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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyle Fretwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludko Struja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Struja is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: HIJACK - THE BADMAN IS ROBBIN. Ludko Struja has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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182 cm
33
211 lbs
24 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lyle Fretwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ludko Struja!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fretwell scores with a decent looking hook.
Struja displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fretwell moves into the clinch successfully.
Struja throws a punch but it's blocked by Fretwell.
Fretwell is looking for a takedown.
Struja drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fretwell pulls his leg out and moves away.
Struja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fretwell.
Struja swats away the attempt to clinch by Fretwell.
Struja swats away the attempt to clinch by Fretwell.
Struja lands a slapping body shot.
Fretwell has closed the distance and engaged Struja in a clinch.
Fretwell breaks from the clinch.
Fretwell clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fretwell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fretwell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Struja up against the cage.
Fretwell trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struja is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Fretwell can't fight it off and eventually Struja manages to take the fight to the floor. Fretwell looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Struja not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Struja loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fretwell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Struja throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Struja postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Struja in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Struja is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fretwell working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struja postures up and lands a big shot to Fretwell's brow.
Fretwell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Struja is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fretwell keeping moving, preventing Struja from controlling successfully.
Fretwell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fretwell keeping moving, preventing Struja from controlling successfully.
Struja working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Struja wants to pass the guard but Fretwell is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struja wants to control from the top but Fretwell keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Struja connects with a couple of short punches.
Struja controlling from the top position.
Fretwell pulls Struja in close to prevent any damage.
Fretwell looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Struja passes into half guard.
Struja is working for a kimura here but Fretwell manages to reverse the position and he's now in Struja's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struja is trying to control the position but Fretwell postures up.
Fretwell preventing the sweep.
Struja bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fretwell's guard.
Struja tries to free his leg and advance position but Fretwell is retaining full guard.
Struja throws a big right hand that misses.
Fretwell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fretwell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Struja doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Struja manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fretwell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fretwell looking for a guillotine here but Struja defends easily.
Struja content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludko Struja dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Struja lands a glancing blow to the side of Fretwell's head.
Struja lands an overhand right.
Struja slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fretwell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Struja shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fretwell but Fretwell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fretwell tried to score with a low kick but Struja checks it.
Struja rushes Fretwell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Struja is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fretwell is keeping busy.
Struja is looking for a takedown.
Fretwell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fretwell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fretwell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Struja.
Struja lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fretwell breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fretwell tries for a takedown but Struja sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fretwell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fretwell moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Fretwell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Fretwell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fretwell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Struja sprawls well. Struja wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fretwell gets slowly back to his feet.
Struja throws a hook but Fretwell blocks it.
Struja has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Struja throws a nice looking combination but Fretwell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fretwell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Struja. That snapped Fretwell's head back.
Struja bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Fretwell! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Fretwell is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fretwell throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Oh Fretwell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Struja must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Struja postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Fretwell covers up, he's hurt! Struja keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Struja and the ref steps in to end the fight! Struja can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ludko Struja!
Ludko Struja thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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