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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John McGillicutty (ranked 8501 p4p, 615 weight class) and Malcolm Craig (ranked 5160 p4p, 479 weight class). McGillicutty comes to the cage accompanied by Head Down. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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147 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John McGillicutty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Malcolm Craig!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craig rushes McGillicutty and presses him up against the cage.
McGillicutty is looking to break free of the clinch but Craig has double underhooks.
Craig stalling the fight.
McGillicutty is trying to break the clinch but Craig is controlling him.
McGillicutty tries to circle away but Craig has him pinned against the cage.
Craig keeps control of McGillicutty as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McGillicutty really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Craig throws an elbow that misses.
Nice body punch from Craig - that landed with a thud.
McGillicutty has had enough of the clinch but Craig keeps him there for the moment.
McGillicutty 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.
McGillicutty breaks from the clinch.
Craig cracks McGillicutty with a right hand to the side of the head.
Craig pushes McGillicutty up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGillicutty is trying to break free.
Craig throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Craig has McGillicutty pushed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McGillicutty fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGillicutty is trying to break the clinch but Craig has him pressed against the cage.
Craig prevents McGillicutty from breaking the clinch.
Craig holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McGillicutty is looking to break free of the clinch but Craig has double underhooks.
Craig pressing his opponent against the cage.
McGillicutty is trying to break free.
Craig scores with a shoulder strike.
McGillicutty has had enough of the clinch but Craig keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGillicutty.
Stalling in the clinch from Craig.
Craig stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McGillicutty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McGillicutty tries to break free but Craig pushes him back against the cage.
McGillicutty has had enough of the clinch but Craig keeps him there for the moment.
McGillicutty is trying to break the clinch but Craig is controlling him.
Craig working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGillicutty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Craig dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McGillicutty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGillicutty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Craig.
McGillicutty being controlled against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McGillicutty fails to land.
Craig has McGillicutty pushed against the cage.
McGillicutty is trying to push Craig away but Craig has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McGillicutty is looking to break free of the clinch but Craig has double underhooks.
Craig keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGillicutty's efforts to push away.
Craig throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McGillicutty has had enough of the clinch but Craig keeps him there for the moment.
McGillicutty tries to break the clinch but Craig is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGillicutty misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGillicutty is looking to break free of the clinch but Craig has double underhooks.
McGillicutty looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McGillicutty being controlled against the cage.
Craig is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Craig receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Craig lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Craig throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGillicuttys head.
Craig prevents McGillicutty from breaking the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Craig takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McGillicutty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McGillicutty wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Craig has him pressed against the cage.
Craig lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on McGillicutty's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Craig is pushing McGillicutty up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Craig.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGillicutty has a couple of punches blocked by Craig.
Craig keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGillicutty's efforts to push away.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Craig.
McGillicutty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Craig rushes McGillicutty and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Craig pushes McGillicutty back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McGillicutty looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McGillicutty tries to break the clinch but Craig is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Craig lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Craig.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGillicutty has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Craig taking a breather.
Craig digs a right hand into McGillicutty's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGillicutty's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Craig dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Craig with a jab.
Craig clinches with his opponent.
McGillicutty tries to break free but Craig pushes him back against the cage.
Craig lands with a right to the head.
Craig prevents McGillicutty from breaking the clinch.
McGillicutty tries to break free but Craig pushes him back against the cage.
McGillicutty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Craig. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Craig cracks McGillicutty with a nice body shot.
McGillicutty can't break the clinch.
Craig lands a left hand.
McGillicutty is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Craig.
McGillicutty wants to break the clinch but can't.
McGillicutty has had enough of the clinch but Craig keeps him there for the moment.
McGillicutty wants to get back to striking at distance but Craig won't allow it.
McGillicutty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McGillicutty trying to control the position but instead, Craig has worked for underhooks and has pushed McGillicutty into the cage.
McGillicutty is looking to break free of the clinch but Craig has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Craig.
Craig has McGillicutty pressed against the cage, preventing McGillicutty from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Craig scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Craig creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGillicutty is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Craig stalling the fight.
McGillicutty is trying to break free.
Craig lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Craig creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McGillicutty has had enough of the clinch but Craig keeps him there for the moment.
Craig stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Craig lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGillicutty is trying to force a seperation but Craig has the dominant position.
McGillicutty lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on McGillicutty's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Craig scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craig throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Craig lands a hook that snaps the head of McGillicutty backwards.
Craig lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGillicutty backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Craig lands a hook to the side of the head.
Craig lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGillicutty.
McGillicutty tries to break the clinch but Craig is controlling the position.
McGillicutty is looking to break free of the clinch but Craig has double underhooks.
Craig stalls.
A right hook to the body lands for Craig.
Nice body punch from Craig.
Craig scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Craig creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Craig stalling the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Craig.
Craig lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Craig holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Craig.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craig avoiding damage.
Craig has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGillicutty swings wildly with an uppercut but Craig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Craig throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGillicuttys head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Craig slows down the pace here.
A short right from Craig on the inside.
Craig scores with a shot to the side of McGillicutty's head.
Craig keeps control of McGillicutty as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McGillicutty is trying to break the clinch but Craig is controlling him.
Craig dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
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.
Craig continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGillicutty is trying to push Craig away but Craig has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
McGillicutty wants to get back to striking at distance but Craig won't allow it.
McGillicutty working hard to break the clinch.
Craig lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Craig has McGillicutty pressed against the cage, preventing McGillicutty from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Craig keeps control of McGillicutty as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Craig holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Craig lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGillicutty backwards.
Craig lands a left hand.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Craig.
Craig just leaning against McGillicutty, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Malcolm Craig.
McGillicutty throws a sloppy body shot
and Craig counters with a nice uppercut.
McGillicutty looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Craig forces McGillicutty back against the cage and clinches.
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.
That's time! McGillicutty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Craig tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Craig tries to close the distance and clinch but McGillicutty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Craig lands a jab to McGillicutty's midsection.
Craig gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short body shot lands from Craig as the two fighters clinch.
Craig working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Malcolm Craig seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Craig manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Craig just leaning against McGillicutty, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craig working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGillicutty is trying to break the clinch but Craig has him pressed against the cage.
McGillicutty is trying to force a seperation but Craig has the dominant position.
McGillicutty is trying to break the clinch but Craig has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGillicutty swings wildly with an uppercut but Craig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Craig stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Craig - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGillicutty wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Craig has him pressed against the cage.
McGillicutty tries to break the clinch but Craig is controlling the position.
A short body shot lands from Craig as the two fighters clinch.
McGillicutty is looking to break free of the clinch but Craig has double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Craig.
McGillicutty misses with some punches.
McGillicutty has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McGillicutty is trying to break the clinch but Craig is controlling him.
McGillicutty avoids the elbow strike from Craig, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on McGillicutty's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McGillicutty wants to get back to striking at distance but Craig won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Craig.
Craig lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGillicutty or not.
Craig lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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.
McGillicutty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McGillicutty throws a punch but it's blocked by Craig.
McGillicutty wants to break free but Craig has control.
McGillicutty is looking to break free of the clinch but Craig has double underhooks.
Craig prevents McGillicutty from breaking the clinch.
McGillicutty wants to break free but Craig has control.
McGillicutty wants to break free but Craig has control.
McGillicutty wants to break free but Craig has control.
McGillicutty misses with the head strike.
McGillicutty has had enough of the clinch but Craig keeps him there for the moment.
Craig is working McGillicutty over against the cage.
McGillicutty has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McGillicutty is trying to force a seperation but Craig has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGillicutty is trying to break the clinch but Craig is controlling him.
Craig lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGillicutty wants to break the clinch but can't.
McGillicutty wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Craig will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McGillicutty up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGillicutty.
Craig keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGillicutty's efforts to push away.
McGillicutty looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McGillicutty tries to break the clinch but Craig is controlling the position.
McGillicutty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McGillicutty is looking to break free of the clinch but Craig has double underhooks.
McGillicutty tries to circle away but Craig has him pinned against the cage.
McGillicutty misses with a punch to the body.
McGillicutty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McGillicutty misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGillicutty misses with the head strike.
McGillicutty has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Craig.
McGillicutty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Craig avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
John McGillicutty 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!
Craig closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Craig.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malcolm Craig comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Craig 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malcolm Craig!
Malcolm Craig opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
In defeat, John McGillicutty stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sometimes you win. Sometimes you pick a fight with your opponent in the parking garage post-fight.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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