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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bam Bam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nap Pham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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238 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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188 cm
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265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bam Bam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nap Pham!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pham shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bam is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pham is controlling him.
Pham trying to control but Bam is working from the bottom.
Bam wants to stand and escape but Pham is having none of it.
Pham should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pham tries to free his leg and advance position but Bam is retaining full guard.
Pham won't allow Bam to get back to his feet.
Pham wants to control from the top but Bam keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bam is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pham is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pham moves in looking to clinch but Bam pushes him off.
Bam takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pham fakes the leg kick and cracks Bam in the body.
Pham lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pham manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bam on his heels. He'll look to pass Bam's guard now, I'm sure.
Pham prevents Bam from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pham passes Bam's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pham prevents Bam from standing back up.
Pham thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bam's head.
Bam wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pham tries to clinch but Bam is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Bam misses the target.
Pham fails to land with a series of punches.
Pham scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bam pushes Pham off looking to stand but Pham dives back in and keeps control.
Bam looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bam is refusing to be controlled, as Pham sits in half guard.
Bam knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pham on the ground.
Pham throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bam is looking to escape.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bam stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pham.
Pham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Bam wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pham scores with a one two! Bam had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pham lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pham lands with a slapping head kick.
Bam blocks a head kick by Pham.
Bam is looking to counter punch.
Pham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pham.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bam is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pham asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nap Pham dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nap Pham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pham lands with a kick to the temple. Bam shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pham misses with a two punch combination.
Pham tries a head kick but it misses.
Pham plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nap Pham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pham looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bam!
Bam is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pham has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pham wants to control but Bam is keeping him busy.
Pham prevents Bam from escaping the position.
Pham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pham tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Bam on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pham throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pham tries to clinch but Bam is having none of it.
Bam was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pham shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pham was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bam tries to escape but Pham is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bam is looking to get back to his feet here but Pham is keeping cool and he's managed to take Bam's back.
Bam staying busy and making it hard for Pham to control.
Bam is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bam prevents Pham from getting a body triangle.
Pham missing with strikes from the back.
Pham has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Bam is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bam manages to stand up with Pham still on his back. Eventually Pham drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Pham throws a series of punches but Bam avoids them all with ease.
Bam was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bam takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pham scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pham misses with a double jab.
Pham is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pham.
Bam wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nap Pham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bam is looking to counter punch.
Pham throws a sloppy head kick and Bam moves out of range easily.
Pham throws a head kick that misses
and Bam cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pham tries to clinch up.
Pham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pham misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Bam on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bam takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pham misses with a head kick.
Pham looks to land a combination but Bam avoids it well.
Pham tries to bum rush Bam with a series of wild strikes but Bam uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bam was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bam avoids the head kick by Pham.
Pham misses with the combination.
Pham tries to clinch up.
Bam swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pham misses with a head kick.
It looked like Bam wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pham goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bam dodges the punch combination from Pham.
Pham throws a sloppy head kick and Bam moves out of range easily.
Bam throwing a counter right hand but Pham manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Bam misses the target.
Pham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bam.
Pham throws a nice looking combination but Bam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Bam wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bam moves out of range of the body kick from Pham.
An attempted straight right counter from Bam misses the target.
Pham manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bam on his heels. He'll look to pass Bam's guard now, I'm sure.
Pham stops Bam from standing up.
Bam pushes Pham off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pham tries to clinch but Bam moves out of range.
Pham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bam is looking to counter punch.
Pham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Pham does no damage.
Pham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bam swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nap Pham is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pham swinging wildly here.
Pham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bam moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bam was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pham shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pham showed some decent athleticism there.
Bam wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bam trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bam Bam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sloppy strikes from Pham. Those never looked like landing.
Bam was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nap Pham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pham has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nap Pham!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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