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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Pancho Garcia (ranked 755 p4p, 935 weight class) and Jesse-James Hopson (ranked 84 p4p, 101 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by Thors Hammer - Mexico. Hopson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Home among the gumtrees.. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leonardo Pancho Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesse-James Hopson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopson scores with a nice right hand.
Hopson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Garcia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hopson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Garcia misses the target.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Hopson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Hopson needs to keep his hands up - Garcia had a free shot at his head there.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and Hopson counters with a right hand to the body.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Garcia.
Garcia connects with a jab.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Hopson ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopson shoots in looking for a takedown. Garcia tries to sprawl out of it but Hopson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Garcia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hopson digs a good hook to Garcia's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia lands with a nice combination. Hopson backs away looking to recover.
Hopson is looking to clinch.
Hopson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hopson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hopson trying to control the action but Garcia is working from the bottom.
Garcia is trying to control Hopson's posture but Hopson avoids it.
Hopson just content to control the position.
Hopson wants to control but Garcia is keeping him busy.
Garcia is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Garcia holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Garcia is looking for a sweep.
Garcia is working hard here to advance position.
Hopson laying and praying for a moment but Garcia takes advantage and regains half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Hopson has control of the leg.
Hopson is looking to stall here but Garcia recovers full guard.
Hopson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hopson stopping the sweep attempt from Garcia.
Hopson is looking to work some ground and pound but Garcia has wrist control.
Hopson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hopson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four 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.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopson.
Hopson misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Hopson does it's job there.
Hopson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garcia to score with a decent uppercut.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Hopson needs to keep his hands up - Garcia had a free shot at his head there.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Hopson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hopson stuns Garcia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garcia needs to keep his hands up - Hopson had a free shot at his head there.
Garcia swings widly with a right hand
and Hopson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcia is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hopson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garcia.
Hopson drops his hands momentarily and Garcia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hopson ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Hopson throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Hopson closes the distance and pushes Garcia back into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jesse-James Hopson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Garcia swings widly with a right hand
and Hopson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab from Hopson.
Hopson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopson.
Garcia misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hopson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Garcia misses with a right hand
and Hopson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Hopson ducks down to avoid it.
Hopson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hopson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Hopson.
It looked like Garcia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hopson looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Hopson lands a jab to the head.
Garcia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hopson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopson closes the distance and clinches up with Garcia, looking for a takedown. Hopson pushes Garcia against the cage but Garcia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Hopson moves out of range of the strikes.
Hopson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Jesse-James Hopson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Garcia throws a lazy uppercut
and Hopson counters with a nice uppercut.
Hopson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopson manages to avoid it.
Hopson slips a jab from Garcia.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Hopson ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopson.
Hopson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garcias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Hopson moved out of range.
Hopson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hopson throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Hopson. Beautiful body shot.
A big right from Garcia misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopson throws out a powerful jab.
Garcia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopson works the jab nicely.
Hopson wants to clinch up but Garcia keeps it at a distance.
Garcia throws a poor cross that misses
letting Hopson counter with a right hand.
Garcia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hopson misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Garcia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garcia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hopson under the eye.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Hopson's shoulder, as Hopson tries to avoid the shot.
Hopson misses with a hook.
Hopson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Good standup being displayed there by Hopson as he connects with a hook.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Hopson's shoulder, as Hopson tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopson throws a right hand that misses
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcia lands a nice shot that snaps Hopson's head back.
Garcia throws a jab when Hopson was well out of range.
Hopson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheers as Garcia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hopson doesn't seem phased though.
Hopson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hopson cracks Garcia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hopson tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut there from Hopson.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hopson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Hopson darts in looking for a takedown but Garcia gets double underhooks and turns Hopson into the cage.
Leonardo Pancho Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse-James Hopson.
Hopson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Hopson moves away and avoids it.
Hopson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Garcia's guard.
Hopson trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is trying to keep Hopson in close.
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Hopson defends easily.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Hopson from controlling successfully.
Garcia 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.
Hopson landing some decent shots from guard.
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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hopson has managed to clinch.
Jesse-James Hopson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hopson working aggressively here.
Hopson lands a body punch.
Hopson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garcia tries to work over Hopson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia misses with a punch on the inside.
Hopson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Garcia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Hopson on the inside.
Hopson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hopson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garcia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hopson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Garcia lands a body shot in the clinch.
Garcia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hopson smiles and moves away.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Hopson's shoulder, as Hopson tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Garcia misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a good cross that connects.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Hopson slips the punch.
Hopson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Garcia cracks a nice hook into Hopson's ribs.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Garcia misses with some punches.
Hopson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hopson prevents a body shot from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
A short uppercut from Hopson.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Hopson misses with a body punch.
Hopson throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopson breaks the clinch.
Hopson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia is looking for a sweep.
Garcia can't do much from the bottom here.
Hopson controlling from side mount.
Hopson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garcia struggling a bit here.
Jesse-James Hopson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garcia takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hopson taking a break here but Garcia is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hopson trying to control from half guard but Garcia is working away.
Garcia wants to control but Hopson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Garcia manages to get to full guard.
Hopson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Garcia keeping full guard, as Hopson tries to pass.
That's four 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.
Hopson wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Hopson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hopson preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hopson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Garcia on his heels. He'll look to pass Garcia's guard now, I'm sure.
Garcia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hopson defends well.
Hopson looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse-James 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse-James Hopson!
Jesse-James Hopson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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pop
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