WPR: WD 2 (SUN) PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Bukowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bukowski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Donatan, Gural, Sheller, Kaczor, Ry23, Rafi - Słowiańska krew. Piotr Bukowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bukowski
vs
Hill

168 cm
18
146 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

168 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Very confident

Violent By Design

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piotr Bukowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Hill!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bukowski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bukowski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Bukowski. That snapped Hill's head back.
Bukowski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hill momentarily.

Hill darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bukowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hill.
Hill thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bukowski's head.
Hill missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hill is looking to advance position but Bukowski won't allow it.
Hill scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hill passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukowski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hill lands a nice shot to the head.
Hill postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bukowski looks a forlorn figure.
Hill working Bukowski over with strikes here.

Bukowski is rocked!
Hill looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Bukowski covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Hill!
Mark Hill seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Christian Evansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Django Foxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foxx is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Freedom. Django Foxx told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Evansen
vs
Foxx

170 cm
18
144 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Sparta Fightware

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christian Evansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Django Foxx!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foxx wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Evansen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Foxx works Evansen's body with a nice hook.
Nice sprawl there from Foxx as Evansen shoots in.
Evansen misses with a takedown
and Foxx counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Evansen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Foxx controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Evansen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Foxx doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Evansen.
Foxx wants to get back to full guard.
Foxx really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Evansen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Evansen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Foxx is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Foxx is defending against the submission attempts here by Evansen.

Evansen in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Foxx tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Evansen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Christian Evansen!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bogdan Petrycki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Petrycki
vs
Gallagher

167 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bogdan Petrycki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher lands a two punch combo.
Petrycki stuns Gallagher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Petrycki rushes Gallagher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gallagher.
Petrycki blocks a body shot from Gallagher.
Gallagher has Petrycki pressed against the cage.
Petrycki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gallagher misses with the head strike.
Petrycki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Petrycki.
Gallagher misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Gallagher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gallagher is trying to force a seperation but Petrycki has the dominant position.
Petrycki tries to land knees in the clinch but Gallagher avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Gallagher.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petrycki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Petrycki has Gallagher pushed against the cage.
Petrycki keeps control of Gallagher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrycki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice left hand lands by Petrycki.
Gallagher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gallagher is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right from Petrycki on the inside.
Petrycki pushes Gallagher back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gallagher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Petrycki.
A hook to the body from Petrycki.
Gallagher working hard to break the clinch.
Petrycki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Petrycki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gallagher is keeping busy.
Petrycki pushes Gallagher back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Gallagher is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher is trying to stall.
Gallagher'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.
Petrycki controlling the action here for a moment.
Gallagher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gallagher working aggressively here.
Petrycki is struggling to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Petrycki.
Gallagher is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gallagher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher working aggressively here.
Gallagher tries a body shot but Petrycki blocks it.
Gallagher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gallagher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gallagher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gallagher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gallagher lands a right hand.
Petrycki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gallagher throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petryckis head.
Gallagher misses with some punches.
Petrycki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrycki keeps control of Gallagher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Petrycki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Petrycki scores with a shoulder strike.
Gallagher has a couple of punches blocked by Petrycki.
Gallagher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrycki's elbow.
Petrycki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gallagher is still on wobbly legs! Can Petrycki finish him?

Petrycki drops Gallagher onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Gallagher is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

That's four 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!

Gallagher manages to break the clinch.
Petrycki throws a nice looking combination but Gallagher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petrycki throws a series of punches but Gallagher avoids them all with ease.
Petrycki swings for the body but Gallagher moves out of range.
Gallagher bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Petrycki has managed to clinch.
A short uppercut from Petrycki.
Petrycki stalls.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Petrycki - that landed with a thud.
Petrycki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gallagher's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrycki is trying to stall.
Gallagher seems to have recovered his senses.
Gallagher is trying to break the clinch but Petrycki is controlling him.

Petrycki drops Gallagher onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Gallagher is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bogdan Petrycki dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gallagher does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Petrycki cracks Gallagher on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Gallagher falls backwards against the cage. Petrycki follows up with more strikes that drop Gallagher to his knees. Petrycki keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Gallagher! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bogdan Petrycki!
A less than humble Bogdan Petrycki misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seu Gil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danillo Mass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gil
vs
Mass

189 cm
26
218 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Seu Gil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Danillo Mass!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Mass. No joy for Gil on that attempt.

Mass clinches with his opponent.
Mass has Gil pressed against the cage.

Mass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gil wants to clinch but Mass slips to the side

and Mass counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mass.

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

Mass gets a clinch.

Mass breaks the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Gil as Mass shoots in.
Mass tries to move into range but Gil moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Mass closes the distance and clinches.
Gil working hard to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gil wants to break free but Mass has control.
Gil tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mass just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gil is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mass pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seu Gil. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mass displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gil up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mass.
Mass has Gil pressed against the cage.

Mass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gil wants to clinch

and Mass counters with a shoot takedown. Gil fights it but they end up in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mass postures up.
Gil wants to stand but Mass is controlling the position.
Mass is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mass's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Danillo Mass wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mass swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Mass moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mass is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gil is defending well.

Mass jumps guard and drags Gil to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mass bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gil's guard.
Gil looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gil manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gil with shots to the head and body - Mass looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gil misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mass tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mass wants to control but Gil is having none of it.

Gil is standing up, even though he is in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mass misses with a low kick.
Gil misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gil misses with a takedown attempt - Mass sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Mass closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mass content to control rather than advance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danillo Mass dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mass buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gil takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gil has a takedown stuffed.
Gil swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gil throws a head kick but Mass moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Mass. Those never looked like landing.
Mass scores with a kick to the body.
Mass scores with a head kick. Gil tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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!
Gil fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gil shoots for a takedown but Mass saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gil wants to clinch
enabling Mass to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mass connects with an inside leg kick.
Mass leaves Gil 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 Seu Gil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gil is looking to clinch but Mass is avoiding it.
Mass looks to land a body kick but Gil moved away.
Seu Gil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mass scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mass.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mass.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mass staying calm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Mass stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Mass finds it's target.
Mass lands a nice looking body kick.
Mass avoids a kick to the body.
Gil takes one to the chin there.
Gil 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mass thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gil if he has to take too many more of those.

Mass shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gil is trying to defend but Mass finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mass performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mass seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mass prevents Gil from improving his position.
Mass is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gil is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danillo Mass showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Mass throws a body punch but Gil moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Mass there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mass scores with a nice body kick.
Gil dives in and grabs Mass's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mass pushes down on Gil's head and hops out.

Mass shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gil manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mass wants to get up but he can't break Gil's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mass really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gil. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gil working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mass is looking to stand up but Gil won't let him.
Gil has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Seu Gil has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A head kick misses from Mass.
Mass has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gil dives in and grabs Mass's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mass pushes down on Gil's head and hops out.
Gil closes the distance but Mass moves to the side
and Mass counters with a three punch combo that has Gil backing up. Gil nods at Mass to acknowledge the strikes.
Mass moves out of range as Gil throws a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gil dives in and grabs Mass's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mass pushes down on Gil's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seu Gil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mass lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Mass shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mass sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mass throwing shots but Gil is blocking nicely.
Gil has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mass is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mass content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Danillo Mass was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Gil closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mass's guard.
Mass is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mass looking for a sweep. Not yet Mass, not yet.
Mass wants to stand but Gil is controlling the position.

Mass has an active guard here but Gil has managed to pass into half guard.
Gil lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gil wants to take a breather but Mass is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danillo Mass comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mass 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danillo Mass!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ajax Ajax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scottie Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Ajax
vs
Power

180 cm
20
198 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

190 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ajax Ajax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scottie Power!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Power. Ajax shrugs it off though.
Power cracks Ajax with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A punch combination from Ajax misses.
Ajax tries to land a leg kick but Power saw it coming and moves away.
Power connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Power lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
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!
Ajax takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ajax is breathing heavily.
Ajax takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Power lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ajax will feel that in the morning.
Ajax on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Power. Power obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice shot lands for Power.

Ajax is rocked!
That kick from Power tenderised Ajax's leg. Ajax is trying to keep his angry face on.
Power feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ajax's calf.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Power.
Power drops Ajax with a straight right hand, right on the button! Power follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scottie Power!
Scottie Power thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carl Sykes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kwan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kwan Gracie told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Sykes
vs
Gracie

178 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carl Sykes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kwan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sykes lands with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Sykes.
Sykes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sykes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sykes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sykes lands a head kick!
Sykes throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.

Sykes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sykes tries to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling the position.
Sykes landing knees to the head.
Sykes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sykes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sykes gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Sykes landing knees to the head.
Sykes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie has Sykes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sykes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sykes tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Sykes scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Kwan Gracie has been cut.
Sykes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Sykes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Sykes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Sykes with a knee to the head.
Sykes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sykes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sykes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sykes tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sykes tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sykes is breathing heavily.
Sykes tries to circle away but Gracie has him pinned against the cage.
Sykes working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Sykes.
Sykes looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Sykes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gracie has Sykes pressed against the cage, preventing Sykes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sykes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sykes wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Sykes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sykes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Sykes is trying to break free.
Sykes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sykes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Sykes tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.

Sykes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sykes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sykes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sykes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sykes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carl Sykes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Sykes.
Sykes connects with a high kick.
Sykes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sykes.
Sykes throws a sloppy head kick

and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sykes!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gracie lands a nice forearm strike.
Sykes is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gracie working the ground and pound.
Gracie lands a few punches from side control.
Gracie is putting a hurting on Sykes here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sykes takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gracie works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sykes taking punishment in the form of punches.

Sykes is rocked!
Sykes is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Oh Sykes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sykes taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gracie scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Sykes is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Gracie can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kwan Gracie!