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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominick De Struicao (ranked 12626 p4p, 533 weight class) and Brownie Anderson (ranked 7282 p4p, 0 weight class). De Struicao comes to the cage accompanied by Walk With Me In Hell. Brownie Anderson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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196 cm
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189 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
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195 cm
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204 lbs
16 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominick De Struicao! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brownie Anderson! The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from De Struicao. Anderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. A good leg kick by De Struicao. De Struicao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anderson in his tracks. Anderson throws a leg kick enabling De Struicao to counter with a crisp jab. De Struicao misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely. Anderson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. De Struicao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Anderson avoids the body shot from De Struicao.
Anderson throws a sloppy head kick and De Struicao moves out of range easily. Anderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! De Struicao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. De Struicao misses with a straight right. De Struicao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Anderson misses with a double jab.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Struicao scores with a hook to the body. Anderson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. De Struicao cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Anderson misses with a takedown attempt - De Struicao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Struicao. Anderson misses with a double jab.
De Struicao gets caught flat footed, as Anderson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Anderson showing good wrestling skills to control the position. De Struicao pulls Anderson in to control the position. Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but De Struicao is retaining full guard. Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but De Struicao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. De Struicao has control of Anderson's left arm, preventing Anderson from doing any damage. Anderson stands up and waves to De Struicao to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Struicao.
De Struicao misses with a looping right. Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Struicao can pounce on him.
De Struicao throws a leg kick but Anderson sees it coming and checks it nicely. De Struicao looks for the body kick but Anderson saw that one coming. Anderson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Anderson rushes De Struicao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. De Struicao misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but De Struicao gets the underhooks and prevents it.
De Struicao pushes Anderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. De Struicao throws an elbow but it misses.
De Struicao throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson. De Struicao landing knees to the head.
It looks like Brownie Anderson has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Struicao lands a nice uppercut. De Struicao lands a nice uppercut. Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from De Struicao.
De Struicao breaks the clinch.
Anderson is looking to land body kicks. Anderson is looking to land body kicks. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Struicao.
Anderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anderson. Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Struicao. Anderson takes one to the chin there. De Struicao tried to score with a low kick but Anderson checks it. De Struicao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. De Struicao punishes Anderson's body with a nice straight punch. This has been an exciting period of action! Sloppy strikes from Anderson. Those never looked like landing. Anderson avoids the body shot from De Struicao.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. De Struicao moves out of range of the body kick from Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Anderson throws a head kick that half lands.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Struicao checks a leg kick nicely. Anderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Struicao, pushing him back against the cage. De Struicao gets underhooks to prevent Anderson's takedown attempt.
Dominick De Struicao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brownie Anderson. De Struicao throws an elbow that misses.
De Struicao looks to throw an elbow but misses. De Struicao is pressed up against the cage. Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Struicao down to the mat. De Struicao avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Struicao. Brownie Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Anderson misses with a leg kick. Anderson works over De Struicao's head and body with a nice combination. Anderson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
De Struicao throws out a powerful jab. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Anderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but De Struicao avoids it really well and circles away. Anderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anderson. 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 Dominick De Struicao will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Brownie Anderson's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Struicao. Nice uppercut lands for De Struicao. That snapped Anderson's head back.
De Struicao jabbing away but nothing is landing. Good leg kick by Anderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Struicao 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. Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson moves out of range as De Struicao throws a body kick.
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Anderson feints a jab promting De Struicao to slip. Anderson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. De Struicao slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. A cross from De Struicao lands. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A swing and a miss from De Struicao. Anderson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Anderson blocks a jab. De Struicao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. As De Struicao backs off Anderson throws a huge counter combo but De Struicao manages to avoid it all. De Struicao wants to slow Anderson down by chopping away at his legs. Brownie Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Anderson swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jab by De Struicao. Anderson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Struicao is out of range. De Struicao lands a head kick!
Anderson misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Struicao avoids a kick to the body.
Anderson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. De Struicao throws Anderson to one side and escapes! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Anderson blocks the body kick.
De Struicao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A cross from De Struicao lands. De Struicao throws a leg kick that misses. Anderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Anderson forces De Struicao back against the cage and clinches. A short right from De Struicao. De Struicao can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
De Struicao tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing De Struicao back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Struicao looks to throw an elbow but misses. De Struicao can't break the clinch.
De Struicao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Struicao lands a left hand.
De Struicao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
De Struicao throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De Struicao working aggressively here.
De Struicao is defending well against a takedown attempt. A right handed body shot lands from De Struicao.
De Struicao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning De Struicao up against the cage. De Struicao throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Anderson looking for a takedown. Dominick De Struicao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brownie Anderson. De Struicao misses with a short punch on the inside. Anderson avoids a wild elbow strike from De Struicao. Anderson wants a takedown.
Anderson blocks a body shot from De Struicao. De Struicao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Struicao but De Struicao pushes him off and we're back to square one. De Struicao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Dominick De Struicao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. De Struicao slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
De Struicao scores with a push kick. Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
De Struicao looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely. De Struicao looks to land a body kick but Anderson moved away. Anderson is looking for the big counter here. De Struicao throws a low kick, looking for Anderson's leg but Anderson calmly moves out of range. Anderson 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Struicao slaps away a takedown attempt from Anderson, before circling back to the center of the mat. Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. De Struicao scores with a jab to the jaw. Anderson tries to score with a low kick but De Struicao moves his leg out of the way. The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Anderson wants to land a leg kick but De Struicao is out of range. De Struicao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around? Anderson 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. Anderson doesn't succeed with the takedown and De Struicao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Anderson tries to land a leg kick but De Struicao saw it coming and moves away.
A little feinted left hand from De Struicao on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Anderson moves in looking to clinch but De Struicao pushes him off. De Struicao throws a leg kick but Anderson sees it coming and checks it nicely. Anderson unleashes a big counter combination but De Struicao bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. De Struicao is looking to score with low kicks. Despite the aggression on Anderson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anderson 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 swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. De Struicao checks a leg kick nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick De Struicao dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Brownie Anderson's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Struicao sees it coming and avoids it easily. A bone on bone clash there as De Struicao blocks the leg kick.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes. Anderson tries to clinch but De Struicao moves out of range. Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Struicao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Dominick De Struicao is winning the standup battle so far. Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Struicao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. De Struicao thuds a left hand into Anderson's body. Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Struicao.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Jab from De Struicao. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. De Struicao misses with a low kick.
De Struicao misses with a low kick. De Struicao avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Anderson on the wrong end of a nice hook. Anderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The crowd cheers as De Struicao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anderson doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Anderson is looking to clinch. De Struicao throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Anderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Struicao. De Struicao throws a wild body kick that Anderson sees coming a mile off. De Struicao blocks a jab. De Struicao tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson wants to clinch but De Struicao slips to the side and De Struicao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Anderson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Anderson showed some decent athleticism there. De Struicao wants to get back to his feet.
De Struicao desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Struicao is not content to let Anderson control the position. Anderson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Anderson with the ground and pound but De Struicao uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Struicao tries to land a sweep but no joy. Anderson controls the pace of the fight for a moment. De Struicao is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. De Struicao misses with a series of wild punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anderson. De Struicao feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Anderson with a poor takedown enabling De Struicao to counter with a crisp jab. The fight moves into the clinch position. De Struicao is pressed up against the cage. Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Struicao down to the mat. De Struicao avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Dominick De Struicao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brownie Anderson. De Struicao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Anderson dives in for a single leg takedown but De Struicao sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. De Struicao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anderson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Nice body punch from De Struicao. Anderson tries to work over De Struicao's front leg with a kick but De Struicao checks it. De Struicao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch. De Struicao appears to be looking for a big counter. Anderson ducks under a wild hook from De Struicao. Anderson unleashes a big counter combination but De Struicao bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. De Struicao throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. De Struicao lands with a hook. Anderson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. De Struicao blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. De Struicao wants to slow Anderson down by chopping away at his legs. Brownie Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! De Struicao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Struicao avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Struicao lands a jab to Anderson's midsection.
And that's the end of the fight! Dominick De Struicao showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Struicao, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27 Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27 Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick De Struicao! Dominick De Struicao tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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