Eye vs. Rawlings

[The Sandmen]

ManMMA Flyweight Championship

Jessica Eye raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
Bec Rawlings looks very relaxed.
Now Jessica Eye put her title in contention against Rawlings.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.

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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Bec Rawlings is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Jessica Eye has found an opening in the defense of Rawlings, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Rawlings is wobbling!
There is a small laceration on Bec Rawlings's Chin
Rawlings throws a low kick
Jessica Eye blocks.
Rawlings decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Rawlings moves back and takes a deep breath.
Eye dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Rawlings from the ground!
Low kick by Bec Rawlings to maintain her distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Bec Rawlings gets sloppy and Jessica Eye tries to take advantage...
Jessica Eye launches a rapid series of punches
taking Rawlings from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
There is a small laceration on Bec Rawlings's Mouth
Eye dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Rawlings from the ground!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Jessica Eye charges at Rawlings throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Rawlings is rocked!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Eye looks to be in very good shape.
Eye grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye is in open guard over Rawlings
Rawlings tries to move on the ground and shows Jessica Eye a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Rawlings's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Herb Dean knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
Jessica Eye is in open guard over Rawlings
Eye moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Jessica Eye is in half guard over Rawlings
Eye is taking this opportunity to rest.
Jessica Eye is in half guard over Rawlings
Rawlings tries to move on the ground and shows Jessica Eye a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Rawlings's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Herb Dean knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
Jessica Eye is in half guard over Rawlings
Eye positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Rawlings's attempts to cover herself and blocks those elbows.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Jessica Eye is in half guard over Rawlings
Rawlings looks to be in very good shape.
Bec Rawlings tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Rawlings clumsily fails here and it's time for Jessica Eye to fight back!
Jessica Eye aggressively and repeatedly punches Rawlings.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Rawlings's Forehead is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Jessica Eye is in half guard over Rawlings
Jessica Eye hooks Rawlings's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Bec Rawlings manages to kick Eye away and scrambles on top!
Bec Rawlings is in open guard over Eye
Eye breaths deeply while on the ground
Bec Rawlings is in open guard over Eye
Bec Rawlings doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Eye's moves.
Bec Rawlings is in open guard over Eye
Eye measures the resilience of Rawlings's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rawlings blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Rawlings is trying to counter now!
Bec Rawlings pushes Jessica Eye against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Rawlings jumps and tries to free her leg! Eye doesn't allow this but Bec Rawlings is able to get half guard here.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Papp Laszlo Budapest Sportarena (Budapest, Hungary) are cheering for the fighters.
Jessica Eye tries to show her boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Rawlings's face
Several good body shots
land on Rawlings.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Bec Rawlings throws a combo
Jessica Eye ducks under and catches her with a counter straight! Rawlings swings again, only to get countered once more! Rawlings is looking bad here!
Herb Dean has seen enough! The fight is over! Rawlings was not intelligently defending herself!
Rawlings's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Bec Rawlings's Mouth

Winner is Jessica Eye by TKO (Punches) at 3:50 Round 1

Statistics: Jessica Eye
Punches 27/30 (90%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/12 (50%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 97 s

Statistics: Bec Rawlings
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 97 s


Jessica Eye defends the Women's Flyweight title!

Shreds.