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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hector Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Django Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linhares comes to the cage accompanied by Los Sicarios, Sokol, Koras - A veces. Brown has chosen System Of A Down - Chop Suey! as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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145 lbs
9 - 2 - 1 |
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146 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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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
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Linhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Django Brown!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linhares throws a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Brown misses.
Linhares paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brown throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Linhares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Linhares misses the shot to the body.
Linhares connects with a single shot there.
Linhares lands a body shot.
Brown 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.
Brown changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Linhares looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linhares is trying to control Brown's posture but Brown avoids it.
Linhares is trying to improve his position.
Brown wants to control but Linhares is keeping him busy.
Brown is putting a hurting on Linhares here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Linhares's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brown throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Brown wants to control but Linhares is keeping him busy.
Brown tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Brown throws an elbow but Linhares slips to the side and avoids it well.
Linhares tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown trying to control the position but Linhares is working away.
Brown looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Linhares is avoiding damage well.
Linhares regains half guard.
Linhares manages to get to full guard.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown wants to control from the top but Linhares keeps moving.
Linhares looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Linhares seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown advances to half guard.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Linhares defending well though.
Linhares manages to get to full guard.
Brown content to stall in guard here.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Linhares.
Linhares seems keen to control Brown's posture.
Linhares utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown wants to control from the top but Linhares keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Linhares pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brown is out of range and Linhares settles back down.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and Linhares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown avoids the body shot from Linhares.
Linhares blocks a low kick nicely.
Good work by Linhares as he checks the leg kick.
Linhares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linhares connects with a body shot that sends Brown's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linhares throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Linhares digs a good hook to Brown's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Linhares dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Linhares blocks a low kick nicely.
Brown looks for the body kick but Linhares saw that one coming.
Linhares lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Linhares throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brown.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Linhares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Linhares blocks a head kick by Brown.
Linhares misses with a kick to the body.
Brown sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Linhares digs a good hook to Brown's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
Linhares darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brown throws a body kick that misses
and Linhares counters with a stiff right hand.
Linhares throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Linhares connects with a nice looking jab.
A combination from Linhares does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Linhares on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brown. Brown obviously looking to wear him down.
Linhares moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Linhares will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a kick to the body
and Linhares counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Linhares checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Linhares ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Linhares thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brown if he has to take too many more of those.
Brown gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Linhares counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Linhares takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A bone on bone clash there as Linhares blocks the leg kick.
Brown takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brown feints and then cracks Linhares's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Linhares down.
Linhares throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Linhares to score with a decent uppercut.
Linhares lands a jab-cross combination.
Brown is rocked!
Brown drops his hands momentarily and Linhares takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Linhares finish him?
Brown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
Linhares cracks Brown with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big left from Brown misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linhares moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Linhares is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Linhares darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown throws a push kick but Linhares slaps the foot to one side.
Linhares scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brown is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Brown shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Linhares lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Linhares dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Linhares lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brown throws the left hand but Linhares avoids the punch easily.
Linhares takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Linhares.
Linhares scores with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Linhares misses
and Brown counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Linhares!
Linhares is looking for a sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown working away.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Linhares keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Linhares manages to work his way to half guard, despite Brown's best efforts.
Linhares wants to get back to full guard.
Linhares is working hard here to advance position.
Brown is working for a kimura but Linhares is defending it quite comfortably.
Brown is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Linhares defends it well.
Brown is thwarting Linhares's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to pass the guard but Linhares defending well.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Linhares is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Linhares holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Linhares works his way to full guard. Good work.
Linhares not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brown trying to control but Linhares is working from the bottom.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Linhares blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Linhares swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Linhares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown landing with the ground and pound.
Brown is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Linhares working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
Linhares trying to control the position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Hector Linhares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
A big left from Brown misses.
Hector Linhares is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Linhares throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Linhares takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Linhares lands a head kick. Brown smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Linhares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown throws the kick towards the body but Linhares avoids it.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Linhares counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Django Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Linhares has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Linhares!
Hector Linhares seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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