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Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary
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Event:
QFC Tournament 905 Round 3
Date: May 04, 2019 |
#R1#
Winner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Winner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winner. Hughes does a little dance to reset his feet.#TD#
Hughes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Winner tries to buck Hughes off but Hughes is having none of it.
Winner is trying to escape the position but Hughes is controlling the position.
Winner is looking to regain half guard here but Hughes keeps moving and retains side control. #SU#
Hughes decides to take the fight back to the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Hughes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Winner looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes wants to control for a moment but Winner uses the opportunity to move back to half guard. #T1#
Winner is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hughes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hughes's back!
Winner biding his time, looking for the opening.
Hughes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#SUB2#
Winner is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Hughes is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vip Winner!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 905 Round 2
Date: May 03, 2019 |
#R1#
Ambrose is looking to slow Hughes down with leg kicks.
Hughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ambrose is looking for the big counter here.#TD#
Hughes fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ambrose sprawls well initially but Hughes persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ambrose trying to hold on to Hughes's head to control him but Hughes postures up.
Ambrose tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. #SU#
Hughes stands up out of the half guard.
Hughes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ambrose closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hughes circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Ambrose rushes Hughes and presses him up against the cage.#TD#
Ambrose is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hughes is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ambrose to the mat. Ambrose regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Ambrose throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T1#
Hughes won't allow Ambrose to sweep him here. #SUB2#
Ambrose is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Hughes drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ambrose dives on top into guard.#REVB##SUB#
Hughes has an active guard here but Ambrose has managed to pass into half guard.
Ambrose sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T2##SUB2#
Ambrose is looking for a kimura but Hughes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ambrose to get the leverage.
Ambrose looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hughes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hughes punching from the bottom.
Hughes gets full guard.
Hughes seems keen to control Ambrose 's posture.
Hughes tries to strike from the bottom.
#T3#
Ambrose trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hughes wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ambrose tries to stand but Hughes is controlling from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ambrose fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ambrose looks winded!#CL2#
Ambrose has Hughes up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#TD2#
Ambrose gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hughes regains guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
#SUB#
Hughes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ambrose trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Hughes looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ambrose stays in close to Hughes's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Ambrose will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Hughes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ambrose throws a body kick that misses.
Ambrose fails with the takedown.#TD#
Hughes fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ambrose to the ground. Hughes is now in Ambrose 's guard.
Hughes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ambrose 's head.
Ambrose wants to sweep here but Hughes controlling him for the moment.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Ambrose keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes stays in close to Ambrose 's body and controls the position. #T1#
Ambrose is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hughes is controlling him.
Ambrose looking to control.
Hughes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hughes throwing strikes from guard but Ambrose blocks nicely.
Ambrose being controlled here, momentarily. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Ambrose gets caught napping as Hughes dives in and scores a takedown. Ambrose manages to retain guard.#T2##SU#
Hughes decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ambrose is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hughes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL2#
Ambrose has taken the fight to the clinch.
#BC#
Hughes manages to break the clinch.
Ambrose throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hughes's waist but Hughes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ambrose off to one side.
Ambrose is breathing heavily.
Ambrose fails with a takedown attempt.
Peyton Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Ambrose .#T3#
Hughes shoots in for a double leg but Ambrose sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#CL2#
Ambrose instigates a clinch. #TD#
Hughes jumps guard and drags Ambrose to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB#
Hughes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hughes looking to control.
Hughes looking for a sweep. Not yet Hughes, not yet. #SUB2#
Ambrose is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hughes is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hughes has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Hughes works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T4#
Hughes is looking to take a break and control but Ambrose is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hughes stops Ambrose from getting back to his feet.
#SUB#
Hughes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ambrose wants to get back to full guard.
Hughes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hughes wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peyton Hughes dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Ambrose tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hughes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ambrose tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Hughes instigates a clinch.
Hughes is looking to take this one to the mat.#TD#
Hughes has clasped his hands together around Ambrose 's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. #ES2#
Ambrose sneaks out the side door and pushes Hughes away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.#CL2#
Ambrose has closed the distance and engaged Hughes in a clinch.
Ambrose is trying to pull guard but Hughes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ambrose prevents the takedown attempt.
Ambrose tries a knee to the head but Hughes blocks it.
Ambrose can't get the takedown.
Ambrose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hughes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ambrose up against the cage.#T1##TD#
Hughes lands a takedown into guard.
Hughes is working Ambrose over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hughes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Ambrose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Ambrose is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T2##SUB#
Hughes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ambrose is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ambrose has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
Ambrose being controlled here momentarily.
Hughes's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T3#
Ambrose working some strikes from top position.
Ambrose wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
Ambrose must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hughes lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Ambrose has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hughes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ambrose tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T4#
Hughes 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. #SUB2#
Ambrose has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hughes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SU#
Hughes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ambrose avoids the head kick by Hughes.
#CL2#
Ambrose gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bobby Ambrose .
I think Ambrose has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Peyton Hughes!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Peyton Hughes!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Peyton Hughes!
Peyton Hughes wins by unanimous decision!
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Event:
QFC Tournament 905 Round 1
Date: May 02, 2019 |
#R1#
Tyno defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hughes.#CL2#
Tyno closes the distance and clinches.#TD2#
Tyno ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tyno no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Tyno looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyno, not yet.
Hughes is fighting to break Tyno's control of his arms but Tyno is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hughes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Hughes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hughes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T1##SUB#
Hughes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hughes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hughes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tyno trying to keep a closed guard but Hughes is proving a slippery customer.
Hughes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tyno has hold of Hughes's hands but Hughes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tyno is trying to get back to full guard.
Hughes content to control rather than advance.
Hughes winds up and cracks Tyno with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T2#
Tyno is trying to stand back up but Hughes is controlling him
Tyno taking some punishment here, with Hughes in his half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tyno can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tyno has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hughes is working away from the top position though.
Tyno has hold of Hughes's hands but Hughes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tyno is trying to stand up here but Hughes is controlling him well.
Hughes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hughes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#SUB#
Hughes is trying to work for a kimura but Tyno is defending well.
#T3#
Tyno wants to improve his position but Hughes is controlling well.
Hughes lands with a punch from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hughes in particular looking to stall.
Hughes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Still in half guard, Hughes seems content to control.#SU#
Hughes escapes and gets back to his feet.
Tyno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#T4#
Hughes closes the distance but Tyno moves to the side
and Tyno counters with a two punch combo.
Hughes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tyno.#TD#
Hughes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Tyno working for a triangle but Hughes defends it easily.
Tyno being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peyton Hughes dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tyno.
Hughes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tyno is fending him off so far but Hughes persists. Nope, Tyno circles away and we're back to standing.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Tyno sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#CL2#
Tyno gets a clinch.
Tyno wants a takedown but no success here.
#TD#
Hughes pulls Tyno into guard.
Tyno tries to stand but Hughes is controlling from the bottom.
Hughes striking off his back, scoring a few points.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##T1#
Tyno is looking to control Hughes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tyno avoid being mounted?
Hughes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hughes is thwarting Tyno's attempts to control the position.
Hughes passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hughes avoids the attempt from Tyno to control.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hughes controlling from the full mount.
Peyton Hughes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tyno wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hughes controlling the position easily from mount.
Hughes seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tyno for as long as he can get away with.#T3#
Hughes won't let Tyno get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hughes tries to control but Tyno wriggling away.
Tyno gets back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hughes in particular looking to stall.
Hughes is thwarting Tyno's attempts to control the position.
Tyno really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hughes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hughes controlling the pace. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tyno wants to get back to full guard.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hughes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hughes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyno fails with a takedown attempt.
Peyton Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tino Tyno.
Hughes wants to clinch but Tyno slips to the side
and Tyno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hughes fails to land the takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tyno fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peyton Hughes dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Tyno closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hughes can't find room to land a body shot as Tyno controls the action.
Tyno fails to pull guard.
Hughes trying to stall but Tyno improves his position.
Hughes is trying to maintain a safe position but Tyno gets an underhook and turns Hughes into the cage.
Hughes can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Tyno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hughes tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Tyno has hold of one of Hughes's legs. Hughes is fighting the takedown attempt but Tyno gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hughes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyno can do to turn this around?
Tyno wants to pass the guard but Hughes is keeping the position.
Hughes is controlling Tyno's posture.#T1#
Hughes wants to sweep but no luck.
Hughes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyno accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hughes wants to stand up but Tyno is controlling him.
Hughes is pulling down on Tyno's head to control his posture. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tyno pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyno shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hughes pinned against the cage. Hughes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tyno dodges the punch combination from Hughes.
Tyno shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hughes defends it nicely.
Peyton Hughes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tino Tyno.
Hughes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Hughes misses the target.
Hughes darts in looking for a takedown but Tyno gets double underhooks and turns Hughes into the cage.
Hughes closes the distance and clinches up with Tyno, looking for a takedown. Hughes pushes Tyno against the cage but Tyno circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T3#
Tyno fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hughes avoids it really well and circles away.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hughes tries to clinch but Tyno moves out of range.
Hughes tries to clinch up but Tyno circles away and keeps his distance.
Tino Tyno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tyno as he avoids it easily.
Tyno shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hughes but Hughes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tyno misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tyno throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hughes's waist but Hughes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tyno off to one side. #T4##TD#
Hughes manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tyno on his heels. He'll look to pass Tyno's guard now, I'm sure.
Hughes postures up.
Tyno might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hughes haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tyno pulls Hughes in to control the position. #SUB2#
Tyno has his foot on Hughes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hughes works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Hughes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SU#
Hughes stands up and waves to Tyno to follow him.
Tino Tyno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peyton Hughes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hughes shoots in looking for a takedown. Tyno tries to sprawl out of it but Hughes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tyno manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Peyton Hughes.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hughes, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Peyton Hughes!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Peyton Hughes!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Peyton Hughes!
Peyton Hughes wins by unanimous decision!
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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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