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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Garcia (ranked 904 p4p, 1301 weight class) and Toran Roth (ranked 117 p4p, 171 weight class). Roth has chosen Dogodine u Prizrenu as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Diego Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Toran Roth!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Roth avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Diego Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roth avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Roth is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Roth checks it.
Roth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roth.
Garcia cracks Roth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Roth.
Garcia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Roth shoots in for a takedown but Garcia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roth checks a low kick from Garcia.
Roth is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Garcia definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Garcia throws a low kick but Roth avoids it.
A combination from Roth does no damage.
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Roth avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roth.
Garcia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roth.
Garcia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roth.
Garcia is looking to counter punch.
Roth misses with a left hand
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Roth tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia throwing a counter right hand but Roth manages to avoid it.
Garcia scores with a sloppy right hand. Roth should have avoided that one.
Garcia lands with a shot to the body.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia misses with a leg kick.
Diego Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garcia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia throws a leg kick
and Roth moves into the clinch.
Garcia fails to pull guard.
Garcia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garcia tried to score with a low kick but Roth checks it.
Garcia lands a nice looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia is looking to counter punch.
Garcia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Roth doesn't seem bothered though.
Roth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia.
Roth walks into a jab.
Garcia is looking to wear down Roth with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Garcia throws a low kick but Roth avoids it.
Roth looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Garcia lands with a hook. Roth tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with an uppercut
letting Roth counter with a right hand.
Garcia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Roths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Garcia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roth under the eye.
Garcia lands with a hook. Roth tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garcia lands with a shot to the body.
Garcia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Garcia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Roth closes the distance and clinches.
Garcia working aggressively here.
Roth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Roth tries to circle away but Garcia has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Roth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Roth.
Garcia lands a nice shot that snaps Roth's head back.
Roth is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Roth with a lazy takedown attempt
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roth displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Diego Garcia has been cut.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Roth moves out of range easily.
Garcia scores with a jab.
Roth misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Garcia's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garcia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garcia throws a combination that misses
and Roth moves into the clinch.
Garcia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roth's elbow.
Garcia pulls guard effortlessly.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garcia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Garcia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Garcia looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia wants to sweep but no luck.
Roth slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Roth sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Garcia's guard.
Roth looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Roth tries to pass to full mount but Garcia defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Garcia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Roth wants to get up but he can't break Garcia's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Roth looking to pass the guard.
Garcia wants to sweep here but Roth controlling him for the moment.
Garcia is trying to keep Roth in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roth can do to turn this around?
Roth misses with a wild combination.
Roth shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Garcia trying to control but Roth postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roth wants to stand up but Garcia has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Roth is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Roth is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Garcia has managed to free his arm - good work.
Garcia is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Roth stalling away here and it's allowed Garcia to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Garcia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Garcia controlling Roth's posture.
Garcia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roth is one step ahead there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roth sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toran Roth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diego Garcia's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Roth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Toran Roth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia throws a chopping leg kick but Roth manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Roth throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
Garcia fires out a quick counter leg kick but Roth just manages to avoid it.
Roth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia is looking to counter punch.
Roth tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Garcia throws a good cross that connects.
Diego Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roth was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Roth lands with a kick to the temple. Garcia shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Roth misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roth takes a jab right on the kisser.
Roth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roth gets a clinch.
Garcia fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Garcia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
Garcia will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Roth up against the cage.
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Roth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left and a right from Garcia both land. Nice combination.
Garcia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roth misses with a takedown attempt - Garcia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garcia counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Roth checks a leg kick nicely.
Roth checks a low kick from Garcia.
Garcia swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Roth counters with a left and a right that stings Garcia.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Roth checks a leg kick.
Roth unleashes a big counter combination but Garcia bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roth.
Roth is looking for the big counter here.
Garcia connects with a body shot.
Roth lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Garcia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garcia lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia throws a low kick but Roth avoids it.
Garcia is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Roth misses with a hook
and Garcia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garcia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Garcia dodges the punch combination from Roth.
Roth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garcia.
Garcia cracks Roth with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Garcia throws a poor cross that misses
and Roth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garcia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roth on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Roth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Garcia duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Roth moved out of range.
Roth takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Garcia misses with a straight left.
Garcia throws a hook but Roth blocks it.
Garcia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Garcia tries to land a body kick
and Roth counters with a left and a right that stings Garcia.
Roth throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Roth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
No joy there for Roth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garcia throws a low kick but Roth moves out of range easily.
Roth has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Roth throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Garcia misses with an uppercut
so Roth counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Diego Garcia.
I think Garcia has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Diego Garcia!
After winning the bout, Diego Garcia thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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