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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick De Struicao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Struicao is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Walk With Me In Hell. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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189 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walter Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominick De Struicao!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Struicao ducks under a wild hook from Black.
De Struicao gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Black to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Black wants to pass the guard but De Struicao is keeping the position.
Black trying to control but De Struicao is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Struicao wants to stand but Black is controlling the position.
De Struicao wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black wants to control from the top but De Struicao keeps moving.
Black has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Black prevents De Struicao from getting back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black is pushing down on De Struicao's leg trying to pass to half guard. De Struicao is fighting to maintain full guard but Black has managed to sneak the leg through.
Black looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
De Struicao is refusing to be controlled, as Black sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Black loads up on a big right hand but De Struicao slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Black misses with a hook. De Struicao ducked under it nicely.
Walter Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Struicao.
De Struicao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
Black on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black throws a hook to the side of De Struicao's head but De Struicao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Struicao has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dominick De Struicao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Struicao lands with a nice body punch.
De Struicao defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Black throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Struicao on the side of the head.
De Struicao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
De Struicao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Struicao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Black throws a hook but De Struicao blocks it.
De Struicao doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
De Struicao throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
Black walks into a left hand.
De Struicao cracks a nice hook into Black's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Struicao.
De Struicao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Struicao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
De Struicao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Struicao digs a good hook to Black's body.
Black looks to land a left hand but De Struicao moved out of range nicely.
De Struicao lunges at Black with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Black's hand.
Black looks to throw the jab but De Struicao is out of range.
De Struicao loads up on a big right hand but Black slips the punch.
Black drops down looking for a counter takedown but De Struicao sprawls and moves away.
Black misses with a hook
and De Struicao counters with a leg kick.
De Struicao scores with a nice head shot.
Black misses with a straight left.
Black slips a jab from De Struicao.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Struicao looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
De Struicao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Struicao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Struicao.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Black throws a jab when De Struicao was well out of range.
Black lunges at De Struicao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Struicao's hand.
Black swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Black missing with a left hand there. De Struicao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Struicao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Struicao.
Black throws a hook to the side of De Struicao's head but De Struicao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Struicao - that will leave a mark!
De Struicao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Black.
De Struicao tests Black's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Black misses with a right hand
and De Struicao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Black takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Walter Black has been cut.
Black throws a right hand that misses
and De Struicao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Struicao.
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 Walter Black's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A big left from Black misses.
De Struicao doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
De Struicao moves out of range as Black strikes.
Nice shot lands for De Struicao.
De Struicao wants to clinch.
Black tries to counter with a takedown but De Struicao is quick to defend against it.
Dominick De Struicao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Struicao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Black.
De Struicao takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Black walks into a straight right hand from De Struicao.
De Struicao throws a leg kick which misses Black's front leg but catches the back leg as Black tries to avoid it.
Black gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black throws a lazy right hand but De Struicao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Black misses with a left hand
and De Struicao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Struicao scores with a nice strike.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Struicao moves away from the strike by Black.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Struicao moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black jumps guard but De Struicao turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Black jumps guard but De Struicao stands there with Black around his waist. Black gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
De Struicao misses with some punches.
De Struicao lands a nice uppercut.
De Struicao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Struicao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Struicao.
A little jabbing left from De Struicao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Black jabs De Struicao right on the nose. De Struicao blinks but takes it well.
Black looks to land a right hand but De Struicao moved out of range.
De Struicao cracks the inside of Black's front leg.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
and De Struicao counters with a straight right hand.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Struicao.
De Struicao looks to land a combination but Black avoids it well.
Black looks to throw the jab but De Struicao is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Black takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Struicao scores with a leg kick.
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!
Black throws a looping overhand right but De Struicao ducks down to avoid it.
De Struicao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Black takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Walter Black's cut is getting worse.
Black throws a looping overhand right but De Struicao ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from De Struicao.
De Struicao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Black misses.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Struicao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black swings widly with a right hand
and De Struicao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Struicao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice side step and De Struicao releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Black looks to throw the jab but De Struicao is out of range.
De Struicao throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.
A combination from De Struicao does no damage.
Black swings widly with a right hand
and De Struicao counters with a nice uppercut.
Black is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Black backing away here, and De Struicao unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
De Struicao is looking to slow Black down with leg kicks.
De Struicao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Struicao connects with a single shot there.
De Struicao scores with a leg kick.
Black throws out a loose jab but De Struicao uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Struicao slips under a jab.
De Struicao instigates a clinch.
De Struicao struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
A short right from De Struicao.
De Struicao can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
De Struicao is leaning against Black and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Black is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables De Struicao to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black tries to pull guard but De Struicao holds him up against the cage and eventually Black drops back down to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables De Struicao to keep the fight standing.
De Struicao pressing his opponent against the cage.
De Struicao stops a takedown attempt from Black.
De Struicao is working Black over against the cage.
Black tries to pull guard but De Struicao forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Black is looking to take this one to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Struicao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from De Struicao.
Black's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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 Walter Black's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
De Struicao scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from De Struicao.
Black swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Struicao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Struicao thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from De Struicao misses the target.
Black tries to counter with a takedown but De Struicao is quick to defend against it.
De Struicao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Struicao appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Black is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Black misses the jab.
A jab from De Struicao finds it's way through Black's defenses.
De Struicao moves away from the strike by Black.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Struicao misses with a series of wild punches.
De Struicao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
De Struicao is looking to chop away at Black's legs.
Black misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black misses with a looping right.
De Struicao staying out of range there.
Black throws a right hand that misses
and De Struicao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Black on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Walter Black's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
De Struicao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Struicao. That's going to slow Black down.
De Struicao moves out of range as Black strikes.
De Struicao lands with a nice combination. Black backs away looking to recover.
De Struicao connects with an inside leg kick.
That kick from De Struicao tenderised Black's leg. Black is trying to keep his angry face on.
Black scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Black looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Struicao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Struicao slips under a jab from Black.
De Struicao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Black.
De Struicao connects with a nice looking jab.
De Struicao throws a hook but Black blocks it.
Black tries to counter with a takedown but De Struicao is quick to defend against it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a hook but De Struicao avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Black.
Black misses with a looping right.
That kick from De Struicao tenderised Black's leg. Black is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Struicao throws a push kick but Black slaps the foot to one side.
Black fails with the takedown.
Black loads up on a big right hand but De Struicao slips the punch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Black is defended easily by De Struicao.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Struicao lands with a right hand.
De Struicao thuds a left hand into Black's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a lazy uppercut
enabling De Struicao to counter with a crisp jab.
De Struicao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jeez, Walter Black's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Struicao.
Black takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Black.
De Struicao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Black doesn't seem bothered though.
De Struicao takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Black.
Dominick De Struicao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Black on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Struicao counters with a nice leg kick.
De Struicao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Struicao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Black.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Struicao lands a body shot.
Black misses with a straight left.
De Struicao throws out a counter right but Black avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Struicao clinches.
Black tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. De Struicao just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Struicao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Struicao stalling the fight.
Black tries to score a body lock takedown but De Struicao shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
De Struicao lands with a light punch inside.
Black tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. De Struicao just stands there and leans against the cage.
Walter Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Struicao stops a takedown attempt from Black.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominick De Struicao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got De Struicao winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick De Struicao!
A relieved looking Dominick De Struicao thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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