Scotland's Ray stops Welshman Long at PFL Glasgow

Hometown favourite Stevie Ray ended a three-fight losing streak to hit Welshman Lewis Long successful nan header bout astatine PFL Glasgow.

Scotland's Ray, 34, won nan welterweight title pinch a first information stoppage astatine nan OVO Hydro connected Saturday.

Long, making his PFL debut, had been caught successful a guillotine choke effort aft going for an early takedown and Ray past put an extended armbar connected his 35-year-old force from Pontypridd.

Former UFC combatant Long yet tapped retired aft 4 minutes and 24 seconds of information one, Ray countering different takedown effort by securing a twister submission.

It was an eighth nonaccomplishment successful Long's 39-bout master career, while Ray - who has respective times flirted pinch status - is now 26-13.

The arena was nan first clip PFL had put a show connected successful Scotland, which included nan semi-finals of nan PFL Europe $100,000 [£75,000] tournaments.

England's Connor Hughes and Shanelle Dyer some qualified for December's finals successful Lyon, but location were defeats for Dean Garnett and Jack Grant.

Liverpool's Hughes took a unanimous determination triumph astatine lightwieght against Spain's Ignacio Capella, while London flyweight Dyer was connected nan correct broadside of a divided determination complete Italian Valentina Scatizzi.

In nan men's bantamweight semi-final, Garnett suffered a third-round knockout, Manchester's Lewis McGrillen-Evans catching his Liverpudlian rival pinch a near hook.

And Macedonian Florim Zendeli took a divided determination triumph against Grimsby's Grant successful their welterweight contest.