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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Rory Birdwhistle (ranked 4146 p4p, 4539 weight class) and Dan Dinker (ranked 317 p4p, 358 weight class). Birdwhistle comes to the ring accompanied by Davidian - Machine Head. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rory Birdwhistle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Dinker!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinker clinches up with Birdwhistle and pushes him back against the ropes.
Birdwhistle lands with a light punch inside.
Dinker gets through Birdwhistle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Birdwhistle lands a nice uppercut.
Dinker tries to stall but Birdwhistle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Birdwhistle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Birdwhistle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Birdwhistle misses with the head strike.
Dinker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Birdwhistle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Birdwhistle working aggressively here.
Birdwhistle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dinker breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Birdwhistle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dinker.
Birdwhistle looks to score with a jab to the body but Dinker is just out of range.
Dinker wants to clinch up but Birdwhistle keeps it at a distance.
Birdwhistle appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Birdwhistle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birdwhistle jabs Dinker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dinker lands a nice looking body shot.
Dinker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Birdwhistle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Birdwhistle misses.
Birdwhistle moves into the clinch.
Dinker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rory Birdwhistle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dinker scores with a one two! Birdwhistle had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dinker throws a sloppy head kick and Birdwhistle moves out of range easily.
It looked like Birdwhistle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Birdwhistle closes the distance and pushes Dinker back into the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dinker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Birdwhistle is keeping busy.
Dinker trying to control the position but instead, Birdwhistle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dinker into the ropes.
Birdwhistle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birdwhistle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Birdwhistle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dinker backwards.
Nice body punch from Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dinker blocking some punches.
Birdwhistle tries to throw a body punch but Dinker avoids it by throwing Birdwhistle back against the ropes.
Dinker is looking to break free of the clinch but Birdwhistle has double underhooks.
Dinker is looking to break free of the clinch but Birdwhistle has double underhooks.
Birdwhistle lands a left hand.
Birdwhistle lands a right hand.
Dinker blocks a body shot from Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle throws a head punch that misses.
Birdwhistle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dinker manages to break the clinch.
Birdwhistle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dinker moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birdwhistle swings widly with a right hand
and Dinker counters with a left and a right that stings Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dinker under the eye.
Dinker fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Dinker misses.
Dinker scores with a shot to the body.
Birdwhistle rushes Dinker and presses him up against the ropes.
Dinker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Birdwhistle or not.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Birdwhistle as Dinker tries to tie him up.
Dinker misses with a body punch.
Dinker breaks from the clinch.
Dinker has Birdwhistle up against the ropes in a clinch.
Birdwhistle can't find room to land a body shot as Dinker controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Birdwhistle misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Birdwhistle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dinker avoids it.
Birdwhistle lands with a light punch inside.
Birdwhistle tries a body shot but Dinker blocks it.
Birdwhistle misses with some punches.
Birdwhistle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dinker is trying to break free.
Dinker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Birdwhistle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Birdwhistle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Birdwhistle misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Birdwhistle.
Dinker is trying to push Birdwhistle away but Birdwhistle has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Birdwhistle dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Birdwhistle jabs Dinker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dinker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Birdwhistle misses with a wild body shot.
Dinker's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dinker duly obliges.
Dinker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dinker moves in looking to clinch but Birdwhistle pushes him off.
Dan Dinker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Birdwhistle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick by Dinker misses
and Birdwhistle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Birdwhistle misses with a hook.
Birdwhistle closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Birdwhistle as Dinker tries to tie him up.
Birdwhistle pushes Dinker back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dinker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birdwhistle avoids the head kick by Dinker.
Dinker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Birdwhistle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dinker manages to avoid it.
Birdwhistle throws a jab but it's blocked by Dinker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Birdwhistle. Dinker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dinker defending well as Birdwhistle loads up on a big left hand.
Birdwhistle moves out of range of the leg kick from Dinker.
Birdwhistle cracks Dinker with a good jab.
Dinker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Birdwhistle is able to avoid easily.
Dinker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Birdwhistle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dan Dinker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dinker clinches up with Birdwhistle and pushes him back against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Birdwhistle.
A body shot lands from Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Birdwhistle lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Birdwhistle.
Dinker prevents a body shot from Birdwhistle.
Dinker tries to break free but Birdwhistle pushes him back against the ropes.
Dinker has had enough of the clinch but Birdwhistle keeps him there for the moment.
Dinker breaks the clinch.
Birdwhistle keeps the fight on the outside.
Birdwhistle checks the leg kick.
Birdwhistle moves into the clinch successfully.
Dinker struggles to land a body shot inside as Birdwhistle controls his hands.
Dinker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Birdwhistle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dinker can do to turn this around?
Dinker wants to stall.
Dinker takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birdwhistle misses with a punch on the inside.
Birdwhistle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Birdwhistle scores with a shot to the side of Dinker's head.
Nice body punch from Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle throws a head punch that misses.
Dinker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Birdwhistle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dinker is trying to break the clinch but Birdwhistle has him pressed against the ropes.
Birdwhistle lands a body punch.
Birdwhistle digs a right hand into Dinker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dinker's gas tank.
Dinker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Birdwhistle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Dinker working hard to break the clinch.
Dinker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Birdwhistle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dinkers head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Birdwhistle.
Dinker tries to break the clinch but Birdwhistle is controlling the position.
Dinker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle keeps control of Dinker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dinker is pushing Birdwhistle up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Birdwhistle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Birdwhistle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Birdwhistle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Birdwhistle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dinkers head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dinker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Birdwhistle has him pressed against the ropes.
Birdwhistle misses with a body punch.
Birdwhistle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Birdwhistle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dinker's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Birdwhistle dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dinker scores with a one two! Birdwhistle had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dinker slips under a jab.
Dinker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Birdwhistle was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dinker.
Dinker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dinker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dinker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Birdwhistle moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dinker is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Birdwhistle engages and cracks Dinker with a massive lead left hook - Dinker tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Birdwhistle is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rory Birdwhistle!
A very excited looking Rory Birdwhistle 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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