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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hector Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Turris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linhares comes to the cage accompanied by Los Sicarios, Sokol, Koras - A veces. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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142 lbs
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Great elbows
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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 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Linhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Turris!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Linhares was well out of range. Poor timing from Turris.
Linhares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turris.
Linhares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turris.
Linhares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Linhares throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Turris on the side of the head.
Linhares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turris.
Linhares throws out a loose jab but Turris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turris tries a head kick but it misses.
Linhares went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Linhares ducks right into an uppercut from Turris.
Turris throws a lazy right hand but Linhares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Linhares is looking to chop away at Turris's legs.
Linhares blocks a jab.
Linhares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turris misses with a jab, cross combination.
Linhares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turris slips under a jab.
A combination from Turris does no damage.
Turris lands a jab to Linhares's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares throws a shot from downtown. Turris moves away and avoids it.
Linhares slips under a jab.
Linhares missing with a left hand there. Turris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turris with a jab.
Turris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Linhares scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Turris keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Linhares prevents Turris from improving his position.
Turris has hold of Linhares's hands but Linhares slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turris is looking to control Linhares's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Turris avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turris is refusing to be controlled, as Linhares sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turris keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Turris is trying is best to control the position here.
Linhares looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Turris felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Linhares not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Turris actively working from the bottom here.
Linhares prevents Turris from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Linhares wants to take a breather but Turris is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Linhares.
Turris is looking to improve his position.
Turris wants to control but Linhares is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Turris is refusing to be controlled, as Linhares sits in half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Turris moves out of range of the body kick from Linhares.
Linhares decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Turris is trying to control but Linhares passes into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares trying to control the position but Turris is working away.
Linhares is chipping away with strikes.
Linhares is chipping away with strikes.
Turris is trying to get back to his feet.
Turris taking a bit of punishment here - Linhares scoring with strikes.
Turris can't do much from the bottom here.
Linhares is putting a hurting on Turris here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Linhares dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Linhares moves out of range of the leg kick from Turris.
Turris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Turris misses.
Turris throws a lazy uppercut
and Linhares counters with a nice body kick.
Turris misses the jab.
Linhares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turris can do to turn this around?
Linhares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turris slips a straight right by Linhares.
Turris misses with a jab to the body
and Linhares cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kyle Turris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Linhares takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Linhares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turris.
Turris misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linhares looks to land a combination. Turris sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Turris throws a series of punches but Linhares moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linhares blocks a leg kick.
Linhares throws a nice inside leg kick.
Turris throws a head kick that misses.
Kyle Turris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turris slips under a jab from Linhares.
Linhares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turris.
Turris looks to land a right hand but Linhares moved out of range.
Linhares changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A jab from Turris finds it's way through Linhares's defenses.
Turris takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Turris misses with a hook.
Turris slips under a jab.
Linhares buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Linhares throws a jab but it's blocked by Turris.
Linhares cracks Turris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Linhares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Linhares lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Kyle Turris has been cut.
Turris avoids the head kick by Linhares.
Turris looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Turris blocks a jab.
Jab from Linhares.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linhares slips under a jab from Turris.
Turris blocks a leg kick.
Linhares on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Turris. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Turris.
Turris avoids a kick to the body.
Turris misses with an uppercut
and Linhares counters with a good low kick that Turris was not able to check.
Turris connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Linhares's hands.
Linhares bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Turris's head.
Turris lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Turris misses with an uppercut.
Jab from Linhares.
Turris throws the kick towards the body but Linhares avoids it.
Turris cracks Linhares with a right hand to the side of the head.
Linhares attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Linhares walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Turris misses its intended target.
Linhares scores with a kick to the body.
Linhares shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Turris sprawls well. Turris wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Linhares gets slowly back to his feet.
Linhares takes one to the side of the head.
Turris defending well as Linhares loads up on a big left hand.
Turris lands a jab to the nose.
Turris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Linhares finds it's way round the side to connect with Turris's head.
Turris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Linhares moves away.
Turris lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Linhares looks for a takedown but Turris sprawls well.
Turris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Linhares.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Turris.
Good leg kick by Linhares there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Linhares misses with a looping left.
Kyle Turris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turris throws a series of punches but Linhares moves out of range.
Linhares was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turris throws an off balance right hand
and Linhares counters with a three punch combo that has Turris backing up. Turris nods at Linhares to acknowledge the strikes.
Linhares looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Turris scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linhares lets loose with a powerful body kick. Turris will feel that in the morning.
Linhares avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hector Linhares will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kyle Turris's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Linhares throws a right and a left that Turris avoids nicely.
Turris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Linhares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turris swings for the body but Linhares moves out of range.
Linhares feinted with a counter takedown.
Linhares avoids a kick to the body.
Linhares feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Linhares chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Turris misses with a hook. Linhares ducked under it nicely.
Linhares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Linhares just misses with a punch to the body.
Linhares looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Turris is fending him off so far but Linhares persists. Nope, Turris circles away and we're back to standing.
Linhares lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turris throws a hook to the side of Linhares's head but Linhares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Turris!
It looks like Hector Linhares has been cut.
Linhares takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Linhares connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Linhares fails with the takedown
and Turris counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares misses with an uppercut.
Turris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turris lands with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Turris.
Turris is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Linhares with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Linhares checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Turris misses with a head kick.
Linhares swinging wildly here.
Turris connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Linhares's hands.
A swing and a miss from Linhares.
Turris lands a nice shot that snaps Linhares's head back.
Turris smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Turris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turris throws an overhand right that lands on Linhares's shoulder, as Linhares tries to avoid the shot.
Turris misses with a body shot.
Linhares half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Linhares lands a jab to the head.
Linhares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turris throws an overhand right that lands on Linhares's shoulder, as Linhares tries to avoid the shot.
Turris throws a body punch but Linhares moves out of range.
Linhares misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Linhares dodges the punch combination from Turris.
A nice combination there by Turris.
Turris misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Linhares wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turris throws a hook but Linhares blocks it.
Linhares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turris moves away.
A low kick from Turris is predictable there
and Turris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Linhares turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Turris swings for the body but Linhares moves out of range.
Turris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Linhares.
Linhares swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turris looks to score with a jab to the body but Linhares is just out of range.
Turris needs to keep his hands up - Linhares had a free shot at his head there.
Turris lands a jab to the head.
Turris throws a jab but it's blocked by Linhares.
Linhares ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Linhares throws a right and a left that Turris avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Linhares.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares scores with a push kick.
Kyle Turris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linhares takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turris smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hector Linhares is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Linhares connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Linhares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turris.
Linhares is looking to counter with a body kick.
Linhares with a hook.
Linhares slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Linhares listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Linhares walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Linhares looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Linhares bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Turris lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turris lands a jab to Linhares's midsection.
Turris throws a hook but Linhares blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Turris 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hector Linhares!
A very excited looking Hector Linhares made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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