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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Tomoguchi (ranked 1986 p4p, 2638 weight class) and Alexander Lincoln (ranked 256 p4p, 318 weight class). Lincoln has chosen Sgt MacKenzie as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Shinji Tomoguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Lincoln !
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lincoln displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tomoguchi throws out the jab.
Lincoln wants to slow Tomoguchi down by chopping away at his legs.
Tomoguchi takes a swing at Lincoln 's ribcage but misses.
Tomoguchi throws a right hand that misses
and Lincoln cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lincoln lands with a cross.
Lincoln slips under a jab from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi moves in looking to clinch but Lincoln pushes him off.
Tomoguchi throws a big shot that misses.
Tomoguchi rushes Lincoln and presses him up against the cage.
Tomoguchi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tomoguchi tries a body shot but Lincoln blocks it.
A short left from Lincoln .
Tomoguchi prevents a body shot from Lincoln .
Lincoln blocks a body shot from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lincoln struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomoguchi controls his hands.
Lincoln wants to get back to striking at distance but Tomoguchi won't allow it.
Tomoguchi misses with the head strike.
Lincoln swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomoguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomoguchi blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Lincoln fails to land.
Lincoln pushes Tomoguchi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tomoguchi fails to land.
Lincoln misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lincoln lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Lincoln on the inside.
Tomoguchi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lincoln s head.
Tomoguchi pushes Lincoln back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tomoguchi 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.
Lincoln 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lincoln 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tomoguchi closes the distance and clinches.
Tomoguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Lincoln .
Lincoln misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomoguchi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lincoln misses with the head strike.
Lincoln misses with some punches.
Tomoguchi throws a head punch that misses.
Lincoln swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lincoln goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lincoln throws a head punch that misses.
Tomoguchi tries to throw a body punch but Lincoln avoids it by throwing Tomoguchi back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Tomoguchi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lincoln tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tomoguchi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lincoln blocks a jab.
Lincoln looks to throw the jab but Tomoguchi is out of range.
Lincoln takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tomoguchi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tomoguchi with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Lincoln .
Lincoln scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tomoguchi throws a big shot that misses.
Tomoguchi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lincoln .
Tomoguchi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Donk. Lincoln catches Tomoguchi right on the button with a cross.
Tomoguchi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tomoguchi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lincoln 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tomoguchi under the eye.
Tomoguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tomoguchi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi lands with a right hand.
Lincoln wants to land a leg kick but Tomoguchi is out of range.
Lincoln lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tomoguchi tests Lincoln 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tomoguchi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lincoln lands with a nice body punch.
Lincoln misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Tomoguchi misses the target.
Lincoln fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tomoguchi walks into a stiff left hand from Lincoln .
Tomoguchi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lincoln avoids the body shot from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Lincoln .
Lincoln uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomoguchi.
Lincoln tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tomoguchi is able to avoid easily.
Lincoln works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomoguchi.
Lincoln avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tomoguchi lands with a hook. Lincoln tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tomoguchi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lincoln comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lincoln is looking to chop away at Tomoguchi's legs.
A big right from Lincoln misses.
Tomoguchi looks to throw the jab but Lincoln is out of range.
Lincoln flicks out a counter leg kick but Tomoguchi steps away.
Lincoln dodges the punch combination from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi misses with a right hand
and Lincoln counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shinji Tomoguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lincoln pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tomoguchi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tomoguchi ducks under a wild hook from Lincoln .
Lincoln misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomoguchi clinches.
Lincoln breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lincoln misses with an uppercut. Tomoguchi saw that one coming.
Lincoln just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexander Lincoln 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.
Tomoguchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lincoln .
Tomoguchi connects with a crisp jab.
Lincoln lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tomoguchi slips under a jab from Lincoln .
Tomoguchi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tomoguchi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lincoln .
Lincoln jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tomoguchi misses with a double jab.
Tomoguchi takes the fight into the clinch.
Lincoln lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lincoln makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Tomoguchi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lincoln breaks the clinch.
Tomoguchi lands with an uppercut that bounces Lincoln off the cage and back into range.
Tomoguchi closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi blocks an uppercut.
Tomoguchi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lincoln throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomoguchi.
Lincoln blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lincoln .
Tomoguchi throws a punch but it's blocked by Lincoln .
Lincoln is trying to break free.
Lincoln manages to break the clinch.
Lincoln fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomoguchi manages to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Lincoln finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tomoguchi misses with a body shot.
Tomoguchi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tomoguchi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tomoguchi prevents a body shot from Lincoln .
Lincoln breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tomoguchi scores with a nice head shot.
Lincoln misses with a hook. Tomoguchi ducked under it nicely.
Lincoln slips under a jab from Tomoguchi.
Lincoln pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tomoguchi is out of range and Lincoln settles back down.
Lincoln takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tomoguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lincoln avoids the body shot from Tomoguchi.
Lincoln throws a leg kick but Tomoguchi sees it coming and moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lincoln keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Lincoln was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tomoguchi.
Lincoln throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tomoguchi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lincoln swats away the attempt to clinch by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi throws a good cross that connects.
Tomoguchi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lincoln tried to score with a low kick but Tomoguchi checks it.
Shinji Tomoguchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lincoln looks to throw the jab but Tomoguchi is out of range.
Lincoln scoring well with a low kick there.
Tomoguchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lincoln swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lincoln misses with a hook. Tomoguchi ducked under it nicely.
Tomoguchi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lincoln 's head backwards.
Tomoguchi throws a right hand that misses
and Lincoln counters with a straight right hand.
Tomoguchi misses with a double jab.
Lincoln swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tomoguchi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi moves out of range as Lincoln throws a body kick.
Lincoln attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lincoln .
Tomoguchi moves away from the strike by Lincoln .
Tomoguchi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tomoguchi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tomoguchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook. Lincoln ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Tomoguchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lincoln keeps the fight on the outside.
Lincoln lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tomoguchi slips a jab from Lincoln .
Lincoln uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomoguchi.
Lincoln avoids the body shot from Tomoguchi.
Lincoln gets tackled into the cage by Tomoguchi. Tomoguchi maintains the clinch.
Shinji Tomoguchi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lincoln swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomoguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Lincoln fails to land.
Lincoln swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi digs a right hand underneath Lincoln 's ribcage. Lincoln let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tomoguchi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lincoln has a couple of punches blocked by Tomoguchi.
A short left from Tomoguchi.
Lincoln prevents a body shot from Tomoguchi.
Lincoln swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomoguchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lincoln tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lincoln tries to throw a body punch but Tomoguchi avoids it by throwing Lincoln back against the cage.
Lincoln lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomoguchi.
Lincoln working aggressively here.
Tomoguchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomoguchi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lincoln 's efforts to push away.
Tomoguchi tries to work over Lincoln 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Tomoguchi fails to land.
Tomoguchi blocks a body shot from Lincoln .
Lincoln blocks an uppercut.
Lincoln tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tomoguchi avoids it.
Tomoguchi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lincoln .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alexander Lincoln will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The crowd cheers as Lincoln lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tomoguchi doesn't seem phased though.
Tomoguchi throws a body punch but Lincoln moves out of range.
Tomoguchi scores with a jab.
Tomoguchi catches Lincoln with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jab from Lincoln .
Lincoln throws a body punch but Tomoguchi moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Tomoguchi misses its target.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook to the body
and Lincoln counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tomoguchi lands a body shot.
Tomoguchi connects with a jab.
Lincoln fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomoguchi manages to avoid it.
Lincoln lands a nice looking body kick.
Tomoguchi throws out a loose jab but Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lincoln steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tomoguchi.
A little jabbing left from Lincoln on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomoguchi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lincoln with a nice calf kick.
Tomoguchi looks to throw the jab but Lincoln is out of range.
Lincoln throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Lincoln lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tomoguchi doesn't seem phased though.
Tomoguchi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lincoln counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln misses the shot to the body.
Tomoguchi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tomoguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lincoln was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tomoguchi tries to bum rush Lincoln with a series of wild strikes but Lincoln uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tomoguchi misses with a body punch
and Lincoln counters with a two punch combo.
No joy there for Tomoguchi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alexander Lincoln seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tomoguchi throws a hook but Lincoln blocks it.
Lincoln dips to his left and cracks Tomoguchi with an uppercut!
Lincoln takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tomoguchi lands a slapping body shot.
Tomoguchi misses with a jab to the body
enabling Lincoln to counter with a crisp jab.
Tomoguchi lands a nice hook to Lincoln 's body. Lincoln takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lincoln lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tomoguchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lincoln throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tomoguchi on the side of the head.
Tomoguchi throws an off balance right hand
and Lincoln counters with a solid body kick.
A big right from Tomoguchi misses.
Lincoln keeps the fight on the outside.
Tomoguchi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tomoguchi throws a poor cross that misses
and Lincoln counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tomoguchi thinking.
Alexander Lincoln is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lincoln .
Lincoln scores with a leg kick.
Lincoln lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tomoguchi looks to throw the jab but Lincoln is out of range.
Tomoguchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lincoln .
Lincoln lands an overhand right.
Tomoguchi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lincoln , pushing him back against the cage.
Tomoguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tomoguchi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tomoguchi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lincoln misses with the head strike.
Tomoguchi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tomoguchi misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi working aggressively here.
Tomoguchi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lincoln misses with the head strike.
Tomoguchi blocks an uppercut.
Lincoln looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lincoln blocks a body shot from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi scores with a shoulder strike.
Lincoln blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tomoguchi misses with the head strike.
Lincoln throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tomoguchis head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomoguchi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Tomoguchi.
Lincoln lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tomoguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Lincoln .
Lincoln blocking some punches.
Lincoln throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomoguchi.
Lincoln prevents a body shot from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi has a couple of punches blocked by Lincoln .
A head punch on the inside from Tomoguchi fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomoguchi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lincoln escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexander Lincoln .
I've got Lincoln winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Lincoln !
A victorious Alexander Lincoln thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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