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DFC Las Vegas 54 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samwell Tarly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarly comes into the arena with Shell Shocked blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samwell Tarly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joseph Duffy!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarly tries to sprawl but Duffy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Duffy is looking for a kimura but Tarly is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Duffy to get the leverage.
Duffy slows the pace down in half guard.
Duffy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duffy is taking a breather. Tarly says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tarly throws an overhand right that lands on Duffy's shoulder, as Duffy tries to avoid the shot.
Tarly digs a good body shot into Duffy's ribs.
Duffy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tarly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Samwell Tarly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy shoots in but Tarly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Duffy misses with a takedown
and Tarly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Samwell Tarly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Duffy.
Tarly sends Duffy crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tarly is motioning to the referee to let Duffy up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Duffy is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tarly thuds a left hand into Duffy's body.
Duffy is still on wobbly legs! Can Tarly finish him?
Duffy looks winded!
Tarly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duffy seems to have recovered his senses.
Tarly misses with a straight left.
Tarly stuns Duffy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duffy loses concentration momentarily and Tarly pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Duffy crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Tarly finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Samwell Tarly!
An out of breath Samwell Tarly thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Nordquist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Nooles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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148 lbs
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151 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Nordquist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Nooles!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nordquist throws out a loose jab but Nooles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Nooles there.
Nordquist slips under a jab from Nooles.
Nooles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nordquist was well out of range. Poor timing from Nooles.
Nooles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nordquist looks to land a right hand but Nooles moved out of range.
A big right from Nooles misses.
Nordquist appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nordquist misses with an uppercut. Nooles saw that one coming.
Nooles tests Nordquist's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nooles looks to throw the jab but Nordquist is out of range.
Nordquist takes a swing at Nooles's ribcage but misses.
Nooles scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nordquist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nordquist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nooles.
Nordquist scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nordquist looks up at the clock and then as Nooles takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nordquist smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Nooles really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nordquist. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nordquist landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Nordquist seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Nooles tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nooles managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nordquist.
Nordquist has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Nordquist in side control, throwing shots but Nooles defends.
Nooles defending against the ground and pound.
Nooles dodges the ground and pound from Nordquist.
Nooles tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nordquist wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nordquist scores with punches from side control.
Nordquist misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Nordquist has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nooles is looking for a sweep.
Nordquist working the ground and pound but Nooles is defending the strikes.
Nooles is looking for a sweep.
Nordquist is trying to get an arm triangle but Nooles is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nooles is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nordquist connects with a decent elbow.
Nordquist working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nordquist landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Nordquist lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nordquist tries for a kimura but Nooles is defending well.
Nooles defending against the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nordquist working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nooles is rocked!
Nooles is looking to regain half guard here but Nordquist keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nordquist grinds an elbow into Nooles's temple.
Nooles is still in real trouble! Can Nordquist finish him?
Nordquist fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nooles taking a bit of punishment here - Nordquist scoring with strikes.
Nordquist working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nordquist wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nooles, who protects the arm well.
Nordquist scoring with punches from side control.
Nooles taking punishment in the form of punches.
A big shot lands for Nordquist! That's hurt Nooles! Will he recover? Nordquist fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Nordquist!
John Nordquist tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brotha Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicki Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Tupac - Last Muthafucka Breathin'. Nicki Adams will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brotha Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nicki Adams!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Adams.
Adams missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie connects with the punch.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Adams.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adams.
Adams takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Adams throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Adams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adams misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams throws a body shot but no joy.
Adams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adams looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adams. Adams obviously looking to wear him down.
Adams throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Adams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
We've been hearing reports that Gracie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Adams.
A punch lands to the side of Gracie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Adams defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Adams throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Adams.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Adams as he connects with a hook.
Adams has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Nicki Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Adams.
Adams cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Adams looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Adams lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams lands a big right hand that sends Gracie crashing to the mat! Adams stays standing though and waves Gracie back to his feet!
Gracie is rocked!
Adams ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Gracie out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nicki Adams!
Nicki Adams thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asmund Sykk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tafari Mengestu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mengestu's choice of entrance music: Stephen Marley ft. Capleton, Sizzla - Rock Stone. Asmund Sykk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tafari Mengestu's chin.
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207 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Asmund Sykk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tafari Mengestu!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mengestu connects with a body shot that sends Sykk's belly button to the back.
Mengestu misses with a low kick as Sykk jumps back.
Sykk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mengestu.
A jab from Mengestu misses.
Sykk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mengestu.
Mengestu has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sykk scores with a nice head shot.
Sykk misses with a body shot.
Mengestu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sykk tries a low kick but Mengestu avoids it.
Mengestu throws a sloppy head kick and Sykk moves out of range easily.
Sykk appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mengestu lands a nice looking body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mengestu works Sykk's body with a nice hook.
Mengestu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tafari Mengestu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mengestu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mengestu throws a solid leg kick but Sykk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mengestu.
Sykk throwing a counter right hand but Mengestu manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykk moves out of range as Mengestu strikes.
Mengestu cracks Sykk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mengestu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sykk avoids the body shot from Mengestu.
Sykk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mengestu connects with a crisp jab.
Mengestu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mengestu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sykk lands a nice shot that snaps Mengestu's head back.
Mengestu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mengestu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mengestu throws a chopping leg kick but Sykk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sykk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykk is looking to clinch.
Mengestu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sykk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mengestu can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mengestu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sykk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sloppy strikes from Sykk. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sykk. Mengestu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mengestu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sykk counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mengestu's knee momentarily.
Mengestu misses with a hook.
Mengestu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sykk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sykk throws a body shot but no joy.
Mengestu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mengestu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sykk's head.
Mengestu misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mengestu looks to score with a jab to the body but Sykk is just out of range.
Sykk lands with an overhand left.
Mengestu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sykk.
Mengestu misses with a looping right.
Sykk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mengestu connects with a body shot that sends Sykk's belly button to the back.
Mengestu scores with a body shot.
Mengestu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sykk throws a low kick, looking for Mengestu's leg but Mengestu calmly moves out of range.
Mengestu cracks a nice hook into Sykk's ribs.
Sykk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mengestu throws a jab when Sykk was well out of range.
A low kick from Mengestu is predictable there
and Sykk counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mengestu is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sykk tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mengestu swings widly with a right hand
and Sykk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sykk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mengestu.
Mengestu scores with a nice right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mengestu.
Mengestu lands a jab to the nose.
Mengestu dips to his left and cracks Sykk with an uppercut!
Mengestu lands a glancing blow to the side of Sykk's head.
Mengestu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mengestu throws an overhand right that lands on Sykk's shoulder, as Sykk tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Sykk.
Mengestu throws a low kick, looking for Sykk's leg but Sykk calmly moves out of range.
Sykk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tafari Mengestu dominated that round.
That's time! Sykk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sykk slips a jab from Mengestu.
A slow jab from Mengestu misses its intended target.
Sykk swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Mengestu to counter with a crisp jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mengestu.
Sykk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sykk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mengestu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mengestu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sykk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mengestu moves away from the strike by Sykk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mengestu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sykk. Sykk obviously looking to wear him down.
Sykk throws a sloppy body shot
letting Mengestu counter with a right hand.
Mengestu throws an overhand right that lands on Sykk's shoulder, as Sykk tries to avoid the shot.
Mengestu throws a push kick but Sykk slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mengestu throws a chopping leg kick but Sykk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mengestu misses with a hook to the body
and Sykk counters with a right hand to the body.
Mengestu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sykk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sykk misses the shot to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sykk might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mengestu connects with a nice looking jab.
Mengestu throws a head kick but Sykk moves out of range.
Sykk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mengestu staying out of range there.
Mengestu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sykk's calf.
Mengestu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sykk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sykk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mengestu misses with an uppercut. Sykk saw that one coming.
Mengestu lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mengestu missing with a left hand there. Sykk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mengestu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sykk fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mengestu just manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sykk 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 Mengestu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mengestu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mengestu appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mengestu misses with a body kick.
Sykk seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mengestu throws a wild body kick that Sykk sees coming a mile off.
Mengestu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sykk's sensitive parts.
Sykk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sykk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mengestu.
Sykk is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mengestu throws a hook to the side of Sykk's head but Sykk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mengestu misses with a hook to the body
and Sykk counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mengestu.
Mengestu misses with a body punch
and Sykk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mengestu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sykk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mengestu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sykk moves in looking to clinch but Mengestu pushes him off.
Mengestu looks to throw the jab but Sykk is out of range.
Sykk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mengestu looks to land a right hand but Sykk moved out of range.
Sykk swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mengestu misses with a body shot.
Sykk quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Mengestu misses with a looping left.
Sykk looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mengestu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mengestu walks into a left hand.
Mengestu throws a poor cross that misses
and Sykk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mengestu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sykk appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mengestu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mengestu swings for the body but Sykk moves out of range.
Sykk appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Mengestu lands.
Mengestu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sykk swings for the body but Mengestu moves out of range.
Sykk throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mengestu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mengestu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sykk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Sykk misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Mengestu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mengestu.
Sykk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mengestu circles away quickly and effectively.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mengestu, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tafari Mengestu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mengestu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sykk's calf.
Sykk avoids the body shot from Mengestu.
Mengestu misses with a body kick.
Mengestu throws a body kick that misses
and Sykk moves into the clinch.
Mengestu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mengestu looks to score with a jab to the body but Sykk is just out of range.
Mengestu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sykk throws a jab when Mengestu was well out of range.
Mengestu ducks under a wild hook from Sykk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mengestu throws a jab when Sykk was well out of range.
Sykk tries to counter by clinching up but Mengestu breaks away and moves out of range.
Mengestu connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mengestu. That's going to slow Sykk down.
Sykk moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mengestu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mengestu throws a sloppy head kick and Sykk moves out of range easily.
Sykk swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tafari Mengestu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sykk cracks the inside of Mengestu's front leg.
Sykk checks a leg kick nicely.
Sykk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sykk misses with some punches.
Mengestu is trying to push Sykk away but Sykk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mengestu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mengestu can't find room to land a body shot as Sykk controls the action.
Sykk throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sykk breaks from the clinch.
Mengestu tries a low kick but Sykk avoids it.
Sykk looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mengestu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sykk manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sykk.
Mengestu lands with a nice body punch.
Mengestu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Mengestu.
Mengestu digs a good body shot into Sykk's ribs.
Jab by Mengestu.
Sykk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mengestu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sykk is out of range.
Sykk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sykk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mengestu follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Sykk throws a hook but Mengestu blocks it.
Mengestu misses with a body kick.
Asmund Sykk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykk throws a leg kick but Mengestu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sykk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mengestu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sykk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sykk connects with the punch.
Mengestu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sykk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mengestu.
Sykk throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mengestu avoids it.
Sykk misses with a low kick.
Mengestu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sykk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sykk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mengestu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sykk slips a jab from Mengestu.
Sykk looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mengestu misses with a body shot.
Sykk appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mengestu scores with a shot to the body.
Sykk misses the body punch
letting Mengestu counter with a right hand.
Sykk moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mengestu works the jab nicely.
Mengestu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mengestu lands with a right hand.
Mengestu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big right from Sykk misses.
Mengestu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sykk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tafari Mengestu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mengestu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tafari Mengestu!
A very excited looking Tafari Mengestu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Paul Valens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wally Hewitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jan Paul Valens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wally Hewitt!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hewitt shoots and misses
and Valens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hewitt throws a leg kick that misses.
Hewitt looks to clinch
and Valens counters with a nice uppercut.
Valens ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Valens connects with a single shot there.
Valens connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hewitt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hewitt with a poor takedown
letting Valens counter with a right hand.
Hewitt misses with a takedown attempt
and Valens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jan Paul Valens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wally Hewitt.
Valens drops Hewitt with a big left hand! Hewitt is injured, injured bad! Valens jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Paul Valens!
In his post fight interview, Jan Paul Valens started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyrie Irving (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). House has chosen UB40 - Red Red Wine as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Peter House enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyrie Irving!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter House!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
House misses with a takedown attempt
and Irving counters with a nice uppercut.
Irving lands a straight punch to the body, keeping House at a distance.
Irving throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck House on the side of the head.
House has his takedown stuffed
and Irving counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
House doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Irving counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kyrie Irving has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter House.
Irving throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends House stumbling backwards into the cage! House bounces back off the cage towards Irving, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Irving lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Irving celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kyrie Irving!
Kyrie Irving is the new welterweight champion!
After the fight, Kyrie Irving was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caio Bottura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Tinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bottura comes into the arena with Face The Pain blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tinto's choice of entrance music: Shell Shocked. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Daniel Tinto was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caio Bottura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Tinto!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bottura misses with a double jab
and Tinto counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bottura won't be happy with that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bottura is trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here as Tinto stalls from top position.
Bottura tries to bench press Tinto off him but Tinto keeps the position.
Tinto takes a little break here. Bottura wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bottura is looking to regain half guard here but Tinto keeps moving and retains side control.
Tinto in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bottura, who protects the arm well.
Bottura is looking to regain half guard here but Tinto keeps moving and retains side control.
Tinto wants to control but Bottura is keeping him busy.
Tinto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bottura struggling a bit here.
Tinto content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bottura manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bottura is not content to let Tinto control the position.
Bottura tries to roll over but Tinto keeps him under control.
Tinto is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinto seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Bottura is holding on tight.
Tinto misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Tinto is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bottura is surviving well by controlling Tinto's body position as best he can.
Bottura really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bottura bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bottura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tinto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bottura stays in close to Tinto's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tinto looking to control.
Bottura trying to control the position from guard on top but Tinto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bottura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tinto is keeping the position for now.
Tinto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bottura can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tinto controls Bottura momentarily but Bottura frees himself.
Tinto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bottura defends it easily.
Tinto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bottura doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bottura manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tinto keeping moving, preventing Bottura from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Tinto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tinto walks into a jab.
Bottura digs a good hook to Tinto's body.
Bottura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tinto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tinto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bottura works the jab nicely.
A jab from Bottura misses.
Bottura throws a big shot that misses.
Tinto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bottura throws a jab when Tinto was well out of range.
Tinto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bottura tries a head kick but it misses.
Tinto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bottura rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tinto decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bottura's guard.
Tinto is pushing down on Bottura's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bottura is fighting to maintain full guard but Tinto has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bottura is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinto trying to mount his opponent but Bottura defends it.
Tinto is thwarting Bottura's attempts to control the position.
Bottura gets back to full guard.
Bottura is trying to control the position but Tinto postures up.
Bottura wants to sweep here but Tinto controlling him for the moment.
Tinto is pushing down on Bottura's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bottura is fighting to maintain full guard but Tinto has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tinto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bottura regains full guard. Nicely done.
Daniel Tinto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tinto's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bottura is trying to control the position but Tinto postures up.
Tinto throws a big elbow that misses.
Tinto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bottura's guard.
Bottura moves into full guard.
Bottura working a defensive guard here.
Bottura looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tinto is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottura keeping full guard, as Tinto tries to pass.
Bottura looking to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tinto passes Bottura's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tinto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tinto in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bottura makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bottura.
Bottura pulls Tinto in close to prevent any damage.
Bottura is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tinto is pushing down on Bottura's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bottura is fighting to maintain full guard but Tinto has managed to sneak the leg through.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tinto trying to control the action but Bottura is working from the bottom.
Bottura is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tinto pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Tinto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tinto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tinto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bottura throws a combination that misses
and Tinto decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bottura's guard.
Bottura wants to sweep here but Tinto controlling him for the moment.
Tinto engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bottura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bottura is working hard here to advance position.
Tinto looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottura wants to sweep but no luck.
Bottura trying to control the position.
Tinto preventing the sweep.
Tinto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tinto trying to control the action but Bottura is working from the bottom.
Bottura wants to control but Tinto postures up.
Daniel Tinto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tinto is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bottura's shoulder. That is not cool.
Bottura tries to bench press Tinto off him but Tinto keeps the position.
Bottura is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tinto off and has taken his back!
Tinto fending off the submission attempt from Bottura.
Bottura has the hooks in. Tinto is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Tinto looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Tinto tries to escape but Bottura has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Bottura avoiding Tinto 's attempts to control his hands.
Caio Bottura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinto turns into Bottura and is now in his guard.
Tinto controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bottura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tinto controlling from the top position.
Bottura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tinto content to stall in guard here.
Bottura trying to control the position.
Tinto looking to pass the guard.
Bottura escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tinto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tinto seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daniel Tinto.
I've got Tinto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Tinto!
A relieved looking Daniel Tinto thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Lindberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Granat Xhaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lindberg comes to the cage accompanied by At The Gates - The Book of Sand. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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150 lbs
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28
146 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomas Lindberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Granat Xhaka!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindberg lands a slapping body shot.
Lindberg misses with a series of wild punches.
Xhaka has managed to clinch.
Lindberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xhaka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Xhaka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lindbergs head.
Lindberg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lindberg tries a body shot but Xhaka blocks it.
Xhaka misses with some punches.
Xhaka throws a head punch that misses.
Lindberg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Xhaka backwards.
Xhaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xhaka blocks an uppercut.
Xhaka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lindberg backwards.
A right hand to the body from Lindberg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Lindberg on the inside.
Xhaka looks winded!
Xhaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lindberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lindberg punishes Xhaka's body with a nice straight punch.
Lindberg looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lindberg sizes up Xhaka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xhaka avoids the body shot from Lindberg.
Lindberg connects with a nice looking jab.
Xhaka tries to clinch but Lindberg moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Xhaka.
Lindberg throws a hook but Xhaka blocks it.
Xhaka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Xhaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lindberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lindberg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Xhaka's hands.
Xhaka needs to keep his hands up - Lindberg had a free shot at his head there.
Xhaka ducks under a wild hook from Lindberg.
A cross from Lindberg lands.
Lindberg pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Xhaka back to the cage. Lindberg follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lindberg.
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!
Xhaka tries to clinch up but Lindberg circles away and keeps his distance.
Xhaka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lindberg connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Xhaka scrambles back to his feet.
Lindberg connects with a right hand. Xhaka shakes it off.
Xhaka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lindberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xhaka.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xhaka! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xhaka tries to clinch but Lindberg is having none of it.
Lindberg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lindberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xhaka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lindberg scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Lindberg.
Lindberg lands a body shot.
Lindberg lands with a good body shot.
Lindberg is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lindberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Xhaka.
Xhaka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lindberg, pushing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lindberg.
Lindberg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Xhakas head.
Xhaka throws a head punch that misses.
Lindberg misses with a punch to the body.
Lindberg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xhaka swings wildly with an uppercut but Lindberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lindberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lindberg lands a nice hook to Xhaka's body. Xhaka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Xhaka walks into a stiff left hand from Lindberg.
Lindberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Xhaka.
Lindberg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Xhaka moves in looking to clinch but Lindberg pushes him off.
Lindberg tests Xhaka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lindberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xhaka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lindberg.
Xhaka wants to counter the offense by Lindberg and move into the clinch position.
Lindberg darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab lands there for Lindberg.
Lindberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xhaka! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindberg lands a jab to the nose.
Xhaka takes one to the chin there.
Lindberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xhaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xhaka gets a clinch.
Xhaka misses with a punch on the inside.
Lindberg misses with a punch to the body.
Xhaka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xhaka working aggressively here.
Lindberg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xhaka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Xhaka fails to land.
Lindberg tries to work over Xhaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lindberg gets through Xhaka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lindberg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Xhaka backwards.
Xhaka working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lindberg.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xhaka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas Lindberg dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lindberg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Xhaka is looking to clinch.
Nice body punch from Lindberg.
Tomas Lindberg is winning the standup battle so far.
Xhaka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Xhaka tries to clinch but Lindberg moves out of range.
Lindberg throws a hook but Xhaka avoids it easily.
Lindberg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lindberg cracks Xhaka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Xhaka clinches.
Xhaka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lindberg breaks the clinch.
Lindberg cracks Xhaka with a good jab.
Good shot there by Lindberg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xhaka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Xhaka tries to clinch there but Lindberg circles away.
Xhaka avoids the body shot from Lindberg.
Lindberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Xhaka is looking to clinch.
As Xhaka looks to move away, Lindberg throws a big counter combo but Xhaka just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindberg throws a big shot that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Lindberg as he connects with a hook.
Lindberg misses with a looping left.
Xhaka appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Xhaka tries to clinch there but Lindberg circles away.
Lindberg appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lindberg takes a swing at Xhaka's ribcage but misses.
Xhaka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lindberg to score with a decent uppercut.
Lindberg misses with a hook. Xhaka ducked under it nicely.
Xhaka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lindberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xhaka.
Xhaka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Xhaka ducks under a wild hook from Lindberg.
Xhaka slips under a jab.
Xhaka takes the fight into the clinch.
Lindberg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Xhaka backwards.
Xhaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xhaka misses with the head strike.
Lindberg blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg pushes Xhaka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Lindberg has had enough of the clinch but Xhaka keeps him there for the moment.
Granat Xhaka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lindberg lands a nice uppercut.
Lindberg misses with the head strike.
Xhaka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Xhaka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lindberg has a couple of punches blocked by Xhaka.
Lindberg can't find room to land a body shot as Xhaka controls the action.
Lindberg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Xhakas head.
Lindberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lindberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Xhaka is looking to clinch.
Lindberg cracks a nice hook into Xhaka's ribs.
Xhaka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Lindberg.
Lindberg throws a hook but Xhaka blocks it.
Xhaka moves in looking to clinch but Lindberg pushes him off.
Xhaka is looking to clinch.
Xhaka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lindberg finds it's way round the side to connect with Xhaka's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xhaka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Lindberg on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lindberg fails to land.
Lindberg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Xhaka fails to land.
Xhaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xhaka takes a shot to the head.
Lindberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xhaka is breathing heavily.
Lindberg lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Lindberg.
A head punch on the inside from Xhaka fails to land.
Lindberg tries a body shot but Xhaka blocks it.
A short right from Lindberg on the inside.
Xhaka blocks a body shot from Lindberg.
Xhaka has a couple of punches blocked by Lindberg.
Lindberg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Xhaka has a couple of punches blocked by Lindberg.
Lindberg is leaning against Xhaka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Xhaka controls his hands.
Lindberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg lands with a left to the head.
Lindberg lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Lindberg.
Xhaka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lindberg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Xhaka backwards.
Lindberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lindberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lindberg lands an overhand right.
Tomas Lindberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindberg misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body punch from Lindberg.
Lindberg scores with a punch to the head.
Xhaka is rocked!
Lindberg with a hook.
Xhaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Lindberg finish him?
Lindberg scores with a hook.
Lindberg rushes Xhaka and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Xhaka is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Lindberg piles on the pressure and Xhaka crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomas Lindberg!
After winning the bout, Tomas Lindberg thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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