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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christ Benoit (ranked 1746 p4p, 1133 weight class) and Abdul Rahman (ranked 241 p4p, 167 weight class). Benoit comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing Grace. Abdul Rahman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christ Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Rahman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahman tries to clinch but Benoit moves away
and Rahman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Abdul Rahman has been cut.
Benoit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benoit looks to land a left hand but Rahman moved out of range nicely.
Abdul Rahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benoit tries to keep at a distance but Rahman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Benoit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rahman misses with a punch on the inside.
Benoit 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.
Benoit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rahman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rahman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benoit scores with a hook to the body.
Benoit prevents a body shot from Rahman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benoit misses with a body punch.
Rahman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benoit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benoit lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rahman will feel that in the morning.
Rahman tries to clinch up but Benoit circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benoit circles away quickly and effectively.
Rahman misses with a looping left.
Benoit scores with a nice strike.
Benoit lands a leg kick that knocks Rahman off balance momentarily.
Rahman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benoit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rahman checks a leg kick.
Rahman looks to score with a jab to the body but Benoit is just out of range.
Benoit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rahman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rahman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rahman tries to clinch
enabling Benoit to counter with a crisp jab.
Rahman is looking to clinch.
Benoit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rahman throws a combination. Benoit tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benoit throws a hook but Rahman blocks it.
Rahman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benoit.
Rahman closes the distance and pushes Benoit back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benoit.
Rahman misses with the head strike.
Rahman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benoit is defending well for now.
Benoit pushes Rahman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Benoit on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rahman.
Rahman misses with a punch on the inside.
Rahman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rahman tries to work over Benoit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benoit.
Benoit has a couple of punches blocked by Rahman.
Rahman lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rahman.
Benoit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benoit lands a body shot.
Rahman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benoit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahman breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Rahman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benoit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rahman has managed to clinch.
Benoit lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Benoit.
Benoit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rahman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rahman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benoit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rahman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benoit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rahman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benoit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benoit throws a counter high kick but Rahman was just alert enough to avoid it.
Benoit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Benoit misses with a body kick.
Benoit sets himself, and Rahman steps forward looking for the clinch! Benoit avoids it this time.
Good leg kick by Benoit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rahman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benoit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benoit throws a push kick but Rahman slaps the foot to one side.
Benoit misses with a hook.
Rahman misses with a body shot
and Benoit counters with an outside leg kick.
Benoit slips a straight right by Rahman.
Benoit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rahman tries to clinch
and Benoit counters with a nice uppercut.
Benoit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rahman in his tracks.
Benoit stuffs the takedown.
Rahman defending well as Benoit loads up on a big left hand.
Rahman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benoit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rahman slips under a jab.
Rahman checks a leg kick.
Benoit connects with a nice looking jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christ Benoit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdul Rahman's cut.
That's time! Benoit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Benoit blocks a jab.
Benoit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rahman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benoit.
Benoit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rahman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slow jab from Rahman misses its intended target.
Benoit loads up on a big right hand but Rahman slips the punch.
Rahman tries to counter with a clinch but Benoit shakes him off and moves away.
Benoit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benoit misses with the combination.
A jab from Rahman does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahman tries to clinch but Benoit is having none of it.
Rahman tries to clinch but Benoit moves away
and Benoit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Christ Benoit is winning the standup battle so far.
Rahman tries to clinch up.
Rahman drives through and clinches with Benoit against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman tries to throw a body punch but Benoit avoids it by throwing Rahman back against the cage.
Rahman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rahman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Benoit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benoit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benoit.
Benoit throws an elbow but it misses.
Benoit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rahman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benoit lands a hook that snaps the head of Rahman backwards.
Rahman tries to throw a body punch but Benoit avoids it by throwing Rahman back against the cage.
Benoit working aggressively here.
Rahman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benoit.
Rahman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benoit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rahman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christ Benoit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rahman misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benoit swings wildly with an uppercut but Rahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benoit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rahman presses Benoit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rahman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Benoit gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rahman throws a head punch that misses.
Rahman misses with the head strike.
Rahman misses with some punches.
Rahman swings wildly with an uppercut but Benoit uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Benoit throws an elbow but misses.
Rahman swings wildly with an uppercut but Benoit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit lands with a right to the head.
Benoit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benoit misses with some punches.
Rahman struggles to land a body shot inside as Benoit controls his hands.
Rahman breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Benoit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benoit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rahman can do to turn this around?
Benoit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rahman tries to clinch but Benoit moves out of range.
Benoit lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rahman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benoit lands a nice shot to the body.
Rahman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benoit manages to avoid it.
Rahman pushes Benoit up against the cage in a clinch.
Benoit creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rahman's defenses.
That has opened up Abdul Rahman's cut even more.
Rahman tries a body shot but Benoit blocks it.
Benoit trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benoit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rahman backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Rahman fails to land.
Rahman lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benoit.
Benoit scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Benoit.
Benoit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rahman is rocked!
Benoit breaks from the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Rahman.
Rahman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benoit closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Rahman! Benoit dives in looking to finish! Rahman is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christ Benoit!
During a confident post fight interview, Christ Benoit thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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