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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Faaloua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Toby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as James Toby enters the cage!
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265 lbs
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275 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Faaloua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, James Toby!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faaloua gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Faaloua - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Toby's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Faaloua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Toby wants to take the fight to the mat but Faaloua manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Toby tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Faaloua just stands there and leans against the cage.
Toby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Faaloua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faaloua misses with a head kick.
Faaloua moves into the clinch.
Faaloua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toby letting Faaloua take a breather here.
Toby blocks an elbow strike from Faaloua.
Toby tries to land knees in the clinch but Faaloua avoids the damage to the body.
Faaloua misses with an elbow over the top.
Faaloua is struggling to control the position.
Faaloua lands an elbow just above Toby 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toby lands a right hand.
Faaloua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Faaloua lands a nice elbow.
Toby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Faaloua has him pressed against the cage.
Toby jumps guard and drags Faaloua to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Toby is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Faaloua has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Faaloua controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toby trying to control the position.
Toby is pulling down on Faaloua's head. It's preventing any offense from Faaloua, at least for the moment.
Faaloua slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Faaloua preventing the sweep.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Faaloua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toby scores with a nice body kick.
James Faaloua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Faaloua.
Toby tries to land a leg kick but Faaloua saw it coming and moves away.
Faaloua is looking to clinch but Toby is avoiding it.
Faaloua tries to close the distance and clinch but Toby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Faaloua throws a sloppy head kick and Toby moves out of range easily.
Toby misses with a body kick.
Faaloua looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Toby looks for the body kick but Faaloua saw that one coming.
Toby misses with an attempted mid kick.
Toby takes a kick to the side of the head.
Toby feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Faaloua's calf.
Toby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Faaloua moves in looking to clinch but Toby pushes him off.
Toby only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Faaloua clinches up against the cage.
Toby is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Faaloua is defending well.
James Faaloua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Toby.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toby looking to stall.
Faaloua is looking to control Toby's arms but Toby gets an underhook and turns him. Now Faaloua has his back to the cage.
Toby breaks the clinch.
Faaloua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big left from Toby misses.
Toby misses with a leg kick
and Faaloua makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Toby really felt that one!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faaloua is looking to clinch but Toby is avoiding it.
Faaloua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Faaloua throws a sloppy head kick and Toby moves out of range easily.
Toby tries to land a front kick but Faaloua steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Faaloua tries to clinch but Toby moves out of range.
Faaloua throws a head kick that misses.
Toby fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Faaloua checks it well.
Faaloua appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Toby lands a leg kick that knocks Faaloua off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Faaloua dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Faaloua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Toby throws a fast counter high kick but Faaloua manages to duck under it in time.
Toby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Faaloua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Toby now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Faaloua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toby.
Faaloua wants to clinch but Toby slips to the side
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Toby counters with a good low kick that Faaloua was not able to check.
Toby throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Toby scores with a spinning back kick!
Faaloua takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Faaloua throws a lazy body kick
and Toby counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faaloua wants to clinch.
Faaloua takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toby throws a head kick but Faaloua moves out of range.
Faaloua throws a sloppy head kick and Toby moves out of range easily.
Faaloua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Toby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Toby raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Toby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Faaloua clinches.
Faaloua lands a nice elbow.
Toby misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faaloua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Toby's brow.
Toby blocks an elbow strike from Faaloua.
Faaloua lands an elbow just above Toby 's eye.
Toby takes an elbow to the temple.
Toby has had enough of the clinch but Faaloua keeps him there for the moment.
Toby blocks an elbow strike.
Toby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Faaloua is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Toby as Faaloua tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faaloua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Toby takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Toby tries for a takedown but Faaloua manages to get underhooks.
Toby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toby pulls Faaloua into guard.
Toby trying to control the position.
Toby is looking to stand back up but Faaloua counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Toby.
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!
Toby moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Toby holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toby is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Toby is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Toby is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Faaloua is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
James Toby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four 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.
Faaloua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Toby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Faaloua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Toby looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Faaloua throws a head kick that misses.
Toby steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Toby throws a head kick that misses.
Faaloua tries to clinch up but Toby circles away and keeps his distance.
Faaloua delivers a nice body kick.
Toby scores with a nice body kick.
Faaloua doesn't manage to clinch there - Toby circles away.
Toby lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Faaloua tries to clinch but Toby is having none of it.
Toby appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Faaloua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Toby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Faaloua moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromToby.
Toby throws a half hearted mid kick.
Faaloua thinks about countering with a head kick.
Faaloua throws a sloppy head kick
and Toby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Toby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Faaloua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Faaloua tries to clinch up.
Toby throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Toby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Faaloua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Faaloua moves in looking to clinch but Toby pushes him off.
Faaloua doesn't manage to clinch there - Toby circles away.
Toby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faaloua moves away.
Toby throws the kick towards the body but Faaloua avoids it.
Toby circles away from the clinch attempt
and Toby counters with a nice kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Faaloua!
A solid body kick from Toby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faaloua avoids a kick to the body.
Faaloua tries a head kick but it misses.
Toby tries a head kick but it misses.
Toby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Faaloua.
Faaloua throws a sloppy head kick and Toby moves out of range easily.
Toby throws a head kick but Faaloua moves out of range.
Faaloua closes the distance and clinches.
Toby is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Faaloua is defending well.
Toby blocks the elbow strike.
Faaloua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Toby avoids the elbow strike from Faaloua, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Toby.
Faaloua prevents a takedown attempt there.
Faaloua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Faaloua is looking to control Toby's arms but Toby gets an underhook and turns him. Now Faaloua has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toby pulls guard effortlessly.
Toby keeping moving, preventing Faaloua from controlling successfully.
Toby working a defensive guard but Faaloua passes into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, if Faaloua is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Toby trying to hold on to Faaloua's head to control him but Faaloua postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toby preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Toby looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Faaloua pushes past his half guard into mount!
Toby manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Toby keeping hold of Faaloua's head, controlling as best he can.
Toby wants to control but Faaloua is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Toby gets back to full guard.
Toby is trying to keep Faaloua in close.
Toby looking to control but Faaloua passes into half guard.
Toby wants to control but Faaloua is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to James Faaloua.
I think Faaloua has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Faaloua!
An out of breath James Faaloua thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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