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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's entrance music is At The Gates - The Book of Sand. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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150 lbs
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146 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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
6 - 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Granat Xhaka!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Lindberg.
Lindberg thuds his right hand into Xhaka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Xhaka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Xhaka moves forwards but Lindberg connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lindberg swings for the body but Xhaka moves out of range.
Lindberg has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Scrap Squad in the buildup to the fight.
Lindberg stuns Xhaka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Xhaka slips under a jab.
Lindberg keeps the fight on the outside.
Lindberg lands a two punch combo.
Xhaka clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xhaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lindberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xhaka prevents a body shot from Lindberg.
Lindberg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Xhaka misses with the head strike.
Xhaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xhaka misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Lindberg.
Xhaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xhaka prevents a body shot from Lindberg.
Lindberg blocks an uppercut.
Xhaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xhaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Xhaka fails to land.
Lindberg blocks an uppercut.
Lindberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Xhaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Lindberg.
Lindberg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Xhaka blocks a body shot from Lindberg.
Lindberg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xhaka.
Lindberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Xhaka.
Lindberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Xhaka fails to land.
Lindberg tries a body shot but Xhaka blocks it.
Lindberg tries to work over Xhaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lindberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xhaka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lindberg backwards.
Xhaka has a couple of punches blocked by Lindberg.
Lindberg scores with a shoulder strike.
Xhaka misses with some punches.
Xhaka blocks a body shot from Lindberg.
Xhaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg blocks an uppercut.
Lindberg can't find room to land a body shot as Xhaka controls the action.
Xhaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xhaka has a couple of punches blocked by Lindberg.
Xhaka working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lindberg.
Xhaka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lindberg lands a body punch.
Lindberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lindberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Xhaka doesn't seem bothered though.
Lindberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xhaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lindberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lindberg is looking to counter punch.
Xhaka takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Xhaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lindberg.
Xhaka appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lindberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xhaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lindberg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Xhaka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Xhaka misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xhaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg swings widly with a right hand
and Xhaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xhaka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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.
Lindberg falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Xhaka to counter with a crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lindberg.
Lindberg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Xhaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xhaka needs to keep his hands up - Lindberg had a free shot at his head there.
Xhaka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lindberg just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Xhaka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xhaka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lindberg cracks Xhaka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xhaka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lindberg to score with a decent uppercut.
Xhaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Lindberg.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lindberg, as that shot connected.
Lindberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lindberg with a jab.
Xhaka tries to clinch there but Lindberg circles away.
Lindberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xhaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lindberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lindberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Lindberg fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Xhaka on the side of the head.
Lindberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lindberg cracks Xhaka with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lindberg lands a right hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lindberg.
Xhaka drops his hands momentarily and Lindberg takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas Lindberg dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lindberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Xhaka doesn't seem bothered though.
Lindberg missing with a left hand there. Xhaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Xhaka slips under a jab.
Lindberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Xhaka doesn't seem bothered though.
Good standup being displayed there by Lindberg as he connects with a hook.
Lindberg swinging wildly here.
Xhaka tries to clinch but Lindberg moves out of range.
Lindberg lands with a straight right. Xhaka didn't see that one coming.
Xhaka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lindberg moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tomas Lindberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xhaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Lindberg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xhaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Lindberg circles away.
Lindberg throws a looping overhand right but Xhaka ducks down to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lindberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindberg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lindberg tries to throw a body punch but Xhaka avoids it by throwing Lindberg back against the cage.
Lindberg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Lindberg on the inside.
Lindberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lindberg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Xhaka.
A shot in the inside from Lindberg.
Lindberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Lindberg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lindberg blocking some punches.
Lindberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lindberg misses with a body punch.
Lindberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lindberg blocks an uppercut.
Lindberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Xhaka.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xhaka.
Xhaka misses with some punches.
Xhaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xhaka gets through Lindberg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg blocks an uppercut.
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 working aggressively here.
Lindberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lindberg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Xhaka misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Lindberg.
A head punch on the inside from Xhaka fails to land.
Xhaka misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xhaka.
Lindberg misses with a punch to the body.
Lindberg throws a head punch that misses.
Lindberg scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lindberg.
Lindberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Xhaka misses its intended target.
Lindberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good shot there by Lindberg.
Xhaka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xhaka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Xhaka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lindberg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg throws a one two combo.
Lindberg throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xhaka! But no joy.
Lindberg throws a good cross that connects.
Xhaka moves in looking to clinch but Lindberg pushes him off.
Lindberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xhaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Xhaka wants to counter with a clinch but Lindberg pushes him away.
Lindberg lands an overhand right.
Lindberg connects with the punch.
Lindberg throws out a powerful jab.
Lindberg cracks Xhaka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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.
Xhaka is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lindberg scores with a punch to the head.
Xhaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Lindberg finish him?
Lindberg throws a jab but it's blocked by Xhaka.
Lindberg scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lindberg throws the left hand but Xhaka avoids the punch easily.
Xhaka tries to counter by closing the distance.
Xhaka seems to have recovered his senses.
Lindberg connects with a right hand. Xhaka shakes it off.
Nice cross by Lindberg.
Lindberg misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg throws a combination that misses
letting Xhaka counter with a right hand.
Lindberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lindberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xhaka moves in looking to clinch but Lindberg pushes him off.
A shot to the liver by Lindberg. Beautiful body shot.
Xhaka slips under a jab.
Lindberg misses with a straight right.
Xhaka is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lindberg with a body shot.
Lindberg throws a looping overhand right but Xhaka ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xhaka! But no joy.
Xhaka ducks under a wild hook from Lindberg.
Xhaka wants to counter the offense by Lindberg and move into the clinch position.
Lindberg misses with a body shot
and Xhaka counters with a right hand to the body.
Xhaka tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Lindberg misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lindberg takes a swing at Xhaka's ribcage but misses.
Lindberg cracks Xhaka with a good jab.
Xhaka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Xhaka moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas Lindberg dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Xhaka slips a jab and a cross from Lindberg.
Lindberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xhaka.
Lindberg scores with a punch to the head.
Xhaka moves in looking to clinch but Lindberg pushes him off.
Lindberg cracks Xhaka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Xhaka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lindberg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Xhaka can do to turn this around?
Lindberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xhaka manages to avoid it.
Xhaka tries to close the distance and clinch but Lindberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Xhaka rushes Lindberg and presses him up against the cage.
Xhaka working aggressively here.
Lindberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Lindberg misses.
Xhaka slips a jab from Lindberg.
Lindberg scores with a nice strike.
Lindberg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Xhaka.
Lindberg throwing a counter right hand but Xhaka manages to avoid it.
Lindberg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xhaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xhaka moves out of range as Lindberg strikes.
Xhaka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice shot by Lindberg.
Lindberg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Xhaka at a distance.
Lindberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Xhaka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lindberg keeps the fight on the outside.
Lindberg throws a big shot that misses.
Xhaka slips a jab from Lindberg.
Xhaka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lindberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from Lindberg misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Lindberg. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lindberg.
Xhaka is looking to clinch.
Lindberg jabs at Xhaka's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg punishes Xhaka's body with a nice straight punch.
Xhaka tries to clinch there but Lindberg circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lindberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Lindberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xhaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Xhaka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lindberg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Xhaka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lindberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lindberg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Xhaka avoids the body shot from Lindberg.
A big left from Lindberg misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lindberg. Xhaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lindberg throws a poor cross that misses
and Xhaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lindberg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xhaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Lindberg.
Xhaka tries to clinch but Lindberg moves out of range.
Xhaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Lindberg circles away.
Lindberg lands a jab to Xhaka's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg throws an overhand right that lands on Xhaka's shoulder, as Xhaka tries to avoid the shot.
Lindberg lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Xhaka tries to clinch there but Lindberg circles away.
A swing and a miss from Lindberg.
Lindberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Xhaka doesn't seem bothered though.
Xhaka takes one to the side of the head.
Lindberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Granat Xhaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xhaka slips under a jab from Lindberg.
Xhaka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lindberg throws a head punch that misses.
Lindberg lands with a left to the head.
Xhaka throws a head punch that misses.
Lindberg can't find room to land a body shot as Xhaka controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lindberg.
Lindberg tries a body shot but Xhaka blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Xhaka fails to land.
Lindberg scores with a hook to the body.
Tomas Lindberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xhaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xhaka misses with some punches.
Xhaka working aggressively here.
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 misses with a punch on the inside.
Xhaka throws a punch but it's blocked by Lindberg.
Xhaka swings wildly with an uppercut but Lindberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lindberg.
A short left from Xhaka.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xhaka.
Lindberg pushes Xhaka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lindberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lindberg working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomas Lindberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lindberg, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomas Lindberg!
Tomas Lindberg thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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