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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hanzo Hattori (ranked 5557 p4p, 3684 weight class) and Dan Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan has chosen Wellerman (Sea Shanty) as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hanzo Hattori!
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, Dan Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan clinches up with Hattori and pushes him back against the cage.
Hattori jumps guard but Morgan stands there with Hattori around his waist. Hattori gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
I was talking to Hattori's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hattori tries to pull guard but Morgan won't allow it.
Hattori fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hanzo Hattori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hattori tries to pull guard but Morgan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Morgan gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Morgan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is looking for a kimura but Hattori is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morgan to get the leverage.
Morgan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hattori doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Morgan.
Morgan tries to pass to full mount but Hattori defends it.
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.
Morgan is looking for a kimura but Hattori is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morgan to get the leverage.
Morgan is trying to control the action in half guard but Hattori is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Morgan stalling.
Hattori is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morgan pulls his head out easily.
Morgan is working for a submission of some sort.
Hattori looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hattori knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Well, if Morgan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Morgan shoots in and drives through. Hattori sprawls well.
Hattori is looking to counter with head kicks.
Morgan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hattori!
Hattori is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tries to score with some ground and pound. Hattori controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hattori keeps working.
Morgan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hattori is trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hattori regains half guard there - taking advantage of Morgan's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Hattori actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Morgan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Morgan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Morgan slows the pace down in half guard.
Morgan wants to pass the guard but Hattori is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hattori is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morgan pulls his head out easily.
Hattori looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hattori is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morgan pulls his head out easily.
Morgan is controlling the pace.
Morgan postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hattori to stand up.
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.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hattori napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Morgan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Morgan grinds an elbow into Hattori's temple.
Morgan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hattori has escaped the position, nice work there.
Morgan working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan cracks Hattori with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hattori is trying to improve his position.
Morgan working the ground and pound.
Morgan cracks Hattori with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hattori on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Morgan cracks Hattori with a big right hand but Hattori just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hattori takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Morgan working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hattori!
Hattori working to try and regain half guard.
Morgan working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan wants to control but Hattori has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Hattori looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hattori looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Morgan 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! This is the final round!
Morgan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Morgan showed some decent athleticism there.
Hattori looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hattori might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morgan is keen to just control but Hattori is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Morgan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hattori tries to roll over but Morgan keeps him under control.
Hattori actively working from the bottom here.
Hattori is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Morgan pulls his head out easily.
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.
Hattori looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Morgan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morgan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hattori looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Morgan stalling.
Morgan stands up and beckons Hattori to join him on the feet.
Morgan gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Morgan working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Hattori turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Morgan off and cradles Hattori's limp body as Morgan celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Dan Morgan!
Dan Morgan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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