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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charles Whitman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitman comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome To The Jungle. The crowd seem to be enjoying Linhares's choice of entrance music: Los Sicarios, Sokol, Koras - A veces. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Charles Whitman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Linhares!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitman misses with a body shot.
Nice body kick there by Linhares.
Whitman 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitman. Linhares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whitman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Whitman misses with the combination.
Charles Whitman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linhares slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Linhares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Whitman.
Whitman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Linhares circles away quickly and effectively.
Whitman wants to land a leg kick but Linhares is out of range.
Whitman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Linhares throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Whitman counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitman slips a jab and a cross from Linhares.
Linhares showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whitman.
Whitman connects with an inside leg kick.
Linhares moves out of range of the body kick from Whitman.
Charles Whitman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linhares throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitman. Linhares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whitman tries to score with a low kick but Linhares moves his leg out of the way.
Linhares tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Whitman swivels and escapes.
Whitman throws a head kick but Linhares moves out of range.
Whitman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Linhares momentarily.
Linhares misses with a right hand
and Whitman counters with a nice uppercut.
Whitman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitman misses with a kick to the body.
Whitman misses with a body kick.
Linhares throws a low kick but Whitman moves out of range easily.
Linhares throws an overhand right that lands on Whitman's shoulder, as Whitman tries to avoid the shot.
Linhares moves out of range of the leg kick from Whitman.
Linhares has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Whitman.
A swing and a miss from Whitman.
Jab, jab by Linhares - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linhares scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Linhares takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Whitman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linhares.
Whitman thumps Linhares with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whitman can pounce on him.
A low kick from Whitman misses
and Whitman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whitman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Linhares slips under a jab.
Linhares cracks Whitman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Whitman throws a body punch but Linhares moves out of range.
Whitman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Linhares.
Whitman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Linhares sizes up Whitman with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Linhares takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Linhares connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Linhares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Whitman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Linhares on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitman misses with a body kick.
Linhares is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Whitman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Whitman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Whitman misses with a head kick.
Whitman clobbers Linhares with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Whitman throws a wild body kick that Linhares sees coming a mile off.
Whitman just misses with a punch to the body.
Whitman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Linhares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linhares blocks a leg kick.
Whitman tries to score with a low kick but Linhares moves his leg out of the way.
Whitman takes a swing at Linhares's ribcage but misses.
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 Charles Whitman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Linhares scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Linhares moves out of range as Whitman throws a body kick.
Whitman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Whitman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linhares.
Whitman scores with a jab. Linhares acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A swing and a miss from Whitman.
Whitman jabs Linhares right on the nose. Linhares blinks but takes it well.
A low kick from Linhares misses
and Whitman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Whitman motions for Linhares to come forward. Whitman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Linhares takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Whitman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Whitman leaves Linhares with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Whitman sizes up Linhares with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Whitman throws a push kick but Linhares slaps the foot to one side.
Whitman is looking to clinch.
Whitman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whitman is looking to slow Linhares down with leg kicks.
Linhares cracks Whitman with an open hand slap.
Whitman avoids a kick to the body.
Linhares throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Whitman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Linhares blocks the leg kick.
Linhares gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitman throws a leg kick that misses.
Whitman throws a sloppy head kick and Linhares moves out of range easily.
Linhares checks the leg kick nicely there.
Whitman tries to score with a low kick but Linhares moves his leg out of the way.
Linhares shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Whitman as he avoids it easily.
Linhares avoids a kick to the body.
Whitman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linhares defending well as Whitman loads up on a big left hand.
Whitman tries to clinch but Linhares is having none of it.
Linhares digs a good hook to Whitman's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitman throws a leg kick but Linhares sees it coming and moves out of range.
Charles Whitman is winning the standup battle so far.
Linhares misses with a body kick.
Whitman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Whitman throws a head kick but Linhares moves out of range.
Linhares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whitman throws out the jab.
Whitman slips a jab from Linhares.
Whitman lands a slapping body shot.
Whitman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Linhares misses with a double jab.
Linhares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whitman was well out of range. Poor timing from Linhares.
Linhares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whitman.
Whitman lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares cracks Whitman with a good jab.
Whitman throws a body kick that misses
enabling Linhares to counter with a crisp jab.
Whitman misses with an uppercut. Linhares saw that one coming.
Linhares moves forwards but Whitman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Linhares shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Whitman but Whitman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Charles Whitman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Linhares.
Linhares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Whitman does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linhares connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Linhares scores with a jab.
Whitman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linhares manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Whitman dominated that second round.
That's time! Whitman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Whitman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whitman takes one to the side of the head.
Whitman throws a shot from downtown. Linhares moves away and avoids it.
Linhares takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Linhares paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Linhares checks a low kick from Whitman.
Linhares lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whitman lands with a shot to the body.
Whitman throws the left hand but Linhares avoids the punch easily.
Whitman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Linhares misses with the combination.
Whitman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitman scores with a sloppy right hand. Linhares should have avoided that one.
Linhares scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Linhares takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Whitman lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Whitman.
Linhares feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Whitmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Linhares lands an overhand right.
Whitman throws a sloppy head kick
and Linhares counters with a thumping low kick.
Linhares thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Whitman if he has to take too many more of those.
Whitman throws a series of punches but Linhares avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares cracks Whitman with a right hand to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Whitman blocks a leg kick.
Whitman throws a hook but Linhares avoids it easily.
Linhares throws a lazy right hand but Whitman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whitman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Whitman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Linhares connects with a crisp jab.
Whitman lands a nice hook to Linhares's body. Linhares takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Linhares thuds his right hand into Whitman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Linhares scores with a sloppy right hand. Whitman should have avoided that one.
Linhares tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Whitman tries to clinch up
and Linhares counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitman works Linhares's body with a nice hook.
Linhares tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Linhares avoids a kick to the body.
Linhares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitman.
Whitman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A leg kick checked by Linhares.
Whitman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Linhares looks to land a right hand but Whitman moved out of range.
Linhares misses with a looping right.
Whitman misses with a combination
and Linhares counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitman throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Linhares, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Whitman misses the target.
Linhares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whitman moves away.
Linhares scores with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Linhares - just one landing.
Whitman throws a leg kick but Linhares checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linhares throws a hook but Whitman avoids it easily.
Whitman tries a head kick but it misses.
Whitman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Linhares really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Linhares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whitman.
Linhares has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Whitman.
Linhares lands a lovely overhand right.
Linhares paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Whitman throws a head kick that misses.
Whitman throws a hook but Linhares avoids it easily.
Linhares lands a jab to the nose.
Linhares throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Whitman's waist but Whitman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Linhares off to one side.
Whitman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Linhares throws a body punch but Whitman moves out of range.
Linhares lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whitman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares throws a series of punches but Whitman avoids them all with ease.
Whitman misses with a body kick.
Linhares throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Linhares lands a head shot.
Linhares sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Linhares shoots in looking for a takedown. Whitman tries to sprawl out of it but Linhares keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Whitman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Whitman throws a head kick that misses.
Linhares's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Whitman misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitman throws a body kick that misses.
Linhares lands a jab to the nose.
A clash of legs there as Linhares blocks the low kick.
Linhares connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Whitman momentarily.
Whitman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Linhares swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Linhares avoids the head kick by Whitman.
Linhares misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Charles Whitman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Linhares.
Linhares misses with a double jab.
Linhares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Whitman 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 Linhares has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Linhares and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Whitman throws a sloppy head kick and Linhares moves out of range easily.
Linhares scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Whitman throws a leg kick that misses.
Linhares throws a leg kick that misses.
Linhares tries to land a front kick but Whitman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Linhares lunges at Whitman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Whitman's hand.
Whitman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Linhares lands with a nice body punch.
Whitman 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.
Whitman looks to land a left hand but Linhares moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Linhares scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Linhares blocks a leg kick.
Linhares takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Linhares looks to throw the jab but Whitman is out of range.
Whitman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Linhares throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Whitman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linhares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whitman throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whitman looks to land a body kick but Linhares moved away.
Linhares looks to score with a jab to the body but Whitman is just out of range.
Linhares moves away from the strike by Whitman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Linhares dominated that fourth 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!
Linhares moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Linhares, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Whitman tries to clinch up but Linhares circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab from Linhares.
Whitman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Whitman wants to land a leg kick but Linhares is out of range.
Linhares lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Linhares lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Linhares. Whitman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whitman thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Linhares misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitman tries to clinch there but Linhares circles away.
Linhares slips a straight right by Whitman.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Whitman.
Linhares lands a glancing blow to the side of Whitman's head.
A big left from Linhares misses.
Whitman blocks a head kick by Linhares.
Linhares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whitman was well out of range. Poor timing from Linhares.
Whitman misses with a low kick.
Whitman looks for the body kick but Linhares saw that one coming.
Linhares takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Linhares lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitman takes one to the side of the head.
Whitman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Linhares throws a right and a left that Whitman avoids nicely.
Whitman misses with a double jab.
Whitman throws a body punch but Linhares moves out of range.
Whitman tries to clinch up.
Linhares on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitman. Linhares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whitman connects with a solid leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Whitman scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whitman.
A shot to the liver by Whitman. Beautiful body shot.
Linhares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whitman.
Whitman throws a body punch but Linhares moves out of range.
Whitman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Linhares moves into range and connects with a jab.
Whitman checks a leg kick.
Whitman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Whitman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Whitman walks into a jab.
An inside leg kick from Whitman misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares misses with a jab, cross combination.
Linhares misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick lands from Whitman.
Linhares lands with a hook. Whitman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Linhares tries to land a leg kick but Whitman saw it coming and moves away.
Whitman throws a leg kick but Linhares sees it coming and moves out of range.
Linhares throws a nice inside leg kick.
Linhares throws a leg kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whitman misses with a hook. Linhares ducked under it nicely.
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!
Whitman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Linhares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hector Linhares.
Well Linhares 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 47:49
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Linhares!
Hector Linhares is the new bantamweight champion!
Hector Linhares managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Zentrope Fighting Universe, into his post fight interview.
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