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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Lincoln (ranked 992 p4p, 1276 weight class) and Bambang Pamungkas (ranked 93 p4p, 115 weight class). Lincoln comes to the cage accompanied by Sgt MacKenzie. Alexander Lincoln has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great wrestler
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Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Lincoln !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bambang Pamungkas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pamungkas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lincoln in his tracks.
Lincoln jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pamungkas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pamungkas 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.
Lincoln missing with a left hand there. Pamungkas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Lincoln .
Pamungkas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good standup being displayed there by Pamungkas as he connects with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Lincoln checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pamungkas throws a shot from downtown. Lincoln moves away and avoids it.
Donk. Lincoln catches Pamungkas right on the button with a cross.
Lincoln scores with a spinning back kick!
Lincoln throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lincoln moves forwards but Pamungkas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pamungkas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pamungkas looks for the body kick but Lincoln saw that one coming.
Pamungkas avoids the body shot from Lincoln .
Lincoln checks a low kick from Pamungkas.
Pamungkas throws a jab when Lincoln was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln throws out a loose jab but Pamungkas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pamungkas throws out a counter right but Lincoln avoids it with no problem.
Pamungkas misses with a hook.
Pamungkas misses with a wild body shot.
Bambang Pamungkas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lincoln throws a jab but it's blocked by Pamungkas.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lincoln crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pamungkas - the referee stops the clock and Lincoln gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pamungkas. Lincoln manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pamungkas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lincoln .
Pamungkas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pamungkas throws a hook but Lincoln blocks it.
Lincoln keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pamungkas takes a swing at Lincoln 's ribcage but misses.
Pamungkas lands with an uppercut that bounces Lincoln off the cage and back into range.
Lincoln throws a hook to the side of Pamungkas's head but Pamungkas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lincoln throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lincoln with the inside leg kick.
Pamungkas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice combination there by Lincoln .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pamungkas throws a leg kick but Lincoln moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pamungkas throws a sloppy head kick and Lincoln moves out of range easily.
Lincoln jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Pamungkas looks to score with a jab to the body but Lincoln is just out of range.
Lincoln thinks about countering with a head kick.
Lincoln throws a looping overhand right but Pamungkas ducks down to avoid it.
Lincoln takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pamungkas throws a sloppy head kick and Lincoln moves out of range easily.
Pamungkas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lincoln tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pamungkas was well out of range. Poor timing from Lincoln .
Pamungkas looks to throw the jab but Lincoln is out of range.
A big left from Lincoln misses.
Lincoln uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pamungkas.
Pamungkas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lincoln can pounce on him.
Pamungkas takes a swing at Lincoln 's ribcage but misses.
Lincoln fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pamungkas just manages to avoid it.
Lincoln throws a looping overhand right but Pamungkas ducks down to avoid it.
Pamungkas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pamungkas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lincoln if he has to take too many more of those.
Lincoln slips under a jab from Pamungkas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pamungkas misses the shot to the body.
Lincoln throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pamungkas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pamungkas misses the shot to the body.
Lincoln misses with a body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Pamungkas.
Lincoln pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pamungkas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pamungkas misses with a straight right.
Pamungkas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lincoln rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pamungkas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pamungkas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lincoln takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lincoln cracks Pamungkas with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pamungkas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lincoln paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lincoln fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pamungkas checks it well.
Lincoln wants to slow Pamungkas down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pamungkas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lincoln moves away.
A head kick from Pamungkas lands but Lincoln takes it in his stride.
It looks like Alexander Lincoln has been cut.
Lincoln tries to work over Pamungkas's front leg with a kick but Pamungkas checks it.
Pamungkas scores with a hook to the body. Lincoln takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pamungkas throws a hook but Lincoln blocks it.
Pamungkas misses with a body shot.
Pamungkas jabs Lincoln to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pamungkas motions for Lincoln to come forward. Pamungkas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Pamungkas.
A big right from Lincoln misses.
Pamungkas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lincoln lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the body from Pamungkas misses
and Pamungkas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lincoln lands with a nice body punch.
Pamungkas misses with an uppercut. Lincoln saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bambang Pamungkas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Lincoln 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lincoln chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lincoln throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pamungkas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lincoln bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pamungkas's head backwards.
Pamungkas just misses with a punch to the body.
Lincoln looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pamungkas misses with a hook.
Pamungkas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lincoln tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lincoln throws a head kick that half lands.
A jab from Pamungkas misses.
Pamungkas misses with a hook.
Lincoln misses the jab.
Pamungkas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A left lands for Lincoln .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pamungkas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lincoln to score with a decent uppercut.
Pamungkas misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pamungkas throws a lazy uppercut
and Lincoln connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pamungkas misses the body punch
and Lincoln makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lincoln . Pamungkas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lincoln ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pamungkas moves away.
Pamungkas misses with a looping left.
Lincoln slips a jab from Pamungkas.
A shot to the liver by Pamungkas. Beautiful body shot.
Pamungkas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pamungkas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lincoln connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pamungkas scrambles back to his feet.
Lincoln throws a body punch but Pamungkas moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pamungkas! But no joy.
Lincoln connects with a solid leg kick.
Pamungkas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pamungkas misses with a straight left.
Lincoln throws a low kick but Pamungkas moves out of range easily.
Pamungkas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lincoln bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bambang Pamungkas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pamungkas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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 feints and then cracks Pamungkas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pamungkas down.
Lincoln thumps Pamungkas with a low kick.
Crunch! Pamungkas slams his shin into Lincoln 's torso.
Pamungkas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lincoln 's hands.
A slow jab from Pamungkas misses its intended target.
Pamungkas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lincoln .
Pamungkas loads up on a big right hand but Lincoln slips the punch.
Lincoln slips under a jab.
Lincoln misses with the combination.
Pamungkas misses with a leg kick
and Lincoln counters with a nice body shot.
Lincoln throws a body punch but Pamungkas moves out of range.
Pamungkas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pamungkas looks to land a left hand but Lincoln moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln moves out of range of the leg kick from Pamungkas.
Lincoln gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pamungkas misses with a straight right.
Pamungkas throws a right hand that Lincoln ducks under and follows up with a left that Lincoln also avoids with ease.
Lincoln feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lincoln misses the jab.
Lincoln avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lincoln is looking to land body kicks.
Pamungkas lands a nice shot to the body.
Lincoln throws an overhand right that lands on Pamungkas's shoulder, as Pamungkas tries to avoid the shot.
Lincoln throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pamungkas throws a jab but it's blocked by Lincoln .
It looked like Lincoln was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pamungkas.
Pamungkas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lincoln walks into a stiff left hand from Pamungkas.
Pamungkas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pamungkas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pamungkas throws a body punch but Lincoln moves out of range.
Good work by Pamungkas as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lincoln takes one on the button.
Pamungkas misses with a straight left.
Lincoln appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pamungkas thuds his right hand into Lincoln 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pamungkas connects with an inside leg kick.
Lincoln lands a front kick.
Lincoln misses with a low kick as Pamungkas jumps back.
Pamungkas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lincoln .
Pamungkas misses with a hook.
Pamungkas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lincoln checks it well.
A slow jab from Lincoln misses its intended target.
Pamungkas lands a right hook to the body.
Lincoln throws a chopping leg kick but Pamungkas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bambang Pamungkas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alexander Lincoln 's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
Pamungkas throws a sloppy head kick and Lincoln moves out of range easily.
Lincoln lands with a nice body punch.
Pamungkas throws a lazy right hand but Lincoln sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pamungkas misses with a hook.
Lincoln fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pamungkas swings for the body but Lincoln moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lincoln . Pamungkas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lincoln misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pamungkas.
Pamungkas thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick lands for Lincoln .
Lincoln scores with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pamungkas lands with a hook. Lincoln tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lincoln pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pamungkas slips under a jab from Lincoln .
Lincoln lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lincoln throws a leg kick but Pamungkas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pamungkas walks into a left hand.
Nice defenses there by Pamungkas.
Lincoln jabs Pamungkas right on the nose. Pamungkas blinks but takes it well.
Pamungkas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pamungkas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lincoln keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pamungkas.
Pamungkas jabs Lincoln right on the nose. Lincoln blinks but takes it well.
Lincoln throws a looping overhand right but Pamungkas ducks down to avoid it.
Lincoln connects with an inside leg kick.
Lincoln looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lincoln throws a body punch but Pamungkas moves out of range.
Pamungkas throws a shot from downtown. Lincoln moves away and avoids it.
Pamungkas misses with an uppercut.
Lincoln uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pamungkas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pamungkas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pamungkas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pamungkas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lincoln . Lincoln obviously looking to wear him down.
Pamungkas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lincoln .
Lincoln throws a leg kick but Pamungkas checks it.
Pamungkas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lincoln dips to his left and cracks Pamungkas with an uppercut!
Lincoln throws a hook but Pamungkas avoids it easily.
Lincoln ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lincoln scores with a punch to the head.
Pamungkas checks a low kick from Lincoln .
Lincoln jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Pamungkas does it's job there.
Pamungkas misses with a looping left.
Pamungkas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lincoln fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pamungkas just manages to avoid it.
Alexander Lincoln has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln tries a head kick but it misses.
Pamungkas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Pamungkas.
Lincoln slips under a jab from Pamungkas.
Lincoln lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pamungkas tries a head kick but it misses.
Lincoln moves out of range of the leg kick from Pamungkas.
Bambang Pamungkas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pamungkas with a jab.
Lincoln thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pamungkas if he has to take too many more of those.
Pamungkas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pamungkas misses with a combination
letting Lincoln counter with a right hand.
Lincoln lands a leg kick that knocks Pamungkas off balance momentarily.
Lincoln misses with a looping right.
Pamungkas misses with a body punch
and Lincoln counters with a head kick. That will keep Pamungkas thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Pamungkas is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lincoln throws a push kick but Pamungkas slaps the foot to one side.
Pamungkas is still on wobbly legs! Can Lincoln finish him?
Lincoln misses with a left hand
and Pamungkas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lincoln takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lincoln avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pamungkas scores with a nice body kick.
Pamungkas seems to have recovered his senses.
Lincoln rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pamungkas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pamungkas checks a low kick from Lincoln .
Pamungkas scores with a shot to the body.
Pamungkas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lincoln just misses with a punch to the body.
Pamungkas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pamungkas.
Pamungkas connects with a crisp jab.
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 Pamungkas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bambang Pamungkas!
A victorious Bambang Pamungkas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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