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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Talafua Toluao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan James has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jordan James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Talafua Toluao!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toluao gets caught flat footed, as James shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Toluao thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Toluao has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toluao looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as James accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Toluao is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Toluao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Toluao is pulling down on James's head. It's preventing any offense from James, at least for the moment.
James has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Toluao has his foot on James's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. James works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toluao throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
James would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Toluao has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Toluao working a defensive guard here.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Toluao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toluao looking to control.
James wants to pass the guard but Toluao is keeping the position.
Toluao is trying to control the position but James postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toluao will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
James changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Toluao looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Toluao manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toluao is positioning himself well to prevent James advancing to mount.
Toluao is refusing to be controlled, as James sits in half guard.
Toluao controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Toluao can do anything to dispel that myth.
James wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toluao keeps working.
James is breathing heavily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Toluao manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
James will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
James lands a couple of digs.
Toluao lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for James!
Toluao landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toluao looking to finish with strikes here!
Toluao looking to control and managing it successfully.
James knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Toluao on the ground.
A nice elbow there by Toluao.
Toluao working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Toluao controlling the pace for now.
BOOM! Toluao connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toluao sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee warns James that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
James is rocked!
It looks like Jordan James has been cut.
Toluao controlling from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Toluao sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Talafua Toluao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jordan James's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Toluao.
Toluao working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
James is looking for a sweep.
James can't do much from the bottom here.
Toluao working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Toluao working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Toluao staying calm.
Toluao wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by James, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toluao passes to full mount! That's big trouble for James!
Toluao cracks James with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
James is bucking up trying to escape but Toluao cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Toluao lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
James is bucking up trying to escape but Toluao cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Toluao looking to control and managing it successfully.
Toluao working the ground and pound effectively.
Toluao misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toluao landing shots from mount.
Toluao dominating with strikes here.
Oh James is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Toluao lands a big elbow - James is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and James is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Talafua Toluao!
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RATING
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