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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jim Dangle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valko Strange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dangle comes to the cage accompanied by "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga. The key to victory for Jim Dangle has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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165 lbs
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154 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Dangle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Valko Strange!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strange circles away from the clinch attempt
and Strange counters with a straight right hand.
Dangle tries to clinch
and Dangle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Strange takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dangle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Strange closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dangle did well to prevent Strange getting side control.
Strange controlling the action here.
Strange thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dangle's head.
Strange controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strange lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Still in half guard, Strange seems content to control.
Strange's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Dangle wants to get back to full guard.
Strange perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Valko Strange hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Strange moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Strange takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dangle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Strange pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dangle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strange is defending well for now.
Dangle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Strange avoids it.
Dangle lands a knee to the head.
Dangle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Valko Strange has been cut.
Strange works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Dangle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Strange controls the pace.
Dangle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Strange trying to control but Dangle is working from the bottom.
Strange won't allow Dangle to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strange slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Strange looking to sit in guard and control but Dangle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Strange wants to sweep but no luck.
Dangle is fighting to break Strange's control of his arms but Strange is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dangle wants to control from the top but Strange keeps moving.
That's four 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.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Valko Strange hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Strange tries to clinch up but Dangle circles away and keeps his distance.
Jim Dangle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dangle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strange fails with the takedown
and Dangle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dangle wants to clinch
and Strange decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dangle's guard.
Dangle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dangle keeping moving, preventing Strange from controlling successfully.
Strange working some strikes from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strange missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valko Strange dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Valko Strange's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dangle wants to clinch
and Strange counters with a takedown into side control.
Strange goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dangle rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Strange's guard! Nice work there by Dangle!
Dangle controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dangle looking to sit in guard and control but Strange gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Strange trying to control the position from guard on top but Dangle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dangle wants to sweep but no luck.
Strange must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dangle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dangle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Strange is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Valko Strange was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Strange closes the distance and pushes Dangle back into the cage.
Dangle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Strange tries to land knees in the clinch but Dangle avoids the damage to the body.
Strange has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dangle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Strange is breathing heavily.
Dangle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dangle lands a nice knee to the body.
Dangle working Strange over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dangle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dangle lands a nice knee to the body.
Dangle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dangle scores a nice knee to the body.
Dangle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dangle landing knees to the body.
Strange is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dangle pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dangle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Strange pulls his leg out and moves away.
Strange throws a head kick that misses
and Dangle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Strange goes for a takedown attempt but Dangle pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jim Dangle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valko Strange.
Dangle scores with a head kick. Strange tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dangle tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Strange counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strange wants to control from the top but Dangle keeps moving.
Dangle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Strange controlling from the top position.
Strange cracks Dangle with a solid left hand.
Dangle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Strange.
That's four 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 working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Strange.
Strange sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Strange throws and elbow that misses. Dangle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Strange's guard. Nice move by Dangle!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Strange can do anything to dispel that myth.
Strange wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dangle wants to stand but Strange is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Dangle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Valko Strange's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dangle moves to clinch but Strange breaks away
and Strange counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dangle's guard now.
Dangle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Strange throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dangle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Strange engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Strange loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strange is stalling in the full guard.
Strange with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strange throws a strike but Dangle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Strange trying to control the position here.
Dangle trying to control but Strange is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Valko Strange wasn't active enough on the ground.
Dangle tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Strange counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dangle!
Strange lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Strange throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Strange throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dangle because Strange loaded up on that one.
Strange lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dangle wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Strange.
Strange lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dangle hang on?
Strange tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strange dominating with strikes here.
Strange throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Strange landing strikes from the mount.
Dangle in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Strange postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dangle looks a forlorn figure.
Poor strikes thrown by Strange there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Strange lands a big shot there that rocks Dangle but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strange with the ground and pound from mount.
Valko Strange has got the better of the ground game so far.
Strange tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dangle blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strange landing strikes from the mount.
Strange throwing strikes here but Dangle is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Strange controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valko Strange comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Strange 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valko Strange!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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