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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tanner Wyatt (ranked 5196 p4p, 24719 weight class) and Julian Hopson (ranked 354 p4p, 389 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tanner Wyatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julian Hopson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopson keeps the fight on the outside.
Wyatt tries to clinch but Hopson is having none of it.
Wyatt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hopson throws an overhand right that lands on Wyatt's shoulder, as Wyatt tries to avoid the shot.
Hopson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wyatt is trying to defend but Hopson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wyatt tries to get to full guard but Hopson has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hopson in particular looking to stall.
Wyatt actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wyatt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hopson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyatt looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hopson content to control rather than advance.
It looks like Hopson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of 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.
Wyatt is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hopson pulls his head out easily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hopson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hopson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wyatt is looking to regain half guard here but Hopson keeps moving and retains side control.
Hopson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wyatt is being controlled here.
Hopson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt struggling a bit here.
Hopson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hopson controls the position from side control.
Wyatt is looking to regain half guard here but Hopson keeps moving and retains side control.
Hopson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Wyatt's shoulder. That is not cool.
Wyatt is trying to get back to half guard.
Hopson staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hopson scores with punches from side control.
Wyatt seems a little lost for a moment, as Hopson dominates the positioning.
More stalling from Hopson.
Hopson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wyatt seems a little lost for a moment, as Hopson dominates the positioning.
Hopson is continuing to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Hopson dominated that round.
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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wyatt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hopson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wyatt napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wyatt is trying to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hopson cracks Wyatt with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wyatt is letting Hopson control him for a moment.
Wyatt gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wyatt wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hopson raining down shots from the mount!
Wyatt on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wyatt tries to get out of the position.
Wyatt really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hopson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wyatt is working to get back to half guard.
Hopson controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyatt is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hopson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Julian Hopson has got the better of the ground game so far.
The adventures of Hopson the control monster continue. Boring.
The referee warns Wyatt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopson controlling the pace for now.
Wyatt really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hopson looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Let's hope that Hopson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
A nice elbow there by Hopson.
Hopson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wyatt can't escape the position.
Hopson controlling the pace for now.
Wyatt is in a horrible position here. Hopson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hopson controlling from the full mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Hopson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Hopson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hopson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on Wyatt's face as Hopson controls the position.
Wyatt can't do much from the bottom here.
Hopson controls the position from side control.
Hopson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Wyatt's face as Hopson controls the position.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Hopson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson working the ground and pound.
Wyatt is being controlled here.
Julian Hopson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wyatt is trying to control Hopson's posture but Hopson avoids it.
Hopson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Wyatt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hopson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tanner Wyatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wyatt napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wyatt manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hopson's best efforts.
Hopson controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wyatt tries to get to full guard but Hopson has control of the leg.
Wyatt wants to control but Hopson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hopson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wyatt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wyatt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hopson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopson gets a takedown into half guard.
Hopson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wyatt looking for submissions off his back.
Tanner Wyatt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hopson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Hopson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hopson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julian Hopson!
A very excited looking Julian Hopson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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