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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Hide (ranked 2053 p4p, 2060 weight class) and Shock Linewood (ranked 272 p4p, 273 weight class). Hide comes to the cage accompanied by Nightwish. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raphael Hide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Shock Linewood!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Linewood. Beautiful body shot.
Hide staying out of range there.
Linewood is looking to slow Hide down with leg kicks.
Linewood throws a front kick aimed at Hide's knee but Hide avoids it well.
Hide gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Linewood.
Hide wants a takedown.
Linewood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Linewood lands a left hand.
Hide with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Our sources have told us that Hide has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Linewood tries to throw a body punch but Hide avoids it by throwing Linewood back against the cage.
Linewood misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Linewood fails to land.
Hide throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Linewoods head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Linewood.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linewood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hide backwards.
Linewood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Hide on the inside.
Hide throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Linewood blocks it with crossed arms.
Linewood's coach down at Jed's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Linewood's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hide presses Linewood against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hide is struggling to control the position.
Hide swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hide blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Linewood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hide backwards.
Hide landing knees to the body.
Linewood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hide holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Linewood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Linewood stalling the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Linewood.
Hide putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Linewood in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Linewood throws a punch but it's blocked by Hide.
Hide connects with a knee to the head.
Hide throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Hide - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linewood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hide displaying some good clinch control by pressing Linewood up against the cage.
Linewood stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Linewood misses with a punch on the inside.
Hide tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Linewood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Linewood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hide.
Hide lands a nice shot to the body.
Hide is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hide doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hide tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hide stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hide goes for a takedown in the clinch but Linewood prevents it.
Linewood has a couple of punches blocked by Hide.
Linewood letting Hide take a breather here.
Linewood has a couple of punches blocked by Hide.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hide blocking some punches.
Hide throws a knee to the head but misses.
Linewood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hide prevents a body shot from Linewood.
Linewood avoiding damage as Hide throws knees to the body.
Linewood has Hide pressed against the cage.
Linewood avoiding damage as Hide throws knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hide takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hide utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Hide - that landed with a thud.
Linewood prevents a body shot from Hide.
Hide tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hide is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Linewood pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raphael Hide. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Linewood lands a left hand.
Linewood misses with a body punch.
Hide with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linewood lands an uppercut.
Hide prevents a body shot from Linewood.
Linewood wants to stall.
Hide tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hide is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Linewood is keeping busy.
Linewood tries to work over Hide's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Linewood lands with a short shot to the head.
Hide throws a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Linewood.
Linewood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Hide on the inside.
Linewood looking to stall.
Hide controlling the action here for a moment.
Linewood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shock Linewood will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Linewood lands a really nice looking cross but Hide seems unphased.
Linewood loads up on a big right hand but Hide slips the punch.
Hide is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Linewood avoids the body shot from Hide.
Hide scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Linewood wants to land a leg kick but Hide is out of range.
Hide throwing a counter right hand but Linewood manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Linewood.
Linewood throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like Hide was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Linewood.
Linewood throws a low kick but Hide avoids it.
It looked like Hide wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linewood getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Linewood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hide at a distance.
Linewood closes the distance and pushes Hide back into the cage.
Hide missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hide tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hide is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Linewood is keeping busy.
Hide working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Linewood tries a body shot but Hide blocks it.
Linewood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hide ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Linewood moves away.
Hide loads up on a big right hand but Linewood slips the punch.
Linewood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hide scores with a jab to the body.
Hide tries to clinch up
and Linewood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hide ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Linewood moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hide takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hide works Linewood's body with a nice hook.
Linewood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hide walks into a straight right hand from Linewood.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hide has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hide there as he acknowledges the shot.
Linewood throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hide cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Linewood throws a leg kick which misses Hide's front leg but catches the back leg as Hide tries to avoid it.
Linewood looks to land a left hand but Hide moved out of range nicely.
Hide appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Hide.
Hide scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hide finds it's way through Linewood's defenses.
Hide blocks a head kick by Linewood.
Hide appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Linewood finds it's way through Hide's defenses.
Hide uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linewood.
Linewood misses with a hook. Hide ducked under it nicely.
Hide seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Linewood ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shock Linewood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hide misses with a double jab
and Linewood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Linewood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Linewood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hide backwards.
Linewood digs a right hand into Hide's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hide's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linewood lands a left hand.
Linewood swings wildly with an uppercut but Hide uses good head movement to avoid it.
Linewood has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Linewood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hide misses with a body punch.
Linewood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Linewood stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Linewood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hide has a couple of punches blocked by Linewood.
Hide tries to work over Linewood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Linewood misses with a body punch.
Linewood misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Linewood.
Hide blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Linewood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Linewood cracks Hide with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Linewood.
Hide misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hide scores a nice knee to the body.
Hide misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shock Linewood 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! 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.
Hide ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hide was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shock Linewood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linewood jabs at Hide's body.
Hide fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linewood manages to avoid it.
Linewood scores with a jab.
Linewood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hide sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hide swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Linewood misses with a right hand
and Hide counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Linewood has managed to clinch.
Hide with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hide misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Linewood.
Hide misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Linewood.
A short left from Linewood.
Linewood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hide backwards.
Hide drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hide tries to land a knee to the head but Linewood blocks with his arms.
Hide tries a body shot but Linewood blocks it.
Linewood tries to throw a body punch but Hide avoids it by throwing Linewood back against the cage.
Hide lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Linewood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Linewood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hide stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Linewood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hide backwards.
Linewood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Linewood misses with a punch on the inside.
Linewood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hide takes a swing at Linewood's ribcage but misses.
Linewood is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hide fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linewood manages to avoid it.
Linewood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hide was well out of range. Poor timing from Linewood.
A quick step to the side and Hide tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linewood 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.
Linewood's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hide under the eye.
Linewood 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.
Hide was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hide stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Linewood looks to land a left hand but Hide moved out of range nicely.
Linewood moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hide blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Linewood.
Hide landing knees to the body.
Linewood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Linewood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hide.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Linewood.
Shock Linewood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hide misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linewood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Linewood presses Hide against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hide has Linewood pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Linewood manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hide stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hide tries to throw a body punch but Linewood avoids it by throwing Hide back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Linewood.
Linewood misses with a body punch.
Hide blocking some punches.
Linewood tries to stall but Hide uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Linewood stalling in the clinch but Hide improves position.
Linewood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Linewood tries to pull guard but Hide forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Linewood is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raphael Hide. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Linewood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hide taking a breather.
Hide softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Linewood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hide can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linewood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hide lands a body punch.
Hide is leaning against Linewood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hide tries a knee to the head but Linewood blocks it.
Hide is trying to stall.
Linewood takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hide stalling in the clinch but Linewood improves position.
Linewood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hide lands a good knee to the midsection. Linewood won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linewood misses with some punches.
Linewood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Linewood lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Linewood.
Shock Linewood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Linewood is stalling here.
Hide blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shock Linewood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Linewood 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shock Linewood!
Our winner, Shock Linewood, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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