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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludko Struja Jr (ranked 593 p4p, 929 weight class) and Pallas Anttonen (ranked 81 p4p, 122 weight class). Struja Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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World class boxer
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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 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ludko Struja Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pallas Anttonen!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anttonen dodges the punch combination from Struja Jr.
Anttonen drops his hands momentarily and Struja Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anttonen closes the distance and pushes Struja Jr back into the cage.
Struja Jr looking to stall.
Struja Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Anttonen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anttonen misses with a punch to the body.
Struja Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Anttonen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Anttonen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Struja Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anttonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Anttonen gets through Struja Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anttonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struja Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anttonen is leaning against Struja Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Struja Jr blocks an uppercut.
Struja Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Anttonen lands with a left to the head.
I was talking to Struja Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Struja Jr.
Struja Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anttonen lands with a right to the head.
Struja Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Anttonen.
Struja Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anttonen misses with the head strike.
Struja Jr prevents a body shot from Anttonen.
Anttonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Struja Jr backwards.
Anttonen breaks the clinch.
Pallas Anttonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick from Anttonen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ludko Struja Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anttonen throws a low kick but Struja Jr avoids it.
Struja Jr lands with an overhand left.
Anttonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Anttonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Struja Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anttonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Struja Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Struja Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Struja Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Struja Jr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Anttonen rushes Struja Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Struja Jr breaks from the clinch.
Anttonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Struja Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Struja Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Struja Jr 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anttonen.
Struja Jr throws the left hand but Anttonen avoids the punch easily.
Struja Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Struja Jr fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludko Struja Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Struja Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on Anttonen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struja Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Anttonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anttonen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Struja Jr backwards.
Struja Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anttonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Anttonen.
Anttonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Struja Jr has clasped his hands together around Anttonen's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Anttonen throws Struja Jr to one side and escapes!
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!
Struja Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anttonen's waist but Anttonen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Struja Jr off to one side.
Anttonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Struja Jr is out of range and Anttonen settles back down.
Anttonen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Struja Jr misses with a body punch.
Struja Jr misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Anttonen.
Struja Jr is breathing heavily.
Anttonen lands with a light punch inside.
Struja Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anttonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Struja Jr digs a right hand into Anttonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anttonen's gas tank.
Struja Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Struja Jr.
Anttonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Anttonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anttonen throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Anttonen.
Anttonen lands with a short shot to the head.
Anttonen breaks from the clinch.
Jab, jab by Struja Jr - just one landing.
A combination from Struja Jr does no damage.
Anttonen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Struja Jr takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anttonen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anttonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Struja Jr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Struja Jr lands with a hook. Anttonen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pallas Anttonen dominated that round.
That's time! Struja Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Struja Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Anttonen counters with a left to the body.
Struja Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Anttonen connects with a solid leg kick.
Anttonen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Struja Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anttonen circles away.
Anttonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Struja Jr clinches up with Anttonen and pushes him back against the cage.
Anttonen digs a right hand underneath Struja Jr's ribcage. Struja Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anttonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Anttonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anttonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pallas Anttonen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anttonen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anttonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anttonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anttonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Struja Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Anttonen.
Anttonen lands a right hand.
Struja Jr has Anttonen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Anttonen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anttonen as Struja Jr tries to tie him up.
Struja Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Struja Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anttonen is keeping busy.
Struja Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Struja Jr.
Struja Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Struja Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anttonen.
Anttonen throws an off balance right hand
and Struja Jr counters with a single leg into guard. Anttonen didn't expect that.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Anttonen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Anttonen uses the cage to get back to his feet.
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!
Struja Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anttonen misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anttonen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Struja Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anttonen tries to avoid it but Struja Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anttonen to the ground. Anttonen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludko Struja Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anttonen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Struja Jr. Struja Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Anttonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Struja Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Struja Jr looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Anttonen!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Struja Jr scoring with punches from side control.
Struja Jr trying to control the position but Anttonen is working away.
Anttonen throws Struja Jr to one side and escapes!
Anttonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Struja Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anttonen.
Ludko Struja Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struja Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anttonen.
Struja Jr checks a low kick from Anttonen.
Struja Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Struja Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Anttonen sprawls well. He's pushed Struja Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It seemed like Anttonen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Struja Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anttonen.
Anttonen connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Struja Jr to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Anttonen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pallas Anttonen!
Pallas Anttonen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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