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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lil Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Carlos Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne comes to the cage accompanied by My Life. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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142 lbs
35 - 2 - 0 |
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171 cm
35
146 lbs
31 - 11 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lil Wayne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Carlos Linhares!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne misses with a straight right.
Linhares is looking for the big counter here.
Linhares works Wayne's body with a nice hook.
Linhares throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Linhares throws a push kick but Wayne slaps the foot to one side.
A punch lands to the side of Wayne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Linhares on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wayne. Wayne obviously looking to wear him down.
Linhares throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Linhares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Linhares throws a looping overhand right but Wayne ducks down to avoid it.
Linhares throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linhares lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Linhares thuds his shin into the meat of Wayne's side.
Luis Carlos Linhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne slips under a jab from Linhares.
Linhares misses with an attempted mid kick.
A quick step to the side and Wayne tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne missing with a left hand there. Linhares was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wayne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wayne. That's going to slow Linhares down.
Linhares has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Linhares darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Linhares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Linhares misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wayne on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wayne scores with a sloppy right hand. Linhares should have avoided that one.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Linhares lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Linhares checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wayne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wayne has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Linhares throws an off balance right hand
and Wayne counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Linhares thinking.
Wayne tries to work over Linhares's front leg with a kick but Linhares checks it.
Linhares throws a front kick that sends Wayne stumbling back into the cage.
Linhares lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Linhares.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wayne. That's going to slow Linhares down.
Wayne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Linhares. Linhares obviously looking to wear him down.
Wayne misses with an uppercut
and Linhares counters with a body kick.
Linhares tries to land a body kick
and Wayne counters with a nice leg kick.
Linhares misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wayne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Linhares misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Linhares tries to land a front kick but Wayne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne cracks Linhares with an open hand slap.
Wayne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Linhares lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Linhares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wayne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Linhares lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wayne throws an off balance right hand
and Linhares makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Linhares tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wayne is able to avoid easily.
Wayne looks to score with a jab to the body but Linhares is just out of range.
Linhares throws a wild body kick that Wayne sees coming a mile off.
Wayne appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Linhares throws a leg kick
and Wayne makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Linhares throws out a leg kick but Wayne moves out of range and Linhares only half commits.
Linhares throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wayne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Wayne.
Linhares takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
Linhares rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wayne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Linhares.
Linhares swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Wayne counter with a right hand.
Wayne jabs at Linhares's body.
Wayne misses with a wild body shot.
Wayne lands with a right hand.
Linhares is rocked!
Linhares pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wayne is looking to counter with a body kick.
Linhares is still on wobbly legs! Can Wayne finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Linhares.
As Linhares backs away, Wayne returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Linhares seems to have recovered his senses.
Wayne throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Linhares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wayne connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luis Carlos Linhares will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Linhares throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Wayne counters with a nice low kick that buckles Linhares's knee momentarily.
Linhares throws out a leg kick but Wayne moves out of range and Linhares only half commits.
Linhares tries to land a body kick
and Wayne makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Linhares really felt that one!
Linhares throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Linhares checks a low kick from Wayne.
Linhares tries to land a front kick but Wayne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Linhares explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Linhares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wayne manages to avoid it.
Linhares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wayne was well out of range. Poor timing from Linhares.
Wayne looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wayne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Linhares.
Linhares with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wayne throws a front kick aimed at Linhares's knee but Linhares avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne is looking to chop away at Linhares's legs.
Linhares raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Linhares is looking to chop away at Wayne's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Linhares. Wayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Linhares misses with a hook to the body
and Wayne counters with a right hand to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wayne.
A slow jab from Linhares misses its intended target.
A big left from Wayne misses.
Linhares throws a wild body kick that Wayne sees coming a mile off.
It looked like Wayne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wayne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Linhares. That did some damage!
Wayne misses with a few strikes there.
Linhares misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wayne blocks the body kick.
Wayne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares misses with a hook. Wayne ducked under it nicely.
Wayne feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Linhares connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linhares throws a leg kick
enabling Wayne to counter with a crisp jab.
Wayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Linhares throws out a counter right but Wayne avoids it with no problem.
Linhares throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wayne counters with a nice low kick that buckles Linhares's knee momentarily.
Wayne cracks Linhares with a good jab.
Linhares scores with a leg kick.
Linhares misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wayne swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Linhares scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Linhares pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Linhares misses with an uppercut.
Linhares throws a body kick that misses
and Wayne counters with a crisp one two that drops Linhares! Wayne thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Linhares to his feet! Linhares is in big trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares thows a left - swing and a miss!
Linhares turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Linhares throws a body shot but no joy.
Wayne dodges the punch combination from Linhares.
Wayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linhares.
Linhares throws a jab when Wayne was well out of range.
Wayne getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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 Wayne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wayne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Linhares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wayne.
Wayne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wayne throws a hook but Linhares blocks it.
Luis Carlos Linhares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares throws an off balance right hand
and Wayne counters with a nice uppercut.
Linhares's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Linhares waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wayne.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wayne. That's going to slow Linhares down.
Linhares moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wayne checks the leg kick.
Linhares misses with an attempted mid kick.
Linhares looks to land a right hand but Wayne moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Linhares!
Wayne lands an overhand right.
Wayne cracks Linhares with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Linhares looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Wayne finish him?
Wayne blocks a head kick by Linhares.
Wayne steps in with a hook that catches Linhares right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Wayne follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Linhares looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lil Wayne!
Lil Wayne retains his featherweight title!
Lil Wayne decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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