OUTBREAK:001 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zak Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ake Bertilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bertilson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Andreas Tilliander - Arlanda kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Anderson
vs
Bertilson

170 cm
21
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
21
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zak Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ake Bertilson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bertilson tries to clinch up.
A swing and a miss from Bertilson.
Bertilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Anderson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bertilson is trying to defend but Anderson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bertilson manages to get to full guard.
Anderson trying to control but Bertilson is working from the bottom.
Bertilson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson trying to control but Bertilson is working from the bottom.

Bertilson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anderson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bertilson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Anderson controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bertilson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Anderson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bertilson keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson won't allow Bertilson to sweep him here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bertilson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bertilson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bertilson wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
Bertilson keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anderson looking to sit in guard and control but Bertilson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bertilson trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Bertilson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anderson is trying to control the position but Bertilson postures up.

Anderson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bertilson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Anderson is looking for a triangle but Bertilson pushes his legs off easily.
Bertilson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Anderson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertilson is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson landing strikes from the mount and Bertilson is in trouble!

Anderson is working for a guillotine from mount but Bertilson frees his head quite easily.
Anderson working Bertilson over with strikes here.
Anderson lands a heavy elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bertilson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bertilson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Anderson with good strikes from the mount here!
Anderson with good strikes from the mount here!
Anderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to control but Bertilson wriggling away.
Bertilson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bertilson can't escape the position.
BOOM! Anderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Anderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bertilson is looking to escape.
Bertilson tries to reverse the position but Anderson maintains control.
BOOM! Anderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson landing shots from mount.
Anderson avoids the attempt from Bertilson to control.
Anderson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zak Anderson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bertilson scores with a jab. Anderson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bertilson tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Bertilson tries to clinch there but Anderson circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anderson.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bertilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Bertilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson shoots in but no luck this time.

Anderson gets a takedown into half guard.
Anderson trying to control from Bertilson's half guard. Bertilson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Bertilson keeps moving.
Anderson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Bertilson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anderson tries to score with some ground and pound. Bertilson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Anderson scoring with punches from side control.
Bertilson is trying to improve his position.
Bertilson struggling a bit here.
Anderson trying to control the action but Bertilson is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Anderson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Anderson is trying to get an arm triangle but Bertilson is defending well.
Bertilson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Anderson off and has taken his back!
Bertilson wants to control but Anderson manages to buck him off and is now in Bertilson's guard! Nice work there by Anderson!
Bertilson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bertilson throwing short punches from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson is pushing down on Bertilson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bertilson is fighting to maintain full guard but Anderson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bertilson is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Anderson lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bertilson is trying desperately to improve position.
Bertilson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Anderson controlling from the full mount.
Anderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Anderson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bertilson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bertilson!
Bertilson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bertilson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Anderson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bertilson defends well.
Anderson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bertilson's guard.
Bertilson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Anderson lands a couple of elbows.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bertilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bertilson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bertilson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zak Anderson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds 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.

Bertilson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bertilson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bertilson throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Bertilson.
Bertilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson shoots in but no luck this time.

Anderson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bertilson trying to keep a closed guard but Anderson is proving a slippery customer.

Anderson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Anderson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Zak Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands some shots froms side control.
Bertilson is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Bertilson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bertilson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bertilson is refusing to be controlled, as Anderson sits in half guard.
Anderson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Anderson seems content to control.
Anderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Bertilson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Zak Anderson.

Anderson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bertilson is trying to control Anderson's posture but Anderson avoids it.
Anderson trying to control the action but Bertilson is working from the bottom.
Bertilson is trying to control Anderson's posture but Anderson avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertilson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Anderson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bertilson prevents Anderson from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on Bertilson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bertilson is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Anderson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bertilson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Anderson's best efforts.
Ake Bertilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bertilson is trying to control but can't.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anderson.
Bertilson delivers a nice body kick.
Bertilson throws a head kick that half lands.
Bertilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bertilson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Bertilson.

Anderson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Anderson tries to pass to full mount but Bertilson defends it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zak Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anderson, 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zak Anderson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Klyshnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Pereira Dos Santos (ranked 0 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.

Klyshnikov
vs
Pereira Dos Santos

194 cm
25
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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 Montreal, Mikhail Klyshnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Pereira Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Pereira Dos Santos.
Pereira Dos Santos looks to land a combination. Klyshnikov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pereira Dos Santos closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Klyshnikov moves into the clinch successfully.
Klyshnikov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Roberto Pereira Dos Santos has been cut.
Pereira Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Klyshnikov holds him up against the cage and eventually Pereira Dos Santos drops back down to his feet.
Pereira Dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Klyshnikov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Klyshnikov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pereira Dos Santos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Klyshnikov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Klyshnikov scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Klyshnikov.
Klyshnikov lands an elbow just above Pereira Dos Santos 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Klyshnikov obliges.
Klyshnikov lands a good knee to the midsection. Pereira Dos Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Klyshnikov lands a knee to the head.
Klyshnikov landing knees to the head.
Pereira Dos Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Pereira Dos Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mikhail Klyshnikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Pereira Dos Santos.
Pereira Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Klyshnikov won't allow it.
Pereira Dos Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pereira Dos Santos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Klyshnikov just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klyshnikov misses with a knee to the head.
Klyshnikov connects with a knee to the head.
Klyshnikov lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Klyshnikov.
Pereira Dos Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Klyshnikov smiles and moves away.
Klyshnikov tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klyshnikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Klyshnikov motions for Pereira Dos Santos to come forward. Klyshnikov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Klyshnikov tries to work over Pereira Dos Santos's front leg with a kick but Pereira Dos Santos checks it.
Klyshnikov throws a leg kick which misses Pereira Dos Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as Pereira Dos Santos tries to avoid it.
Klyshnikov doesn't manage to clinch there - Pereira Dos Santos circles away.
Klyshnikov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Klyshnikov fails in his attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pereira Dos Santos.
Pereira Dos Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Klyshnikov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pereira Dos Santos dives in and grabs Klyshnikov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Klyshnikov pushes down on Pereira Dos Santos's head and hops out.
Klyshnikov tries to clinch but Pereira Dos Santos is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Klyshnikov stuffs the takedown attempt from Pereira Dos Santos. Pereira Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Klyshnikov tries to clinch up but Pereira Dos Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Klyshnikov throws a head kick that misses.
Pereira Dos Santos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Klyshnikov on the side of the head.
Pereira Dos Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Klyshnikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pereira Dos Santos tries to land a body kick
and Klyshnikov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Klyshnikov clinches with his opponent.
Klyshnikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pereira Dos Santos avoids it.
Klyshnikov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pereira Dos Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Klyshnikov obliges.
Pereira Dos Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pereira Dos Santos has Klyshnikov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Klyshnikov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Klyshnikov lands a damaging elbow.
Klyshnikov lands a damaging elbow.
Klyshnikov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pereira Dos Santos's defenses.
Klyshnikov lands an elbow inside.
Pereira Dos Santos is working for takedown but Klyshnikov is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Klyshnikov.
Klyshnikov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pereira Dos Santos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Klyshnikov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Klyshnikov lands an elbow that stopped Pereira Dos Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Pereira Dos Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pereira Dos Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pereira Dos Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Klyshnikov is pressed up against the cage. Pereira Dos Santos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Klyshnikov down to the mat. Klyshnikov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pereira Dos Santos looks gassed!
Klyshnikov is looking to clinch but Pereira Dos Santos is avoiding it.
Pereira Dos Santos tries for a takedown but Klyshnikov circles away easily
and Klyshnikov counters with a nice kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pereira Dos Santos. Klyshnikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pereira Dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pereira Dos Santos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Klyshnikov pushes Pereira Dos Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Pereira Dos Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Klyshnikov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Klyshnikov lands an elbow just above Pereira Dos Santos 's eye.
Pereira Dos Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Klyshnikov lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klyshnikov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Klyshnikov connects with a knee to the head.
Klyshnikov lands an elbow that stopped Pereira Dos Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Klyshnikov lands an elbow just above Pereira Dos Santos 's eye.
Klyshnikov lands an elbow that stopped Pereira Dos Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Klyshnikov.
Pereira Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Klyshnikov holds him up against the cage and eventually Pereira Dos Santos drops back down to his feet.
Klyshnikov scores with a knee to the head.
Pereira Dos Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Klyshnikov lands a good knee to the midsection. Pereira Dos Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Klyshnikov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Klyshnikov lands a nice elbow.

Pereira Dos Santos jumps guard.
Klyshnikov is looking to stand up but Pereira Dos Santos won't let him.

Pereira Dos Santos looking for a triangle here. Klyshnikov is fighting it but it looks tight! Pereira Dos Santos pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Klyshnikov is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Roberto Pereira Dos Santos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Malik Mariot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Gygax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mariot
vs
Gygax

173 cm
22
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malik Mariot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gary Gygax!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gygax connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gygax.
Mariot is looking to reverse the position.
Mariot is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gygax's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mariot wants to improve his position but Gygax is controlling well.
Gygax wants to control but Mariot is keeping him busy.
Mariot is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mariot keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gygax looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Mariot looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gygax tries to stand but can't do so whilst Mariot controls his leg.
Mariot moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mariot wants to sweep but no luck.
Gygax really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mariot. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Mariot escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gygax gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mariot keeping full guard, as Gygax tries to pass.

Mariot has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gygax can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mariot wants to sweep here but Gygax controlling him for the moment.

Mariot working for a triangle but Gygax defends it easily.

Mariot has his foot on Gygax's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gygax works his way back into a safe position though.
Gygax trying to control the position from guard on top but Mariot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gygax pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mariot is keeping the position for now.
Mariot wants to sweep but no luck.
Gygax must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Mariot looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gygax wants to control from the top but Mariot keeps moving.
Gygax not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gary Gygax was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mariot tries for a takedown but Gygax circles away easily
and Gygax counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mariot's knee momentarily.
Mariot misses with a takedown attempt
and Gygax counters with a three punch combo that has Mariot backing up. Mariot nods at Gygax to acknowledge the strikes.
Mariot is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gygax tries to close the distance and clinch but Mariot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mariot misses with a takedown
and Gygax counters with a series of strikes. Mariot will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malik Mariot. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mariot gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Gygax got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mariot has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gygax has managed to get both his arms back between Mariot's legs - danger averted.

Mariot has his foot on Gygax's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gygax works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gygax is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gygax cracks Mariot with a solid left hand.
Gygax trying to control the position from guard on top but Mariot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mariot can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gygax controls the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mariot wants to sweep here but Gygax controlling him for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gary Gygax was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mariot tries for a takedown but Gygax circles away easily

and Gygax counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mariot manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Mariot has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gygax can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mariot is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gygax is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gary Gygax will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gygax throws a quick inside leg kick.

Gygax drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gygax wants to control from the top but Mariot keeps moving.

Mariot looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mariot looking for a sweep. Not yet Mariot, not yet.
Mariot trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Mariot is looking for a triangle but Gygax pushes his legs off easily.
Mariot on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mariot tries to get out of the position.

Mariot looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Malik Mariot overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Mariot looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Mariot looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gygax with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gygax's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Gygax stands up from Mariot's guard - Gygax perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gygax lands a head kick. Mariot smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gygax lands a front kick.
Mariot misses with a takedown attempt
and Gygax counters with a three punch combo that has Mariot backing up. Mariot nods at Gygax to acknowledge the strikes.
Gygax misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mariot misses with a takedown attempt

and Gygax counters with a single leg into guard. Mariot didn't expect that.

Mariot looking for a guillotine here but Gygax defends easily.
Gygax wants to stand but Mariot is controlling his posture from full guard.

Mariot has his foot on Gygax's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gygax works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mariot looking for a sweep. Not yet Mariot, not yet.

Mariot has his foot on Gygax's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gygax works his way back into a safe position though.

Gygax decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mariot, up you get!
Gygax fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mariot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gygax is looking to clinch but Mariot is avoiding it.
Gygax fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mariot misses with a takedown

and Gygax counters with a single leg into guard. Mariot didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malik Mariot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mariot throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mariot is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mariot is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mariot working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gygax doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gygax manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Gygax gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mariot swats away the attempt to clinch by Gygax.
Mariot misses with a takedown
and Gygax counters with a nice kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gygax lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mariot circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Gygax showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Mariot shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mariot thows a big elbow that misses.
Mariot wants to pass the guard but Gygax is keeping the position.
Mariot with a flurry of punches that miss.

Mariot drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mariot jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Mariot has gone for a leg lock! Gygax slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mariot's guard.
Gygax wants to get up but he can't break Mariot's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mariot has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Gygax is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Mariot.
Mariot manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gygax's best efforts.
Gygax working Mariot over with strikes.
Mariot is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gygax's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gygax's back!
Mariot throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Gygax is trying to get back to his feet but Mariot has full control of the position and if anything, Gygax has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Mariot is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Gygax knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Gygax for a finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mariot is hanging on to Gygax's back as he tries to escape.

Mariot working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Gygax is doing well to defend. Mariot seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Gygax is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Malik Mariot!

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A

C
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energy
A | B

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 Jose Gracia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cam Pederson (ranked 0 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.

Gracia
vs
Pederson

190 cm
25
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Gracia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cam Pederson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracia lands with a kick to the temple. Pederson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pederson looks for a takedown but Gracia sprawls well.
Pederson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gracia tries to avoid it but Pederson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gracia to the ground. Gracia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A head kick from Gracia lands but Pederson takes it in his stride.
Pederson is looking to clinch.
Pederson looks for a takedown but Gracia sprawls well.
Jose Gracia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cam Pederson.
Gracia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pederson. That did some damage!
Gracia feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pederson's calf.
Pederson fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gracia. That's going to slow Pederson down.
Pederson looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pederson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Gracia.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gracia.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracia lands a big head kick that sends Pederson tumbling to the mat! Gracia takes a step backwards and waves Pederson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Cam Pederson has been cut.
Gracia seems to be stalking Pederson here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Pederson drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jose Gracia!

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Captain Calgary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nolan Shurygalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shurygalo has chosen White Trash Party as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Calgary
vs
Shurygalo

175 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Captain Calgary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nolan Shurygalo!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calgary throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shurygalo misses with a two punch combination.
Calgary takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Calgary drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Shurygalo struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shurygalo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Shurygalo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Calgary keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Calgary pushes Shurygalo off looking to stand but Shurygalo dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shurygalo is controlling the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Calgary wants to control but Shurygalo is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Captain Calgary has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Calgary misses with a combination
and Shurygalo counters with a right hand to the body.
Shurygalo clobbers Calgary with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Calgary falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shurygalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shurygalo connects with the punch.
Shurygalo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Calgary swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shurygalo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Calgary throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shurygalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shurygalo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Calgary falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Shurygalo counter with a right hand.
Shurygalo lands a lovely overhand right.
Calgary throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shurygalo counters with a series of strikes. Calgary will be more careful next time no doubt.
Calgary throws a leg kick
and Shurygalo counters with a straight right hand.
Calgary throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shurygalo counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calgary throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shurygalo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Calgary falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Shurygalo counter with a right hand.
Calgary throws a combination that misses
and Shurygalo counters with a stiff right hand.
Calgary falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shurygalo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Calgary is breathing heavily.
Shurygalo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Calgary circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice sprawl there from Shurygalo as Calgary shoots in.
Calgary swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Shurygalo to counter with a crisp jab.
Shurygalo scores with a decent looking hook.
Shurygalo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Calgary had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Calgary walks into a jab.
Shurygalo throws a one two combo.
Shurygalo works the jab nicely.
Shurygalo lands a two punch combo.
Captain Calgary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shurygalo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Calgary misses with a combination
and Shurygalo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shurygalo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nolan Shurygalo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shurygalo stuffs the takedown.
Shurygalo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A low kick from Calgary misses
letting Shurygalo counter with a right hand.
Calgary throws a lazy head kick
and Shurygalo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shurygalo lands an overhand right.
Shurygalo looks to land a combination. Calgary sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Calgary slips a jab and a cross from Shurygalo.
Calgary gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Calgary looks to throw a body kick
and Shurygalo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Calgary lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shurygalo punishes Calgary's body with a nice straight punch.
Calgary misses with a combination
and Shurygalo counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nolan Shurygalo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Shurygalo lands a two punch combo.
Shurygalo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shurygalo lands an overhand right.
Shurygalo throws out a powerful jab.
A punch lands to the side of Calgary 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shurygalo cracks Calgary with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A lazy body kick from Calgary
and Calgary takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shurygalo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shurygalo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Calgary circles away quickly and effectively.
Calgary falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shurygalo counters with a straight right hand.
Shurygalo stalks Calgary and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Calgary's face. Calgary staggers backwards, shaken.
Shurygalo looks to land a combination but Calgary avoids it well.
Shurygalo lands a lovely overhand right.
Calgary looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Calgary walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shurygalo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calgary ducks right into an uppercut from Shurygalo.
Calgary throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shurygalo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shurygalo stuffs the takedown attempt from Calgary. Calgary gets slowly back to his feet.
Calgary swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shurygalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shurygalo cracks Calgary with an open hand slap.
Calgary darts in trying to clinch
letting Shurygalo counter with a right hand.
Shurygalo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shurygalo.
Calgary closes the distance but Shurygalo moves to the side
and Shurygalo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Shurygalo throws a right hand that Calgary ducks under and follows up with a left that Calgary also avoids with ease.
Shurygalo cracks Calgary with a good jab.
Calgary falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shurygalo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shurygalo scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calgary swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shurygalo counters with a one-two to the body.
Calgary misses with the body kick
letting Shurygalo counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Calgary is predictable there
and Shurygalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Calgary misses with a combination
and Shurygalo counters with a two punch combo.
Shurygalo lands a jab to the nose.
Calgary misses with a double jab
enabling Shurygalo to counter with a crisp jab.
Calgary tries to clinch but Shurygalo moves away
and Calgary takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shurygalo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Calgary throws a combination that misses
and Shurygalo counters with a three punch combo that has Calgary backing up. Calgary nods at Shurygalo to acknowledge the strikes.
Calgary misses with a double jab
and Shurygalo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Calgary gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shurygalo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shurygalo throws a good cross that connects.
Nice uppercut there from Shurygalo.
Shurygalo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shurygalo scores with a nice strike.
Shurygalo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Shurygalo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shurygalo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Shurygalo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shurygalo.
Shurygalo lands a really nice looking cross but Calgary seems unphased.
Captain Calgary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calgary throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Calgary takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Calgary showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shurygalo.
Calgary misses with a double jab
and Shurygalo counters with a nice uppercut.
Calgary walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Calgary swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shurygalo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Calgary closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shurygalo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shurygalo scores with a hook.
Calgary tries to move into range but Shurygalo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shurygalo lands a jab.
Shurygalo lands with an uppercut that bounces Calgary off the cage and back into rage.
Calgary throws a leg kick
and Shurygalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Calgary swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shurygalo counters with a series of strikes. Calgary will be more careful next time no doubt.
Calgary throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shurygalo counters with a nice uppercut.
Calgary takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Calgary with a jab.
Shurygalo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Calgary throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shurygalo counters with a one-two to the body.
Calgary shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shurygalo defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nolan Shurygalo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Shurygalo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Calgary swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shurygalo counters with a nice uppercut.
A left and a right from Shurygalo both land. Nice combination.
Calgary throws a combination that misses
and Shurygalo counters with a one-two to the body.
Calgary swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Calgary takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shurygalo lands with a straight right. Calgary didn't see that one coming.
Calgary swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shurygalo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shurygalo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shurygalo lunges at Calgary with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Calgary's hand.
Shurygalo with a nice cross.
Calgary takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Calgary throws a combination that misses
and Shurygalo counters with a straight right hand.
Shurygalo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Calgary has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calgary misses with a double jab
and Shurygalo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shurygalo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Calgary throws a combination that misses
and Shurygalo counters with a nice uppercut.
Shurygalo scores with a jab. Calgary acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Calgary throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shurygalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Calgary is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shurygalo.
Shurygalo cracks Calgary with an open hand slap.
Calgary falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shurygalo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shurygalo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Calgary misses with a combination
and Shurygalo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shurygalo stalks Calgary and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Calgary's face. Calgary staggers backwards, shaken.
Shurygalo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Shurygalo coming out on top.
Shurygalo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Calgary shoots in and drives through. Shurygalo sprawls well.
Shurygalo scores with a nice strike.
Shurygalo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Shurygalo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Calgary throws a hook but Shurygalo blocks it.
Nolan Shurygalo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Calgary misses with a combination
and Shurygalo counters with a nice uppercut.
Shurygalo connects with a jab.
Calgary throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shurygalo counters with a stiff right hand.
Calgary throws a sloppy head kick
and Shurygalo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Calgary misses with a combination
and Shurygalo counters with a head kick. That will keep Calgary thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Shurygalo lands with a straight right. Calgary didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shurygalo.
Calgary misses with a double jab
and Shurygalo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Calgary falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shurygalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Shurygalo. Beautiful body shot.
Shurygalo digs a good body shot into Calgary's ribs.
Calgary fails with a takedown attempt.
Calgary throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shurygalo counters with a three punch combo that has Calgary backing up. Calgary nods at Shurygalo to acknowledge the strikes.
Shurygalo scores with a jab to the body.
Shurygalo scores with a body shot.
Shurygalo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shurygalo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Calgary throws a combination that misses
and Shurygalo counters with a nice uppercut.
Calgary looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Shurygalo catches Calgary right on the button with a cross.
Shurygalo throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick from Shurygalo lands but Calgary takes it in his stride.
Shurygalo catches Calgary with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Captain Calgary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shurygalo lands with a right hand.
Calgary throws a combination that misses
and Shurygalo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shurygalo.
Calgary falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shurygalo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Calgary thinking.
Shurygalo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shurygalo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Calgary shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shurygalo defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Captain Calgary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shurygalo connects with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nolan Shurygalo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shurygalo 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nolan Shurygalo!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pimpin Been Pimpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Tyler has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pimpin Been Pimpin's chin.

Been Pimpin
vs
Tyler

188 cm
22
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pimpin Been Pimpin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Been Pimpin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tyler to the mat! Tyler manages to get full guard.
Been Pimpin passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Been Pimpin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Been Pimpin in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Tyler is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pimpin Been Pimpin!