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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Toby Diaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ars Faglio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ars Faglio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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199 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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200 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toby Diaby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ars Faglio!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaby slips under a jab from Faglio.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaby. Faglio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaby keeps the fight on the outside.
Faglio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diaby.
Faglio throws the left hand but Diaby avoids the punch easily.
Diaby throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Faglio's waist but Faglio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaby off to one side.
Diaby throws out a loose jab but Faglio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaby keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaby scores with a three punch combo!
Faglio misses with a hook. Diaby ducked under it nicely.
Diaby lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaby slips under a jab.
Toby Diaby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faglio throws a jab when Diaby was well out of range.
Diaby fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diaby looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Faglio can do anything to dispel that myth.
Diaby in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Faglio tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Diaby!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Toby Diaby!
Toby Diaby retains his middleweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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