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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Huima Huima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huima comes to the cage accompanied by Holy Diver. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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130 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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170 cm
26
140 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Huima Huima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacquiao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pacquiao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A combination from Pacquiao does no damage.
Huima throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pacquiao counters with a one-two to the body.
Pacquiao throws a combination that misses
and Huima counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pacquiao's guard now.
Pacquiao looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Huima trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacquiao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huima gets to his feet. Pacquiao looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pacquiao misses with a double jab
and Huima counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huima looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pacquiao with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Huima prevents Pacquiao from improving his position.
Huima wants to free his trapped foot but Pacquiao is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huima decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Huima shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Huima sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pacquiao trying to control but Huima postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huima slows the pace down in half guard.
Pacquiao trying to control from the bottom.
Huima keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huima decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Huima closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pacquiao scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
Huima misses with a straight left.
Huima throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pacquiao counters with a two punch combo.
Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Huima takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Huima walks into a jab.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Danga de danga de dang - Huima scores with a four punch combination!
Huima throws a combination that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a one-two to the body.
No joy there for Pacquiao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Huima clinches with his opponent.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Huima keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pacquiao's efforts to push away.
Pacquiao is looking to break free of the clinch but Huima has double underhooks.
Pacquiao looks gassed!
A short uppercut from Huima.
Huima breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Huima avoids them all with ease.
Pacquiao misses with the combination.
Pacquiao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huima scores a takedown into full mount!
Huima looking to finish with strikes here!
Huima stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
No luck for Huima with that takedown attempt.
Pacquiao staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huima darts in and clinches Pacquiao up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pacquiao has had enough of the clinch but Huima keeps him there for the moment.
Pacquiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Huima breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pacquiao slips a jab and a cross from Huima.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huima Huima dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Huima moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pacquiao swinging wildly here.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Huima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pacquiao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Pacquiao misses.
A lazy left from Pacquiao finds it's target.
Pacquiao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Huima moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacquiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Huima swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pacquiao counters with a series of strikes. Huima will be more careful next time no doubt.
Huima shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Huima decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pacquiao, up you get!
Pacquiao misses with a double jab
and Huima counters with a single leg into guard. Pacquiao didn't expect that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Huima is working Pacquiao over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao is looking to stand up but Huima isn't so interested in that idea.
Huima controlling from the top position.
Huima decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Huima connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
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.
Huima 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.
Huima gets to his feet - Pacquiao follows without any prompting.
Huima misses with a takedown
so Pacquiao counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Huima has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Huima has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Huima might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pacquiao trying to stand up but can't free himself from Huima's guard.
Huima is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Huima working Pacquiao over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huima is thwarting Pacquiao's attempts to control the position.
Huima trying to control the action but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.
Huima frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Huima lands a heavy elbow.
That's four 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.
Huima looking to control but Pacquiao is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Huima wants to take Pacquiao's back but he can't do it this time.
Huima wants to control the pace but Pacquiao is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacquiao is in a horrible position here. Huima smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huima Huima dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Huima looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pacquiao is fending him off so far but Huima persists. Nope, Pacquiao circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Huima.
Huima throws a good cross that connects.
Pacquiao throws a right hand that Huima ducks under and follows up with a left that Huima also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Huima misses.
Huima doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacquiao circles away.
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
Pacquiao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Huima counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Huima shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Huima trying to control from half guard but Pacquiao is working away.
Huima wants to work for an arm triangle but Pacquiao is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao wants to get back to his feet.
Pacquiao regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Huima.
Huima trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Huima wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pacquiao is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Huima is controlling him.
Huima trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pacquiao tries to bum rush Huima with a series of wild strikes but Huima uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Huima shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Huima Huima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huima misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Huima moves out of range.
Huima shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pacquiao is trying to defend but Huima finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Huima seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao trying to control from the bottom.
Pacquiao is defending against the submission attempts here by Huima.
Huima trying to advance position but Pacquiao counters by regaining guard.
That's four 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.
Huima throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pacquiao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Huima tries to free his leg and advance position but Pacquiao is retaining full guard.
Huima advances to half guard.
Huima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pacquiao can do to turn this around?
Huima trying to control from half guard but Pacquiao is working away.
Pacquiao is looking to get back to is feet but Huima passes into side control.
Manny Pacquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huima Huima is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Huima slows the pace down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Huima Huima showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Huima 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huima Huima!
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