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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hardeep Nijjar (ranked 1296 p4p, 1872 weight class) and Chad Richards (ranked 151 p4p, 194 weight class). Hardeep Nijjar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hardeep Nijjar!
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, Chad Richards!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nijjar throwing a counter right hand but Richards manages to avoid it.
Richards lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from Richards misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Richards 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 Nijjar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nijjar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nijjar avoids the body shot from Richards.
Nijjar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Richards works the jab nicely.
Chad Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards throws a sloppy body shot
and Nijjar counters with a straight right hand.
Nijjar digs a good hook to Richards's body.
Richards lands a glancing blow to the side of Nijjar's head.
Richards misses the shot to the body.
Richards thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Richards misses its intended target.
A jab lands there for Richards.
A jab from Richards does it's job there.
Richards has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
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!
Nijjar takes a swing at Richards's ribcage but misses.
Richards throws a low kick but Nijjar avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nijjar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Richards doesn't seem bothered though.
Nijjar misses with an uppercut.
Richards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richards ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nijjar moves away.
Richards swings for the body but Nijjar moves out of range.
Richards keeps Nijjar at a distance using the push kick.
Nijjar needs to keep his hands up - Richards had a free shot at his head there.
Good leg kick by Richards.
Nijjar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
Nijjar throws a shot from downtown. Richards moves away and avoids it.
Richards throws a leg kick which misses Nijjar's front leg but catches the back leg as Nijjar tries to avoid it.
Richards moves away from the strike by Nijjar.
Richards clobbers Nijjar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nijjar blocks a jab.
Richards takes a swing at Nijjar's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nijjar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
Richards fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nijjar is out of range and Richards settles back down.
Nijjar ducks under a wild hook from Richards.
Richards scoring well with a low kick there.
Richards cracks Nijjar with a good jab.
Nijjar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richards manages to avoid it.
Richards lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nijjar circles away quickly and effectively.
Richards looks for the body kick but Nijjar saw that one coming.
Richards misses with a hook. Nijjar ducked under it nicely.
Richards waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nijjar.
Richards throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nijjar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Nijjar.
Richards with the inside leg kick.
Nijjar loads up on a big right hand but Richards slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nijjar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Richards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nijjar.
Nice uppercut lands for Nijjar. That snapped Richards's head back.
Richards scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nijjar in his tracks.
Nice body punch from Richards.
A big right from Richards misses.
Nijjar throwing a counter right hand but Richards manages to avoid it.
Richards throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nijjar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Richards throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nijjar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Richards misses with a lunging right hand
and Nijjar counters with a nice uppercut.
Richards misses with a hook
and Nijjar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Richards thinking.
Richards throws out a leg kick but Nijjar moves out of range and Richards only half commits.
Nijjar throwing a counter right hand but Richards manages to avoid it.
Nijjar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
Richards fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nijjar on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards throws a front kick aimed at Nijjar's knee but Nijjar avoids it well.
Nijjar is looking to counter punch.
Nijjar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richards throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nijjar blocks a jab.
Richards misses with a left hand
and Nijjar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nijjar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Richards throws a nice inside leg kick.
Richards will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little feinted left hand from Nijjar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Richards throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nijjar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Richards misses with the combination.
Richards misses with a body punch
and Nijjar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from Richards is predictable there
and Nijjar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Richards lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Richards misses with a lunging right hand
and Nijjar counters with a left to the body.
Richards scores with a leg kick.
Nijjar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a jab when Nijjar was well out of range.
Nijjar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Richards smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Richards swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nijjar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Richards swings widly with a right hand
and Richards takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Richards throws a nice inside leg kick.
Richards misses with a left hand
and Nijjar counters with a nice uppercut.
Nijjar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Richards at a distance.
Richards lands a nice looking body shot.
Nijjar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richards looks to throw the jab but Nijjar is out of range.
Richards rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nijjar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richards lands with a nice combination. Nijjar backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Richards throws a looping overhand right but Nijjar ducks down to avoid it.
Nijjar checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws an overhand right that lands on Nijjar's shoulder, as Nijjar tries to avoid the shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nijjar.
Nijjar throws the left hand but Richards avoids the punch easily.
Nijjar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice straight punches there by Richards. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Richards.
Richards tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nijjar was well out of range. Poor timing from Richards.
Richards throws a leg kick that misses.
Richards fails to land with a series of punches.
Richards thumps Nijjar with a low kick.
Richards pushes Nijjar away with a front kick.
Richards throws a poor cross that misses
and Nijjar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Richards misses the target.
Richards walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nijjar checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Richards throws a lazy uppercut
and Nijjar counters with a stiff right hand.
Nijjar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Richards stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Richards misses with a straight right.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a series of strikes that have Nijjar backpedaling.
Richards throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Richards thumps Nijjar with a low kick.
Nijjar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Richards misses with a hook. Nijjar ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nijjar. Richards does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nijjar throws an overhand right that lands on Richards's shoulder, as Richards tries to avoid the shot.
Richards was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nijjar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richards misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Nijjar misses the target.
Richards scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nijjar in his tracks.
A shot to the body from Richards misses
and Nijjar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nijjar throws a body shot but no joy.
Nijjar swings for the body but Richards moves out of range.
Nijjar thuds his right hand into Richards's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nijjar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nijjar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nijjar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richards lands with a straight right. Nijjar didn't see that one coming.
Richards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nijjar.
Richards throws a leg kick but Nijjar checks it.
Richards misses with a right hand
and Nijjar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Richards misses its intended target.
Richards fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nijjar on the side of the head.
Nijjar cracks Richards with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Richards moves out of range of the strikes.
Richards was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nijjar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Richards misses with a straight right.
Richards misses with a hook. Nijjar ducked under it nicely.
Chad Richards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richards misses with a leg kick
and Nijjar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nijjar takes one to the chin there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richards. That's going to slow Nijjar down.
Richards connects with the punch.
Richards throws a chopping leg kick but Nijjar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Richards misses with a low kick as Nijjar jumps back.
Some bone on bone action there as Nijjar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A good leg kick by Richards.
Nijjar misses with a body shot.
Richards throws a hook but Nijjar blocks it.
Good work by Nijjar as he checks the leg kick.
Richards pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nijjar is out of range and Richards settles back down.
A clash of legs there as Nijjar blocks the low kick.
Richards swings widly with a right hand
and Nijjar counters with a straight right hand.
Richards tried to score with a low kick but Nijjar checks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Nijjar misses its target.
Hardeep Nijjar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richards throws a body punch but Nijjar moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Richards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Richards has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Chad Richards!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Chad Richards!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Chad Richards!
Chad Richards wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Chad Richards 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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