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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Ravenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reno Rawlings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rawlings's choice of entrance music: Burned. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 cm
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170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
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165 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonas Ravenson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reno Rawlings! The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ravenson is looking to clinch. Rawlings jabs at Ravenson's body. Rawlings drives through with a takedown into guard. Rawlings lands a couple of decent looking shots. Rawlings passes easily into side control. Nice work. Rawlings scores with a couple of short elbows. Rawlings lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Rawlings looks up at the clock and then as Ravenson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rawlings smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Rawlings lands an elbow. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. You can see the frustration on Ravenson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Rawlings is working Ravenson over with some ground and pound from side control. Rawlings remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. Rawlings scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ravenson to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rawlings landing a few strikes. Rawlings lands a nice forearm strike. Rawlings wants to control but Ravenson is keeping him busy. Rawlings is putting a hurting on Ravenson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ravenson is rocked! Ravenson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ravenson tries to get out of the position. Rawlings in side control lands a decent elbow. Oh Ravenson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Ravenson is looking to regain half guard here but Rawlings keeps moving and retains side control. Rawlings has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Rawlings working the head and body with strikes. A lull in the action here. Check out the look on Rawlings's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rawlings lands a strong strike to the head of Ravenson. That's dazed him! Rawlings looking to finish here. Ravenson is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Rawlings lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reno Rawlings! An intense looking Reno Rawlings took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: '(super serious) I will continue to destroy all those that block my path to eternal glory. (brief pause) Your soul now belongs to Reno Rawlings. (laughs...) Master guide me to my next victim. (then disappears)'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
70% |
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