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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reno Rawlings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herschel Pettaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rawlings comes into the arena with Burned blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Pettaway's choice of entrance music: Empire State of Mind - Jay Z. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
7 - 6 - 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Herschel Pettaway!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rawlings pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pettaway is out of range and Rawlings settles back down.
Pettaway's coach down at Fight Club FC was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pettaway's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rawlings has his takedown stuffed
and Pettaway counters with a nice body shot.
Rawlings swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pettaway feints a counter leg kick.
Rawlings's corner calls for a 1-2. Rawlings obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rawlings misses the jab.
Pettaway wants to slow Rawlings down by chopping away at his legs.
Rawlings swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pettaway appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rawlings swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rawlings lands a right hook to the body.
Rawlings tests Pettaway's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pettaway misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettaway connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Pettaway. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Rawlings wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rawlings closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pettaway is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rawlings cracks Pettaway with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawlings advances to full mount.
Rawlings putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rawlings trying to control but Pettaway 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!
Rawlings content just to control the position here.
Rawlings lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rawlings looking to control but Pettaway is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rawlings pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings trying to control but Pettaway is having none of it.
Rawlings lands a big shot there that rocks Pettaway but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rawlings fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rawlings punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pettaway is trying desperately to improve position.
Rawlings is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rawlings working Pettaway over with strikes here.
Pettaway tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rawlings lands a big shot there that rocks Pettaway but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway is desperately trying to improve his position but Rawlings has a good base and remains in mount.
Rawlings is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rawlings is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pettaway can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rawlings looking to control but Pettaway is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rawlings landing strikes from the mount and Pettaway is in trouble!
Rawlings can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pettaway is looking to escape.
Rawlings scoring with strikes but Pettaway is staying in there.
Rawlings with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Rawlings.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pettaway taking shots to the head.
Rawlings landing strikes from the mount and Pettaway is in trouble!
Rawlings lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pettaway is rocked!
Rawlings in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pettaway is still in real trouble! Can Rawlings finish him?
Rawlings trying to control but Pettaway is having none of it.
Pettaway seems to have recovered his senses.
Pettaway is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rawlings lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rawlings trying to control but Pettaway is having none of it.
Rawlings will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rawlings has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pettaway's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reno Rawlings dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rawlings ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rawlings looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pettaway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rawlings manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Pettaway.
Rawlings fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pettaway just manages to avoid it.
Rawlings drives through with a takedown into Pettaway's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rawlings working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rawlings trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rawlings loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rawlings trying to control the position from guard on top but Pettaway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pettaway tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rawlings throwing strikes but missing.
Rawlings with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawlings looking to sit in guard and control but Pettaway gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rawlings wants to sweep here but Pettaway controlling him for the moment.
Rawlings bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pettaway's guard.
Pettaway trying to control the position.
Rawlings postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rawlings lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rawlings accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rawlings tries to free his leg and advance position but Pettaway is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettaway avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rawlings looking to pass the guard.
Pettaway is trying to control the position but Rawlings postures up.
Rawlings postures up and lands a big shot to Pettaway's brow.
Rawlings advances to half guard.
Rawlings is trying to control the action in half guard but Pettaway is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rawlings thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pettaway's head.
Rawlings missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rawlings is trying to control the action in half guard but Pettaway is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pettaway is positioning himself well to prevent Rawlings advancing to mount.
Rawlings trying to control from half guard but Pettaway is working away.
We've been hearing good reports from Rawlings's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rawlings has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rawlings is stalling here. Pettaway is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rawlings seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pettaway has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Pettaway tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pettaway has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rawlings misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Rawlings tries to improve position but can't.
Rawlings is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pettaway off and has taken his back!
Rawlings is looking for the choke from the back position but Pettaway is controlling his hands well.
Pettaway staying busy and making it hard for Rawlings to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings missing with punches from the back.
Pettaway defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Pettaway covers up after that shot from Rawlings.
Rawlings is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Pettaway. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Even with his hooks in, Rawlings manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Good control from Rawlings.
Pettaway is trying to get back to his feet but Rawlings has full control of the position and if anything, Pettaway has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reno Rawlings dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
No joy there for Rawlings, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pettaway takes a swing at Rawlings's ribcage but misses.
Rawlings drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pettaway sprawls and moves away.
Rawlings uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rawlings throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pettaway.
Pettaway only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Rawlings misses with a low kick as Pettaway jumps back.
Reno Rawlings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rawlings misses the shot to the body.
Pettaway misses the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rawlings.
Rawlings looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rawlings with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pettaway counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rawlings is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettaway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rawlings.
Pettaway scores with a body shot.
Pettaway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pettaway throws a body shot but no joy.
As Pettaway looks to move away, Rawlings throws a big counter combo but Pettaway just gets out of the way.
Pettaway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettaway slips a straight right by Rawlings.
Pettaway missing with a left hand there. Rawlings was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pettaway leaves Rawlings with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reno Rawlings. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rawlings fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Pettaway finds it's way through Rawlings's defenses.
Pettaway tries to land a front kick but Rawlings steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rawlings throwing a counter right hand but Pettaway manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rawlings or perhaps it was just good defense by Pettaway, which made it look bad.
An inside leg kick lands from Pettaway.
Rawlings misses with a takedown attempt
and Pettaway counters with a nice uppercut.
Pettaway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rawlings was well out of range. Poor timing from Pettaway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pettaway to score with a decent uppercut.
Rawlings decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rawlings seems to be working for a kimura but Pettaway defends the submission attempt.
Rawlings thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pettaway's head.
Pettaway avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rawlings.
Rawlings is looking to pass Pettaway's guard but actually Pettaway recovers to full guard.
Pettaway is trying to control the position but Rawlings postures up.
Rawlings scoring with some ground and pound.
Rawlings lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rawlings trying to control but Pettaway is working from the bottom.
Rawlings controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pettaway utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Herschel Pettaway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rawlings works over Pettaway with some ground and pound from guard.
Rawlings content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rawlings preventing the sweep.
Rawlings postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rawlings throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rawlings stands and throws Pettaway's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pettaway is trying to work for a sweep but Rawlings has mounted him!
Rawlings scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Reno Rawlings overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rawlings has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pettaway's face.
Rawlings with a couple of short strikes.
Rawlings in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rawlings trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rawlings landing strikes from the mount.
Pettaway is looking to get to half guard.
Rawlings lands a nice shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reno Rawlings showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rawlings, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reno Rawlings!
Reno Rawlings took to the mic in his post fight interview and said '(super serious) I will continue to destroy all those that block my path to eternal glory. (brief pause) David your soul now belongs to Reno Rawlings. (laughs...) Master guide me to my next victim. (then disappears)'.
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