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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linhares is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Los Sicarios, Sokol, Koras - A veces. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
25 - 12 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Linhares!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linhares slips a jab from Brown.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brown shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Linhares manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Linhares is keeping the position for now.
Linhares wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Linhares works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Linhares holds on and takes a little breather.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linhares looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Linhares looking for a guillotine here but Brown defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Linhares avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Brown has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brown slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Brown wants to control from the top but Linhares keeps moving.
Linhares trying to control the position.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Brown wants to control from the top but Linhares keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Linhares takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Linhares checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brown plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Linhares takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outer Heaven Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Linhares throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brown checks a leg kick.
Brown defending well as Linhares loads up on a big left hand.
Linhares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown takes one on the button.
Linhares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Good shot there by Brown.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Linhares was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Linhares checks a leg kick.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Brown lands a head kick. Linhares smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brown takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Linhares.
Linhares slips under a jab.
Brown with a hook.
Hector Linhares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linhares lands with a straight right. Brown didn't see that one coming.
Linhares on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Linhares finds it's way through Brown's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown fails to land the takedown.
Brown will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Linhares slips under a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown throws a right hand that Linhares ducks under and follows up with a left that Linhares also avoids with ease.
Brown avoids a kick to the body.
Brown scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Linhares connects with an inside leg kick.
Brown sizes up Linhares with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Linhares throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brown.
Linhares keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brown is looking to slow Linhares down with leg kicks.
No joy there for Linhares, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Linhares moves out of range easily.
Linhares fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
Good work by Linhares as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Brown dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brown's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Linhares connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brown scrambles back to his feet.
Linhares blocks a head kick by Brown.
Linhares connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Linhares misses with a straight right.
Linhares checks a low kick from Brown.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Linhares's sensitive parts.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Linhares has time to react.
Linhares throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown throws a head kick but Linhares moves out of range.
Brown takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Linhares counters with a three punch combo that has Brown backing up. Brown nods at Linhares to acknowledge the strikes.
Brown is rocked!
Brown feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Linharess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares misses with a hook.
Linhares digs a good hook to Brown's body.
Linhares throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Linhares thuds his shin into the meat of Brown's side.
Linhares scores with a nice right hand.
Brown defending well as Linhares loads up on a big left hand.
Brown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Linhares.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Brown lands a two punch combo.
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Linhares is able to avoid easily.
A little jabbing left from Linhares on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown scores with a jab. Linhares acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Linhares thumps Brown with a low kick.
Brown is looking to land body kicks.
Linhares blocks a head kick by Brown.
Linhares misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Linhares.
Linhares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Linhares moves away and avoids it.
Brown misses with a body shot
and Linhares cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Linhares throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Brown misses the target.
Linhares doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Linhares with a hook.
Linhares misses with a wild combination.
Brown tries to counter with a takedown but Linhares is quick to defend against it.
Linhares drops his hands momentarily and Brown takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Linhares misses with an uppercut.
Brown tries a low kick but Linhares avoids it.
Brown looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Daniel Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown tries to move into range but Linhares moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Linhares lands with a straight right. Brown didn't see that one coming.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Linhares.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brown tries for a takedown but Linhares sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brown fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Linhares has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brown misses with a body shot
and Linhares connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Linhares moved out of range nicely.
Brown throws a leg kick that is checked
and Linhares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Linhares avoids the head kick by Brown.
Linhares throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Linhares throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linhares manages to avoid it.
Linhares lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Linhares wants to land a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
Linhares takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Linhares throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linhares fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Linhares.
Brown tries to score with a low kick but Linhares moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Linhares throws a quick inside leg kick.
Linhares throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Brown was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Linhares.
Brown lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Hector Linhares has been cut.
Linhares on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brown looks for a takedown but Linhares sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown throws a hook but Linhares avoids it easily.
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Linhares.
Linhares lands a jab to the nose.
Linhares connects with an inside leg kick.
Linhares has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Linhares 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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Linhares lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Linhares throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good shot there by Linhares.
Linhares tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Linhares does it's job there.
Brown attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linhares misses with a few strikes there.
Brown looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brown throws out a leg kick but Linhares moves out of range and Brown only half commits.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Linhares scores with a nice strike.
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 fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Linhares throws out the jab.
Brown appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Linhares moves away from the strike by Brown.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Brown finds it's way through Linhares's defenses.
Linhares misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Linhares's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Linhares throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brown tried to counter with a leg kick but Linhares avoided it.
A leg kick checked by Brown.
Linhares misses the shot to the body.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Linhares manages to avoid it.
Brown gets a takedown into half guard.
Linhares is refusing to be controlled, as Brown sits in half guard.
Linhares moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Linhares is keeping the position for now.
Brown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brown trying to control but Linhares is working from the bottom.
Linhares bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linhares trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Linhares defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Linhares looking to pass the guard.
Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brown can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Linhares controls the pace.
Daniel Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brown has a closed guard, preventing Linhares from standing up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Linhares slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Linhares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Brown misses.
Linhares replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Brown blocks it well.
Brown misses with a low kick.
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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Linhares!
A relieved looking Hector Linhares thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Daniel Brown spoke after the fight, saying 'XxX'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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