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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas comes to the cage accompanied by Go For a Soda by Kim Mitchell. Linhares has chosen Los Sicarios, Sokol, Koras - A veces as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Linhares!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linhares cracks Douglas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Douglas wants to slow Linhares down by chopping away at his legs.
A little jabbing left from Linhares on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Douglas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Douglas there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Jack Douglas has been cut.
Linhares moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've been hearing reports that Douglas has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Douglas walks into a left hand.
Linhares throws a hook but Douglas avoids it easily.
It looked like Douglas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Linhares misses with a hook. Douglas ducked under it nicely.
Douglas is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Linhares misses the target.
It looked like Douglas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linhares rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Douglas to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Hector Linhares has been cut.
Linhares moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Linhares scores with the left hand. Douglas knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Linhares misses.
Linhares lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Douglas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Linhares.
Hector Linhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Douglas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Linhares ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Linhares might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Linhares lands a nice shot that snaps Douglas's head back.
Linhares looks to land a right hand but Douglas moved out of range.
A low kick from Douglas is predictable there
and Linhares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Linhares.
Douglas fires out a quick counter leg kick but Linhares just manages to avoid it.
Linhares lands the left hand.
Douglas throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Douglas connects with a leg kick. Linhares looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Douglas misses with a low kick as Linhares jumps back.
Linhares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Douglas moves away.
Douglas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Linhares is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Douglas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Linhares slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Linhares throws a hook to the side of Douglas's head but Douglas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Douglas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Linhares has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares throws a sloppy head kick and Douglas moves out of range easily.
Douglas is looking to counter with head kicks.
Linhares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Douglas was well out of range. Poor timing from Linhares.
Linhares throws a hook but Douglas avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Douglas. Linhares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Linhares misses with a hook
letting Douglas counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Douglas. Linhares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Linhares misses the shot to the body.
Douglas feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Linhares misses with a kick to the body
and Douglas counters with a right hand to the body.
Linhares looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws a sloppy body shot
and Linhares counters with a right hand to the body.
Douglas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Linhares.
Douglas throws a leg kick which misses Linhares's front leg but catches the back leg as Linhares tries to avoid it.
Douglas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linhares.
Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Linhares moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Douglas misses.
Douglas just misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Linhares lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Douglas circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Linhares dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Linhares throws a leg kick that is checked
and Douglas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Linhares slips under a jab.
Linhares connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good shot there by Douglas.
The fighters circle momentarily. Linhares darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Linhares scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linhares takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Douglas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Linhares.
Douglas half committed to a counter leg kick.
Linhares throws a jab when Douglas was well out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Douglas might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Linhares.
Douglas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Linhares misses the target.
Linhares throws a body shot but no joy.
Douglas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Linhares throws a hook but Douglas blocks it.
It appears Douglas was looking to counter with a kick there.
Linhares misses with a straight left.
Good standup being displayed there by Linhares as he connects with a hook.
Douglas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares throws an off balance right hand
and Linhares takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Linhares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Linhares throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linhares looks to score with a jab to the body but Douglas is just out of range.
Douglas appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Linhares scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Linhares fails to land with a series of punches.
It appears Douglas was looking to counter with a kick there.
Douglas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Douglas slips a jab from Linhares.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas tries to keep at a distance but Linhares has taken the fight into the clinch.
Linhares working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Douglas.
Linhares misses with some punches.
Linhares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Linhares lands a left hand.
Douglas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Linhares lands with a slapping head kick.
Jack Douglas's cut is getting worse.
A slow jab from Douglas misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Linhares on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Douglas takes a swing at Linhares's ribcage but misses.
Linhares bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Douglas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Linhares throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas slips under a jab.
Douglas fires out a quick counter leg kick but Linhares just manages to avoid it.
Linhares blocks a leg kick.
Linhares uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Douglas has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linhares darts in trying to clinch
and Douglas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Douglas 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.
Linhares scores with a jab.
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.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Linhares darts in and clinches Douglas up against the cage.
Douglas blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Linhares pushes Douglas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Linhares pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Douglas lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Linhares fails to land.
Linhares breaks from the clinch.
Linhares lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Douglas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Linhares.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linhares misses with a hook
and Douglas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Douglas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Douglas throws a hook but Linhares avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares misses with a straight left.
Douglas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Linhares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Douglas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab lands there for Douglas.
Linhares is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Linhares takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hector Linhares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas catches Linhares napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Linhares to the canvas!
Linhares is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas loads up on a big left hand. Linhares felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Douglas looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Linhares can't hide his disappointment, as Douglas celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Douglas!
Jack Douglas made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I am the greatest tactician. I am the greatest submission master. I am the greatest knock out artist. Behold, The War Master and all of my greatness.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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