QFC Tournament 899 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Logan Hope (ranked 5213 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Smalls (ranked 5029 p4p, 494 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hope
vs
Smalls

187 cm
18
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Logan Hope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackson Smalls!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hope shoots for a takedown but Smalls saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Smalls misses.

Hope rushes Smalls and presses him up against the cage.
Smalls has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hope is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Smalls fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Smalls is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Logan Hope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Smalls.
Hope gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smalls.
Smalls keeps control of Hope as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smalls just leaning against Hope, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hope is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hope has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smalls is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Smalls doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Smalls has hold of one of Hope's legs. Hope is fighting the takedown attempt but Smalls gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Smalls postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Smalls is trying to maintain the position but Hope is very close to passing his half guard.
Hope knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smalls on the ground.
Hope trying to control the pace.
Smalls wants to improve his position but Hope is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hope keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hope tries to stand but can't do so whilst Smalls controls his leg.
Smalls is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smalls throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hope trying to control the action but Smalls is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Smalls tries to get to full guard but Hope has control of the leg.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hope on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Hope has Smalls up against the cage in a clinch.
Hope content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hope can't find room to land a body shot as Smalls controls the action.
Hope tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smalls smiles and moves away.
Smalls tries to clinch up but Hope circles away and keeps his distance.
Hope shoots in for a takedown but Smalls shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Smalls has managed to clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Smalls.
Smalls swings wildly with an uppercut but Hope uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hope goes for a takedown attempt but Smalls pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hope is defended easily by Smalls.
No luck for Hope with that takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smalls shoots in for a double leg but Hope sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A counter left hand to the body from Hope misses its target.
Smalls darts in looking for a takedown but Hope gets double underhooks and turns Smalls into the cage.
Hope throwing a counter right hand but Smalls manages to avoid it.
Smalls looks to land a body kick but Hope moved away.
Smalls lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jackson Smalls 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.

Smalls swinging wildly here.
Logan Hope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smalls lands with a straight right. Hope didn't see that one coming.
Smalls shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hope as he jumps to the side.
It looked like Hope was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hope looks for a takedown but Smalls sprawls well.
Smalls scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hope blocks a head kick by Smalls.
Hope fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Hope as Smalls shoots in.
Hope shoots in looking for a takedown. Smalls tries to sprawl out of it but Hope keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smalls manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smalls gets the takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Smalls's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Smalls has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Smalls tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Smalls scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hope to see if he's OK.
Jackson Smalls has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smalls is putting a hurting on Hope here, landing some big shots from side control.
Smalls trying to control the action but Hope is working from the bottom.
I wouldn't like to be where Hope is right now.

Smalls decides to stand back up.
Smalls throws a head kick but Hope moves out of range.
Smalls misses with a double jab.
Smalls shoots in for a takedown but Hope shows good takedown defense.
Logan Hope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Smalls.
Smalls pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hope back to the cage. Smalls follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smalls throws a low kick but Hope moves out of range easily.
Hope shoots in looking for a takedown. Smalls tries to sprawl out of it but Hope keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smalls manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smalls drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hope defends it well.
Hope shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smalls but Smalls pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smalls misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Hope gets a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smalls goes for a takedown attempt but Hope pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hope shoots in looking for a takedown but Smalls manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hope's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smalls scores with a shot to the body.
Smalls throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smalls circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smalls counters with a one-two to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smalls.
Hope throws a leg kick but Smalls moved away.
Smalls misses with a few strikes there.
Smalls jabs Hope to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Smalls shoots in and bounces Hope off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hope is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Smalls showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.

No luck with that takedown attempt from Smalls.
Hope swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hope tries for a takedown but Smalls sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jackson Smalls seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hope is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smalls sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Smalls changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hope looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Hope explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Hope doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smalls counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Logan Hope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hope moves out of range of the body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hope throws a nice looking combination but Smalls bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hope blocks a head kick by Smalls.
Hope tries to counter by clinching up but Smalls breaks away and moves out of range.
Hope keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hope wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hope shoots in for a takedown but Smalls shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smalls is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hope rather than just go for the knockout.
Smalls lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Smalls closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hope's guard.
Smalls content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smalls engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Smalls keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hope's head.
Smalls wants to control from the top but Hope keeps moving.
Smalls pushing down on Hope's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hope is staying active underneath Smalls, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smalls slips a nice elbow through Hope's hands, connecting with Hope's forehead.

Smalls decides to return to a standing position.
Smalls throws a right and a left that Hope avoids nicely.
Hope has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smalls throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hope.
Smalls throws a right hand that Hope ducks under and follows up with a left that Hope also avoids with ease.

Hope shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Smalls manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hope pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smalls is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smalls is on top in guard.

Smalls makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Smalls forces his way into half guard.
Smalls drops an elbow to the side of Hope's head.

Smalls is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hope has managed to free his arm - good work.
Smalls content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Smalls gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Hope has a takedown stuffed.
Smalls tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Smalls throws a body shot but no joy.
Hope wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Smalls throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Logan Hope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson Smalls is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smalls pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Smalls comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smalls winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Jackson Smalls!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Jackson Smalls!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Jackson Smalls!

Jackson Smalls wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julian Mathews (ranked 5122 p4p, 496 weight class) and John Kempt (ranked 5074 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mathews
vs
Kempt

176 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
24
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julian Mathews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Kempt!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathews tries for a takedown but Kempt circles away easily

and Kempt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kempt is pressed up against the cage. Mathews has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kempt down to the mat. Kempt avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Kempt closes the distance and pushes Mathews back into the cage.
Kempt is trying to break free.
Mathews tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Mathews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mathews wants to take the fight to the mat but Kempt manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mathews misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kempt stalls.
Kempt goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mathews prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mathews can't find room to land a body shot as Kempt controls the action.
Kempt working hard to break the clinch.

Mathews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kempt throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kempt slaps away a takedown attempt from Mathews, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kempt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mathews misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kempt.
Mathews gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Kempt moves into the clinch.
Mathews is trying to pull guard but Kempt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kempt goes for a takedown attempt but Mathews pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mathews closes the distance and clinches up with Kempt, looking for a takedown. Mathews pushes Kempt against the cage but Kempt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Mathews clinches with his opponent.
Mathews is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kempt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Mathews's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathews misses with a wild body shot.
Kempt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mathews is fending him off so far but Kempt persists. Nope, Mathews circles away and we're back to standing.

Kempt clinches with his opponent.

Mathews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good work by Mathews as he checks the leg kick.
Kempt moves to clinch but Mathews breaks away
and Mathews connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mathews lands a two punch combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mathews doesn't manage to clinch there - Kempt circles away.
Kempt stuffs the takedown.

Kempt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mathews, pushing him back against the cage.

Mathews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from Mathews misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kempt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mathews sprawls well. Mathews wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kempt gets slowly back to his feet.

Mathews shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mathews was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on Kempt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mathews tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Mathews fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathews tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Kempt is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kempt is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Kempt kicks off Mathews and gets to his feet.
Kempt throws a head kick that misses
and Mathews connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mathews swats away the attempt to clinch by Kempt.
Mathews catches Kempt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Julian Mathews will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mathews has taken the fight to the clinch.

Mathews breaks from the clinch.
Mathews tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kempt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kempt throws a sloppy body shot

and Mathews counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mathews.
Mathews has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kempt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mathews prevents Kempt from breaking the clinch.
Mathews gets underhooks to prevent Kempt's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kempt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Mathews's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kempt doesn't manage to clinch there - Mathews circles away.
Kempt shoots for a takedown but Mathews saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathews fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kempt avoids it really well and circles away.
Mathews dives in for a single leg takedown but Kempt sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kempt wants to counter the offense by Mathews and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Mathews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kempt shoots in for a takedown but Mathews shows good takedown defense.
Mathews uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kempt.

Mathews darts in and clinches Kempt up against the cage.

Mathews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kempt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mathews's waist but Mathews gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kempt off to one side.
Kempt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kempt throws a hook to the side of Mathews's head but Mathews sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kempt tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mathews defends well and Kempt ends up having to push Mathews into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kempt is breathing heavily.

Mathews takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kempt is pressed up against the cage. Mathews has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kempt down to the mat. Kempt avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kempt shoots and misses
and Mathews connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kempt throws a sloppy head kick and Mathews moves out of range easily.
Julian Mathews is winning the standup battle so far.

Mathews clinches.

Mathews breaks from the clinch.
Mathews shoots in for a takedown but Kempt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mathews looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kempt is fending him off so far but Mathews persists. Nope, Kempt circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kempt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mathews but Mathews pushes him off and we're back to square one.
An attempted straight right counter from Mathews misses the target.
Mathews keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathews wants to clinch but Kempt slips to the side
and Kempt counters with a left and a right that stings Mathews.
Mathews scores with a hook to the body. Kempt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mathews fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mathews has a takedown stuffed.
Mathews fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kempt avoids it really well and circles away.
Mathews fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kempt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kempt shoots in looking for a takedown but Mathews manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kempt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Mathews closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Mathews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mathews slaps away a takedown attempt from Kempt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mathews tries to score with a low kick but Kempt moves his leg out of the way.
Kempt lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mathews looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kempt counters with a body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mathews.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Mathews dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mathews fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mathews tries for a takedown but Kempt circles away easily
and Kempt counters with a two punch combo.
Kempt wants to clinch.
Mathews lands with a nice combination. Kempt backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kempt shoots in for a takedown but Mathews shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mathews scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Kempt
and Mathews counters with a two punch combo.
Kempt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Mathews moves into the clinch.

Mathews's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kempt looks for a takedown but Mathews sprawls well.

Mathews gets a clinch.
Kempt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mathews smiles and moves away.
Julian Mathews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kempt.
Kempt shoots and misses
and Mathews makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mathews wants to slow Kempt down by chopping away at his legs.
Mathews tries to clinch there but Kempt circles away.
Kempt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathews fails to land the takedown.
Julian Mathews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mathews fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kempt avoids it really well and circles away.
Mathews shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kempt defends it nicely.
Kempt is looking for the big counter here.
Kempt shoots in but Mathews avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mathews takes the fight into the clinch.
Mathews fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Kempt pulls guard successfully.
Mathews has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Kempt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Kempt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mathews doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mathews manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kempt trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathews lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kempt throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mathews knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kempt on the ground.
Kempt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kempt can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mathews wants to get up but he can't break Kempt's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kempt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mathews fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kempt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mathews.
John Kempt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Julian Mathews is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mathews shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kempt as he avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Mathews showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mathews, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Julian Mathews!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Julian Mathews!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Julian Mathews!

Julian Mathews wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hitsugaya Kuroichi (ranked 5339 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimny Stallion (ranked 5289 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kuroichi
vs
Stallion

183 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
24
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hitsugaya Kuroichi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimny Stallion!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuroichi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kuroichi fails with a takedown attempt.
Stallion looks to land a left hand but Kuroichi moved out of range nicely.
Kuroichi went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Stallion stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stallion wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hitsugaya Kuroichi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stallion loads up on a big right hand but Kuroichi slips the punch.
Stallion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuroichi is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kuroichi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stallion is fending him off so far but Kuroichi persists. Nope, Stallion circles away and we're back to standing.
A swing and a miss from Stallion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stallion swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuroichi.
Stallion throws a right hand that misses

and Kuroichi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Kuroichi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stallion moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stallion gets the takedown into side control.

Stallion wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kuroichi, who protects the arm well.

Stallion has hold of Kuroichi's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Kuroichi seems comfortable defending it but Stallion has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Kuroichi is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Kuroichi is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Stallion couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jimny Stallion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emerson Loran (ranked 5386 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Ackerman (ranked 5260 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Loran
vs
Ackerman

176 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emerson Loran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Milan Ackerman!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loran looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Loran darts in looking for a takedown but Ackerman gets double underhooks and turns Loran into the cage.
Despite the aggression on Ackerman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Loran throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Loran defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ackerman.
Ackerman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Loran circles away quickly and effectively.
Loran checks the leg kick.
Loran lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ackerman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Loran.

Loran forces Ackerman back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Loran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ackerman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Loran is fending him off so far but Ackerman persists. Nope, Loran circles away and we're back to standing.
Loran connects with a leg kick. Ackerman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Loran connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ackerman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Loran sprawls well. Loran wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ackerman gets slowly back to his feet.
Emerson Loran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milan Ackerman.
Ackerman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Loran throws a head kick but Ackerman moves out of range.
Loran takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ackerman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Loran scores with a nice right hand.
Ackerman tries to clinch up but Loran circles away and keeps his distance.
Loran throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ackerman throws a big counter head kick but Loran avoids it with no problem.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Loran, as that shot connected.
Loran throws a half hearted mid kick.
Loran misses with a takedown attempt - Ackerman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loran lands with a nice combination. Ackerman backs away looking to recover.
Ackerman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Loran can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Loran. That's going to slow Ackerman down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Loran gets a clinch.
Loran is trying to break the clinch but Ackerman has him pressed against the cage.
Loran lands an elbow inside that Ackerman shrugs off.
Loran tries to pull guard but Ackerman won't allow it.

Ackerman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ackerman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ackerman wants it to stay on the feet.
Loran lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Loran pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ackerman with the counter takedown but Loran avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loran stuffs the takedown.
Ackerman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Loran's waist but Loran gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ackerman off to one side.
Ackerman tries to clinch there but Loran circles away.
Ackerman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Loran.
Loran tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ackerman! But no joy.

Loran gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Loran gets control of Ackerman's arms and successfully pulls guard. Loran will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Loran is breathing heavily.
Loran wants to get back to his feet but Ackerman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ackerman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ackerman wants to control from the top but Loran keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Loran is on top in guard.

Loran might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Loran trying to control the position from guard on top but Ackerman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ackerman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emerson Loran dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Loran jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ackerman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ackerman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Ackerman. Those never looked like landing.
Nice sprawl there from Ackerman as Loran shoots in.
Ackerman throws a head kick that Loran semi-blocks.
Emerson Loran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ackerman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Loran. No joy for Ackerman on that attempt.
Ackerman defending well as Loran loads up on a big left hand.
Ackerman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ackerman shoots in looking for a takedown but Loran manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ackerman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Emerson Loran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milan Ackerman.

Loran tries to sprawl but Ackerman drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Loran has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ackerman is on him like a limpet, forcing Loran back against the cage.
Ackerman is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loran looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loran prevents a takedown attempt there.
Loran working hard to break the clinch.
Ackerman looking to stall.
Ackerman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Loran gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Loran wants to get back to striking at distance but Ackerman won't allow it.
Ackerman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Loran is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Loran really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

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.

Loran manages to break the clinch.
Ackerman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ackerman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Loran sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Loran fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Loran, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Emerson Loran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loran scores with a leg kick.
Loran fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Ackerman. No joy for Loran on that attempt.
Nice defenses there by Ackerman.
Loran lands with a nice combination. Ackerman backs away looking to recover.
Loran is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ackerman can do to turn this around?
Loran lands a body shot.
Ackerman blocks a head kick by Loran.
Ackerman throws out a counter right but Loran avoids it with no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loran stuffs the takedown.
Loran throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Loran scoring well with a low kick there.
Loran looks for a takedown but Ackerman sprawls well.
Ackerman fails with a takedown attempt.
Loran works Ackerman's body with a nice hook.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ackerman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Loran just stands there and leans against the cage.

Loran breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Loran.
Loran throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ackerman throws a head kick that misses.
Loran connects with a body shot that sends Ackerman's belly button to the back.
Loran tries to bum rush Ackerman with a series of wild strikes but Ackerman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Loran shoots for a takedown but Ackerman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ackerman tries to counter with a clinch but Loran shakes him off and moves away.
Loran throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ackerman fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emerson Loran dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Loran fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ackerman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ackerman fails with a takedown attempt.
Loran scores with a punch to the head.
Ackerman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
No luck for Ackerman with that takedown attempt.
Ackerman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Loran.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loran plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Loran lands with a hook. Ackerman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Loran has managed to clinch.
Loran working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ackerman scores with a shoulder strike.
Ackerman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Loran just stands there and leans against the cage.
Emerson Loran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milan Ackerman.
Ackerman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ackerman prevents Loran from breaking the clinch.
Ackerman gets underhooks to prevent Loran's takedown attempt.
Ackerman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Loran to keep the fight standing.
Ackerman jumps guard but Loran stands there with Ackerman around his waist. Ackerman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ackerman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Loran jumps guard and drags Ackerman to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Loran managing to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ackerman prevents Loran from getting back to his feet.
Loran is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Loran decides to stand up.
Ackerman misses with an uppercut. Loran saw that one coming.
Ackerman has a takedown stuffed.
Loran shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ackerman defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ackerman shoots in and drives through. Loran sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Loran.
Ackerman is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Loran lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Ackerman takes the fight into the clinch.

Loran breaks the clinch.
Loran walks into a jab.

Loran drives through and clinches with Ackerman against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ackerman manages to break the clinch.
Ackerman shoots in looking for a takedown but Loran manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ackerman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Loran tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ackerman replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Loran blocks it well.

Loran has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Loran - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Loran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Loran misses with a takedown attempt - Ackerman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ackerman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emerson Loran showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Loran has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Emerson Loran!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Emerson Loran!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Emerson Loran!

Emerson Loran wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Irish Power (ranked 5290 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaz Blackwater (ranked 5214 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Power
vs
Blackwater

172 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Irish Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaz Blackwater!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blackwater instigates a clinch.
Blackwater misses with a punch to the body.
Power scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blackwater blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Power lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Power avoids the elbow strike from Blackwater, against the cage.
Power lands a hook to the side of the head.
Power struggles to land a body shot inside as Blackwater controls his hands.
Blackwater misses with the head strike.
Blackwater creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Power's defenses.
Blackwater blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Power lands a nice shot to the body.
Blackwater lands a nice elbow.
Power blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blackwater tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Power's elbow.
Blackwater tries to work over Power's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Power misses with a punch to the body.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackwater.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
Power misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blackwater throws a punch but it's blocked by Power.
Power tries to throw a body punch but Blackwater avoids it by throwing Power back against the cage.
Power scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwater lands a damaging elbow.
A body shot lands from Power.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blackwater tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Power.
Blackwater misses with an elbow over the top.
Blackwater misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Power.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackwater.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blackwater throws an elbow but misses.
Blackwater gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Power pushes Blackwater back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Power tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blackwater's elbow.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blackwater tries to work over Power's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Power lands a nice uppercut.
Power scores with a shot to the side of Blackwater's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Power.
Power lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blackwater pushes off an throws an elbow but Power leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Power lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blackwater looks winded!
Blackwater tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blackwater misses with an elbow strike.
Blackwater stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Power.
Blackwater blocking some punches.
Power lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Power.
Blackwater misses with a punch on the inside.
Power struggles to land a body shot inside as Blackwater controls his hands.
Blackwater throws an elbow that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Power.
Power lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
Power lands a body punch in the clinch.
Power lands a left hand.
Power lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Power.
Power lands a left hand.
Power working aggressively here.
Power lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Power works on Blackwater's body with a couple of short punches.
Power avoids the elbow strike from Blackwater, against the cage.
Blackwater blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Power scores with a nice hook to the head.
Power works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Power lands with a short shot to the head.
Power lands with a left to the head.
Power lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blackwater pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackwater blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Power.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power is working Blackwater over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Power.
Power works on Blackwater's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Power.
Power cracks Blackwater with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Power scores with a nice short uppercut.
Power lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blackwater backwards.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blackwater pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Power tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blackwater's elbow.
Power makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Power stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blackwater throws an elbow but it misses.
Power lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blackwater backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Power lands with a light punch inside.
Power lands a right hand.
Power working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irish Power dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Power changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blackwater looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
Blackwater takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blackwater just misses with a punch to the body.
Power is looking to counter punch.
Blackwater misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Power.
Blackwater tries to close the distance and clinch up but Power swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Power throws out a powerful jab.
Power jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Power lands with an overhand left.
Blackwater is looking to clinch but Power is avoiding it.
Power is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blackwater.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Blackwater is just out of range.
Kaz Blackwater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackwater tries to close the distance and clinch up but Power swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Power scores with a jab.
Power jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackwater slips a straight right by Power.
Blackwater is breathing heavily.
Blackwater throws a hook but Power avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwater uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Power.
Blackwater misses the shot to the body.
Power throws a jab but it's blocked by Blackwater.
Blackwater throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Power ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Power keeps the fight on the outside.
Power connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blackwater momentarily.
Blackwater on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackwater. Power does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Power was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Blackwater.
Power paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Power bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Power scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Power connects with the punch.
Blackwater is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Power rather than just go for the knockout.
Power lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blackwater at a distance.
Nice jab there from Power.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Power misses with a hook.
Power scores with a shot to the body.
Power feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blackwaters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blackwater ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Power lands with a shot to the body.
Power is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blackwater can do to turn this around?
Donk. Power catches Blackwater right on the button with a cross.
Power lands a slapping body shot.
Blackwater misses with a hook.
Blackwater takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Power goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Power lunges at Blackwater with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blackwater's hand.
Power lands a nice shot to the body.
Power with a nice cross.
Power throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blackwater misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blackwater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Power lands a body shot.
Blackwater tries to clinch there but Power circles away.
Power lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Power throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackwater looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blackwater moves in looking to clinch but Power pushes him off.
Blackwater tries to clinch but Power is having none of it.
Power takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackwater. Power does a little dance to reset his feet.
Power with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Power clobbers Blackwater with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Power misses the shot to the body.
Blackwater bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Irish Power is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackwater throws a hook but Power blocks it.
Power listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Power dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power misses with a straight right.
Blackwater tries to close the distance and clinch but Power swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Power. Beautiful body shot.
Blackwater fails with an attempt to clinch.
Power just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackwater misses with a wild body shot.
Power throwing a counter right hand but Blackwater manages to avoid it.
Blackwater throws a body punch but Power moves out of range.
Blackwater shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blackwater is looking to clinch but Power is avoiding it.
Blackwater misses the shot to the body.
Power throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irish Power dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Blackwater throws a body punch but Power moves out of range.

Power clinches up against the cage.
Blackwater lands an elbow just above Power 's eye.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
Blackwater lands a body shot.
Power lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blackwater backwards.
Blackwater misses with a punch to the body.
Power doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blackwater lands a nice elbow.
Blackwater doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blackwater misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackwater blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Power throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blackwaters head.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Blackwater.
Blackwater lands an elbow inside that Power shrugs off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwater blocks an uppercut.
Blackwater lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Irish Power has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blackwater lands a body shot.
Blackwater lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blackwater creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Power's defenses.
Power misses with a punch to the body.
Blackwater lands an elbow inside.
Power tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blackwater's elbow.
Power throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blackwaters head.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
Power takes an elbow to the temple.
Power blocks a body shot from Blackwater.
Blackwater lands an elbow just above Power 's eye.
Blackwater lands an elbow inside.
Power misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blackwater.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackwater prevents a body shot from Power.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power can't find room to land a body shot as Blackwater controls the action.
Blackwater lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Power backwards.
Power prevents a body shot from Blackwater.
Blackwater lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Power takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blackwater tries to throw a body punch but Power avoids it by throwing Blackwater back against the cage.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blackwater lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Blackwater.
Blackwater misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackwater.
A short uppercut from Power.
Blackwater throws a head punch that misses.
Blackwater works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blackwater doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blackwater lands an elbow just above Power 's eye.
Blackwater lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Power lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blackwater lands a nice elbow.
Power lands with a left to the head.
Power lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
Blackwater blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Blackwater.
Blackwater misses with a punch on the inside.
Irish Power is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Power.
Power prevents a body shot from Blackwater.
Power scores with a shot to the side of Blackwater's head.
Blackwater misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Power lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blackwater or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackwater throws a punch but it's blocked by Power.
Blackwater lands with a short shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blackwater misses with an elbow over the top.
Power blocks an elbow strike.
Power doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blackwater swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Power throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackwater.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Power.
Power presses Blackwater against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Power blocks a body shot from Blackwater.
Power misses with a hook to the ribs.
Power misses with a punch to the body.
Blackwater pushes off an throws an elbow but Power leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kaz Blackwater has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Power scores with a nice hook to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaz Blackwater comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Power has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Irish Power!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Irish Power!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Irish Power!

Irish Power wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

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Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Emerald (ranked 5299 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Dawson (ranked 5244 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Emerald
vs
Dawson

188 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
24
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Emerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emerald will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Emerald fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dawson.
Dawson misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Dawson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Emerald rushes Dawson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dawson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Emerald has him pressed against the cage.
Dawson is trying to break the clinch but Emerald is controlling him.
Dawson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Dawson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emerald can't break the clinch.

Emerald pulls Dawson into guard.
Emerald is pulling down on Dawson's head. It's preventing any offense from Dawson, at least for the moment.
Dawson wants to stand but Emerald has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emerald looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dawson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Emerald. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dawson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Emerald has his foot on Dawson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dawson works his way back into a safe position though.
Emerald tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Emerald is proving hard to escape from.
Dawson being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dawson wanted to stand there but Emerald had control of the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dawson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dawson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Emerald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emerald looks to land a body kick but Dawson moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dawson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emerald tries to counter by clinching up but Dawson breaks away and moves out of range.
Emerald throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dawson.
Emerald misses with a few strikes there.
Dawson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Emerald.
Dawson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Emerald wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dawson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Emerald defends it nicely.
Emerald wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dawson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Emerald.
A little jabbing left from Dawson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dawson throws a lazy head kick
and Emerald counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dawson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Emerald defends it nicely.
Emerald is looking to counter the offense by Dawson and move into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emerald avoids the head kick by Dawson.

Emerald has Dawson up against the cage in a clinch.
Emerald prevents Dawson from breaking the clinch.
Dawson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Emerald goes for a takedown attempt but Dawson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No joy there for Dawson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dawson tries to bum rush Emerald with a series of wild strikes but Emerald uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Emerald moves into the clinch.

Dawson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Emerald moves into range and clinches up with Dawson.
Emerald is stalling here.
Dawson tries to pull guard but Emerald holds him up against the cage and eventually Dawson drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emerald lands a nice shot to the body.
Dawson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dawson tries to circle away but Emerald has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Dawson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dawson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Emerald has him pressed against the cage.

Emerald pulls guard successfully.

Emerald wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emerald fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dawson avoids it really well and circles away.
Dawson misses with a series of wild punches.
Emerald misses with a straight right.
As Emerald backs off Dawson throws a huge counter combo but Emerald manages to avoid it all.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Emerald dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dawson stuffs the takedown.
Emerald tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dawson defends well and Emerald ends up having to push Dawson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dawson misses with a series of wild punches.
Dawson leaves Emerald with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Emerald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emerald avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dawson.
Dawson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emerald.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

A jab-cross combination lands for Dawson and sends Emerald crashing to the mat! Dawson follows him down to the mat - Emerald regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

It looks like John Emerald has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Emerald makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Dawson misses with a double jab.
Dawson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emerald moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emerald dives in for a single leg takedown but Dawson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson looks to score with a jab to the body but Emerald is just out of range.
Emerald throws a shot to the body.

Emerald has closed the distance and engaged Dawson in a clinch.
Dawson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dawson gets underhooks to prevent Emerald's takedown attempt.
Dawson is looking for a takedown.
Dawson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Dawson breaks from the clinch.
Emerald blocks the body kick.
Emerald slips a jab and a cross from Dawson.
Dawson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dawson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Emerald misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dawson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Emerald rushes Dawson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emerald drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dawson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Emerald throws a head kick that misses.

A jab-cross combination lands for Dawson and sends Emerald crashing to the mat! Dawson follows him down to the mat - Emerald regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Emerald is rocked!
Dawson wants to get back to his feet.
Oh Emerald is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Emerald is looking to escape.
Dawson wants to get back to his feet.
Emerald seems to have got his legs back now.
Emerald wants to get back to full guard.

Emerald has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Dawson is on him like a limpet, forcing Emerald back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson tries to break the clinch but Emerald is controlling the position.
Dawson keeps control of Emerald as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dawson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Emerald has him pressed against the cage.
Dawson gets underhooks to prevent Emerald's takedown attempt.
Dawson is trying to break the clinch but Emerald is controlling him.
Dawson is trying to break the clinch but Emerald has him pressed against the cage.
Emerald wants to get back to striking at distance but Dawson won't allow it.
Dawson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dawson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dawson has had enough of the clinch but Emerald keeps him there for the moment.
Dawson tries to break free but Emerald pushes him back against the cage.
Dawson tries to break free but Emerald pushes him back against the cage.
Emerald's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dawson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dawson tries to break the clinch but Emerald is controlling the position.
Dawson is trying to break the clinch but Emerald is controlling him.
Dawson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Emerald lands a body shot.
Dawson is trying to break free.
Emerald wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dawson has him pressed against the cage.
Dawson tries to circle away but Emerald has him pinned against the cage.
Dawson has had enough of the clinch but Emerald keeps him there for the moment.

Dawson breaks the clinch.
Emerald shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Emerald slips a jab and a cross from Dawson.
Danga de danga de dang - Dawson scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Dawson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Emerald's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dawson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dawson misses with a head kick.
Emerald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dawson.
Emerald swats away the attempt to clinch by Dawson.
Dawson misses with a right hand

and Emerald counters by moving into the clinch.
Dawson wants to get back to striking at distance but Emerald won't allow it.
Emerald tries for a takedown but Dawson manages to get underhooks.
Dawson is trying to force a seperation but Emerald has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Emerald has him pressed against the cage.
Emerald slows down the pace here.

Dawson breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Dawson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dawson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Emerald moves out of range as Dawson strikes.
Dawson looks to throw the jab but Emerald is out of range.
Dawson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dawson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dawson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dawson swinging wildly here.
Emerald appears to be looking for a big counter.
Joe Dawson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dawson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dawson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
No joy there for Dawson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Dawson misses.
Emerald shoots in for a takedown but Dawson shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Emerald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dawson throws a sloppy head kick and Emerald moves out of range easily.
Emerald throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson fails with the takedown.
Dawson throws a leg kick
and Emerald counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Joe Dawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emerald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dawson looks to score with a jab to the body but Emerald is just out of range.

Emerald forces Dawson back against the cage and clinches.
Emerald is looking for a takedown.
Emerald scores with a shoulder strike.
Emerald tries to circle away but Dawson has him pinned against the cage.
Dawson has had enough of the clinch but Emerald keeps him there for the moment.
John Emerald has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dawson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dawson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Emerald.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emerald has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dawson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Emerald prevents Dawson from breaking the clinch.
Dawson is looking to break free of the clinch but Emerald has double underhooks.
Dawson is trying to break the clinch but Emerald is controlling him.
Dawson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dawson has had enough of the clinch but Emerald keeps him there for the moment.
Emerald keeps control of Dawson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dawson tries to break free but Emerald pushes him back against the cage.
Emerald tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Dawson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Emerald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Dawson misses.
Dawson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emerald blocks a head kick by Dawson.
Emerald attempts a counter takedown but Dawson avoids it well and moves away.
Emerald goes for a double leg but Dawson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dawson continues to drive forward.
John Emerald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dawson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dawson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emerald shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dawson defends it nicely.
Dawson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Emerald sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Emerald fails to land the takedown.
Dawson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Emerald fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Dawson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dawson 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Joe Dawson!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Joe Dawson!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Joe Dawson!

Joe Dawson wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

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