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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reno Rawlings (ranked 1298 p4p, 148 weight class) and Gary Tonon (ranked 1959 p4p, 218 weight class). Rawlings comes to the cage accompanied by Burned. Tonon has chosen What About Now as his entrance music. Gary Tonon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Reno Rawlings's chin.
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158 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 7 - 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
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gary Tonon!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rawlings misses with a lunging right hand
and Tonon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rawlings gets the takedown into side control.
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.
You can see the frustration on Tonon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tonon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rawlings working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rawlings scoring with punches from side control.
Tonon is trying to improve his position.
Tonon is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Rawlings wants to control but Tonon is keeping him busy.
Rawlings cracks Tonon with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tonon regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawlings slows the pace down in half guard.
Tonon is trying to maintain the position but Rawlings is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rawlings seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rawlings thows a huge punch but Tonon dodges it nicely.
Rawlings thows a huge punch but Tonon dodges it nicely.
Tonon is trying is best to control the position here.
Tonon trying to control but Rawlings postures up.
Rawlings seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rawlings trying to control the action but Tonon is working from the bottom.
Tonon trying to hold on to Rawlings's head to control him but Rawlings postures up.
Tonon tries to get to full guard but Rawlings has control of the leg.
Rawlings wants to control but Tonon is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonon is looking for a sweep. Rawlings is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rawlings sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tonon defending well though.
Tonon trying to control from the bottom.
Rawlings winds up and cracks Tonon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rawlings scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tonon is refusing to be controlled, as Rawlings sits in half guard.
Tonon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rawlings with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rawlings wants to control from the top but Tonon keeps moving.
Rawlings controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rawlings trying to control but Tonon is working from the bottom.
Tonon has Rawlings pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonon is trying to control the position but Rawlings postures up.
Tonon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rawlings gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tonon keeping moving, preventing Rawlings from controlling successfully.
Tonon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rawlings.
Tonon is trying to control the position but Rawlings postures up.
Rawlings preventing the sweep.
Tonon trying to keep a closed guard but Rawlings is proving a slippery customer.
Rawlings is sitting in close to Tonon's body. Tonon has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Rawlings is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Rawlings is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Tonon.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gary Tonon!
Gary Tonon bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Reno Rawlings stepped up to the mic, saying '(Dracul laughs... he then disapears.)'.
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hype
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FIGHT
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