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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Dangle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dangle kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga. This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Dangle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dangle doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Dangle tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva throws a series of punches but Dangle moves out of range.
Dangle tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dangle at a distance.
Dangle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Dangle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva avoiding damage as Dangle throws knees to the body.
Dangle scores a nice knee to the body.
Dangle landing knees to the body.
Dangle lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Silva looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dangle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dangle crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Dangle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dangle lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Dangle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dangle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Dangle keeps him there for the moment.
Dangle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dangle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dangle lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dangle obliges.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Dangle won't allow it.
Dangle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dangle obliges.
Dangle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dangle with a knee to the head.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Dangle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva jumps guard but Dangle stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dangle stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dangle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dangle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Dangle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Dangle throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Dangle has the dominant position.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Dangle has the dominant position.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dangle lands a knee to the head.
Silva jumps guard but Dangle stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dangle.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Dangle is controlling him.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Jim Dangle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Silva.
Dangle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dangle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dangle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Dangle improves position.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dangle leaning against his opponent.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dangle blocks an elbow strike.
Dangle lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Dangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dangle has Silva pushed against the cage.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Dangle, against the cage.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Dangle with a knee to the head.
Dangle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Dangle keeps him there for the moment.
Dangle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dangle tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva working aggressively here.
Dangle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dangle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dangle scores a nice knee to the body.
Dangle scores a nice knee to the body.
Dangle missing with knees to the body.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dangle scores a nice knee to the body.
Dangle keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dangle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dangle landing knees to the head.
Dangle leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dangle connects with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Dangle shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dangle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Dangle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dangle obliges.
Dangle lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Dangle won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dangle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dangle obliges.
Dangle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dangle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Dangle dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dangle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mike Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dangle tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Dangle tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva throws a series of punches but Dangle moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Dangle.
Dangle shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dangle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dangle has managed to clinch.
Dangle is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dangle down to the mat. Dangle avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dangle moves into the clinch.
Dangle lands a nice knee to the body.
Dangle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but Dangle won't allow it.
Dangle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dangle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jim Dangle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dangle landing knees to the body.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Dangle keeps him there for the moment.
Silva is trying to break free.
A knee to the head by Dangle.
Knees to the body from Dangle.
Dangle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Dangle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dangle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jim Dangle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Silva.
Dangle stalling.
Dangle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Dangle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva tries to pull guard but Dangle holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dangle just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dangle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dangle just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dangle lands a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dangle lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
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.
Dangle stalling against the cage.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dangle prevents it.
Dangle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dangle has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Dangle is controlling him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dangle.
Stalling in the clinch from Dangle.
Dangle connects with a knee to the head.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dangle walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Dangle.
Dangle fails to land the takedown.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Dangle's head but Dangle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva thuds a left hand into Dangle's body.
Dangle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dangle tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dangle connects with an inside leg kick.
Dangle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a series of punches but Dangle avoids them all with ease.
Dangle moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dangle.
Dangle lands a knee to the head.
Dangle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dangle is keeping busy.
Dangle connects with a knee to the head.
Dangle tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva is trying to push Dangle away but Dangle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva tries to pull guard but Dangle won't allow it.
Dangle lands a nice knee to the body.
Dangle crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Dangle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva tries for a takedown but Dangle manages to get underhooks.
Dangle scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Dangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Dangle keeps him there for the moment.
Dangle scores with a knee to the head.
Dangle lands a knee to the body.
Dangle prevents the takedown attempt.
Dangle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Knees to the body from Dangle.
A knee to the head by Dangle.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dangle just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees to the body from Dangle.
Silva pulls guard successfully.
Silva looking to control.
Dangle looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Dangle dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dangle gets a clinch.
Dangle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Dangle stalling in the clinch.
Dangle scores with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to pull guard but Dangle won't allow it.
Dangle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dangle walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dangle doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Dangle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Dangle in a clinch.
Dangle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dangle prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jim Dangle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Silva.
Dangle gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Dangle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Dangle is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dangle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Dangle lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dangle is defending well for now.
Silva taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Dangle.
Dangle working Silva over with knees to the body.
Silva trying to stall but Dangle improves his position.
Dangle lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Dangle.
Dangle tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva is working for takedown but Dangle is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva avoiding damage as Dangle throws knees to the body.
Dangle lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but Dangle won't allow it.
Dangle scores with a knee to the head.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dangle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Dangle landing knees to the body.
Silva tries to pull guard but Dangle holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Dangle tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dangle obliges.
Dangle will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dangle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dangle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dangle crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dangle is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Dangle tries to tie him up.
Dangle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Silva tries to pull guard but Dangle won't allow it.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dangle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Come on Dangle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Dangle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dangle.
Dangle tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Dangle gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
Dangle working Silva over with knees to the body.
Jim Dangle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dangle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva is working for takedown but Dangle is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Dangle.
Dangle scores with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Dangle.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Dangle pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Dangle. Dangle maintains the clinch.
Dangle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dangle avoiding damage.
Silva tries to pull guard but Dangle won't allow it.
Dangle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mike Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dangle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Dangle lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Dangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Dangle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dangle, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Dangle!
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