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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luis Carlos Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radar Salter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Carlos Linhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Radar Salter!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salter throws a right hand that misses
and Linhares cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Linhares misses.
Salter connects with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Linhares just misses with a punch to the body.
Salter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A good leg kick by Linhares.
Linhares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Linhares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salter was well out of range. Poor timing from Linhares.
Salter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Linhares lands with a shot to the body.
Linhares is looking to wear down Salter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Salter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Linhares throws an overhand right that lands on Salter's shoulder, as Salter tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Salter misses.
Linhares blocks a leg kick.
Salter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Linhares misses with a body shot.
Salter is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Linhares with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linhares throws a leg kick but Salter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Salter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Linhares to score with a decent uppercut.
Salter throws a body shot but no joy.
Linhares throws out a loose jab but Salter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salter moves out of range as Linhares throws a body kick.
Salter 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 keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salter stalks Linhares and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Linhares's face. Linhares staggers backwards, shaken.
Linhares moves out of range as Salter strikes.
Salter misses with an uppercut. Linhares saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Linhares.
Salter works the jab nicely.
Linhares misses with a body kick.
Salter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Linhares moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Linhares on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salter. Salter obviously looking to wear him down.
Linhares takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Linhares lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Linhares lands with a straight right. Salter didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linhares misses with an uppercut. Salter saw that one coming.
Linhares throws a body shot but no joy.
Salter moves out of range as Linhares throws a body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Salter.
Linhares defending well as Salter loads up on a big left hand.
Linhares takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Salter scores with a jab to the head.
Linhares moves forwards but Salter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salter throws a hook to the side of Linhares's head but Linhares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salter throws a poor cross that misses
and Linhares counters with a nice body kick.
Linhares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab, jab by Salter - just one landing.
Salter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Linhares fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Linhares has been working on his boxing with his coaches at RNC Sport Club in the buildup to the fight.
Linhares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salter.
Linhares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Salter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Linhares misses the shot to the body.
Salter misses with a straight right.
Salter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Linhares throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Salter misses with a hook.
Salter throws a hook but Linhares avoids it easily.
Salter is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Linhares had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Linhares throws a front kick that sends Salter stumbling back into the cage.
Linhares scores with a push kick.
Salter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Linhares.
Salter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Linhares turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Salter throws the left hand but Linhares avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares scores with a jab to the body.
Linhares throws a front kick that sends Salter stumbling back into the cage.
Linhares throws a big shot that misses.
Salter slips a jab and a cross from Linhares.
Salter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Salter! But no joy.
Salter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Linhares ducks under a wild hook from Salter.
Radar Salter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linhares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salter.
Linhares jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Linhares checks a low kick from Salter.
Salter throws the left hand but Linhares avoids the punch easily.
Linhares swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Linhares takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Linhares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Salter.
Salter lands a nice hook to Linhares's body. Linhares takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Linhares looks to score with a jab to the body but Salter is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Salter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Linhares staying out of range there.
Salter stalks Linhares and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Linhares's face. Linhares staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy body kick from Linhares
and Salter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Linhares thinking.
Linhares throws the kick towards the body but Salter avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salter lands with a right hand.
Salter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linhares manages to avoid it.
It looked like Linhares was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Salter.
Linhares takes a jab right on the kisser.
Linhares dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salter. That did some damage!
Linhares lands with a shot to the body.
Salter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Linhares looks to land a body kick but Salter moved away.
Salter swings for the body but Linhares moves out of range.
Salter takes a swing at Linhares's ribcage but misses.
Linhares swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Linhares blocks a jab.
Salter swings for the body but Linhares moves out of range.
Salter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Salter takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Linhares dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salter. That did some damage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linhares lands with a cross.
Linhares lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Linhares throws a body shot but no joy.
Salter misses with a double jab.
Linhares misses with a hook. Salter ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Luis Carlos Linhares will probably get the nod.
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 drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Salter lands with a straight right. Linhares didn't see that one coming.
Linhares connects with a body shot.
Salter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linhares.
Salter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Linhares throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Linhares goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Linhares misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Salter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Linhares throws a body punch but Salter moves out of range.
Salter looks to score with a jab to the body but Linhares is just out of range.
Linhares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salter was well out of range. Poor timing from Linhares.
Salter misses the jab.
Linhares just misses with a punch to the body.
Salter throws a lazy right hand but Linhares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salter throws a hook to the side of Linhares's head but Linhares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salter.
Salter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linhares thuds his right hand into Salter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Salter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Linhares pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A good leg kick by Salter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Linhares counters with a nice body shot.
Linhares explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Linhares jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Linhares takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Linhares blocks a jab.
Linhares lands with a nice body punch.
Salter misses with a wild combination.
Linhares blocks a jab.
No joy there for Salter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Salter looks to move away, Linhares throws a big counter combo bu Salter just gets out of the way.
Salter cracks Linhares with a good jab.
Linhares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salter.
Salter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Linhares lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linhares takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Salter looks to land a left hand but Linhares moved out of range nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Linhares just misses with a punch to the body.
Salter misses with a jab to the body
and Linhares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Linhares slips a straight right by Salter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares throws a solid leg kick but Salter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Linhares.
Linhares lets loose with a powerful body kick. Salter will feel that in the morning.
Salter is breathing heavily.
Salter throws a solid leg kick but Linhares takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Salter.
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.
Salter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Linhares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Linhares pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Salter dodges the punch combination from Linhares.
Linhares throws a wild body kick that Salter sees coming a mile off.
Salter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Linhares looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Linhares scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Linhares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salter throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Salter.
Linhares throws a looping overhand right but Salter ducks down to avoid it.
Salter jabs at Linhares's body.
Nice jab there from Linhares.
A slow jab from Salter misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares misses with a wild body shot.
Linhares throws a body shot but no joy.
Salter throws out a counter right but Linhares avoids it with no problem.
Salter connects with a looping right hand.
Salter looks to land a right hand but Linhares moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Linhares.
That kick from Linhares tenderised Salter's leg. Salter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Salter misses with a straight right.
Salter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Linhares misses with a head kick.
Salter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Linhares connects with an inside leg kick.
Linhares moves out of range as Salter strikes.
Linhares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salter manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Linhares checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Linhares tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Linhares tries to move into range but Salter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salter works Linhares's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Salter finds it's way through Linhares's defenses.
Linhares staying out of range there.
Salter needs to keep his hands up - Linhares had a free shot at his head there.
Salter throws a sloppy head kick and Linhares moves out of range easily.
Linhares attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Salter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A nice leg kick lands there from Linhares.
Salter throws the left hand but Linhares avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Linhares.
Salter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Linhares.
Salter lands a jab to the nose.
Linhares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salter.
Good standup being displayed there by Linhares as he connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linhares moves away from the strike by Salter.
Salter throws a sloppy head kick and Linhares moves out of range easily.
Salter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Linhares staying out of range there.
Linhares lands with a thumping leg kick.
Salter misses with a straight right.
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 Luis Carlos Linhares will probably get the nod.
That's time! Linhares's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Linhares misses with an attempted mid kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Linhares.
Linhares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salter.
A big left from Salter misses.
Salter lands with a straight right. Linhares didn't see that one coming.
Linhares pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Salter! But no joy.
Salter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Salter throws a body punch but Linhares moves out of range.
Linhares moves out of range as Salter strikes.
Linhares throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Salter misses with a body shot.
Salter avoids the body shot from Linhares.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Linhares checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salter lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salter. Linhares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Linhares takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Salter throws a hook to the side of Linhares's head but Linhares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Linhares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linhares misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Salter misses.
Linhares looks to score with a jab to the body but Salter is just out of range.
Linhares swings for the body but Salter moves out of range.
Salter throws a combination. Linhares tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Linhares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salter avoids a kick to the body.
Salter throws the left hand but Linhares avoids the punch easily.
Salter loads up on a big right hand but Linhares slips the punch.
Salter throws a right hand that misses
and Linhares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Linhares misses.
A little jabbing left from Salter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Linhares thuds a left hand into Salter's body.
Linhares goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Salter takes a swing at Linhares's ribcage but misses.
Salter has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Linhares.
Linhares takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Salter throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linhares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salter manages to avoid it.
Linhares looks to score with a jab to the body but Salter is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Salter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Salter jabs Linhares to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares drops his hands momentarily and Salter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Linhares walks into a straight right hand from Salter.
Linhares feints and then cracks Salter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Salter down.
Salter slips under a jab from Linhares.
Salter works Linhares's body with a nice hook.
Salter works the jab nicely.
Salter punishes Linhares's body with a nice straight punch.
Linhares scores with a kick to the body.
Linhares misses with a looping left.
Salter lands with a nice body punch.
Salter lands a right hook to the body.
Linhares lands a nice shot that snaps Salter's head back.
Salter misses the shot to the body.
Linhares moves out of range as Salter strikes.
Salter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Linhares throws a body shot but no joy.
Linhares throws a push kick but Salter slaps the foot to one side.
Linhares misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares slips a straight right by Salter.
Linhares lets loose with a powerful body kick. Salter will feel that in the morning.
Salter throws a head kick that misses.
Linhares needs to keep his hands up - Salter had a free shot at his head there.
Salter lands with a right hand.
Linhares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Linhares throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Linhares thuds a left hand into Salter's body.
Salter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Salter checks a leg kick.
Salter throws a hook but Linhares avoids it easily.
Salter connects with the punch.
Linhares looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Linhares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Linhares.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linhares ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Linhares connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Linhares goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Linhares throws a nice inside leg kick.
Salter slips under a jab from Linhares.
Linhares misses with a hook. Salter ducked under it nicely.
Linhares throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salter lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Salter scores with a hook to the body. Linhares takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Salter ducks under a wild hook from Linhares.
Salter scores with a nice strike.
Salter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salter slips a jab and a cross from Linhares.
Linhares fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salter throws a lazy uppercut
and Linhares counters with a left to the body.
Salter lands a slapping body shot.
Salter lands a lovely overhand right.
Radar Salter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luis Carlos Linhares is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Linhares bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Radar Salter.
I think Linhares has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Luis Carlos Linhares!
Luis Carlos Linhares thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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