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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludko Struja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Struja comes to the cage accompanied by HIJACK - THE BADMAN IS ROBBIN. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
25 - 12 - 0 |
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217 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Ludko Struja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matti Tolonen!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Struja wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matti Tolonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Struja getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Struja wants to clinch up but Tolonen keeps it at a distance.
Struja avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tolonen throws a sloppy head kick and Struja moves out of range easily.
Struja takes one on the button.
Struja tries to bum rush Tolonen with a series of wild strikes but Tolonen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tolonen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Struja has a takedown stuffed.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Struja.
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!
Check out the look on Struja's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Struja throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Tolonen works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Struja thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struja thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tolonen's head.
Struja has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tolonen wants to improve his position but Struja is controlling well.
Struja seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Struja thows a huge punch but Tolonen dodges it nicely.
Struja thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tolonen's head.
Struja is thwarting Tolonen's attempts to control the position.
Struja throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Struja not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tolonen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Struja.
Struja trying to control the action but Tolonen is working from the bottom.
Struja throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struja landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tolonen trying to control but Struja postures up.
Struja lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Struja thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Struja trying to control from half guard but Tolonen is working away.
Struja is nestled in close to Tolonen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Struja winds up and cracks Tolonen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tolonen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Struja.
Tolonen felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Struja seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Struja.
Tolonen is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struja lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tolonen is still in real trouble! Can Struja finish him?
Tolonen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Struja is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Struja is nestled in close to Tolonen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Struja.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Struja lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Struja there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Struja is looking for a kimura but Tolonen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Struja to get the leverage.
Struja winds up and cracks Tolonen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Struja connects with a nice short shot to Tolonen's temple.
Tolonen is not content to let Struja control the position.
Struja lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Tolonen! More strikes land and this one is all over! Struja jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ludko Struja!
An out of breath Ludko Struja thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Matti Tolonen stepped up to the mic, saying 'Grappler just got lucky!'.
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hype
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RATING
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