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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nakachi Tadageru (ranked 1791 p4p, 3105 weight class) and Sammy Jam (ranked 193 p4p, 312 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nakachi Tadageru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sammy Jam!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tadageru shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jam as he jumps to the side.
Tadageru walks into a left hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tadageru.
Jam is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jam bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jam tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jam has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jam is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tadageru knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tadageru regains half guard.
Tadageru gets full guard.
Tadageru trying to control the position here.
Jam drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jam jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tadageru will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tadageru tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jam looking to pass the guard.
Tadageru tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jam avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jam drops back looking for a leg! Tadageru is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tadageru manages to kick Jam off! Jam jumps back into Tadageru's guard.
Jam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tadageru is keeping the position for now.
Jam stopping the sweep attempt from Tadageru.
Tadageru bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jam's guard.
Jam looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tadageru stays in close to Jam's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tadageru landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jam controlling the position.
Jam has his foot on Tadageru's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tadageru works his way back into a safe position though.
Tadageru postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jam looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jam bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tadageru's guard.
Jam thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tadageru tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tadageru is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jam defends well.
Jam passes Tadageru's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tadageru.
Jam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tadageru wants to sweep but no luck.
Jam thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jam passes Tadageru's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tadageru manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tadageru not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tadageru lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jam looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jam keeping moving, preventing Tadageru from controlling successfully.
Tadageru landing some decent shots from guard.
Tadageru working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jam looking for a sweep. Not yet Jam, not yet.
Jam looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jam has his foot on Tadageru's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tadageru works his way back into a safe position though.
Jam escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tadageru gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tadageru passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jam takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tadageru working the body and head with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jam on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tadageru working the head with strikes.
Tadageru lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tadageru trying to control the action but Jam is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nakachi Tadageru will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tadageru feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jam has his foot on Tadageru's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tadageru works his way back into a safe position though.
Tadageru lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jam working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tadageru doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tadageru manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tadageru wants to control from the top but Jam keeps moving.
Tadageru lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tadageru postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jam working a defensive guard here.
Tadageru is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nakachi Tadageru overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tadageru is in close to Jam's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jam has momentary wrist control but Tadageru slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jam has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tadageru can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tadageru got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jam has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tadageru has managed to get both his arms back between Jam's legs - danger averted.
Tadageru is working Jam over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jam keeping moving, preventing Tadageru from controlling successfully.
Jam not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tadageru is in close to Jam's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tadageru has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jam looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tadageru works over Jam with some ground and pound from guard.
Tadageru landing with the ground and pound.
Jam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru lands a couple of digs.
Jam looking to control.
Tadageru wants to control from the top but Jam keeps moving.
Tadageru postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tadageru is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jam can do to turn this around?
Tadageru with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jam looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tadageru is one step ahead there.
Tadageru working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jam is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tadageru is aware though and is defending well.
Tadageru scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tadageru content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jam keeping moving, preventing Tadageru from controlling successfully.
Jam is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru connects with a couple of short punches.
Tadageru content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jam escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tadageru gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tadageru pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jam is keeping the position for now.
Jam working a defensive guard here.
Jam keeping moving, preventing Tadageru from controlling successfully.
Jam looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tadageru is one step ahead there.
Tadageru lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jam is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tadageru is aware though and is defending well.
Tadageru sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jam keeping full guard, as Tadageru tries to pass.
Jam has his foot on Tadageru's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tadageru works his way back into a safe position though.
Jam wants to sweep here but Tadageru controlling him for the moment.
Tadageru is working Jam over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tadageru working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jam's head.
Tadageru is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tadageru lands a couple of elbows.
Tadageru postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nakachi Tadageru dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Tadageru shoots in looking for a takedown. Jam tries to sprawl out of it but Tadageru keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jam manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tadageru looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tadageru gets caught napping as Jam dives in and scores a takedown. Tadageru manages to retain guard.
Tadageru looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tadageru looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jam looking to pass the guard.
Jam passes Tadageru's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jam seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Tadageru is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sammy Jam!
Sammy Jam tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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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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