TUF 20, Episode 8 fight recap
The eighth episode of the Ultimate Fighter Season 20 aired tonight on FOX Sports and featured the final preliminary fight, Bec Rawlings vs. Tecia Torres.
The eighth episode of the Ultimate Fighter Season 20 aired tonight on FOX Sports and featured the final preliminary fight, Bec Rawlings vs. Tecia Torres.
No. 3 Tecia Torres vs. No. 8 Bec Rawlings
Round 1 – Referee Herb Dean oversees the action. Torres lands the first significant blow with a front kick to the body. She follows with two more body kicks. Rawlings counters a fourth kick attempt with a combination. Torres lands a leg kick and then pushes forward with a series of punches, and it’s clear she’s the far more active fighter as Rawlings struggles with her range. Torres lands two uppercuts from the clinch before Rawlings begins to throw kicks to the legs and body. Torres gets inside with combinations to the body and head. She’s much faster and is able to get in and out with ease. Rawlings lands strikes from the clinch, but Torres quickly breaks free. Torres continues to pepper Rawlings with punches and kicks to the body. Rawlings tries to close the distance and clinches against the cage. Torres reverses and holds the position. Rawlings breaks free, and both fighters throw a wild flurry of strikes as the round comes to an end.
Round 2 – Torres opens with a multiple kicks to the legs and body, and she then presses forward, but Rawlings clinches and lands a hip toss. Rawlings moves into the guard but can’t do anything with it as Torres creates space to stand up. Rawlings begins to throw with more frequency and tags Torres with a combination. Torres is strict with her game plan as she lands more kicks from range. Torres clinches and presses Rawlings against the cage. She drops for a takedown, but Rawlings defends well and breaks free into the center of the octagon. Torres lands a hard left hand. Rawlings charges forward, and Torres ducks under with a takedown attempt. She then fights hard for the takedown, and despite eating a few hard elbows to the head, finally gets Rawlings down. Rawlings grabs the arm and tries a kimura, but time runs out before Torres is put in any danger.
Tecia Torres def. Bec Rawlings via unanimous decision