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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Indigo Pleateu (ranked 4310 p4p, 5365 weight class) and Abe Lincoln (ranked 479 p4p, 548 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
Very strong
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Indigo Pleateu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abe Lincoln!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lincoln swats away the attempt to clinch by Pleateu.
Lincoln gets tackled into the ropes by Pleateu. Pleateu maintains the clinch.
Pleateu throws a head punch that misses.
Lincoln is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lincoln misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Pleateu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lincoln breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lincoln misses with a few strikes there.
Pleateu closes the distance and pushes Lincoln back into the ropes.
Lincoln breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lincoln pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lincoln throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pleateu.
Lincoln lands with a kick to the temple. Pleateu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lincoln lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pleateu cracks Lincoln with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Abe Lincoln seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lincoln connects with a high kick.
Lincoln throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pleateu takes the fight into the clinch.
Lincoln is trying to break the clinch but Pleateu is controlling him.
Lincoln is looking to break free of the clinch but Pleateu has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleateu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pleateu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pleateu has a couple of punches blocked by Lincoln.
Pleateu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pleateu swings wildly with an uppercut but Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pleateu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lincoln lands with a light punch inside.
Lincoln's coach down at Monkey Magic was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lincoln's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pleateu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lincoln pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lincoln throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pleateu tries to counter by clinching up but Lincoln breaks away and moves out of range.
Pleateu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lincoln lands with a slapping head kick.
Pleateu misses with an uppercut. Lincoln saw that one coming.
Lincoln pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pleateu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pleateu throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pleateu clinches with his opponent.
Lincoln escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lincoln on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pleateu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lincoln sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lincoln wants to counter with a clinch but Pleateu pushes him away.
Pleateu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lincoln misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Lincoln lands but Pleateu takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Pleateu.
Pleateu jabs at Lincoln's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pleateu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pleateu blocks a head kick by Lincoln.
As Lincoln tries to get set, Pleateu tries to push him back and clinch up but Lincoln manages to avoid the attempt.
Lincoln looks winded!
Pleateu lands with a good body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Pleateu there.
Pleateu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lincoln, pushing him back against the ropes.
Pleateu blocks an uppercut.
Lincoln pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lincoln throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pleateu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pleateu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pleateu moves into range and clinches up with Lincoln.
Pleateu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pleateu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pleateu misses with some punches.
Lincoln lands with a short shot to the head.
Pleateu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pleateu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lincoln blocks an uppercut.
Lincoln wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Indigo Pleateu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pleateu lands with a good body shot.
Pleateu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lincoln can do to turn this around?
Pleateu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pleateu cracks Lincoln with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pleateu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lincoln takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pleateu lands a body shot.
Lincoln misses with the combination.
Pleateu is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lincoln.
Lincoln throws a nice head kick!
Lincoln connects with a high kick.
The fighters circling - Lincoln throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lincoln swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pleateu avoids the head kick by Lincoln.
Lincoln misses with a two punch combination.
Pleateu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Abe Lincoln is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pleateu lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab from Pleateu.
Lincoln is breathing heavily.
Lincoln goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lincoln is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pleateu moves into the clinch successfully.
Pleateu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lincoln swings wildly with an uppercut but Pleateu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lincoln fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pleateu misses with a body punch.
Lincoln is looking to break free of the clinch but Pleateu has double underhooks.
Lincoln fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pleateu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pleateu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pleateu scores with a shoulder strike.
Pleateu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pleateu pushes Lincoln back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lincoln blocking some punches.
Indigo Pleateu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lincoln lands a hook that snaps the head of Pleateu backwards.
Lincoln misses with the head strike.
Pleateu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lincoln blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lincoln tries to work over Pleateu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pleateu tries to throw a body punch but Lincoln avoids it by throwing Pleateu back against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pleateu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln can't find room to land a body shot as Pleateu controls the action.
Pleateu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pleateu misses with a punch on the inside.
Pleateu pushes Lincoln back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lincoln scores with a shot to the side of Pleateu's head.
Lincoln swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pleateu throws a head punch that misses.
Lincoln blocks an uppercut.
Pleateu misses with some punches.
Lincoln misses with a body punch.
Lincoln scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pleateu working aggressively here.
Lincoln breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lincoln throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pleateu's head.
Lincoln on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pleateu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick from Lincoln lands but Pleateu takes it in his stride.
Abe Lincoln seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lincoln has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pleateu finds it's way round the side to connect with Lincoln's head.
Lincoln takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lincoln swings for the body but Pleateu moves out of range.
Pleateu scores with a decent looking hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Indigo Pleateu dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pleateu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Abe Lincoln has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Indigo Pleateu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pleateu closes the distance and clinches.
Lincoln breaks the clinch.
Pleateu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lincoln.
Lincoln throws a sloppy head kick and Pleateu moves out of range easily.
Lincoln takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pleateu works Lincoln's body with a nice hook.
Pleateu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lincoln takes one on the button.
Lincoln throws a right and a left that Pleateu avoids nicely.
Lincoln misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pleateu cracks Lincoln with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pleateu has taken the fight to the clinch.
A hook to the body from Pleateu.
Lincoln misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lincoln misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Lincoln's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln trying to land knees to the body.
Pleateu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lincoln.
A head punch on the inside from Pleateu fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pleateu.
Lincoln misses with a body punch.
Lincoln escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lincoln gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lincoln throws a right hand that Pleateu ducks under and follows up with a left that Pleateu also avoids with ease.
Pleateu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pleateu lands a jab.
Lincoln throws a head kick but Pleateu moves out of range.
Lincoln takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pleateu wants to clinch.
Pleateu darts in and clinches Lincoln up against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pleateu lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lincoln working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Lincoln.
Lincoln has a couple of punches blocked by Pleateu.
Pleateu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lincoln tries to circle away but Pleateu has him pinned against the ropes.
Lincoln fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pleateu lands with a left to the head.
Pleateu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pleateu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lincoln tries to circle away but Pleateu has him pinned against the ropes.
Pleateu blocks a body shot from Lincoln.
Lincoln misses with a punch to the body.
Pleateu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Indigo Pleateu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pleateu 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Indigo Pleateu!
Indigo Pleateu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Abe Lincoln spoke after the fight, saying 'Look, you know that bastard cheated, no way clean and without the refs help. Did you see him hanging on the ropes and hugging me? '.
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