In this 8 round bout the first five rounds were almost completely dominated by McGirt who used good ring movement and his jab to keep Pryor at bay. Pryor showed a lack of desire and intensity by laboring on the outside without trying to get inside where he can have the advantage. McGirt used the extra room to fire combinations almost at will. McGirt displayed good ring acumen by focusing on the body and by constantly moving around the ring and not offering Pryor a stationary target.

The momentum of the fight took a notable change in round number 6. McGirt appeared to be visibly tired as he stopped moving around the ring and chose to slug instead. This gave Pryor the opportunity to finally get close and do some damage. Pryor was able to land a series of right hands in the last few rounds revealing McGirt’s still unpolished defense. But despite the last rally by Pryor McGirt was able to keep his wits about him and give almost as good as he got. In the end the better skilled McGirt proved to be the superior fighter as he coasted to a unanimous decision 79-73 on all scorecards.