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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Diaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tilthammer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jedi mind tricks - Blood in blood out. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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201 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Tilthammer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toby Diaby!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Diaby misses the target.
Diaby misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Tilthammer misses its intended target.
Tilthammer has closed the distance and engaged Diaby in a clinch.
Tilthammer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Diaby smiles and moves away.
Diaby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tilthammer.
Diaby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tilthammer looks to throw the jab but Diaby is out of range.
Tilthammer misses with a body punch
and Diaby counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diaby looks to land a left hand but Tilthammer moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diaby misses with a hook. Tilthammer ducked under it nicely.
Tilthammer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tilthammer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tilthammer lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Tilthammer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaby moves out of range of the strikes.
Tilthammer slips under a jab from Diaby.
Diaby swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diaby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tilthammer misses the jab.
Diaby misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaby fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tilthammer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diaby throws the kick towards the body but Tilthammer avoids it.
Tilthammer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tilthammer throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Tilthammer throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Diaby because Tilthammer loaded up on that one.
Tilthammer sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tilthammer thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tilthammer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tilthammer wants to control the pace but Diaby is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaby taking shots to the head.
Diaby avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Diaby sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tilthammer wants to pass to mount but Diaby is defending the position.
Tilthammer is trying to control. Diaby wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Diaby kicks Tilthammer off and gets back to his feet.
Diaby misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaby defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tilthammer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Tilthammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaby shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tilthammer sprawls well. Tilthammer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diaby gets slowly back to his feet.
Tilthammer misses with a looping left.
Tilthammer moves into range and clinches up with Diaby.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diaby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tilthammer fails to pull guard.
Diaby tries to break the clinch but Tilthammer is controlling the position.
Tilthammer jumps guard but Diaby stands there with Tilthammer around his waist. Tilthammer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tilthammer pulls guard effortlessly.
Tilthammer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Diaby dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tilthammer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diaby's head backwards.
Tilthammer looks to land a right hand but Diaby moved out of range.
Diaby smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Toby Diaby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Tilthammer misses.
Tilthammer throws out a loose jab but Diaby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tilthammer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diaby circles away.
Diaby throws a hook to the side of Tilthammer's head but Tilthammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tilthammer instigates a clinch.
Diaby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tilthammer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tilthammer decides to pull guard.
Tilthammer trying to control the position.
Tilthammer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer keeping moving, preventing Diaby from controlling successfully.
Diaby is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Diaby won't allow Tilthammer to sweep him here.
Tilthammer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Diaby not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tilthammer controls Diaby momentarily but Diaby frees himself.
Diaby trying to control the position from guard on top but Tilthammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diaby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaby trying to control the position from guard on top but Tilthammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Diaby shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tilthammer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tilthammer lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaby scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tilthammer tries to clinch there but Diaby circles away.
Diaby avoids the body shot from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer tests Diaby's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaby tries to bum rush Tilthammer with a series of wild strikes but Tilthammer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice body punch from Diaby.
Diaby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tilthammer moves out of range as Diaby strikes.
Diaby avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer throws a hook but Diaby blocks it.
Tilthammer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tilthammer slips under a jab.
Tilthammer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diaby sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Tilthammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Tilthammer misses its intended target.
Diaby lands with an overhand left.
Tilthammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaby slips a jab from Tilthammer.
Diaby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tilthammer misses with an uppercut. Diaby saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Diaby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tilthammer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big right from Tilthammer misses.
Diaby scores with a decent looking hook.
Tilthammer throws a jab when Diaby was well out of range.
Tilthammer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Diaby looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tilthammer is trying to get an arm triangle but Diaby is defending well.
Tilthammer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Tilthammer taking a break here but Diaby is having none of it and regains half guard.
Diaby works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaby working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tilthammer.
Tilthammer throwing strikes but missing.
Diaby keeping moving, preventing Tilthammer from controlling successfully.
Diaby has momentary wrist control but Tilthammer slips an elbow through the middle.
Tilthammer postures up in Diaby's guard and throws a big left but Diaby blocks it.
Tilthammer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Diaby keeping moving, preventing Tilthammer from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tilthammer shoots in for a takedown but Diaby shows good takedown defense.
Diaby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tilthammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaby.
Toby Diaby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaby shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tilthammer pinned against the cage. Tilthammer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diaby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tilthammer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tilthammer misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Diaby. That snapped Tilthammer's head back.
Tilthammer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tilthammer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaby takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tilthammer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diaby lands with a nice combination. Tilthammer backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Alexander Tilthammer has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaby misses with a straight left.
Tilthammer ducks under a wild hook from Diaby.
Diaby shoots in for a takedown but Tilthammer shows good takedown defense.
Diaby stuns Tilthammer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaby wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer thows a body shot but no joy.
Diaby misses with a hook. Tilthammer ducked under it nicely.
Diaby throws a series of strikes that have Tilthammer backpedaling.
Tilthammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaby was well out of range. Poor timing from Tilthammer.
Diaby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tilthammer.
Diaby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tilthammer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tilthammer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Diaby counters with a takedown into side control.
Tilthammer is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Diaby really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Tilthammer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diaby swinging wilding here.
Tilthammer walks into a stiff left hand from Diaby.
Tilthammer takes a swing at Diaby's ribcage but misses.
Tilthammer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diaby tries to avoid it but Tilthammer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diaby to the ground. Diaby escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tilthammer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tilthammer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Diaby can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Diaby - that landed with a thud.
Diaby has hold of one of Tilthammer's legs. Tilthammer is fighting the takedown attempt but Diaby gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Tilthammer wants to sweep here but Diaby controlling him for the moment.
Diaby scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diaby manages to get himself to full guard.
Diaby controlling Tilthammer's posture.
Diaby pushes Tilthammer off and gets back to his feet.
Diaby throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tilthammer counters with a shoot takedown. Diaby fights it but they end up in guard.
Tilthammer wants to pass the guard but Diaby is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaby keeping moving, preventing Tilthammer from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tilthammer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tilthammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tilthammer advances position into side control!
Toby Diaby has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tilthammer working away.
Tilthammer wants to control but Diaby is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tilthammer tries to clinch but Diaby moves away
and Diaby counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diaby lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slow jab from Diaby misses its intended target.
Tilthammer slips under a jab from Diaby.
Tilthammer tries to bum rush Diaby with a series of wild strikes but Diaby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaby looks to score with a jab to the body but Tilthammer is just out of range.
Diaby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaby misses with a hook. Tilthammer ducked under it nicely.
Diaby connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaby throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tilthammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaby is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Diaby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tilthammer.
Tilthammer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tilthammer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaby, pushing him back against the cage.
Tilthammer fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Tilthammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaby looking to stall.
Tilthammer tries to score a body lock takedown but Diaby shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Diaby tries to break free but Tilthammer pushes him back against the cage.
Tilthammer tries to pull guard but Diaby holds him up against the cage and eventually Tilthammer drops back down to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaby dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tilthammer tries to pull guard but Diaby won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Diaby dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Tilthammer'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!
Diaby lands a nice shot to the body.
Diaby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaby misses with a body shot
and Tilthammer counters with a one-two to the body.
Diaby connects with a single shot there.
Diaby takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diaby scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tilthammer doesn't seem bothered though.
Tilthammer misses with a jab to the body
and Diaby counters with a nice body shot.
Diaby wants to clinch
and Tilthammer counters with a nice uppercut.
Tilthammer slips a straight right by Diaby.
Tilthammer throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaby wants to land a leg kick but Tilthammer is out of range.
Diaby swats away the attempt to clinch by Tilthammer.
Diaby swings for the body but Tilthammer moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tilthammer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaby lands with an uppercut that bounces Tilthammer off the cage and back into rage.
Tilthammer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diaby circles away.
Diaby misses with a shot to the body
and Tilthammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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.
Diaby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tilthammer.
A punch combination from Diaby misses.
Tilthammer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diaby counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaby is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Diaby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tilthammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaby.
Tilthammer scores with a jab.
Tilthammer slips a jab and a cross from Diaby.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaby misses the target.
A slow jab from Diaby misses its intended target.
Tilthammer misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilthammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaby.
Tilthammer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Toby Diaby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaby misses with a low kick.
Diaby with a poor takedown
and Tilthammer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tilthammer tries to pull guard but Diaby won't allow it.
Tilthammer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diaby gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Tilthammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tilthammer tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Diaby smiles and moves away.
Toby Diaby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tilthammer moves in looking to clinch but Diaby pushes him off.
Alexander Tilthammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tilthammer moves out of range as Diaby strikes.
A nice combination there by Tilthammer.
Tilthammer clobbers Diaby with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big left from Diaby misses.
Diaby avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Tilthammer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaby scores with a decent looking hook.
Diaby connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tilthammer just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toby Diaby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diaby 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toby Diaby! Toby Diaby retains his middleweight title!
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