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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludko Struja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonid Panteleev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Struja comes to the cage accompanied by HIJACK - THE BADMAN IS ROBBIN. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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182 cm
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211 lbs
23 - 9 - 0 |
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194 cm
32
208 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ludko Struja! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Panteleev! The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Struja throws a series of punches but Panteleev moves out of range. Panteleev doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Struja scores with a sloppy right hand. Panteleev should have avoided that one. Struja walks into a left hand. Struja throws a one two combo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Panteleev slips under a jab from Struja. Struja takes a swing at Panteleev's ribcage but misses. Struja tries to clinch up but Panteleev circles away and keeps his distance. Panteleev throws out a leg kick but Struja moves out of range and Panteleev only half commits. Panteleev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Struja manages to avoid it. Struja is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Panteleev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Struja. Panteleev looks to score with a jab to the body but Struja is just out of range. Struja looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Struja looking to score a takedown here. Panteleev is defending well but Struja drives through and ends up in Panteleev's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Panteleev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Struja slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Struja trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Struja throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Panteleev works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Struja with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round. Struja trying to control but Panteleev is working from the bottom. Panteleev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Struja trying to control the position from guard on top but Panteleev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Struja throwing strikes from guard but Panteleev blocks nicely. Struja content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Struja throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Panteleev works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Panteleev keeping moving, preventing Struja from controlling successfully. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Struja postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Panteleev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Struja sitting in guard here, content to control. Struja passes easily into side control. Nice work. Struja working the head with strikes. Panteleev is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Struja prevents Panteleev from escaping the position. Struja in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Panteleev wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! A lull in the action here. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Struja landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Panteleev is trying to get back to half guard. Struja advances to mount. Struja tries to control but Panteleev wriggling away. Struja unloading with bombs! Struja lands a nice shot to the head. Struja lands a big elbow.
Panteleev is rocked! Oooh a big shot lands for Struja! Panteleev is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ludko Struja! A very excited looking Ludko Struja 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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pop
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mgr
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