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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick De Struicao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Struicao has chosen Walk With Me In Hell as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Dominick De Struicao will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nolan Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominick De Struicao!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett 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 takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
Sackett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Struicao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Struicao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sackett lets loose with a powerful body kick. De Struicao will feel that in the morning.
Sackett bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sackett is looking to clinch but De Struicao is avoiding it.
Sackett staying out of range there.
Sackett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sackett looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
Sackett throws a solid leg kick but De Struicao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sackett.
De Struicao throws a fast counter high kick but Sackett manages to duck under it in time.
Sackett closes the distance and clinches.
De Struicao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short left from Sackett.
Sackett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Struicao's efforts to push away.
De Struicao working hard to break the clinch.
De Struicao struggles to land a body shot inside as Sackett controls his hands.
De Struicao is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Struicao blocks a body shot from Sackett.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've been informed that De Struicao has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Sackett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Struicao's efforts to push away.
De Struicao breaks the clinch.
De Struicao throws a series of punches but Sackett moves out of range.
De Struicao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Struicao feints and then cracks Sackett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sackett down.
Sackett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Struicao misses the shot to the body.
De Struicao swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sackett counters with a right hand to the body.
Sackett scores with a jab. De Struicao acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Struicao blocks a head kick by Sackett.
De Struicao avoids a kick to the body.
Sackett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Struicao throws out the jab.
Sackett lands a jab to the head.
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!
De Struicao looks to land a combination but Sackett avoids it well.
Sackett feints and then cracks De Struicao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Struicao down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Struicao checks a leg kick.
Sackett is looking to clinch but De Struicao is avoiding it.
De Struicao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sackett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Struicao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Struicao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sackett drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sackett connects with a single shot there.
Sackett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Struicao.
Sackett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Struicao.
Sackett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dominick De Struicao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Struicao walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sackett.
De Struicao stalks Sackett and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sackett's face. Sackett staggers backwards, shaken.
Sackett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Struicao catches Sackett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
De Struicao throws a lazy right hand but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Sackett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Struicao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Struicao is looking to clinch.
Sackett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Struicao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Struicao lands a right hook to the body.
Sackett scoring well with a low kick there.
De Struicao lands a glancing blow to the side of Sackett's head.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Sackett finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sackett blocks a head kick by De Struicao.
Sackett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Struicao throws a right hand that Sackett ducks under and follows up with a left that Sackett also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a hook but De Struicao avoids it easily.
De Struicao ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
De Struicao connects with an inside leg kick.
De Struicao lands a body shot.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Struicao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Struicao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sackett on the side of the head.
De Struicao tests Sackett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sackett throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sackett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sackett throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sackett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Struicao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sackett clinches up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sackett scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nolan Sackett will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sackett tries to clinch there but De Struicao circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sackett. That's going to slow De Struicao down.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses.
De Struicao is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sackett throws a front kick aimed at De Struicao's knee but De Struicao avoids it well.
De Struicao appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De Struicao takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Struicao connects with a solid leg kick.
Sackett takes a swing at De Struicao's ribcage but misses.
De Struicao misses with a hook. Sackett ducked under it nicely.
Good leg kick by De Struicao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Struicao misses with a looping right.
De Struicao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sackett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sackett uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
De Struicao swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Sackett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Struicao throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Struicao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Dominick De Struicao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sackett darts in and clinches De Struicao up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but De Struicao uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Struicao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Struicao fails to land with a series of punches.
Sackett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Struicao.
Sackett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Struicao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from De Struicao misses.
Sackett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sackett rushes De Struicao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sackett misses with a punch to the body.
De Struicao is trying to force a seperation but Sackett has the dominant position.
Sackett gets through De Struicao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Struicao prevents a body shot from Sackett.
Sackett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Struicao backwards.
De Struicao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Struicao throws a low kick but Sackett moves out of range easily.
Sackett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Struicao motions for Sackett to come forward. De Struicao throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Struicao misses with a body shot.
Sackett clinches up with De Struicao and pushes him back against the cage.
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!
De Struicao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Sackett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sackett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Struicao is trying to push Sackett away but Sackett has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sackett cracks De Struicao with a nice body shot.
Sackett misses with a body punch.
De Struicao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
De Struicao can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
Nolan Sackett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Struicao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Struicao backwards.
De Struicao wants to break free but Sackett has control.
De Struicao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sackett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Struicao's efforts to push away.
Sackett throws a punch but it's blocked by De Struicao.
Sackett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Struicao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sackett misses with a straight right.
De Struicao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sackett is out of range.
Sackett tries to clinch up but De Struicao circles away and keeps his distance.
De Struicao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sackett counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice body kick there by Sackett.
De Struicao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Struicao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sackett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao misses with a wild body shot.
De Struicao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sackett.
De Struicao connects with a solid 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!
De Struicao lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Struicao on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Struicao. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Struicao cracks the inside of Sackett's front leg.
Sackett throws the kick towards the body but De Struicao avoids it.
De Struicao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Struicao throws a nice looking combination but Sackett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sackett displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sackett tries to clinch there but De Struicao circles away.
De Struicao misses the shot to the body.
De Struicao tries a head kick but it misses.
Sackett defending well as De Struicao loads up on a big left hand.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. De Struicao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Struicao closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nolan Sackett dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sackett throws a hook to the side of De Struicao's head but De Struicao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Struicao misses with a leg kick.
Sackett tries a head kick but it misses.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Struicao! But no joy.
Sackett has De Struicao up against the cage in a clinch.
De Struicao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Struicao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Struicao doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sackett fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Struicao tries a low kick but Sackett avoids it.
Sackett scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett lands a jab to De Struicao's midsection.
Sackett scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
De Struicao tries to clinch but Sackett is having none of it.
Sackett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Struicao.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Struicao tests Sackett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sackett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Struicao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Struicao misses with a series of wild punches.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Struicao manages to avoid it.
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.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Struicao.
And Sackett counters with a quick kick to the body but De Struicao blocks it.
De Struicao has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sackett.
A head kick misses from Sackett.
Sackett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Struicao.
De Struicao looks to land a left hand but Sackett moved out of range nicely.
Good leg kick by De Struicao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Struicao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Struicao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from De Struicao misses the target.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from De Struicao.
De Struicao misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sackett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Struicao ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
Dominick De Struicao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett looks for the body kick but De Struicao saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Struicao misses with a low kick.
De Struicao lands with a shot to the body.
De Struicao lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sackett moves out of range as De Struicao strikes.
Good work by De Struicao as he checks the leg kick.
Sackett thumps De Struicao with a low kick.
Sackett lands a leg kick that knocks De Struicao off balance momentarily.
De Struicao throws a lazy right hand but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sackett scores with a spinning back kick!
De Struicao connects with a crisp jab.
Sackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Struicao throws a right hand that Sackett ducks under and follows up with a left that Sackett also avoids with ease.
Sackett moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sackett scores with a leg kick.
Sackett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from De Struicao misses.
De Struicao misses with a low kick.
As De Struicao tries to get set, Sackett tries to push him back and clinch up but De Struicao manages to avoid the attempt.
Sackett throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Struicao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sackett throws a lazy right hand but De Struicao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sackett scores with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sackett.
Sackett scoring well with a low kick there.
Sackett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Struicao.
Sackett slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Sackett.
Sackett connects with a single shot there.
Sackett lands a lovely overhand right.
A bone on bone clash there as Sackett blocks the leg kick.
Sackett seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
De Struicao defending well as Sackett loads up on a big left hand.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
De Struicao misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Struicao.
De Struicao throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.
Sackett's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Struicao under the eye.
Sackett lands an overhand right.
De Struicao is rocked!
Sackett throws an overhand right that drops De Struicao like a sack of potatoes! Sackett dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nolan Sackett!
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