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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lingo Rex (ranked 2008 p4p, 1903 weight class) and Ludko Struja Jr (ranked 236 p4p, 224 weight class). Struja Jr has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Lingo Rex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ludko Struja Jr!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rex lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Struja Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice body kick there by Rex.
Struja Jr swings for the body but Rex moves out of range.
Struja Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rex.
Rex takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Struja Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Struja Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rex.
The crowd cheers as Struja Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rex doesn't seem phased though.
Struja Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Rex fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Struja Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A low kick from Rex misses
and Struja Jr counters with a straight right hand.
We've been told by Rex's head coaches at Mr. Swing Kings Top MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rex misses with a wild body shot.
Struja Jr feints a jab promting Rex to slip. Struja Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rex slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rex throws a low kick but Struja Jr avoids it.
Rex fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Struja Jr on the side of the head.
Rex leaves Struja Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex throws a shot to the body.
Rex displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Struja Jr throws out the jab.
Struja Jr swinging wildly here.
Rex lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Struja Jr connects with a body shot.
Rex throws a push kick but Struja Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Lingo Rex is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Struja Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rex lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lingo Rex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Struja Jr misses with a looping left.
Struja Jr jabs Rex to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Struja Jr slips a jab and a cross from Rex.
Rex throws a wild body kick that Struja Jr sees coming a mile off.
Rex misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rex thumps Struja Jr with a low kick.
Struja Jr checks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rex takes one to the chin there.
Rex swats away the attempt to clinch by Struja Jr.
Struja Jr avoids the head kick by Rex.
Rex with the inside leg kick.
Rex shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jab from Rex.
Rex walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Struja Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A shot to the liver by Struja Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Struja Jr misses with a looping left.
Rex showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Struja Jr.
Rex went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rex moves into range and connects with a jab.
Struja Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Struja Jr showed some decent athleticism there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struja Jr is looking for a kimura here.
Struja Jr throwing shots but Rex is blocking nicely.
Struja Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Struja Jr is looking for a kimura here.
Struja Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rex defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rex works his way to full guard. Good work.
Struja Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Rex.
Struja Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Struja Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rex's head.
Rex is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Struja Jr is working Rex over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Struja Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rex preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Struja Jr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rex utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rex working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Struja Jr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ludko Struja Jr 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 Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rex.
Struja Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Struja Jr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rex defends well and Struja Jr ends up having to push Rex into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Struja Jr has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Struja Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Rex avoids the body shot from Struja Jr.
Struja Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rex cracks Struja Jr with an open hand slap.
Rex scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Struja Jr takes a swing at Rex's ribcage but misses.
Struja Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Rex.
Rex slips a jab and a cross from Struja Jr.
Struja Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Rex misses.
Rex tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Struja Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Rex lands a nice leg kick that just misses Struja Jr's sensitive parts.
Rex rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Struja Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struja Jr tries to bum rush Rex with a series of wild strikes but Rex uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Struja Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Rex. No joy for Struja Jr on that attempt.
Rex misses with the combination.
Rex fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rex takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slow jab from Struja Jr misses its intended target.
Rex lands with a shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Struja Jr.
Lingo Rex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ludko Struja Jr.
Struja Jr works over Rex's head and body with a nice combination.
Rex throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rex.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rex closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Struja Jr is rocked!
Rex throws a series of punches but Struja Jr avoids them all with ease.
Struja Jr has closed the distance and engaged Rex in a clinch.
Rex tries to break the clinch but Struja Jr is controlling the position.
Struja Jr has Rex pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Struja Jr pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Rex tumbling to the mat - Struja Jr dives into Rex's guard.
Rex utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Struja Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Struja Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Struja Jr scoring with some ground and pound.
Struja Jr throwing strikes from guard but Rex blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Struja Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struja Jr wants to control from the top but Rex keeps moving.
Struja Jr is fighting to break Rex's control of his arms but Rex is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Struja Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Rex has wrist control.
Struja Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Struja Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Struja Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
Struja Jr wants to control from the top but Rex keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rex fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Struja Jr throws a right and a left that Rex avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struja Jr throws a body punch but Rex moves out of range.
Rex swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Struja Jr.
Struja Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Struja Jr throws a right and a left that Rex avoids nicely.
Rex went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Struja Jr staying out of range there.
It seemed like Struja Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Struja Jr misses with a straight right.
Struja Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Struja Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rex throws a one two combo.
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!
Rex drops his hands momentarily and Struja Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rex.
Rex thuds his right hand into Struja Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rex swats away the attempt to clinch by Struja Jr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lingo Rex dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rex looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Struja Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rex throws a lazy right hand but Struja Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rex closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Struja Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rex was well out of range. Poor timing from Struja Jr.
Struja Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rex moves away.
Rex is looking for a counter combo.
Rex feints and then cracks Struja Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Struja Jr down.
Rex swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Struja Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rex momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Rex.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rex moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Struja Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rex throws a head kick but Struja Jr moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struja Jr misses with a straight left.
Lingo Rex is winning the standup battle so far.
Struja Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rex manages to avoid it.
Rex connects with a leg kick.
Struja Jr throws a right and a left that Rex avoids nicely.
Rex throws a sloppy head kick and Struja Jr moves out of range easily.
Rex wants to land a leg kick but Struja Jr is out of range.
Struja Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rex.
Struja Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rex keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Struja Jr.
Struja Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rex is looking to slow Struja Jr down with leg kicks.
Rex misses with a wild combination.
Struja Jr scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struja Jr throws a nice looking combination but Rex bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rex throws out a loose jab but Struja Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Rex misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Struja Jr misses.
Struja Jr throws a jab when Rex was well out of range.
Rex misses the jab.
A punch combination from Rex misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rex misses with an attempted mid kick.
Struja Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Struja Jr showed some decent athleticism there.
Rex avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Struja Jr.
Struja Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Struja Jr seems to be working for a kimura but Rex defends the submission attempt.
Rex is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struja Jr working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ludko Struja Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rex blocking the ground and pound attempt from Struja Jr.
Struja Jr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Struja Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Struja Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rex knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Struja Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rex is doing well to control the position and prevent Struja Jr from advancing to side control.
Struja Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rex blocking the ground and pound attempt from Struja Jr.
Rex is staying active underneath Struja Jr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Struja Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rex defending well though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Struja Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Struja Jr with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rex is doing well to control the position and prevent Struja Jr from advancing to side control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Struja Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Struja Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Struja Jr slips a jab and a cross from Rex.
Rex looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ludko Struja Jr.
I think Struja Jr 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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