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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morten Norgaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is 'Be Myself' by Charlie Brown Jr.. A fine choice. Norgaard has chosen Hestevisen as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Morten Norgaard!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva wants to clinch up but Norgaard keeps it at a distance.
Norgaard closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Norgaard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Norgaard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norgaard misses with a knee strike.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Norgaard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Norgaard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norgaard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Norgaard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norgaard wants to clinch
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Norgaard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Norgaard tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Norgaard lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Norgaard.
It looks like Diego Silva has been cut.
Norgaard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norgaard clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Norgaard.
Norgaard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Norgaard.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Norgaard.
Norgaard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Norgaard connects with a knee to the head.
A short right from Norgaard on the inside.
Norgaard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Norgaard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Norgaard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Norgaard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees in the clinch landing for Norgaard.
Norgaard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Norgaard misses with a knee to the head.
Norgaard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norgaard breaks from the clinch.
Norgaard has managed to clinch.
A short right from Norgaard on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norgaard landing knees to the body.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Norgaard.
Norgaard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Norgaard.
Norgaard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Norgaard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Norgaard lands a nice knee to the body.
Norgaard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Norgaard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Norgaard lands a damaging elbow.
Norgaard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norgaard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Norgaard lands a damaging elbow.
Norgaard lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Norgaard lands a right hand.
Norgaard lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norgaard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Norgaard has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Norgaard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Norgaard gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Norgaard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Norgaard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Norgaard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Norgaard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Norgaard misses with a knee strike.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Norgaard - that landed with a thud.
Norgaard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norgaard lands a nice knee to the body.
Norgaard scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norgaard breaks from the clinch.
Morten Norgaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norgaard tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Norgaard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Norgaard forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Norgaard scores with a knee to the head.
Norgaard connects with a knee to the head.
Norgaard lands a knee to the body.
Norgaard lands a left hand.
Norgaard lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Norgaard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Norgaard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Norgaard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norgaard with a knee to the head.
Norgaard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Norgaard clinches up against the cage.
Norgaard manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morten Norgaard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Norgaard moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Norgaard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norgaard wants to clinch.
Norgaard forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Norgaard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Norgaard gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Norgaard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norgaard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Norgaard lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Norgaard lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Norgaard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Norgaard misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norgaard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Norgaard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Norgaard breaks the clinch.
Norgaard tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Norgaard wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Good leg kick by Norgaard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Norgaard has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Norgaard lands an elbow inside.
Norgaard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Norgaard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Norgaard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Norgaard lands a nice knee to the body.
Norgaard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norgaard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Norgaard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norgaard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Norgaard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Norgaard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Norgaard lands a damaging elbow.
Norgaard unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Norgaard.
Norgaard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Norgaard.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Norgaard lands a damaging elbow.
Norgaard manages to break the clinch.
Diego Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norgaard clinches with his opponent.
Morten Norgaard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Norgaard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norgaard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva avoiding damage as Norgaard throws knees to the body.
Norgaard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Norgaard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norgaard lands an elbow inside.
Norgaard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Norgaard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Norgaard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Norgaard lands a body shot.
Nice elbow from Norgaard.
Norgaard manages to break the clinch.
Norgaard forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Norgaard lands a nice uppercut.
Norgaard looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Norgaard scores a nice knee to the body.
Norgaard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norgaard.
Norgaard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Norgaard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norgaard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Norgaard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morten Norgaard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Norgaard rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Norgaard breaks from the clinch.
Silva blocks a head kick by Norgaard.
Norgaard has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Norgaard lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Good body shot from Norgaard.
Norgaard lands a body punch.
Norgaard scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norgaard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norgaard moves into the clinch.
Norgaard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morten Norgaard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diego Silva's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Norgaard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norgaard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norgaard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Norgaard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Norgaard doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva tries to clinch but Norgaard moves out of range.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Norgaard didn't expect that.
Norgaard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norgaard is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Norgaard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norgaard managing to control the position.
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.
Norgaard wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Norgaard is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Norgaard has escaped and now he's on top!
Norgaard content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Norgaard advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Norgaard perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
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.
Despite being in the dominant position, Morten Norgaard just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norgaard has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Norgaard manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Diego Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva is trying to escape the mount but Norgaard keeps good control and instead manages to take Silva's back.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Diego Silva.
I think Norgaard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morten Norgaard!
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hype
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