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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bennie Haley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Arantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennie Haley has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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141 lbs
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150 cm
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bennie Haley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julio Arantes!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arantes has a takedown stuffed.
Haley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Arantes but Arantes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Arantes shoots for a double leg takedown but Haley sprawls well. He's pushed Arantes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Haley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Haley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haley throws a sloppy head kick and Arantes moves out of range easily.
Arantes misses with a head kick.
Haley misses with a kick to the body.
Arantes misses with a right hand
and Haley counters with a left to the body.
Arantes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Haley avoids it really well and circles away.
Bennie Haley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Arantes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Haley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arantes throws a combination that misses
and Haley counters by moving into the clinch.
Haley successfully pulls guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Haley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Arantes wants to stand but Haley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Haley keeping moving, preventing Arantes from controlling successfully.
Haley throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Arantes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haley trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arantes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haley is keeping the position for now.
Arantes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Arantes trying to control but Haley is working from the bottom.
Haley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Julio Arantes was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Arantes shoots for a takedown but Haley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Arantes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Arantes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Haley.
Arantes tries for a takedown but Haley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Haley blocks a head kick by Arantes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arantes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Haley closes the distance and clinches up with Arantes, looking for a takedown. Haley pushes Arantes against the cage but Arantes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Haley throws a combination. Arantes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Arantes shoots in for a double leg but Haley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Arantes lands a nice shot to the body.
Arantes looks to land a combination but Haley avoids it well.
Arantes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Arantes leaves Haley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Haley is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arantes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Haley's waist but Haley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Arantes off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bennie Haley will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Arantes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arantes wants to clinch but Haley slips to the side
and Haley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Haley.
Haley manages to break the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Haley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Arantes misses with a body kick.
Haley fails with the takedown.
Haley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Arantes defends it nicely.
Haley forces Arantes back against the cage and clinches.
Arantes is trying to push Haley away but Haley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Arantes has Haley pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Haley manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arantes avoids it.
Haley is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bennie Haley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Arantes.
Haley tries to pull guard but Arantes won't allow it.
Haley throws an elbow but it misses.
Arantes wants to take the fight to the mat but Haley manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Arantes is trying to break the clinch but Haley has him pressed against the cage.
Haley manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Haley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Haley has Arantes pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Bennie Haley wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Arantes moves out of range as Haley throws a body kick.
Arantes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Haley shoots for a takedown but Arantes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Arantes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Haley as he jumps to the side.
Arantes is looking to clinch.
Haley dodges the punch combination from Arantes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Haley.
Arantes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arantes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haley has managed to clinch.
Arantes trying to control the position but instead, Haley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Arantes into the cage.
Arantes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Haley.
Arantes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arantes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Haley has Arantes pressed against the cage.
Arantes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Haley to keep the fight standing.
Haley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Arantes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Arantes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haley stuffs the takedown attempt from Arantes. Arantes gets slowly back to his feet.
Haley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bennie Haley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Haley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Haley shoots for a takedown but Arantes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Arantes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Arantes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Haley swivels and escapes.
Haley fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bennie Haley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haley tries a head kick but it misses.
Arantes misses with a few strikes there.
Arantes blocks a head kick by Haley.
Nice takedown defense from Haley. No joy for Arantes on that attempt.
Haley leaves Arantes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Haley swats away the attempt to clinch by Arantes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haley keeps the fight on the outside.
Julio Arantes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arantes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haley.
Haley shoots for a takedown but Arantes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arantes moves to clinch but Haley breaks away
and Haley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Haley.
Haley tries a knee to the head but Arantes blocks it.
Haley is looking to break free of the clinch but Arantes has double underhooks.
Arantes blocks an elbow strike from Haley.
Arantes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Haley fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arantes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Haley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arantes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Haley but Haley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Haley is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice sprawl there from Arantes as Haley shoots in.
Arantes is looking to clinch but Haley is avoiding it.
Haley tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Arantes defends well and Haley ends up having to push Arantes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Haley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Arantes to keep the fight standing.
Haley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Arantes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Arantes pushes off an throws an elbow but Haley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Arantes fails to pull guard.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Arantes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haley avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arantes is looking to take this one to the mat.
Haley slows down the pace here.
Arantes tries to circle away but Haley has him pinned against the cage.
Haley fails to pull guard.
Arantes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arantes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arantes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haley blocks it with crossed arms.
Arantes is trying to pull guard but Haley turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Arantes goes for a takedown attempt but Haley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arantes checks the leg kick.
Haley moves into the clinch.
Arantes struggles to land a body shot inside as Haley controls his hands.
Haley looking for a takedown.
Haley stops a takedown attempt from Arantes.
Arantes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arantes looking to stall.
Haley manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Julio Arantes.
I think Haley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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