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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joao Linequer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joao Linequer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joao Linequer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mick Ward!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linequer with a jab.
Linequer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Ward to counter with a crisp jab.
Linequer throws a hook but Ward avoids it easily.
Linequer lands a nice shot that snaps Ward's head back.
Linequer misses with a combination
and Ward counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Linequer seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Linequer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ward counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Linequer thinking.
Linequer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Linequer misses with a combination
and Ward counters with a left to the body.
Linequer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ward circles away quickly and effectively.
Linequer misses with a straight left.
Joao Linequer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linequer throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Ward to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linequer misses with a combination
and Ward counters with a right hand to the body.
Linequer misses with a double jab.
Ward displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Linequer throws out the jab.
A left and a right from Linequer both land. Nice combination.
Linequer misses with a looping right.
Linequer swinging wildly here.
Linequer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Linequer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ward counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Linequer misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linequer misses with a combination
and Ward cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Linequer is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ward staying out of range there.
Linequer misses with a combination
and Ward counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Linequer throws a series of punches but Ward avoids them all with ease.
Linequer misses the shot to the body.
Linequer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Linequer throws a series of punches but Ward moves out of range.
Linequer misses with a hook. Ward ducked under it nicely.
Linequer misses with a combination
enabling Ward to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linequer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ward counters with a left to the body.
Linequer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Linequer misses with a double jab.
Linequer throws a combination that misses
enabling Ward to counter with a crisp jab.
Linequer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ward counters with a straight right hand.
Ward avoids the body shot from Linequer.
Linequer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ward cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Linequer misses with a double jab
and Linequer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linequer misses with a double jab
and Ward counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Linequer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ward 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.
Some wild striking there from Linequer.
Linequer misses with a combination
and Ward counters with a stiff right hand.
Linequer misses the body punch
enabling Ward to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Linequer misses
and Ward connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Linequer fails to land with a series of punches.
Linequer misses with a combination
and Ward counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mick Ward will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Linequer looks to land a combination but Ward avoids it well.
Linequer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ward circles away quickly and effectively.
Linequer throws a combination that misses
and Ward counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Linequer throws a series of punches but Ward avoids them all with ease.
We've been informed that Ward has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Linequer misses with a double jab
letting Ward counter with a right hand.
Linequer misses with a double jab
and Ward counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linequer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ward counters with a left to the body.
Linequer misses with a hook
and Ward counters with a nice uppercut.
Mick Ward seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Linequer misses with a double jab
and Linequer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linequer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ward counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Linequer thinking.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Linequer.
Linequer misses with a shot to the body
and Ward counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Linequer misses with a double jab
and Ward counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Linequer misses with a double jab
and Ward counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Linequer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ward counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Linequer looks to score with a jab to the body but Ward is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linequer misses with a hook
and Ward counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ward has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Linequer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ward uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Linequer.
Some wild striking there from Linequer.
Linequer throws a hook but Ward avoids it easily.
Linequer misses with a hook.
Linequer throws a combination that misses
and Ward counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joao Linequer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Linequer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ward counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Linequer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ward counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Linequer misses with a combination
and Ward counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linequer swings widly with a right hand
and Ward counters with a nice uppercut.
Ward avoids a punch combination nicely.
Linequer misses with a right hand
and Ward cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Linequer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ward counters with a three punch combo that has Linequer backing up. Linequer nods at Ward to acknowledge the strikes.
Linequer misses with a double jab
and Ward counters with a left and a right that stings Linequer.
Linequer misses with a hook
and Ward counters with a straight right hand.
Linequer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ward was well out of range. Poor timing from Linequer.
Linequer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ward.
Linequer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ward counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linequer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ward cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linequer throws a sloppy body shot
and Ward counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Linequer misses with a double jab
and Ward counters with a right hand to the body.
Linequer misses with a double jab
letting Ward counter with a right hand.
Linequer misses with a combination
enabling Ward to counter with a crisp jab.
Linequer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ward counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Ward 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. And we move into the final round!
Ward slips a jab from Linequer.
Linequer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Linequer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Linequer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ward counters with a nice uppercut.
Linequer throws a jab when Ward was well out of range.
Ward slips under a jab.
Linequer misses with a double jab
enabling Ward to counter with a crisp jab.
Linequer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ward 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.
Ward uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linequer.
Linequer misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Linequer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Linequer misses.
Ward moves away from the strike by Linequer.
Linequer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Linequer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ward counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Linequer misses with an uppercut
and Ward counters with a nice body shot.
Linequer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ward counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Linequer misses with a double jab
and Ward counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linequer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ward connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Linequer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Linequer misses with a shot to the body
and Ward connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Linequer misses with a right hand
and Linequer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ward slips under a jab.
Linequer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Linequer misses with a wild combination.
Ward slips a jab and a cross from Linequer.
Linequer throws a nice looking combination but Ward bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linequer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Linequer misses with a double jab.
Linequer misses with a straight left.
Linequer misses with a combination
and Ward counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Linequer throws a series of punches but Ward avoids them all with ease.
Linequer swings widly with a right hand
and Ward counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Linequer misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Linequer misses
and Ward connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Linequer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Ward to counter with a crisp jab.
Ward steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Linequer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linequer swings widly with a right hand
and Ward connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the body from Linequer misses
and Ward connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ward slips a jab from Linequer.
Linequer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ward counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linequer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ward counters with a stiff right hand.
Linequer misses with a double jab
and Ward counters with a nice uppercut.
Linequer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ward counters with a left to the body.
Joao Linequer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Linequer misses with a right hand
letting Ward counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Ward comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ward 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Ward!
A pretty intense looking Mick Ward took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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