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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Raine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raine comes to the cage accompanied by Tennessee wing walk. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aldo Raine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raine misses with a two punch combination.
Bennett takes one to the chin there.
Raine misses with a left hand
and Bennett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bennett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bennett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bennett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raine moves away.
Nice defenses there by Raine.
Raine tries to close the distance and clinch but Bennett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Raine.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Bennett misses.
Raine lands an overhand right.
A big left from Bennett misses.
Bennett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raine tries to close the distance and clinch but Bennett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raine.
Bennett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine tries to clinch but Bennett moves out of range.
Raine darts in trying to clinch
and Bennett counters with a left to the body.
Raine scores with a jab.
Raine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Raine throws a nice looking combination but Bennett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Raine rushes Bennett and presses him up against the cage.
Raine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bennett's defenses.
Raine misses with an elbow over the top.
Bennett dodges an elbow strike from Raine.
Raine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bennett blocks an elbow strike from Raine.
Raine throws an elbow but it misses.
Raine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine misses with an elbow strike.
Bennett avoids a wild elbow strike from Raine.
Bennett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raine has him pressed against the cage.
Raine lands an elbow inside that Bennett shrugs off.
It looks like Matt Bennett has been cut.
Bennett working hard to break the clinch.
Raine throws an elbow but it misses.
Bennett is looking to break free of the clinch but Raine has double underhooks.
Raine has Bennett pressed against the cage, preventing Bennett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bennett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raine has him pressed against the cage.
Raine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett blocks the elbow strike.
Raine landing knees to the head.
Raine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Raine throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett takes a knee to the side of the body.
Raine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Raine misses with an elbow strike.
Bennett avoiding damage as Raine throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raine.
Raine throws an elbow that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Raine.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
Bennett takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bennett blocks an elbow strike.
Bennett avoids the elbow strike from Raine, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bennett is trying to break the clinch but Raine is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett blocks an elbow strike.
Raine misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Raine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bennett's brow.
Bennett prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knees to the body from Raine.
Raine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Raine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Raine throws an elbow but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raine.
Raine lands a nice elbow.
Bennett takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Raine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Bennett's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Raine tries to clinch but Bennett is having none of it.
Bennett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Raine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bennett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bennett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Raine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raine tries to clinch but Bennett moves out of range.
Raine tries to clinch but Bennett is having none of it.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Bennett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Raine.
Raine pushes Bennett up against the cage in a clinch.
Raine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Raine throws an elbow that misses.
Bennett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bennett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raine has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine lands a nice knee to the body.
Bennett dodges an elbow strike from Raine.
Raine trying to land knees to the body.
Raine lands an elbow that stopped Bennett in his tracks for a moment.
Raine lands an elbow just above Bennett 's eye.
Bennett dodges an elbow strike from Raine.
Raine lands an elbow inside that Bennett shrugs off.
Bennett avoids the elbow strike from Raine, against the cage.
Raine lands a nice knee to the body.
Bennett avoids the elbow strike from Raine, against the cage.
Raine throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Raine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bennett's brow.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Raine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Raine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Raine lands an elbow that stopped Bennett in his tracks for a moment.
Raine is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett takes an elbow to the temple.
Raine pushes off an throws an elbow but Bennett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Raine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bennett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bennett is breathing heavily.
Raine has Bennett pressed against the cage, preventing Bennett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bennett managing to block the knees to the body from Raine.
Raine crunches a lovely knee into Bennett's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raine.
Raine lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Raine lands an elbow just above Bennett 's eye.
Raine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Raine connects with a knee to the head.
Raine lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raine.
Raine landing knees to the body.
Raine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Raine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Raine lands a nice elbow.
Raine lands a nice elbow.
Bennett can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bennett's defenses.
Raine lands an elbow just above Bennett 's eye.
Raine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Raine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Raine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bennett's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raine.
Raine lands an elbow that stopped Bennett in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Matt Bennett's cut even more.
Raine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aldo Raine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bennett blocks an elbow strike from Raine.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Raine throws an elbow but misses.
Bennett is trying to break the clinch but Raine has him pressed against the cage.
Raine lands an elbow that stopped Bennett in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldo Raine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Bennett's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raine was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Bennett is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Raine rather than just go for the knockout.
Raine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bennett tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Raine swivels and escapes.
Raine stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Raine wants it to stay on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennett. Raine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Raine.
Raine lands an elbow inside.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
Raine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Raine landing knees to the head.
Raine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bennett's defenses.
Raine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bennett's defenses.
Bennett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bennett's defenses.
Raine lands an elbow inside that Bennett shrugs off.
The cut above Matt Bennett's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett has had enough of the clinch but Raine keeps him there for the moment.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
Raine lands an elbow inside that Bennett shrugs off.
Bennett takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Raine.
Raine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Raine lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Raine.
Raine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bennett avoids a wild elbow strike from Raine.
Raine lands an elbow that stopped Bennett in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Raine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bennett's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Matt Bennett's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Raine misses with an elbow strike.
Bennett blocks the elbow strike.
Raine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Raine.
Raine misses with an elbow over the top.
Raine landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raine lands an elbow inside.
Raine lands a nice elbow.
Bennett takes an elbow to the temple.
Bennett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bennett drops down looking for an ankle pick but Raine pulls his leg out and moves away.
Aldo Raine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Bennett.
Raine clinches up with Bennett and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine is working for takedown but Bennett is calmly controlling the position for now.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
Raine pushes off an throws an elbow but Bennett leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Raine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bennett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raine.
Raine lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bennett wants to control the action here but instead Raine manages to pass to full mount!
Bennett tries to hold on but Raine pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Raine is staying active.
Raine trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bennett is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Matt Bennett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bennett slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aldo Raine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raine has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldo Raine!
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FIGHT
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