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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Remose A (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darra Late (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Late has chosen Gangstarr - Full Clip as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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135 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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146 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Remose A!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darra Late!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A tries to close the distance and clinch but Late swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Late tries to work over A's front leg with a kick but A checks it.
Late doesn't manage to clinch there - A circles away.
Late gets the takedown into side control.
Late working the ground and pound.
A is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Late asserts his dominance and retains side control.
A is breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on A's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
An elbow from Late crashes against the mat.
Late working the ground and pound.
A taking punishment in the form of punches.
Late looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Late throws a strike aimed at the side of A's head but A avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Late.
Late creates some space and throws a big elbow, but A sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Late has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
An elbow from Late crashes against the mat.
Late grinds an elbow into A's temple.
Late working the ground and pound.
Late looks up at the clock and then as A takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Late smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Late working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Late lands a few punches from side control.
Late working the head with strikes.
Late trying to control the action but A is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A defending against the ground and pound.
Late lands a decent elbow from side control.
Late working the head and body with strikes.
A taking a bit of punishment here - Late scoring with strikes.
Late working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Late looking to punish the body of his opponent here but A is avoiding damage well.
A dodges the ground and pound from Late.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Late tries to score with some ground and pound. A controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
A is looking to regain half guard here but Late keeps moving and retains side control.
A on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if A tries to get out of the position.
Late working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Late moves into full mount!
Late dominating with strikes here.
Late pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Late punishing his opponent with strikes.
Late landing strikes, looking to finish!
Late scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Late has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of A's face.
Late landing strikes from the mount.
A is in a horrible position here. Late smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Late with shots to the head and body - A looks very uncomfortable down there.
Late has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of A's face.
Late is landing with some decent strikes but A is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Late working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A is bucking up trying to escape but Late cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Late punishing his opponent with strikes.
Late looking to control but A is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Late scoring with strikes but A is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darra Late dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Late looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Late misses the target.
A tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Late manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Late drops A with a left right combo! Late follows him down to the ground into side control.
A is rocked!
Late is putting a hurting on A here, landing some big shots from side control.
Oh A is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Check out the look on Late's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Late is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, A has escaped the position, nice work there.
Late decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Late throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around A's waist but A gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Late off to one side.
Late fails to land with a series of punches.
Late tries to clinch up but A circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Late will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A dips to his left and cracks Late with an uppercut!
Remose A is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Late throws a body punch but A moves out of range.
Late misses with a takedown attempt - A sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Remose A has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darra Late.
Late is on the wrong end of a nice combination from A.
Late has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A tries to close the distance and clinch up but Late swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Late throws a left and a right that both miss
and A holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A lands a hook to the side of the head.
Late's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A tries to clinch
and Late counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
A tries to roll over but Late keeps him under control.
Late throwing shots but A is blocking nicely.
A is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A blocking the ground and pound attempt from Late.
A avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Late.
A avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Late.
Late thows a huge punch but A dodges it nicely.
Late landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
A is looking for a sweep. Late is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Late passes to full mount!
Late connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Late dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Late lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Late landing strikes from the mount.
Late is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. A can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Late with a couple of short strikes.
Late scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish A?
A nice elbow there by Late.
Late lands a big elbow.
A working to try and regain half guard.
Late controlling the pace for now.
Late lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Late has hold of A's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and A manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Late landing punches.
Late landing strikes, looking to finish!
BOOM! Late connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Late with shots to the head and body - A looks very uncomfortable down there.
Late lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Late in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darra Late showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! A's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Late digs a good body shot into A's ribs.
Late shoots in looking for a takedown but A manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Late's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Late throws a combination that misses
and A counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by A.
A has Late pressed against the cage, preventing Late from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from A.
Late is trying to drag A to the mat but A just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A scores with a nice hook to the head.
Late wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Late smiles and moves away.
A tries to clinch but Late moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jabs Late right on the nose. Late blinks but takes it well.
Late misses with a shot to the body
enabling A to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Late gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Late goes for a takedown attempt but A pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Remose A has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darra Late.
Late shoots for a takedown but A saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A misses with a series of wild punches.
Late is looking to clinch.
Late throws a one two combo.
Remose A is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A is looking to clinch.
Late tries to clinch up
and A counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Late lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from A misses
and Late counters with a nice body shot.
No joy there for Late, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A doesn't manage to clinch there - Late circles away.
A has Late up against the cage in a clinch.
A working aggressively here.
A lands with a light punch inside.
Late has had enough of the clinch but A keeps him there for the moment.
Late tries for a takedown. No joy.
A makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Late just stands there and leans against the cage.
Late is trying to work for a single leg takedown but A pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Late tries to clinch but fails miserably
and A counters with an outside leg kick.
Late will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A closes the distance but Late moves to the side
and Late counters with a takedown into side control.
Late misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Late scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at A to see if he's OK.
Remose A has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Late throwing shots but missing, from side control.
A defending against the ground and pound.
Late tries to advance to mount but A instead regains half guard.
Late is trying to control. A wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Late lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Late is working for a kimura but A is defending it quite comfortably.
Late seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Late lands strikes from half guard.
Late prevents A from improving his position.
Late sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. A defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darra Late comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Late winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darra Late!
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energy
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hype
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