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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nakachi Tadageru (ranked 299 p4p, 276 weight class) and Jesse-James Hopson (ranked 34 p4p, 30 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class 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 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nakachi Tadageru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesse-James Hopson!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopson misses the shot to the body.
Tadageru changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tadageru takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tadageru misses with a takedown attempt
and Hopson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donk. Hopson catches Tadageru right on the button with a cross.
Hopson throws a nice looking combination but Tadageru bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tadageru attempts a counter takedown but Hopson avoids it well and moves away.
Hopson throws a big shot that misses.
Tadageru shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hopson pinned against the cage. Hopson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Hopson scores with a four punch combination!
Tadageru shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopson is controlling Tadageru's trapped leg to prevent Tadageru from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tadageru seems to be working for a kimura but Hopson defends the submission attempt.
Tadageru throwing shots but Hopson is blocking nicely.
Tadageru slips a nice elbow through Hopson's hands, connecting with Hopson's forehead.
Tadageru is stalling here. Hopson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tadageru seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hopson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tadageru sneaks back into half guard.
Hopson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tadageru tries to roll over but Hopson keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru gets full guard.
Hopson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hopson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tadageru wants to sweep but no luck.
Hopson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hopson postures up.
Hopson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tadageru is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tadageru missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru is looking to pass Hopson's guard but actually Hopson recovers to full guard.
Tadageru trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hopson holds on and takes a little breather.
Tadageru missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tadageru trying to control the position from guard on top but Hopson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tadageru is in close to Hopson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tadageru with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hopson seems keen to control Tadageru's posture.
Tadageru throws an elbow that misses. Hopson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tadageru's guard. Nice move by Hopson!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopson landing some decent shots from guard.
Tadageru working a defensive guard here.
Hopson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hopson trying to control but Tadageru is working from the bottom.
Tadageru tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hopson looking to pass the guard.
Hopson content to stall in guard here.
Hopson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hopson wants to control from the top but Tadageru keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse-James Hopson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hopson scores with a nice strike.
Tadageru throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hopson misses with a wild body shot.
Tadageru changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hopson looks to land a right hand but Tadageru moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopson misses the target.
Tadageru fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hopson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tadageru is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hopson tries to clinch there but Tadageru circles away.
Tadageru tries to counter with a takedown but Hopson is quick to defend against it.
Tadageru dives in and grabs Hopson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hopson pushes down on Tadageru's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopson closes the distance and clinches.
Hopson tries to throw a body punch but Tadageru avoids it by throwing Hopson back against the cage.
Tadageru wants a takedown but no success here.
Tadageru is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hopson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nakachi Tadageru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hopson cracks Tadageru with a nice body shot.
Tadageru blocks a body shot from Hopson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hopson lands a nice uppercut.
Hopson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hopson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hopson.
Hopson struggles to land a body shot inside as Tadageru controls his hands.
Tadageru's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hopson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopson stops a takedown attempt from Tadageru.
Tadageru tries for a takedown but Hopson manages to get underhooks.
Tadageru is working for takedown but Hopson is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short right from Hopson on the inside.
Hopson stalling against the cage.
Hopson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hopson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tadageru tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hopson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Hopson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopson tries to work over Tadageru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hopson struggles to land a body shot inside as Tadageru controls his hands.
Tadageru has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hopson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Nakachi Tadageru overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hopson is trying to improve his position.
Hopson regains half guard, as Tadageru was trying to land strikes.
Hopson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tadageru.
Tadageru is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Hopson still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Hopson has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Hopson just content to control the position.
Hopson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hopson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopson trying to control the position but Tadageru is working away.
Tadageru throws a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hopson wants to control but Tadageru is keeping him busy.
Tadageru tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tadageru is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hopson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hopson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hopson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tadageru is refusing to be controlled, as Hopson sits in half guard.
Hopson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tadageru defending well though.
Tadageru manages to get to full guard.
Tadageru bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hopson's guard.
Hopson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tadageru manages to get himself to full guard.
Hopson passes Tadageru's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tadageru tries to roll over but Hopson keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse-James Hopson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hopson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jesse-James Hopson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tadageru gets a double leg takedown into Hopson's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tadageru's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tadageru keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hopson's head.
Tadageru with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hopson controlling Tadageru's posture.
Tadageru in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tadageru loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tadageru has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Tadageru loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tadageru accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hopson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tadageru landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tadageru pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hopson is keeping the position for now.
Tadageru trying to control the position from guard on top but Hopson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tadageru sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hopson's guard.
Hopson gets full guard.
Tadageru trying to control the position from guard on top but Hopson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tadageru content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hopson wants to sweep but no luck.
Tadageru postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hopson has control of Tadageru's left arm, preventing Tadageru from doing any damage.
Tadageru trying to control the position from guard on top but Hopson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tadageru postures up in Hopson's guard and throws a big left but Hopson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tadageru is one step ahead there.
Tadageru landing with the ground and pound.
Tadageru loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tadageru lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tadageru trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tadageru is looking to work some ground and pound but Hopson has wrist control.
Tadageru cracks Hopson with a solid left hand.
Tadageru postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tadageru postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tadageru throwing strikes from guard but Hopson blocks nicely.
Tadageru engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru throws an elbow that misses. Hopson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tadageru's guard. Nice move by Hopson!
Tadageru controls Hopson momentarily but Hopson frees himself.
Hopson won't allow Tadageru to sweep him here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hopson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hopson is pushing down on Tadageru's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tadageru is fighting to maintain full guard but Hopson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tadageru taking some punishment here, with Hopson in his half guard.
Hopson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tadageru trying to hold on to Hopson's head to control him but Hopson postures up.
Tadageru wants to get back to full guard.
Hopson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tadageru knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tadageru controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Hopson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hopson is trying to control the action in half guard but Tadageru is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Tadageru wants to control but Hopson is keeping busy.
Nakachi Tadageru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hopson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nakachi Tadageru showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hopson 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse-James Hopson!
After winning the bout, Jesse-James Hopson 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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RATING
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