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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bam Bam (ranked 5320 p4p, 612 weight class) and Eddie Garcia (ranked 6727 p4p, 676 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bam Bam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Garcia lands.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bam manages to avoid it.
Garcia misses with a hook.
No joy there for Garcia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bam misses with a few strikes there.
Garcia misses with a body shot
and Bam counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bam manages to avoid it.
Garcia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bam counters with a straight right hand.
Garcia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcia throws an off balance right hand
and Bam counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcia throws a body punch but Bam moves out of range.
Garcia misses with a jab to the body
and Bam counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia throws a body punch but Bam moves out of range.
Bam is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Bam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bam counters with a nice body shot.
Bam displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bam manages to avoid it.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bam moves away.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bam takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garcia looks winded!
Bam slips under a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Bam misses its target.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Bam throws a big counter combination but Garcia scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bam scores with a three punch combo!
Garcia is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bam rather than just go for the knockout.
Bam lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bam scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bam throws a one two combo.
Garcia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Bam seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Bam's shoulder, as Bam tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia lands a really nice looking cross but Bam seems unphased.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bam manages to avoid it.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bam scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
Garcia misses with a hook
and Bam counters with a left and a right that stings Garcia.
Garcia misses with a hook to the body
and Bam counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia throws a body punch but Bam moves out of range.
Bam is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bam misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bam counters with a one-two to the body.
A big right from Garcia misses.
Bam appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bam shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Garcia eats them both and turns towards Bam to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bam misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia misses with a body punch
and Bam makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bam throws a one two combo.
Garcia misses with a shot to the body
enabling Bam to counter with a crisp jab.
Bam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bam steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Some wild striking there from Bam.
Eddie Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bam.
Garcia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looks like Bam has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bam counters with a left and a right that stings Garcia.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bam moves away.
Bam slips under a jab from Garcia.
Bam lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Garcia tries to bum rush Bam with a series of wild strikes but Bam uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bam.
Bam throws a big counter combination but Garcia scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia throws a body punch but Bam moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia misses with a combination
and Bam counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bam swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Bam dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcia swinging wildly here.
Bam slips under a jab from Garcia.
Garcia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bam momentarily.
Bam lands a body shot.
Bam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?
Bam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Bam is just out of range.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bam.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bam takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garcia is breathing heavily.
Bam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body punch from Bam.
Jab from Bam.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bam moves away.
Garcia throws a combination. Bam tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Bam Bam has been cut.
Garcia misses with a jab to the body
and Bam counters with a left and a right that stings Garcia.
Garcia misses with a body shot
enabling Bam to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Bam. Those never looked like landing.
Garcia misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bam avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Bam slips a straight right by Garcia.
Garcia dodges the punch combination from Bam.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bam avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garcia throws a hook but Bam avoids it easily.
Bam swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Bam scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garcia doesn't seem bothered though.
Bam ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Garcia misses with a hook. Bam ducked under it nicely.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia throws a sloppy body shot
and Bam counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bam Bam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Bam.
Bam throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcia misses with a jab to the body
and Bam counters with a three punch combo that has Garcia backing up. Garcia nods at Bam to acknowledge the strikes.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Bam is just out of range.
Bam went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Garcia takes a swing at Bam's ribcage but misses.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Bam sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Bam was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bam pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Garcia back to the cage. Bam follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garcia throws a lazy uppercut
and Bam counters with a left and a right that stings Garcia.
Bam will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcia appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Garcia swinging wildly here.
Bam appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
As Garcia looks to move away, Bam throws a big counter combo but Garcia just gets out of the way.
A punch combination from Bam misses.
Garcia jabs Bam to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Garcia swings for the body but Bam moves out of range.
Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bam.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garcia! But no joy.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
Bam misses with the combination.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Garcia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bam makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Garcia misses with a shot to the body
and Bam counters with a three punch combo that has Garcia backing up. Garcia nods at Bam to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Bam dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bam Bam's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Garcia throws an off balance right hand
and Bam counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bam takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Garcia let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bam counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Garcia might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bam has got the better of the exchanges.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Bam sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bam swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garcia.
Bam fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bam throws a big counter combination but Garcia scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia misses with a hook to the body
and Bam counters with a left to the body.
Garcia has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Bam went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garcia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bam.
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!
Bam scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bam Bam is winning the standup battle so far.
Bam lands a nice hook to Garcia's body. Garcia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a right hand that Bam ducks under and follows up with a left that Bam also avoids with ease.
It looked like Bam was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bam staying out of range there.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Bam is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bam lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bam tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bam was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garcia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bam counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Garcia misses with a hook to the body
and Bam counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Bam thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
Garcia misses with a jab to the body
and Bam counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bam scores with a hook to the body. Garcia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Garcia missing with a left hand there. Bam was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bam throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bam was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Bam misses with the combination.
Garcia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A shot to the body from Garcia misses
and Bam counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia misses with a hook
and Bam counters with a left and a right that stings Garcia.
Bam misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Garcia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bam.
Bam misses with a wild combination.
Bam misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Bam looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Bam is just out of range.
Garcia misses with a lunging right hand
and Bam counters with a series of strikes. Garcia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bam misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bam moves away.
Bam was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bam is looking to counter punch.
Eddie Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bam's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bam duly obliges.
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!
A punch combination from Bam misses.
Bam fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bam avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bam scores with a sloppy right hand. Garcia should have avoided that one.
Garcia misses the body punch
and Bam counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bam Bam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bam 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bam Bam!
Bam Bam thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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