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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James San Claire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards has chosen Cry me a river - Michael buble as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
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180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James San Claire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Richards!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards misses with a straight right.
San Claire fails with an attempt to clinch.
Richards throws a low kick, looking for San Claire's leg but San Claire calmly moves out of range.
Richards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
San Claire tries to clinch but Richards is having none of it.
Richards tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Richards motions for San Claire to come forward. Richards throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
San Claire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
San Claire tries to clinch but Richards moves out of range.
San Claire is looking to clinch but Richards is avoiding it.
San Claire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Richards.
A clash of legs there as San Claire blocks the low kick.
San Claire wants to clinch.
Richards does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards lands a head shot.
San Claire is looking to clinch.
Richards throws a solid leg kick but San Claire takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Richards.
Richards cracks the inside of San Claire's front leg.
Richards throws a solid leg kick but San Claire takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Richards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards throws a leg kick but San Claire checks it.
San Claire takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as San Claire checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Richards keeps the fight on the outside.
San Claire doesn't manage to clinch there - Richards circles away.
San Claire fails with an attempt to clinch.
Richards jabs San Claire right on the nose. San Claire blinks but takes it well.
It looks like James San Claire has been cut.
San Claire tries to clinch but Richards moves out of range.
Richards throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
San Claire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richards swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richards closes the distance and pushes San Claire back into the cage.
San Claire looks to throw an elbow but misses.
San Claire looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Richards connects with a nasty looking knee right to San Claire's face.
San Claire creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
San Claire misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Richards.
San Claire misses with an elbow over the top.
San Claire tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Richards avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, San Claire just misses with a elbow thrown towards Richards's brow.
San Claire on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Claire looking to throw knees to the head but Richards is blocking nicely.
San Claire throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
San Claire tries to land knees in the clinch but Richards avoids the damage to the body.
San Claire creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
San Claire lands an elbow inside that Richards shrugs off.
San Claire is trying to maintain a safe position but Richards gets an underhook and turns San Claire into the cage.
Richards tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Richards blocks the elbow strike.
San Claire pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
San Claire misses with an elbow over the top.
Richards lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
San Claire misses with a knee to the head.
San Claire throws an elbow but it's blocked.
San Claire leaning his opponent against the cage.
Richards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
San Claire avoids the head kick by Richards.
Richards fakes a jab and throws a low kick but San Claire checks it well.
San Claire clinches but Richards breaks the clinch
and Richards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a head kick that misses.
Richards lands a nice leg kick that just misses San Claire's sensitive parts.
San Claire is breathing heavily.
Richards looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
San Claire clinches but Richards breaks the clinch
and Richards counters with a crisp right that sends San Claire to the canvas! Richards follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Richards!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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