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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Humza Joshua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sailosi Tauafao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joshua comes to the cage accompanied by Slipknot - Dead Memories. Sailosi Tauafao is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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200 cm
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240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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190 cm
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220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good 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, Humza Joshua! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sailosi Tauafao! The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Joshua misses with a takedown attempt - Tauafao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! A head kick misses from Tauafao. Joshua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tauafao. Tauafao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Tauafao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Joshua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Joshua throws a right and a left that both miss. Joshua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tauafao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Joshua walks into a straight right hand from Tauafao. Tauafao pushes Joshua up against the cage in a clinch. Tauafao is trying to break free. Tauafao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Tauafao scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Tauafao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Joshua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joshua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Joshua throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tauafao. Joshua fails with a takedown attempt. Joshua is breathing heavily. Danga de danga de dang - Tauafao scores with a four punch combination! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Joshua tries to keep at a distance but Tauafao has taken the fight into the clinch. Tauafao manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Good shot there by Tauafao. Tauafao lands a head kick!
Joshua is rocked! Sailosi Tauafao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Joshua closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Oh Joshua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Tauafao connects with a stiff jab that staggers Joshua - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). 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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