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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Horacio Vanderbeet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Linhares's choice of entrance music: 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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145 lbs
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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
25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Horacio Vanderbeet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Linhares!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanderbeet doesn't manage to clinch there - Linhares circles away.
Vanderbeet closes the distance and clinches.
Vanderbeet is trying to stall.
Linhares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vanderbeet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vanderbeet throws a head punch that misses.
Nice elbow from Vanderbeet.
Still in the clinch, Linhares scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Horacio Vanderbeet has been cut.
Linhares wants to get back to striking at distance but Vanderbeet won't allow it.
Linhares breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Linhares dodges the punch combination from Vanderbeet.
It seemed like Linhares was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Linhares with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanderbeet tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Linhares defending well as Vanderbeet loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Linhares.
Vanderbeet moves in looking to clinch but Linhares pushes him off.
A lazy left from Linhares finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vanderbeet shoots in for a double leg but Linhares sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderbeet takes a swing at Linhares's ribcage but misses.
Linhares staying out of range there.
Vanderbeet is looking to clinch.
Linhares lunges at Vanderbeet with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vanderbeet's hand.
Linhares swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vanderbeet.
Linhares lands a head kick!
Vanderbeet is rocked!
Linhares misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh Vanderbeet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vanderbeet tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vanderbeet seems to have got his legs back now.
Linhares is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Vanderbeet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Linhares as he jumps to the side.
Linhares fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vanderbeet has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vanderbeet tries to clinch up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Linhares lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vanderbeet has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vanderbeet and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vanderbeet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vanderbeet wants to clinch.
Vanderbeet closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet takes a shot to the head.
Vanderbeet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Linhares backwards.
Vanderbeet blocks an elbow strike.
Linhares has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good body shot from Linhares.
Linhares pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horacio Vanderbeet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linhares checks a low kick from Vanderbeet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Linhares! But no joy.
Vanderbeet avoids the head kick by Linhares.
Linhares pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vanderbeet back to the cage. Linhares follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Linhares connects with a right hand. Vanderbeet shakes it off.
Linhares connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet is looking to clinch.
Vanderbeet throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vanderbeet moves away from the strike by Linhares.
Vanderbeet 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.
Vanderbeet moves in looking to clinch but Linhares pushes him off.
Vanderbeet darts in trying to clinch
and Linhares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vanderbeet lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Linhares has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Linhares and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Linhares lands a leg kick that knocks Vanderbeet off balance momentarily.
Vanderbeet slips under a jab.
Linhares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Linhares scores with a hook to the body. Vanderbeet takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No luck for Vanderbeet with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horacio Vanderbeet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vanderbeet changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Linhares tries to avoid it but Vanderbeet manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Linhares to the ground. Linhares escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vanderbeet scores with a kick to the midsection.
Linhares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vanderbeet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vanderbeet on the side of the head.
Linhares is looking to chop away at Vanderbeet's legs.
Vanderbeet looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vanderbeet tries to move into range but Linhares moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vanderbeet moves in looking to clinch but Linhares pushes him off.
Vanderbeet takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Linhares throws a sloppy head kick and Vanderbeet moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vanderbeet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vanderbeet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vanderbeet tries to clinch there but Linhares circles away.
Linhares has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Vanderbeet fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Linhares, pushing him back against the cage.
Vanderbeet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Linhares lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vanderbeet backwards.
Linhares tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vanderbeet working aggressively here.
Vanderbeet pushes Linhares back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vanderbeet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Linhares dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Horacio Vanderbeet's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Linhares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Linhares throws a jab when Vanderbeet was well out of range.
Linhares pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vanderbeet gets the takedown into side control.
Vanderbeet trying to control the position but Linhares is working away.
Linhares is looking to regain half guard here but Vanderbeet keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Linhares is still trying to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linhares regains half guard.
Vanderbeet throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vanderbeet is keen to just control but Linhares is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderbeet is really struggling to control Linhares but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Linhares wants to control but Vanderbeet is keeping busy.
Linhares is not content to let Vanderbeet control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Linhares throws a leg kick but Vanderbeet sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vanderbeet is looking to clinch but Linhares is avoiding it.
Vanderbeet fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares misses with a body punch.
Linhares misses with a knee to the head.
Linhares lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Linhares creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vanderbeet throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Linhares pushes Vanderbeet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Linhares lands a right hand.
Vanderbeet tries to land a knee to the head but Linhares blocks with his arms.
Vanderbeet misses with a punch on the inside.
Linhares throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vanderbeets head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Linhares.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linhares breaks from the clinch.
Linhares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vanderbeet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Linhares swats away the attempt to clinch by Vanderbeet.
Hector Linhares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Linhares misses its intended target.
Linhares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vanderbeet lands a really nice looking cross but Linhares seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares circles away from the clinch attempt.
Linhares swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vanderbeet counters with a nice double leg into side control. Linhares won't be happy with that.
Vanderbeet sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Linhares is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Linhares wants to control but Vanderbeet postures up.
Vanderbeet working the head and body with strikes.
Vanderbeet gets to mount! Linhares was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Linhares is desperately trying to improve his position but Vanderbeet has a good base and remains in mount.
Vanderbeet throwing strikes but Linhares bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Vanderbeet seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Vanderbeet wants to sweep here but Linhares controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Linhares doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Linhares manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Linhares wants to pass the guard but Vanderbeet is keeping the position.
Vanderbeet wants to sweep but no luck.
Linhares tries to free his leg and advance position but Vanderbeet is retaining full guard.
Vanderbeet looking to hit a scissor sweep but Linhares is one step ahead there.
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 Horacio Vanderbeet will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Horacio Vanderbeet's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vanderbeet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Linhares is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Horacio Vanderbeet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vanderbeet doesn't manage to clinch there - Linhares circles away.
Vanderbeet tries to close the distance and clinch but Linhares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Linhares lands with an overhand left.
Linhares cracks Vanderbeet with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Linhares misses with an uppercut.
Vanderbeet tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Linhares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Linhares has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vanderbeet shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Linhares bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Linhares misses the jab.
Vanderbeet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vanderbeet with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Linhares to score with a decent uppercut.
Linhares fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vanderbeet 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.
Vanderbeet takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Linhares keeps the fight on the outside.
Good exchange - Linhares coming out on top.
Linhares missing with a left hand there. Vanderbeet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderbeet moves in looking to clinch but Linhares pushes him off.
Vanderbeet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Linhares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vanderbeet lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Linhares has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Linhares and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vanderbeet tries to clinch but Linhares moves out of range.
Linhares swats away the attempt to clinch by Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet tries to clinch there but Linhares circles away.
A swing and a miss from Linhares.
Linhares blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Linhares on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vanderbeet rushes Linhares and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Linhares creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Linhares throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vanderbeets head.
Linhares tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Linhares lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vanderbeet backwards.
Linhares breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Linhares throws a head kick but Vanderbeet moves out of range.
Linhares swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vanderbeet counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Vanderbeet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vanderbeet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linhares leaning against his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for Linhares.
Vanderbeet has a couple of punches blocked by Linhares.
Vanderbeet stalling in the clinch but Linhares improves position.
Vanderbeet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Linhares.
Vanderbeet scores with a shot to the side of Linhares's head.
Hector Linhares seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Linhares misses with the head strike.
Linhares with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vanderbeet looking to stall.
Vanderbeet scores with a shoulder strike.
Linhares is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Linhares looking to stall.
Vanderbeet misses with some punches.
Linhares throws a punch but it's blocked by Vanderbeet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares slowing the pace effectively.
Linhares misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet lands an uppercut.
Vanderbeet content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Linhares lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vanderbeet.
Linhares breaks from the clinch.
Linhares scores with a nice right hand.
Vanderbeet wants to clinch.
Linhares misses with a two punch combination.
Vanderbeet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vanderbeet changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Linhares tries to avoid it but Vanderbeet manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Linhares to the ground. Linhares escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Linhares cracks Vanderbeet with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Linhares fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vanderbeet checks it well.
Linhares stuffs the takedown attempt from Vanderbeet. Vanderbeet gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horacio Vanderbeet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet needs to keep his hands up - Linhares had a free shot at his head there.
Vanderbeet moves in looking to clinch but Linhares pushes him off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanderbeet takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vanderbeet walks into a straight right hand from Linhares.
Linhares tries a head kick but it misses.
Linhares throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vanderbeet.
Linhares throws a lazy right hand but Vanderbeet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Linhares with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vanderbeet is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vanderbeet defending well as Linhares loads up on a big left hand.
Vanderbeet appears to be looking for a big counter.
Linhares gets caught napping as Vanderbeet dives in and scores a takedown. Linhares manages to retain guard.
Vanderbeet stands up over Linhares, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vanderbeet throwing strikes from guard but Linhares blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Linhares comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Linhares has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Linhares!
During a confident post fight interview, Hector Linhares thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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