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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kieran Mistry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lineker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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139 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kieran Mistry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Lineker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lineker looks to land a combination but Mistry avoids it well.
Mistry throws a hook but Lineker avoids it easily.
Mistry throws a series of punches but Lineker moves out of range.
Lineker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lineker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lineker dodges the punch combination from Mistry.
Lineker works over Mistry's head and body with a nice combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mistry misses with a body shot.
Mistry has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Xtreme MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Lineker throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Mistry to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lineker throws a body shot but no joy.
Mistry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lineker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mistry.
Lineker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mistry with a body shot.
Lineker misses with a wild body shot.
Lineker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mistry counters with a three punch combo that has Lineker backing up. Lineker nods at Mistry to acknowledge the strikes.
A jab from Mistry does it's job there.
Lineker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mistry manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Lineker.
Lineker lands a jab to Mistry's midsection.
Lineker lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mistry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lineker.
Lineker misses the shot to the body.
Mistry is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lineker misses with a wild combination.
Mistry throws a big counter combination but Lineker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mistry clinches.
Mistry has a couple of punches blocked by Lineker.
Mistry lands a shoulder strike.
Mistry throws a punch but it's blocked by Lineker.
Lineker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lineker wants to break free but Mistry has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mistry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lineker drops his hands momentarily and Mistry takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Lineker. Those never looked like landing.
Lineker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mistry drives through and clinches with Lineker against the cage.
Mistry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lineker backwards.
Mistry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mistry has Lineker pressed against the cage, preventing Lineker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lineker tries to circle away but Mistry has him pinned against the cage.
Lineker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lineker connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lineker. Mistry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lineker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mistry throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lineker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mistry misses with a jab to the body
and Lineker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lineker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mistry throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lineker on the side of the head.
Mistry throws a nice looking combination but Lineker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lineker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mistry rather than just go for the knockout.
Lineker feints a jab promting Mistry to slip. Lineker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mistry slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lineker jabs Mistry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lineker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mistry throws out the jab.
Lineker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lineker swings for the body but Mistry moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Lineker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mistry lands with a good body shot.
John Lineker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Lineker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mistry misses with a left hand
and Lineker counters with a straight right hand.
Mistry misses the shot to the body.
Mistry moves into the clinch.
Mistry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lineker tries to break the clinch but Mistry is controlling the position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mistry - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lineker avoids the elbow strike from Mistry, against the cage.
Mistry stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right hand to the body from Mistry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lineker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lineker misses with a lunging right hand
and Mistry counters with a nice uppercut.
Lineker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mistry was well out of range. Poor timing from Lineker.
Mistry seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mistry clinches up against the cage.
Lineker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lineker swings for the body but Mistry moves out of range.
Mistry swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mistry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lineker.
Mistry tries to counter by clinching up but Lineker breaks away and moves out of range.
Lineker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mistry was well out of range. Poor timing from Lineker.
Lineker lands a slapping body shot.
Lineker connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mistry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lineker throws out the jab.
Mistry wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lineker. Mistry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lineker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mistry.
Lineker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lineker throws a body punch but Mistry moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lineker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mistry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lineker loads up on a big right hand but Mistry slips the punch.
Kieran Mistry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mistry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lineker.
Lineker misses with a straight left.
Mistry is looking to clinch.
Mistry lands with a straight right. Lineker didn't see that one coming.
Mistry misses with a few strikes there.
Mistry avoids the body shot from Lineker.
Lineker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mistry.
Mistry blocks a jab.
As Lineker tries to get set, Mistry tries to push him back and clinch up but Lineker manages to avoid the attempt.
Lineker misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mistry lands with a nice body punch.
Lineker misses with a shot to the body
and Mistry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mistry wants to clinch up but Lineker keeps it at a distance.
Mistry works over Lineker's head and body with a nice combination.
John Lineker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mistry throws out a loose jab but Lineker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lineker swinging wildly here.
A quick step to the side and Mistry tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lineker misses with a wild combination.
Mistry went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mistry misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Lineker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Lineker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mistry misses with a right hand
and Lineker counters with a left and a right that stings Mistry.
Lineker misses with the combination.
Lineker slips a jab from Mistry.
Mistry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Lineker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lineker lands a nice shot to the body.
Mistry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lineker.
Mistry dodges the punch combination from Lineker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lineker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lineker fails to land with a series of punches.
Mistry seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mistry throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lineker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mistry scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lineker misses the body punch
and Mistry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lineker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mistry moves away.
Lineker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mistry moves away.
Lineker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lineker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mistry throws a series of punches but Lineker avoids them all with ease.
Lineker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mistry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lineker.
Mistry is looking to counter the offense by Lineker and move into the clinch.
Lineker scores with a hook to the body. Mistry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mistry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lineker counters with a left to the body.
Mistry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lineker swats away the attempt to clinch by Mistry.
Mistry is looking to clinch.
Lineker takes a swing at Mistry's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mistry cracks Lineker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lineker looks to score with a jab to the body but Mistry is just out of range.
Lineker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lineker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mistry at a distance.
Mistry fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Lineker misses.
Lineker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mistry.
Mistry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lineker throws out the jab.
Lineker misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lineker misses with the combination.
Mistry throws a body punch but Lineker moves out of range.
Lineker misses with a wild body shot.
Kieran Mistry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lineker walks into a straight right hand from Mistry.
Lineker misses with a series of wild punches.
Lineker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mistry throws out the jab.
John Lineker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lineker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Lineker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lineker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Lineker!
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energy
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RATING
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