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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edison Atunes (ranked 1200 p4p, 1389 weight class) and Aboubacar Mandiang (ranked 149 p4p, 173 weight class). Mandiang has chosen Oliver Twist as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 33 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edison Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Aboubacar Mandiang!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Aboubacar Mandiang has been cut.
Mandiang takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've been told by Atunes's head coaches at Casa Steel that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Atunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mandiang.
Mandiang scores with a nice strike.
Mandiang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atunes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mandiang thuds his shin into the meat of Atunes's side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atunes. Mandiang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atunes's corner calls for a 1-2. Atunes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Atunes with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mandiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atunes moves away.
Atunes tried to counter with a leg kick but Mandiang avoided it.
Mandiang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mandiang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Atunes is out of range.
Mandiang wants to slow Atunes down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang punishes Atunes's body with a nice straight punch.
Mandiang tries to work over Atunes's front leg with a kick but Atunes checks it.
Atunes is looking for a counter combo.
Atunes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aboubacar Mandiang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Mandiang as he checks the leg kick.
Mandiang misses with a two punch combination.
Atunes throws the kick towards the body but Mandiang avoids it.
Atunes cracks Mandiang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mandiang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atunes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mandiang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atunes.
Mandiang lands a nice shot that snaps Atunes's head back.
Mandiang misses with an uppercut
and Atunes counters with a right hand to the body.
Mandiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atunes manages to avoid it.
Atunes throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mandiang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Mandiang.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atunes misses with a straight right.
Mandiang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mandiang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mandiang throws a lazy head kick
and Atunes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mandiang moves into range and connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Atunes.
Atunes throws a body punch but Mandiang moves out of range.
Mandiang scores with a jab. Atunes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mandiang throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A jab from Mandiang finds it's way through Atunes's defenses.
Atunes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mandiang misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Atunes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mandiang is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Atunes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Mandiang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atunes tried to counter with a leg kick but Mandiang avoided it.
A head kick misses from Mandiang.
Mandiang has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Atunes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mandiang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mandiang throws a lazy right hand but Atunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mandiang throws a right and a left that Atunes avoids nicely.
Atunes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mandiang can pounce on him.
Mandiang slips a straight right by Atunes.
Mandiang explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Atunes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A head kick from Mandiang lands but Atunes takes it in his stride.
Mandiang swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Atunes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atunes thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Mandiang on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mandiang.
Atunes throws a body kick that misses.
Atunes misses with a looping right.
Mandiang throws a poor cross that misses
and Atunes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Aboubacar Mandiang's cut even more.
Mandiang throws the left hand but Atunes avoids the punch easily.
Mandiang slips a straight right by Atunes.
Atunes staying out of range there.
Mandiang just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAtunes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mandiang.
Atunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mandiang staying out of range there.
Mandiang appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mandiang thows a body kick. Atunes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mandiang misses with a looping left.
Atunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aboubacar Mandiang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aboubacar Mandiang's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Atunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mandiang.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mandiang! But no joy.
Mandiang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atunes throws a looping overhand right but Mandiang ducks down to avoid it.
Mandiang throws a lazy right hand but Atunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mandiang walks into a jab.
Mandiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atunes manages to avoid it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Atunes might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Atunes defending well as Mandiang loads up on a big left hand.
Mandiang darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mandiang with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atunes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Atunes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mandiang.
The fighters circling - Mandiang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mandiang.
Atunes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mandiang has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Atunes counters with an inside leg kick.
Atunes lands the left hand.
Atunes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Atunes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mandiang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Atunes has time to react.
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Mandiang was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mandiang lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mandiang.
Mandiang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Atunes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mandiang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Atunes's head.
A good leg kick by Atunes.
Atunes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Atunes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mandiang lands with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mandiang checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Atunes avoids the head kick by Mandiang.
Mandiang cracks Atunes with an open hand slap.
Atunes lands a body shot.
Atunes looks to land a left hand but Mandiang moved out of range nicely.
Mandiang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mandiang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Atunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mandiang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Atunes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mandiang is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mandiang! But no joy.
Mandiang misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Atunes misses.
Atunes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atunes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang lands with a hook. Atunes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mandiang throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mandiang misses with a right hand
and Atunes counters with a nice leg kick.
Mandiang throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Atunes misses the target.
Atunes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Atunes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Atunes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Atunes moves out of range of the body kick.
Atunes throws a hook to the side of Mandiang's head but Mandiang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Atunes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Atunes throws an overhand right that lands on Mandiang's shoulder, as Mandiang tries to avoid the shot.
Mandiang throws out a counter right but Atunes avoids it with no problem.
Atunes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mandiang manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Atunes misses its intended target.
Atunes misses with a left hand
and Mandiang counters with an outside leg kick.
Mandiang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mandiang scores with a sloppy right hand. Atunes should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mandiang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Atunes misses with a hook
and Mandiang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mandiang lands a lovely overhand right.
Mandiang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mandiang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mandiang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mandiang throws a leg kick but Atunes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Atunes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Atunes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aboubacar Mandiang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aboubacar Mandiang's cut.
That's time! Atunes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Atunes misses with a hook
and Mandiang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Atunes scores with a head kick.
Mandiang thumps Atunes with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Atunes misses.
A jab from Atunes finds it's way through Mandiang's defenses.
Mandiang throws a hook to the side of Atunes's head but Atunes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Atunes throws the kick towards the body but Mandiang avoids it.
Mandiang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Atunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandiang darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mandiang throws a jab when Atunes was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mandiang.
Mandiang looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Atunes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mandiang counters with a low kick, right behind Atunes 's knee.
Atunes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The cut above Aboubacar Mandiang's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mandiang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atunes.
Atunes misses with a head kick.
Aboubacar Mandiang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Atunes staying out of range there.
Atunes staying out of range there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mandiang throws a low kick but Atunes moves out of range easily.
Mandiang dips to his left and cracks Atunes with an uppercut!
Mandiang takes one on the button.
Atunes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mandiang misses with an uppercut.
Atunes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Atunes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mandiang.
A quick step to the side and Atunes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Edison Atunes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes misses with a kick to the body
and Mandiang counters with a nice uppercut.
Atunes defending well as Mandiang loads up on a big left hand.
Atunes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mandiang slips a jab from Atunes.
Mandiang throws a big counter head kick but Atunes avoids it with no problem.
Atunes tries to clinch but Mandiang is having none of it.
Jab by Mandiang.
Atunes throws a body punch but Mandiang moves out of range.
Mandiang connects with a body shot.
Mandiang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atunes is looking to counter with head kicks.
Mandiang scores with a jab.
Mandiang lands a really nice looking cross but Atunes seems unphased.
Mandiang blocks a jab.
Mandiang tries to bum rush Atunes with a series of wild strikes but Atunes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Atunes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atunes.
Atunes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mandiang is out of range.
Atunes looks for the body kick but Mandiang saw that one coming.
Atunes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mandiang jabs Atunes right on the nose. Atunes blinks but takes it well.
Atunes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mandiang.
Atunes blocks a head kick by Mandiang.
Decent striking displayed by Mandiang there.
Mandiang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mandiang scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mandiang looks for the body kick but Atunes saw that one coming.
Mandiang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang lands the left hand.
Mandiang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atunes.
Atunes misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Mandiang counter with a right hand.
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!
Mandiang takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Atunes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mandiang.
Atunes connects with a body shot that sends Mandiang's belly button to the back.
Mandiang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Atunes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mandiang scores with a punch to the head.
Atunes scores with a nice body kick.
Atunes moves away from the strike by Mandiang.
Mandiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atunes manages to avoid it.
Atunes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Aboubacar Mandiang is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Atunes with a nice calf kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aboubacar Mandiang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mandiang 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aboubacar Mandiang!
An out of breath Aboubacar Mandiang thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Edison Atunes spoke after the fight, saying 'Seeing out my contract then I’m getting wasted til I’m dead.'.
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