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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Allan Omega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Craig (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.
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143 lbs
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169 cm
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136 lbs
3 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Allan Omega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Malcolm Craig!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Craig.
Craig clinches with his opponent.
Craig throws a head punch that misses.
Omega is trying to break free.
Craig lands a hook that snaps the head of Omega backwards.
A hook to the body from Craig.
Omega is trying to break the clinch but Craig is controlling him.
Omega tries to break free but Craig pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Craig creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Craig lands a shoulder strike.
Craig lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Craig tries a knee to the head but Omega blocks it.
Craig throws a punch but it's blocked by Omega.
Omega is trying to push Craig away but Craig has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Craig working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig misses with a hook from the clinch.
Craig has Omega pressed against the cage, preventing Omega from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Craig stalling.
Omega has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Omega is trying to break the clinch but Craig is controlling him.
Craig lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Craig misses with an elbow over the top.
Craig scores with a shoulder strike.
Omega wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Omega wants to break the clinch but can't.
Omega can't break the clinch.
Omega letting Craig take a breather here.
Omega blocking some punches.
Craig stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Craig is pushing Omega up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omega is trying to push Craig away but Craig has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Omega.
Craig keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Omega's efforts to push away.
A short uppercut from Craig.
Craig has Omega pressed against the cage, preventing Omega from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Omega wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Craig has him pressed against the cage.
Craig lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Omega's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Craig lands with a left to the head.
Craig stalling.
With the fighters up against the cage, Craig throws an elbow but misses.
Craig looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Craig.
Omega is trying to force a seperation but Craig has the dominant position.
Craig keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Omega's efforts to push away.
Omega working hard to break the clinch.
Craig swings wildly with an uppercut but Omega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Omega is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Craig is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Craig keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Omega's efforts to push away.
Craig will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Omega up against the cage.
Craig keeps control of Omega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A bit of stalling here from Craig.
Craig tries to throw a body punch but Omega avoids it by throwing Craig back against the cage.
Craig is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Omega blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Craig.
Omega can't break the clinch.
Omega has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Omega has had enough of the clinch but Craig keeps him there for the moment.
Omega letting Craig take a breather here.
A bit of stalling here from Craig.
The crowd are getting on Craig's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Malcolm Craig.
Omega scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Omega swats away the attempt to clinch by Craig.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Craig dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Craig wants to clinch up but Omega keeps it at a distance.
Omega was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Omega lands a jab to the head.
Craig has closed the distance and engaged Omega in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Craig.
Craig controlling the action here for a moment.
Craig dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Craig continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Omega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Omega throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craig fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Omega, pushing him back against the cage.
Omega is trying to force a seperation but Craig has the dominant position.
Craig lands a shoulder strike.
Craig avoiding damage.
Craig keeps control of Omega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig lands a hook that snaps the head of Omega backwards.
Omega tries to break the clinch but Craig is controlling the position.
A short right from Craig on the inside.
Craig lands a right hand that snaps the head of Omega backwards.
Craig throws a punch but it's blocked by Omega.
Craig swings wildly with an uppercut but Omega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Omega looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Craig has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Omega blocks a body shot from Craig.
Omega takes a shot to the head.
Omega is trying to break the clinch but Craig is controlling him.
Craig'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.
A head punch on the inside from Craig fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omega on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Craig content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Omega looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Craig tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Omega's elbow.
Craig lands a hook to the side of the head.
Craig trying to land knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Craig.
Craig content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Omega working hard to break the clinch.
Craig lands with a left to the head.
Omega working hard to break the clinch.
Craig is leaning against Omega and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Malcolm Craig seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Craig lands a left hand that snaps the head of Omega backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craig keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Omega's efforts to push away.
Omega is trying to push Craig away but Craig has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Craig is struggling to control the position.
Craig lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Craig is leaning against Omega and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Craig tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Craig taking a breather.
Craig keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Omega's efforts to push away.
Craig stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Craig keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Omega's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Craig - that landed with a thud.
Craig softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Craig keeps control of Omega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Omega wants to get back to striking at distance but Craig won't allow it.
Craig lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Omega.
Omega tries to break the clinch but Craig is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Craig fails to land.
Craig scores with a nice hook to the head.
Omega is trying to break free.
Omega wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Omega wants to get back to striking at distance but Craig won't allow it.
Craig scores with a nice hook to the head.
Omega tries to break free but Craig pushes him back against the cage.
Craig is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Craig showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Craig tries to clinch but Omega moves out of range.
Omega will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Craig uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Omega.
Omega throws a body kick that misses.
Allan Omega is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Craig fails in his attempt to clinch.
Craig forces Omega back against the cage and clinches.
Craig lands a shot to the body.
Craig misses with an elbow over the top.
Omega tries to circle away but Craig has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omega is looking to break free of the clinch but Craig has double underhooks.
Omega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Craig tries to clinch up but Omega circles away and keeps his distance.
Craig closes the distance and clinches.
Craig lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig lands a body shot.
Craig misses with an elbow strike.
Omega is trying to push Craig away but Craig has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Omega is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Omega wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Craig has him pressed against the cage.
Craig tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Craig fails to land.
Craig is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Omega is defending well for now.
Omega tries to break the clinch but Craig is controlling the position.
Omega has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Craig stalling in the clinch.
Craig has Omega pushed against the cage.
Craig tries a body shot but Omega blocks it.
Omega is looking to break free of the clinch but Craig has double underhooks.
Malcolm Craig is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craig scores with a nice hook to the head.
Omega wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Craig has him pressed against the cage.
Omega is looking to break free of the clinch but Craig has double underhooks.
Omega wants to break the clinch but can't.
Craig has a couple of punches blocked by Omega.
Omega wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Omega is looking to break free of the clinch but Craig has double underhooks.
Omega being controlled against the cage.
Omega tries to break the clinch but Craig is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omega can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Omega's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Omega is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Craig keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Omega's efforts to push away.
Craig prevents Omega from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Craig lands a right hand.
Craig misses with a punch on the inside.
Omega is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Omega wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Craig slows down the pace here.
Omega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Allan Omega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A jab from Craig does it's job there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malcolm Craig comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Craig 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malcolm Craig!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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