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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Toby Diaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota Royer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaby comes into the arena with Trying'da hold me down blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Royer's choice of entrance music: Speak Militant- Sabac Red. Dakota Royer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Toby Diaby's chin.
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190 lbs
25 - 10 - 0 |
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185 cm
37
180 lbs
29 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toby Diaby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dakota Royer!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royer swinging wildly here.
The fighters circling - Royer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Royer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diaby misses with a hook.
Royer misses with a low kick.
Diaby tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diaby misses with a looping left.
Diaby misses with a body shot.
A head kick from Royer lands but Diaby takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royer misses with a hook. Diaby ducked under it nicely.
Royer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Royer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Royer throws a head kick that misses.
Royer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diaby blocks a head kick by Royer.
Royer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diaby shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Royer but Royer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Royer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaby.
Dakota Royer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royer is looking to slow Diaby down with leg kicks.
No luck for Diaby with that takedown attempt.
Royer throws a push kick but Diaby slaps the foot to one side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Royer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Royer lands a nice looking body kick.
Diaby is breathing heavily.
Royer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Royer ducks under a wild hook from Diaby.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Royer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Royer misses with a head kick.
Diaby avoids the head kick by Royer.
Diaby takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diaby lands a jab.
Diaby throws a hook but Royer avoids it easily.
Diaby fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toby Diaby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaby takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Royer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Royer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Diaby is rocked!
Donk. Diaby catches Royer right on the button with a cross.
Diaby takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jab, jab by Royer - just one landing.
Oh Diaby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Royer cracks Diaby with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Diaby looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Royer finish him?
Diaby fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dakota Royer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Royer.
Diaby seems to have got his legs back now.
A solid leg kick lands there for Royer.
Royer cracks Diaby with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Diaby looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Royer finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Are you kidding me?! Royer ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Diaby clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dakota Royer!
A pretty intense looking Dakota Royer took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the 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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RATING
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