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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Amarce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edson Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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142 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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170 cm
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142 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Amarce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edson Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia darts in and clinches Amarce up against the cage.
Garcia stalling.
Amarce is trying to push Garcia away but Garcia has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Garcia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Garcia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Amarce missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Garcia - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Garcia.
Garcia manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Garcia.
Amarce being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garcia stalls.
Amarce wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garcia scores with a knee to the head.
Garcia has Amarce pushed against the cage.
Garcia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Amarce backwards.
Amarce looking to stall.
Amarce pulls Garcia into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amarce looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garcia is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amarce has Garcia pulled in close to control his posture.
Amarce is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kyle Amarce.
Garcia rushes Amarce and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garcia.
Garcia stalls.
A nice left hand lands by Garcia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Garcia.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garcia.
Garcia stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Edson Garcia.
Garcia moves into the clinch successfully.
Amarce wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garcia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Amarce working aggressively here.
Garcia scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia controlling the action here for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Garcia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edson Garcia dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Amarce throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia has Amarce up against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Edson Garcia.
Garcia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kyle Amarce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Amarce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Amarce gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Garcia to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarce bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garcia's guard.
Garcia has a closed guard, preventing Amarce from standing up.
Garcia 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 two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Kyle Amarce wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Amarce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Amarce misses with a body kick.
Garcia darts in and clinches Amarce up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
Amarce taking a breather.
Garcia pushes Amarce back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Garcia takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Garcia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Amarce is defending well for now.
Edson Garcia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Amarce being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarce stalling in the clinch but Garcia improves position.
Knees to the body from Garcia.
Garcia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Amarce backwards.
Nice body punch from Garcia - that landed with a thud.
Amarce is trying to break the clinch but Garcia is controlling him.
Garcia scores with a shot to the side of Amarce's head.
Amarce tries a body shot but Garcia blocks it.
Amarce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garcia has him pressed against the cage.
Amarce tries to circle away but Garcia has him pinned against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Garcia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garcia.
Garcia lands a nice uppercut.
Garcia creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Amarce's defenses.
Garcia taking a breather.
Garcia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Amarce is rocked!
Garcia lands with a right to the head.
Oh Amarce is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Garcia missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edson Garcia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Amarce's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Garcia moves into range and clinches up with Amarce.
Amarce seems to have got his legs back now.
Garcia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Amarces head.
Garcia throws a knee to the head but misses.
Garcia scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Kyle Amarce has been cut.
Garcia lands a knee to the body.
Garcia lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Garcia.
Amarce trying to stall but Garcia improves his position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garcia.
Garcia has Amarce pushed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Amarce or not.
A nice left hand lands by Garcia.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Amarce tries to break free but Garcia pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A shot in the inside from Garcia.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Garcia connects with a knee to the head.
Amarce avoiding damage as Garcia throws knees to the body.
Garcia stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Garcia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Amarce pulls guard.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Amarce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amarce is trying to keep Garcia in close.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Amarce keeps moving.
Edson Garcia has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Amarce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Amarce misses with the combination.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Amarce moves out of range easily.
Amarce tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarce throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
Amarce tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia throws a push kick but Amarce slaps the foot to one side.
Garcia clinches up against the cage.
Amarce managing to block the knees to the body from Garcia.
Amarce tries to break free but Garcia pushes him back against the cage.
Garcia scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Garcia as the two fighters clinch.
Garcia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garcia lands with a left to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Garcia - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Garcia lands a hook that snaps the head of Amarce backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Garcia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Garcia lands a hook that snaps the head of Amarce backwards.
Garcia pushes Amarce back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Amarce looking to stall.
Garcia stalls.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garcia.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Garcia on the inside.
Kyle Amarce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edson Garcia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Garcia.
Garcia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Amarce misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edson Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Garcia 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edson Garcia!
A less than humble Edson Garcia misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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