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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thor Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svensson comes to the cage accompanied by Gods of Thunder, Of Wind and of Rain. Jordan has chosen Gangnam Style as his entrance music. Michael Jordan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thor Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Jordan!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Svensson.
Svensson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Svensson tries to clinch up
and Jordan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jordan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jordan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Svensson is defended easily by Jordan.
Svensson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jordan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Svensson's guard.
Svensson is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jordan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jordan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jordan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michael Jordan.
Jordan lands with a nice combination. Svensson backs away looking to recover.
Svensson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jordan circles away.
Svensson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jordan circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Svensson as Jordan shoots in.
Jordan misses with a takedown attempt - Svensson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Svensson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson is looking to take a break and control but Jordan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Svensson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jordan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Svensson.
Svensson drops an elbow to the side of Jordan's head.
Svensson is pressing down on Jordan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jordan is holding on for now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jordan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Svensson.
Jordan is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan is trying to stand back up but Svensson is controlling him
Svensson controlling the action here.
Svensson passes to side control.
Jordan struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Svensson working away.
Svensson decides to stand back up. Svensson steps back and let's Jordan get back to his feet.
Thor Svensson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svensson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A good leg kick by Svensson.
Jordan keeps the fight on the outside.
Svensson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jordan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Svensson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Svensson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Svensson wants to control the pace but Jordan is squirming around nicely.
Svensson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jordan because Svensson loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thor Svensson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jordan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jordan decides to stand back up. Jordan steps back and let's Svensson get back to his feet.
Jordan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Svensson fails with a takedown attempt.
Svensson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jordan circles away.
Jordan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Svensson misses with a low kick as Jordan jumps back.
Jordan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Svensson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Svensson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jordan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jordan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jordan trying to control the position.
Svensson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jordan keeping moving, preventing Svensson from controlling successfully.
Svensson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jordan is keeping the position for now.
Svensson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jordan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jordan has escaped and now he's on top!
Jordan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Svensson wants to stand and escape but Jordan is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan preventing the sweep.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Michael Jordan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Svensson shoots in and drives through. Jordan sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Svensson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Svensson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jordan is able to avoid easily.
Jordan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jordan.
Jordan tries for a takedown but Svensson manages to get underhooks.
Svensson pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Svensson trying to control the position.
Jordan 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan wants to control from the top but Svensson keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Svensson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michael Jordan.
Svensson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jordan defends it nicely.
Thor Svensson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jordan shoots in looking for a takedown. Svensson tries to sprawl out of it but Jordan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Svensson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Jordan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Svensson scoring well with a low kick there.
Jordan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jordan wants it to stay on the feet.
Jordan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Svensson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Svensson moves in looking to clinch but Jordan pushes him off.
Jordan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Svensson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jordan is one step ahead there.
Jordan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jordan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Svensson defends it nicely.
Jordan scores with a takedown into Svensson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson is trying to control the position but Jordan postures up.
Svensson is looking to stand up but Jordan isn't so interested in that idea.
Svensson controls Jordan momentarily but Jordan frees himself.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Thor Svensson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jordan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Svensson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thor Svensson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Jordan.
Svensson is looking to take a break and control but Jordan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Svensson is stalling here. Jordan is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Svensson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jordan has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jordan decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jordan leaves Svensson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jordan closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jordan tries to clinch but Svensson is having none of it.
Jordan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svensson swinging wildly here.
Jordan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Svensson.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jordan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jordan instigates a clinch.
Jordan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Svensson stops a takedown attempt from Jordan.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Jordan.
I think Jordan 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Jordan!
After winning the bout, Michael Jordan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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