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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Ang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards comes to the cage accompanied by Cry me a river - Michael buble. Ang is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Long Way To The Top. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Ang!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodney Ang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ang displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Richards lands a front kick.
Ang throws out a leg kick but Richards moves out of range and Ang only half commits.
Ang scores with a punch to the head.
Richards throws a head kick that misses
and Ang counters with a series of strikes. Richards will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ang lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ang misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Richards misses.
Richards throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ang takes a swing at Richards's ribcage but misses.
Ang tries to move into range but Richards moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Richards misses with a head kick.
Richards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Richards. That snapped Ang's head back.
Richards throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Richards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richards tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ang misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ang thuds his right hand into Richards's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Richards getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Richards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Richards misses
and Ang counters with a thumping low kick.
Ang misses with a head kick.
Richards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ang.
A good leg kick by Ang.
Ang lands with a shot to the body.
Richards is breathing heavily.
Richards shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Richards throws a leg kick but Ang checks it.
Ang misses with a series of wild punches.
Ang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ang swinging wilding here.
Ang tests Richards's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ang tries to land a front kick but Richards steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards motions for Ang to come forward. Richards throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ang with a nice cross.
Ang wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ang is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Richards's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ang missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Ang.
Ang takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ang working the head and body with strikes.
Ang thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Richards's head.
Richards is trying to get back to full guard.
Ang working over Richards with some ground and pound. Richards looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards is staying active underneath Ang, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ang missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ang takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ang sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Richards defending well though.
Ang prevents Richards from standing back up.
Ang trying to control the action but Richards is working from the bottom.
Richards is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Richards slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ang wants to control from the top but Richards keeps moving.
Ang must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Richards utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Richards takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some wild striking there from Richards.
Richards scores with a leg kick.
Ang motions for Richards to come forward. Ang throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Richards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ang throws a sloppy body shot
and Richards counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ang wants to pass the guard but Richards is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Ang dominated that round.
That's time! Richards's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ang sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Richards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richards keeps Ang at a distance using the push kick.
Ang throws out a powerful jab.
Richards throws a front kick that sends Ang stumbling back into the cage.
Richards buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ang avoids the head kick by Richards.
Ang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Richards uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Richards misses.
Richards moves in looking to clinch but Ang pushes him off.
Richards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Richards walks into a left hand.
Richards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ang is breathing heavily.
Richards clobbers Ang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ang takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Richards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ang blocks the body kick.
Richards throws a jab when Ang was well out of range.
Richards thows a body kick. Ang tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Richards avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ang thows a body shot but no joy.
Ang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richards feints and then cracks Ang's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ang down.
Richards throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ang counters with a good low kick that Richards was not able to check.
Ang checks a low kick from Richards.
Rodney Ang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richards steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ang.
Richards misses with a straight right.
Shane Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richards moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Richards lands a nice shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ang.
Ang misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Richards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a sloppy head kick and Ang moves out of range easily.
Ang moves out of range of the body kick from Richards.
Ang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richards.
A big left from Richards misses.
Richards sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Richards fakes the leg kick and cracks Ang in the body.
Ang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ang has a takedown stuffed.
Richards ducks under a wild hook from Ang.
Ang shoots for a double leg takedown but Richards sprawls well. He's pushed Ang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Richards blocks a jab.
Richards misses with a few strikes there.
Richards throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richards. Ang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Richards goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Richards wants to clinch up but Ang keeps it at a distance.
Ang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Richards misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Ang checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Richards throws a head kick that misses
and Ang counters with a straight right hand.
Ang scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ang. Richards shrugs it off though.
Ang scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Richards doesn't seem bothered though.
Ang cracks Richards with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Richards takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ang lands with a straight right. Richards didn't see that one coming.
Ang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Richards's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Ang misses.
Ang avoids the head kick by Richards.
Ang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richards tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rodney Ang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Richards throws the kick towards the body but Ang avoids it.
Richards takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
Richards looks to land a body kick but Ang moved away.
Ang lands a slapping body shot.
Nice shot lands for Ang.
Richards takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ang swinging wilding here.
Richards takes one to the side of the head.
Ang misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shane Richards will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Richards avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ang throws a nice looking combination but Richards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Richards lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Richards on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Richards defending well as Ang loads up on a big left hand.
Ang blocks the body kick.
Richards missing with a left hand there. Ang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Richards looks to land a combination but Ang avoids it well.
Richards staying out of range there.
Richards stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ang.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richards lands with a slapping head kick.
Ang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ang moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ang is out of range.
Ang misses the body punch
and Richards counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ang is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ang works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Richards throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ang looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ang postures up in Richards's guard and throws a big left but Richards blocks it.
Ang won't allow Richards to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Richards works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Richards avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ang trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Richards throws a lazy body kick
and Ang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Richards lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richards can pounce on him.
Ang avoids the head kick by Richards.
Richards displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ang throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ang. Richards does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richards.
Richards throws the kick towards the body but Ang avoids it.
Richards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ang.
Richards throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ang scores with a nice head shot.
Richards looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Richards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ang.
Richards misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richards moves out of range of the body kick.
Richards closes the distance but Ang moves to the side
and Ang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ang takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Richards slaps away a takedown attempt from Ang, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ang thows a body shot but no joy.
Richards throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richards.
Nice body kick there by Richards.
Ang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Richards takes a swing at Ang's ribcage but misses.
Ang takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Richards throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ang wants to land a leg kick but Richards is out of range.
Richards throws a sloppy head kick and Ang moves out of range easily.
Richards throws a head kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for Ang.
Ang swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Richards.
Ang throws a leg kick but Richards checks it.
Ang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ang lands a jab.
Ang slips under a jab.
Ang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Richards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Richards.
Nice cross by Ang.
Richards stuffs the takedown attempt from Ang. Ang gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Richards showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Richards has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Shane Richards!
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