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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). Ang has chosen Hell's Bells as his entrance music. 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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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Ang!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards tries to clinch but Ang moves out of range.
Ang closes the distance and pushes Richards back into the cage.
Richards breaks the clinch.
Ang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Richards tries to clinch but Ang moves out of range.
Ang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Richards.
Richards throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Richards misses with a double jab.
Ang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Ang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donk. Richards catches Ang right on the button with a cross.
Richards is looking to clinch.
Richards moves in looking to clinch but Ang pushes him off.
Ang throws a series of punches but Richards moves out of range.
Richards clinches with his opponent.
Richards tries to land a knee to the head but Ang blocks with his arms.
Richards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ang tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Richards gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Richards moves in looking to clinch but Ang pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards works the jab nicely.
Richards is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ang misses the jab.
Ang throws a right and a left that Richards avoids nicely.
Ang clinches up with Richards and pushes him back against the cage.
Ang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Richards has him pressed against the cage.
Richards drags the fight down to the ground.
Ang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Richards works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ang trying to control the position from guard on top but Richards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ang lands a couple of digs.
Ang stops Richards from standing up.
Ang throws a strike but Richards rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ang keeping full guard, as Richards tries to pass.
Richards decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ang, up you get!
Ang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ang moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Richards.
Ang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Richards has him pressed against the cage.
Richards breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ang throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Ang misses.
Ang throws a combination that misses
and Richards counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ang's guard now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Richards wants to stand but Ang is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ang is working an open guard so Richards takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rodney Ang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Ang.
Richards tries to clinch up but Ang circles away and keeps his distance.
Ang misses with the combination.
Richards moves out of range as Ang strikes.
Ang misses with a wild body shot.
Richards looks to clinch
and Ang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Richards thinking.
Ang looks gassed!
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch but Ang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richards drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ang is working an open guard so Richards takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Richards tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ang counters by moving into the clinch.
Ang has had enough of the clinch but Richards keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Richards.
Ang can't break the clinch.
Ang wants to break free but Richards has control.
Ang holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ang is trying to break the clinch but Richards has him pressed against the cage.
Ang can't break the clinch.
Richards breaks from the clinch.
Richards gets the takedown into side control.
Ang is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Richards dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ang tries for a takedown but Richards circles away easily
and Richards counters with a straight right hand.
A cross from Ang lands.
Ang misses with a leg kick
and Richards counters with a one-two to the body.
Richards has closed the distance and engaged Ang in a clinch.
Ang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Richards tries to pull guard but Ang won't allow it.
Richards tries to pull guard but Ang won't allow it.
Ang breaks from the clinch.
Ang chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richards can pounce on him.
Richards tries to clinch up
and Ang counters with a nice uppercut.
Richards closes the distance and pushes Ang back into the cage.
Richards breaks the clinch.
Richards moves into range and clinches up with Ang.
Richards manages to break the clinch.
Richards wants to clinch.
Ang is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ang fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Richards moves into range and clinches up with Ang.
Richards keeps control of Ang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Richards pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Richards.
Richards crunches a lovely knee into Ang's ribcage.
The is referee keeping an eye on Richards - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Richards breaks from the clinch.
Ang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richards steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ang.
Richards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Richards has closed the distance and engaged Ang in a clinch.
Richards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ang misses with a knee to the head.
Richards lands an elbow that stopped Ang in his tracks for a moment.
Richards lands a nice elbow.
Richards lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ang takes a knee right on the jaw!
Richards lands a nice elbow.
Richards lands a knee to the head.
Ang wants to get back to striking at distance but Richards won't allow it.
Richards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richards tries to clinch there but Ang circles away.
Ang throws a leg kick
and Richards connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Richards moves into range and clinches up with Ang.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ang takes an elbow to the temple.
Richards throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Angs head.
Richards unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Richards lands an elbow inside that Ang shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands a left hand.
Richards landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Richards lands a hook to the side of the head.
Richards lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Richards manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Richards throws a knee to the head but misses.
Richards with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Richards using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Richards effectively controlling the action here.
Richards gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Richards lands an elbow that stopped Ang in his tracks for a moment.
Richards manages to break the clinch.
Ang misses with a combination
and Richards connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Richards buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards tries to clinch there but Ang circles away.
Ang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shane Richards is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Richards.
Ang throws a combination that misses
and Richards counters with a nice uppercut.
Richards lands with a kick to the ribs.
Richards closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ang is trying to break the clinch but Richards has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Richards.
Richards lands a nice elbow.
Richards lands an elbow just above Ang 's eye.
Richards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richards gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on Ang's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Richards stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Richards dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Richards tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richards tries to clinch but Ang moves out of range.
Ang swings for the body but Richards moves out of range.
Ang misses with a hook.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ang cracks Richards with a good jab.
Richards takes the fight into the clinch.
Richards using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Richards throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ang blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ang is trying to drag Richards to the mat but Richards just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Richards throws an elbow but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richards tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Richards tries for a takedown but Ang manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ang prevents Richards from breaking the clinch.
Richards looking to stall.
Richards throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ang is looking to break free of the clinch but Richards has double underhooks.
Ang gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Richards.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ang can't break the clinch.
Richards trying to control the position but instead, Ang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Richards into the cage.
Richards tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Richards stalling.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Richards drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Richards keeps control of Ang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two 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.
Ang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Richards has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Richards just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ang's brow.
Ang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shane Richards is winning the standup battle so far.
Ang misses with a double jab
and Richards counters with a leg kick.
Ang with a poor takedown
and Richards counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ang is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ang tries to clinch up.
Richards closes the distance and pushes Ang back into the cage.
Ang blocking some punches.
Ang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Richards lands with a kick to the temple. Ang shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Richards buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Richards punishes Ang's body with a nice straight punch.
Richards wants to clinch.
Ang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Shane Richards overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Richards landing some decent shots from guard.
Richards wants to control from the top but Ang keeps moving.
Richards stands and throws Ang's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Richards decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Richards takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards breaks from the clinch.
Ang gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ang trying to keep a closed guard but Richards is proving a slippery customer.
Rodney Ang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richards prevents Ang from getting back to his feet.
Richards stands up from Ang's guard - Richards perhaps looking for a knockout.
A nice combination there by Richards.
Shane Richards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richards bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Richards showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Richards has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Richards!
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