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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hakan Juholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Carlos Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luis Carlos Linhares has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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135 lbs
10 - 3 - 1 |
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147 lbs
19 - 7 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hakan Juholt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Carlos Linhares!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linhares throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Juholt lands a nice hook to Linhares's body. Linhares takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Linhares tries a head kick but it misses.
Linhares avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Juholt blocks a low kick nicely.
Juholt lands with a kick to the temple. Linhares shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Linhares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Juholt was well out of range. Poor timing from Linhares.
Juholt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Linhares pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Linhares throws a jab but it's blocked by Juholt.
Linhares on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Juholt. Linhares does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Linhares finds it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Linhares. Juholt shrugs it off though.
Juholt fails to land with a series of punches.
Linhares misses the shot to the body.
Juholt misses with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juholt connects with a crisp jab.
Juholt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juholt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Linhares counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Linhares fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Juholt.
Juholt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Linhares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Juholt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Juholt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Linhares.
Juholt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Juholt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Juholt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Juholt dives in for a single leg takedown but Linhares sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Linhares.
A left hand lands to the body for Juholt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Juholt.
Juholt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Linhares has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Linhares works on Juholt's body with a couple of short punches.
Linhares takes a shot to the head.
Juholt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Linhares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Linhares takes a shot to the head.
Linhares lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Juholt misses with a punch to the body.
Linhares scores with a shot to the side of Juholt's head.
Linhares misses with a punch to the body.
Linhares blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Juholt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juholt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Linharess head.
Juholt is working Linhares over against the cage.
Linhares has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Juholt seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Linhares can turn it around.
Juholt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Linhares.
Juholt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Juholt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Juholt manages to break the clinch.
Juholt moves out of range of the leg kick from Linhares.
Some wild striking there from Juholt.
Juholt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juholt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Juholt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Juholt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Juholt looks to land a body kick but Linhares moved away.
Linhares avoids the body shot from Juholt.
Juholt shoots in but no luck this time.
Juholt throws a looping overhand right but Linhares ducks down to avoid it.
Linhares scoring well with a low kick there.
Linhares connects with a right hand. Juholt shakes it off.
Linhares connects with a nice looking jab.
Luis Carlos Linhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linhares is looking to land body kicks.
Juholt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Linhares.
Juholt misses with a double jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Linhares.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linhares scores with a push kick.
Linhares with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juholt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Hakan Juholt has been cut.
Juholt is looking to slow Linhares down with leg kicks.
Linhares explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Decent striking displayed by Linhares there.
Linhares goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Juholt looks to land a combination but Linhares avoids it well.
Linhares throws a big shot that misses.
Juholt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linhares.
Linhares lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Linhares changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Linhares throws a low kick but it's checked well by Juholt.
Juholt lands a really nice looking cross but Linhares seems unphased.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Juholt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Linhares misses with a looping left.
Linhares is looking to chop away at Juholt's legs.
Linhares displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Juholt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luis Carlos Linhares will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hakan Juholt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Juholt lands a leg kick that knocks Linhares off balance momentarily.
Juholt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Juholt takes one to the chin there.
That kick from Linhares tenderised Juholt's leg. Juholt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Juholt lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Linhares connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice sprawl there from Linhares as Juholt shoots in.
Linhares waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Juholt.
Linhares avoids the body shot from Juholt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linhares uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Juholt has time to react.
Juholt throws a leg kick but Linhares checks it.
Juholt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Linhares pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Linhares. Juholt shrugs it off though.
Juholt throws a sloppy head kick and Linhares moves out of range easily.
Linhares scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juholt just misses with a punch to the body.
Juholt is looking to wear down Linhares with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Juholt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Juholt misses.
Linhares throws a nice head kick!
Linhares lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Juholt avoids the body shot from Linhares.
Juholt throws a sloppy head kick and Linhares moves out of range easily.
Linhares fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Juholt.
Juholt shoots in looking for a takedown but Linhares manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Juholt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Juholt misses with a leg kick
and Linhares counters with a nice kick to the body.
Linhares throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Juholt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Juholt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Linhares has time to react.
Linhares cracks Juholt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linhares shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Juholt eats them both and turns towards Linhares to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Juholt throws a series of punches but Linhares moves out of range.
Juholt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juholt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Juholt misses with the combination.
Juholt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Juholt misses with a body punch
and Linhares counters with a stiff right hand.
Juholt is rocked!
Linhares pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oh Juholt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Linhares moves out of range of the leg kick from Juholt.
A telegraphed right hand from Linhares misses the target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Juholt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hakan Juholt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Linhares attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Juholt seems to have got his legs back now.
Linhares takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Juholt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Juholt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Juholt throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares avoids the head kick by Juholt.
Linhares misses with a low kick.
Linhares lands an overhand right.
Linhares attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Linhares jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Juholt tries to work over Linhares's front leg with a kick but Linhares checks it.
Linhares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Juholt, right into the meat.
Linhares connects with a solid leg kick.
Linhares throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Juholt checks a leg kick.
Luis Carlos Linhares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linhares smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Juholt decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linhares gets full guard.
Juholt wants to control from the top but Linhares keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares pulls Juholt in to control the position.
Linhares had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Juholt defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Linhares keeping moving, preventing Juholt from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Linhares wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Carlos Linhares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hakan Juholt'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. This is the final round!
Linhares is looking to score with low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Juholt. That's going to slow Linhares down.
Linhares throws a leg kick but Juholt moved away.
Linhares buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Juholt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Juholt throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Linhares makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Juholt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Linhares momentarily.
Linhares is looking to score with low kicks.
Linhares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Juholt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Linhares throws a jab but it's blocked by Juholt.
Linhares displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Juholt.
Juholt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Linhares on the side of the head.
Linhares thows a left - swing and a miss!
Linhares cracks Juholt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Juholt throws a front kick that sends Linhares stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juholt takes a swing at Linhares's ribcage but misses.
Juholt fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Linhares sprawls well initially but Juholt persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Linhares wants to control but Juholt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Linhares regains full guard. Nicely done.
Linhares is trying to control the position but Juholt postures up.
Juholt wants to control from the top but Linhares keeps moving.
Juholt avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Linhares is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Juholt is aware though and is defending well.
Juholt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Juholt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Juholt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Linhares swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Juholt won't allow Linhares to sweep him here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linhares had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Juholt defends it easily.
Juholt postures up in Linhares's guard and throws a big left but Linhares blocks it.
Juholt wants to control from the top but Linhares keeps moving.
Juholt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Linhares has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Juholt has managed to get both his arms back between Linhares's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hakan Juholt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Linhares has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Juholt is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Linhares.
Hakan Juholt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juholt lands some shots froms side control.
Juholt 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.
Linhares taking a bit of punishment here - Juholt scoring with strikes.
Juholt scoring with punches and elbows.
We've been hearing that Juholt has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Linhares manages to get back to half guard.
Juholt is looking to advance position but Linhares won't allow it.
Juholt landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juholt throwing shots but Linhares is blocking nicely.
Juholt is controlling the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linhares makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Linhares.
Juholt is stalling in the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linhares manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Juholt manages to get himself to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hakan Juholt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Linhares 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Carlos Linhares!
A relieved looking Luis Carlos Linhares thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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