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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reno Rawlings (ranked 2813 p4p, 331 weight class) and Antonio Santana (ranked 2257 p4p, 266 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rawlings might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Burned. Santana has chosen Check My Swag as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
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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
10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Reno Rawlings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Antonio Santana!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rawlings scores with a decent looking hook.
Rawlings throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rawlings bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rawlings sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Santana is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rawlings advances to mount.
Santana tries to reverse the position but Rawlings maintains control.
Rawlings postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Santana looks a forlorn figure.
Santana is in all sorts of trouble here.
Santana blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santana takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rawlings can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Santana is looking to escape.
Rawlings misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana is squirming around, avoiding Rawlings's attempts to control the action.
Rawlings unloads with some shots from mount but Santana bucks and avoids them well.
A nice elbow there by Rawlings.
Santana regains half guard.
Santana trying to control but Rawlings postures up.
Rawlings thows a huge punch but Santana dodges it nicely.
Santana is looking for a sweep. Rawlings is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rawlings is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rawlings has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rawlings lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana is looking for a sweep. Rawlings is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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 wants to free his trapped foot but Santana is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rawlings is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Santana wants to control but Rawlings is keeping busy.
Rawlings is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Santana tries to roll over but Rawlings keeps him under control.
Rawlings not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Santana works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rawlings trying to control but Santana is working from the bottom.
Santana looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings preventing the sweep.
Santana bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rawlings's guard.
Rawlings wants to sweep here but Santana controlling him for the moment.
Santana controls from within his opponent's guard.
Santana trying to control but Rawlings is working from the bottom.
Rawlings is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santana defends well.
Santana not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rawlings looking for a sweep. Not yet Rawlings, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Santana passes into side control.
Santana decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Santana throws the left hand but Rawlings avoids the punch easily.
Santana throws a series of punches but Rawlings avoids them all with ease.
Santana with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Santana misses the body punch
and Rawlings counters with an inside leg kick.
Rawlings takes a swing at Santana's ribcage but misses.
Rawlings moves out of range of the body kick.
Rawlings keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santana.
Rawlings throws a looping overhand right but Santana ducks down to avoid it.
Santana with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santana wants to land a leg kick but Rawlings is out of range.
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!
Santana stuffs the takedown.
Santana throws a hook but Rawlings avoids it easily.
Santana throws the left hand but Rawlings avoids the punch easily.
Rawlings moves out of range of the strikes.
Santana is looking to chop away at Rawlings's legs.
Santana works Rawlings's body with a nice hook.
Rawlings shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Santana is trying to defend but Rawlings finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Santana is concentrating on defense, preventing Rawlings from advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana is trying to control but Rawlings passes into side control!
Rawlings has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Santana!
Santana is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawlings scoring with strikes but Santana is staying in there.
Rawlings landing punches.
Santana tries to hold on but Rawlings pushes him away.
Rawlings tries to control but Santana wriggling away.
Santana is desperately trying to improve his position but Rawlings has a good base and remains in mount.
Santana wants to hold on but Rawlings pushes him away.
Santana really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rawlings lands with some strikes.
Santana is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings content just to control the position here.
Rawlings lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rawlings is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santana can do to turn this around?
Rawlings raining down shots from the mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santana bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rawlings bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Santana's guard.
Rawlings tries to free his leg and advance position but Santana is retaining full guard.
Santana pulls Rawlings in close to his closed guard and prevents Rawlings from doing any damage or advancing position.
Santana is continuing to stall.
Rawlings wants to control from the top but Santana keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana wants to sweep here but Rawlings controlling him for the moment.
Santana is trying to keep Rawlings in close.
Santana has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Santana controls Rawlings momentarily but Rawlings frees himself.
Rawlings working some strikes from top position.
Santana keeping moving, preventing Rawlings from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Santana is on top in guard.
Rawlings working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santana doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santana manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings is looking for a triangle but Santana pushes his legs off easily.
Santana has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rawlings is proving hard to escape from.
Santana sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Santana trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rawlings manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Santana controls Rawlings momentarily but Rawlings frees himself.
Rawlings in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rawlings throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reno Rawlings dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Santana throws out a loose jab but Rawlings uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Rawlings misses the target.
Rawlings moves out of range as Santana strikes.
Santana tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Antonio Santana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santana throws a lazy right hand but Rawlings sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Rawlings.
Santana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santana swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rawlings counters with a left to the body.
Santana looks to score with a jab to the body but Rawlings is just out of range.
Rawlings is looking to counter punch.
Rawlings blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rawlings shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Santana but Santana pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Santana displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rawlings.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana swings widly with a right hand
so Rawlings counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rawlings trying to control the position from guard on top but Santana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rawlings content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rawlings trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santana is pulling down on Rawlings's head to control his posture.
Santana not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Santana pulls Rawlings in close to his closed guard and prevents Rawlings from doing any damage or advancing position.
Santana looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rawlings is one step ahead there.
Santana manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rawlings manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings looking for a sweep. Not yet Rawlings, not yet.
Rawlings throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rawlings has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Santana can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Santana advances to half guard.
Rawlings looking for submissions off his back.
Santana trying to control the action but Rawlings is working from the bottom.
Rawlings looking for submissions off his back.
My spies in Doherty's Gym inform me that Santana has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rawlings keeps working.
Rawlings gets back to full guard.
Antonio Santana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santana wants to control from the top but Rawlings keeps moving.
Santana trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rawlings wants to sweep but no luck.
Santana must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rawlings is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santana defends well.
Santana stopping the sweep attempt from Rawlings.
Santana trying to control the position from guard on top but Rawlings is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santana stands up and waves to Rawlings to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Santana throws out a loose jab but Rawlings uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rawlings on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rawlings throws a body punch but Santana moves out of range.
Rawlings checks a leg kick nicely.
Rawlings swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Santana throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rawlings counters with a nice body kick.
Santana missing with a left hand there. Rawlings was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Antonio Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santana thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rawlings went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Santana lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santana throws a solid leg kick but Rawlings takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Santana.
Rawlings throws a big counter combination but Santana scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Reno Rawlings is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A slow jab from Santana misses its intended target.
Santana walks into a straight right hand from Rawlings.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Santana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rawlings has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reno Rawlings!
Post fight, an emotional Reno Rawlings 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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hype
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