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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Primo Marcello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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135 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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147 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Primo Marcello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Benny Allen!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcello avoids the body shot from Allen.
Nice body punch from Allen.
Allen staying out of range there.
Allen misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Marcello misses.
The fighters circling - Marcello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marcello cracks a nice hook into Allen's ribs.
Allen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A combination from Marcello does no damage.
Marcello throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Allen on the side of the head.
Marcello connects with a jab.
Allen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marcello throws out the jab.
Allen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marcello fails to land with a series of punches.
Marcello misses with a looping left.
Marcello throws a right and a left that Allen avoids nicely.
Allen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marcello sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Allen stuns Marcello with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Allen misses.
Marcello throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Allen on the side of the head.
Allen scores with a body shot.
Marcello misses with a looping right.
Allen is looking to clinch.
Primo Marcello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen lands a nice hook to Marcello's body. Marcello takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Allen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marcello sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Allen lands with an uppercut that bounces Marcello off the cage and back into rage.
Marcello throws a jab but it's blocked by Allen.
Marcello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marcello thuds his right hand into Allen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marcello jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marcello throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marcello rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Allen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marcello. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marcello misses with a hook. Allen ducked under it nicely.
Allen throws a right hand that Marcello ducks under and follows up with a left that Marcello also avoids with ease.
Allen throws an overhand right that lands on Marcello's shoulder, as Marcello tries to avoid the shot.
Marcello drops his hands momentarily and Allen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marcello slips under a jab from Allen.
Allen moves out of range as Marcello strikes.
Allen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marcello rather than just go for the knockout.
Allen dodges the punch combination from Marcello.
A big left from Allen misses.
Allen swings for the body but Marcello moves out of range.
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.
Marcello lands with a straight right. Allen didn't see that one coming.
Marcello tries to bum rush Allen with a series of wild strikes but Allen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Allen lands a nice hook to Marcello's body. Marcello takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Allen closes the distance and clinches.
Allen scores with a hook to the body.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marcello has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Allen uses from the top position.
Allen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marcello utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Allen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marcello is keeping the position for now.
Allen stands and throws Marcello's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Allen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Marcello is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen cracks Marcello with a big elbow.
Marcello pushes Allen away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Allen gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Marcello is breathing heavily.
Allen grinds an elbow into Marcello's temple.
Allen is looking to take a break and control but Marcello is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marcello is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Allen tries to advance to mount but can't.
Allen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Marcello is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Allen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcello bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Allen misses with a straight right.
Marcello scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Marcello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Allen dodges the punch combination from Marcello.
Allen cracks Marcello with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Allen throws out a loose jab but Marcello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marcello throws a combination that misses
and Allen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Allen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marcello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen loads up on a big right hand but Marcello slips the punch.
Marcello throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Allen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Allen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marcello scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Allen misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Primo Marcello dominated that round.
That's time! Marcello's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Marcello looks to land a left hand but Allen moved out of range nicely.
Allen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Marcello back to the cage. Allen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Left hook, right uppercut from Marcello.
Allen scores with a jab to the body.
Marcello misses with a wild body shot.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Allen thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Marcello misses its intended target.
Allen lands a jab to Marcello's midsection.
The fighters circling - Allen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marcello fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marcello fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marcello looks to throw the jab but Allen is out of range.
Marcello ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marcello throws a looping overhand right but Allen ducks down to avoid it.
Marcello fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Allen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Allen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marcello as he jumps to the side.
A telegraphed right hand from Marcello misses the target.
Allen digs a good hook to Marcello's body.
Marcello swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcello was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
The fighters circling - Allen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A lazy left from Allen finds it's target.
Marcello uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Marcello fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Allen manages to avoid it.
Marcello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marcello lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Allen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Allen ducks under a wild hook from Marcello.
Allen blocks a jab.
Allen moves away from the strike by Marcello.
Marcello looks to land a combination but Allen avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Allen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donk. Marcello catches Allen right on the button with a cross.
Allen lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters circling - Marcello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marcello. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marcello takes a swing at Allen's ribcage but misses.
Marcello slips a jab from Allen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Marcello displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Allen throws out the jab.
Primo Marcello is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Allen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Allen misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Allen.
Allen misses with a double jab.
Primo Marcello is winning the standup battle so far.
Allen misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Marcello misses the target.
Allen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marcello misses with a double jab
and Allen counters with a straight right hand.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcello was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
Allen misses the shot to the body.
Allen throws a lazy right hand but Marcello sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marcello throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Marcello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marcello throws a hook to the side of Allen's head but Allen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marcello throws out a loose jab but Allen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Marcello does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Allen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Allen.
A big right from Marcello misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Allen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Allen misses with a body shot.
Allen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marcello. Allen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marcello moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marcello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allen.
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!
Marcello really wants to buck Allen off and get back to his feet.
Allen with shots to the head and body - Marcello looks very uncomfortable down there.
You get the feeling that Marcello really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Allen has hold of Marcello's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Marcello manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Allen landing shots from mount.
Allen with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Marcello is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Marcello wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Allen is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Marcello to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Marcello shrugs it off.
Marcello is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Allen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marcello can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Marcello trying desperately to get to his feet.
Allen thowing shots but they're missing.
Allen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Marcello wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Allen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Allen misses with a looping left.
A left lands for Marcello.
Marcello moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Allen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Allen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Allen throws out a loose jab but Marcello uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marcello walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A punch combination from Marcello misses.
Allen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marcello's hands.
Allen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marcello slips under a jab from Allen.
Marcello looks to score with a jab to the body but Allen is just out of range.
Marcello rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Allen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Allen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marcello misses with an uppercut. Allen saw that one coming.
Allen throws the left hand but Marcello avoids the punch easily.
Marcello throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Allen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Allen misses with a series of wild punches.
Allen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen throws a hook but Marcello avoids it easily.
Marcello takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Allen misses its intended target.
Marcello dodges the punch combination from Allen.
Marcello tries to keep at a distance but Allen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marcello drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Allen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marcello tries to pull guard but Allen holds him up against the cage and eventually Marcello drops back down to his feet.
Allen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Marcello uses from the top position.
Allen keeping moving, preventing Marcello from controlling successfully.
Allen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Marcello thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Marcello has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcello's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Marcello trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Allen throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Allen looking for a sweep. Not yet Allen, not yet.
Allen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marcello drops back looking for a leg! Allen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Allen manages to kick Marcello off! Marcello jumps back into Allen's guard.
Marcello wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.
Allen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Marcello preventing the sweep.
Marcello drops back looking for a leg! Allen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Allen manages to kick Marcello off! Marcello jumps back into Allen's guard.
Allen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marcello drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Marcello jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Allen wants to sweep here but Marcello controlling him for the moment.
Marcello gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Marcello misses with a hook. Allen ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Allen.
A combination from Marcello does no damage.
Marcello misses with a series of wild punches.
Allen gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Marcello jumps guard but Allen stands there with Marcello around his waist. Marcello gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Primo Marcello. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allen drags the fight down to the ground.
Allen is trying to keep Marcello in close.
Allen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marcello is looking to stand up but Allen won't let him.
Allen is trying to keep Marcello in close.
Allen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Allen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marcello manages to get himself to full guard.
Marcello pushes Allen off and gets back to his feet.
Allen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marcello.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Benny Allen.
I think Allen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Allen!
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