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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludko Struja Jr (ranked 1408 p4p, 1555 weight class) and Robin Spencer (ranked 191 p4p, 206 weight class). Struja Jr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.. Ludko Struja Jr is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
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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 - 16 - 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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Robin Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Struja Jr throws a right and a left that Spencer avoids nicely.
Struja Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spencer.
Struja Jr misses with a hook.
And Spencer tries to counter it with a takedown but Struja Jr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Spencer fails with the takedown.
Spencer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Struja Jr.
Struja Jr throws a shot from downtown. Spencer moves away and avoids it.
Spencer thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Struja Jr does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spencer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spencer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Struja Jr takes a swing at Spencer's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Struja Jr.
Spencer feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struja Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spencer.
Spencer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Spencer slips a straight right by Struja Jr.
Struja Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Struja Jr misses with a hook.
Spencer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Spencer shoots for a takedown but Struja Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A left lands for Struja Jr.
Struja Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Spencer, looking for a takedown. Struja Jr pushes Spencer against the cage but Spencer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Struja Jr with a hook.
Struja Jr looks to land a left hand but Spencer moved out of range nicely.
Spencer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Struja Jr slips under a jab from Spencer.
A punch lands to the side of Spencer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer throws a hook to the side of Struja Jr's head but Struja Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Spencer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Struja Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Spencer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Struja Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spencer dives in for a single leg takedown but Struja Jr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
An attempted straight right counter from Struja Jr misses the target.
Ludko Struja Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robin Spencer.
Spencer has his takedown stuffed
and Struja Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Struja Jr throws a series of punches but Spencer avoids them all with ease.
And Spencer tries to counter it with a takedown but Struja Jr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Struja Jr moves away from the strike by Spencer.
Struja Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Spencer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struja Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spencer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Struja Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Spencer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Struja Jr won't be happy with that.
Spencer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spencer lands a few punches from side control.
Struja Jr tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Spencer presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Struja Jr is wriggling around trying to escape.
Struja Jr is working hard here to advance position.
Spencer landing strikes from the mount and Struja Jr is in trouble!
Struja Jr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Struja Jr regains half guard.
Spencer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Struja Jr is trying to maintain the position but Spencer is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Spencer in particular looking to stall.
Spencer is trying to control the action in half guard but Struja Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Spencer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Struja Jr haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Struja Jr taking some punishment here, with Spencer in his half guard.
Struja Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Struja Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.
Struja Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Spencer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Spencer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Struja Jr's head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Spencer working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Spencer slips nicely into half guard.
Spencer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Spencer uses his free foot to push down on Struja Jr's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Struja Jr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robin Spencer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Struja Jr. Spencer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Struja Jr looks to throw the jab but Spencer is out of range.
Struja Jr stalks Spencer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Spencer's face. Spencer staggers backwards, shaken.
Spencer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Struja Jr tries to clinch up.
Struja Jr feints a jab promting Spencer to slip. Struja Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Spencer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Struja Jr throws a hook but Spencer avoids it easily.
Spencer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Spencer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Spencer misses with a hook.
Struja Jr misses the shot to the body.
Spencer punishes Struja Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Struja Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spencer slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Spencer finds it's way through Struja Jr's defenses.
Struja Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spencer circles away quickly and effectively.
Spencer misses with a takedown attempt
and Struja Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spencer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Struja Jr taking some punishment here, with Spencer in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Spencer connects with a nice short shot to Struja Jr's temple.
Well, if Spencer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Struja Jr is trying to control but can't.
Struja Jr manages to get to full guard.
Spencer is pushing down on Struja Jr's leg trying to pass to half guard. Struja Jr is fighting to maintain full guard but Spencer has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer stalling.
Spencer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Robin Spencer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Struja Jr trying to control but Spencer postures up.
Struja Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Spencer working over Struja Jr with some ground and pound. Struja Jr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Struja Jr has hold of Spencer's hands but Spencer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Spencer 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.
Struja Jr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Spencer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Struja Jr is rocked!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Spencer working Struja Jr over with strikes.
Oh Struja Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Struja Jr gets back to full guard.
Spencer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer chips away with some ground and pound.
Spencer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Struja Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Spencer has managed to get both his arms back between Struja Jr's legs - danger averted.
Struja Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Struja Jr keeping moving, preventing Spencer from controlling successfully.
Spencer landing some decent shots from guard.
Struja Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Spencer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Struja Jr wants to control from the top but Spencer keeps moving.
Spencer pulls Struja Jr in close to his closed guard and prevents Struja Jr from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Spencer is pulling down on Struja Jr's head. It's preventing any offense from Struja Jr, at least for the moment.
Struja Jr throwing strikes from guard but Spencer blocks nicely.
Struja Jr wants to control from the top but Spencer keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Robin Spencer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Struja Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Struja Jr goes for a double leg but Spencer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Spencer continues to drive forward.
Spencer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Struja Jr just stands there and leans against the cage.
Spencer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Struja Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Spencer controls the action.
Struja Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spencer jumps guard but Struja Jr stands there with Spencer around his waist. Spencer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ludko Struja Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robin Spencer.
Spencer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Struja Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Spencer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Struja Jr misses with an uppercut
and Spencer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Spencer postures up and lands a big shot to Struja Jr's brow.
Struja Jr is looking for a triangle but Spencer pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spencer controls from within his opponent's guard.
Spencer trying to control the position from guard on top but Struja Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Ludko Struja Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spencer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Spencer won't allow Struja Jr to sweep him here.
Spencer is stalling in the full guard.
Spencer looking to sit in guard and control but Struja Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Struja Jr preventing the sweep.
Spencer keeping moving, preventing Struja Jr from controlling successfully.
Struja Jr looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struja Jr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Struja Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Spencer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Spencer is on top in guard.
Spencer is looking to work some ground and pound but Struja Jr has wrist control.
Struja Jr looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Spencer passes into side control.
Spencer is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Struja Jr's shoulder. That is not cool.
Spencer connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Struja Jr some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Struja Jr is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Robin Spencer!
An out of breath Robin Spencer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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