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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Lincoln (ranked 291 p4p, 425 weight class) and Galen Dall Jr (ranked 42 p4p, 65 weight class). Lincoln comes to the cage accompanied by Sgt MacKenzie. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Lincoln !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galen Dall Jr!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lincoln ducks under a wild hook from Dall Jr.
A head kick misses from Lincoln .
Lincoln closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dall Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lincoln 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lincoln looks to throw the jab but Dall Jr is out of range.
Dall Jr drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lincoln defends it well.
Jab from Dall Jr.
We've been told by Lincoln 's head coaches at Far-Q Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Decent striking displayed by Dall Jr there.
Dall Jr lands with an overhand left.
Lincoln throws a hook to the side of Dall Jr's head but Dall Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lincoln fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lincoln lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dall Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lincoln .
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!
Lincoln throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dall Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lincoln tries a head kick but it misses.
Lincoln lands a front kick.
Dall Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lincoln connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dall Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Lincoln throws the left hand but Dall Jr avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln throws a big shot that misses.
Lincoln throws a jab but it's blocked by Dall Jr.
Lincoln thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lincoln throws a hook to the side of Dall Jr's head but Dall Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lincoln tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dall Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Lincoln .
Lincoln throws a hook to the side of Dall Jr's head but Dall Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dall Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lincoln connects with a solid leg kick.
Dall Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dall Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lincoln uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dall Jr.
Lincoln thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lincoln throws a jab but it's blocked by Dall Jr.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lincoln checks a leg kick.
Dall Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Lincoln manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dall Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
It looked like Lincoln was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dall Jr.
Dall Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lincoln looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dall Jr swings for the body but Lincoln moves out of range.
Lincoln pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln throws a leg kick but Dall Jr checks it.
Nice sprawl there from Lincoln as Dall Jr shoots in.
Lincoln looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lincoln throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lincoln lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Dall Jr.
Lincoln takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dall Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lincoln as he jumps to the side.
Alexander Lincoln has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Galen Dall Jr.
Dall Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lincoln .
The crowd cheers as Lincoln lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dall Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Dall Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lincoln doesn't seem bothered though.
Lincoln swings for the body but Dall Jr moves out of range.
Dall Jr lands an overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dall Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dall Jr throws a shot from downtown. Lincoln moves away and avoids it.
Lincoln throws a looping overhand right but Dall Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Dall Jr wants to counter with a clinch but Lincoln pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln looks to land a left hand but Dall Jr moved out of range nicely.
Dall Jr feints the counter takedown.
Dall Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dall Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lincoln .
Lincoln scoring well with a low kick there.
A cross from Lincoln lands.
Dall Jr is looking to clinch.
Dall Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lincoln is able to avoid easily.
Lincoln digs a good hook to Dall Jr's body.
Lincoln misses with a hook. Dall Jr ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dall Jr.
Dall Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lincoln was well out of range. Poor timing from Dall Jr.
A telegraphed right hand from Lincoln misses the target.
Lincoln on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dall Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Lincoln breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lincoln tries a low kick but Dall Jr avoids it.
Lincoln staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lincoln missing with a left hand there. Dall Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dall Jr moves out of range as Lincoln throws a body kick.
Dall Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Lincoln has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lincoln there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dall Jr swings for the body but Lincoln moves out of range.
Dall Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lincoln throws the left hand but Dall Jr avoids the punch easily.
Dall Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dall Jr slips under a jab.
Dall Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dall Jr slips a straight right by Lincoln .
Alexander Lincoln seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Lincoln catches Dall Jr right on the button with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Dall Jr.
Lincoln misses with a hook. Dall Jr ducked under it nicely.
Lincoln throws a hook to the side of Dall Jr's head but Dall Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dall Jr tries to counter with a clinch but Lincoln shakes him off and moves away.
Dall Jr has Lincoln up against the cage in a clinch.
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.
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.
Dall Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dall Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lincoln .
Dall Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lincoln throws out the jab.
Dall Jr throws a leg kick but Lincoln sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lincoln lands a nice shot that snaps Dall Jr's head back.
Lincoln connects with a solid leg kick.
Dall Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lincoln scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lincoln throws an overhand right that lands on Dall Jr's shoulder, as Dall Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Dall Jr clinches up against the cage.
Lincoln escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincoln moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dall Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dall Jr slips under a jab from Lincoln .
Alexander Lincoln is winning the standup battle so far.
Lincoln checks the leg kick.
Dall Jr closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dall Jr tries to pull guard but Lincoln won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall Jr tries to throw a body punch but Lincoln avoids it by throwing Dall Jr back against the cage.
Dall Jr blocking some punches.
Lincoln lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Dall Jr - that landed with a thud.
Lincoln is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dall Jr can do to turn this around?
Lincoln breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Lincoln .
Lincoln throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lincoln tests Dall Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lincoln throws a leg kick but Dall Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dall Jr digs a good body shot into Lincoln 's ribs.
Dall Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dall Jr tries to work over Lincoln 's front leg with a kick but Lincoln checks it.
Dall Jr with a nice calf kick.
Dall Jr has closed the distance and engaged Lincoln in a clinch.
Dall Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lincoln has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lincoln .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lincoln doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Lincoln controls his hands.
Dall Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Lincoln scores with a shot to the side of Dall Jr's head.
Lincoln manages to break the clinch.
Lincoln throws a big shot that misses.
Alexander Lincoln is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dall Jr takes one on the button.
Dall Jr with the inside leg kick.
Lincoln feints and then cracks Dall Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dall Jr down.
Lincoln misses with an uppercut
and Dall Jr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lincoln wants to stand and escape but Dall Jr is having none of it.
Lincoln tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lincoln pushes Dall Jr off and scrambles back to his feet.
Lincoln throws an overhand right that lands on Dall Jr's shoulder, as Dall Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Dall Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lincoln .
Dall Jr misses with a hook. Lincoln ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lincoln misses with a wild body shot.
Dall Jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dall Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dall Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lincoln throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dall Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lincoln throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dall Jr on the side of the head.
Lincoln throws a jab but it's blocked by Dall Jr.
Dall Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dall Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lincoln dips to his left and cracks Dall Jr with an uppercut!
A jab from Lincoln misses.
A left lands for Dall Jr.
Nice defenses there by Dall Jr.
Dall Jr is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall Jr tries to bum rush Lincoln with a series of wild strikes but Lincoln uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dall Jr needs to keep his hands up - Lincoln had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dall Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lincoln .
And Dall Jr tries to counter it with a takedown but Lincoln pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lincoln throws a jab when Dall Jr was well out of range.
Lincoln fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lincoln throws a body punch but Dall Jr moves out of range.
Lincoln throws a leg kick but Dall Jr checks it.
Lincoln misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lincoln keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lincoln checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lincoln gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dall Jr.
Dall Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Dall Jr 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.
Dall Jr avoids the body shot from Lincoln .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lincoln with a nice cross.
Dall Jr loads up on a big right hand but Lincoln slips the punch.
Lincoln throws a body punch but Dall Jr moves out of range.
Dall Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Lincoln dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dall Jr tries to clinch up.
Dall Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lincoln .
Dall Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lincoln under the eye.
Dall Jr moves out of range as Lincoln throws a body kick.
Dall Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Lincoln 's head.
Dall Jr throws a series of strikes that have Lincoln backpedaling.
Dall Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lincoln .
Dall Jr ducks under a wild hook from Lincoln .
Lincoln throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dall Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lincoln .
Dall Jr slips a straight right by Lincoln .
A big left from Dall Jr misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall Jr tried to score with a low kick but Lincoln checks it.
Dall Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dall Jr tests Lincoln 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Lincoln throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lincoln throws a right hand that misses
and Dall Jr counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dall Jr. Lincoln does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dall Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dall Jr shoots in but Lincoln avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dall Jr swings for the body but Lincoln moves out of range.
Lincoln thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lincoln scores with the left hand. Dall Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Dall Jr shoots and misses
and Lincoln counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dall Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lincoln checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lincoln ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dall Jr moves away.
Dall Jr wants to counter with a clinch but Lincoln pushes him away.
Dall Jr moves into the clinch.
Lincoln throws a punch but it's blocked by Dall Jr.
Lincoln escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dall Jr throws a low kick, looking for Lincoln 's leg but Lincoln calmly moves out of range.
Lincoln throwing a counter right hand but Dall Jr manages to avoid it.
Dall Jr ducks under a wild hook from Lincoln .
Nice straight punches there by Lincoln . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lincoln .
Galen Dall Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexander Lincoln is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr throws a leg kick but Lincoln sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lincoln takes a swing at Dall Jr's ribcage but misses.
Lincoln buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lincoln thuds his shin into the meat of Dall Jr's side.
Lincoln tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dall Jr drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lincoln defends it well.
Dall Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dall Jr misses with a hook. Lincoln ducked under it nicely.
Good work by Dall Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Dall Jr misses with the combination.
Dall Jr blocks a jab.
Dall Jr misses with a straight right.
Dall Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lincoln tries to keep at a distance but Dall Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dall Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dall Jr fails to land.
Dall Jr tries to throw a body punch but Lincoln avoids it by throwing Dall Jr back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lincoln .
A short right from Dall Jr.
Dall Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Dall Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lincoln .
Lincoln prevents a body shot from Dall Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Lincoln .
Dall Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lincoln is trying to push Dall Jr away but Dall Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dall Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lincoln backwards.
Dall Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dall Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lincoln blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lincoln .
A head punch on the inside from Dall Jr fails to land.
Dall Jr tries to throw a body punch but Lincoln avoids it by throwing Dall Jr back against the cage.
Dall Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Galen Dall Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lincoln 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
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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energy
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hype
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