throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pete missing with a left hand there. Struja was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pete throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pete scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pete manages to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Struja.
Struja will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Struja takes a swing at Pete's ribcage but misses.
Struja throws a body punch but Pete moves out of range.
Pete has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pete throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Struja stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Struja just misses with a punch to the body.
Pete lands with a good body shot.
Struja avoids the head kick by Pete.
Pete on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pete throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Struja feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Struja gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pete throws a shot from downtown. Struja moves away and avoids it.
Pete throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pete lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Struja looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pete is fending him off so far but Struja persists. Nope, Pete circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludko Struja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pete scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pete throws a head kick but Struja moves out of range.
It looked like Struja was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pete.
Pete slaps away a takedown attempt from Struja, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Struja scores with a hook to the body. Pete takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pete digs a good body shot into Struja's ribs.
Pete moves out of range as Struja strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Pete misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struja throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pete tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Struja was well out of range. Poor timing from Pete.
Struja throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pete fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Struja manages to avoid it.
Struja throws a hook but Pete blocks it.
Pete bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pete takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Struja fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Pete fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Struja slips a jab from Pete.
Pete swings for the body but Struja moves out of range.
Struja throws a looping overhand right but Pete ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Texas Pete dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Struja clinches up against the cage.
Struja blocks an elbow strike from Pete.
Pete lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Struja blocks an elbow strike.
Pete lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pete misses with a hook to the ribs.
Struja has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pete is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pete.
Pete goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Pete.
Pete scores with a hook to the body.
Struja dodges an elbow strike from Pete.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Pete as the two fighters clinch.
Pete misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pete.
It looks like Ludko Struja has been cut.
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.
A nice left hand lands by Pete.
Struja changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pete fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pete looks to land a right hand but Struja moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pete.
Struja on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pete. Pete obviously looking to wear him down.
Struja takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Struja!
Struja shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pete cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludko Struja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pete pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Struja throws an off balance right hand
and Pete counters with a nice kick to the body.
Struja wants to clinch up but Pete keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pete! But no joy.
Nice cross by Pete.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pete.
Struja is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pete.
Pete appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struja misses with a wild combination.
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!
Pete throws a head kick that misses.
Pete fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Struja is out of range.
Struja went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Struja fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pete throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pete.
Pete fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Struja looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pete fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice takedown defense from Pete. No joy for Struja on that attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pete! But no joy.
Pete stuffs the takedown.
Pete lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pete ducks under a wild hook from Struja.
Pete misses with a hook. Struja ducked under it nicely.
Struja fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pete sprawls well initially but Struja persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pete tries to roll over but Struja keeps him under control.
Struja is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pete!
Struja misses with a head shot.
Pete is squirming around, avoiding Struja's attempts to control the action.
Pete is trying to escape the mount.
Pete is in a horrible position here. Struja smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struja thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Struja raining down hammerfists from mount.
Struja looking to ground and pound but Pete is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pete holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Struja tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Struja lands a big shot there that rocks Pete but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Struja thowing shots but they're missing.
Struja scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Texas Pete comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pete 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Glass scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Texas Pete! Texas Pete retains his light heavyweight title!
Texas Pete thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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