Moments ago, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, unified jr. welterweight champion Danny Garcia reminded everyone that he also has some boxing skills to go along with his powerful, scoring a 12-round unanimous decision over Lucas Matthysse to retain his titles. The action was back and forth, as both fighters landed their share of big shots, but in the end, it was Garcia who proved to have the better game plan, earning the decision on the scorecards. Relive all the action in FightHype’s round-by-round results.
ROUND 1 Both fighters come out flicking their jabs. Garcia touches him with a left jab. Matt looking to cut off the ring. Right to the body lands for Matt. Nice 1-2 lands for Matt. Left lands for Garcia. Garcia jabs to the body. Left hand lands for Garcia. Jab lands for Garcia. Close round. Garica landed more, but Matt landed the harder shots. Round to Garcia.
Garcia 10 Matthysse 9
ROUND 2 Matt inching closer to close the distance. Right to the body lands for Matt. Left upstairs lands for Matt. Garcia lands a jab. Left lands for Matt. Garcia grabs him. Nice right lands for Mat. Right to the body lands for Matt. Left hand lands for Mat. Garcia lands a right to the body. Left to the body lands for Garcia. Nice 1-2 lands for Matt. Left hook lands for Garcia and he circles away. 1-2 lands for Matt. Right hand lands for Matt. Left from Garcia lands low. They trade hooks. Round to Matthysse.
Garcia 19 Matthysse 19
ROUND 3 They trade jabs. Matt lands a right to the body. Garcia answers with a right to the body. They trade on the inside. Stiff jab lands for Matt. Garcia backs him up with a left. Matt lands another right to the body. Garcia lands a jab. Double jab from Matt. Stiff jab from Garcia. Left hook lands for Matt. Short left hook lands for Garcia. Upperucut gets in for Garcia. They trade jabs. Chopping right from Matt just grazes Garcia. Close round, but I give it to Matthysse.
Garcia 28 Matthysse 29
ROUND 4 Garcia jabs to the body. Left hook lands for Matt. They trade shots to the body. Matt digs to the body. Nice left to the body for Garcia. Another. Left hook upstairs lands for Garcia. Another left from Garcia lands to the body. Matt digs a right to the body. HARD right hand lands for Garcia. They trade hooks. HARD right to the body lands for Garcia. 1-2 lands for Garcia. SOLID right over the top lands for Garcia. Left hook lands for Garcia. Great round for Garcia, who has Matthysse dropping his hands due to those wicked body shots.
Garcia 38 Matthysse 38
ROUND 5 Matt presses forward and gets in a right. Garcia lands a left upstaris followed by one to the body. Matt digs to the body. Short right lands for Matt. Left hook lands for Matt. Garcia gets in a nice combo. Matt lands a right upstairs. 1-2 from Garcia. They trade on the inside. Left hook lands for Garcia. They trade on the inside. A break in the action as both fighters get talked to about some roughhousing tactics. Nice combination lands for Garcia. They trade body shots. Matt gets in a combo at the bell. Close round, but this one, I give to Garcia.
Garcia 48 Matthysse 47
ROUND 6 They trade jabs. Left hook lands for Garcia. Matt digs a right to the body. Left hook lands for Matt. Nice 1-2 lands for Matt, who is turning up the heat in this round. Left lands for Matt again. Right to the body lands for Matt. Left hook lands for Garcia. Left hook lands again for Garcia. Left hook lands for Matt now. Right to the body lands for Matt. Double jab lands for Matt. Garcia digs to the body. Now Matt digs to the body. Solid right hand lands for Matt. Left hook lands for Garcia. 1-2 lands for Matt. Round to Matthysse.
Garcia 57 Matthysse 57
ROUND 7 Overhand right lands for Matt. Right and a left lands for Matt. Garcia lands a right to the body and a left upstairs. Two nice right hands land for Garcia. Matt’sright eye looks like it’s starting to swell. Left hook lands for Garcia. SOLID uppercut lands for Garcia. Nice right to the body lands for Matt. Right hand lands for Garcia. They trade to the body. Left hook lands for Matt. Solid right to the body lands for Garcia. HARD 1-2 lands for Garcia. Round to Garcia.
Garcia 67 Matthysse 66
ROUND 8 Matt digs a left to the body. They trade on the inside. Left hook lands for Garcia. HARD left hook lands for Garcia again. Matt cannot see out of that right eye. Jab lands for Garcia. Hard left to the body lands for Garcia. Short left lands for Matt. Garcia digs to the body. Straight right lands for Garcia. Matt lands a right to the body. Nice right lands for Matt. Nice combo lands for Garcia. Round to Garcia.
Garcia 77 Matthysse 75
ROUND 9 Garcia’s boxing skills are starting to take over this fight. Nice right lands for Matt. Garcia has Matt backing up now. Left to the body lands for Garcia. Left hook lands for Garcia. Matt gets in a right. SOLID right hand lands for Garcia. They trade to the body. Nice left to the body lands for Garcia. They trade combos. Right from Garcia is partially blocked. Round to Garcia.
Garcia 87 Matthysse 84
ROUND 10 Garcia digs a left to the body. Nice little uppercut lands for Matt. Two left hands land right on the eye for Garcia. Solid left hook lands for Garcia. They trade rights. Matt fires a right to the body. Left hook lands for Garcia. 1-2 lands for Matt. Chopping right gets in for Matt. Garcia lands a left on that eye again. Right hand ladns for Garcia. Matt’s eye looks terrible. Matt lands a nice left to the body. Garcia fires a quick combo and dances away. Uppercut lands for Matthysse. Garcia lands a right to end the round. Round to Garcia.
Garcia 97 Matthysse 93
ROUND 11 Solid shot lands for Matt, who came out fast for this round. A break in the action as Garcia lost his mouthpiece. Uppercut lands for Matt. Nice 1-2 lands for Matt. Garcia holds on. Left hook lands for Matt. Solid right down the middle lands for Garcia. They trade left hooks. Garcia lands a right. Matt lands a nice 1-2. Nice combo lands for Matt. They trade right hands. BIG right hand lands for Garcia followed by a 1-2 and Matt is down. Wow. He’s up. Looks like it was a slip. He looks okay. Nice four-punch combo lands for Garcia. Right and a left lands for Garcia. Round to Garcia.
Garica 107 Matthysse 102
ROUND 12 Matt comes out pressing. Garcia slips some shots. Matt lands a right. Garcia holds on. Right hand lands for Garcia. Matt lands a 1-2. Garcia lands another nice four-punch combo. Matt lands a right. Garcia slips some more shots. Nice four-punch combo againg from Garcia. Matt lands an uppercut. Low blow from Garcia puts Matt down. The referee takes a point from Garcia for the low blow. Solid right lands for Garcia. Left to the body lands for Garcia. Antoher. Both guys trade, Garcia landing the better shots. Matt lands some shots now. Both guys trading. Great ending. Round to Garcia, but he loses a point for the low blow.
Garcia 116 Matthysse 111
Official judges scorecards: 115-111, 114-112, 1114-112
THE WINNER BY UNANIMOUS DECISION…DANNY GARCIA
