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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sailosi Tauafao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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190 cm
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220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Stein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sailosi Tauafao!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tauafao doesn't manage to clinch there - Stein circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tauafao, as that shot connected.
Tauafao throws a good cross that connects.
Stein tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sailosi Tauafao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stein is looking to clinch.
Stein lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stein gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stein changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tauafao looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stein thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Stein postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Stein looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tauafao is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein staying calm.
Stein trying to control the action but Tauafao is working from the bottom.
Stein tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Stein wants to control but Tauafao is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tauafao trying to remain calm as Stein controls from the top position.
Tauafao avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Stein.
Tauafao really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stein. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tauafao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tauafao throws out a powerful jab.
Stein closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stein thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tauafao's head.
Tauafao is trying to stand up here but Stein is controlling him well.
Stein missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stein is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tauafao's head.
Stein has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stein is looking to take a break and control but Tauafao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stein takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Stein is tying to control. Tauafao wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stein gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tauafao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stein is breathing heavily.
Tauafao scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tauafao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stein's hands.
Tauafao keeps the fight on the outside.
Stein on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tauafao is looking to clinch.
Tauafao with a jab.
Stein misses with a looping right.
Tauafao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stein throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tauafao misses with the combination.
Stein fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sailosi Tauafao dominated that round.
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.
Tauafao lands a with a good body shot.
Tauafao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
John Stein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tauafao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stein on the side of the head.
Stein is rocked!
Stein throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oh Stein is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tauafao. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Are you kidding me?! Tauafao ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Stein clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sailosi Tauafao!
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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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