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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Raine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Wainright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aldo Raine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rufus Wainright!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raine stuffs the takedown attempt from Wainright. Wainright gets slowly back to his feet.
Wainright tries to keep at a distance but Raine has taken the fight into the clinch.
Raine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Raine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wainright's face.
It looks like Rufus Wainright has been cut.
Raine connects with a knee to the head.
Raine looking to throw knees to the head but Wainright is blocking nicely.
Raine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wainright blocks it with crossed arms.
Raine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Raine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wainright takes a knee right on the jaw!
That has opened up Rufus Wainright's cut even more.
The referee calls for Raine to work.
Raine looking to throw knees to the head but Wainright is blocking nicely.
Raine landing knees to the head.
Raine looking to throw knees to the head but Wainright is blocking nicely.
Wainright tries for a takedown. No joy.
Raine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Raine scores with a knee to the head.
The cut above Rufus Wainright's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Raine is breathing heavily.
Raine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wainright is looking to break free of the clinch but Raine has double underhooks.
Wainright wants to break free but Raine has control.
Raine displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wainright up against the cage.
Wainright is looking to control Raine's arms but Raine gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wainright has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine tries to land a knee to the head but Wainright blocks with his arms.
Raine gets underhooks to prevent Wainright's takedown attempt.
Aldo Raine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rufus Wainright.
Wainright throws an elbow but it misses.
Raine tries a knee to the head but Wainright blocks it.
Raine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wainright has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wainright wants to break free but Raine has control.
Raine looking to throw knees to the head but Wainright is blocking nicely.
Wainright jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Raine walks away with a smile on his face. Wainright gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wainright shoots in for a takedown but Raine shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wainright shoots for a double leg takedown but Raine sprawls well. He's pushed Wainright's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wainright wants to clinch up but Raine keeps it at a distance.
Raine tries to clinch there but Wainright circles away.
No luck for Wainright with that takedown attempt.
Aldo Raine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wainright swats away the attempt to clinch by Raine.
A head kick misses from Wainright.
Raine tries to clinch up but Wainright circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wainright tries to score with a low kick but Raine moves his leg out of the way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wainright looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raine moves in looking to clinch but Wainright pushes him off.
Raine doesn't manage to clinch there - Wainright circles away.
Raine moves in looking to clinch but Wainright pushes him off.
Wainright tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Raine swivels and escapes.
Raine moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Raine.
Raine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Raine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wainright blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wainright tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Raine smiles and moves away.
Wainright shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Raine wants to stand but Wainright is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wainright has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Raine is proving hard to escape from.
Wainright trying to control the position from guard on top but Raine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raine wriggles free and stands up.
Wainright looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Raine is fending him off so far but Wainright persists. Nope, Raine circles away and we're back to standing.
Raine tries to clinch but Wainright moves out of range.
Raine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wainright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wainright throws a sloppy head kick and Raine moves out of range easily.
Raine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wainright moves into the clinch successfully.
Raine tries a knee to the head but Wainright blocks it.
Wainright has Raine pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Raine manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Raine tries to land a knee to the head but Wainright blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine tries to land a knee to the head but Wainright blocks with his arms.
Wainright drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raine avoiding damage.
Raine seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Raine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wainright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wainright changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Raine fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Raine is looking to clinch but Wainright is avoiding it.
Wainright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raine moves in looking to clinch but Wainright pushes him off.
Wainright throws a right hand that Raine ducks under and follows up with a left that Raine also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wainright closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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 Rufus Wainright's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wainright keeps the fight on the outside.
Wainright tries to close the distance and clinch but Raine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Raine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wainright tries to clinch up but Raine circles away and keeps his distance.
Wainright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raine takes the fight into the clinch.
Raine leaning against his opponent.
Wainright with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Raine with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Raine with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wainright fails to pull guard.
Raine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wainright's face.
Raine gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wainright.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wainright is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wainright wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wainright looking to stall.
Wainright is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Aldo Raine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rufus Wainright.
Raine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wainright tries to pull guard but Raine won't allow it.
Wainright jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Raine walks away with a smile on his face. Wainright gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Raine tries to clinch but Wainright moves out of range.
Raine moves into range and clinches up with Wainright.
Wainright missing with knees to the body.
Raine with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wainright is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Raine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Raine unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wainright misses with a knee strike.
Raine stalling.
Wainright trying to control the position but instead, Raine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wainright into the cage.
Raine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Raine looking to throw knees to the head but Wainright is blocking nicely.
Raine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Raine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wainright is keeping busy.
Wainright using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Raine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wainright has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Raine avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Raine tries a knee to the head but Wainright blocks it.
Wainright fails to pull guard.
Wainright looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Raine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Raine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wainright is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Raine gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Raine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wainright wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Raine effectively controlling the action here.
Raine tries to land a knee to the head but Wainright blocks with his arms.
Raine scores with a knee to the head.
Wainright is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Raine with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wainright tries for a takedown but Raine manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Raine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Raine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Raine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wainright tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Raine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wainright's brow.
Wainright is trying to break the clinch but Raine has him pressed against the cage.
Wainright fails to pull guard.
Raine misses with a knee to the head.
Wainright is trying to break the clinch but Raine has him pressed against the cage.
Raine with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wainright is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Raine pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wainright has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wainright jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Raine walks away with a smile on his face. Wainright gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wainright shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Raine defends it nicely.
Raine blocks a head kick by Wainright.
Wainright swats away the attempt to clinch by Raine.
Aldo Raine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raine fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wainright shoots in looking for a takedown. Raine tries to sprawl out of it but Wainright keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Raine manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Raine displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wainright.
Raine darts in and clinches Wainright up against the cage.
Wainright looking to slow down the pace here.
Raine tries a knee to the head but Wainright blocks it.
Wainright is trying to stall.
Raine lands an elbow inside that Wainright shrugs off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wainright is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Raine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wainright has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Raine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wainright tries to pull guard but Raine holds him up against the cage and eventually Wainright drops back down to his feet.
Raine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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 Rufus Wainright's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wainright keeps the fight on the outside.
Wainright closes this distance looking for a takedown but Raine circles away.
Wainright moves in looking to clinch but Raine pushes him off.
Wainright tries for a takedown but Raine sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Raine clinches up with Wainright and pushes him back against the cage.
Raine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Raine looking to throw knees to the head but Wainright is blocking nicely.
Raine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wainright tries for a takedown. No joy.
Aldo Raine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rufus Wainright.
Raine tries to land a knee to the head but Wainright blocks with his arms.
Raine with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Raine trying to stall but Wainright improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wainright is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Raine is keeping busy.
A frustrated look appears on Wainright's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wainright working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Raine.
Wainright has a couple of punches blocked by Raine.
Raine looking to throw knees to the head but Wainright is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wainright wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Raine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wainright wants a takedown.
Wainright takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice left hand lands by Wainright.
Raine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Raine with a knee to the head.
Raine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Raine gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wainright.
A bit of stalling here from Raine.
Raine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wainright blocks it with crossed arms.
Wainright tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Raine just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wainright tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Raine just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wainright tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wainright looking to throw knees to the head but Raine is blocking nicely.
Raine stalling in the clinch.
Raine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wainright blocks it with crossed arms.
Wainright is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Raine is defending well for now.
Wainright tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Raine just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Raine tries a knee to the head but Wainright blocks it.
Wainright is trying to break the clinch but Raine has him pressed against the cage.
Raine stalling in the clinch.
Wainright tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wainright goes for a takedown in the clinch but Raine prevents it.
Raine slowing the pace effectively.
Raine misses with a knee strike.
Wainright looking to slow down the pace here.
A knee to the head by Raine.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
Wainright wants to get back to striking at distance but Raine won't allow it.
Wainright changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Raine fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Raine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Raine lands a damaging elbow.
Wainright wants a takedown.
Raine scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wainright tries to pull guard but Raine holds him up against the cage and eventually Wainright drops back down to his feet.
Wainright tries for a takedown. No joy.
Raine scores with a knee to the head.
Wainright tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Raine smiles and moves away.
Wainright closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Raine is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wainright seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Raine does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Raine tries to kick Wainright off but Wainright keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wainright is trying to control the action in half guard but Raine is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raine is trying to stand up here but Wainright is controlling him well.
Raine manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Raine wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine closes the distance but Wainright moves to the side
and Wainright counters with a series of strikes. Raine will be more careful next time no doubt.
Raine tries to clinch but Wainright moves out of range.
Wainright lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Raine tries to clinch up.
Wainright closes the distance and clinches up with Raine, looking for a takedown. Wainright pushes Raine against the cage but Raine circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Raine rushes Wainright and presses him up against the cage.
Raine slowing the pace effectively.
Wainright tries to break free but Raine pushes him back against the cage.
Raine connects with a knee to the head.
Raine misses with a knee to the head.
Raine lands a knee to the head.
Raine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wainright is working for takedown but Raine is calmly controlling the position for now.
A knee to the head by Raine.
Raine prevents the takedown attempt.
Raine tries to land a knee to the head but Wainright blocks with his arms.
Rufus Wainright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aldo Raine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raine just leaning against Wainright, taking a breather.
Wainright with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aldo Raine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Raine, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldo Raine!
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