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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Lincoln (ranked 305 p4p, 463 weight class) and Saurabh Pandeya (ranked 38 p4p, 61 weight class). Lincoln 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sgt MacKenzie. Pandeya has chosen Clan In Da Front as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Lincoln !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saurabh Pandeya!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandeya tests Lincoln 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice jab there from Lincoln .
Pandeya ducks under a wild hook from Lincoln .
Pandeya lands a right hook to the body.
Pandeya ducks under a wild hook from Lincoln .
Pandeya on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from Lincoln misses its intended target.
Pandeya connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pandeya misses with a low kick.
Lincoln throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pandeya counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lincoln throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lincoln throws a jab when Pandeya was well out of range.
Pandeya tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lincoln throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pandeya counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pandeya is looking to slow Lincoln down with leg kicks.
Lincoln misses with a hook
and Pandeya counters by moving into the clinch.
Lincoln tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lincoln has a couple of punches blocked by Pandeya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln manages to break the clinch.
Lincoln pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pandeya is out of range and Lincoln settles back down.
A big left from Pandeya misses.
Lincoln lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pandeya ducks right into an uppercut from Lincoln .
Pandeya throws a jab when Lincoln was well out of range.
Lincoln thinks about countering with a body kick.
Pandeya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A telegraphed right hand from Lincoln misses the target.
Lincoln throws a leg kick but Pandeya sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lincoln fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pandeya has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lincoln with a jab.
Lincoln connects with a crisp jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Lincoln checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lincoln works the jab nicely.
Lincoln loads up on a big right hand but Pandeya slips the punch.
Lincoln missing with a left hand there. Pandeya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pandeya connects with a solid leg kick.
Lincoln throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pandeya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lincoln throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pandeya flicks out a counter leg kick but Lincoln steps away.
Lincoln misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pandeya.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pandeya 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.
A left and a right from Lincoln both land. Nice combination.
Pandeya tried to score with a low kick but Lincoln checks it.
Lincoln throws a big counter combination but Pandeya scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lincoln throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pandeya stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pandeya throws a hook but Lincoln blocks it.
Lincoln connects with a nice looking jab.
Lincoln misses with a shot to the body
and Pandeya counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lincoln works Pandeya's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Pandeya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lincoln connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lincoln throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln throws a right hand that misses
and Pandeya counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lincoln won't be happy with that.
Lincoln knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pandeya on the ground.
Lincoln is letting Pandeya control him for a moment.
Lincoln tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pandeya wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pandeya advances to mount.
Lincoln can't escape the position.
Pandeya controlling from the full mount.
Pandeya trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya working for a guillotine from mount but Lincoln is in no mood to give up.
Pandeya is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lincoln has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Pandeya controlling from mount.
Lincoln is trying to escape the mount.
Pandeya wants to control the pace but Lincoln is squirming around nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
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!
Pandeya connects with the punch.
Pandeya scores with a nice strike.
Lincoln scores with a jab to the head.
Alexander Lincoln is winning the standup battle so far.
Pandeya takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alexander Lincoln seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pandeya staying out of range there.
Pandeya tries to counter with a clinch but Lincoln shakes him off and moves away.
Lincoln fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pandeya manages to avoid it.
Lincoln waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pandeya.
Lincoln loads up on a big right hand but Pandeya slips the punch.
Pandeya slips a jab from Lincoln .
Lincoln lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pandeya's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincoln throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lincoln lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pandeya takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pandeya throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lincoln . Pandeya does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pandeya.
Pandeya throws an overhand right that lands on Lincoln 's shoulder, as Lincoln tries to avoid the shot.
Lincoln misses with a body shot.
Pandeya steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lincoln .
Lincoln scores with a leg kick.
Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pandeya.
Pandeya misses with a looping left.
Lincoln will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pandeya only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lincoln throws out a loose jab but Pandeya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lincoln misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lincoln works Pandeya's body with a nice hook.
Lincoln misses with a wild body shot.
Lincoln misses with a hook.
Pandeya tries a quick counter leg kick but Lincoln is wise to it.
Lincoln missing with a left hand there. Pandeya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pandeya steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lincoln .
Lincoln tries to move into range but Pandeya moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pandeya tries to move into range but Lincoln moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln jabs at Pandeya's body.
Pandeya cracks Lincoln with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Pandeya.
Lincoln throws a poor cross that misses
letting Pandeya counter with a right hand.
Lincoln pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pandeya steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lincoln .
Lincoln misses with a low kick.
Lincoln throws a jab when Pandeya was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Lincoln .
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 Pandeya has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pandeya and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lincoln throws a combination that misses
and Pandeya counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lincoln 's knee momentarily.
Lincoln 's corner calls for a 1-2. Lincoln obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lincoln .
Pandeya does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pandeya cracks a nice hook into Lincoln 's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pandeya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pandeya throws a hook to the side of Lincoln 's head but Lincoln sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lincoln was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pandeya connects with a single shot there.
Lincoln fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pandeya.
Lincoln throws a body punch but Pandeya moves out of range.
Lincoln lands with a straight right. Pandeya didn't see that one coming.
Lincoln tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pandeya is able to avoid easily.
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 Pandeya has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pandeya and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lincoln throws an off balance right hand
and Pandeya counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good exchange - Pandeya coming out on top.
Lincoln thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pandeya scores with a leg kick.
Lincoln fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pandeya manages to avoid it.
Pandeya wants to counter the offense by Lincoln and move into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln lands a jab to the nose.
Pandeya slips under a jab from Lincoln .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lincoln pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lincoln throws out a loose jab but Pandeya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pandeya moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lincoln avoids the body shot from Pandeya.
Nice cross by Lincoln .
Lincoln is looking to slow Pandeya down with leg kicks.
Lincoln throws a leg kick
and Pandeya counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lincoln can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pandeya controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lincoln keeping full guard, as Pandeya tries to pass.
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 Alexander Lincoln will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lincoln lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alexander Lincoln is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pandeya takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Pandeya.
Pandeya slips under a jab.
A jab from Pandeya finds it's way through Lincoln 's defenses.
Lincoln throws a lazy uppercut
and Pandeya counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pandeya.
Lincoln keeping moving, preventing Pandeya from controlling successfully.
Pandeya wants to pass the guard but Lincoln is keeping the position.
Lincoln is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincoln seems keen to control Pandeya's posture.
Pandeya sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pandeya is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lincoln jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lincoln pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lincoln pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pandeya slips a straight right by Lincoln .
Pandeya tries to counter with a clinch but Lincoln shakes him off and moves away.
Pandeya uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lincoln .
Lincoln throws a head kick but Pandeya moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Lincoln lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pandeya doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lincoln throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pandeya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pandeya avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Lincoln .
Pandeya just misses with a punch to the body.
Pandeya's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lincoln just misses with a punch to the body.
Pandeya wants to counter the offense by Lincoln and move into the clinch position.
A low kick from Lincoln is predictable there
letting Pandeya counter with a right hand.
Pandeya misses with a hook. Lincoln ducked under it nicely.
Lincoln looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pandeya lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Lincoln misses the target.
Lincoln misses with an uppercut. Pandeya saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lincoln throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln is looking to chop away at Pandeya's legs.
Pandeya takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lincoln moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lincoln misses with a straight right.
Pandeya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Lincoln as he connects with a hook.
Lincoln misses with the body kick
and Pandeya counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pandeya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lincoln looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pandeya pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lincoln is keeping the position for now.
Pandeya slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya stopping the sweep attempt from Lincoln .
Lincoln keeping full guard, as Pandeya tries to pass.
Pandeya slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lincoln gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Lincoln is squirming around, avoiding Pandeya's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saurabh Pandeya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lincoln defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pandeya.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alexander Lincoln .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lincoln , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alexander Lincoln !
Alexander Lincoln seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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