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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hardeep Nijjar (ranked 25320 p4p, 25435 weight class) and Rory Birdwhistle (ranked 451 p4p, 460 weight class). Birdwhistle has chosen Davidian - Machine Head as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hardeep Nijjar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rory Birdwhistle!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle looks to land a left hand but Nijjar moved out of range nicely.
Birdwhistle throws a poor cross that misses
and Nijjar counters with a stiff right hand.
Birdwhistle shoots for a double leg takedown but Nijjar sprawls well. He's pushed Birdwhistle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Birdwhistle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nijjar.
Nijjar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Birdwhistle has time to react.
Birdwhistle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nijjar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Birdwhistle on the side of the head.
Nijjar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Birdwhistle.
Birdwhistle closes the distance and pushes Nijjar back into the cage.
Nijjar lands a nice uppercut.
Nijjar has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nijjar is stalling here.
Nijjar blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Birdwhistle lands a left hand.
Birdwhistle swings wildly with an uppercut but Nijjar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Birdwhistle manages to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Birdwhistle holds on and takes a little breather.
Birdwhistle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nijjar is one step ahead there.
Birdwhistle has Nijjar pulled in close to control his posture.
Birdwhistle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nijjar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nijjar has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Birdwhistle to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Nijjar is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Birdwhistle pulls down on the head and he's put Nijjar to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rory Birdwhistle!
During a confident post fight interview, Rory Birdwhistle thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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