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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ho Chi Min (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick De Struicao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Struicao comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Walk With Me In Hell kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dominick De Struicao will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ho Chi Min!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominick De Struicao!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chi Min lands a jab.
De Struicao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chi Min looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Struicao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chi Min.
De Struicao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chi Min moves away.
De Struicao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dominick De Struicao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Struicao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chi Min was well out of range. Poor timing from De Struicao.
Chi Min throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
De Struicao throws a one two combo.
It looks like Ho Chi Min has been cut.
Chi Min is looking to score with low kicks.
De Struicao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chi Mins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Struicao swings for the body but Chi Min moves out of range.
Chi Min looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Struicao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chi Min's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chi Min avoids the body shot from De Struicao.
De Struicao throws a body shot but no joy.
De Struicao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chi Min cracks De Struicao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chi Min uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
De Struicao scores with a hook to the body. Chi Min takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chi Min misses with a kick to the body.
De Struicao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Struicao takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
De Struicao throws a lazy uppercut
and Chi Min counters with a nice body shot.
Chi Min looks to land a body kick but De Struicao moved away.
De Struicao scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Struicao checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chi Min takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Struicao moves out of range as Chi Min throws a body kick.
De Struicao swings for the body but Chi Min moves out of range.
Chi Min tries to clinch there but De Struicao circles away.
Chi Min scores with a spinning back kick!
De Struicao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Struicao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chi Min manages to avoid it.
Chi Min lands a front kick.
Chi Min on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Struicao just misses with a punch to the body.
Chi Min fires out a quick counter leg kick but De Struicao just manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chi Min circles away quickly and effectively.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chi Min lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De Struicao has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Struicao and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Struicao misses with an uppercut. Chi Min saw that one coming.
Chi Min throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Struicao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chi Min counters with a thumping low kick.
A big right from De Struicao misses.
Chi Min was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Struicao lands a jab-cross combination.
Chi Min misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chi Min.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chi Min.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chi Min fakes the leg kick and cracks De Struicao in the body.
Chi Min lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Struicao's sensitive parts.
Chi Min throws a body kick that misses.
Chi Min steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Struicao.
De Struicao throws out a loose jab but Chi Min uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Struicao throws a jab but it's blocked by Chi Min.
Chi Min slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Chi Min.
De Struicao misses with a looping right.
Chi Min displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Struicao throws out the jab.
De Struicao misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick De Struicao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ho Chi Min's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
De Struicao thuds a left hand into Chi Min's body.
De Struicao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chi Min thinks about countering with a body kick.
De Struicao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dominick De Struicao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Struicao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Struicao has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chi Min.
Chi Min slips under a jab.
Chi Min moves away from the strike by De Struicao.
Chi Min tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Struicao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Struicao is looking for the big counter here.
De Struicao misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from De Struicao misses.
Chi Min appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Chi Min takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Struicao throws a nice looking combination but Chi Min bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Struicao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Struicao blocks the body kick.
Chi Min moves out of range as De Struicao strikes.
Chi Min half committed to a counter leg kick.
Chi Min slips a straight right by De Struicao.
Chi Min avoids the body shot from De Struicao.
De Struicao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chi Min quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Chi Min wants to clinch
and De Struicao counters with a stiff right hand.
Chi Min throws a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from De Struicao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Struicao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chi Min lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Struicao circles away quickly and effectively.
De Struicao checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chi Min looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Struicao throws a right and a left that Chi Min avoids nicely.
Chi Min feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - De Struicao scores with a four punch combination!
Chi Min throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chi Min throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Struicao throws out a loose jab but Chi Min uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chi Min throws a head kick that misses.
Chi Min keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Struicao.
De Struicao misses with a two punch combination.
Chi Min avoids the body shot from De Struicao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao cracks a nice hook into Chi Min's ribs.
De Struicao throws a nice looking combination but Chi Min bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Struicao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Struicao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chi Min misses with a kick to the body.
De Struicao walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chi Min.
Chi Min looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Struicao fails to land with a series of punches.
Chi Min tries to clinch up but De Struicao circles away and keeps his distance.
De Struicao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chi Min moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chi Min is looking to land body kicks.
De Struicao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Struicao misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chi Min.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chi Min avoids the body shot from De Struicao.
De Struicao throws a series of punches but Chi Min avoids them all with ease.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from De Struicao in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
De Struicao throws a leg kick that misses.
Chi Min throws a quick counter kick to the body but De Struicao avoids it.
De Struicao throws a lazy uppercut
and Chi Min counters with a thumping low kick.
Chi Min lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Struicao takes a swing at Chi Min's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - De Struicao coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick De Struicao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ho Chi Min's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Chi Min staying out of range there.
De Struicao moves out of range of the body kick.
De Struicao is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
De Struicao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chi Min scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dominick De Struicao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left and a right from De Struicao both land. Nice combination.
Chi Min jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
De Struicao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chi Min slips a jab from De Struicao.
As De Struicao backs away, Chi Min returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Chi Min staying out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Chi Min tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chi Min ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chi Min throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chi Min tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Struicao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chi Min thinks about countering with a body kick.
Chi Min uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Struicao.
Chi Min lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chi Min fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chi Min takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Struicao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from De Struicao misses.
De Struicao misses the jab.
De Struicao misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chi Min misses with a looping left.
Chi Min turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Struicao cracks a nice hook into Chi Min's ribs.
De Struicao throws a low kick, looking for Chi Min's leg but Chi Min calmly moves out of range.
De Struicao looks to land a right hand but Chi Min moved out of range.
De Struicao avoids the head kick by Chi Min.
Dominick De Struicao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
De Struicao throws a jab when Chi Min was well out of range.
Chi Min looks to throw a body kick
letting De Struicao counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Struicao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chi Min manages to avoid it.
De Struicao moves out of range of the body kick from Chi Min.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chi Min does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
De Struicao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Struicao swings for the body but Chi Min moves out of range.
Chi Min avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Struicao moves out of range of the leg kick from Chi Min.
De Struicao misses with a low kick.
De Struicao keeps the fight on the outside.
Chi Min showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Struicao.
Chi Min with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chi Min is out of range and De Struicao settles back down.
Chi Min misses with a body kick.
A big left from De Struicao misses.
De Struicao throws a hook but Chi Min blocks it.
De Struicao thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for De Struicao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As De Struicao backs away, Chi Min returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
De Struicao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Chi Min is looking to clinch but De Struicao is avoiding it.
Chi Min scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chi Min looks to land a body kick but De Struicao moved away.
Ho Chi Min has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chi Min slips a jab and a cross from De Struicao.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominick De Struicao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Struicao has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick De Struicao!
A very excited looking Dominick De Struicao 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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hype
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pop
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