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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cleon Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Peterson's choice of entrance music: Fivefold - Not The Only One. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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209 lbs
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215 lbs
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cleon Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson tries to clinch there but Wright circles away.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Peterson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Peterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Wright circles away.
Peterson is looking to clinch but Wright is avoiding it.
Peterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peterson is looking to clinch but Wright is avoiding it.
Peterson has managed to clinch.
Wright's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Peterson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
Wright tries a knee to the head but Peterson blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Peterson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peterson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Wright is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Wright darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wright swats away the attempt to clinch by Peterson.
Wright takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Cleon Wright has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws the left hand but Peterson avoids the punch easily.
Wright scores with a push kick.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wright swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peterson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Peterson.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Peterson ducks down to avoid it.
Peterson moves out of range of the leg kick from Wright.
Wright fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wright stuns Peterson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Peterson darts in trying to clinch
and Peterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peterson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Peterson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peterson clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright is trying to push Peterson away but Peterson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
I was talking to Wright's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wright blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright can't break the clinch.
Wright lands with a left to the head.
Wright blocks an uppercut.
Wright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Wright.
Peterson has Wright pressed against the cage, preventing Wright from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Wright's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wright lands a body shot in the clinch.
Peterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wright wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Peterson has him pressed against the cage.
Wright makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peterson scores with a hook to the body.
Wright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peterson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Peterson scores with a shoulder strike.
Wright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Peterson misses.
Peterson closes the distance but Wright moves to the side
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Peterson's head but Peterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peterson tries to clinch but Wright is having none of it.
Nice defenses there by Wright.
Wright lands a jab-cross combination.
Wright swats away the attempt to clinch by Peterson.
Wright half committed to a counter leg kick.
Peterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Wright circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Wright as he connects with a hook.
Peterson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thomas Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wright lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wright fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Peterson checks it well.
Wright thuds his right hand into Peterson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright tries to score with a low kick but Peterson moves his leg out of the way.
Peterson moves in looking to clinch but Wright pushes him off.
Peterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright slips a straight right by Peterson.
Wright keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Peterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright swats away the attempt to clinch by Peterson.
Peterson avoids the body shot from Wright.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wright keeps the fight on the outside.
Wright swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Peterson.
Wright tries to keep at a distance but Peterson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wright breaks from the clinch.
Wright looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Peterson wants to clinch
and Wright counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Peterson's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cleon Wright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cleon Wright's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wright thuds his right hand into Peterson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Peterson checks a low kick from Wright.
Peterson wants to counter with a clinch but Wright pushes him away.
Peterson wants to clinch.
Wright scores with the left hand. Peterson knows he should have avoided that one.
Peterson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Peterson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Peterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Wright circles away.
Peterson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wright - that will leave a mark!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright connects with a single shot there.
Wright throws a body punch but Peterson moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Peterson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peterson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Peterson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wright.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
Wright scores a nice knee to the body.
Wright is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Peterson is keeping busy.
Wright breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peterson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wright scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wright swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peterson tries to clinch up.
Peterson clinches up against the cage.
Thomas Peterson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wright wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Peterson has him pressed against the cage.
Peterson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wright.
Wright is trying to break the clinch but Peterson has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Wright.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson blocks a body shot from Wright.
Peterson prevents Wright from breaking the clinch.
Wright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peterson can do to turn this around?
A short right from Peterson.
Peterson lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
Wright lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Peterson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Peterson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Peterson lands a right hand.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Wright.
Wright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Peterson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wright prevents a body shot from Peterson.
A short body shot lands from Peterson as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wright throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright's elbow.
Peterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wright wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Peterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Peterson works on Wright's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wright wants to break free but Peterson has control.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Wright.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Peterson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Peterson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wright trying to control the position but instead, Peterson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wright into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Peterson.
Peterson scores with a shot to the side of Wright's head.
Wright lands a shoulder strike.
Peterson misses with a punch to the body.
Wright blocks a body shot from Peterson.
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
Wright is trying to break the clinch but Peterson has him pressed against the cage.
Wright manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Peterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peterson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wright fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright moves away from the strike by Peterson.
Peterson tries to clinch up.
Peterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wright is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Peterson tries to clinch up but Wright circles away and keeps his distance.
Peterson moves into the clinch successfully.
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peterson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wright has had enough of the clinch but Peterson keeps him there for the moment.
Peterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wrights head.
Wright is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Peterson is keeping busy.
Wright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peterson is looking to clinch.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Peterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cleon Wright's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch but Wright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peterson avoids the body shot from Wright.
Peterson forces Wright back against the cage and clinches.
Wright can't break the clinch.
Peterson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Wright on the inside.
Peterson working aggressively here.
A short right from Wright.
A frustrated look appears on Wright's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wright wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wright scores with a hook to the body.
Wright trying to stall but Peterson improves his position.
Wright looking to slow down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Wright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson lands with a right to the head.
Peterson keeps control of Wright as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Peterson.
Peterson lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson lands a hook that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Peterson lands a shoulder strike.
Peterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peterson.
Wright misses with the head strike.
Wright is trying to break the clinch but Peterson has him pressed against the cage.
Wright can't find room to land a body shot as Peterson controls the action.
Peterson cracks Wright with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Peterson.
Peterson lands with a left to the head.
Peterson scores with a shot to the side of Wright's head.
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
Peterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Peterson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Peterson scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Peterson.
Peterson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Peterson prevents Wright from breaking the clinch.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peterson gets through Wright's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Peterson is working Wright over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Peterson.
Wright is trying to push Peterson away but Peterson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Peterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Peterson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Peterson lands a shoulder strike.
Wright is rocked!
Cleon Wright's cut is getting worse.
Peterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Wright is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peterson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Peterson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wright.
Peterson scores with a shot to the side of Wright's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Peterson.
Peterson lands with a light punch inside.
Peterson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Peterson.
Peterson dips a shoulder and cracks Wright with a mighty uppercut! Wright falls back against the cage and Peterson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Wright is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Peterson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Peterson!
A very excited looking Thomas Peterson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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