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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Lincoln (ranked 190 p4p, 265 weight class) and Valen Dreth (ranked 26 p4p, 41 weight class). Lincoln 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sgt MacKenzie. Valen Dreth acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Lincoln !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valen Dreth!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lincoln misses with a hook.
Lincoln misses with a wild body shot.
Dreth walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lincoln checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lincoln .
Lincoln misses with a straight left.
Dreth scores with a punch to the head.
Dreth cracks Lincoln with an open hand slap.
Dreth fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lincoln misses the jab.
Dreth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lincoln to score with a decent uppercut.
Dreth throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dreth lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice combination there by Lincoln .
Dreth scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lincoln throws a solid leg kick but Dreth takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lincoln .
Lincoln throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lincoln works Dreth's body with a nice hook.
Dreth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lincoln .
Lincoln misses with a two punch combination.
Lincoln tries to work over Dreth's front leg with a kick but Dreth checks it.
Dreth throws a hook but Lincoln blocks it.
Nice cross by Dreth.
Lincoln misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreth misses with a looping right.
Lincoln throws a leg kick but Dreth sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dreth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lincoln throws a right hand that Dreth ducks under and follows up with a left that Dreth also avoids with ease.
A big left from Lincoln misses.
Lincoln misses the jab.
Lincoln misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dreth.
A low kick lands for Lincoln .
Lincoln motions for Dreth to come forward. Lincoln throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lincoln chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lincoln walks into a stiff left hand from Dreth.
Dreth takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dreth has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dreth fails with a takedown attempt.
Dreth throws a hook but Lincoln blocks it.
Lincoln appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lincoln takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lincoln with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lincoln scores with a hook to the body. Dreth takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dreth jabs at Lincoln 's body.
Nice takedown defense from Lincoln . No joy for Dreth on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dreth is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lincoln . That's going to slow Dreth down.
Dreth looks to land a left hand but Lincoln moved out of range nicely.
Lincoln misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dreth looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lincoln is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Dreth presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dreth.
Lincoln is trying to push Dreth away but Dreth has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dreth blocks an uppercut.
Lincoln lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dreth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lincoln 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dreth throws a low kick but Lincoln avoids it.
Lincoln pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dreth is out of range and Lincoln settles back down.
Dreth misses the jab.
Lincoln blocks a low kick nicely.
Lincoln throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dreth thows a leg kick but Lincoln checks it
and Lincoln counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dreth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lincoln at a distance.
Dreth is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lincoln had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln tries to land a front kick but Dreth steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dreth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lincoln bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lincoln throws a low kick but Dreth moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Lincoln misses its intended target.
Lincoln ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dreth fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lincoln to the ground. Dreth is now in Lincoln 's guard.
Dreth postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dreth is looking to work some ground and pound but Lincoln has wrist control.
Dreth with a nice head shot there.
Lincoln tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dreth is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dreth lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dreth throws a big elbow that misses.
Dreth trying to control the position from guard on top but Lincoln is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lincoln trying to control the position.
Dreth connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln keeping full guard, as Dreth tries to pass.
Dreth is looking to work some ground and pound but Lincoln has wrist control.
Dreth landing some decent shots from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dreth throws an elbow that misses. Lincoln uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dreth's guard. Nice move by Lincoln !
Dreth has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lincoln tries to free his leg and advance position but Dreth is retaining full guard.
Dreth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lincoln is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dreth is looking for a triangle but Lincoln pushes his legs off easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alexander Lincoln will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dreth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lincoln displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dreth throws out the jab.
Lincoln throws a hook but Dreth avoids it easily.
Lincoln throws a leg kick that misses.
Dreth misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Lincoln .
Lincoln throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lincoln fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dreth has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dreth misses with a low kick.
Lincoln throws a series of punches but Dreth avoids them all with ease.
A bone on bone clash there as Dreth blocks the leg kick.
Dreth lands the left hand.
Dreth looks to land a left hand but Lincoln moved out of range nicely.
Lincoln swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dreth misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincoln connects with a solid leg kick.
Dreth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lincoln slips a straight right by Dreth.
Lincoln lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lincoln looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dreth moves out of range of the leg kick from Lincoln .
Dreth moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dreth connects with a crisp jab.
Lincoln checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dreth lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lincoln with a nice calf kick.
Lincoln throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dreth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dreth takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lincoln throws a lazy right hand but Dreth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dreth checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dreth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dreth scores with a leg kick.
Dreth moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dreth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lincoln .
Dreth works the jab nicely.
Lincoln misses with a hook. Dreth ducked under it nicely.
Dreth misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lincoln checks a leg kick.
Lincoln throws a lazy right hand but Dreth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lincoln takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dreth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dreth walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lincoln misses with an uppercut.
Dreth jabs Lincoln to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lincoln throws a push kick but Dreth slaps the foot to one side.
Dreth tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lincoln throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lincoln tries to score with a low kick but Dreth moves his leg out of the way.
Lincoln throws a shot from downtown. Dreth moves away and avoids it.
Lincoln takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dreth, as that shot connected.
Lincoln tries a head kick but it misses.
Dreth moves away from the strike by Lincoln .
Dreth feints the counter takedown.
Nice straight punches there by Lincoln . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lincoln .
A slow jab from Lincoln misses its intended target.
Dreth scores with a nice head shot.
Lincoln ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut lands for Lincoln . That snapped Dreth's head back.
Dreth lunges at Lincoln with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lincoln 's hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lincoln darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dreth feints and then cracks Lincoln 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lincoln down.
Dreth closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lincoln 's guard.
Dreth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreth working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dreth cracks Lincoln with a solid left hand.
Dreth trying to control the position from guard on top but Lincoln is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dreth sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lincoln 's guard.
Dreth landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dreth missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lincoln looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dreth keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dreth is trying to control the action in half guard but Lincoln is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lincoln is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dreth scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lincoln is looking for a sweep. Dreth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln is working hard here to advance position.
Lincoln has hold of Dreth's hands but Dreth slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dreth missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lincoln is staying active underneath Dreth, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lincoln taking some punishment here, with Dreth in his half guard.
Dreth wants to take a breather but Lincoln is having none of it.
Dreth lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lincoln trying to control but Dreth postures up.
Valen Dreth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dreth takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lincoln on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dreth thows a huge punch but Lincoln dodges it nicely.
Lincoln wants to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dreth throwing shots but Lincoln is blocking nicely.
Lincoln is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valen Dreth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lincoln throws a jab but it's blocked by Dreth.
Dreth misses with a hook. Lincoln ducked under it nicely.
Lincoln uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dreth.
Dreth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lincoln looks to throw the jab but Dreth is out of range.
Lincoln throws a shot from downtown. Dreth moves away and avoids it.
Dreth connects with a leg kick.
Lincoln throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dreth digs a good body shot into Lincoln 's ribs.
Lincoln throws a head kick that misses.
Dreth scores with a jab to the body.
Lincoln with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dreth to score with a decent uppercut.
Dreth tries to move into range but Lincoln moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dreth just misses with a punch to the body.
As Dreth backs away, Lincoln returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dreth misses with a wild combination.
Lincoln fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dreth on the side of the head.
Dreth digs a good body shot into Lincoln 's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lincoln tries to work over Dreth's front leg with a kick but Dreth checks it.
Dreth ducks under a wild hook from Lincoln .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Dreth.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lincoln checks a leg kick.
Dreth checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dreth cracks Lincoln with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lincoln misses with a low kick.
Lincoln misses the jab.
Lincoln throws a hook but Dreth blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Dreth misses the target.
Dreth scores with a jab. Lincoln acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dreth throws a big shot that misses.
Dreth throws a body shot but no joy.
Lincoln takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dreth will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Valen Dreth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lincoln just misses with a punch to the body.
Lincoln displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dreth.
Lincoln takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dreth tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lincoln looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dreth shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Lincoln .
Dreth shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lincoln as he avoids it easily.
Lincoln fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dreth just manages to avoid it.
Alexander Lincoln is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dreth throws an overhand right that lands on Lincoln 's shoulder, as Lincoln tries to avoid the shot.
Lincoln looks to land a right hand but Dreth moved out of range.
An inside leg kick from Lincoln misses.
Lincoln is looking to slow Dreth down with leg kicks.
Lincoln throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lincoln throws a shot from downtown. Dreth moves away and avoids it.
Lincoln looks to score with a jab to the body but Dreth is just out of range.
Lincoln misses the shot to the body.
Dreth misses with a hook
and Lincoln counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dreth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lincoln tried to counter with a leg kick but Dreth avoided it.
Lincoln misses with a hook.
Lincoln misses with a straight left.
Dreth misses the shot to the body.
A left lands for Dreth.
An inside leg kick lands from Dreth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreth keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big right from Lincoln misses.
Lincoln 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.
Lincoln with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dreth to score with a decent uppercut.
Lincoln throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dreth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dreth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dreth looks to land a right hand but Lincoln moved out of range.
Dreth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lincoln drops his hands momentarily and Dreth takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dreth feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lincoln s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dreth misses with a straight left.
Dreth looks to land a combination but Lincoln avoids it well.
Lincoln scores with a nice strike.
Dreth takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lincoln misses with a low kick.
Dreth drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lincoln defends it well.
Lincoln misses with a hook.
Dreth's corner calls for a 1-2. Dreth obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Lincoln misses.
Dreth slips a jab from Lincoln .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dreth throws a shot from downtown. Lincoln moves away and avoids it.
Dreth with a hook.
Lincoln jabs Dreth to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dreth throws a leg kick but Lincoln sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dreth throws a chopping leg kick but Lincoln manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lincoln blocks a low kick nicely.
Dreth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dreth scores with a shot to the body.
Lincoln drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good shot there by Dreth.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lincoln .
Dreth takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dreth cracks Lincoln with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lincoln throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lincoln scores with a shot to the body.
Dreth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Dreth checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dreth throws a jab but it's blocked by Lincoln .
Lincoln pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valen Dreth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dreth has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valen Dreth!
After winning the bout, Valen Dreth thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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