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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Benny Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralapeno Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benny Allen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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147 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benny Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ralapeno Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Allen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Allen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Allen defends it easily.
Allen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Allen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Allen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Allen wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Allen passes into half guard.
Allen wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie won't allow Allen to pass to mount.
Allen is looking for a kimura here.
Allen wants to pass the guard but Gracie is defending well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Allen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
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.
Allen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Allen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gracie tries to hold on but Allen pushes him away.
Allen trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie is looking to improve his position but Allen isn't that keen on the idea.
Allen working for a guillotine from mount but Gracie is in no mood to give up.
Gracie tries to hold on but Allen postures up.
Gracie holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Allen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen looking to control but Gracie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gracie working to try and regain half guard.
Allen is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gracie is surviving well by controlling Allen's body position as best he can.
Gracie is looking to improve his position but Allen isn't that keen on the idea.
Allen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gracie tries to hold on but Allen postures up.
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four 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.
Allen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gracie?
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Allen goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Gracie turns into him and now he's in Allen's guard.
Allen is breathing heavily.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Allen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Allen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Allen wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie is pressing down on Allen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Allen trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gracie is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gracie has escaped and now he's on top!
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie pushes down on Allen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Allen is looking to improve his position.
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gracie wants to control but Allen is keeping him busy.
Allen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Allen defends it.
Allen is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Allen kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie tries a low kick but Allen avoids it.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Allen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Allen controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.
Allen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Allen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Allen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Allen gets the takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen is trying to get an arm triangle but Gracie is defending well.
Allen working away.
Allen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gracie has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Allen is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Allen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Allen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gracie tries to roll over but Allen keeps him under control.
Gracie trying to control but Allen postures up.
Allen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Allen counters with a takedown into side control.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Allen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gracie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ralapeno Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Allen postures up.
Allen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gracie, who protects the arm well.
Gracie manages to work his way to half guard, despite Allen's best efforts.
Allen seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Allen defends easily.
Gracie pulls Allen in close to prevent any damage.
Benny Allen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Allen passes Gracie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Allen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gracie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Allen.
Gracie is looking to control Allen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Allen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gracie is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gracie has escaped and now he's on top!
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Allen has wrist control.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Allen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Allen 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Allen!
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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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