PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antero Wursty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Carlos Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wursty comes to the cage accompanied by Megadeth - The Skull Beneath The Skin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wursty
vs
Carlos Linhares

172 cm
25
153 lbs
19 - 2 - 0

171 cm
25
144 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

TWGC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

The Big Kabosh
Hellbent

Perkele!

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 19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antero Wursty!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Carlos Linhares!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wursty lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wursty has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hell's Balls NY Hellcademy in the buildup to the fight.
Linhares takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
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.
Linhares swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wursty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luis Carlos Linhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wursty walks into a jab.
Linhares fakes the leg kick and cracks Wursty in the body.
Linhares misses with a right hand
and Wursty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Linhares throws an overhand right that lands on Wursty's shoulder, as Wursty tries to avoid the shot.
Wursty tests Linhares's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Linhares avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
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 throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wursty connects with a single shot there.
Linhares scores with a nice strike.
Good work by Wursty as he checks the leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Linhares. Beautiful body shot.
Linhares cracks Wursty with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Linhares lands with an uppercut that bounces Wursty off the cage and back into range.
A big right from Linhares misses.
Wursty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Linhares.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares blocks a head kick by Wursty.
Wursty moves out of range of the strikes.
Linhares staying out of range there.
Wursty misses with a head kick.
Wursty moves out of range of the leg kick from Linhares.
Wursty throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Linhares on the side of the head.
A big left from Wursty misses.
Wursty looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Linhares slips a jab from Wursty.
Wursty misses with an uppercut. Linhares saw that one coming.
Linhares pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Linhares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wursty avoids the body shot from Linhares.
Linhares misses with a left hand
and Wursty counters with a stiff right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Linhares.
Wursty throws a half hearted mid kick.
Linhares misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares misses with a body kick.
Linhares wants to slow Wursty down by chopping away at his legs.
Linhares jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wursty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linhares connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wursty throws a hook to the side of Linhares's head but Linhares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Linhares pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wursty is out of range and Linhares settles back down.
Wursty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Linhares on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wursty staying out of range there.
Linhares connects with a jab.
Wursty slips under a jab from Linhares.
Linhares throws a leg kick that misses.
Linhares walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wursty.
Wursty takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wursty scores with a body shot.
Linhares thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wursty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Linhares lands with an overhand left.
Wursty lands a really nice looking cross but Linhares seems unphased.
Linhares gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Linhares on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wursty. Wursty obviously looking to wear him down.
Wursty checks a low kick from Linhares.
Wursty slips a straight right by Linhares.
Wursty misses with a low kick.
Wursty lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linhares connects with a crisp jab.
Wursty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Linhares was well out of range. Poor timing from Wursty.
Nice uppercut lands for Linhares. That snapped Wursty's head back.
Linhares connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Linhares throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Wursty is rocked!
Wursty cracks Linhares with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oh Wursty is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Linhares lands a big head kick that sends Wursty tumbling to the mat! Linhares takes a step backwards and waves Wursty back to his feet - he wants the finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wursty tries a head kick but it misses.
Linhares ducks under a wild hook from Wursty.
Wursty is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wursty checks the leg kick.
Linhares lunges at Wursty with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wursty's hand.
Linhares looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Linhares gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wursty.
Wursty moves away from the strike by Linhares.
Wursty seems to have got his legs back now.
Wursty throws an overhand right that lands on Linhares's shoulder, as Linhares tries to avoid the shot.
Linhares cracks the inside of Wursty's front leg.
A punch combination from Wursty misses.
Linhares turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Linhares moves out of range as Wursty throws a body kick.
Wursty misses with a straight right.
Linhares throws a leg kick that misses.
Wursty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Linhares.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Linhares's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wursty under the eye.
Linhares scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Linhares.
Wursty shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wursty ducks right into an uppercut from Linhares.
Linhares blocks a low kick nicely.
Linhares looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Linhares throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A cross from Wursty lands.
Wursty lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Linhares fakes the leg kick and cracks Wursty in the body.
Wursty misses with a hook.
Linhares throws a push kick but Wursty slaps the foot to one side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Linhares throws a jab but it's blocked by Wursty.
Wursty lands an overhand right.
Wursty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Linhares avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wursty throws a lazy head kick
and Linhares counters with a leg kick.
Wursty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Some bone on bone action there as Linhares checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Linhares connects with a body shot that sends Wursty's belly button to the back.
Linhares throws a lazy body kick
and Wursty counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Linhares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A lazy body kick from Linhares
and Wursty counters with a slapping leg kick.
Linhares misses with an uppercut.
Wursty scores with a kick to the midsection.
Linhares will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wursty throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wursty moves out of range as Linhares strikes.
Linhares misses with an attempted mid kick.
Linhares misses with a wild body shot.
Linhares slips a jab from Wursty.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Linhares coming out on top.
Wursty lands with a kick to the temple. Linhares shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wursty tries a head kick but it misses.
Linhares throws a push kick but Wursty slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Wursty.
Wursty staying out of range there.
Wursty throws a low kick but Linhares avoids it.
Linhares throws a body kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Wursty.
Wursty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wursty lets loose with a powerful body kick. Linhares will feel that in the morning.
Linhares works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wursty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wursty takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wursty throws a head kick that misses.
Linhares is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wursty.
Linhares on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wursty lands a lovely overhand right.
Linhares scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Wursty.
Linhares throws a low kick but Wursty moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Linhares.
Wursty scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Linhares doesn't seem bothered though.
Linhares stuns Wursty with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Linhares scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wursty doesn't seem bothered though.
Linhares looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Linhares throws a chopping leg kick but Wursty manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wursty throws a jab but it's blocked by Linhares.
Wursty throws a leg kick but Linhares checks it.
A swing and a miss from Linhares.
Wursty pivots, looking for a leg kick but Linhares is out of range and Wursty settles back down.
Wursty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Linhares thows a leg kick but Wursty checks it
and Wursty counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wursty dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Linhares. That did some damage!
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!
Wursty walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Linhares checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Linhares scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wursty doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice defenses there by Linhares.
Linhares looks to land a left hand but Wursty moved out of range nicely.
Linhares slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Linhares misses with a left hand
and Wursty counters with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Linhares.
Wursty checks a low kick from Linhares.
A jab from Wursty does it's job there.
Wursty throws a sloppy head kick and Linhares moves out of range easily.
Wursty throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wursty takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Linhares with a jab.
Wursty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Linhares.
Linhares looks to land a body kick but Wursty moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Antero Wursty will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A decent looking cross lands there for Wursty.
Linhares getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Linhares looks to score with a jab to the body but Wursty is just out of range.
Linhares misses with a body kick.
Linhares checks a low kick from Wursty.
Wursty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Wursty.
Linhares misses with a body kick.
Linhares takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Linhares misses with a low kick.
Linhares defending well as Wursty loads up on a big left hand.
Linhares throws a jab but it's blocked by Wursty.
Linhares's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wursty takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Linhares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wursty.
Linhares misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wursty throws a leg kick but Linhares moved away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Linhares.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wursty on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wursty moves out of range as Linhares throws a body kick.
Luis Carlos Linhares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wursty stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Linhares.
Some wild striking there from Wursty.
Wursty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Linhares.
Linhares throws a hook but Wursty blocks it.
Linhares looks for the body kick but Wursty saw that one coming.
Linhares throws a low kick, looking for Wursty's leg but Wursty calmly moves out of range.
Linhares fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wursty on the side of the head.
Linhares throws a looping overhand right but Wursty ducks down to avoid it.
Linhares tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Linhares blocks a low kick nicely.
Linhares misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wursty lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big right from Wursty misses.
Linhares lands a right hook to the body.
Wursty looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wursty throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Linhares.
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 tries to land a leg kick but Wursty saw it coming and moves away.
Wursty throws a chopping leg kick but Linhares manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Linhares misses with a hook
letting Wursty counter with a right hand.
Wursty slips under a jab.
Wursty misses with a body kick.
Linhares connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A clash of legs there as Wursty blocks the low kick.
Wursty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Linhares.
Wursty walks into a straight right hand from Linhares.
Wursty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wursty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Linhares misses with an uppercut. Wursty saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Wursty.
Wursty moves away from the strike by Linhares.
Wursty works over Linhares's head and body with a nice combination.
Wursty throws an overhand right that lands on Linhares's shoulder, as Linhares tries to avoid the shot.
Wursty throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wursty.
Wursty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Linhares misses.
Linhares blocks a head kick by Wursty.
Wursty takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wursty moves out of range as Linhares throws a body kick.
Wursty takes one on the button.
Wursty throws an overhand right that lands on Linhares's shoulder, as Linhares tries to avoid the shot.
Linhares misses the jab.
Linhares throws a hook to the side of Wursty's head but Wursty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wursty misses with a hook to the body
and Linhares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wursty scores with a kick to the midsection.
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!
Wursty misses with a low kick.
Linhares throws a lazy body kick
and Linhares takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wursty throws a jab when Linhares was well out of range.
Wursty slips a straight right by Linhares.
Linhares feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wurstys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Linhares connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wursty!
Linhares takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wursty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Linhares throws out the jab.
Wursty dips to his left and cracks Linhares with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wursty missing with a left hand there. Linhares was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wursty looks to land a right hand but Linhares moved out of range.
Linhares throws the left hand but Wursty avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Antero Wursty did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.

Wursty pushes Linhares away with a front kick.
Wursty lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wursty throws a chopping leg kick but Linhares manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Linhares throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Linhares throws a hook but Wursty blocks it.
Wursty connects with a looping right hand.
Linhares jabs Wursty to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Linhares throws a push kick but Wursty slaps the foot to one side.
Wursty sizes up Linhares with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Linhares takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wursty takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wursty connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wursty. Linhares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Linhares attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wursty staying out of range there.
Linhares throws the left hand but Wursty avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wursty on the side of the head.
Wursty throws a big shot that misses.
Wursty feints and then cracks Linhares's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Linhares down.
Linhares on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Linhares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wursty was well out of range. Poor timing from Linhares.
Wursty slips a straight right by Linhares.
Linhares connects with a looping right hand.
Wursty throws a nice inside leg kick.
Linhares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wursty.
Wursty blocks a jab.
Linhares connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wursty throws a push kick but Linhares slaps the foot to one side.
Wursty connects with a jab.
Wursty throws a right hand that Linhares ducks under and follows up with a left that Linhares also avoids with ease.
Donk. Linhares catches Wursty right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wursty cracks the inside of Linhares's front leg.
Linhares bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wursty's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wursty throws out a powerful jab.
A clash of legs there as Linhares blocks the low kick.
Linhares throws a big shot that misses.
Wursty throws a hook but Linhares blocks it.
Linhares fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Linhares fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wursty is out of range.
Linhares moves out of range of the body kick from Wursty.
Wursty lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wursty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Linhares.
Linhares swings widly with a right hand
and Wursty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wursty will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wursty throws a hook but Linhares avoids it easily.
Linhares lands a leg kick that knocks Wursty off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares's corner calls for a 1-2. Linhares obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Linhares has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wursty.
Linhares looks to land a body kick but Wursty moved away.
Wursty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Linhares.
Wursty misses with a looping left.
Linhares defending well as Wursty loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot by Linhares.
Linhares tries a low kick but Wursty avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Linhares.
Linhares looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Linhares misses with a straight right.
Wursty throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wursty lands a nice looking kick to the body. Linhares takes a step back to recover.
Wursty cracks Linhares with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Linhares checks a low kick from Wursty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wursty throws a lazy uppercut
and Linhares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wursty moves out of range of the strikes.
Wursty throws an overhand right that lands on Linhares's shoulder, as Linhares tries to avoid the shot.
Linhares throws a push kick but Wursty slaps the foot to one side.
Wursty moves away from the strike by Linhares.
Wursty misses with a left hand
and Linhares counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wursty takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Linhares wants to land a leg kick but Wursty is out of range.
Linhares scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Linhares looks for the body kick but Wursty saw that one coming.
Linhares throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Linhares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Linhares throws a leg kick
and Wursty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Linhares throws a leg kick
and Wursty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Linhares is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Luis Carlos Linhares 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. This is the final round!

Wursty defending well as Linhares loads up on a big left hand.
Linhares checks a leg kick.
Linhares moves out of range of the leg kick from Wursty.
Linhares throws a leg kick but Wursty checks it.
The crowd cheers as Linhares lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wursty doesn't seem phased though.
Linhares throws a lazy right hand but Wursty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Linhares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Linhares connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Linhares misses the jab.
Wursty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Linhares.
Wursty lands a nice leg kick that just misses Linhares's sensitive parts.
Wursty defending well as Linhares loads up on a big left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Wursty blocks the leg kick.
Wursty lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wursty. That's going to slow Linhares down.
Linhares has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wursty thumps Linhares with a low kick.
Linhares paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Linhares throws a half hearted mid kick.
Linhares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wursty.
A clash of legs there as Linhares blocks the low kick.
Linhares is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wursty.
Linhares throws a right and a left that Wursty avoids nicely.
Wursty fakes the leg kick and cracks Linhares in the body.
Linhares checks a leg kick.
Wursty catches Linhares with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wursty throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wursty ducks under a wild hook from Linhares.
Wursty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Linhares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Linhares tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wursty is able to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wursty stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Linhares.
Wursty throws a leg kick but Linhares sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wursty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Linhares.
Linhares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wursty throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linhares throws a head kick that Wursty semi-blocks.
Wursty lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wursty misses with a kick to the body.
Linhares lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick from Wursty misses.
Linhares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wursty.
Wursty looks to land a body kick but Linhares moved away.
Wursty swings for the body but Linhares moves out of range.
Linhares scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Linhares connects with a body shot that sends Wursty's belly button to the back.
Wursty takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A clash of legs there as Linhares blocks the low kick.
Wursty avoids the head kick by Linhares.
Linhares on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wursty. Wursty obviously looking to wear him down.
Good leg kick by Linhares there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wursty moves out of range of the leg kick from Linhares.
Wursty moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Linhares throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Wursty 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Linhares throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Linhares looks to land a left hand but Wursty moved out of range nicely.
Linhares misses with an uppercut
and Wursty makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wursty throws a leg kick which misses Linhares's front leg but catches the back leg as Linhares tries to avoid it.
Wursty checks a leg kick.
Wursty tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares moves out of range of the strikes.
Wursty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Linhares scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Linhares fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linhares tests Wursty's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wursty attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wursty scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Linhares.
Linhares looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wursty stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wursty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wursty misses with a kick to the body
letting Linhares counter with a right hand.
Wursty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wursty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Antero Wursty.
Well Wursty has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:47
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:47
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antero Wursty!
Antero Wursty retains his featherweight title!
Antero Wursty really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hellbent logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.