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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zee Land (ranked 270 p4p, 317 weight class) and Rafael Benedetti (ranked 46 p4p, 53 weight class). Land comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zee Land!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Land moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
Benedetti doesn't manage to clinch there - Land circles away.
Land ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Land keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Land pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Land throws out a loose jab but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Land on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Land takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benedetti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Land takes a kick to the side of the head.
Land really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Benedetti tries to score with a low kick but Land moves his leg out of the way.
Land throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Land uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
Land feinted with a counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benedetti. Land does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benedetti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Land can pounce on him.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
Land keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Land tries to counter with a takedown but Benedetti is quick to defend against it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti connects with an inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Land moved out of range.
Benedetti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Benedetti looks to land a left hand but Land moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Land throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Land misses the jab.
Benedetti lands with a right hand.
Benedetti connects with a single shot there.
Benedetti instigates a clinch.
Benedetti leaning against his opponent.
Benedetti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Land tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Benedetti.
We've been hearing reports that Land has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Land can't break the clinch.
Benedetti prevents a body shot from Land.
Benedetti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Land scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Land is looking to take this one to the mat.
Land misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti misses with a punch to the body.
Land has Benedetti pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Benedetti manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Benedetti is leaning against Land and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Benedetti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Land avoids a kick to the body.
Land bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Benedetti's head backwards.
Land throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Land swats away the attempt to clinch by Benedetti.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Nice jab there from Benedetti.
Benedetti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benedetti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benedetti moves into the clinch.
Benedetti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Land breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Land is looking to slow Benedetti down with leg kicks.
Land scores with a decent looking hook.
Land swats away the attempt to clinch by Benedetti.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti misses the shot to the body.
Land on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rafael Benedetti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Land shoots in for a takedown but Benedetti shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Benedetti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zee Land. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benedetti forces Land back against the cage and clinches.
Benedetti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Land backwards.
Land can't get the takedown.
Land misses with a body punch.
Benedetti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benedetti misses with a body punch.
Land blocks an uppercut.
Land scores with a shot to the side of Benedetti's head.
Benedetti tries a body shot but Land blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Land.
Benedetti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benedetti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Land breaks from the clinch.
A left lands for Land.
Benedetti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Land uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti forces Land back against the cage and clinches.
Land tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Benedetti just stands there and leans against the cage.
Benedetti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Land tries to score a body lock takedown but Benedetti shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Land backwards.
Benedetti breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Land. Those never looked like landing.
Land ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Benedetti appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Land lands the left hand.
Land lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Benedetti scoring well with a low kick there.
Benedetti lands a jab.
Benedetti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A good leg kick by Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a leg kick that misses.
Benedetti is looking to clinch but Land is avoiding it.
Benedetti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Land throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Land showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benedetti.
Land throws a leg kick but Benedetti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Land.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Benedetti dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
That kick from Benedetti tenderised Land's leg. Land is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benedetti throws out a powerful jab.
Land misses with a hook.
Benedetti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Land.
Benedetti scores with a nice head shot.
Benedetti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Land manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benedetti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benedetti throws a body punch but Land moves out of range.
Land's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Benedetti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Land scrambles back to his feet.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Land was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Land steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
A shot to the liver by Benedetti. Beautiful body shot.
Land misses the shot to the body.
Land tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Land.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Land throws out the jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benedetti, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Land takes a jab right on the kisser.
Benedetti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benedetti gets a clinch.
Land misses with some punches.
Land throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti prevents the takedown attempt.
Benedetti has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Land seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Benedetti can turn it around.
Benedetti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Benedetti lands a shoulder strike.
Benedetti lands an uppercut.
Land struggles to land a body shot inside as Benedetti controls his hands.
Benedetti struggles to land a body shot inside as Land controls his hands.
Land is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benedetti lands a body punch.
Rafael Benedetti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti tries to throw a body punch but Land avoids it by throwing Benedetti back against the cage.
Benedetti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Land misses with the head strike.
Benedetti has Land pressed against the cage, preventing Land from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Benedetti gets underhooks to prevent Land's takedown attempt.
Land lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Land jumps guard but Benedetti stands there with Land around his waist. Land gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zee Land. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benedetti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Land backwards.
Benedetti tries to pull guard but Land won't allow it.
Land turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benedetti looks to move to half guard but instead Land has passed into mount! Damn!
Benedetti is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Land cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Land landing shots from mount.
Land lands a heavy elbow.
Benedetti is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Land cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Land with shots to the head and body - Benedetti looks very uncomfortable down there.
Benedetti wants to control but Land is having none of it.
Benedetti manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti is pressing down on Land's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Land 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.
Benedetti is trying to keep Land in close.
Zee Land overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Benedetti wants to stand up but Land is controlling him.
Land thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Benedetti lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Land working for a triangle but Benedetti defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Land is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Benedetti tries to free his leg and advance position but Land is retaining full guard.
Land throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Benedetti escapes and throws Land's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Land tries to buck Benedetti off but Benedetti is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Benedetti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Benedetti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zee Land has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benedetti misses with a wild body shot.
Land swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Land swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Land slips a jab from Benedetti.
Land misses with a looping right.
Benedetti tries a quick counter leg kick but Land is wise to it.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Land saw that one coming.
It looked like Land wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Land.
Benedetti throws a sloppy head kick and Land moves out of range easily.
Benedetti throws a leg kick which misses Land's front leg but catches the back leg as Land tries to avoid it.
Benedetti throws the left hand but Land avoids the punch easily.
Land fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Benedetti sprawls well initially but Land persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Land sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Benedetti defending well though.
Benedetti wants to control but Land is keeping busy.
Benedetti is concentrating on defense, preventing Land from advancing position.
Benedetti wants to get back to his feet.
Benedetti is trying is best to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti tries to kick Land off but Land keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Benedetti is trying to get back to full guard.
Land wants to pass to mount but Benedetti is defending the position.
Land will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Benedetti works his way to full guard. Good work.
Benedetti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Land.
Benedetti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Benedetti wants to stand but Land is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benedetti. That's going to slow Land down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Benedetti moves out of range as Land strikes.
Land avoids the body shot from Benedetti.
Land slips a jab from Benedetti.
Land ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Land lands with an overhand left.
Benedetti stuns Land with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benedetti clinches with his opponent.
Benedetti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Land lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Benedetti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benedetti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Land tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Benedetti just stands there and leans against the cage.
Land is looking to break free of the clinch but Benedetti has double underhooks.
Land's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Land tries to work over Benedetti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benedetti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Land tries to pull guard but Benedetti holds him up against the cage and eventually Land drops back down to his feet.
Benedetti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benedetti tries a body shot but Land blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Land.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Land.
Land is working for takedown but Benedetti is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zee Land. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Land has a couple of punches blocked by Benedetti.
Land blocks a body shot from Benedetti.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Land.
Land tries to pull guard but Benedetti holds him up against the cage and eventually Land drops back down to his feet.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Benedetti.
Land blocks a body shot from Benedetti.
A right hand to the body from Benedetti.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benedetti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
Land has a couple of punches blocked by Benedetti.
A right hook to the body lands for Benedetti.
Benedetti works on Land's body with a couple of short punches.
Benedetti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Benedetti on the inside.
Benedetti misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti can't find room to land a body shot as Land controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Land misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti works on Land's body with a couple of short punches.
Benedetti tries to throw a body punch but Land avoids it by throwing Benedetti back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Land.
Benedetti stalling in the clinch.
Benedetti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Land.
Benedetti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti taking a breather.
The referee is keeping an eye on Benedetti - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Benedetti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Land backwards.
Land tries to circle away but Benedetti has him pinned against the cage.
Benedetti pushes Land back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti gets through Land's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Benedetti is working Land over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Benedetti.
A short left from Benedetti.
A right handed body shot lands from Benedetti.
Benedetti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benedetti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lands head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Benedetti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Benedetti winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Benedetti!
Rafael Benedetti seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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