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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aboubacar Mandiang (ranked 943 p4p, 1122 weight class) and Diego Garcia (ranked 122 p4p, 149 weight class). Mandiang comes to the cage accompanied by Oliver Twist. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 29 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aboubacar Mandiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mandiang. That did some damage!
Garcia blocks a jab.
Mandiang works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mandiang throws a lazy uppercut
and Garcia counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mandiang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mandiang tries a head kick but it misses.
Mandiang misses the jab.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mandiang.
Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mandiang.
A clash of legs there as Mandiang blocks the low kick.
Mandiang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mandiang checks it well.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mandiang.
Garcia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mandiang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia flicks out a counter leg kick but Mandiang steps away.
Nice shot by Garcia.
Mandiang throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Mandiang moved out of range nicely.
Garcia has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mandiang misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a head kick but Mandiang moves out of range.
Garcia lands a right hook to the body.
Mandiang takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Mandiang misses the target.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Mandiang.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Mandiang.
Mandiang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia connects with a right hand. Mandiang shakes it off.
Mandiang misses with a straight left.
Garcia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garcia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mandiang 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.
Mandiang is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mandiang avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Mandiang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia lunges at Mandiang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mandiang's hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Garcia.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mandiang throws a head kick that misses.
Mandiang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mandiang lands with a straight right. Garcia didn't see that one coming.
Garcia clobbers Mandiang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Garcia scores with a jab to the body.
Mandiang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garcia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mandiang throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.
Garcia lands a nice shot that snaps Mandiang's head back.
Garcia is looking to slow Mandiang down with leg kicks.
Garcia scores with a head kick.
Garcia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mandiang fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mandiang misses with a looping left.
Garcia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mandiang under the eye.
Mandiang takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Garcia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mandiang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mandiang scores with a head kick. Garcia tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Diego Garcia has been cut.
Garcia misses with a hook. Mandiang ducked under it nicely.
Garcia moves out of range as Mandiang strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garcia.
Garcia throws the left hand but Mandiang avoids the punch easily.
Mandiang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Mandiang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Mandiang.
Mandiang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garcia at a distance.
Mandiang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Garcia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mandiang throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Mandiang.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mandiang.
A little jabbing left from Garcia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mandiang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garcia.
Mandiang takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Mandiang slips a straight right by Garcia.
Mandiang is looking to counter punch.
Mandiang throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia defending well as Mandiang loads up on a big left hand.
Mandiang looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mandiang throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia motions for Mandiang to come forward. Garcia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mandiang throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Mandiang is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mandiang feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garcias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mandiang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mandiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
A cross from Garcia lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Diego Garcia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Diego Garcia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Garcia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Garcia digs a good body shot into Mandiang's ribs.
Mandiang misses with a head kick.
Crunch! Garcia slams his shin into Mandiang's torso.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Mandiang scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Mandiang misses its intended target.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Mandiang.
Garcia with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Mandiang blocks the low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Garcia. Mandiang shrugs it off though.
Mandiang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Garcia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garcia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Diego Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mandiang connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Mandiang. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mandiang.
Mandiang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mandiang there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mandiang throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mandiang takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Mandiang.
Mandiang scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mandiang looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
Garcia digs a good hook to Mandiang's body.
Mandiang checks a leg kick.
Mandiang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mandiang manages to avoid it.
Garcia connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Mandiang lands a jab to the nose.
Mandiang misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Mandiang's head but Mandiang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mandiang 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.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mandiang.
Mandiang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mandiang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia throws out a counter right but Mandiang avoids it with no problem.
Garcia clobbers Mandiang with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mandiang throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Mandiang checks it.
Mandiang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Mandiang.
Garcia flicks out a counter leg kick but Mandiang steps away.
Garcia jabs at Mandiang's body.
Both fighters circling a little - Garcia finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Garcia fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice shot by Garcia.
Mandiang misses with a looping left.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mandiang was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mandiang throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Garcia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Garcia.
Garcia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Garcia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Mandiang.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mandiang. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mandiang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Mandiang ducks down to avoid it.
Mandiang misses with a body punch
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia blocks a jab.
Garcia throws a leg kick which misses Mandiang's front leg but catches the back leg as Mandiang tries to avoid it.
Garcia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mandiang lands a jab to the head.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Mandiang's head but Mandiang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mandiang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garcia lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mandiang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Mandiang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mandiang works Garcia's body with a nice hook.
Mandiang looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mandiang lands a head shot.
Mandiang slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Mandiang misses the target.
Mandiang misses with a hook.
Mandiang misses with a lunging right hand
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mandiang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mandiang throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Garcia's head.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mandiang ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Mandiang misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by Garcia there.
A head kick misses from Mandiang.
Mandiang walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Mandiang misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Diego Garcia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Diego Garcia'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. This is the final round!
Mandiang cracks Garcia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mandiang throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Garcia lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mandiang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mandiang tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mandiang misses with a looping right.
Mandiang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mandiang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mandiang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mandiang looks to throw the jab but Garcia is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mandiang throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Mandiang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garcia.
Garcia scores with a hook to the body. Mandiang takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Mandiang misses.
Mandiang just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandiang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mandiang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Garcia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Garcia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mandiang.
Mandiang connects with a nice looking jab.
Mandiang throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Mandiang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mandiang.
Mandiang misses with a hook to the body
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mandiang takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Garcia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mandiang at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garcia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mandiang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands a nice shot that snaps Mandiang's head back.
Mandiang moves out of range of the body kick from Garcia.
Mandiang tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Mandiang.
Mandiang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia.
That kick from Garcia tenderised Mandiang's leg. Mandiang is trying to keep his angry face on.
Garcia throws the left hand but Mandiang avoids the punch easily.
Aboubacar Mandiang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mandiang connects with a jab.
Garcia connects with a crisp jab.
Garcia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Garcia connects with a crisp jab.
Mandiang throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Garcia misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandiang swings widly with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mandiang just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mandiang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Garcia cracks Mandiang with a right hand to the side of the head.
Garcia dips to his left and cracks Mandiang with an uppercut!
Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Garcia.
Mandiang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good exchange - Garcia coming out on top.
A jab lands there for Mandiang.
Garcia jabs at Mandiang's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mandiang throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Mandiang throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia connects with a right hand. Mandiang shakes it off.
Mandiang throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Garcia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Garcia lands with a straight right. Mandiang didn't see that one coming.
Mandiang throws a lazy uppercut
and Garcia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diego Garcia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mandiang tries to move into range but Garcia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garcia scores with a decent looking hook.
Mandiang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garcia counters with a right hand to the body.
Mandiang throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mandiang might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mandiang throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Mandiang.
Garcia with the inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Garcia.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mandiang throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mandiang misses with a hook
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Garcia getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mandiang throws a wild body kick that Garcia sees coming a mile off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garcia 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Garcia!
During a confident post fight interview, Diego Garcia thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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