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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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150 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, James Morrison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Svensson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Svensson lands in his opponent's guard.
Svensson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Svensson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Svensson passes Morrison's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Svensson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Morrison looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Svensson trying to mount his opponent but Morrison defends it.
Svensson stands up out of the half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison gets caught napping as Svensson dives in and scores a takedown. Morrison manages to retain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson stands and throws Morrison's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Svensson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Morrison's legs.
Morrison is being controlled here.
Svensson is looking to take a break and control but Morrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Svensson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Svensson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Morrison manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson looking to pass the guard.
Svensson trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Svensson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morrison is looking for a triangle but Svensson pushes his legs off easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Svensson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Svensson stopping the sweep attempt from Morrison.
Svensson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morrison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Svensson is in close to Morrison's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Svensson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison is keeping the position for now.
Svensson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morrison keeping moving, preventing Svensson from controlling successfully.
Svensson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Svensson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Svensson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Svensson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morrison is keeping the position for now.
Svensson trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Svensson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrison keeping moving, preventing Svensson from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Svensson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Svensson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Svensson controlling the action here.
Svensson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Morrison is squirming around, avoiding Svensson's attempts to control the action.
Svensson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Svensson looking to control but Morrison is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson works his way to his opponent's back.
Svensson has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Morrison's body.
Morrison breaks Svensson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Svensson pulls Morrison in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dan Svensson.
Svensson clinches.
Svensson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Svensson trying to land knees to the body.
Svensson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Svensson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morrison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrison wants a takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Svensson.
Svensson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Svensson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Svensson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Svensson passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson tries for a kimura but Morrison is defending well.
Morrison is not content to let Svensson control the position.
Svensson is trying to get an arm triangle but Morrison is defending well.
Svensson is looking to take a break and control but Morrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Svensson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Svensson stalls from top position.
Svensson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Morrison!
Morrison is in all sorts of trouble here.
Svensson looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrison is in a horrible position here. Svensson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Svensson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Svensson dives in and scores a takedown into Morrison's guard.
Svensson passes Morrison's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Morrison is trying to maintain the position but Svensson is very close to passing his half guard.
Morrison looking for submissions off his back.
Morrison looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Svensson works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson grinds an elbow into Morrison's temple.
Morrison is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Svensson is trying to get an arm triangle but Morrison is defending well.
Svensson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Svensson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Morrison to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Morrison shrugs it off.
Svensson lands a big elbow.
Svensson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Svensson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Svensson lands a nice shot to the head.
Svensson controlling the pace for now.
Svensson lands a nice shot to the head.
Svensson forces the positional change into back control.
Svensson looking for the RNC.
Svensson working for a choke but Morrison is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Svensson is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Dan Svensson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Svensson is controlling the position but Morrison somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Svensson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Morrison is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dan Svensson!
Dan Svensson is the new featherweight champion!
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