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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 27, 2019 |
#R1#
Craig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rawlings paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Craig lands a right hook to the body.
#TD#
Craig feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rawlings not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Craig won't allow Rawlings to get back to his feet.
Rawlings is pulling down on Craig's head. It's preventing any offense from Craig, at least for the moment.
Craig postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craig throws a big right hand that misses. #ES2#
Rawlings pushes Craig off and gets back to his feet.
#T1##CL2#
Rawlings takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Rawlings escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Craig shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rawlings defends it nicely.
Rawlings unleashes a big counter combination but Craig bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rawlings or perhaps it was just good defense by Craig, which made it look bad.
Craig wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rawlings fails with a takedown attempt.
Craig swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T2##TD#
Craig closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rawlings's guard.#ES2#
Rawlings has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Craig has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Rawlings tries to pull guard but Craig won't allow it.
Jason Craig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devin Rawlings.
Craig jumps guard but Rawlings stands there with Craig around his waist. Craig gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#BC2#
Rawlings escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD#
Craig shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rawlings is trying to escape back to his feet but Craig uses the scramble to pass into side control.
#T3#
An elbow from Craig crashes against the mat.
Rawlings tries to buck Craig off but Craig is having none of it.
Craig landing a few strikes.
Rawlings gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rawlings is positioning himself well to prevent Craig advancing to mount.
Rawlings tries to get to full guard but Craig has control of the leg. #T4#
Craig looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rawlings with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rawlings wants to control but Craig is keeping busy.
Craig scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rawlings really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Craig. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rawlings is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Craig scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rawlings trying to get back to full guard but Craig takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rawlings looks winded!
Rawlings taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jason Craig will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Rawlings misses with a takedown attempt - Craig sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rawlings closes the distance and clinches up with Craig, looking for a takedown. Rawlings pushes Craig against the cage but Craig circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rawlings is looking to clinch.
Rawlings shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Craig pinned against the cage. Craig gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As Rawlings tries to get set, Craig tries to push him back and clinch up but Rawlings manages to avoid the attempt.
Jason Craig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devin Rawlings.
Craig fails with a takedown attempt.
Rawlings tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Rawlings gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Craig to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Craig prevents Rawlings from getting back to his feet.
Rawlings is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T1##SUB2#
Rawlings throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rawlings is breathing heavily.
Rawlings is trying to hold Craig in close to prevent damage but Craig has managed to pass into half guard.
Nice strikes from Craig there.
Craig lands with a punch from half guard.
Craig lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T2#
Rawlings pushes Craig off looking to stand but Craig dives back in and keeps control.
Rawlings wants to stand back up but Craig manages to pass into side control.
Rawlings is trying to control Craig's posture but Craig avoids it.
Rawlings tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Craig is trying to stick to Rawlings's back but Rawlings is turning into Craig. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Craig's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Rawlings.
Rawlings must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T3##SUB#
Craig has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rawlings can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Craig has control of Rawlings's left arm, preventing Rawlings from doing any damage. #SUB#
Rawlings got a little sloppy there for a moment and Craig has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rawlings has managed to get both his arms back between Craig's legs - danger averted.#SU2#
Rawlings stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jason Craig is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rawlings tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T4#
Rawlings throws a body punch but Craig moves out of range.
Craig is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rawlings.
Rawlings fails to land with a series of punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Rawlings blocks the leg kick.
Rawlings slaps away a takedown attempt from Craig, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rawlings is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Craig closes the distance and clinches up with Rawlings, looking for a takedown. Craig pushes Rawlings against the cage but Rawlings circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rawlings tries to clinch but Craig moves out of range.
Craig stuffs the takedown attempt from Rawlings. Rawlings gets slowly back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rawlings shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Craig as he avoids it easily. #TD#
Craig looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Craig dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Craig misses with an uppercut. Rawlings saw that one coming.
Rawlings fails to land with a series of punches.
#TD#
Craig throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rawlings was covering up waiting for the punch and Craig finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Craig won't allow Rawlings to sweep him here.
Craig throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rawlings works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rawlings tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rawlings looking to control but Craig passes into half guard.
Rawlings takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rawlings is trying to control but Craig manages to pass to mount!
#T1#
Rawlings wants to control but Craig is having none of it.
Jason Craig overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rawlings is in all sorts of trouble here.
Craig raining down shots from the mount!
Rawlings is working to get back to half guard.
#T2#
Craig landing strikes from the mount.
Craig has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Craig punishing his opponent with strikes. #ROC#
Rawlings is rocked!
Craig pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rawlings is still in real trouble! Can Craig finish him?
Craig scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rawlings?
Craig looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Rawlings covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Craig!
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