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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Craig (ranked 3147 p4p, 338 weight class) and Roy McDavid (ranked 1879 p4p, 222 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
11 - 4 - 1 |
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163 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Malcolm Craig!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roy McDavid!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craig lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McDavid at a distance.
McDavid has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Craig is landing a low percentage of strikes.
McDavid takes a swing at Craig's ribcage but misses.
McDavid lands a jab to Craig's midsection.
McDavid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Craig moves away.
McDavid has a takedown stuffed.
Craig seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Craig moves out of range as McDavid strikes.
Craig tries to clinch but McDavid is having none of it.
McDavid swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Craig counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDavid fails to land with a series of punches.
Craig gets caught napping as McDavid dives in and scores a takedown. Craig manages to retain guard.
McDavid slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
McDavid slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDavid in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Craig tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from McDavid!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roy McDavid! Roy McDavid retains his lightweight title!
Roy McDavid decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
62% |
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