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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armand Richard (ranked 6557 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Lang (ranked 6556 p4p, 731 weight class). 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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214 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Armand Richard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Lang !
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lang throws a nice looking combination but Richard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lang moves to clinch but Richard breaks away
and Richard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lang 's guard.
Richard gets to his feet. Lang looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lang drops Richard with a beautiful combination! Richard stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lang is looking for the KO!
It looks like Armand Richard has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lang scores with a jab to the body.
Lang misses with a double jab
and Richard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lang 's knee momentarily.
A low kick from Lang misses
and Richard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard postures up in Lang 's guard and throws a big left but Lang blocks it.
Richard might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Richard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Richard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Richard works over Lang with some ground and pound from guard.
Richard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Richard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lang controlling the position.
Richard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lang 's head.
Richard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lang 's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lang throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Richard escapes and throws Lang 's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Check out the look on Richard's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Richard working the head with strikes.
Lang is trying to improve his position.
Richard throws an elbow but Lang slips to the side and avoids it well.
An elbow from Richard crashes against the mat.
Richard in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lang takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Lang 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Richard lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lang avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Richard.
Richard could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lang is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Richard asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lang tries to buck Richard off but Richard is having none of it.
Richard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Richard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Richard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Richard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richard tries for a kimura but Lang is defending well.
Richard goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lang rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Richard's guard! Nice work there by Lang !
Richard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lang 's guard.
Lang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Richard is working Lang over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armand Richard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armand Richard's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lang wants to clinch up but Richard keeps it at a distance.
Lang wants to clinch.
Richard jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Lang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lang tries to bum rush Richard with a series of wild strikes but Richard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richard is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Richard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richard appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
James Lang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lang tries to clinch
and Richard counters with a two punch combo.
Lang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lang tries to clinch but Richard moves out of range.
Richard throws a big counter combination but Lang scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Richard keeps the fight on the outside.
Lang tries to clinch there but Richard circles away.
Lang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Richard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lang doesn't manage to clinch there - Richard circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Richard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Richard throws a low kick, looking for Lang 's leg but Lang calmly moves out of range.
Lang drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Richard defends it well.
Lang moves into the clinch successfully.
Lang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Richard gets a clinch.
Richard has Lang pressed against the cage.
Lang pulls guard effortlessly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Richard landing with the ground and pound.
Richard thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Richard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lang looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Richard has picked Lang up and slammed him! Lang can't keep hold of the triangle and Richard manages to pass to side control!
Lang is holding Richard down, trying to stall.
Lang struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang is trying to improve his position.
Richard thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Richard working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lang dodges the ground and pound from Richard.
Richard looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lang parries the strikes from Richard easily there. Richard is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lang to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armand Richard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Armand Richard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lang tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lang thumps Richard with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Richard counters with a three punch combo that has Lang backing up. Lang nods at Richard to acknowledge the strikes.
Lang throws a nice looking combination but Richard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang drives through and clinches with Richard against the cage.
Richard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lang throws a lazy head kick
and Richard counters with a takedown into side control.
Richard lands a few punches from side control.
Richard decides to stand back up.
Lang throws a chopping leg kick but Richard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Richard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richard works over Lang with some ground and pound from guard.
Richard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lang working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Armand Richard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Richard scoring with some ground and pound.
Richard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Richard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lang trying to control the position.
Richard throws a big right hand that misses.
Lang has his foot on Richard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Richard works his way back into a safe position though.
Lang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Richard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Richard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lang can do to turn this around?
Richard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lang is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Richard jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Richard lands a couple of elbows.
Richard lands a couple of elbows.
Richard throws a big right hand that misses.
Lang looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Richard puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Richard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lang makes his way to full guard, as Richard worked for a kimura.
Lang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang looking for a sweep. Not yet Lang , not yet.
Richard drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Richard jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lang is trying to control the position but Richard postures up.
Richard lands a couple of digs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Richard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
James Lang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Armand Richard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richard sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armand Richard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Richard, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armand Richard!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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