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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Willie Diggs (ranked 11 p4p, 345 weight class) and Baruto Tonissaar (ranked 2 p4p, 48 weight class). Diggs kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is CHOSEN 1. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willie Diggs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Baruto Tonissaar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggs throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tonissaar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tonissaar throws a right hand that misses
and Diggs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tonissaar. Diggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tonissaar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diggs.
Tonissaar scores with a hook to the body. Diggs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Tonissaar.
Diggs fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tonissaar just manages to avoid it.
Baruto Tonissaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Tonissaar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tonissaar loads up on a big right hand but Diggs slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonissaar lands with a straight right. Diggs didn't see that one coming.
Tonissaar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tonissaar misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tonissaar throws a solid leg kick but Diggs takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tonissaar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonissaar avoids a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Diggs.
Tonissaar throws a front kick aimed at Diggs's knee but Diggs avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tonissaar.
Diggs scores with a kick to the body.
Diggs throws a push kick but Tonissaar slaps the foot to one side.
Tonissaar misses with a low kick.
Diggs is looking to clinch but Tonissaar is avoiding it.
Tonissaar connects with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Tonissaar misses.
A slow jab from Tonissaar misses its intended target.
Tonissaar misses with a hook
and Diggs counters with an outside leg kick.
Tonissaar throws a front kick aimed at Diggs's knee but Diggs avoids it well.
Diggs throwing a counter right hand but Tonissaar manages to avoid it.
Tonissaar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tonissaar moves out of range of the strikes.
Diggs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonissaar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tonissaar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Tonissaar.
Decent striking displayed by Tonissaar there.
Tonissaar misses with a low kick.
Tonissaar misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Tonissaar misses the target.
Diggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar looks to land a left hand but Diggs moved out of range nicely.
It appears Diggs was looking to counter with a kick there.
Tonissaar looks to land a left hand but Diggs moved out of range nicely.
Tonissaar misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonissaar is looking to chop away at Diggs's legs.
Tonissaar throws out a loose jab but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diggs misses with a body kick.
A leg kick checked by Diggs.
Diggs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tonissaar managing to block the knees to the body from Diggs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diggs.
Tonissaar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diggs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diggs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tonissaar avoids it.
Tonissaar displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diggs up against the cage.
Diggs misses with the head strike.
Diggs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tonissaar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diggs missing with knees to the body.
Tonissaar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diggs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggs scores with a shot to the side of Tonissaar's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diggs misses with some punches.
Tonissaar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tonissaar manages to break the clinch.
Tonissaar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diggs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tonissaar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tonissaar misses with a hook.
Tonissaar throws a poor cross that misses
and Tonissaar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Baruto Tonissaar has been cut.
Tonissaar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggs manages to avoid it.
Diggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Tonissaar throws an overhand right that lands on Diggs's shoulder, as Diggs tries to avoid the shot.
Tonissaar throws a right and a left that Diggs avoids nicely.
Tonissaar thows a leg kick but Diggs checks it
and Diggs counters with a good, hard body kick but Tonissaar shrugs it off.
Tonissaar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diggs at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baruto Tonissaar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baruto Tonissaar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tonissaar.
Diggs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tonissaar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tonissaar.
Tonissaar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tonissaar throws a big shot that misses.
Diggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diggs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tonissaar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A clash of legs there as Diggs blocks the low kick.
Tonissaar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tonissaar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonissaar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tonissaar ducks right into an uppercut from Diggs.
Nice defenses there by Tonissaar.
A nice leg kick from Tonissaar, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diggs is looking to slow Tonissaar down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonissaar misses with an uppercut. Diggs saw that one coming.
Diggs scores with the left hand. Tonissaar knows he should have avoided that one.
Tonissaar misses with a body shot
and Diggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Tonissaar misses with a hook
and Diggs counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tonissaar looks to score with a jab to the body but Diggs is just out of range.
Diggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diggs ducks under a wild hook from Tonissaar.
Diggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tonissaar.
Diggs keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tonissaar throws a body shot but no joy.
Diggs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tonissaar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tonissaar. Diggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tonissaar swings widly with a right hand
and Diggs counters with a straight right hand.
That has opened up Baruto Tonissaar's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tonissaar can pounce on him.
Tonissaar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tonissaar throws a poor cross that misses
and Tonissaar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggs tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tonissaar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diggs is out of range and Tonissaar settles back down.
Tonissaar misses with a series of wild punches.
Tonissaar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diggs.
Diggs appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tonissaar is looking to chop away at Diggs's legs.
Diggs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tonissaar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tonissaar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diggs lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big right from Tonissaar misses.
Baruto Tonissaar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar thows a leg kick but Diggs checks it
and Diggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Tonissaar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diggs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Diggs moves out of range of the leg kick from Tonissaar.
Tonissaar is looking to slow Diggs down with leg kicks.
Tonissaar throws an off balance right hand
and Diggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The cut above Baruto Tonissaar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tonissaar throws a shot from downtown. Diggs moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Tonissaar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diggs blocks a jab.
Diggs swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tonissaar avoids the body shot from Diggs.
Tonissaar swings for the body but Diggs moves out of range.
Diggs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tonissaar lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diggs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tonissaar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diggs with a body shot.
Tonissaar misses with a body shot
and Diggs counters with an inside leg kick.
Tonissaar is breathing heavily.
Tonissaar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diggs counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tonissaar gets tackled into the cage by Diggs. Diggs maintains the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Diggs lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Diggs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baruto Tonissaar's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Diggs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Diggs lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Diggs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Willie Diggs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diggs blocks an uppercut.
Diggs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Diggs lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tonissaar.
Tonissaar takes a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Diggs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Baruto Tonissaar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Diggs uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tonissaar has time to react.
Diggs checks a leg kick.
Diggs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diggs lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tonissaar throws an off balance right hand
and Diggs counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Diggs feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Tonissaar sprawling to the canvas! Tonissaar rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Diggs finish him?!
Tonissaar is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the body from Tonissaar misses
and Diggs counters with a huge right that knocks Tonissaar out cold! Diggs is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Willie Diggs!
Willie Diggs retains his middleweight title!
A less than humble Willie Diggs misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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