Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: TC 10 Sitsongrit vs Woo
Date: Oct 17, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vonshredder rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting De Struicao counter with a right hand.
De Struicao tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Vonshredder misses the target.
Good shot there by Vonshredder.
Good standup being displayed there by Vonshredder as he connects with a hook.
De Struicao throws a front kick aimed at Vonshredder's knee but Vonshredder avoids it well.
Vonshredder takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Struicao throws a right hand that Vonshredder ducks under and follows up with a left that Vonshredder also avoids with ease.
Vonshredder throws a hook but De Struicao blocks it.
A nice leg kick from De Struicao, right into the meat of the thigh.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Struicao.
De Struicao throws a low kick but Vonshredder moves out of range easily.
De Struicao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vonshredder at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Struicao tries to land a leg kick but Vonshredder saw it coming and moves away.
Vonshredder throws out a loose jab but De Struicao uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Struicao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vonshredder has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Struicao throws a jab when Vonshredder was well out of range.
De Struicao tries to land a leg kick but Vonshredder saw it coming and moves away.
Vonshredder avoids the body shot from De Struicao.
An attempted straight right counter from Vonshredder misses the target.
De Struicao throws out a loose jab but Vonshredder uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Struicao throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Vonshredder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Struicao.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Struicao.
De Struicao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vonshredder's head backwards.
De Struicao swings for the body but Vonshredder moves out of range.
Vonshredder checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vonshredder with a poor takedown
and De Struicao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vonshredder walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De Struicao throws a shot to the body.
Vonshredder lands the left hand.
Crunch! De Struicao slams his shin into Vonshredder's torso.
Vonshredder throws a series of punches but De Struicao avoids them all with ease.
Vonshredder shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vonshredder checks a leg kick.
De Struicao is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
De Struicao moves out of range as Vonshredder strikes.
Vonshredder misses with a hook. De Struicao ducked under it nicely.
Vonshredder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vonshredder shoots in but De Struicao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vonshredder lands a jab to the nose.#T2#
Some bone on bone action there as Vonshredder checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Struicao misses the jab.
Vonshredder swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vonshredder tries to clinch but De Struicao is having none of it.
De Struicao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vonshredder takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
De Struicao lands a nice looking body shot.
De Struicao has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vonshredder throws a jab but it's blocked by De Struicao.
Vonshredder getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#ROC#De Struicao is rocked!
De Struicao bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Vonshredder comes at him with an uppercut from hell! De Struicao falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! De Struicao was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pete Vonshredder!
Pete Vonshredder seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: TC 7 Sight vs Karpo
Date: Sep 26, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucan moves out of range as De Struicao throws a body kick. #CL#
Lucan closes the distance and clinches.
Lucan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Lucan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lucan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Struicao throws a sloppy head kick and Lucan moves out of range easily.
De Struicao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lucan.
Lucan throws a lazy right hand but De Struicao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've been told by Lucan's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lucan is looking to clinch but De Struicao is avoiding it.
De Struicao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lucan.
Lucan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De Struicao throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Struicao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lucan scores with a jab. De Struicao acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #TD#
Lucan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. De Struicao manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lucan trying to control but De Struicao is working from the bottom.
De Struicao is trying to control the position but Lucan postures up.
Lucan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Struicao works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T1#
Lucan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lucan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lucan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lucan is looking to work some ground and pound but De Struicao has wrist control.
Lucan slips nicely into half guard.
Lucan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Struicao's head.
Lucan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lucan lands strikes from half guard.
Lucan slips a nice elbow through De Struicao's hands, connecting with De Struicao's forehead.
Lucan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lucan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lucan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T2#
Lucan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
De Struicao blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lucan.
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. Lucan connects with a nice short shot to De Struicao's temple.
Lucan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
De Struicao taking some punishment here, with Lucan in his half guard. #ROC#De Struicao is rocked!
Lucan lands a big elbow - De Struicao is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Lucan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edwin Lucan!
An out of breath Edwin Lucan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: TC 3: Knock Out vs Inspektor B
Date: Aug 29, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Struicao throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Struicao swings for the body but Brah moves out of range.
De Struicao misses with a straight right.
De Struicao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL2#
Brah fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Struicao, pushing him back against the cage.
Brah lands a left hand.
Brah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Struicao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Struicao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brahs head.
Brah avoids a wild elbow strike from De Struicao.
De Struicao misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Struicao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Struicao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Struicao misses with a body punch.
Brah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Struicao's elbow.
Brah gets through De Struicao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Struicao backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brah lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Brah.
De Struicao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brah avoids it.
De Struicao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brah scores with a shot to the side of De Struicao's head.
De Struicao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brah misses with a punch on the inside. #T1#
De Struicao lands an elbow just above Brah 's eye.
De Struicao lands an elbow that stopped Brah in his tracks for a moment.
Brah lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Struicao backwards.
Brah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Struicao backwards.
Brah lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brah.
Brah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Struicao tries a body shot but Brah blocks it.
De Struicao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brah misses with the head strike.
Brah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Struicao can't find room to land a body shot as Brah controls the action.
Brah throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Struicao tries to throw a body punch but Brah avoids it by throwing De Struicao back against the cage.
De Struicao takes a shot to the head.
De Struicao tries to throw a body punch but Brah avoids it by throwing De Struicao back against the cage.
Brah scores with a shoulder strike.
De Struicao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brah prevents a body shot from De Struicao. #T2#
Brah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brah.
Brah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#ROC2#De Struicao is rocked!
Brah blocks a body shot from De Struicao.
Brah throws a punch but it's blocked by De Struicao.
Brah misses with some punches.
Brah blocks an elbow strike from De Struicao.
Brah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh De Struicao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Struicao misses with an elbow strike.
De Struicao tries to throw a body punch but Brah avoids it by throwing De Struicao back against the cage.
Brah misses with the head strike.
De Struicao is pressed against the cage. Brah pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts De Struicao! Two more big strikes from Brah and De Struicao crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Edgy Brah!
After winning the bout, Edgy Brah thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Galaxy 4: Harmony
Date: Jul 11, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mma swings for the body but De Struicao moves out of range.
De Struicao throws a lazy right hand but Mma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Struicao throws a leg kick but Mma sees it coming and moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Mma misses the target.
De Struicao defending well as Mma loads up on a big left hand.
De Struicao throws a right hand that Mma ducks under and follows up with a left that Mma also avoids with ease.
De Struicao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mma throws a hook to the side of De Struicao's head but De Struicao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mma scores with a punch to the head.
A good leg kick by De Struicao.
De Struicao throws a hook but Mma avoids it easily.
It looked like Mma wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sloppy strikes from Mma. Those never looked like landing.
De Struicao only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mma sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
De Struicao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mma. De Struicao shrugs it off though.
Mma jabs at De Struicao's body.
Mma throws out a loose jab but De Struicao uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Mma throws a jab when De Struicao was well out of range.
De Struicao avoids the body shot from Mma.
Mma looks for the body kick but De Struicao saw that one coming.
De Struicao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mma.
Mma throws a hook to the side of De Struicao's head but De Struicao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mma misses with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mma.
A jab from De Struicao misses.
Mma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Struicao.
De Struicao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mma slips a straight right by De Struicao.
De Struicao misses with a hook.
A shot to the body from De Struicao misses
and Mma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from De Struicao misses.
Mma scores with a leg kick.
Mma looks to land a combination but De Struicao avoids it well.
Mma slips under a jab from De Struicao.#T2#
Mma doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mma.
A jab lands there for Mma.
Mma throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Struicao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Struicao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mma.
Mma lunges at De Struicao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Struicao's hand.
Mma checks the leg kick.
De Struicao moves out of range of the strikes.
De Struicao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mma looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mma connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Struicao's hands.
De Struicao swings for the body but Mma moves out of range.
Mma throws an overhand right that lands on De Struicao's shoulder, as De Struicao tries to avoid the shot.
Mma lands with a shot to the body. #T3#
Mma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Struicao at a distance.
De Struicao misses with a straight left.
Mma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mma lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Struicao can pounce on him.
Mma with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Struicao takes a jab right on the kisser.
A telegraphed right hand from De Struicao misses the target.
De Struicao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mma is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
De Struicao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#ROC#De Struicao is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mma scores with a push kick.
De Struicao is still on wobbly legs! Can Mma finish him?
De Struicao looks winded!
Mma pushes De Struicao away with a front kick.
Mma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Struicao at a distance.
De Struicao seems to have recovered his senses.
Mma thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Struicao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Struicao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mma scores with a shot to the body. #T4#
A slapping leg kick lands for Mma.
De Struicao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mma walks forward and throws a big overhand right! De Struicao drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Mma swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from De Struicao's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Mma!
A less than humble Jeff Mma misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: Striking Masters 19
Date: Apr 25, 2020

#R1#
Yeboah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Struicao cracks Yeboah with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sambulo Yeboah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Struicao misses with a straight right.
Yeboah throws a head kick that misses.
De Struicao throws a sloppy head kick and Yeboah moves out of range easily.
Yeboah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Struicao.
Yeboah throws a right and a left that De Struicao avoids nicely.
De Struicao throws the kick towards the body but Yeboah avoids it.
Yeboah takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yeboah misses with a head kick.
Yeboah misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Struicao! But no joy.
Yeboah is breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Struicao.
De Struicao scores with a kick to the body.
De Struicao throws a head kick that Yeboah semi-blocks.
Yeboah throws a lazy body kick
enabling De Struicao to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yeboah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yeboah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yeboah has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yeboah has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Yeboah pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Struicao takes a swing at Yeboah's ribcage but misses.
Yeboah tries to work over De Struicao's front leg with a kick but De Struicao checks it. #T1#
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. #ROC2#
Yeboah is rocked!
Yeboah walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dominick De Struicao!
Dominick De Struicao decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 15, 2020

#R1#
De Struicao throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Struicao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Struicao misses with a wild combination.
Roffen tries to clinch but De Struicao is having none of it.
De Struicao slips a jab and a cross from Roffen.
Roffen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Struicao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Struicao connects with a single shot there.
A head kick misses from De Struicao.
Roffen needs to keep his hands up - De Struicao had a free shot at his head there.
Roffen misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Struicao is looking to slow Roffen down with leg kicks.
De Struicao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roffen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roffen misses with a right hand
and De Struicao counters with an inside leg kick.
Roffen throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Struicao counters with a low kick, right behind Roffen 's knee.
Roffen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roffen misses with an uppercut
and De Struicao counters with a thumping low kick.
Roffen walks into a stiff left hand from De Struicao.#T1#
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.
Roffen throws a series of punches but De Struicao moves out of range.
Roffen throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Struicao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Struicao 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 Roffen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Roffen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Struicao lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #CUT2#
It looks like Josh Roffen has been cut.
Roffen lands a leg kick that knocks De Struicao off balance momentarily.
Roffen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Roffen 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.
Roffen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That kick from De Struicao tenderised Roffen's leg. Roffen is trying to keep his angry face on.
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 head kick but it misses.
Jab from De Struicao.
De Struicao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Roffen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Struicao tries to land a front kick but Roffen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Roffen is looking to counter punch.
Nice straight punches there by De Struicao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Struicao.#T2#
De Struicao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Roffen is able to avoid easily.
De Struicao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roffen fails to land with a series of punches.
De Struicao scores with a sloppy right hand. Roffen should have avoided that one.
Roffen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and De Struicao counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Struicao. That's going to slow Roffen down.
De Struicao is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
De Struicao lands a glancing blow to the side of Roffen's head.
Jab, jab by De Struicao - just one landing.
De Struicao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Struicao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Struicao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#ROC2#
Roffen is rocked!
Roffen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Roffen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oh Roffen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roffen ducks under a wild hook from De Struicao.
Roffen throws a combination that misses
and De Struicao counters with a nice body kick.
Roffen seems to have got his legs back now.
Roffen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T3#
Roffen misses with an uppercut. De Struicao saw that one coming.
Roffen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Struicao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roffen needs to keep his hands up - De Struicao had a free shot at his head there.
De Struicao blocks a jab.
Roffen moves in looking to clinch but De Struicao pushes him off.
Roffen tries to clinch up
and Roffen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Struicao throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Roffen looks to land a combination but De Struicao avoids it well.
Roffen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Struicao, as that shot connected.
Roffen throws a hook but De Struicao blocks it.
De Struicao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Struicao slips under a jab.#T4#
De Struicao lands with a kick to the ribs.
Roffen is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roffen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Struicao is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Roffen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
De Struicao thumps Roffen with a low kick.
De Struicao cracks Roffen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Roffen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Struicao to score with a decent uppercut.
De Struicao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Roffen wants to clinch.
Roffen blocks a head kick by De Struicao.
Sloppy strikes from Roffen. Those never looked like landing.
Roffen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. De Struicao's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Roffen misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roffen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Roffen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De Struicao connects with a high kick.
Roffen throws a body punch but De Struicao moves out of range.
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 Josh Roffen'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.
#R2#
Roffen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Roffen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Roffen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Struicao.
Roffen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Struicao has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
De Struicao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Roffen.
De Struicao works Roffen's body with a nice hook.
De Struicao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Struicao connects with a body shot.
Roffen looks to clinch
and De Struicao counters with a nice body shot.
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!
Nice uppercut there from De Struicao.
De Struicao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Struicao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Roffen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Roffen misses with the combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Struicao! But no joy.
Dominick De Struicao seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
A good leg kick by De Struicao.
De Struicao connects with a single shot there.
Decent striking displayed by De Struicao there.
De Struicao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Roffen throws a poor cross that misses
and De Struicao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Struicao connects with a looping right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Struicao, right into the meat.
De Struicao connects with a looping right hand.
Roffen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Struicao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Struicao looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Struicao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Struicao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T2#
Roffen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Struicao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice shot by De Struicao.
The crowd cheers as De Struicao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roffen doesn't seem phased though.
Josh Roffen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roffen misses with a lunging right hand
and De Struicao counters with a nice kick to the body.
De Struicao lands a nice shot to the body.
Dominick De Struicao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Struicao is looking to slow Roffen down with leg kicks.
Roffen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Roffen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from De Struicao! Roffen is out on his feet! De Struicao rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Roffen is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Roffen is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominick De Struicao!
Dominick De Struicao decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 16, 2020

#R1#
De Struicao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Struicao misses the jab.
Thunder lands with a good body shot.
Thunder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thunder on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
De Struicao lands a jab to the nose.
De Struicao connects with a looping right hand.
Thunder checks a leg kick.
Dominick De Struicao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Struicao throws a big shot that misses.
De Struicao 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.
De Struicao is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
De Struicao swings widly with a right hand
and Thunder counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from De Struicao.
Thunder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Struicao.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thunder connects with an inside leg kick.
Thunder moves out of range of the leg kick from De Struicao.#T1#
Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Struicao.
De Struicao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thunder was well out of range. Poor timing from De Struicao.
Thunder looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from De Struicao misses the target.
Thunder looks to land a right hand but De Struicao moved out of range.
Thunder lands a really nice looking cross but De Struicao seems unphased.
De Struicao misses with a looping left.
Thunder looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Struicao misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Struicao cracks the inside of Thunder's front leg.
A nice combination there by De Struicao.
De Struicao cracks Thunder with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Struicao. Thunder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thunder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Struicao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thunder is able to avoid easily.#T2#
De Struicao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thunder displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Struicao throws out the jab.
De Struicao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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!
An inside leg kick from De Struicao misses.
A nice side step and Thunder releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thunder has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
De Struicao tries a head kick but it misses.
Thunder takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De Struicao moves away from the strike by Thunder.
De Struicao scores with a sloppy right hand. Thunder should have avoided that one.
De Struicao misses the shot to the body.
Thunder feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Struicaos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good work by Thunder as he checks the leg kick.
De Struicao with a hook.
Thunder scores with a jab.
De Struicao misses with a head kick. #T3#
De Struicao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thunder checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Struicao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunder moves away.
Thunder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Struicao circles away quickly and effectively.
Thunder moves out of range of the leg kick from De Struicao.
Thunder appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De Struicao connects with a looping right hand.
Thunder throws a shot from downtown. De Struicao moves away and avoids it.
Thunder looks to score with a jab to the body but De Struicao is just out of range.
De Struicao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thunder.
Thunder swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thunder on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Struicao. De Struicao obviously looking to wear him down.
De Struicao scores with a jab.
De Struicao throws a leg kick
and Thunder counters with a right hand to the body.
Thunder throws a lazy right hand but De Struicao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A combination from Thunder does no damage. #T4#
Thunder takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Struicao cracks the inside of Thunder's front leg.
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 throws a shot to the body.
De Struicao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thunder.
De Struicao lands a nice looking body shot.
De Struicao throws a combination. Thunder tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thunder misses with a straight left.
Donk. De Struicao catches Thunder right on the button with a cross.
De Struicao lands with an overhand left.#CUT#
It looks like Jushin Thunder has been cut.
Both fighters circling a little - De Struicao finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
De Struicao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Struicao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thunder misses with an uppercut. De Struicao saw that one coming.
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 Jushin Thunder'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.
#R2#
Thunder avoids the head kick by De Struicao.
It seemed like Thunder was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Struicao swings for the body but Thunder moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as De Struicao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thunder doesn't seem phased though.
De Struicao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunder moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Struicao.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Struicao.
Thunder misses with an uppercut.
Thunder cracks De Struicao with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thunder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from De Struicao.
De Struicao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thunder can do to turn this around?
Thunder throws a body punch but De Struicao moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thunder. De Struicao does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Struicao dodges the punch combination from Thunder.
A counter left hand to the body from De Struicao misses its target.
Dominick De Struicao is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
De Struicao checks a leg kick nicely.
Thunder avoids the body shot from De Struicao.
De Struicao misses with a low kick.
De Struicao backing away here, and Thunder unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
De Struicao punishes Thunder's body with a nice straight punch.
Thunder blocks a head kick by De Struicao.
De Struicao throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Thunder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Struicao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thunder's hands.
De Struicao moves out of range of the body kick from Thunder.
De Struicao misses with a low kick as Thunder jumps back.
De Struicao lands with an uppercut that bounces Thunder off the cage and back into range.
De Struicao is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thunder looks to score with a jab to the body but De Struicao is just out of range.#T2#
Thunder throws a jab when De Struicao was well out of range.
De Struicao half committed to a counter leg kick.
De Struicao throws a low kick but Thunder avoids it.
De Struicao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thunder connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thunder fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Struicao on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from De Struicao misses the target.
De Struicao blocks a head kick by Thunder.
A leg kick checked by Thunder.
Thunder blocks a jab.
De Struicao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunder moves away.
Thunder appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De Struicao misses with a kick to the body.
De Struicao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Struicao moves away from the strike by Thunder. #T3#
Thunder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Struicao.
De Struicao motions for Thunder to come forward. De Struicao throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thunder moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Thunder might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, De Struicao has got the better of the exchanges.
Thunder avoids the body shot from De Struicao.
De Struicao misses with a body kick.
Thunder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Struicao.
Thunder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Struicao looks to land a right hand but Thunder moved out of range.
Thunder throws a counter combo.
Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Struicao.
It seemed like Thunder was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Struicao checks a leg kick nicely.
Thunder falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Struicao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T4#
De Struicao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thunder circles away quickly and effectively.
Thunder swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Struicao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thunder counters with a three punch combo that has De Struicao backing up. De Struicao nods at Thunder to acknowledge the strikes.
De Struicao lands a head shot.
Thunder throws a hook to the side of De Struicao's head but De Struicao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thunder takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Struicao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Struicao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thunder now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Thunder takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Struicao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thunder.
De Struicao misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Thunder was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thunder walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De Struicao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thunder slips under a jab.
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 Jushin Thunder's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Nice defenses there by De Struicao.
De Struicao misses with an attempted mid kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Thunder misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Thunder blocks the leg kick.
De Struicao scores with a punch to the head.
Thunder moves out of range of the strikes.
De Struicao throws a nice head kick!
Thunder feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Struicao's calf.
A jab lands there for Thunder.
De Struicao throws a hook but Thunder avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Struicao.
De Struicao looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
De Struicao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Struicao lands a jab to the nose.
De Struicao throws a body shot but no joy.
Thunder is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#T1#
A slapping leg kick lands for De Struicao.
De Struicao connects with an inside leg kick.
De Struicao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
De Struicao with a nice cross.
De Struicao swings widly with a right hand
and Thunder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Struicao missing with a left hand there. Thunder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Struicao scores with a spinning back kick!
De Struicao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thunder works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Struicao misses with a hook
and Thunder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC2#
De Struicao is rocked!
De Struicao is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Thunder doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! De Struicao crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in De Struicao's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jushin Thunder!

Event: TR8: BOAGRIUS VS. DELSARTE
Date: Feb 01, 2020

#R1#
De Struicao looks to land a right hand but Franca moved out of range.
Franca fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from De Struicao as Franca shoots in.
Franca shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Franca. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Struicao throws a sloppy head kick and Franca moves out of range easily.
Franca tries for a takedown but De Struicao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Struicao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Franca.
De Struicao avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #TD#
Franca shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in De Struicao's guard.
De Struicao keeping full guard, as Franca tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Franca accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Franca throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Struicao works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T1#
De Struicao working a defensive guard here.
Franca throwing strikes from guard but De Struicao blocks nicely.
Franca keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Struicao's head.
Franca tries to free his leg and advance position but De Struicao is retaining full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
De Struicao looks winded!
Franca throws an elbow that misses. De Struicao uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Franca's guard. Nice move by De Struicao!#REVB##SUB#
Franca has his feet on De Struicao's thighs here. He's pushed De Struicao off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! De Struicao screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luiz Franca!
Luiz Franca bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: TR5: ORSINI VS. BARNETT
Date: Jan 04, 2020

#R1#
A big left from Tellegio misses.
De Struicao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Struicao swings for the body but Tellegio moves out of range.
Tellegio tried to counter with a leg kick but De Struicao avoided it.
Tellegio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tellegio swings for the body but De Struicao moves out of range.
De Struicao cracks the inside of Tellegio's front leg.
Tellegio connects with a body shot that sends De Struicao's belly button to the back.
Tellegio throws a low kick but De Struicao avoids it.
A slow jab from De Struicao misses its intended target.
A clash of legs there as De Struicao blocks the low kick.
De Struicao moves out of range as Tellegio throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tellegio. De Struicao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tellegio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A swing and a miss from De Struicao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tellegio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tellegio throws a sloppy body shot
and De Struicao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Struicao throws a head kick that misses.
Tellegio misses the jab.
Tellegio throws a head kick but De Struicao moves out of range.
Tellegio feints and then cracks De Struicao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Struicao down. #T1#
Good work by Tellegio as he checks the leg kick.
Tellegio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Struicao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Struicao throws a sloppy head kick and Tellegio moves out of range easily.
De Struicao tried to score with a low kick but Tellegio checks it.
Tellegio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Struicao's head.
De Struicao throws a hook but Tellegio avoids it easily.
Tellegio misses with a low kick.
Tellegio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tellegio moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDe Struicao.
De Struicao throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Struicao throws a lazy right hand but Tellegio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Struicao misses with a straight right.
Tellegio moves out of range of the body kick from De Struicao.
De Struicao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tellegio moves out of range of the strikes.
Tellegio blocks a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Tellegio there.
De Struicao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Struicao replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Tellegio blocks it well.
Nice jab there from Tellegio. #T2#
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 throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tellegio.
De Struicao works Tellegio's body with a nice hook.
Tellegio lands a body shot.
De Struicao misses with an uppercut.
De Struicao misses with a looping left.
De Struicao throws a wild body kick that Tellegio sees coming a mile off.
De Struicao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Struicao throws the kick towards the body but Tellegio avoids it.
Tellegio 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.
Tellegio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Struicao momentarily.
De Struicao swings for the body but Tellegio moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tellegio.
De Struicao defending well as Tellegio loads up on a big left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tellegio.
A punch lands to the side of Tellegio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Tellegio does it's job there.
Tellegio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tellegio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tellegio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Tellegio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Struicao.
De Struicao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tellegio connects with a nice looking jab.
Tellegio lands a slapping body shot.
Tellegio blocks a jab.
Tellegio tried to counter with a leg kick but De Struicao avoided it.
De Struicao ducks under a wild hook from Tellegio.
De Struicao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Struicao throws a jab when Tellegio was well out of range.
Tellegio throws a hook but De Struicao avoids it easily.
Tellegio blocks the body kick.
De Struicao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good leg kick by Tellegio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Struicao moves out of range as Tellegio throws a body kick.
De Struicao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Struicao checks a leg kick.
De Struicao looks for the body kick but Tellegio saw that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tellegio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A solid body kick from De Struicao. #T4#
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!
Tellegio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Struicao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tellegio.
Tellegio connects with a solid leg kick.
Tellegio avoids the head kick by De Struicao.
Tellegio motions for De Struicao to come forward. Tellegio throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Struicao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tellegio is able to avoid easily.
Tellegio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Struicao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tellegio throws a push kick but De Struicao slaps the foot to one side.
De Struicao steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tellegio.
A telegraphed right hand from Tellegio misses the target.
Tellegio is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
De Struicao checks the leg kick.
De Struicao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tellegio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Struicao tries to land a leg kick but Tellegio saw it coming and moves away.
Tellegio takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
De Struicao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tellegio.
Tellegio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Struicao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Tellegio dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
De Struicao throws a low kick, looking for Tellegio's leg but Tellegio calmly moves out of range.
De Struicao throws out a leg kick but Tellegio moves out of range and De Struicao only half commits.
Tellegio lands with a slapping head kick.
Victor Tellegio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tellegio misses with a two punch combination.
Tellegio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Struicao.
De Struicao misses with an uppercut
and Tellegio counters with a nice low kick that buckles De Struicao's knee momentarily.
Tellegio fails to land with a series of punches.
De Struicao throws out a loose jab but Tellegio uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Struicao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tellegio has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tellegio thuds a left hand into De Struicao's body.
De Struicao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tellegio.
De Struicao looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Struicao throws a low kick, looking for Tellegio's leg but Tellegio calmly moves out of range.
Tellegio looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
De Struicao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tellegio throws a leg kick but De Struicao checks it.
Tellegio backing away here, and De Struicao unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
De Struicao wants to land a leg kick but Tellegio is out of range.
De Struicao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tellegio swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Struicao.
Tellegio checks a leg kick.
De Struicao closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T1#
De Struicao blocks a low kick nicely.
De Struicao throws a right and a left that Tellegio avoids nicely.
Tellegio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tellegio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Struicao tries a quick counter leg kick but Tellegio is wise to it.
De Struicao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tellegio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Struicao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Struicao connects with a looping right hand.
De Struicao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Struicao throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from De Struicao misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Tellegio misses its target.
Tellegio takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tellegio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Struicao checks it well.
De Struicao tries a low kick but Tellegio avoids it.
Tellegio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tellegio scores with a shot to the body.
Tellegio blocks a head kick by De Struicao.
De Struicao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Struicao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Struicao tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Struicao.
De Struicao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tellegio.
De Struicao takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tellegio connects with a single shot there.
Tellegio explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tellegio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tellegio, right into the meat.
Tellegio lands with a kick to the temple. De Struicao shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tellegio throws an overhand right that lands on De Struicao's shoulder, as De Struicao tries to avoid the shot.
De Struicao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tellegio checks a leg kick.
De Struicao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tellegio backing away here, and De Struicao unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as De Struicao checks a leg kick.
Tellegio thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on De Struicao if he has to take too many more of those. #T3#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Struicao 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 Tellegio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tellegio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Struicao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tellegio throws a lazy right hand but De Struicao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Struicao plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
De Struicao throws a hook but Tellegio avoids it easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but De Struicao might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tellegio has got the better of the exchanges.
Tellegio lands a leg kick that knocks De Struicao off balance momentarily.
A jab from De Struicao does it's job there.
Tellegio scores with a nice strike.
Tellegio checks a low kick from De Struicao.
Tellegio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Struicao throws a lazy right hand but Tellegio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Victor Tellegio is winning the standup battle so far.
Tellegio blocks a head kick by De Struicao.
Tellegio connects with a leg kick. De Struicao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Struicao throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tellegio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Struicao.
Good work by Tellegio as he checks the leg kick.
De Struicao lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tellegio misses with an uppercut. #T4#
De Struicao throws a body punch but Tellegio moves out of range.
Tellegio tries to bum rush De Struicao with a series of wild strikes but De Struicao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tellegio ducks under a wild hook from De Struicao.
Nice uppercut there from De Struicao.
Tellegio misses with a body kick.
De Struicao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tellegio blocks the body kick.
Tellegio swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
De Struicao takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Struicao looks to land a combination but Tellegio avoids it well.
De Struicao blocks a leg kick.
Tellegio throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tellegio thows a body kick. De Struicao tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tellegio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Struicao checks a leg kick nicely.
De Struicao follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Tellegio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Struicao tries to work over Tellegio's front leg with a kick but Tellegio checks it.
Tellegio lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Struicao's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Tellegio dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
De Struicao misses with a body kick.
De Struicao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tellegio.
A slow jab from De Struicao misses its intended target.
Tellegio throws a head kick but De Struicao moves out of range.
Tellegio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Struicao.
Tellegio throws a sloppy head kick and De Struicao moves out of range easily.
De Struicao moves out of range as Tellegio strikes.
De Struicao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Tellegio.
De Struicao misses with a straight left.
Tellegio misses with a two punch combination.
De Struicao throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Tellegio.
Tellegio throws a jab when De Struicao was well out of range.
De Struicao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tellegio.
Tellegio misses with a wild body shot.
Tellegio moves out of range as De Struicao throws a body kick.
Tellegio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Struicao scores with a jab to the jaw.#T1#
An inside leg kick from De Struicao misses.
De Struicao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tellegio. Tellegio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tellegio lands an overhand right.
De Struicao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tellegio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Struicao misses with a kick to the body.
Tellegio swings for the body but De Struicao moves out of range.
De Struicao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tellegio misses with a low kick.
Tellegio moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
De Struicao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Tellegio was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from De Struicao.
Tellegio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Struicao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tellegio.
De Struicao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tellegio can pounce on him.
Tellegio thuds his right hand into De Struicao's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Struicao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tellegio half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tellegio misses with a kick to the body.
Tellegio tries to score with a low kick but De Struicao moves his leg out of the way.
Dominick De Struicao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Decent striking displayed by Tellegio there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tellegio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tellegio throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Struicao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tellegio.
A jab from Tellegio does it's job there.
De Struicao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Struicao throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Struicao throws a body punch but Tellegio moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Struicao 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 Tellegio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tellegio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tellegio tried to counter with a leg kick but De Struicao avoided it.
De Struicao thuds a left hand into Tellegio's body.
Tellegio pushes De Struicao away with a front kick.
Tellegio looks to land a right hand but De Struicao moved out of range.
Tellegio throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and De Struicao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tellegio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tellegio finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tellegio, right into the meat.
De Struicao lands with a thumping leg kick. #T3#
De Struicao throws a head kick that misses.
De Struicao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tellegio.
De Struicao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tellegio. Tellegio obviously looking to wear him down.
De Struicao 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.
Tellegio swings for the body but De Struicao moves out of range.
Tellegio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Struicao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Tellegio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Victor Tellegio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tellegio thumps De Struicao with a low kick.
De Struicao has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tellegio.
Tellegio lands a jab to De Struicao's midsection.
Tellegio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tellegio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Struicao. That did some damage!
Tellegio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Struicao.
Tellegio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Struicao 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Struicao throws a wild body kick that Tellegio sees coming a mile off.#T4#
Tellegio lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
De Struicao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Struicao misses with a looping right.
De Struicao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tellegio throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Struicao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Struicao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tellegio connects with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from De Struicao.
Tellegio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Struicao.
Tellegio blocks a low kick nicely.
De Struicao has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tellegio.
Tellegio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Struicao throws a low kick, looking for Tellegio's leg but Tellegio calmly moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Tellegio misses its target.
De Struicao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tellegio checks a leg kick.
De Struicao thumps Tellegio with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Tellegio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tellegio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Tellegio!
Victor Tellegio very nearly forgot to thank Sully's Bar & Grill amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 19, 2019

#R1#
Slaughter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slaughter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De Struicao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
De Struicao thuds his shin into the meat of Slaughter's side.
De Struicao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Slaughter tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Struicao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Struicao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Struicao lands a head kick. Slaughter smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CL#
Slaughter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Slaughter taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
De Struicao lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for De Struicao. #BC#
Slaughter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slaughter tries for a takedown but De Struicao circles away easily
and De Struicao counters with a stiff right hand.
Max Slaughter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slaughter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Struicao to score with a decent uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Struicao.
De Struicao tries a head kick but it misses.
De Struicao jabs Slaughter right on the nose. Slaughter blinks but takes it well.
Slaughter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #T1#
Slaughter shoots in for a takedown but De Struicao shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Slaughter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Struicao lands an overhand right.
Dominick De Struicao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Struicao, right into the meat.
De Struicao cracks the inside of Slaughter's front leg.
Nice shot by De Struicao.#ROC2#
Slaughter is rocked!
De Struicao connects with a right that clearly hurt Slaughter. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as De Struicao proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Slaughter collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominick De Struicao!
Dominick De Struicao decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 16, 2019

#R1#
Monlova looks for the body kick but De Struicao saw that one coming.
De Struicao lands a really nice looking cross but Monlova seems unphased.
De Struicao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Struicao tests Monlova's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Monlova throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice jab there from De Struicao.
De Struicao scores with a head kick. Monlova tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#CUT#
It looks like Jamiah Monlova has been cut.
De Struicao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Monlova shoots and misses
and Monlova takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Struicao throws a leg kick which misses Monlova's front leg but catches the back leg as Monlova tries to avoid it.
Jamiah Monlova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Struicao delivers a nice body kick.
De Struicao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by De Struicao.
De Struicao throws a quick inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by De Struicao. Beautiful body shot.
Monlova throws a head kick that misses
and De Struicao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Struicao throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. #T1#
De Struicao lands a leg kick that knocks Monlova off balance momentarily.
Monlova misses with a hook. De Struicao ducked under it nicely.
De Struicao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Struicao checks a leg kick nicely.
De Struicao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Monlova.
De Struicao fires out a quick counter leg kick but Monlova just manages to avoid it.
De Struicao lands a right hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by De Struicao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Struicao.
De Struicao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Struicao blocks a head kick by Monlova.
De Struicao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Struicao scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Monlova takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Monlova looks winded!
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!
Monlova takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Monlova throws a head kick that misses
and De Struicao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Struicao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Struicao.
Monlova tries to clinch up but De Struicao circles away and keeps his distance.
Monlova has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Struicao.
Monlova's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T2#
Monlova throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Struicao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Struicao moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Struicao's corner calls for a 1-2. De Struicao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
De Struicao is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
De Struicao lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
De Struicao thumps Monlova with a low kick.
De Struicao avoids the head kick by Monlova.
De Struicao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Monlova's calf.
Monlova's coach down at Cozad Amsterdam was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Monlova's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Monlova has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Struicao.
Monlova throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Struicao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monlova closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Struicao scores with a head kick. Monlova tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Monlova takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheers as De Struicao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Monlova doesn't seem phased though.
De Struicao scores with a jab to the body.
De Struicao pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Monlova back to the cage. De Struicao follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Monlova misses with a right hand
and Monlova takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T3#
De Struicao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Struicao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Monlova shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and De Struicao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dominick De Struicao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamiah Monlova.
A low kick from Monlova is predictable there
enabling De Struicao to counter with a crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Struicao.
Monlova falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Struicao counters with a nice uppercut.
Monlova misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Struicao throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dominick De Struicao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Struicao shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Monlova eats them both and turns towards De Struicao to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#ROC#
Monlova is rocked!
De Struicao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Monlova is still on wobbly legs! Can De Struicao finish him?
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!
Monlova misses the shot to the body.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by De Struicao! Monlova is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominick De Struicao!
After the fight, Dominick De Struicao was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 02, 2019

#R1#
Tudekiks misses with a series of wild punches.
De Struicao looks to land a left hand but Tudekiks moved out of range nicely.
Suleijma Tudekiks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Struicao misses with a body kick.
De Struicao lands with a straight right. Tudekiks didn't see that one coming.
Tudekiks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
De Struicao lands a nice hook to Tudekiks's body. Tudekiks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Struicao throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tudekiks counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tudekiks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tudekiks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As De Struicao backs off Tudekiks throws a huge counter combo but De Struicao manages to avoid it all.
Tudekiks checks a low kick from De Struicao.
De Struicao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donk. Tudekiks catches De Struicao right on the button with a cross.
Tudekiks throws a solid leg kick but De Struicao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tudekiks.
A big left from De Struicao misses.
Tudekiks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Struicao.
De Struicao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tudekiks has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tudekiks slips under a jab from De Struicao.
Tudekiks tries to clinch up but De Struicao circles away and keeps his distance.
Tudekiks slips a straight right by De Struicao.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tudekiks! But no joy.
Tudekiks connects with a nice looking jab. #T1#
Tudekiks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Struicao. De Struicao obviously looking to wear him down.
Tudekiks wants to clinch.
De Struicao is looking to counter punch.
Tudekiks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Tudekiks misses.
Tudekiks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tudekiks there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tudekiks. De Struicao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tudekiks swings widly with a right hand
and Tudekiks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tudekiks walks into a jab.
Tudekiks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice elbow from De Struicao. #CUT#
It looks like Suleijma Tudekiks has been cut.
De Struicao tries a body shot but Tudekiks blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tudekiks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tudekiks lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Struicao missing with knees to the body. #T2#
De Struicao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tudekiks avoids it.
Tudekiks throws a punch but it's blocked by De Struicao.
De Struicao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Struicao lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC#
De Struicao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tudekiks blocks a jab.
Tudekiks throws a nice looking combination but De Struicao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tudekiks is looking to clinch.
Tudekiks lands a lovely overhand right.
Tudekiks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A low kick from Tudekiks misses
and De Struicao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De Struicao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tudekiks throws a leg kick
and De Struicao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Struicao throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Struicao misses the jab.
Tudekiks tries to counter with a clinch but De Struicao shakes him off and moves away.
De Struicao checks the leg kick.
De Struicao misses with an uppercut
and Tudekiks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donk. Tudekiks catches De Struicao right on the button with a cross.
Tudekiks tries to clinch up but De Struicao circles away and keeps his distance.#T3#
Tudekiks doesn't manage to clinch there - De Struicao circles away.
De Struicao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Struicao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tudekiks crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from De Struicao - the referee stops the clock and Tudekiks gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says De Struicao. Tudekiks manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tudekiks scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Struicao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tudekiks jabs De Struicao right on the nose. De Struicao blinks but takes it well.
Tudekiks comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Struicao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Struicao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tudekiks tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Struicao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Struicao. #CL2#
Tudekiks moves into the clinch successfully.
Tudekiks blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tudekiks swings wildly with an uppercut but De Struicao uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Struicao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tudekiks backwards.
De Struicao tries to land knees in the clinch but Tudekiks avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tudekiks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T4#
De Struicao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Struicao throws an elbow that misses.
De Struicao misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Struicao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tudekiks's elbow.
De Struicao can't break the clinch.
De Struicao throws a punch but it's blocked by Tudekiks. #BC#
De Struicao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Struicao ducks under a wild hook from Tudekiks.
De Struicao throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tudekiks's head.
Tudekiks lands an overhand right.
Tudekiks tries to clinch but De Struicao moves out of range.
Tudekiks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tudekiks takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tudekiks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tudekiks staying out of range there.
Tudekiks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Struicao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tudekiks swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Struicao.
De Struicao is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tudekiks connects with an inside leg kick.
De Struicao throws a sloppy head kick and Tudekiks moves out of range easily.
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 Suleijma Tudekiks's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Good work by Tudekiks as he checks the leg kick.
Tudekiks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like De Struicao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL2#
Tudekiks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tudekiks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tudekiks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tudekiks blocks a body shot from De Struicao.
Tudekiks misses with a knee strike.
Tudekiks misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Struicao struggles to land a body shot inside as Tudekiks controls his hands.
Tudekiks lands a left hand.
De Struicao swings wildly with an uppercut but Tudekiks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tudekiks is stalling here.
A short uppercut from Tudekiks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tudekiks lands with a left to the head.
De Struicao misses with an elbow strike.
De Struicao tries to land knees in the clinch but Tudekiks avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
De Struicao swings wildly with an uppercut but Tudekiks uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
De Struicao manages to break the clinch. #T1#
De Struicao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tudekiks.
Tudekiks misses the jab.
Tudekiks avoids the body shot from De Struicao.
Dominick De Struicao is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Tudekiks closes the distance and clinches.
Tudekiks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tudekiks misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tudekiks.
De Struicao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tudekiks throws a head punch that misses.
De Struicao tries to work over Tudekiks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Struicao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from De Struicao fails to land.
De Struicao takes an elbow to the forehead.
De Struicao tries to throw a body punch but Tudekiks avoids it by throwing De Struicao back against the cage.
De Struicao unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tudekiks lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
De Struicao pushes Tudekiks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Struicao throws an elbow but it misses. #BC#
De Struicao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Struicao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T2#
Tudekiks tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Struicao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tudekiks throws a body shot but no joy.
De Struicao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tudekiks is able to avoid easily.
Tudekiks thuds his right hand into De Struicao's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Struicao throws the kick towards the body but Tudekiks avoids it.
De Struicao misses with a straight right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tudekiks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tudekiks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Struicao.
A telegraphed right hand from Tudekiks misses the target.
Tudekiks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Struicao tries to work over Tudekiks's front leg with a kick but Tudekiks checks it.
De Struicao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tudekiks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tudekiks lands a jab-cross combination.
Tudekiks tries to clinch up but De Struicao circles away and keeps his distance.
De Struicao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Struicao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T3#
Tudekiks looks to throw the jab but De Struicao is out of range.
Tudekiks misses with a hook
and De Struicao counters with a nice body shot.
De Struicao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tudekiks.
Suleijma Tudekiks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tudekiks misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Tudekiks.
Tudekiks throws a nice looking combination but De Struicao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tudekiks checks a leg kick.
Tudekiks 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 connects with a high kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Struicao.
Tudekiks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Struicao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Struicao scores with a jab to the head.
Tudekiks 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 on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T4#
De Struicao connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tudekiks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tudekiks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Struicao needs to keep his hands up - Tudekiks had a free shot at his head there.
De Struicao scores with a jab. Tudekiks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Struicao throws a wild body kick that Tudekiks sees coming a mile off.
Tudekiks avoids the body shot from De Struicao.
A cross from Tudekiks lands.
Tudekiks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Struicao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tudekiks is looking to clinch.
De Struicao throwing a counter right hand but Tudekiks manages to avoid it.
De Struicao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice shot lands for Tudekiks.#CL2#
Tudekiks has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tudekiks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Struicao blocks an uppercut.
Tudekiks avoiding damage as De Struicao throws knees to the body.
Tudekiks misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Struicao blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suleijma Tudekiks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Suleijma Tudekiks'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Tudekiks 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 appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tudekiks avoids the head kick by De Struicao.
De Struicao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tudekiks on the side of the head.
Tudekiks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Struicao.
De Struicao throws a big shot that misses.
Tudekiks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Struicao misses with a wild body shot.
De Struicao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Struicao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tudekiks.
Tudekiks lands a nice hook to De Struicao's body. De Struicao takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tudekiks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Tudekiks has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tudekiks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Tudekiks on the inside.
Suleijma Tudekiks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Struicao can't find room to land a body shot as Tudekiks controls the action.
Tudekiks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
De Struicao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tudekiks backwards.
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 a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tudekiks backwards.
Tudekiks lands a right hand. #T1#
A right hook to the body lands for De Struicao.
Tudekiks tries to work over De Struicao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Struicao throws a punch but it's blocked by Tudekiks.
A shot in the inside from Tudekiks.
De Struicao misses with an elbow strike.
De Struicao dodges an elbow strike from Tudekiks.
De Struicao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tudekiks.
Tudekiks scores with a shot to the side of De Struicao's head.
Tudekiks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tudekiks content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tudekiks taking a breather.
Tudekiks lands a left hand.
De Struicao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Struicao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tudekiks misses with a punch on the inside.
De Struicao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Struicao.
De Struicao tries to work over Tudekiks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
Tudekiks working aggressively here.
De Struicao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tudekiks.
A frustrated look appears on De Struicao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tudekiks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Struicaos head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Tudekiks.
De Struicao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tudekiks.
Tudekiks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Struicao blocks the elbow strike.
Tudekiks is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Struicao.
A head punch on the inside from De Struicao fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tudekiks.
Tudekiks misses with a body punch.
Tudekiks wants to stall.
De Struicao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tudekiks's elbow.
De Struicao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tudekiks is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from De Struicao fails to land. #T3#
Tudekiks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Struicao lands an elbow just above Tudekiks 's eye.
Tudekiks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tudekiks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, De Struicao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tudekiks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Struicao using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tudekiks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tudekiks.
Tudekiks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down De Struicao.
Tudekiks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #ROC2#
De Struicao is rocked!
Tudekiks lands an uppercut.
Oh De Struicao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Struicao swings wildly with an uppercut but Tudekiks uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Tudekiks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tudekiks creates a bit of space for himself and rocks De Struicao with a big uppercut! De Struicao tries to clinch up but Tudekiks pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples De Struicao to the mat! De Struicao covers up and Tudekiks unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Suleijma Tudekiks!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Suleijma Tudekiks made sure he mentioned Namunamu Clothing , along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: XF 43
Date: Oct 31, 2019

#R1#
De Struicao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Slaughter tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Struicao swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Slaughter takes the fight into the clinch.
Slaughter throws an elbow but it misses.
De Struicao pushes Slaughter back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
De Struicao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Struicao lands with a left to the head. #BC#
De Struicao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Struicao thuds his shin into the meat of Slaughter's side.
De Struicao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Slaughter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Slaughter tries to clinch there but De Struicao circles away.
Slaughter takes a kick to the side of the head.
De Struicao explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
De Struicao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Struicao throws a head kick but Slaughter moves out of range.
Good exchange - De Struicao coming out on top.
Slaughter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CL2#
Slaughter rushes De Struicao and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
De Struicao prevents a body shot from Slaughter.
De Struicao struggles to land a body shot inside as Slaughter controls his hands.
De Struicao blocking some punches. #T1#
De Struicao digs a right hand underneath Slaughter's ribcage. Slaughter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Struicao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Struicao lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Struicao tries to land knees in the clinch but Slaughter avoids the damage to the body.
De Struicao lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Struicao lands a knee to the body.
De Struicao is leaning against Slaughter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Slaughter looks winded!
A short right from De Struicao on the inside. #BC#
De Struicao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slaughter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting De Struicao counter with a right hand.
Max Slaughter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Struicao throws a head kick that half lands. #ROC#
Slaughter is rocked!
Slaughter walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Slaughter is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). 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.

Event: XF 33
Date: Sep 21, 2019

#R1#
De Struicao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Slaughter's calf.
Max Slaughter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Slaughter drives through with a takedown into guard. #ES#
De Struicao pushes Slaughter off and gets back to his feet.
De Struicao stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Struicao wants it to stay on the feet.
De Struicao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Slaughter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as De Struicao sprawls well. De Struicao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Slaughter gets slowly back to his feet.
De Struicao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slaughter drops his hands momentarily and De Struicao takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Struicao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Slaughter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Struicao cracks Slaughter with an open hand slap.
Good shot there by De Struicao.
Slaughter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dominick De Struicao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Slaughter.
De Struicao lands a head kick!
Slaughter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Struicao as he jumps to the side. #T1#
De Struicao stuffs the takedown.
Slaughter fails with the takedown
enabling De Struicao to counter with a crisp jab.
De Struicao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab, jab by De Struicao - just one landing.
A good leg kick by De Struicao.
De Struicao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
De Struicao lands a head shot.
Slaughter looks for a takedown but De Struicao sprawls well.
De Struicao is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
De Struicao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Struicao connects with a nice looking jab.
De Struicao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Struicao throws a leg kick which misses Slaughter's front leg but catches the back leg as Slaughter tries to avoid it.
Slaughter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De Struicao counters with a nice uppercut.
De Struicao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Slaughter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T2#
De Struicao bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
De Struicao works the jab nicely.
Nice shot lands for De Struicao.#ROC#
Slaughter is rocked!
Slaughter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Slaughter is still on wobbly legs! Can De Struicao finish him?
De Struicao throws a powerful right kick. Slaughter tried to block low but the kick was high! Slaughter was taken right off of his feet! De Struicao jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dominick De Struicao!
Dominick De Struicao bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: XF 27
Date: Sep 05, 2019

#R1#
De Struicao avoids the head kick by Onera.
De Struicao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Onera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Struicao feints and then cracks Onera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Onera down.
Onera shoots in for a double leg but De Struicao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Onera misses with a hook.
Onera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Struicao moves away.
De Struicao misses with a looping left.
De Struicao tried to score with a low kick but Onera checks it.
Onera misses with a hook. De Struicao ducked under it nicely.
Onera looks to land a right hand but De Struicao moved out of range.
Onera 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.
Onera shoots in and drives through. De Struicao sprawls well.
De Struicao tried to counter with a leg kick but Onera avoided it.
A head kick misses from Onera.
Onera blocks a jab.
And Onera tries to counter it with a takedown but De Struicao pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Onera shoots in and drives through. De Struicao sprawls well.
Dominick De Struicao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Onera.
Onera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Onera looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Struicao is fending him off so far but Onera persists. Nope, De Struicao circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Onera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Struicao stuffs the takedown attempt from Onera. Onera gets slowly back to his feet. #T1#
De Struicao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Onera doesn't manage to clinch there - De Struicao circles away.
Onera takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #TD2#
Onera throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. De Struicao tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Onera is in De Struicao's guard.
Onera is fighting to break De Struicao's control of his arms but De Struicao is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
De Struicao keeping moving, preventing Onera from controlling successfully.
Onera is looking to work some ground and pound but De Struicao has wrist control.
Onera looking to sit in guard and control but De Struicao gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Onera pulls De Struicao in close to his closed guard and prevents De Struicao from doing any damage or advancing position.
Onera has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but De Struicao has passed into side control. #T2#
Onera is looking to regain half guard here but De Struicao keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Onera keeps trying to improve his position.
Onera looking for a sweep but De Struicao has passed into full mount! Oh no!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Onera reaches up to try and control the position but De Struicao seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Onera rolls and tries to escape and now De Struicao has his back!
Onera is really stuck here.
De Struicao avoiding Onera 's attempts to control his hands.
Onera is really stuck here. #T3#
De Struicao avoiding Onera 's attempts to control his hands.
De Struicao is hanging on to Onera's back as he tries to escape.
Onera looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
De Struicao slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Onera tries to break free.
Onera trying to control the hands but De Struicao won't let him.
Onera is defending well here and trying to improve his position. #T4#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
De Struicao really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Onera.
De Struicao keeps control of the position as Onera tries to break free.
Onera trying to control but not successfully.
You can see the frustration on Onera's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
De Struicao slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Onera turns into De Struicao and is now in his guard.
Onera wants to control from the top but De Struicao keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominick De Struicao dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
De Struicao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Onera takes one on the button.
De Struicao digs a good hook to Onera's body.
Onera misses with a body shot.
Onera shoots for a double leg takedown but De Struicao sprawls well. He's pushed Onera's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice jab there from De Struicao.
De Struicao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Onera can do to turn this around?
De Struicao lands a nice looking body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Struicao - that will leave a mark!
A solid leg kick lands there for De Struicao.
Onera swings for the body but De Struicao moves out of range.
De Struicao fakes the leg kick and cracks Onera in the body.
De Struicao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Onera throws a right hand that misses
and De Struicao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Onera tries for a takedown but De Struicao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De Struicao cracks Onera with a right hand to the side of the head.
Onera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Struicao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Struicao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Onera. #T1#
De Struicao throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Onera's head.
De Struicao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Onera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Struicao counters with a nice uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Struicao.
Dominick De Struicao is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from De Struicao misses the target.
De Struicao stuffs the takedown attempt from Onera. Onera gets slowly back to his feet.
Dominick De Struicao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Onera.
Onera throws a series of punches but De Struicao moves out of range. #TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from De Struicao enables Onera to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. De Struicao manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#ES#
De Struicao pushes Onera off and scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Struicao keeps Onera at a distance using the push kick.
Onera moves away from the strike by De Struicao. #TD2#
Onera gets the takedown into side control. #ES#
De Struicao bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Onera moves out of range of the body kick.
Onera throws the left hand but De Struicao avoids the punch easily.#T2#
A good leg kick by De Struicao.
De Struicao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Onera doesn't seem bothered though.
Onera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Onera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Struicao can pounce on him.
De Struicao scores with a jab.
Onera walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De Struicao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from De Struicao does it's job there.
Onera misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from De Struicao. No joy for Onera on that attempt.
Dominick De Struicao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Onera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Struicao looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
De Struicao connects with a solid leg kick.
Onera is looking to clinch but De Struicao is avoiding it.
Onera misses with a takedown
and De Struicao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#T3#
De Struicao cracks Onera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Onera is looking to clinch.
De Struicao scoring well with a low kick there.
A low kick from Onera misses
and De Struicao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Struicao moves out of range of the strikes.
De Struicao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Onera shoots for a takedown but De Struicao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Onera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Struicao cracks Onera with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Struicao tries to land a front kick but Onera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Struicao throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Onera on the side of the head.
Onera will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown attempt by Onera or perhaps it was just good defense by De Struicao, which made it look bad.
Onera misses with a jab to the body
and De Struicao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Struicao cracks Onera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T4##TD2#
Onera shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. De Struicao is trying to defend but Onera finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#ES#
De Struicao has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Onera is on him like a limpet, forcing De Struicao back against the cage.#TD2#
Onera decides to pull guard.
Onera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Onera wants to control but De Struicao passes easily into half guard.
Onera trying to control here.
Onera is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominick De Struicao dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
De Struicao throws the left hand but Onera avoids the punch easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Struicao - that will leave a mark!
Onera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Onera tries for a takedown but De Struicao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Onera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Struicao can pounce on him.
De Struicao jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL2#
Onera rushes De Struicao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Onera jumps guard and drags De Struicao to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
De Struicao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Struicao has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
De Struicao is stalling in the full guard. #SUB2#
Onera looking for subs off his back but De Struicao has passed one foot through into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Onera wants to get back to full guard.#T1#
Onera is trying to maintain the position but De Struicao is very close to passing his half guard.
De Struicao prevents Onera from improving his position.
Dominick De Struicao overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
De Struicao is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#SUB2#
Onera looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Onera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Onera wants to control but De Struicao is keeping busy.
De Struicao is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
De Struicao controlling the pace for now.
Onera is in all sorts of trouble here.
Onera reaches up to try and control the position but De Struicao seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Onera rolls and tries to escape and now De Struicao has his back! #T3#
Onera is in bad spot here.
De Struicao trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Onera doesn't escape.
Onera wants to control his opponent's hands but De Struicao gets his hands free.
Onera can't escape the position.
De Struicao avoiding Onera 's attempts to control his hands.
Max Onera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
You can see the frustration on Onera's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later. #T4#
De Struicao doesn't have the hooks in and Onera manages to turn into his guard.
Onera postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Onera wants to control from the top but De Struicao keeps moving.
De Struicao has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Onera is looking to pass into half guard but De Struicao pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now De Struicao is in guard.#REVR#
Onera working a defensive guard but De Struicao manages to pass into side control anyway.
Onera wants to control but De Struicao postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Onera tries to buck De Struicao off but De Struicao is having none of it.
De Struicao blocks the strikes from Onera.
Onera tries to improve position but can't.

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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick De Struicao!
Dominick De Struicao decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Max Onera was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm getting back in the gym and getting ready for the next fight. '.

Event: XF 21
Date: Jul 31, 2019

#R1#
Paunovic tries to clinch but De Struicao moves away
and De Struicao counters with a stiff right hand. #CL#
Paunovic rushes De Struicao and presses him up against the cage.
Paunovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Struicao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paunovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Struicao backwards.
De Struicao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paunovic throws a punch but it's blocked by De Struicao. #BC#
Paunovic breaks the clinch.
De Struicao catches Paunovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Paunovic walks forward, straight into a front kick from De Struicao.
De Struicao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paunovic doesn't manage to clinch there - De Struicao circles away.
De Struicao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Paunovic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
De Struicao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Paunovic.
De Struicao tries a low kick but Paunovic avoids it.
Paunovic connects with an inside 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 connects with an inside leg kick.
Paunovic throws a right hand that misses
letting De Struicao counter with a right hand.
Paunovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
Paunovic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Paunovic has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by De Struicao.
Paunovic takes a swing at De Struicao's ribcage but misses.
De Struicao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paunovic fires out a quick counter leg kick but De Struicao just manages to avoid it.
De Struicao connects with an inside leg kick.
Donk. Paunovic catches De Struicao right on the button with a cross.
Paunovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Dominick De Struicao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paunovic wants to clinch.
De Struicao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Struicao wants to land a leg kick but Paunovic is out of range.
Paunovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Struicao manages to avoid it.
Paunovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Struicao walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De Struicao lands with an uppercut that bounces Paunovic off the cage and back into range.
De Struicao needs to keep his hands up - Paunovic had a free shot at his head there.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paunovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Struicao looks to throw the jab but Paunovic is out of range.
It looked like Paunovic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Paunovic lands with a shot to the body.
De Struicao avoids the body shot from Paunovic.
A countering left hand to the body from De Struicao misses.
Paunovic scores with a jab to the head.
Paunovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Struicao looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
De Struicao delivers a nice body kick.
Paunovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Struicao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A lazy body kick from Paunovic
and De Struicao counters with a nice uppercut.
De Struicao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Paunovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Struicao.
De Struicao misses with an uppercut.
De Struicao lunges at Paunovic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Paunovic's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Struicao. Paunovic does a little dance to reset his feet.#T3#
Paunovic throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
De Struicao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Paunovic misses with a looping left.
Paunovic throws out a leg kick but De Struicao moves out of range and Paunovic only half commits.
De Struicao sizes up Paunovic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Paunovic misses with a wild combination.
Paunovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Paunovic thows a body kick. De Struicao tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Struicao.
De Struicao steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Paunovic. That one must have hurt.
De Struicao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paunovic.
Paunovic scores with a shot to the body.
Paunovic throws a sloppy head kick and De Struicao moves out of range easily.
Paunovic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paunovic gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting De Struicao counter with a right hand. #T4#
De Struicao lands a slapping body shot.
A slow jab from Paunovic misses its intended target.
Paunovic is looking to land body kicks.
Paunovic looks to score with a jab to the body but De Struicao is just out of range.
De Struicao is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Paunovic had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Paunovic works De Struicao's body with a nice hook.
De Struicao moves out of range of the body kick.
Paunovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Struicao moves out of range as Paunovic strikes.
De Struicao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Struicao has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#CL#
Paunovic clinches up with De Struicao and pushes him back against the cage.
De Struicao tries to land knees in the clinch but Paunovic avoids the damage to the body.
De Struicao misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Struicao can't find room to land a body shot as Paunovic controls the action.
Paunovic effectively controlling the action here.
De Struicao misses with a knee to the head.
De Struicao misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 Zoran Paunovic will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
De Struicao throws a leg kick but Paunovic checks it.
Paunovic takes one to the side of the head.
De Struicao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Struicao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dominick De Struicao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Struicao lands with a kick to the temple. Paunovic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The fighters circle momentarily. De Struicao darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Struicao.
De Struicao on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Paunovic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
De Struicao has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A big right from De Struicao misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paunovic cracks De Struicao with a right hand to the side of the head.#ROC#
De Struicao is rocked!
Paunovic lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in De Struicao - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Paunovic!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zoran Paunovic!

Event: XF 15
Date: Jul 06, 2019

#R1#
A punch combination from Joe misses.
De Struicao scores with a hook to the body. Joe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Joe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from De Struicao enables Joe to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. De Struicao manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Joe is stalling in the full guard.
Joe pushes down on De Struicao's leg and manages to get into half guard.
De Struicao is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Joe is trying to work for a kimura but De Struicao is defending well. #SUB#
Joe is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T1#
De Struicao trying to hold on to Joe's head to control him but Joe postures up. #SUB#
Joe looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Joe wants to advance to full mount but De Struicao doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Joe sitting in guard here, content to control.
Joe postures up.
De Struicao managing to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Joe throws a leg kick but De Struicao sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Struicao lands with a thumping leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Joe.
Joe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De Struicao throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Joe throws a big shot that misses.
Joe walks into a jab.
Joe fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glass Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Struicao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Joe went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A head kick misses from Joe. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T4#
De Struicao misses with the head strike. #TD#
Joe manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
De Struicao slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
De Struicao stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Joe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Struicao's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Struicao preventing the sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Struicao's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dominick De Struicao will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
That kick from De Struicao tenderised Joe's leg. Joe is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick from De Struicao lands but Joe takes it in his stride.
Joe misses with a hook to the body
and De Struicao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Joe with a poor takedown
and De Struicao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Struicao sizes up Joe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Struicao is looking to slow Joe down with leg kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Struicao - that will leave a mark!
Joe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De Struicao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Struicao lands a jab.
Glass Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Struicao stuffs the takedown.
De Struicao tries a quick counter leg kick but Joe is wise to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glass Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Struicao checks a leg kick.
De Struicao thuds a left hand into Joe's body.
De Struicao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Joe fails with a takedown attempt.#T1#
Joe misses with a wild combination.
Joe misses with a takedown
and De Struicao counters with a left to the body.
De Struicao has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Struicao feints and then cracks Joe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joe down.
Horrible takedown attempt by Joe or perhaps it was just good defense by De Struicao, which made it look bad.
Joe fails to land the takedown.
Dominick De Struicao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Struicao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Joe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
De Struicao pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Joe back to the cage. De Struicao follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#ROC2#
Joe is rocked!
De Struicao has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Joe takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Oh Joe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Struicao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Struicao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Struicao fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Joe to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Joe looks to clinch but De Struicao throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Joe taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dominick De Struicao!
Dominick De Struicao spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: NSC 28: Hunt vs Bornholm
Date: Jun 04, 2019

#R1#
De Struicao defending well as McGettigan loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Struicao.
McGettigan is looking to clinch.
De Struicao throws a body kick that misses.
McGettigan tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Struicao sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McGettigan somewhat.
McGettigan throws a lazy uppercut
and De Struicao counters with a nice low kick that buckles McGettigan's knee momentarily.
McGettigan wants to clinch up but De Struicao keeps it at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McGettigan.
De Struicao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGettigan throws out the jab.
McGettigan misses with a two punch combination.
McGettigan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGettigan 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 lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McGettigan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Struicao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T1#
De Struicao throws a wild body kick that McGettigan sees coming a mile off.
De Struicao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McGettigan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Struicao replies with a solid counter kick to the body but McGettigan blocks it well.
McGettigan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGettigan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but De Struicao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGettigan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A cross from De Struicao lands.
De Struicao throws a body shot but no joy.
McGettigan throws a lazy right hand but De Struicao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGettigan is looking to clinch.
De Struicao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGettigan fails with an attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick from De Struicao misses.
McGettigan connects with a crisp jab.
McGettigan darts in trying to clinch
and De Struicao counters with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Struicao lands with a thumping leg kick.
McGettigan lands a jab to the head.
McGettigan misses with an uppercut. De Struicao saw that one coming.
McGettigan avoids a kick to the body.
Nice body punch from De Struicao.
McGettigan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McGettigan tries to close the distance and clinch but De Struicao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from De Struicao misses.
McGettigan fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGettigan looks to score with a jab to the body but De Struicao is just out of range.
De Struicao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Struicao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by De Struicao.
McGettigan tries to clinch there but De Struicao circles away.
McGettigan looks to score with a jab to the body but De Struicao is just out of range.
McGettigan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Struicao circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Struicao misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dominick De Struicao will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
De Struicao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McGettigan fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGettigan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McGettigan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but De Struicao paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
McGettigan pushes De Struicao up against the ropes in a clinch.
De Struicao blocks an uppercut.
De Struicao digs a right hand underneath McGettigan's ribcage. McGettigan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
De Struicao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McGettigan's elbow.
McGettigan misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGettigan working aggressively here.
De Struicao misses with an elbow over the top.
McGettigan misses with some punches.
De Struicao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGettigan avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGettigan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGettigan is stalling here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGettigan.
McGettigan misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGettigan dodges an elbow strike from De Struicao.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGettigan. #T1#
McGettigan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Struicao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
De Struicao trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Struicao.
De Struicao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
De Struicao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Struicao lands a head kick. McGettigan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
De Struicao misses with a low kick. #CL#
McGettigan moves into the clinch successfully.
McGettigan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Struicao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
De Struicao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGettigan avoids it.
McGettigan throws a punch but it's blocked by De Struicao.
McGettigan tries a body shot but De Struicao blocks it.
McGettigan misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGettigan avoids the elbow strike from De Struicao, against the ropes.
De Struicao lands a body shot in the clinch.
De Struicao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Struicao lands an elbow inside that McGettigan shrugs off. #T2#
De Struicao misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Struicao lands with a short shot to the head.
De Struicao lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Struicao.
A short body shot lands from De Struicao as the two fighters clinch.
McGettigan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from McGettigan.
Dominick De Struicao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McGettigan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGettigan lands a right hand.
De Struicao misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from De Struicao.
McGettigan avoids the elbow strike from De Struicao, against the ropes.
A short right from McGettigan on the inside.
De Struicao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from McGettigan fails to land.
De Struicao scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, De Struicao throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Struicao.
McGettigan tries to work over De Struicao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
McGettigan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tom McGettigan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Struicao keeps the fight on the outside.
McGettigan cracks De Struicao with an open hand slap.
De Struicao tries a low kick but McGettigan avoids it.
De Struicao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McGettigan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Struicao was well out of range. Poor timing from McGettigan.
McGettigan wants to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Struicao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGettigan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McGettigan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A slow jab from De Struicao misses its intended target.
De Struicao looks to throw the jab but McGettigan is out of range. #T1#
McGettigan wants to clinch up but De Struicao keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - McGettigan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Struicao feints a counter leg kick.
McGettigan sizes up De Struicao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McGettigan pounces like a tiger and cracks De Struicao with a vicious hook! De Struicao is down but not out! McGettigan follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tom McGettigan!
Tom McGettigan took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KOMBAT KLOTHING for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 09, 2019

#R1#
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.#T1#
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. #TD2#
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. #SU2#
Anderson stands up and waves to De Struicao to follow him. #T2#
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!#CL2#
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. #CUT#
It looks like Brownie Anderson has been cut.#T3#
De Struicao lands a nice uppercut.
De Struicao lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from De Struicao. #BC#
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. #T4#
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.#CL2#
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.
#R2#
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. #T1#
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. #TD2#
Anderson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#ES#
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.#CL2#
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. #T2#
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. #T3#
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. #BC#
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.#T4#
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!
#R3#
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.#T1#
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.#TD2#
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. #T2#
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. #T3#
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.#REF3#
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. #CL2#
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. #T4#
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.

Event: NSC 18: Ribbler vs Salieri
Date: Apr 30, 2019

#R1#
Justesen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Struicao with the counter takedown but Justesen avoids it easily.
De Struicao throws a leg kick but Justesen checks it.
De Struicao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Struicao throws a sloppy head kick and Justesen moves out of range easily.
Justesen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Justesen connects with a body shot.
A jab from Justesen misses.
Justesen sets himself, and De Struicao steps forward looking for the clinch! Justesen avoids it this time.
Justesen with a jab.
De Struicao scores with a body shot.
Jonas Justesen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Struicao takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Struicao tries to score with a low kick but Justesen moves his leg out of the way.
Justesen misses with a straight left.
De Struicao checks a leg kick.
De Struicao drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Justesen defends it well.
De Struicao looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T1#
Justesen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Struicao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
De Struicao slips a jab from Justesen.
De Struicao staying out of range there.
A head kick from De Struicao lands but Justesen takes it in his stride.
Justesen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Struicao avoids the body shot from Justesen.
De Struicao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Struicao throws a body kick that misses #TD#
and Justesen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Justesen not doing much here.
Justesen prevents De Struicao from improving his position.#T2#
Justesen working De Struicao over with strikes.
Justesen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Struicao defending well though.
De Struicao tries to get to full guard but Justesen has control of the leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justesen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. De Struicao defending well though.
De Struicao is pressing down on Justesen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Justesen postures up in De Struicao's guard and throws a big left but De Struicao blocks it.
Justesen content to stall in guard here.
Justesen won't allow De Struicao to sweep him here.
De Struicao wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonas Justesen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
De Struicao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Justesen.
No joy there for De Struicao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Justesen throws a leg kick that misses.
De Struicao only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Justesen throws a body punch but De Struicao moves out of range.
Justesen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Struicao's head backwards.
De Struicao thumps Justesen with a low kick.
De Struicao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Justesen misses
and De Struicao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Struicao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justesen.
De Struicao throws a counter combo.
Dominick De Struicao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Justesen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Justesen looks to throw the jab but De Struicao is out of range.
Justesen throws a looping overhand right but De Struicao ducks down to avoid it. #T1#
De Struicao tries to bum rush Justesen with a series of wild strikes but Justesen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Justesen scores with a jab. De Struicao acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Justesen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Struicao can do to turn this around?
Justesen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Despite the aggression on De Struicao's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
De Struicao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Justesen feinted with a counter takedown.
Justesen throws out a loose jab but De Struicao uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Struicao staying out of range there.
Justesen cracks the inside of De Struicao's front leg.
Justesen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Struicao looks to land a body kick but Justesen moved away.
Justesen tries to counter with a takedown but De Struicao is quick to defend against it.
De Struicao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Struicao throws a hook but Justesen avoids it easily.
Justesen throws a poor cross that misses
and De Struicao counters with a left and a right that stings Justesen. #T2#
De Struicao throws out a loose jab but Justesen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jonas Justesen is winning the standup battle so far.
De Struicao connects with a leg kick. Justesen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Justesen tries to work over De Struicao's front leg with a kick but De Struicao checks it.
Some wild striking there from De Struicao.
Dominick De Struicao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Justesen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De Struicao tries to avoid it but Justesen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De Struicao to the ground. De Struicao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
De Struicao throws a body punch but Justesen moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Struicao, right into the meat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Justesen.
Justesen scores with a hook to the body. De Struicao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Struicao looks to land a combination but Justesen avoids it well.
De Struicao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Justesen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dominick De Struicao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
De Struicao throws a series of strikes that have Justesen backpedaling.
Justesen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Justesen closes the distance and clinches up with De Struicao, looking for a takedown. Justesen pushes De Struicao against the ropes but De Struicao circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Justesen swings away with a body shot that misses
letting De Struicao counter with a right hand.
Justesen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Justesen throws a big shot that misses.
De Struicao appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Justesen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Struicao manages to avoid it.
Justesen misses with a low kick as De Struicao jumps back.
De Struicao lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Struicao misses with the body kick#TD#
and Justesen counters with a nice double leg into side control. De Struicao won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justesen lands an elbow.
Justesen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Justesen working away.
De Struicao is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
De Struicao tries to buck Justesen off but Justesen is having none of it.#T1#
Justesen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
De Struicao tries to improve position but can't.
Justesen working the head with strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Justesen is looking to take a break and control but De Struicao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Struicao wants to control but Justesen postures up.
De Struicao is trying to get back to half guard.
Justesen working away.
De Struicao is looking to regain half guard here but Justesen keeps moving and retains side control.
Justesen is working De Struicao over with some ground and pound from side control.
De Struicao wants to control but Justesen postures up.#T2#
De Struicao tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Justesen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Justesen lands some shots froms side control.#ROC#
De Struicao is rocked!
Justesen cracks De Struicao with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Justesen immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! De Struicao is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Justesen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonas Justesen!

Event: NSC 11: Joy vs Salieri
Date: Apr 02, 2019

#R1#
A big right from De Struicao misses.
De Struicao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harding.
Harding scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harding.
Harding scores with a nice strike.
Harding lands a right hook to the body.
De Struicao swinging wildly here.
Harding throws a shot from downtown. De Struicao moves away and avoids it.
De Struicao takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Harding thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Struicao is trying to counter with his kicks.
De Struicao moves out of range of the body kick from Harding.
De Struicao lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Harding slips under a jab.
Harding is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Struicao. #T1#
Harding misses with a low kick.
De Struicao lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
De Struicao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Harding.
A telegraphed right hand from Harding misses the target.
Harding throws the left hand but De Struicao avoids the punch easily.
De Struicao takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
De Struicao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harding loads up on a big right hand but De Struicao slips the punch.
Harding throws a jab but it's blocked by De Struicao.
De Struicao unleashes a big counter combination but Harding bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
De Struicao misses with a kick to the body.
De Struicao throws a hook but Harding blocks it.
Harding has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu in the buildup to the fight.
Harding tries to land a body kick
and De Struicao counters with a left and a right that stings Harding.
De Struicao throws a leg kick but Harding sees it coming and moves out of range. #T2#
De Struicao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harding.
De Struicao checks a low kick from Harding.
Harding throws a right hand that misses
and De Struicao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Harding throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good shot there by De Struicao.
De Struicao drops his hands momentarily and Harding takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Harding punishes De Struicao's body with a nice straight punch.
De Struicao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Harding jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Struicao slips under a jab from Harding.
Harding lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harding tries to work over De Struicao's front leg with a kick but De Struicao checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Harding dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
De Struicao slips under a jab from Harding.
Harding dodges the punch combination from De Struicao.
Harding attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Daniel Harding is winning the standup battle so far.
Harding throws an overhand right that lands on De Struicao's shoulder, as De Struicao tries to avoid the shot.
De Struicao pushes Harding away with a front kick.
De Struicao checks a low kick from Harding.
Harding connects with a nice looking jab.
Harding blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Struicao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harding loads up on a big right hand but De Struicao slips the punch.
Despite the aggression on De Struicao's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Harding scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Struicao in his tracks. #ROC#
De Struicao is rocked!
Dominick De Struicao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Struicao is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Harding Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! De Struicao is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Daniel Harding!

Event: CEC 547
Date: Oct 11, 2017

#R1#
Pinto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pinto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Struicao was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinto.
Pinto connects with the punch.
Pinto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Struicao moves away.
Pinto throws a jab but it's blocked by De Struicao.
De Struicao scores with a leg kick.
Pinto with a nice cross.
Pinto is looking to score with low kicks.
De Struicao loads up on a big right hand but Pinto slips the punch.
De Struicao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Struicao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pinto throws a hook but De Struicao blocks it.
De Struicao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinto.
Jab from Pinto.
Pinto stuns De Struicao with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Struicao drops his hands momentarily and Pinto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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 to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pinto is able to avoid easily.
Pinto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL2#
Pinto clinches up against the cage.
Pinto misses with some punches.
Pinto lands with a left to the head. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinto. #BC#
De Struicao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pinto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Struicao's calf.
Pinto misses with a looping left.
De Struicao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinto.
De Struicao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pinto scores with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Struicao. That's going to slow Pinto down.
De Struicao looks to land a left hand but Pinto moved out of range nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pinto 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 throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pinto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Struicao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Struicao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pinto throws a hook to the side of De Struicao's head but De Struicao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and De Struicao tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinto connects with a leg kick. De Struicao looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Arthur Pinto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Struicao manages to avoid it.
As Pinto looks to move away, De Struicao throws a big counter combo but Pinto just gets out of the way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Pinto moves into the clinch successfully.
Pinto stalling in the clinch but De Struicao improves position. #T2#
Pinto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pinto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Struicao's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Pinto.
Pinto throws a punch but it's blocked by De Struicao.
Pinto lands an uppercut.
Pinto misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to De Struicao's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pinto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pinto lands a shoulder strike.
De Struicao throws a head punch that misses.
Pinto cracks De Struicao with a nice body shot.
Pinto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pinto is working De Struicao over against the cage.
De Struicao is breathing heavily.
Pinto pushes De Struicao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pinto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Struicao misses with a body punch.
De Struicao blocking some punches.
De Struicao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pinto's elbow.
De Struicao has a couple of punches blocked by Pinto.
De Struicao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pinto cracks De Struicao with a nice body shot.#T3#
Pinto lands a body punch.
Pinto can't find room to land a body shot as De Struicao controls the action.
De Struicao lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pinto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Pinto.
De Struicao tries to break the clinch but Pinto is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Struicao.
Pinto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pinto can't find room to land a body shot as De Struicao controls the action.
Pinto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Struicao backwards.
Pinto scores with a shoulder strike.
De Struicao misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from De Struicao fails to land.
Pinto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pinto struggles to land a body shot inside as De Struicao controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Pinto.
A head punch on the inside from De Struicao fails to land.
Pinto digs a right hand into De Struicao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Struicao's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Struicao blocking some punches.
De Struicao misses with a punch on the inside. #T4#
Pinto lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Struicao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Struicao blocks a body shot from Pinto.
Nice body punch from Pinto.
Pinto gets through De Struicao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Pinto.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pinto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pinto misses with a punch to the body.
Pinto lands with a right to the head.
Pinto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pinto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Struicao being controlled against the cage.
Nice body punch from Pinto.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Struicao misses with a punch to the body.
Pinto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pinto misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pinto.
Pinto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Struicao or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Pinto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Pinto lands with an uppercut that bounces De Struicao off the cage and back into range.
A left lands for Pinto.#ROC2#
De Struicao is rocked!
De Struicao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oh De Struicao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
and Pinto counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts De Struicao! He's just covering up as Pinto starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Pinto!
Arthur Pinto spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: CEC 540
Date: Sep 10, 2017

#R1#
Blake lands with a hook. De Struicao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice defenses there by Blake.
Blake appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Blake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Struicao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blake throws a leg kick but De Struicao checks it.
De Struicao moves out of range of the body kick.
De Struicao tries to counter with a clinch but Blake shakes him off and moves away.
De Struicao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.
Blake throws a head kick but De Struicao moves out of range.
De Struicao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Struicao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Struicao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blake.
De Struicao tries to land a leg kick but Blake saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake throws a low kick but De Struicao avoids it.
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.
Blake throws a wild body kick that De Struicao sees coming a mile off.
A combination from Blake does no damage.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Struicao.
Blake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Struicao.
De Struicao feints and then cracks Blake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blake down.
Blake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Struicao.
De Struicao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Struicao has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Blake.
Blake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Struicao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Struicao misses with a lunging right hand
and Blake counters with an outside leg kick.
Blake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from De Struicao misses the target.
De Struicao throws a body punch but Blake moves out of range.
De Struicao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A good leg kick by De Struicao.
De Struicao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake has a takedown stuffed.#T2#
De Struicao misses with a hook.
Blake thinks about countering with a body kick.
Blake walks into a stiff left hand from De Struicao.#CUT2#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Blake's corner calls for a 1-2. Blake obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as De Struicao blocks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from De Struicao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blake throws a big shot that misses.
De Struicao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Struicao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Struicao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blake.
De Struicao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick by Blake misses
and De Struicao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good leg kick by Blake there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Struicao misses with a straight right.
Blake really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Struicao 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 Blake has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blake and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Struicao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blake misses with an attempted mid kick. #T3#
Blake fails with the takedown.
De Struicao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blake feints and then cracks De Struicao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Struicao down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Blake.
Blake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Struicao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Struicao is looking to slow Blake down with leg kicks.
Blake scores with a nice right hand.
Blake throws a head kick that misses.
De Struicao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blake is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Blake takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Blake shoots for a takedown but De Struicao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4#
De Struicao lands a jab to the nose.
De Struicao lands a really nice looking cross but Blake seems unphased.
Blake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Struicao, right into the meat.
A telegraphed right hand from De Struicao misses the target.
Blake throws a jab when De Struicao was well out of range.
De Struicao throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Struicao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Blake does it's job there.
Blake misses with a head kick.
De Struicao cracks Blake with a good jab.
Blake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Struicao throws out the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Blake as he connects with a hook.
Blake throws the left hand but De Struicao avoids the punch easily.
De Struicao catches Blake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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 Edward Blake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
De Struicao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blake counters with a left and a right that stings De Struicao.
De Struicao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blake scores with a punch to the head.
De Struicao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blake. That did some damage!
Blake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Struicao staying out of range there.
Nice body kick from Blake.
De Struicao thumps Blake with a low kick.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Struicao.
De Struicao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blake can pounce on him.
Blake falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Crunch! Blake slams his shin into De Struicao's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Struicao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blake blocks a low kick nicely.
De Struicao throws a lazy uppercut
letting Blake counter with a right hand. #T1#
De Struicao throws a low kick but Blake avoids it.
De Struicao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Blake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blake scores with a nice right hand.
De Struicao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blake half committed to a counter leg kick.
De Struicao throws a big shot that misses.
Blake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blake moves away from the strike by De Struicao.
Blake tried to counter with a leg kick but De Struicao avoided it.
Blake goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Blake misses with a left hand
and De Struicao counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Struicao tries to land a leg kick but Blake saw it coming and moves away.
Dominick De Struicao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Struicao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
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 with a nice cross.#T2#
The fighters circling - De Struicao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Struicao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Struicao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Struicao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blake.
De Struicao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blake fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Struicao.
De Struicao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blake avoids the body shot from De Struicao.
De Struicao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.
Blake connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Struicao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Struicao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blake is able to avoid easily.#T3#
De Struicao throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
Blake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blake misses with a head kick.
Blake throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Blake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Struicao misses with a low kick.
Blake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Struicao.
Blake shoots in for a takedown but De Struicao shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
De Struicao tries to counter by closing the distance.
Blake throws a head kick that half lands.
De Struicao misses with a lunging right hand #TD#
and Blake counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Blake.
De Struicao has his hands on Blake's head, controlling the position.
De Struicao bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blake's guard. #REVB#
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 slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Blake keeping moving, preventing De Struicao from controlling successfully. #T4#
Blake wants to get back to his feet but De Struicao is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Struicao engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
De Struicao won't allow Blake to get back to his feet.
De Struicao stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Struicao looking to sit in guard and control but Blake gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Blake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
De Struicao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blake can pounce on him.
Blake misses with a low kick.
Edward Blake is winning the standup battle so far.
Blake throws a low kick, looking for De Struicao's leg but De Struicao calmly moves out of range.
A big left from De Struicao misses.
De Struicao on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Struicao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blake. #TD#
Blake fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. De Struicao sprawls well initially but Blake persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #SU#
Blake decides to return to a standing position.
De Struicao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.
De Struicao takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
De Struicao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Blake there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blake throws the kick towards the body but De Struicao avoids it.#T1#
De Struicao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blake throws out the jab.
Blake takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Struicao connects with an inside leg kick.
Blake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Struicao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Struicao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blake takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Blake 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 cracks Blake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Struicao throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blake counters with an inside leg kick.
De Struicao throws a jab when Blake was well out of range.
A head kick by De Struicao misses
and Blake counters with a left and a right that stings De Struicao.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Blake feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Blake stopping the sweep attempt from De Struicao.
De Struicao trying to keep a closed guard but Blake is proving a slippery customer. #T2##SU#
Blake gets to his feet - De Struicao follows without any prompting.
Blake fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Struicao.
Blake throws a head kick that half lands.
De Struicao misses with a low kick.
Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Struicao.
Blake throws a head kick but De Struicao moves out of range.
A low kick from Blake is predictable there
letting De Struicao counter with a right hand.
Blake throws a big shot that misses.
Blake misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck for Blake with that takedown attempt.
De Struicao throws a hook to the side of Blake's head but Blake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T3#
Blake scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Blake on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Struicao. De Struicao obviously looking to wear him down.
Blake avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Struicao throws an off balance right hand
and Blake counters with a left and a right that stings De Struicao.
A clash of legs there as De Struicao blocks the low kick.
De Struicao only half commits to the counter leg kick.
De Struicao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dominick De Struicao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blake throws a head kick but De Struicao moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from De Struicao on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Struicao lands a jab to the nose.
De Struicao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Struicao.
Blake throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Blake.
A lazy left from De Struicao finds it's target.#T4#
Good exchange - Blake coming out on top.
Blake slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blake cracks De Struicao with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Struicao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Struicao throws a hook to the side of Blake's head but Blake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Struicao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Struicao throws a low kick but Blake avoids it.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from De Struicao.
De Struicao throws a sloppy head kick and Blake moves out of range easily.
A low kick from De Struicao is predictable there
and Blake counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blake with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Struicao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blake is able to avoid easily.
De Struicao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blake's head backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Blake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blake has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Blake!
Edward Blake thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: CEC 534
Date: Aug 16, 2017

#R1#
Rage cracks De Struicao with a good jab.
Rage staying out of range there.
Rage throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Struicao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#CL2#
Rage closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rage swings wildly with an uppercut but De Struicao uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Struicao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Struicao tries to work over Rage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rage throws a head punch that misses.
De Struicao is trying to push Rage away but Rage has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Struicao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Struicao misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to De Struicao's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Still in the clinch, De Struicao scores with a nice short uppercut.
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 blocking some punches.
Rage lands with a light punch inside.
De Struicao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rage misses with some punches.
De Struicao blocking some punches. #T1#
De Struicao lands with a short shot to the head.
De Struicao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rage tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rage struggles to land a body shot inside as De Struicao controls his hands.
De Struicao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rage's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Struicao lands with a short shot to the head.
Rage prevents a body shot from De Struicao.
Rage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rage pushes De Struicao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
De Struicao misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Struicao lands a body shot.
Rage is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
De Struicao works on Rage's body with a couple of short punches.
De Struicao is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
De Struicao misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Struicao blocking some punches.
De Struicao blocks an uppercut.
De Struicao gets underhooks to prevent Rage's takedown attempt. #T2#
De Struicao tries to throw a body punch but Rage avoids it by throwing De Struicao back against the cage.
Rage blocks a body shot from De Struicao.
De Struicao tries to throw a body punch but Rage avoids it by throwing De Struicao back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from De Struicao fails to land. #BC#
De Struicao manages to break the clinch.
Jason Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Struicao is looking to slow Rage down with leg kicks.
De Struicao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Struicao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Struicao throws a nice looking combination but Rage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Struicao.
Rage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rage swings for the body but De Struicao moves out of range.
Rage connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab from De Struicao misses.
De Struicao is looking to score with low kicks.
Rage changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
De Struicao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T3#
De Struicao throws a hook but Rage blocks it.
Rage feints the counter takedown.
De Struicao checks a leg kick.
Rage avoids the body shot from De Struicao.
Rage has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Rage blocks a low kick nicely.
Rage throws a leg kick which misses De Struicao's front leg but catches the back leg as De Struicao tries to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by De Struicao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Struicao.
Rage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rage throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rage 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.
Rage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Struicao.
Rage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like De Struicao was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rage.
De Struicao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Struicao throws a hook but Rage avoids it easily.
De Struicao throws out a loose jab but Rage uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Struicao lands a jab to the nose.
Rage missing with a left hand there. De Struicao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Struicao with a nice cross.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rage shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Struicao as he jumps to the side.
Dominick De Struicao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Rage.
Rage 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 takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Struicao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rage.
De Struicao lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Struicao moves out of range of the strikes.
Rage uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Struicao has time to react.
Rage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Struicao.#CL2#
Rage moves into the clinch.
De Struicao misses with a body punch.
De Struicao working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rage misses with a punch on the inside.
De Struicao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rage tries to work over De Struicao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Struicao blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominick De Struicao dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
De Struicao is looking to chop away at Rage's legs.
De Struicao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rage.
A jab from De Struicao finds it's way through Rage's defenses.
De Struicao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dominick De Struicao is winning the standup battle so far.
De Struicao lands a jab to the head.
Rage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Struicao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rage takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rage connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CL2#
Rage moves into the clinch.
Rage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from De Struicao.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Struicao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Struicao leaning his opponent against the cage.
De Struicao prevents a body shot from Rage. #T1#
De Struicao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Struicao stalls.
Rage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rage pushes De Struicao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Struicao is looking to break free of the clinch but Rage has double underhooks.
Rage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rage prevents a body shot from De Struicao.
De Struicao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
De Struicao tries to throw a body punch but Rage avoids it by throwing De Struicao back against the cage.
Dominick De Struicao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rage.
Rage working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Rage fails to land.
Rage lands a shoulder strike.
Rage lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
De Struicao misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
De Struicao gets through Rage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
De Struicao throws a head punch that misses.
De Struicao just leaning against Rage, taking a breather.
Rage misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Struicao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Struicao lands with a left to the head. #TD2#
Rage gets a trip takedown into half guard.
De Struicao is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rage working De Struicao over with strikes.
De Struicao wants to get back to full guard.
De Struicao is controlling Rage's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Rage lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rage looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rage thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Struicao's head.
De Struicao taking some punishment here, with Rage in his half guard. #T3#
Nice strikes from Rage there.
De Struicao holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Rage is thwarting De Struicao's attempts to control the position.
De Struicao is trying to get back to full guard.
Rage working De Struicao over with strikes.
Rage throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rage lands strikes from half guard.#ROC2#
De Struicao is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rage lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked De Struicao! More strikes land and this one is all over! Rage jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Rage!
Jason Rage was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: CEC 521
Date: Jun 14, 2017

#R1#
Garcia blocks a jab.
Garcia moves out of range as De Struicao strikes.
Garcia has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as De Struicao is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but De Struicao ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia throws a push kick but De Struicao slaps the foot to one side.
De Struicao is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Garcia misses with an uppercut. De Struicao saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Struicao. That's going to slow Garcia down.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#TD2#
Garcia fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. De Struicao sprawls well initially but Garcia persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
De Struicao is pressing down on Garcia's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
De Struicao looking to control.
De Struicao wants to sweep here but Garcia controlling him for the moment.
Garcia postures up.
Garcia is stalling in the full guard. #SU2#
Garcia stands up from guard. Let's bang! #T1#
De Struicao misses with a kick to the body #TD2#
and Garcia counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for De Struicao!
De Struicao is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Garcia connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused De Struicao some visible discomfort.
De Struicao wants to control but Garcia postures up.#SUB2#
Garcia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
De Struicao regains half guard.
De Struicao wants to improve his position but Garcia is controlling well.
Garcia thows a huge punch but De Struicao dodges it nicely.
De Struicao is looking to improve his position.
Well, if Garcia 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. #T2#
Garcia is thwarting De Struicao's attempts to control the position.
De Struicao is looking for a sweep. Garcia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Struicao controlling the position for now.
De Struicao wants to sweep but Garcia has passed to side control!
De Struicao seems a little lost for a moment, as Garcia dominates the positioning.
De Struicao is trying to get back to half guard.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but De Struicao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on De Struicao's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Garcia working the ground and pound. #T3#
De Struicao prevents Garcia from improving position.
De Struicao is looking for a sweep.
De Struicao is working hard here to advance position.#SUB2#
Garcia is trying to get an arm triangle but De Struicao is defending well.
De Struicao is trying to improve his position.
Garcia controlling the position from side mount.
De Struicao tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
De Struicao is looking to get to half guard.#T4#
Garcia landing strikes from the mount.
Garcia avoids the attempt from De Struicao to control.
De Struicao tries to get back to half guard but can't. #SUB2#
Garcia is working for a guillotine from mount but De Struicao frees his head quite easily.
Garcia avoids the attempt from De Struicao to control.
Garcia raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia looking to control and managing it successfully.
Garcia looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Garcia has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of De Struicao's face.
Garcia controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Garcia dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
A nice inside leg kick there by De Struicao. That's going to slow Garcia down.
De Struicao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Struicao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Struicao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Struicao throws a low kick but Garcia moves out of range easily.
Garcia falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Struicao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Struicao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
De Struicao scores with a leg kick.
Garcia lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Struicao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Struicao tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garcia connects with a right hand. De Struicao shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Struicao looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
De Struicao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T1#
De Struicao works the jab nicely.
De Struicao tries to score with a low kick but Garcia moves his leg out of the way.
Garcia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garcia lands a jab.
Garcia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting De Struicao counter with a right hand.
De Struicao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Garcia throws a hook but De Struicao avoids it easily.
Garcia checks a leg kick nicely.
Garcia changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
De Struicao throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Struicao.
De Struicao with a nice cross.
De Struicao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Struicao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dominick De Struicao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Garcia feints and then cracks De Struicao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Struicao down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Struicao misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garcia! But no joy.
De Struicao tries to land a leg kick but Garcia saw it coming and moves away.
Garcia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but De Struicao defends it well.
A bone on bone clash there as De Struicao blocks the leg kick.
De Struicao throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It looked like De Struicao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garcia lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Struicao's sensitive parts.
Garcia misses with a wild combination.
De Struicao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Garcia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Garcia catches De Struicao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#TD2#
Garcia gets a double leg takedown into De Struicao's guard.
Garcia trying to control but De Struicao is working from the bottom. #T3#
Garcia stopping the sweep attempt from De Struicao.
Sergio Garcia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garcia wants to control from the top but De Struicao keeps moving.
Garcia sitting in guard, not really doing much.
De Struicao seems keen to control Garcia's posture.
Garcia looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
De Struicao manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Garcia manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
De Struicao 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.
Garcia has his hands on De Struicao's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia wants to sweep here but De Struicao controlling him for the moment.
Garcia keeping full guard, as De Struicao tries to pass.
De Struicao is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dominick De Struicao will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
De Struicao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia lands a jab to the nose.
De Struicao looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
De Struicao moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Garcia feints and then cracks De Struicao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Struicao down.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Struicao as he jumps to the side.
De Struicao just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Garcia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Struicao is looking to slow Garcia down with leg kicks.
De Struicao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Struicao cracks Garcia with a good jab.
De Struicao thows a left - swing and a miss!
A chopping leg kick lands by De Struicao.
De Struicao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Garcia throws a lazy uppercut
and De Struicao counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
De Struicao looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
De Struicao connects with a body shot.
De Struicao ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
De Struicao swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
De Struicao misses with a lunging right hand #TD2#
and Garcia counters with a shoot takedown. De Struicao fights it but they end up in guard.
Garcia wants to control from the top but De Struicao keeps moving.
De Struicao looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garcia controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Garcia is working De Struicao over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
De Struicao controlling Garcia's posture.
De Struicao will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
De Struicao wants to sweep here but Garcia controlling him for the moment. #T2#
Garcia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Struicao working a defensive guard here.
De Struicao wants to sweep but no luck.
De Struicao controls Garcia momentarily but Garcia frees himself.
Garcia looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Garcia clobbers De Struicao with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T3#
Garcia darts in looking for a takedown but De Struicao gets double underhooks and turns Garcia into the cage.
Garcia with a poor takedown
enabling De Struicao to counter with a crisp jab.
Dominick De Struicao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Garcia.
Garcia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Struicao is fending him off so far but Garcia persists. Nope, De Struicao circles away and we're back to standing.
Garcia fails to land the takedown.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but De Struicao shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
De Struicao lands a really nice looking cross but Garcia seems unphased.
Garcia tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Struicao.
Garcia shoots for a takedown but De Struicao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Garcia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Struicao pinned against the cage. De Struicao gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia closes the distance and clinches up with De Struicao, looking for a takedown. Garcia pushes De Struicao against the cage but De Struicao circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
De Struicao looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#T4#
Garcia takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from De Struicao as Garcia shoots in.
Good work by Garcia as he checks the leg kick.
Garcia with the counter takedown but De Struicao avoids it easily.
Garcia throws a leg kick but De Struicao checks it.
De Struicao with a hook.
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!
Garcia closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Struicao circles away.
De Struicao throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
De Struicao misses with a low kick.
A cross from De Struicao lands.
De Struicao lands with a good body shot.
That kick from De Struicao tenderised Garcia's leg. Garcia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Struicao.
Garcia shoots in looking for a takedown but De Struicao manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Garcia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominick De Struicao showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Struicao has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dominick De Struicao!
A less than humble Dominick De Struicao misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: T185 Makarenko vs Rubin III
Date: Apr 16, 2017

#R1#
Heikkinen feints and then cracks De Struicao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Struicao down.
De Struicao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Heikkinen tried to counter with a leg kick but De Struicao avoided it.
Heikkinen throws a body kick that misses.
De Struicao appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Heikkinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Struicao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Heikkinen misses
and De Struicao counters with a body kick that stops Heikkinen in his tracks momentarily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from De Struicao - that will leave a mark!
Heikkinen misses with a left hand
and De Struicao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Struicao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Heikkinen's calf.
De Struicao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heikkinen.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Struicao.
Heikkinen swings for the body but De Struicao moves out of range.
Heikkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Struicao.
Heikkinen lands a nice shot that snaps De Struicao's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy body kick from De Struicao
and De Struicao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Struicao slips a jab from Heikkinen.
A punch combination from Heikkinen misses.
De Struicao appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De Struicao throws a hook but Heikkinen blocks it.#T1#
De Struicao walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A telegraphed right hand from De Struicao misses the target.
Heikkinen is looking to counter the offense by De Struicao and move into the clinch.#CL#
Heikkinen has De Struicao up against the cage in a clinch.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but De Struicao blocks with his arms.
Heikkinen throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Heikkinen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Heikkinen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heikkinen throws a head punch that misses.
Heikkinen looking to throw knees to the head but De Struicao is blocking nicely.
Heikkinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Struicao backwards.
De Struicao misses with a body punch.
De Struicao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heikkinen's elbow.
De Struicao takes a shot to the head.
De Struicao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Struicao misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Struicao leaning his opponent against the cage.#BC2#
De Struicao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Heikkinen connects with a solid leg kick.
De Struicao scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick there by Heikkinen.
De Struicao fails to land with a series of punches.
De Struicao catches Heikkinen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Heikkinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Struicao moves out of range as Heikkinen strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from De Struicao misses.
Heikkinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Struicao.
De Struicao swings for the body but Heikkinen moves out of range.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Struicao's head backwards.
Heikkinen avoids the body shot from De Struicao.
Heikkinen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Heikkinen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Heikkinen. Those never looked like landing.
Heikkinen throws a wild body kick that De Struicao sees coming a mile off.
De Struicao wants to counter with a clinch but Heikkinen pushes him away.
De Struicao throws a jab but it's blocked by Heikkinen. #T3#
De Struicao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Struicao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Heikkinen throws a hook to the side of De Struicao's head but De Struicao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from De Struicao misses.
De Struicao is looking to slow Heikkinen down with leg kicks.
Heikkinen throws a hook but De Struicao avoids it easily.
De Struicao throws a big shot that misses.#CL#
Heikkinen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Heikkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Struicao has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Heikkinen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if De Struicao can turn it around.
De Struicao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Heikkinen digs a right hand into De Struicao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Struicao's gas tank.
De Struicao tries to throw a body punch but Heikkinen avoids it by throwing De Struicao back against the cage.
De Struicao digs a right hand into Heikkinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heikkinen's gas tank.
Heikkinen has a couple of punches blocked by De Struicao. #BC#
Heikkinen breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Heikkinen.#T4##CL2#
De Struicao moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heikkinen scores a nice knee to the body.
Heikkinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Heikkinen misses with the head strike.
Heikkinen blocks an uppercut.
Heikkinen missing with knees to the body.
De Struicao misses with a punch to the body.
Heikkinen blocking some punches.
De Struicao misses with a punch on the inside.
Heikkinen is trying to force a seperation but De Struicao has the dominant position.#BC2#
De Struicao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heikkinen throws a head kick that misses.
De Struicao only half commits to the counter leg kick.
De Struicao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Heikkinen circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Heikkinen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Struicao throws a sloppy head kick and Heikkinen moves out of range easily.
That kick from De Struicao tenderised Heikkinen's leg. Heikkinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Heikkinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Struicao misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dominick De Struicao will probably get the nod.
That's time! Heikkinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Heikkinen throws a lazy right hand but De Struicao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from De Struicao misses.
De Struicao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Heikkinen swats away the attempt to clinch by De Struicao.
De Struicao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heikkinen.
A thudding body kick lands there by Heikkinen!
Heikkinen is looking to clinch but De Struicao is avoiding it.
Heikkinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Struicao throws out the jab.
De Struicao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Heikkinen moves out of range as De Struicao strikes.
Heikkinen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heikkinen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Struicao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dominick De Struicao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from De Struicao is predictable there
and De Struicao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Struicao uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Heikkinen has time to react.
Heikkinen looks to throw the jab but De Struicao is out of range. #T1#
De Struicao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen connects with a solid leg kick.
De Struicao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Struicao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heikkinen.
De Struicao lands with a right hand. #CL2#
De Struicao clinches up with Heikkinen and pushes him back against the cage.
Heikkinen trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De Struicao managing to block the knees to the body from Heikkinen.
De Struicao cracks Heikkinen with a nice body shot.
De Struicao takes a shot to the head.
Heikkinen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Heikkinen working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on De Struicao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Heikkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Struicao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Struicao lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Struicao misses with a body punch.
De Struicao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Struicao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Struicao.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De Struicao throws a punch but it's blocked by Heikkinen.
De Struicao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Struicao takes a shot to the head.
De Struicao misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
De Struicao breaks from the clinch.
Heikkinen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab from Heikkinen.
De Struicao misses with an uppercut. Heikkinen saw that one coming.
Heikkinen dips to his left and cracks De Struicao with an uppercut!
Heikkinen feints and then cracks De Struicao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Struicao down.
De Struicao looks to score with a jab to the body but Heikkinen is just out of range.
De Struicao lands a nice hook to Heikkinen's body. Heikkinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T3#
Heikkinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kaino Heikkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Struicao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Heikkinen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Struicao connects with a leg kick. Heikkinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Heikkinen misses with a body kick.
De Struicao stuns Heikkinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Struicao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Struicao.
Heikkinen throws a hook but De Struicao avoids it easily.
A cross from De Struicao lands.
Heikkinen throws a front kick that sends De Struicao stumbling back into the cage.
De Struicao tries to land a leg kick but Heikkinen saw it coming and moves away.
De Struicao just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHeikkinen.
De Struicao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Heikkinen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from De Struicao.
Heikkinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Heikkinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Heikkinen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and De Struicao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Struicao throws a body shot but no joy.
Heikkinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Struicao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Struicao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Heikkinen moves out of range as De Struicao strikes.
De Struicao slips a straight right by Heikkinen.
De Struicao is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Heikkinen with a body shot.
Heikkinen throws a lazy right hand but De Struicao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Heikkinen misses.
Heikkinen throws a shot from downtown. De Struicao moves away and avoids it.
Heikkinen backing away here, and De Struicao unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
De Struicao misses the jab.
De Struicao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
De Struicao lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De Struicao misses with an uppercut. Heikkinen saw that one coming.
A big left from De Struicao misses.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Heikkinen misses with a left hand
and De Struicao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Struicao throws a leg kick but Heikkinen moved away.
Heikkinen missing with a left hand there. De Struicao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick by Heikkinen misses
and De Struicao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Struicao tries to clinch up.
Heikkinen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Heikkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Struicao. #CL#
Heikkinen drives through and clinches with De Struicao against the cage.
De Struicao lands a nice uppercut.
De Struicao cracks Heikkinen with a nice body shot.
De Struicao lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Struicao digs a right hand into Heikkinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heikkinen's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
De Struicao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heikkinen throws a push kick but De Struicao slaps the foot to one side.
A big right from Heikkinen misses.
De Struicao tries to counter with a clinch but Heikkinen shakes him off and moves away.
Heikkinen slips a jab from De Struicao.
Heikkinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Struicao.#T1#
Heikkinen throws a head kick that misses
and De Struicao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Struicao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heikkinen.
A jab from Heikkinen misses.
De Struicao is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Heikkinen with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws a right hand that misses
and De Struicao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Struicao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from De Struicao.
Heikkinen slips under a jab.
Heikkinen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Heikkinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Heikkinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Heikkinen lands a leg kick that knocks De Struicao off balance momentarily.
Heikkinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Struicao avoids a kick to the body. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kaino Heikkinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2##BC2#
De Struicao breaks from the clinch.
Heikkinen defending well as De Struicao loads up on a big left hand.
De Struicao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Struicao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Heikkinen throws a head kick that De Struicao semi-blocks.
Heikkinen misses with a hook to the body
and De Struicao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Struicao tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Heikkinen.
Heikkinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Struicao throws out a counter right but Heikkinen avoids it with no problem.
Heikkinen misses the shot to the body.
Heikkinen moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDe Struicao.
Heikkinen takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Struicao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Heikkinen throws out a loose jab but De Struicao uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
De Struicao swings widly with a right hand
letting Heikkinen counter with a right hand.
That kick from De Struicao tenderised Heikkinen's leg. Heikkinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Struicao tries to work over Heikkinen's front leg with a kick but Heikkinen checks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Heikkinen.
De Struicao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Struicao swinging wildly here.
Heikkinen takes a swing at De Struicao's ribcage but misses.
Heikkinen throws a poor cross that misses
and De Struicao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Struicao lands a lovely overhand right.
A clash of legs there as De Struicao blocks the low kick.
Heikkinen throws a leg kick but De Struicao sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Struicao avoids a kick to the body.
De Struicao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as De Struicao blocks the low kick.#T4#
Heikkinen throws a poor cross that misses
letting De Struicao counter with a right hand.
De Struicao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Struicao avoids the body shot from Heikkinen.
De Struicao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De Struicao lands with a kick to the temple. Heikkinen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice body punch from De Struicao.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heikkinen.
Heikkinen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Struicao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Heikkinen misses its intended target.
A head kick by Heikkinen misses
and De Struicao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heikkinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
De Struicao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Struicao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Heikkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but De Struicao is just out of range.
A low kick from Heikkinen misses
and De Struicao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Struicao is looking to slow Heikkinen down with leg kicks.

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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick De Struicao!
Dominick De Struicao decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: T176
Date: Feb 05, 2017

#R1#
Pattersson lands a body shot.
A slow jab from Pattersson misses its intended target.
Pattersson walks into a left hand.
Pattersson stalks De Struicao and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into De Struicao's face. De Struicao staggers backwards, shaken.
De Struicao misses with a wild body shot.
Pattersson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Struicao misses with a straight right.
Pattersson checks a leg kick.
Pattersson loads up on a big right hand but De Struicao slips the punch.
De Struicao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Struicao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De Struicao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pattersson was well out of range. Poor timing from De Struicao.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
De Struicao instigates a clinch.
I was talking to De Struicao's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pattersson just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Struicao's brow.
Pattersson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De Struicao smiles and moves away.
De Struicao jabs Pattersson to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T1#
Pattersson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Struicao throws out the jab.
Pattersson misses with an uppercut. De Struicao saw that one coming.
It looked like De Struicao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice cross by De Struicao.
Pattersson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#TD2#
Pattersson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in De Struicao's half guard.
De Struicao moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pattersson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Struicao looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pattersson is one step ahead there.
Pattersson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
De Struicao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Struicao trying to keep a closed guard but Pattersson is proving a slippery customer. #T2#
Pattersson preventing the sweep.
Pattersson advances position into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Struicao is trying to improve his position.
Pattersson is working De Struicao over with some ground and pound from side control.
Pattersson in side control, throwing shots but De Struicao defends.
Pattersson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
De Struicao is looking for a sweep.
De Struicao is working hard here to advance position.
Pattersson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but De Struicao is avoiding damage well.
Pattersson lands a few punches from side control.
De Struicao can't do much from the bottom here.
Pattersson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Struicao is trying to improve his position.#T3#
De Struicao wants to control but Pattersson postures up.
The ground and pound from Pattersson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Pattersson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Pattersson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pattersson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pattersson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pattersson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Pattersson cracks De Struicao with an elbow. That is naaassty.
De Struicao struggling a bit here.
Pattersson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Pattersson in side control lands a decent elbow.
De Struicao wants to control but Pattersson postures up.
De Struicao is trying to get back to half guard.
Pattersson working the ground and pound. #T4#
De Struicao is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on De Struicao's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pattersson cracks De Struicao with an elbow. That is naaassty.
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 taking punishment in the form of punches.
Pattersson in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and De Struicao looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Pattersson turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doug Pattersson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Doug Pattersson thanked Sully's Bar & Grill for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: T172
Date: Dec 18, 2016

#R1#
Legstrong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Legstrong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Legstrong scores with a body shot. #CL#
De Struicao gets in close and instigates a clinch.
I was talking to De Struicao's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Legstrong throws a punch but it's blocked by De Struicao.
Still in the clinch, De Struicao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Legstrong misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Struicao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Legstrong tries a body shot but De Struicao blocks it.
De Struicao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legstrong's elbow.
De Struicao is trying to break the clinch but Legstrong is controlling him.
De Struicao will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Legstrong up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Legstrong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legstrong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Struicao or not.
De Struicao is leaning against Legstrong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
De Struicao tries to work over Legstrong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De Struicao tries to throw a body punch but Legstrong avoids it by throwing De Struicao back against the cage. #T1#
De Struicao swings wildly with an uppercut but Legstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been informed that Legstrong 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.
Legstrong tries a body shot but De Struicao blocks it.
De Struicao tries to throw a body punch but Legstrong avoids it by throwing De Struicao back against the cage.
Legstrong misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Struicao is leaning against Legstrong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Legstrong tries to throw a body punch but De Struicao avoids it by throwing Legstrong back against the cage.
De Struicao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Legstrong scores with a shot to the side of De Struicao's head.
De Struicao avoids a wild elbow strike from Legstrong.
Legstrong has a couple of punches blocked by De Struicao.
Legstrong misses with some punches. #TD2#
Legstrong gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Legstrong is thwarting De Struicao's attempts to control the position.
Legstrong wants to take a breather but De Struicao is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
De Struicao is looking for a sweep. Legstrong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Legstrong is working for a submission of some sort.
Legstrong wants to take a breather but De Struicao is having none of it. #SUB2#
Legstrong seems to be working for a kimura but De Struicao defends the submission attempt.
De Struicao wants to control but Legstrong is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
De Struicao trying to control but Legstrong postures up.
Legstrong keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
De Struicao is looking to improve his position. #T3##SUB2#
Legstrong is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, De Struicao has managed to free his arm - good work.
De Struicao tries to get to full guard but Legstrong has control of the leg.
Legstrong tries to pass to full mount but De Struicao defends it.
De Struicao is trying to maintain the position but Legstrong is very close to passing his half guard.
De Struicao is looking to improve his position.
Legstrong is trying to control the action in half guard but De Struicao is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
De Struicao tries to roll over but Legstrong keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Struicao trying to control from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
No luck for Legstrong with that takedown attempt. #TD2#
Legstrong scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #SUB2#
Legstrong is working for a submission of some sort.
De Struicao is trying to get back to full guard.
Legstrong content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Legstrong dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
De Struicao throws a big shot that misses.
Legstrong pushes De Struicao away with a front kick.
A clash of legs there as Legstrong blocks the low kick.#CL2#
Legstrong has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Struicao struggles to land a body shot inside as Legstrong controls his hands.
Legstrong swings wildly with an uppercut but De Struicao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Legstrong throws a head punch that misses.
Legstrong prevents a body shot from De Struicao.
Legstrong misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Struicao.
Legstrong tries for a takedown but De Struicao manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Struicao blocking some punches.
Legstrong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Struicao lands a nice uppercut.
Legstrong throws an elbow that misses.
De Struicao avoids a wild elbow strike from Legstrong.
De Struicao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Legstrong's elbow.
Legstrong blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T1#
De Struicao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Legstrong misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Legstrong.
Legstrong scores with a shot to the side of De Struicao's head.
Legstrong has a couple of punches blocked by De Struicao.
De Struicao trying to control the position but instead, Legstrong has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Struicao into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Legstrong as the two fighters clinch.
De Struicao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Legstrong doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #TD2#
Legstrong works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Legstrong postures up.
Legstrong preventing the sweep.
De Struicao is trying to keep Legstrong in close.
Legstrong advances position into side control!#T2#
Legstrong is looking to take a break and control but De Struicao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Struicao is holding Legstrong down, trying to stall.#SUB2#
Legstrong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Legstrong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
De Struicao is trying to control Legstrong's posture but Legstrong avoids it.
Legstrong controls the position from side control.
De Struicao is trying to improve his position.#T3#
Legstrong is looking to take a break and control but De Struicao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De Struicao wants to control but Legstrong postures up.
De Struicao is looking to reverse the position.
Legstrong taking a breather here. #SUB2#
Legstrong thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
De Struicao sneaks back into half guard.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
De Struicao won't allow Legstrong to pass to mount. #SUB2#
Legstrong is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
De Struicao wants to control but Legstrong is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Legstrong wants to take a breather but De Struicao is having none of it.
De Struicao trying to hold on to Legstrong's head to control him but Legstrong postures up.
De Struicao is looking to improve his position.
Legstrong trying to control from half guard but De Struicao is working away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Legstrong content to control rather than advance. #SUB2#
Legstrong is sneakily working for an arm triangle but De Struicao sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Legstrong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Legstrong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Struicao.
Legstrong fails in his attempt to clinch. #TD2#
Legstrong decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Legstrong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Struicao wants to improve his position but Legstrong is controlling well.
De Struicao preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Legstrong seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but De Struicao does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
De Struicao wants to improve his position but Legstrong is controlling well.
Legstrong tries to pass the half guard into mount. De Struicao knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legstrong wants to take a breather but De Struicao is having none of it.
Legstrong is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
De Struicao works his way to full guard. Good work.#T1#
Legstrong wants to control from the top but De Struicao keeps moving.
De Struicao manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Legstrong manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Legstrong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De Struicao defends it easily.
De Struicao has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
De Struicao 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. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
De Struicao continues to stall.
De Struicao passes into half guard. #SUB2#
Legstrong actively working from the bottom here.
De Struicao prevents Legstrong from improving his position.#SUB2#
De Struicao goes for a cartwheel guard pass here but Legstrong does a handstand and catches De Struicao in mid air with a triangle! Could it be? It is! It's the triple decker pecker wrecker! The fighters land on the ground with Legstrong on top - De Struicao is already out from the submission! Legstrong gives De Struicao's pecker the obligatory post submission twist and this one is aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall over! Are you kidding me! That is world class Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. That guy is my hero!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (TDPW) . Lance Legstrong!
Lance Legstrong was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: T165
Date: Oct 21, 2016

#R1#
A big right from Martin misses.
Martin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Struicao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good work by Martin as he checks the leg kick.
De Struicao with a nice cross.
Martin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Martin 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.
De Struicao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#ROC#
Martin is rocked!
De Struicao throws an overhand right that drops Martin like a sack of potatoes! De Struicao dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominick De Struicao!
In his post fight interview, Dominick De Struicao started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: T159 Rubin vs Beck
Date: Sep 09, 2016

#R1#
De Struicao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis throws a counter combo.
De Struicao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lewis lands with a nice body kick.
De Struicao is looking to chop away at Lewis's legs.
Lewis throws a fast counter high kick but De Struicao manages to duck under it in time.
De Struicao tries to score with a low kick but Lewis moves his leg out of the way.
Good standup being displayed there by De Struicao as he connects with a hook.
De Struicao moves out of range of the body kick from Lewis.
De Struicao throws a leg kick
and Lewis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Struicao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lewis moves away.
Lewis thinks about the counter body kick.
De Struicao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lewis feints a counter leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Struicao. #T1#
De Struicao misses with an uppercut. Lewis saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lewis! But no joy.
De Struicao cracks Lewis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lewis moves away from the strike by De Struicao.
Lewis wants to counter the offense by De Struicao and move into the clinch position.
De Struicao connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lewis. Lewis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lewis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Struicao scores with the left hand. Lewis knows he should have avoided that one.
De Struicao throws an overhand right that lands on Lewis's shoulder, as Lewis tries to avoid the shot.
Lewis throws a big counter head kick but De Struicao avoids it with no problem.
De Struicao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lewis! But no joy.
De Struicao with a nice cross.
De Struicao throws out a loose jab but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Struicao misses with a body shot. #T2#
A chopping leg kick lands by De Struicao.
Lewis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Struicao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dominick De Struicao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Struicao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Struicao misses with a wild body shot.
De Struicao is looking to clinch.
A big left from Lewis misses.
De Struicao half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lewis checks a leg kick nicely.
Lewis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lewis slips a straight right by De Struicao.
Lewis checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Struicao lands a leg kick that knocks Lewis off balance momentarily.#T3#
Lewis 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.
De Struicao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lewis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And Lewis responds with a good body kick, but De Struicao manages to step out the way in time.
Lewis tries to clinch but De Struicao moves away
and Lewis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A bone on bone clash there as Lewis blocks the leg kick.
Lewis steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
De Struicao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Struicao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lewis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lewis 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 throws a head kick that misses.
De Struicao misses with an uppercut
and Lewis counters with a good low kick that De Struicao was not able to check. #T4#
De Struicao catches Lewis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lewis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lewis throws a fast counter high kick but De Struicao manages to duck under it in time.
Lewis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Struicao.
De Struicao slips a straight right by Lewis.
De Struicao throws a shot from downtown. Lewis moves away and avoids it.
Lewis replies with a solid counter kick to the body but De Struicao blocks it well.
Lewis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lewis has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lewis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
De Struicao scores with a nice right hand.
De Struicao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#ROC#
Lewis is rocked!
De Struicao wants to land a leg kick but Lewis is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominick De Struicao dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
De Struicao throws a solid leg kick but Lewis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Struicao.
De Struicao looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lewis 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 lands a jab.
De Struicao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lewis can do to turn this around?
Lewis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Struicao.
Lewis is still on wobbly legs! Can De Struicao finish him?
De Struicao cracks Lewis on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Lewis falls backwards against the cage. De Struicao follows up with more strikes that drop Lewis to his knees. De Struicao keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Lewis! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominick De Struicao!
Dominick De Struicao decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: T146: Pandemic
Date: Jun 10, 2016

#R1#
De Struicao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beast fails with a takedown attempt.
De Struicao feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Beast shoots for a takedown but De Struicao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
De Struicao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Struicao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Struicao misses with a shot to the body
and Beast counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beast takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Beast chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Struicao can pounce on him.
Beast shoots in for a takedown but De Struicao shows good takedown defense.
Dominick De Struicao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Beast.
De Struicao keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Struicao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Beast shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De Struicao as he jumps to the side. #T1#
Beast lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De Struicao throws a lazy right hand but Beast sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#TD2#
Beast looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
De Struicao is controlling Beast's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Beast is looking to take a break and control but De Struicao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Beast is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. De Struicao doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Beast.
De Struicao wants to improve his position but Beast is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Beast is sneakily working for an arm triangle but De Struicao sees it coming and defends easily.
Beast trying to mount his opponent but De Struicao defends it. #T2#
De Struicao tries to roll over but Beast keeps him under control.
De Struicao is looking to control Beast's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Struicao avoid being mounted?
De Struicao is holding on to half guard well.#SUB2#
De Struicao is defending against the submission attempts here by Beast.
De Struicao trying to hold on to Beast's head to control him but Beast postures up.
De Struicao is refusing to be controlled, as Beast sits in half guard. #SUB2#
Beast is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so De Struicao is just riding it out for now. Beast eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#SUB2#
Beast is looking for a kimura here. #T3#
De Struicao is concentrating on defense, preventing Beast from advancing position.
De Struicao is staying active underneath Beast, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB2#
Beast is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so De Struicao is just riding it out for now. Beast eventually gives up the hold.
De Struicao is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.#SUB2#
Beast is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De Struicao defends it well.
De Struicao tries to get to full guard but Beast has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Beast is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De Struicao defends it well. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
De Struicao is pressing down on Beast's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
De Struicao controlling Beast's posture.
Beast stays in close to De Struicao's body and controls the position.
De Struicao has control of Beast's left arm, preventing Beast from doing any damage.
De Struicao keeping moving, preventing Beast from controlling successfully.
De Struicao looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beast is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beast wants to control from the top but De Struicao keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but The Beast will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Beast misses with a takedown
and De Struicao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Struicao cracks the inside of Beast's front leg.
Nice takedown defense from De Struicao. No joy for Beast on that attempt.
Beast looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dominick De Struicao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Beast.
De Struicao misses with a straight right.
De Struicao throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Beast decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in De Struicao's guard.
De Struicao is pulling down on Beast's head to control his posture.
De Struicao wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Beast is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Struicao controlling the position.
De Struicao tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Beast wants to control from the top but De Struicao keeps moving.
De Struicao wants to sweep but no luck. #T1#
Beast is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
De Struicao is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
De Struicao takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Beast is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of De Struicao's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take De Struicao's back!
De Struicao looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. #SUB2#
De Struicao defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Beast not allowing De Struicao to control his hands.
The Beast has got the better of the ground game so far.
De Struicao prevents Beast from getting a body triangle.#SUB2#
Beast is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. De Struicao is defending well though. Beast let's go of the attempt for now.
My spies in The Beast inform me that Beast has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#T2#
De Struicao trying to control the hands but Beast breaks the grip.
De Struicao is trying to break free.
De Struicao trying to control the action but Beast just sinks the hooks in. #SUB2#
Beast is looking for the choke from the back position but De Struicao is controlling his hands well.
I really don't envy De Struicao right now.
Beast trying to control momentarily.
Beast doesn't have the hooks in and De Struicao manages to turn into his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Struicao trying to control but Beast is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
De Struicao sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB2#
Beast is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Struicao defends well.
De Struicao slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
De Struicao wants to control from the top but Beast keeps moving.
De Struicao controlling from the top position. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Beast is adopting a defensive guard.
Beast is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Beast trying to control from half guard but De Struicao is working away.
De Struicao is looking to control Beast's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Struicao avoid being mounted?#SUB2#
Beast is working for a kimura but De Struicao is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Struicao makes his way to full guard. A much better position for De Struicao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Beast showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Beast tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Struicao sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Beast somewhat.
De Struicao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Beast defending well as De Struicao loads up on a big left hand.
De Struicao misses with a low kick.
Beast looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Struicao is fending him off so far but Beast persists. Nope, De Struicao circles away and we're back to standing.
De Struicao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beast looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Beast walks into a straight right hand from De Struicao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beast takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De Struicao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beast was well out of range. Poor timing from De Struicao.
It seemed like Beast was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Struicao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Beast tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but De Struicao defends well and Beast ends up having to push De Struicao into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dominick De Struicao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Beast.
Beast bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T1#
Beast dives in and grabs De Struicao's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Struicao pushes down on Beast's head and hops out.
De Struicao looks to land a left hand but Beast moved out of range nicely.
Beast let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
De Struicao lands a leg kick that knocks Beast off balance momentarily.
That kick from De Struicao tenderised Beast's leg. Beast is trying to keep his angry face on.
Beast dives in and grabs De Struicao's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Struicao pushes down on Beast's head and hops out.
De Struicao is looking for a counter combo.
Beast slips a straight right by De Struicao.#CL#
De Struicao clinches up with Beast and pushes him back against the cage.
De Struicao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Struicao is pushing Beast up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Beast misses with some punches.
Beast tries for a takedown. No joy.
Beast swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from De Struicao. #T2#
De Struicao gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beast.
Beast tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
De Struicao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Struicao lands a nice shot to the body.
De Struicao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beast. That did some damage!
De Struicao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dominick De Struicao is winning the standup battle so far.
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!#TD2#
Beast scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Beast takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beast working away.
De Struicao tries to improve position but can't.
De Struicao is trying to control Beast's posture but Beast avoids it.
De Struicao tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Beast working away.#T3##SUB2#
Beast thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Beast working away.#SUB2#
Beast tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
De Struicao is looking to reverse the position.
Dominick De Struicao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB2#
Beast tries for a kimura but De Struicao is defending well. #SUB2#
Beast thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB2#
Beast is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, De Struicao has escaped the position, nice work there. #T4#
De Struicao is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
De Struicao gets back to half guard.#SUB2#
Beast is looking for a kimura but De Struicao is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Beast to get the leverage.
De Struicao wants to control but Beast is keeping busy.
De Struicao is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Beast's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Beast's back!
De Struicao controlling well, preventing Beast from escaping the position.
De Struicao really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Beast.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominick De Struicao showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Beast has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... The Beast!
A victorious The Beast thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: T138 - Pain Redefined
Date: Apr 14, 2016

#R1#
De Struicao moves out of range as Manison strikes.
Manison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Manison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting De Struicao counter with a right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Struicao. Manison shrugs it off though.
Manison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Struicao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Manison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from De Struicao misses.
Manison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Struicao.
Manison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Manison scores with a four punch combination!
De Struicao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manison.
Manison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Struicao.
Manison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manison moves out of range as De Struicao strikes.
Manison looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Struicao moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from De Struicao.
De Struicao scores with a sloppy right hand. Manison should have avoided that one. #CL2#
De Struicao clinches up with Manison and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
De Struicao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A jab from De Struicao misses. #T1#
De Struicao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Struicao slips a jab from Manison.
Manison throws a body punch but De Struicao moves out of range.
Manison works the jab nicely.
De Struicao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Manison's calf.
Konstantin Manison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manison avoids the head kick by De Struicao.
Nice shot lands for Manison.
Manison misses the jab.
De Struicao tries a quick counter leg kick but Manison is wise to it.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Struicao moves away.
De Struicao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Struicao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Manison's sensitive parts.
Manison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Struicao misses with a body kick.
Manison darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Manison throws the left hand but De Struicao avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Struicao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Manison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Manison lands with a cross.
A big left from Manison misses. #T2#
Manison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Struicao.
Manison checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Manison's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Manison duly obliges.
De Struicao swings for the body but Manison moves out of range.
Manison cracks De Struicao with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Manison does it's job there.
De Struicao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manison swings widly with a right hand
and De Struicao counters with an outside leg kick.
De Struicao throws an overhand right that lands on Manison's shoulder, as Manison tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Manison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De Struicao takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Struicao slips under a jab from Manison.
De Struicao is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
De Struicao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Manison checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Struicao, as that shot connected.
Manison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manison is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good shot there by Manison.
De Struicao drops his hands momentarily and Manison takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #ROC#
De Struicao is rocked!
Manison throws a pinpoint strike between De Struicao's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends De Struicao crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Manison scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Konstantin Manison!

Event: *T135* - Malicious Intent
Date: Mar 25, 2016

#R1#
De Struicao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Legstrong.
De Struicao moves away from the strike by Legstrong.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Struicao.
De Struicao thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Struicao misses with a lunging right hand #TD2#
and Legstrong counters with a takedown into side control.
De Struicao tries to improve position but can't.
Legstrong tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
De Struicao is trying to get back to half guard.
Legstrong working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Struicao trying to remain calm as Legstrong controls from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Struicao is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Legstrong off and has taken his back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Struicao is riding his opponent, not letting Legstrong buck him off.
De Struicao keeps control of the position as Legstrong tries to break free. #T1#
De Struicao is looking to control Legstrong but Legstrong is wriggling around and keeping busy.
What can Legstrong do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
De Struicao keeps control of the position as Legstrong tries to break free.
Will De Struicao go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
You can see the frustration on Legstrong's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
De Struicao tries to get the hooks in deep but Legstrong pushed the leg off.
What can Legstrong do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
De Struicao is not going to allow Legstrong to sit and survive in this position. #T2#
Legstrong manages to reverse the position and now he's in De Struicao's guard. Nice work there by Legstrong.
De Struicao manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Legstrong manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR##SUB2#
De Struicao got a little sloppy there for a moment and Legstrong has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, De Struicao has managed to get both his arms back between Legstrong's legs - danger averted.
De Struicao stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Legstrong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Struicao not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
De Struicao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Struicao controlling from the top position. #SUB2#
Legstrong is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Struicao is aware though and is defending well.#T3##SUB2#
Legstrong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
De Struicao trying to control the position from guard on top but Legstrong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Legstrong looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De Struicao controls from within his opponent's guard.
De Struicao trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Struicao sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Legstrong's guard.
Legstrong is in trouble now - De Struicao has advanced to mount!
De Struicao looking to control but Legstrong is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
De Struicao looking to control and managing it successfully. #T4#
Legstrong wants to control but De Struicao is having none of it.
Legstrong regains half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Legstrong tries to get to full guard but De Struicao has control of the leg.
Well, if De Struicao 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Legstrong manages to get to full guard.
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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
De Struicao misses with a right hand
and Legstrong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Struicao throws a poor cross that misses
and De Struicao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Struicao leaves Legstrong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Legstrong missing with a left hand there. De Struicao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Struicao moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Struicao scores with a kick to the body.
De Struicao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Struicao 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 Legstrong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Legstrong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dominick De Struicao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Struicao lands a really nice looking cross but Legstrong seems unphased.
De Struicao throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Legstrong looks for a takedown but De Struicao sprawls well.
Legstrong swings widly with a right hand
and De Struicao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Struicao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Legstrong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Legstrong avoids the body shot from De Struicao.
Legstrong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T1#
Legstrong slips under a jab.
Legstrong defending well as De Struicao loads up on a big left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Struicao.
De Struicao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Legstrong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Struicao throws the kick towards the body but Legstrong avoids it.
De Struicao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Legstrong tries to clinch up
and Legstrong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Struicao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Legstrong can do to turn this around?
Legstrong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#TD2#
Legstrong shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Legstrong showed some decent athleticism there.
De Struicao controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #SUB2#
Legstrong wants to work for an arm triangle but De Struicao is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #T2#
De Struicao wants to control but Legstrong is keeping busy and won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
Legstrong seems to be working for a kimura but De Struicao defends the submission attempt.
De Struicao is looking to get back to full guard here but Legstrong has managed to pass to side control instead.
You can see the frustration on De Struicao's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De Struicao tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Legstrong wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Struicao keeps working. #T3#
Legstrong has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Legstrong looking to control but De Struicao is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
De Struicao tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Legstrong wants to control the pace but De Struicao is squirming around nicely.
De Struicao working to try and regain half guard. #SUB2#
Legstrong wants to finish this one by submission but De Struicao is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Legstrong.
De Struicao tries to reverse the position but Legstrong maintains control.#T4#
De Struicao wants to control but Legstrong is having none of it.#SUB2#
Legstrong working for a submission but De Struicao is keeping him at bay.
De Struicao really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
De Struicao wants to control but Legstrong is having none of it.
Legstrong with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Legstrong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De Struicao is looking to escape.
De Struicao regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lance Legstrong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! De Struicao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Legstrong looks for a takedown but De Struicao sprawls well.
Legstrong closes the distance and clinches up with De Struicao, looking for a takedown. Legstrong pushes De Struicao against the cage but De Struicao circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Legstrong takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Legstrong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Struicao.
Legstrong darts in looking for a takedown but De Struicao gets double underhooks and turns Legstrong into the cage.
Dominick De Struicao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Legstrong.
An inside leg kick lands from De Struicao.
Legstrong tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Struicao sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Legstrong somewhat.
Nice uppercut lands for De Struicao. That snapped Legstrong's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Struicao leaves Legstrong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Legstrong shoots in and drives through. De Struicao sprawls well.
Legstrong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T1##CL#
De Struicao moves into the clinch.
Legstrong swings wildly with an uppercut but De Struicao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Legstrong wants a takedown but no success here.
Legstrong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Struicao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Struicao lands a body shot.
De Struicao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Struicao.
A head punch on the inside from De Struicao fails to land.
Legstrong is working for takedown but De Struicao is calmly controlling the position for now.#TD2#
Legstrong gets a trip takedown into half guard.
De Struicao pushes Legstrong off looking to stand but Legstrong dives back in and keeps control.
De Struicao wants to improve his position but Legstrong is controlling well.
De Struicao moves into full guard. #T2#
Legstrong is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Legstrong trying to control the position from guard on top but De Struicao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Struicao trying to control the position here.
Legstrong pushes down on De Struicao's leg and manages to get into half guard.
De Struicao preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's 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 is pressing down on Legstrong's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T3#
Legstrong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Struicao is keeping the position for now.
De Struicao is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Legstrong looking to pass the guard.
De Struicao keeping moving, preventing Legstrong from controlling successfully.
Legstrong stopping the sweep attempt from De Struicao.
De Struicao is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lance Legstrong has got the better of the ground game so far.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
De Struicao looks to land a left hand but Legstrong moved out of range nicely.
Dominick De Struicao is winning the standup battle so far.
De Struicao misses with a jab to the body
letting Legstrong counter with a right hand.
Good work by Legstrong as he checks the leg kick.
Legstrong 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 misses with a body shot.
De Struicao displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Legstrong.
De Struicao misses with a straight left.
Legstrong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Struicao jabs Legstrong right on the nose. Legstrong blinks but takes it well.
De Struicao throws a leg kick but Legstrong sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dominick De Struicao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Legstrong.
De Struicao manages to work his way to half guard, despite Legstrong's best efforts.
De Struicao won't allow Legstrong to pass to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominick De Struicao showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Struicao has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick De Struicao!
After the fight, Dominick De Struicao was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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