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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Ward has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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189 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shane Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jacob Lincoln!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lincoln tries to close the distance and clinch but Ward swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ward has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lincoln swings wildly with an uppercut but Ward uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ward lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ward has a couple of punches blocked by Lincoln.
Lincoln lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ward.
Lincoln swings wildly with an uppercut but Ward uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lincoln lands with a right to the head.
Lincoln is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincoln throws a head punch that misses.
Ward blocking some punches.
Lincoln misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ward tries to throw a body punch but Lincoln avoids it by throwing Ward back against the cage.
Lincoln misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln tries to circle away but Ward has him pinned against the cage.
Lincoln misses with some punches.
Lincoln tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ward's elbow.
Lincoln swings wildly with an uppercut but Ward uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ward blocks a body shot from Lincoln.
Lincoln tries a body shot but Ward blocks it.
Ward misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lincoln misses with the head strike.
Ward doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ward.
Lincoln throws a head punch that misses.
Lincoln swings wildly with an uppercut but Ward uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lincoln throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ward.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ward creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ward misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ward lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ward misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Lincoln - that landed with a thud.
Ward misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lincoln is trying to break the clinch but Ward is controlling him.
Lincoln blocking some punches.
Ward blocks an uppercut.
Ward blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ward has a couple of punches blocked by Lincoln.
Lincoln misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward keeps control of Lincoln as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lincoln scores with a hook to the body.
Lincoln has had enough of the clinch but Ward keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Lincoln's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lincoln lands an uppercut.
Lincoln misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lincoln.
A head punch on the inside from Lincoln fails to land.
Lincoln blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lincoln struggles to land a body shot inside as Ward controls his hands.
Ward swings wildly with an uppercut but Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lincoln swings wildly with an uppercut but Ward uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Ward.
Lincoln lands a hook that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
It looks like Shane Ward has been cut.
Lincoln tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ward's elbow.
Ward misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ward lands with a left to the head.
Ward goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ward lands an uppercut.
Lincoln can't break the clinch.
Lincoln misses with the head strike.
Lincoln tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ward's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jacob Lincoln will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shane Ward's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ward moves into range and clinches up with Lincoln.
Lincoln goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ward doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lincoln lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lincoln.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ward.
Ward blocking some punches.
Lincoln lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
Ward blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lincoln misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincoln tries to work over Ward's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lincoln blocking some punches.
Lincoln tries a body shot but Ward blocks it.
Lincoln scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward throws a head punch that misses.
Ward blocking some punches.
Lincoln has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ward is pressed up against the cage. Lincoln has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ward down to the mat. Ward avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ward jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ward fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lincoln, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ward.
Lincoln struggles to land a body shot inside as Ward controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ward creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lincoln fails to land.
Ward blocks an uppercut.
Lincoln misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lincoln is trying to break free.
Ward misses with a punch to the body.
Ward swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Lincoln.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ward.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lincoln.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ward.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lincoln.
Ward is working Lincoln over against the cage.
Lincoln pushes Ward back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ward lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lincoln.
Ward blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Lincoln on the inside.
Ward blocks a body shot from Lincoln.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lincoln misses with the head strike.
Lincoln scores with a shot to the side of Ward's head.
Ward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ward lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lincoln swings wildly with an uppercut but Ward uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ward blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ward.
Ward blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ward blocking some punches.
Ward throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln lands a right hand.
Lincoln throws a punch but it's blocked by Ward.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ward.
Ward lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lincoln backwards.
Lincoln tries to break free but Ward pushes him back against the cage.
Lincoln misses with some punches.
Ward blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ward blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ward blocking some punches.
Ward prevents a body shot from Lincoln.
Lincoln throws a punch but it's blocked by Ward.
Ward presses Lincoln against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ward blocks an uppercut.
Ward swings wildly with an uppercut but Lincoln uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jacob Lincoln will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Shane Ward's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Ward.
Lincoln wants to clinch
and Ward counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ward throws a lazy right hand but Lincoln sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ward with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lincoln throws a lazy uppercut
and Ward cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ward looks to land a left hand but Lincoln moved out of range nicely.
Lincoln shoots in for a takedown but Ward shows good takedown defense.
Ward was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lincoln defending well as Ward loads up on a big left hand.
Ward clinches with his opponent.
Lincoln misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ward misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lincoln tries to throw a body punch but Ward avoids it by throwing Lincoln back against the cage.
Ward doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ward blocking some punches.
Lincoln misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ward blocks a body shot from Lincoln.
Lincoln fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lincoln.
Lincoln doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lincoln doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lincoln fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ward lands a hook that snaps the head of Lincoln backwards.
A short left from Ward.
Lincoln tries a body shot but Ward blocks it.
Ward blocking some punches.
Ward misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ward tries to throw a body punch but Lincoln avoids it by throwing Ward back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lincoln lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
Jacob Lincoln is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ward tries to work over Lincoln's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lincoln tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ward's elbow.
Ward misses with a body punch.
Ward lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln blocks an uppercut.
Ward blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lincoln softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lincoln blocks an uppercut.
Ward tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lincoln.
Lincoln's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lincoln working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ward.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ward working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Ward showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lincoln has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Lincoln!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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