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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kwasi Kwong (ranked 257 p4p, 136 weight class) and Alexander Lincoln (ranked 36 p4p, 18 weight class). Lincoln has chosen Sgt MacKenzie as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kwong
vs
Lincoln

180 cm
30
156
27 - 7 - 0

180 cm
30
156
15 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kwasi Kwong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Lincoln !
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lincoln misses with a looping left.
Kwong with a hook.
Lincoln misses with a hook. Kwong ducked under it nicely.
Kwong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kwong throws out a loose jab but Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lincoln throws a front kick aimed at Kwong's knee but Kwong avoids it well.
Jab by Lincoln .
Lincoln misses with an uppercut. Kwong saw that one coming.
Lincoln lands a head kick!
A big right from Kwong misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kwong throws a looping overhand right but Lincoln ducks down to avoid it.
Kwong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kwong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kwong avoids the body shot from Lincoln .
Lincoln with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kwong to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kwong misses with a kick to the body.
Lincoln is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kwong.
Lincoln lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kwong circles away quickly and effectively.
Lincoln fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kwong is out of range.
Kwong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lincoln scores with a nice right hand.
Lincoln lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kwong at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwong looks to land a left hand but Lincoln moved out of range nicely.
Kwong throws a hook but Lincoln blocks it.
Kwong moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kwong. Lincoln does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kwong scores with the left hand. Lincoln knows he should have avoided that one.
Lincoln throws a series of punches but Kwong avoids them all with ease.
Kwong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lincoln .
Kwong walks into a left hand.
A jab from Kwong misses.
Kwong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lincoln .
Lincoln misses with an uppercut. Kwong saw that one coming.
Kwong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lincoln .
Kwong throws a body shot but no joy.
Lincoln fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kwong checks it well.
A little feinted left hand from Kwong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lincoln avoids the head kick by Kwong.
Lincoln throws a right and a left that Kwong avoids nicely.
Lincoln takes a swing at Kwong's ribcage but misses.
Lincoln steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kwong.
Lincoln misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lincoln moves away from the strike by Kwong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lincoln .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kwong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lincoln scores with a nice head shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lincoln , as that shot connected.
Lincoln ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kwong staying out of range there.
Lincoln scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kwong. Lincoln does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alexander Lincoln seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lincoln waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kwong.
Lincoln shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kwong throws a jab but it's blocked by Lincoln .
Lincoln throws a poor cross that misses
and Kwong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lincoln avoids the body shot from Kwong.
Lincoln throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lincoln thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kwong if he has to take too many more of those.
Lincoln showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kwong.
Lincoln slips under a jab from Kwong.
Lincoln swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Kwong.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lincoln . That's going to slow Kwong down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kwong staying out of range there.
Lincoln slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kwong lands the left hand.
Kwong swings widly with a right hand
and Lincoln counters with a straight right hand.
Kwong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lincoln finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kwong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kwong blocks a jab.
It looked like Kwong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lincoln closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kwong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kwong throws a big shot that misses.
Kwong scores with a one two! Lincoln had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lincoln throws a chopping leg kick but Kwong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kwong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kwong misses with a body shot.
Lincoln feints a counter leg kick.
Lincoln lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lincoln ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kwong moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kwong. Lincoln does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kwong is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln lands with a straight right. Kwong didn't see that one coming.
Kwong walks into a jab.
Lincoln throws a leg kick but Kwong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Kwong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lincoln slips a straight right by Kwong.
Lincoln only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Lincoln misses its intended target.
Lincoln connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kwong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lincoln connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kwong. Kwong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lincoln with the inside leg kick.
Lincoln throws out a loose jab but Kwong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lincoln lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lincoln throws a push kick but Kwong slaps the foot to one side.
Lincoln lands a jab to the head.
Kwong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lincoln momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Kwong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kwong.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lincoln has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lincoln there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kwong slips under a jab.
Lincoln bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kwong drops his hands momentarily and Lincoln takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lincoln looks to land a right hand but Kwong moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Lincoln dominated that round.
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.

Lincoln throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Kwong misses the target.
Lincoln has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lincoln throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lincoln keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kwong.
Lincoln misses with a low kick.
Kwong avoids the body shot from Lincoln .

Lincoln gets tackled into the cage by Kwong. Kwong maintains the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lincoln .
Kwong digs a right hand underneath Lincoln 's ribcage. Lincoln let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kwong has a couple of punches blocked by Lincoln .
Kwong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lincoln working aggressively here.
Kwong misses with some punches.
Kwong scores with a hook to the body.

Lincoln breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Lincoln throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kwong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lincoln fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kwong manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Kwong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lincoln takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kwong ducks under a wild hook from Lincoln .
Lincoln slips under a jab from Kwong.
Lincoln looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln lands the left hand.
Kwong swinging wildly here.
Lincoln appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kwong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lincoln misses with a looping right.
Lincoln throws a shot from downtown. Kwong moves away and avoids it.
Lincoln has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kwong finds it's way round the side to connect with Lincoln 's head.
Kwong throws a lazy right hand but Lincoln sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lincoln swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lincoln throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kwong throws a shot from downtown. Lincoln moves away and avoids it.
Lincoln with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kwong to score with a decent uppercut.
A low kick from Lincoln is predictable there
and Lincoln takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lincoln waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kwong.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice uppercut there from Kwong.
Lincoln misses with a body shot
and Kwong counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lincoln throws a hook but Kwong avoids it easily.
Kwong stuns Lincoln with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kwong misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kwong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kwong moves forwards but Lincoln connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kwong walks into a straight right hand from Lincoln .
Alexander Lincoln seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lincoln ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lincoln lands with a nice body punch.
Kwong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Lincoln does no damage.
It looked like Kwong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kwong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kwong connects with a body shot.
Lincoln uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kwong.
Lincoln takes one to the chin there.
A shot to the liver by Lincoln . Beautiful body shot.
Kwong missing with a left hand there. Lincoln was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lincoln throws a hook but Kwong avoids it easily.
Lincoln moves away from the strike by Kwong.
Lincoln tries to land a leg kick but Kwong saw it coming and moves away.
Lincoln ducks under a wild hook from Kwong.
Kwong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kwong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln staying out of range there.
Lincoln lands a nice hook to Kwong's body. Kwong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kwong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lincoln makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lincoln connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Lincoln .
Lincoln misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kwong.
Kwong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lincoln counters with a head kick.
Kwong throws a big shot that misses.
Lincoln throws out a leg kick but Kwong moves out of range and Lincoln only half commits.
Lincoln throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kwong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lincoln throws a nice looking combination but Kwong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kwong throws an off balance right hand
and Lincoln counters with a left and a right that stings Kwong.
Kwong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kwong throws a looping overhand right but Lincoln ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lincoln misses the target.
Lincoln misses with a series of wild punches.
Lincoln slips under a jab from Kwong.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwong throws a jab when Lincoln was well out of range.
Kwong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lincoln looks to throw the jab but Kwong is out of range.
Kwong fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lincoln just manages to avoid it.
Kwong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good work by Kwong as he checks the leg kick.
Lincoln defending well as Kwong loads up on a big left hand.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lincoln ! But no joy.
Lincoln takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kwong slips under a jab from Lincoln .
Lincoln misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kwong.
Kwong swings for the body but Lincoln moves out of range.
Lincoln takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lincoln with the inside leg kick.
Lincoln ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kwong moves out of range as Lincoln strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lincoln lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kwong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kwong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kwong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lincoln .
Kwong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lincoln sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kwong is looking to land body kicks.
Kwong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lincoln .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kwasi Kwong will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lincoln throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Kwong clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kwong.
Kwong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kwong misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Lincoln on the inside.
Lincoln tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lincoln tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Kwong.
Lincoln has a couple of punches blocked by Kwong.
Lincoln misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lincoln blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kwong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kwong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lincoln 's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lincoln .
Lincoln misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kwong misses with a punch on the inside.
Kwong lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lincoln blocking some punches.
Lincoln misses with the head strike.
Lincoln misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln working aggressively here.
Kwong lands a body shot.
Kwong lands a hook that snaps the head of Lincoln backwards.
Lincoln working aggressively here.
Lincoln lands with a left to the head.
Lincoln misses with the head strike.
Lincoln misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kwong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kwong lands a body punch.
Kwong cracks Lincoln with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Kwong.
Lincoln lands with a short shot to the head.
Kwong digs a right hand into Lincoln 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lincoln 's gas tank.
Kwong lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kwong has Lincoln pressed against the cage, preventing Lincoln from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lincoln working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kwong.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lincoln creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kwong lands a right hand.
Kwasi Kwong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lincoln working aggressively here.
Kwong misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lincoln s head.
Lincoln 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lincoln blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kwong lands with a light punch inside.
Kwong works on Lincoln 's body with a couple of short punches.
Lincoln takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch on the inside from Kwong fails to land.
Lincoln has a couple of punches blocked by Kwong.
Kwong misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Kwong.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kwong.
Kwong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kwong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kwong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kwong lands with a right to the head.
Kwong lands a body punch in the clinch.

Kwong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kwong connects with a jab.
Kwong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lincoln staying out of range there.
Lincoln throws out a counter right but Kwong avoids it with no problem.
Kwong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lincoln sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln misses with an uppercut. Kwong saw that one coming.
Lincoln misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Kwong misses the target.
Lincoln staying out of range there.
Kwong throws a jab but it's blocked by Lincoln .
Lincoln takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kwong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lincoln throws a looping overhand right but Kwong ducks down to avoid it.
Lincoln misses with a looping right.
Kwong looks to score with a jab to the body but Lincoln is just out of range.
Kwong throws an overhand right that lands on Lincoln 's shoulder, as Lincoln tries to avoid the shot.
Kwong blocks a leg kick.
Lincoln throws a jab when Kwong was well out of range.
Kwong throws a shot to the body.
Lincoln waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kwong.
Kwong throws a big counter combination but Lincoln scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lincoln moves out of range of the strikes.
Lincoln lunges at Kwong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kwong's hand.
Donk. Kwong catches Lincoln right on the button with a cross.
Kwong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lincoln .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kwong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lincoln .
Lincoln misses with a body shot.
Kwong appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lincoln takes one to the chin there.
Lincoln has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lincoln moves forwards but Kwong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kwong slips a straight right by Lincoln .
A slow jab from Kwong misses its intended target.
Lincoln takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lincoln . Kwong shrugs it off though.
Kwong tries to clinch but Lincoln is having none of it.
Lincoln avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kwong misses with a looping left.
Lincoln swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lincoln throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lincoln fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Kwong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kwong throws a looping overhand right but Lincoln ducks down to avoid it.
Lincoln throws a jab when Kwong was well out of range.
Kwong is looking to counter punch.
Lincoln keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kwasi Kwong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kwong 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwasi Kwong!
Our winner, Kwasi Kwong, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.