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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmie Vinge (ranked 494 p4p, 305 weight class) and Ludko Struja Jr (ranked 65 p4p, 44 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Struja Jr's choice of entrance music: Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.. Ludko Struja Jr struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 207.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Jimmie Vinge could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ludko Struja Jr's chin.
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World class 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 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmie Vinge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ludko Struja Jr!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinge takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vinge throws out a loose jab but Struja Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Struja Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Good shot there by Struja Jr.
Struja Jr tries to clinch there but Vinge circles away.
It looked like Vinge wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vinge throws an overhand right that lands on Struja Jr's shoulder, as Struja Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Struja Jr cracks Vinge with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A nice leg kick from Vinge, right into the meat of the thigh.
Struja Jr throws a series of punches but Vinge moves out of range.
Struja Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Struja Jr scores with a jab. Vinge acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vinge throws a hook to the side of Struja Jr's head but Struja Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Struja Jr.
Struja Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinge throws a jab but it's blocked by Struja Jr.
Struja Jr moves away from the strike by Vinge.
Ludko Struja Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Struja Jr shoots and misses
and Vinge counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've been told by Vinge's head coaches at Torcida MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Vinge keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Struja Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vinge.
Vinge misses with a series of wild punches.
Struja Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vinge manages to avoid it.
Vinge slips a straight right by Struja Jr.
Vinge steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Struja Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinge moves out of range of the strikes.
Vinge is looking to slow Struja Jr down with leg kicks.
Vinge misses the jab.
Struja Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vinge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Struja Jr throws a right hand that Vinge ducks under and follows up with a left that Vinge also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Struja Jr misses.
Vinge misses with a low kick.
Struja Jr misses with a hook.
Vinge walks into a straight right hand from Struja Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Struja Jr fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Vinge to the ground. Struja Jr is now in Vinge's guard.
Vinge keeping moving, preventing Struja Jr from controlling successfully.
Struja Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struja Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vinge is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Struja Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vinge is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Struja Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
Struja Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vinge swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Struja Jr wants to control from the top but Vinge keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Vinge is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Vinge has momentary wrist control but Struja Jr slips an elbow through the middle.
Vinge preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vinge trying to control the position here.
Vinge avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Struja Jr pushing down on Vinge's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Struja Jr wants to pass the guard but Vinge is defending well.
Vinge is looking to control Struja Jr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vinge avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Struja Jr wants to pass to mount but Vinge is defending the position.
Struja Jr sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ludko Struja Jr dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Struja Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Struja Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vinge swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Vinge lands an impressive looking overhand right. Struja Jr doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Ludko Struja Jr has been cut.
Struja Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Struja Jr thuds his right hand into Vinge's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Struja Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Struja Jr misses the shot to the body.
Vinge closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Struja Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vinge circles away quickly and effectively.
Struja Jr misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Struja Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Struja Jr lands a nice hook to Vinge's body. Vinge takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vinge throws a lazy right hand but Struja Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Struja Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice sprawl there from Vinge as Struja Jr shoots in.
Vinge fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vinge scores with a body shot.
Struja Jr is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Struja Jr misses.
Struja Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vinge bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Struja Jr's head backwards.
Vinge misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struja Jr gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Struja Jr prevents Vinge from improving his position.
Vinge slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vinge holds on and takes a little breather.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Struja Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Struja Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vinge is pulling down on Struja Jr's head. It's preventing any offense from Struja Jr, at least for the moment.
Vinge has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struja Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vinge is trying to keep Struja Jr in close.
Struja Jr is fighting to break Vinge's control of his arms but Vinge is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vinge utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Struja Jr distracts Vinge with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Struja Jr postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Struja Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Struja Jr distracts Vinge with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Struja Jr throwing strikes but missing.
Vinge is trying to control the position but Struja Jr postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vinge gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Struja Jr.
Struja Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vinge circles away quickly and effectively.
Vinge is looking to counter punch.
Vinge misses with a looping right.
Struja Jr misses with a left hand
and Vinge connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Struja Jr cracks Vinge with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vinge leaves Struja Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Good exchange - Vinge coming out on top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ludko Struja Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ludko Struja Jr's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Struja Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vinge.
Ludko Struja Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vinge dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vinge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Struja Jr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Struja Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Struja Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Struja Jr is looking to clinch.
It looked like Vinge was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Struja Jr.
The fighters circling - Struja Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Struja Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Struja Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinge scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Struja Jr. Vinge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Struja Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Struja Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Vinge rattles Struja Jr with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Struja Jr tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Vinge dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Struja Jr stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jimmie Vinge!
A relieved looking Jimmie Vinge thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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