Tag: Bec Rawlings

UFC 223’s Ashlee Evans-Smith On Bec Rawlings “She’s Raunchy To Put It Lightly”

Ashlee Evans-Smith didn’t hold back when speaking about her UFC 223 opponent Bec Rawlings in a recent interview with Fightful. Despite coming off back-to-back losses heading into the matchup, “Rebel Girl” feels that her size will play…

Ashlee Evans-Smith didn’t hold back when speaking about her UFC 223 opponent Bec Rawlings in a recent interview with Fightful. Despite coming off back-to-back losses heading into the matchup, “Rebel Girl” feels that her size will play a factor in the fight as she’s dropping down to flyweight. “Without sounding cocky, I’m shocked that she […]

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Twitter Reacts To UFC Sydney

UFC Fight Night 121 went down tonight (Saturday, November 18, 2017) from the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. The main event featured former heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum battling up-and-comer Marcin Tybura. Surprisingly, the heavyweights went the full five rounds in a fairly high-paced striking affair. Werdum swept the scorecards with a higher volume of […]

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UFC Fight Night 121 went down tonight (Saturday, November 18, 2017) from the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. The main event featured former heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum battling up-and-comer Marcin Tybura. Surprisingly, the heavyweights went the full five rounds in a fairly high-paced striking affair. Werdum swept the scorecards with a higher volume of kicks and punches and nasty clinch game. Tybura had his best moments in the final round, when he landed several head kicks, the first of which seemed to buckle Werdum’s legs for a moment. But it wasn’t enough to get the finish he needed, and Werdum took home a unanimous decision.

The co-headliner was an odd one, as Bec Rawlings moved up to flyweight and welcomed Jessica Rose-Clark to the Octagon. The two strawweights slugged it out and traded takedowns. The fight was a close one (one of four split decisions, and three straight on the main card), but it was the newcomer “Jessy Jess” who got her hand raised at the end of the night.

See how Twitter reacted to these slugfests below:

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UFC Fight Night 121 Results: The Real Winners and Losers from Sydney Fight Card

Enough with the Men at Work lyrics. Time to get down to business in the land down under, where women— STOP, I SAID.
UFC Fight Night 121, which, in case you’re not a fan of fine music, happened Saturday in Sydney, Australia, received an extra…

Enough with the Men at Work lyrics. Time to get down to business in the land down under, where women— STOP, I SAID.

UFC Fight Night 121, which, in case you’re not a fan of fine music, happened Saturday in Sydney, Australia, received an extra helping of pain at the hands of the brutal injury fairy. Several fights became less appealing because an original competitor was forced to pull out. And if that wasn’t enough, no fewer than four fighters missed weight for the event, thus further dampening enthusiasm.

So, you know, on paper this was not a good card. Still, in the main event we had heavyweight contender Fabricio Werdum taking on Pole Marcin Tybura just six weeks after a first-round dismantling of last-second fill-in Walt Harris. As you might imagine, Werdum was a heavy favorite.

Let’s see what happened on the 13-fight slate. Just because it looked bad on paper doesn’t mean the sparks didn’t fly. As always, the final stat lines only reveal so much. Here are the real winners and losers from UFC Sydney.

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Jessica Rose-Clark Defeats Bec Rawlings By Split Decision

Jessica Rose-Clark got past Bec Rawlings. The co-main event of UFC Fight Night 121 featured women’s featherweight action. Clark took on Rawlings inside the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. Rawlings scored a takedown in the opening frame. She rained down some strikes. Some hammerfists and elbows to the body were there for Rawlings. Clark […]

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Jessica Rose-Clark got past Bec Rawlings.

The co-main event of UFC Fight Night 121 featured women’s featherweight action. Clark took on Rawlings inside the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia.

Rawlings scored a takedown in the opening frame. She rained down some strikes. Some hammerfists and elbows to the body were there for Rawlings. Clark reversed the position. The action returned standing. A right hand was there for Clark. Another right hand landed for Clark.

Clark remained on her toes and moved around the Octagon in round two. The two engaged in a clinch battle. A knee to the body found the target for Clark. The two separated. A left hand landed for Clark. Rawlings continued to find trouble on the feet. Clark took down her opponent and went for the triangle choke. She eventually took the back of her opponent. Rawling returned to her back and Clark landed an elbow.

A body kick connected for Clark early in the final round. She followed it up with a leg kick. Rawlings continued to get tagged moving forward. They exchanged strikes. A solid right hand connected for Rawlings. Rawlings scored a takedown. Clark got control and landed some knees to the leg. She got her opponent down. Clark rained down strikes to finish the round and the fight.

In the end, Clark was awarded with a split decision victory.

Final Result: Jessica Rose-Clark def. Bec Rawlings via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

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UFC Fight Night 121 Preview: 3 Can’t-Miss Fights from Sydney Fight Card

If you come from a land down under, where fighting men throw thunder, you better get ready to be torn asunder. You better run. You better take cover.
I spent three hours writing that.
But it’s the best lead I’ve ever written, so it’s time well spent. W…

If you come from a land down under, where fighting men throw thunder, you better get ready to be torn asunder. You better run. You better take cover.

I spent three hours writing that.

But it’s the best lead I’ve ever written, so it’s time well spent. What else will be time well spent? Your time, this Saturday, watching UFC Fight Night 121, going down from fair Sydney, the jewel of Australia. 

Well, maybe. As you know, I’m not a spin doctor. And this is not a good card. Injuries danced their terrible dance and now we’re left with a depleted slate.

In the main event, heavyweight contender Fabricio Werdum takes a short turnaround, facing Pole Marcin Tybura just six weeks after a first-round dismantling of last-second fill-in Walt Harris. As you might imagine, Werdum is a heavy favorite.

So that’s the main event. The rest of the card, well, it’s downhill from there. Not all is lost, though. Here are three fights you shouldn’t miss. 
     

Welterweight

Tim Means (27-8-1) vs. Belal Muhammad (12-2)

Odds: Hill -215 Means

Airs on: Fox Sports 1

Unless your name is Matt Brown, you’re not going to win a brawl with Tim Means. Muhammad will try to push forward and pressure on lankier Means, but that’s a tall order.

If Muhammad can close the distance, he can land takedowns and make this a fight. If he charges too recklessly and into Means’ muay thai, he’s a done dada.

Either way, watching him try it could be the most interesting struggle of this card.

Lightweight

Will Brooks (18-3) vs. Nik Lentz (27-8-2)

Odds: Brooks -510

Airs on: Fox Sports 1

This is Will Brooks’ chance to re-establish himself in the lightweight division. Doing it against a long-running villain in Nik Lentz makes the opportunity that much sweeter.

Brooks has a unique game, throwing kicks from long range to set up double-leg takedowns. Lentz is a brawler who can make this fun but as a guy who spent a good amount of time at featherweight, he’ll be surrendering serious size. His game is also not nearly as well-rounded as Brooks. We’ll see if his outspoken internet trolling can help him against Brooks, a motivated competitor looking to regain the championship form he found in Bellator.

Lightweight

Frank Camacho (20-5) vs. Damien Brown (17-10)

Odds: Camacho -130

Airs on: Fox Sports 1

Brown is 2-2 in the UFC but has looked pretty good in each contest. Brown is dogged and determined, as evidenced by his 2016 out-grinding of Jon Tuck. He’s always working, always reaching for the finish and always seeming to withstand the other guy’s toughest shot.

He’ll need to do it again vs. Camacho, a former Pacific Xtreme Combat champ with 15 knockouts to his name. His hands are heavy, but his gas tank may be shallow. If he can find the early knockout, that would likely be ideal. Easier said than done.

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Joanne Calderwood, Bec Rawlings Move to Flyweight, Fight at UFC Fight Night 121

A pair of UFC strawweights who pushed for the creation of a flyweight division will square off at UFC Fight Night 121, as Joanne Calderwood meets Bec Rawlings. Calderwood (11-3), who was a top contender for the inaugural title when she appeared on The Ultimate Fighter, has dropped back-to-back fights. The 30-year-old was bested by […]

A pair of UFC strawweights who pushed for the creation of a flyweight division will square off at UFC Fight Night 121, as Joanne Calderwood meets Bec Rawlings. Calderwood (11-3), who was a top contender for the inaugural title when she appeared on The Ultimate Fighter, has dropped back-to-back fights. The 30-year-old was bested by […]