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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hector Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linhares comes to the cage accompanied by Los Sicarios, Sokol, Koras - A veces. Gomes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Roadhouse Blues. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Linhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Gomes!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gomes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linhares manages to avoid it.
Gomes takes one on the button.
We've been told by Linhares's head coaches at School Of Fighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gomes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gomes 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.
Gomes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Linhares swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Linhares tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Linhares is looking for a triangle but Gomes pushes his legs off easily.
Gomes looking to sit in guard and control but Linhares gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Linhares got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gomes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Linhares has managed to get both his arms back between Gomes's legs - danger averted.
Gomes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Linhares is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gomes looking for a guillotine here but Linhares defends easily.
Gomes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Linhares controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Linhares forces his way into half guard.
Gomes tries to roll over but Linhares keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gomes manages to get to full guard.
Gomes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gomes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Linhares gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Linhares not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes trying to keep a closed guard but Linhares is proving a slippery customer.
Gomes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Linhares defends well.
Linhares trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Linhares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomes.
Linhares takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gomes throws a lazy uppercut
and Linhares counters with a stiff right hand.
Hector Linhares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares blocks a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gomes.
Gomes throws a hook but Linhares blocks it.
Gomes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Linhares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomes.
Gomes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Linhares tries to land a front kick but Gomes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Linhares scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gomes doesn't seem bothered though.
Linhares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomes.
Dave Gomes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomes throws a body punch but Linhares moves out of range.
Gomes just misses with a punch to the body.
Linhares lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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 looping hook to the body misses from Linhares. Gomes does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gomes looks to score with a jab to the body but Linhares is just out of range.
A big right from Linhares misses.
Linhares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gomes.
Gomes throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Gomes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gomes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Linhares counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gomes thinking.
Gomes throws a looping overhand right but Linhares ducks down to avoid it.
Linhares was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Linhares stuffs the takedown.
Gomes scores with a shot to the body.
Gomes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Linhares.
Gomes misses with a body shot
and Linhares counters with a series of strikes. Gomes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Linhares shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gomes throws a shot to the body.
Linhares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomes throws out the jab.
Gomes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linhares manages to avoid it.
Gomes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gomes swings for the body but Linhares moves out of range.
Gomes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Linhares throwing a counter right hand but Gomes manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linhares lands a head kick. Gomes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gomes looks to land a right hand but Linhares moved out of range.
It looked like Linhares wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dave Gomes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Linhares lands with a right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gomes - that will leave a mark!
Gomes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It appears Linhares was looking to counter with a kick there.
Linhares throws a hook but Gomes blocks it.
Linhares looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big right from Linhares misses.
Linhares staying out of range there.
Linhares throws a counter high kick but Gomes was just alert enough to avoid it.
Linhares checks a low kick from Gomes.
Gomes scores with a jab to the body.
Linhares scores with a jab.
Gomes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gomes lands a leg kick that knocks Linhares off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomes misses with a leg kick.
Gomes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Linhares throws a hook but Gomes blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Gomes tenderised Linhares's leg. Linhares is trying to keep his angry face on.
Linhares misses with a two punch combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Gomes misses.
Linhares stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gomes.
Gomes thuds a left hand into Linhares's body.
Gomes scores with a shot to the body.
Linhares lands a nice hook to Gomes's body. Gomes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Linhares takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sloppy strikes from Gomes. Those never looked like landing.
Gomes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Linhares's sensitive parts.
Linhares moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Linhares tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gomes throws a lazy right hand but Linhares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gomes swings for the body but Linhares moves out of range.
Linhares is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Gomes.
Gomes tries to work over Linhares's front leg with a kick but Linhares checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Linhares misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes misses with a double jab.
Linhares takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomes misses the shot to the body.
Linhares half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gomes shoots and misses
and Linhares makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Linhares's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gomes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Linhares scrambles back to his feet.
Linhares throws a jab when Gomes was well out of range.
Gomes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Linhares rather than just go for the knockout.
Linhares throws a jab when Gomes was well out of range.
Gomes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Linhares throws a sloppy head kick
and Gomes counters with an inside leg kick.
Linhares lands a really nice looking cross but Gomes seems unphased.
That kick from Gomes tenderised Linhares's leg. Linhares is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gomes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gomes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Linhares doesn't seem bothered though.
Gomes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gomes staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomes connects with a leg kick. Linhares looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gomes misses with a body shot.
Linhares moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Linhares scores with a decent looking hook.
Gomes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Linhares.
Linhares misses with a wild combination.
Gomes lunges at Linhares with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Linhares's hand.
A lazy body kick from Linhares
and Gomes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Linhares misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomes throws a front kick aimed at Linhares's knee but Linhares avoids it well.
Jab, jab by Linhares - just one landing.
Gomes takes one to the chin there.
Gomes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Gomes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Gomes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Linhares stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gomes works the jab nicely.
Gomes checks a leg kick.
Gomes lands a nice looking body shot.
Gomes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Linhares moves away.
Linhares swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Linhares.
Gomes lands a head shot.
Gomes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Linhares moves away.
Gomes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Gomes - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linhares blocks the body kick.
Linhares cracks the inside of Gomes's front leg.
Linhares misses with a two punch combination.
Gomes takes a swing at Linhares's ribcage but misses.
Gomes misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes throws a hook but Linhares blocks it.
Gomes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Linhares's head backwards.
Gomes shoots for a takedown but Linhares saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gomes throws a leg kick
and Linhares counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gomes's knee momentarily.
Gomes tests Linhares's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Linhares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomes manages to avoid it.
Gomes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gomes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Linhares fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gomes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Linhares doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Linhares throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Gomes.
Gomes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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 throws a hook but Gomes blocks it.
Linhares checks the leg kick nicely there.
Linhares avoids the body shot from Gomes.
Linhares takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gomes throws a right and a left that Linhares avoids nicely.
Linhares throwing a counter right hand but Gomes manages to avoid it.
Gomes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Linhares. That did some damage!
Linhares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomes shoots in but no luck this time.
And Linhares counters with a quick kick to the body but Gomes blocks it.
Hector Linhares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Linhares.
Gomes throws a jab but it's blocked by Linhares.
Gomes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Linhares lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gomes takes a step back to recover.
Gomes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gomes connects with a solid leg kick.
Gomes misses with a double jab
and Linhares counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes misses with a body shot.
Linhares throwing a counter right hand but Gomes manages to avoid it.
Linhares uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gomes has time to react.
Gomes misses with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Linhares.
A jab from Gomes finds it's way through Linhares's defenses.
Gomes missing with a left hand there. Linhares was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gomes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gomes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Linhares connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gomes scrambles back to his feet.
Linhares throws a good cross that connects.
Linhares misses with an attempted mid kick.
Linhares connects with a crisp jab.
Gomes misses with a left hand
and Linhares cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gomes is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Linhares lands a beautiful left hook that drops Gomes. Gomes tries to recover but Linhares is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Gomes lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Linhares!
Hector Linhares thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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