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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Licud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Dangle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dangle is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Licud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Dangle!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dangle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jim Dangle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dangle tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Licud counters with a shoot takedown. Dangle fights it but they end up in guard.
Licud trying to control the position from guard on top but Dangle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Licud trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Licud accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Licud with a nice head shot there.
Licud trying to control but Dangle is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Licud accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Licud trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Licud is looking to work some ground and pound but Dangle has wrist control.
Dangle wants to stand but Licud is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Licud wanted to stand there but Dangle had control of the position.
Licud wants to control from the top but Dangle keeps moving.
Licud is looking to work some ground and pound but Dangle has wrist control.
Licud looking to sit in guard and control but Dangle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dangle won't allow Licud to get back to his feet.
Dangle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Licud is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dangle is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dangle is fighting to break Licud's control of his arms but Licud is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Licud keeping moving, preventing Dangle from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dangle tries to clinch but Licud moves away
and Licud counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Licud wants to control but Dangle is keeping him busy.
Licud working Dangle over with strikes.
Licud content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Licud is keen to just control but Dangle is a slippery customer.
Dangle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Licud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licud has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Dangle works to full guard.
Licud throws a strike but Dangle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Licud is trying to keep Dangle in close.
Dangle seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dangle wants to stand but Licud has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Licud 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 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 postures up.
Licud being controlled here, momentarily.
We're going to have a standup here because Alex Licud wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Licud manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dangle on his heels. He'll look to pass Dangle's guard now, I'm sure.
Licud throws and elbow that misses. Dangle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Licud's guard. Nice move by Dangle!
Dangle tries to free his leg and advance position but Licud is retaining full guard.
Licud is trying to keep Dangle in close.
Licud 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.
Dangle tries to free his leg and advance position but Licud is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Licud dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dangle tries to clinch there but Licud circles away.
Licud avoids the head kick by Dangle.
Dangle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dangle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Licud closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dangle did well to prevent Licud getting side control.
Dangle is refusing to be controlled, as Licud sits in half guard.
Licud lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dangle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dangle kicks off Licud and gets to his feet.
Licud closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dangle did well to prevent Licud getting side control.
Licud wants to take a breather but Dangle is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dangle won't allow Licud to pass to mount.
Alex Licud overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Licud thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dangle's head.
Licud with the ground and pound but Dangle uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Licud throws a strike but Dangle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dangle stands up and waves to Licud to follow him.
Licud fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dangle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Licud manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dangle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dangle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Licud misses with a two punch combination.
Licud circles away from the clinch attempt
and Licud decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dangle's guard.
Dangle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Licud trying to control but Dangle is working from the bottom.
Licud has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dangle has momentary wrist control but Licud slips an elbow through the middle.
Dangle trying to keep a closed guard but Licud is proving a slippery customer.
Licud trying to control but Dangle is working from the bottom.
Dangle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Licud manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licud working a defensive guard but Dangle passes into half guard.
Dangle looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Licud wants to control but Dangle is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Still in half guard, Dangle seems content to control.
Licud trying to control here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dangle tries to clinch up but Licud circles away and keeps his distance.
Licud closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Licud lands in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Licud postures up in Dangle's guard and throws a big left but Dangle blocks it.
Licud throws and elbow that misses. Dangle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Licud's guard. Nice move by Dangle!
Dangle stands up and waves to Licud to follow him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dangle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Licud fails to land with a series of punches.
Dangle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Licud closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dangle did well to prevent Licud getting side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Licud dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dangle gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Licudis looking to pass into half guard but Dangle pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Dangle is in guard.
Licud 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.
Licud on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Licud tries to get out of the position.
Dangle trying to control the position from guard on top but Licud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dangle wants to stand but Licud has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Licud is trying to keep Dangle in close.
Licud looking for a sweep. Not yet Licud, not yet.
Dangle passes into half guard.
Dangle content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Dangle has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Licud tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Dangle has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Dangle controlling from mount.
Licud tries to reverse the position but Dangle maintains control.
Licud is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dangle controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Licud can't escape the position.
Licud is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dangle looking to control but Licud is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dangle looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dangle looking to control but Licud is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Licud is desperately trying to improve his position but Dangle has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licud wants to hold on but Dangle pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Licud working to try and regain half guard.
Dangle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dangle content just to control the position here.
Licud is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dangle takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Licud wants to control but Dangle is having none of it.
Dangle controlling his opponent.
Jim Dangle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dangle wants to control the pace but Licud is squirming around nicely.
Alex Licud is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Licud is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dangle lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Dangle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Licud 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Licud!
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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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