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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derek Craig (ranked 4771 p4p, 4770 weight class) and Scott Gill (ranked 579 p4p, 581 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.
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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 New York, Derek Craig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Gill!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craig takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Craig rushes Gill and presses him up against the cage.
Gill tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Craig avoids it.
Craig tries to land knees in the clinch but Gill avoids the damage to the body.
Gill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Craig displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gill up against the cage.
Gill breaks the clinch.
Gill moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gill tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Craig smiles and moves away.
Gill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gill to keep the fight standing.
Craig manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Craig lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Craig pulls Gill into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Craig is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gill gets to his feet. Craig looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gill is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gill dives in and grabs Craig's left leg, looking for a takedown. Craig pushes down on Gill's head and hops out.
Craig is looking for a counter combo.
Craig moves into range and clinches up with Gill.
Craig creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gill's defenses.
It looks like Scott Gill has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gill is trying to break the clinch but Craig is controlling him.
Gill fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Derek Craig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Gill.
Craig is stalling here.
Gill is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Craig is defending well.
Nice body punch from Craig - that landed with a thud.
Gill takes a shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Craig.
Craig lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Craig.
Craig lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gill takes an elbow to the temple.
Craig breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gill throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Craig went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gill misses with a shot to the body
and Craig counters with a big head kick but Gill shrugs it off.
Gill is rocked!
Craig moves into the clinch.
Gill is still on wobbly legs! Can Craig finish him?
Gill drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Craig gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gill seems to have recovered his senses.
Gill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Craig has him pressed against the cage.
Gill wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gill is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Craig to keep the fight standing.
Craig lands a nice elbow.
Craig pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gill takes the fight into the clinch.
Craig lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Craig.
Gill misses with an elbow strike.
Craig doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Craig scores with a nice hook to the head.
Craig breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Craig tries to bum rush Gill with a series of wild strikes but Gill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gill closes the distance and clinches up with Craig, looking for a takedown. Gill pushes Craig against the cage but Craig circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Craig is looking to clinch.
Craig fails with a takedown attempt.
Gill darts in and clinches Craig up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Craig dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Gill's cut.
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 tries to clinch there but Gill circles away.
Gill moves into the clinch.
Craig is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gill can do to turn this around?
Craig pulls Gill into guard.
Gill decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Craig, up you get!
Gill tries for a takedown but Craig circles away easily
and Craig counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gill thinking.
Gill with a poor takedown
and Craig makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craig lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gill misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Craig.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Craig closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Craig gets a clinch.
Craig slowing the pace effectively.
Craig lands an elbow inside that Gill shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gill just misses with a elbow thrown towards Craig's brow.
Craig breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gill looks for a takedown but Craig sprawls well.
Derek Craig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Gill.
Gill fails with a takedown attempt.
Craig is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gill.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gill is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Craig leaning against his opponent.
Gill has Craig pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Craig.
Stalling in the clinch from Craig.
Craig seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gill just misses with a elbow thrown towards Craig's brow.
Craig has Gill pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gill tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A shot in the inside from Craig.
Derek Craig has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Craig controlling the action here for a moment.
Craig using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Craig misses with an elbow over the top.
Gill tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Craig lands a right hand.
Craig tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gill smiles and moves away.
Craig moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craig scores a nice knee to the body.
Craig lands with a right to the head.
Craig escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Craig gets a clinch.
Craig will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gill up against the cage.
Craig is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Craig for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Gill manages to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Craig content to stall in guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Craig dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Scott Gill's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Craig gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Craig lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Craig misses with an elbow strike.
Craig breaks from the clinch.
Craig moves in looking to clinch but Gill pushes him off.
Craig moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craig softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Craig lands with a right to the head.
Craig is struggling to control the position.
Gill lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig lands an elbow inside that Gill shrugs off.
Gill looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gill being controlled against the cage.
Craig is pushing Gill up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gill is trying to force a seperation but Craig has the dominant position.
Craig fails to pull guard.
Gill jumps into guard, dragging Craig to the mat.
Gill keeping moving, preventing Craig from controlling successfully.
Craig throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craig trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gill's guard.
Gill wants to stand but Craig is controlling the position.
Craig is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Craig trying to control the position from guard on top but Gill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gill has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Derek Craig is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craig keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Craig drives through and clinches with Gill against the cage.
Gill wants a takedown.
Gill tries to break free but Craig pushes him back against the cage.
Craig content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Craig prevents the takedown attempt.
Derek Craig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Gill.
Craig lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gill tries to pull guard but Craig won't allow it.
Craig with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Craig scores with a shoulder strike.
Gill wants a takedown but no success here.
Craig keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gill's efforts to push away.
Craig tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gill's elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Craig comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Craig showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Craig, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Craig!
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hype
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RATING
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