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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hector Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neymar Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linhares comes to the cage accompanied by Los Sicarios, Sokol, Koras - A veces. Santos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Garota de Ipanema kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hector Linhares has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
34 - 19 - 1 |
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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World class MT
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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
34 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Linhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Neymar Santos!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos moves forwards but Linhares connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Neymar Santos has been cut.
Santos jabs at Linhares's body.
Santos thows a leg kick but Linhares checks it
and Linhares connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos is rocked!
Santos misses with an uppercut. Linhares saw that one coming.
Linhares was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Linhares finish him?
Linhares misses with a right hand
and Santos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Linhares throws a right hand that misses
and Santos counters with an outside leg kick.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos thuds his right hand into Linhares's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Santos, right into the meat.
Linhares chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Santos can pounce on him.
Neymar Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Santos!
A lazy body kick from Santos
and Linhares counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos staying out of range there.
Santos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Santos throws a right and a left that Linhares avoids nicely.
Nice body punch from Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Linhares if he has to take too many more of those.
Linhares checks the leg kick nicely there.
Santos lands an overhand right.
Santos jabs Linhares to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Linhares has been working on his boxing with his coaches at School Of Fighting in the buildup to the fight.
Santos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Linhares.
Linhares drops his hands momentarily and Santos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Linhares misses with an uppercut. Santos saw that one coming.
A clash of legs there as Linhares blocks the low kick.
A slow jab from Linhares misses its intended target.
Santos gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Linhares on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linhares misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
Linhares misses with a looping left.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos works over Linhares's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Hector Linhares has been cut.
Santos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Linhares takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Linhares is rocked!
Linhares stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santos.
Santos throws a right hand that Linhares ducks under and follows up with a left that Linhares also avoids with ease.
Linhares is looking for a counter combo.
Linhares misses with a body punch
and Santos makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Santos throws a head kick that misses
and Linhares counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos connects with a leg kick. Linhares looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Linhares sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Linhares throws out a loose jab but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Linhares uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Santos has time to react.
Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
Santos throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Linhares jabs Santos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Linhares throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos counters with a left to the body.
Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Santos looks winded!
Santos scores with a body shot.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Linhares shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Linhares was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linhares is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Santos will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Linhares wants to control but Santos is keeping him busy.
Santos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Linhares's best efforts.
Santos moves into full guard.
Linhares stopping the sweep attempt from Santos.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linhares trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neymar Santos dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Linhares throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.
Linhares throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Linhares checks a leg kick.
Linhares misses with a hook to the body
and Santos counters with a head kick. That will keep Linhares thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Linhares misses with a body shot.
Santos takes a swing at Linhares's ribcage but misses.
Santos misses with a hook
and Linhares connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Linhares throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos throws a series of punches but Linhares moves out of range.
Linhares was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Santos in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Linhares.
Linhares uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Santos has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Santos misses
and Linhares counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Linhares's calf.
Neymar Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Linhares throwing a counter right hand but Santos manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Santos.
Linhares throws a body shot but no joy.
Santos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Santos darts in and clinches Linhares up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Linhares.
Santos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Santos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Linhares's brow.
Linhares can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.
Linhares lands a right hand.
Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Linhares throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santoss head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linhares has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Linhares digs a right hand into Santos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santos's gas tank.
Linhares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Linhares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Linhares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Linhares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Santos blocking some punches.
Linhares presses Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Linhares misses with a punch on the inside.
Santos misses with an elbow over the top.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santos throws an elbow that misses.
Linhares throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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.
Santos tries a body shot but Linhares blocks it.
Linhares lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Linhares misses with a knee strike.
Linhares pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Linhares scores with a decent looking hook.
Santos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looked like Linhares wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Santos blocks a jab.
Santos is looking to score with low kicks.
Linhares is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Santos.
Linhares drops Santos with a huge uppercut! Santos drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Linhares is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Linhares!
Our winner, Hector Linhares, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Neymar Santos was interviewed post fight and said 'Merda!'.
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energy
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hype
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