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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luis Carlos Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yngwie Malmsteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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137 lbs
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130 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Carlos Linhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yngwie Malmsteen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Linhares.
Nice shot by Malmsteen.
Malmsteen throws a leg kick but Linhares checks it.
Malmsteen thows a body shot but no joy.
Malmsteen scores with a sloppy right hand. Linhares should have avoided that one.
Malmsteen lands with a nice body punch.
Linhares comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Malmsteen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malmsteen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linhares manages to avoid it.
Linhares throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Linhares lands a jab to Malmsteen's midsection.
Malmsteen misses with a looping left.
Linhares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malmsteen.
A lazy body kick from Linhares
and Malmsteen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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 left lands for Linhares.
Linhares slips under a jab.
Linhares lands with a shot to the body.
Linhares is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Malmsteen misses with a straight right.
Linhares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good shot there by Linhares.
Malmsteen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Linhares tries to work over Malmsteen's front leg with a kick but Malmsteen checks it.
Malmsteen misses with a low kick.
Linhares lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malmsteen thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Linhares. Malmsteen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Linhares checks the leg kick.
Malmsteen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Linhares counters with a nice leg kick.
Linhares cracks Malmsteen with a good jab.
Nice shot lands for Linhares.
Malmsteen misses with a wild combination.
Linhares lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malmsteen throws a poor cross that misses
and Linhares cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Linhares is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fighters circling - Malmsteen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Linhares wants to land a leg kick but Malmsteen is out of range.
Malmsteen needs to keep his hands up - Linhares had a free shot at his head there.
Linhares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malmsteen 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.
Malmsteen missing with a left hand there. Linhares was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malmsteen throws a body punch but Linhares moves out of range.
A left lands for Linhares.
Malmsteen throws a poor cross that misses
and Linhares counters with a slapping leg kick.
Malmsteen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linhares manages to avoid it.
Linhares throws a nice inside leg kick.
Linhares is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice uppercut lands for Malmsteen. That snapped Linhares's head back.
Linhares is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Linhares swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Malmsteen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares tries to land a front kick but Malmsteen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Linhares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Malmsteen.
Linhares throws a nice outside leg kick.
Linhares waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malmsteen.
Linhares lands with a straight right. Malmsteen didn't see that one coming.
Malmsteen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linhares.
A solid leg kick lands there for Linhares.
Linhares slips a jab from Malmsteen.
A lazy left from Linhares finds it's target.
Malmsteen throws a jab when Linhares was well out of range.
Nice shot by Linhares.
Linhares throws a leg kick but Malmsteen checks it.
Malmsteen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linhares.
Malmsteen throws a jab when Linhares was well out of range.
Linhares shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jab from Linhares.
Linhares lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malmsteen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malmsteen wants to clinch up but Linhares keeps it at a distance.
Malmsteen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malmsteen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Linhares. Linhares circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Linhares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malmsteen.
Linhares lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Linhares moves away from the strike by Malmsteen.
Linhares just misses with a punch to the body.
Linhares looks to land a body kick but Malmsteen moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice shot lands for Linhares.
Luis Carlos Linhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linhares with a hook.
Linhares moves away from the strike by Malmsteen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Carlos Linhares dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Malmsteen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Linhares takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Malmsteen throws a hook but Linhares avoids it easily.
Malmsteen connects with a crisp jab.
Linhares scores with a kick to the body.
Malmsteen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Linhares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malmsteen.
Linhares scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Linhares connects with a leg kick. Malmsteen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Malmsteen digs a good body shot into Linhares's ribs.
Malmsteen cracks Linhares with a right hand to the side of the head.
Linhares fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Malmsteen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Malmsteen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Linhares throws a hook to the side of Malmsteen's head but Malmsteen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Malmsteen misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares keeps Malmsteen at a distance using the push kick.
Malmsteen closes the distance and clinches.
Linhares tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Malmsteen smiles and moves away.
Malmsteen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Linhares.
Linhares lands a jab to the head.
Linhares scores with a shot to the body.
Malmsteen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Linhares moves away.
Linhares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Malmsteen misses.
Malmsteen walks into a left hand.
Malmsteen throws a looping overhand right but Linhares ducks down to avoid it.
Malmsteen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Malmsteen misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares scores with a push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malmsteen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Linhares connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Malmsteen scrambles back to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Linhares.
Malmsteen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Linhares can pounce on him.
Linhares connects with a high kick.
Malmsteen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Malmsteen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Linhares keeps Malmsteen at a distance using the push kick.
Linhares throws a looping overhand right but Malmsteen ducks down to avoid it.
Malmsteen takes one to the chin there.
Malmsteen moves into the clinch successfully.
Malmsteen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Linhares tries to throw a body punch but Malmsteen avoids it by throwing Linhares back against the cage.
Linhares blocks an uppercut.
Malmsteen lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen tries to throw a body punch but Linhares avoids it by throwing Malmsteen back against the cage.
Malmsteen lands an uppercut.
Malmsteen blocks an uppercut.
Linhares tries to throw a body punch but Malmsteen avoids it by throwing Linhares back against the cage.
Malmsteen throws a head punch that misses.
Malmsteen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Linhares swings wildly with an uppercut but Malmsteen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malmsteen blocks an uppercut.
Malmsteen throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malmsteen.
Malmsteen prevents a body shot from Linhares.
A right hand to the body from Linhares.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malmsteen.
Linhares throws a head punch that misses.
Malmsteen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Linhares fails to land.
Linhares prevents a body shot from Malmsteen.
Linhares misses with a punch on the inside.
Malmsteen scores with a hook to the body.
Linhares misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malmsteen dodges an elbow strike from Linhares.
A body shot lands from Linhares.
Linhares misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malmsteen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Malmsteen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Malmsteen misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Linhares fails to land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Linhares.
Linhares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Malmsteen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Carlos Linhares dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Malmsteen misses with an uppercut. Linhares saw that one coming.
Malmsteen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Linhares circles away quickly and effectively.
Linhares clobbers Malmsteen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Malmsteen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Linhares.
Linhares lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Yngwie Malmsteen has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malmsteen. Linhares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malmsteen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Linhares checks the leg kick nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Linhares.
Malmsteen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Linhares throws a right and a left that both miss.
Linhares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malmsteen lands a jab to Linhares's midsection.
Malmsteen cracks Linhares with a right hand to the side of the head.
Malmsteen throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Linhares misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares lunges at Malmsteen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Malmsteen's hand.
Linhares cracks Malmsteen with an open hand slap.
Malmsteen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Linhares connects with a crisp jab.
Linhares throws a push kick but Malmsteen slaps the foot to one side.
Malmsteen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Malmsteen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Linhares lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Malmsteen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linhares.
Malmsteen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Linhares moves away from the strike by Malmsteen.
Linhares avoids a punch combination nicely.
Luis Carlos Linhares is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Malmsteen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malmsteen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yngwie Malmsteen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Linhares.
A slow jab from Malmsteen misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linhares misses the body punch
and Malmsteen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malmsteen connects with a body shot that sends Linhares's belly button to the back.
Linhares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Linhares scores with a jab. Malmsteen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Linhares lands with a nice body kick.
Malmsteen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Linhares. That one must have hurt.
Linhares connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Linhares takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Linhares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malmsteen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Linhares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab by Malmsteen.
Malmsteen takes a swing at Linhares's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares checks a low kick from Malmsteen.
Linhares takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Malmsteen misses the shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Linhares, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Linhares.
Linhares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malmsteen swings for the body but Linhares moves out of range.
Linhares blocks a jab.
Malmsteen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Malmsteen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Linhares scores with a jab to the head.
Malmsteen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Linhares lands with a nice body punch.
Linhares lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malmsteen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linhares.
Linhares thuds his right hand into Malmsteen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Linhares punishes Malmsteen's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malmsteen swings for the body but Linhares moves out of range.
Malmsteen misses with a wild body shot.
Linhares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malmsteen takes a swing at Linhares's ribcage but misses.
Linhares stuns Malmsteen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Linhares takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Malmsteen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Linhares uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Malmsteen has time to react.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malmsteen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Malmsteen doesn't manage to clinch there - Linhares circles away.
Luis Carlos Linhares is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Malmsteen throws a right hand that Linhares ducks under and follows up with a left that Linhares also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Luis Carlos Linhares.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Linhares, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Carlos Linhares!
During a confident post fight interview, Luis Carlos Linhares thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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