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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hector Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Chekhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linhares kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Los Sicarios, Sokol, Koras - A veces. Chekhov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: КАТЮШA. 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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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class 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
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Linhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anton Chekhov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linhares lands with a right hand.
Chekhov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Linhares avoids the body shot from Chekhov.
Chekhov tries to close the distance and clinch but Linhares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Linhares swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chekhov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Linhares checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice uppercut there from Chekhov.
Chekhov misses the jab.
Chekhov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hector Linhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linhares slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chekhov takes a swing at Linhares's ribcage but misses.
A leg kick checked by Linhares.
Linhares 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.
Chekhov lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Linhares.
Linhares throws a shot to the body.
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!
Chekhov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Linhares throws out the jab.
Chekhov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Linhares - that will leave a mark!
Linhares looks to land a left hand but Chekhov moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chekhov thows a body kick. Linhares tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Linhares scores with a jab to the head.
Linhares misses with a straight right.
Chekhov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chekhov throws the kick towards the body but Linhares avoids it.
Linhares throws a chopping leg kick but Chekhov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chekhov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Linhares.
Chekhov scores with the left hand. Linhares knows he should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Linhares misses its intended target.
Chekhov throws out a loose jab but Linhares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Linhares drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chekhov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Linhares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Linhares pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A good leg kick by Chekhov.
Linhares misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Chekhov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chekhov.
Linhares blocks a low kick nicely.
Chekhov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Anton Chekhov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linhares fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chekhov checks it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chekhov checks a leg kick.
Chekhov is looking to land body kicks.
Chekhov throws a sloppy head kick and Linhares moves out of range easily.
Linhares looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Linhares closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chekhov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Linhares fails with the takedown.
Chekhov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Linhares throws a right hand that Chekhov ducks under and follows up with a left that Chekhov also avoids with ease.
Linhares fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chekhov checks it well.
Chekhov avoids a kick to the body.
Linhares takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chekhov checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chekhov misses with a body kick.
Linhares takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Hector Linhares has been cut.
Linhares avoids the head kick by Chekhov.
Chekhov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Linhares.
Chekhov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Linhares throws a jab when Chekhov was well out of range.
Chekhov follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Chekhov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Linhares checks the leg kick nicely there.
Linhares misses with a low kick.
Chekhov throws a leg kick but Linhares moved away.
Linhares misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice shot by Linhares.
Chekhov tries to work over Linhares's front leg with a kick but Linhares checks it.
Linhares throws a body shot but no joy.
Chekhov throws a shot to the body.
Chekhov throws a wild body kick that Linhares sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares throws a leg kick
and Chekhov counters with a good low kick that Linhares was not able to check.
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 throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chekhov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Linhares throws a leg kick that misses.
Linhares throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chekhov counters with a nice leg kick.
Chekhov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Linhares looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chekhov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chekhov.
Chekhov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Linhares looks to land a left hand but Chekhov moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the liver by Chekhov. Beautiful body shot.
Chekhov misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chekhov misses with a wild body shot.
Linhares checks a leg kick.
Chekhov takes a swing at Linhares's ribcage but misses.
Linhares shoots for a takedown but Chekhov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Chekhov misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anton Chekhov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hector Linhares's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Linhares throws out a leg kick but Chekhov moves out of range and Linhares only half commits.
Linhares takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice takedown defense from Chekhov. No joy for Linhares on that attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chekhov, right into the meat.
Chekhov misses with a low kick as Linhares jumps back.
A jab from Linhares misses.
A jab from Linhares misses.
Chekhov tests Linhares's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Linhares or perhaps it was just good defense by Chekhov, which made it look bad.
Chekhov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Linhares moves out of range of the body kick from Chekhov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chekhov with a nice cross.
Chekhov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Linhares's calf.
Chekhov thuds his shin into the meat of Linhares's side.
Linhares swats away the attempt to clinch by Chekhov.
Chekhov motions for Linhares to come forward. Chekhov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chekhov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chekhov throws a solid leg kick but Linhares takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chekhov.
Chekhov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Linhares appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Linhares throws a hook but Chekhov blocks it.
Chekhov stuffs the takedown.
Chekhov is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Linhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chekhov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
An inside leg kick lands from Chekhov.
Linhares lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chekhov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A low kick from Linhares is predictable there
and Chekhov counters with an inside leg kick.
Chekhov throws a body kick that misses.
Linhares attempts a counter takedown but Chekhov avoids it well and moves away.
Linhares throws a big shot that misses.
Linhares takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chekhov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Linhares.
Linhares lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Linhares crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chekhov - the referee stops the clock and Linhares gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chekhov. Linhares manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Linhares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chekhov was well out of range. Poor timing from Linhares.
Chekhov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Linhares throws out the jab.
Chekhov throws a leg kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chekhov.
An inside leg kick lands from Chekhov.
Chekhov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Linhares. That did some damage!
Chekhov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Linhares, as that shot connected.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Linhares might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Chekhov throws a combination. Linhares tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Linhares moves out of range of the strikes.
Chekhov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Linhares lands an overhand right.
Chekhov looks to throw the jab but Linhares is out of range.
Chekhov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Linharess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chekhov closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Linhares creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chekhov avoiding damage as Linhares throws knees to the body.
Chekhov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Linhares tries for a takedown. No joy.
Linhares misses with a body punch.
Linhares is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chekhov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
I was talking to Linhares's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chekhov misses with some punches.
Linhares wants a takedown but no success here.
Linhares drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chekhov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chekhov drives through and clinches with Linhares against the cage.
Chekhov presses Linhares against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Linhares blocking some punches.
Linhares lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chekhov can't find room to land a body shot as Linhares controls the action.
Linhares lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Linhares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Linhares stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Linhares.
Chekhov lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chekhov misses with the head strike.
Linhares is trying to force a seperation but Chekhov has the dominant position.
Linhares pushes Chekhov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Linhares fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Linhares lands a shoulder strike.
Chekhov lands with a short shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chekhov.
Linhares is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chekhov is defending well.
Chekhov avoids the elbow strike from Linhares, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Chekhov.
Chekhov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chekhov lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linhares blocks an uppercut.
Chekhov has Linhares pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Chekhov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hector Linhares's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Chekhov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Linhares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chekhov scores with a jab to the body.
Chekhov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Linhares. That did some damage!
A low kick from Linhares misses
and Chekhov moves into the clinch.
Linhares throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Linhares misses with a hook from the clinch.
Linhares misses with a punch to the body.
Chekhov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Linhares with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chekhov takes a shot to the head.
Chekhov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Linhares backwards.
Chekhov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linhares lands with a light punch inside.
Chekhov throws a punch but it's blocked by Linhares.
Anton Chekhov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Linhares.
Linhares blocks an uppercut.
Chekhov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chekhov misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chekhov has a couple of punches blocked by Linhares.
Linhares throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chekhov blocking some punches.
Chekhov gets through Linhares's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Linhares lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chekhov.
Linhares breaks the clinch.
A head kick by Chekhov misses
and Linhares counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chekhov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chekhov misses with a low kick.
Chekhov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Linhares attempts a counter takedown but Chekhov avoids it well and moves away.
Linhares misses with an uppercut. Chekhov saw that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Chekhov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chekhov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linhares checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chekhov jabs at Linhares's body.
Anton Chekhov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chekhov thumps Linhares with a low kick.
Chekhov lands a leg kick that knocks Linhares off balance momentarily.
A combination from Linhares does no damage.
Chekhov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Linhares throws a head kick but Chekhov moves out of range.
Linhares sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Chekhov connects with a right hand. Linhares shakes it off.
Hector Linhares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chekhov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Linhares pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chekhov is out of range and Linhares settles back down.
Chekhov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chekhov tries a quick counter leg kick but Linhares is wise to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chekhov.
Linhares lands with a kick to the ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Linhares.
Chekhov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Linhares.
Nice uppercut there from Chekhov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chekhov throws a leg kick but Linhares sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chekhov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chekhov 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.
Chekhov is looking to slow Linhares down with leg kicks.
Linhares stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chekhov.
Chekhov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chekhov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Chekhov catches Linhares with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Linhares throws out a powerful jab.
Linhares looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A lazy body kick from Linhares
enabling Chekhov to counter with a crisp jab.
Linhares feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chekhov's calf.
Chekhov blocks the body kick.
Chekhov misses with a kick to the body.
Chekhov misses with a low kick.
That's four 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!
A leg kick checked by Chekhov.
Chekhov lands a nice looking body shot.
Linhares misses with a looping left.
Chekhov lands with an overhand left.
Linhares looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Linhares 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.
Linhares 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.
Linhares throws an off balance right hand
and Chekhov counters with a stiff right hand.
Chekhov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chekhov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Anton Chekhov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chekhov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Linhares fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Chekhov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chekhov 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Chekhov!
Anton Chekhov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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