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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darra Late (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huima Huima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Late comes to the cage accompanied by Gangstarr - Full Clip. Huima has chosen Holy Diver as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darra Late!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Huima Huima!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Late.
Late misses with a jab, cross combination.
Late misses with a double jab.
Huima tries to clinch up but Late circles away and keeps his distance.
Late lands a jab to Huima's midsection.
Huima closes the distance and clinches up with Late, looking for a takedown. Huima pushes Late against the cage but Late circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Late will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Huima throws a nice looking combination but Late bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Huima looks for a takedown but Late sprawls well.
Huima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Huima takes the fight into the clinch.
Huima wants to get back to striking at distance but Late won't allow it.
Huima lands a left hand.
Late escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huima tries to clinch up.
Huima on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Huima moves in looking to clinch but Late pushes him off.
Huima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Late.
Late misses with a series of wild punches.
Huima has Late up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Late is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Huima is looking to break free of the clinch but Late has double underhooks.
Late escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Late lands a two punch combo.
Late falls off balance throwing a combination
and Huima counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Huima.
Huima stands and steps away. Late gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Late throws out the jab.
Late takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Late circles away from the clinch attempt.
Late misses with a double jab
and Huima counters with a two punch combo.
Late lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Huima circles away quickly and effectively.
Late misses with a looping left.
Huima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Late paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Huima tries to close the distance and clinch up but Late swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Huima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Late swats away the attempt to clinch by Huima.
Darra Late is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Late misses.
Huima is looking to clinch but Late is avoiding it.
Late misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Huima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Huima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Late misses the target.
Huima scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good exchange - Late coming out on top.
Late throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huima takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Huima Huima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huima tries to clinch up.
Huima clinches.
Huima escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huima fails in his attempt to clinch.
Huima takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Huima shoots in looking for a takedown. Late tries to sprawl out of it but Huima keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Late manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Darra Late has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Huima Huima.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Huima closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Darra Late has been cut.
Huima wants to clinch up but Late keeps it at a distance.
Huima fails in his attempt to clinch.
Huima instigates a clinch.
Huima drops down looking for an ankle pick but Late pulls his leg out and moves away.
Huima looks gassed!
Huima is looking to clinch.
Huima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Late paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Late slips under a jab from Huima.
Huima fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Huima shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Late pinned against the cage. Late gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Late moves into range and connects with a jab.
Late works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Late throws a good cross that connects.
Late is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Huima misses with a wild combination.
Huima takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Late lands a with a good body shot.
Huima wants to clinch up but Late keeps it at a distance.
Huima walks into a straight right hand from Late.
Late swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Huima looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Late keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Late throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Late cracks Huima with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Huima is rocked!
Huima shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Late as he avoids it easily.
Late swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Late misses.
Late lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Huima is still on wobbly legs! Can Late finish him?
Late misses with a series of wild punches.
Late misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darra Late dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darra Late's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Late smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Huima seems to have recovered his senses.
Late scores with a body shot.
A slow jab from Late misses its intended target.
Huima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Late paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Late swinging wilding here.
Huima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Late.
Huima wants to clinch up but Late keeps it at a distance.
Huima slips a straight right by Late.
Huima is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Huima tries to clinch there but Late circles away.
Huima fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Late, pushing him back against the cage.
Late's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Huima misses with a jab, cross combination.
Huima is breathing heavily.
Late fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huima manages to avoid it.
Huima drives through with a takedown into guard.
Huima stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Late swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Late throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Late is looking to stand up but Huima isn't so interested in that idea.
Huima slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Huima stands up.
Huima tries to close the distance and clinch up but Late swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horrible takedown by Huima or perhaps it was just good defense by Late which made him look bad.
Huima slips a straight right by Late.
Darra Late is winning the standup battle so far.
Huima fails with the takedown.
Late pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Late misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Late connects with a single shot there.
Darra Late is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huima slips a straight right by Late.
Late cracks Huima with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Huima shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Huima showed some decent athleticism there.
Huima prevents Late from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huima perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Huima decides to return to a standing position.
A telegraphed right hand from Late misses the target.
Late looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huima's corner calls for a 1-2. Huima obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Huima has taken the fight to the clinch.
Late can't break the clinch.
Huima breaks the clinch.
Late is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Huima wants to clinch up but Late keeps it at a distance.
Huima walks into a jab.
Huima tries to clinch up.
Late swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Huima tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Huima is looking to clinch but Late is avoiding it.
Late swings for the body but Huima moves out of range.
Huima shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Huima stands and throws Late's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Huima is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Late knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Late's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Late tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Huima wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Huima decides to stand back up.
Huima fails with an attempt to clinch.
Huima tries to clinch up.
Late throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Huima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Huima tries to close the distance and clinch but Late swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Late lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Huima looks for a takedown but Late sprawls well.
Darra Late has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Huima Huima.
Late throws a hook but Huima blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huima Huima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darra Late's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Huima tries to clinch up but Late circles away and keeps his distance.
Huima has a takedown stuffed.
Late will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Huima blocks a jab.
Huima tries to close the distance and clinch but Late swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Huima. That snapped Late's head back.
Huima tries to close the distance and clinch but Late swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Huima closes the distance and clinches up with Late, looking for a takedown. Huima pushes Late against the cage but Late circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Late swats away the attempt to clinch by Huima.
Huima tries to clinch but Late moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huima tries to clinch but Late is having none of it.
Huima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Huima slips a jab and a cross from Late.
Late lands with a shot to the body.
Huima throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Late lands with an uppercut that bounces Huima off the cage and back into rage.
Late misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Late throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Late works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Huima wants to clinch up but Late keeps it at a distance.
Huima walks into a stiff left hand from Late.
Huima dodges the punch combination from Late.
Huima tries to close the distance and clinch up but Late swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Huima defending well as Late loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Huima misses its intended target.
Huima is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Huima looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Huima has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Huima tries to clinch there but Late circles away.
Huima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Late.
Huima tries to clinch but Late is having none of it.
Late throws a hook to the side of Huima's head but Huima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Huima avoids a punch combination nicely.
Huima throws a right hand that Late ducks under and follows up with a left that Late also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Huima staying out of range there.
Late misses with a straight left.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Huima scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Huima tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Late smiles and moves away.
Darra Late has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Huima Huima.
Huima fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Late throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Late misses with a few strikes there.
Huima tries to clinch up.
Huima wants to clinch.
Huima closes this distance looking for a takedown but Late circles away.
Huima tries to clinch but Late is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Late throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huima.
Late keeps the fight on the outside.
Late is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Huima doesn't manage to clinch there - Late circles away.
Huima doesn't manage to clinch there - Late circles away.
Late jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Late throws a jab when Huima was well out of range.
Huima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Late throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Late stuffs the takedown attempt from Huima. Huima gets slowly back to his feet.
Huima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Late.
Huima slips a jab and a cross from Late.
Late displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Late circles away from the clinch attempt.
Huima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Huima shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huima controlling from the full mount.
You get the feeling that Late really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Huima putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Huima gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
A swing and a miss from Late.
Huima closes the distance and clinches.
Huima lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Huima pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huima moves out of range of the strikes.
Late cracks Huima with an open hand slap.
Huima doesn't manage to clinch there - Late circles away.
Huima scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Huima Huima comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Huima 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huima Huima!
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