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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Yarborough (ranked 637 p4p, 796 weight class) and Diego Garcia (ranked 82 p4p, 101 weight class). Yarborough comes to the cage accompanied by Derezzed. Diego Garcia acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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 30 - 16 - 2, fighting out of London, James Yarborough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Garcia!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Garcia.
Garcia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yarborough ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Yarborough gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Garcia scores with a shoulder strike.
Yarborough throws a head punch that misses.
Yarborough can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
Yarborough swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yarborough lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Yarborough fails to land.
Yarborough lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yarborough lands with a right to the head.
Garcia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yarborough tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but Yarborough turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Yarborough controls the action.
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!
Garcia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Garcia jumps into guard, dragging Yarborough to the mat.
Garcia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yarborough's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Yarborough manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Yarborough misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Yarborough avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
Garcia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yarborough backwards.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by Yarborough.
Yarborough blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Still in the clinch, Yarborough scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yarborough can't find room to land a body shot as Garcia controls the action.
Yarborough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yarborough backwards.
Yarborough has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Garcia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Yarborough finds it's way through Garcia's defenses.
It looks like Diego Garcia has been cut.
Yarborough avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Yarborough takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia takes a swing at Yarborough's ribcage but misses.
Yarborough chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcia can pounce on him.
Yarborough lands with a kick to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia with a nice calf kick.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yarborough manages to avoid it.
Garcia throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yarborough misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
James Yarborough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yarborough thows a left - swing and a miss!
A lazy left from Yarborough finds it's target.
Yarborough keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yarborough swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yarborough throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice jab there from Garcia.
Yarborough misses with a looping left.
Yarborough throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Yarborough throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Garcia to counter with a crisp jab.
Garcia motions for Yarborough to come forward. Garcia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yarborough throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yarborough finds it's way round the side to connect with Garcia's head.
Yarborough slips a jab from Garcia.
Yarborough uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Yarborough misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Yarborough misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia slips under a jab from Yarborough.
Yarborough 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 ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yarborough lands a lovely overhand right.
A leg kick checked by Yarborough.
Garcia thumps Yarborough with a low kick.
Yarborough rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garcia counters with a thumping low kick.
Yarborough uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Yarborough swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia scores with a leg kick.
Garcia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garcia lands with a nice body punch.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Yarborough moves away and avoids it.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yarborough is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yarborough was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Yarborough moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Yarborough takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yarborough misses the shot to the body.
Yarborough scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yarborough fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yarborough throws out a loose jab but Garcia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yarborough waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
Yarborough throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Yarborough throws a good cross that connects.
Yarborough wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Yarborough misses its intended target.
Yarborough backing away here, and Garcia unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice body punch from Yarborough.
Garcia tries a low kick but Yarborough avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Yarborough throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Garcia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yarborough takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Garcia slips under a jab from Yarborough.
Garcia only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Yarborough throws a body shot but no joy.
Yarborough connects with a looping right hand.
Garcia clobbers Yarborough with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yarborough throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Diego Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia misses with a kick to the body.
Yarborough clinches up with Garcia and pushes him back against the cage.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by Yarborough.
Yarborough has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
Yarborough throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garcias head.
Garcia working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garcia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarborough scores with a hook to the body.
Garcia pulls guard effortlessly.
Yarborough wants to stand but Garcia has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Yarborough preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Garcia is trying to keep Yarborough in close.
Yarborough 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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Garcia wants to sweep here but Yarborough controlling him for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yarborough lands a nice shot that snaps Garcia's head back.
Garcia slips a jab from Yarborough.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yarborough tries a head kick but it misses.
Yarborough looks to clinch
and Garcia counters with a nice leg kick.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Yarborough paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yarborough throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yarborough with a body shot.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Yarborough uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia connects with a right hand. Yarborough shakes it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little feinted left hand from Yarborough on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A jab from Yarborough misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Garcia! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Yarborough misses the target.
The fighters circling - Yarborough throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yarborough jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yarborough misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garcia.
Yarborough doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Garcia throws a leg kick which misses Yarborough's front leg but catches the back leg as Yarborough tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yarborough under the eye.
Yarborough looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Yarborough throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Yarborough swinging wildly here.
Garcia looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Yarborough moves out of range easily.
Yarborough on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yarborough displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Yarborough misses its intended target.
Yarborough throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yarborough.
Yarborough tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia moves out of range as Yarborough strikes.
Garcia was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Yarborough misses the target.
Yarborough jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yarborough takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yarborough. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yarborough lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Yarborough throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garcia. That's going to slow Yarborough down.
Yarborough is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
Yarborough throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garcia.
Garcia flicks out a counter leg kick but Yarborough steps away.
Yarborough looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Yarborough throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yarborough waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garcia.
Yarborough scores with a nice body kick.
Garcia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yarborough misses with a body shot
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yarborough. That did some damage!
Yarborough tries to land a body kick
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Yarborough swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia tries to score with a low kick but Yarborough moves his leg out of the way.
Yarborough is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Garcia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Yarborough's head but Yarborough sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yarborough slips a straight right by Garcia.
Yarborough was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
James Yarborough has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yarborough loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Garcia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garcia.
Yarborough with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garcia lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yarborough scores with a sloppy right hand. Garcia should have avoided that one.
Yarborough throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Yarborough is looking to counter punch.
Yarborough throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yarborough misses with a straight left.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yarborough throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yarborough throws out the jab.
Garcia appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Garcia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yarborough checks it well.
Yarborough lets loose with a powerful body kick. Garcia will feel that in the morning.
Yarborough throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia cracks a nice hook into Yarborough's ribs.
Garcia explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Garcia clobbers Yarborough with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Garcia slips a jab from Yarborough.
Yarborough slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yarborough misses with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a nice leg kick.
Yarborough chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garcia can pounce on him.
Yarborough keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yarborough throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Yarborough connects with a single shot there.
Yarborough throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yarborough swings widly with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yarborough manages to avoid it.
Garcia moves out of range of the body kick.
Yarborough swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia flicks out a counter leg kick but Yarborough steps away.
Yarborough loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
Yarborough instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James Yarborough has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yarborough lands an uppercut.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but Yarborough has him pressed against the cage.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but Yarborough uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yarborough swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yarborough works on Garcia's body with a couple of short punches.
Garcia breaks the clinch.
Yarborough swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Yarborough misses with a left hand
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yarborough takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yarborough throws a big shot that misses.
Yarborough has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia.
Yarborough misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia punishes Yarborough's body with a nice straight punch.
Yarborough tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia staying out of range there.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yarborough.
Garcia appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yarborough bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yarborough walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Garcia works the jab nicely.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yarborough manages to avoid it.
Garcia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yarborough doesn't seem bothered though.
Garcia moves out of range of the body kick.
Garcia let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Garcia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slow jab from Garcia misses its intended target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Garcia.
Yarborough takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yarborough takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yarborough moves into the clinch.
Garcia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yarborough misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcia tries to break the clinch but Yarborough is controlling the position.
Yarborough misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yarborough presses Garcia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garcia lands a hook that snaps the head of Yarborough backwards.
Good body shot from Yarborough.
Yarborough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego Garcia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
Yarborough throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.
Yarborough blocks an uppercut.
Yarborough misses with a punch on the inside.
Yarborough has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
Yarborough tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yarborough misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Yarborough.
Garcia blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Garcia.
I've got Garcia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Diego Garcia!
Diego Garcia seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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