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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reno Rawlings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mladen Tomasevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rawlings comes to the cage accompanied by Burned. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Solid boxing
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reno Rawlings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mladen Tomasevic!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomasevic scores with a nice body kick.
Rawlings scores with a shot to the body.
Rawlings moves out of range as Tomasevic strikes.
Tomasevic has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
No joy there for Rawlings, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tomasevic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rawlings with a nice cross.
Rawlings ducks under a wild hook from Tomasevic.
Rawlings on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rawlings shoots for a double leg takedown but Tomasevic sprawls well. He's pushed Rawlings's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tomasevic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rawlings has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rawlings and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rawlings has his takedown stuffed
and Tomasevic counters with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tomasevic.
Tomasevic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawlings lands a really nice looking cross but Tomasevic seems unphased.
Tomasevic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tomasevic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tomasevic throws a head kick that half lands.
Tomasevic lands with a cross.
Tomasevic misses with a double jab
and Rawlings counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rawlings looks to score with a jab to the body but Tomasevic is just out of range.
Tomasevic throws a fast counter high kick but Rawlings manages to duck under it in time.
Nice straight punches there by Rawlings. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rawlings.
Rawlings shoots for a double leg takedown but Tomasevic sprawls well. He's pushed Rawlings's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reno Rawlings. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rawlings connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tomasevic momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomasevic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomasevic misses with a head kick.
Mladen Tomasevic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tomasevic throws a head kick but Rawlings moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Tomasevic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rawlings staying out of range there.
Rawlings connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tomasevic's hands.
Tomasevic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tomasevic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big left from Tomasevic misses.
A head kick misses from Tomasevic.
Tomasevic looks to land a body kick but Rawlings moved away.
Tomasevic blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomasevic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tomasevic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rawlings stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tomasevic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A shot to the liver by Tomasevic. Beautiful body shot.
A head kick by Tomasevic misses
so Rawlings counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tomasevic is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Rawlings dives into side control.
Tomasevic being controlled for a moment.
Rawlings advances nicely into full mount.
Rawlings lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rawlings trying to control but Tomasevic is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rawlings cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tomasevic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rawlings lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rawlings tries to control but Tomasevic wriggling away.
Rawlings lands a big shot there that rocks Tomasevic but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tomasevic is rocked!
Rawlings lands a big elbow.
Tomasevic is still in real trouble! Can Rawlings finish him?
Rawlings with good strikes from the mount here!
Rawlings working Tomasevic over with strikes here.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Rawlings! Tomasevic is hurt baaadly! Rawlings is firing away with more strikes - Tomasevic is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reno Rawlings!
Reno Rawlings took some time post fight to say the following; '(super serious) I will continue to destroy all those that block my path to eternal glory. (brief pause) Mladen your soul now belongs to Reno Rawlings. (laughs...) Master guide me to my next victim. (then disappears)'.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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