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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Tulikoura (ranked 2361 p4p, 3458 weight class) and Yasol Kim (ranked 92 p4p, 134 weight class). Yasol Kim is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johannes Tulikoura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yasol Kim!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tulikoura misses with a hook.
Tulikoura has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tulikoura there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kim throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tulikoura.
Kim closes the distance and pushes Tulikoura back into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tulikoura creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tulikoura.
Kim blocks a body shot from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura misses with some punches.
Tulikoura prevents the takedown attempt.
Tulikoura misses with a punch to the body.
Tulikoura breaks the clinch.
Yasol Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tulikoura lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tulikoura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tulikoura loads up on a big right hand but Kim slips the punch.
Kim misses with a body kick.
Tulikoura takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tulikoura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kim.
Tulikoura throws a body shot but no joy.
Kim looks to land a body kick but Tulikoura moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulikoura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tulikoura throws a jab but it's blocked by Kim.
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice jab there from Kim.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tulikoura checks a leg kick.
Tulikoura throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tulikoura ducks right into an uppercut from Kim.
Kim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tulikoura.
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura darts in and clinches Kim up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tulikoura.
Kim lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tulikoura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tulikoura swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Tulikoura misses with a body punch.
Tulikoura blocking some punches.
Tulikoura pushes Kim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tulikoura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tulikoura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tulikoura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tulikoura throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tulikoura.
Kim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tulikoura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tulikoura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tulikoura lands an uppercut.
Kim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tulikoura misses with some punches.
Tulikoura misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kim.
Kim lands with a light punch inside.
Tulikoura throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tulikoura fails to land.
Tulikoura working aggressively here.
Tulikoura misses with a body punch.
Tulikoura tries a body shot but Kim blocks it.
Kim works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tulikoura throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
Tulikoura stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tulikoura misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tulikoura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kim's elbow.
Tulikoura gets through Kim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tulikoura misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tulikoura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tulikoura has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim blocks an uppercut.
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Tulikoura.
Kim prevents a body shot from Tulikoura.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Tulikoura misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Tulikoura.
Kim blocks a body shot from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura lands a right hand.
Kim prevents a body shot from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura misses with the head strike.
Kim working aggressively here.
Tulikoura works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tulikoura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Tulikoura dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A low kick lands for Tulikoura.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tulikoura lands a lovely overhand right.
Kim blocks the body kick.
Kim takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kim misses with an uppercut.
Kim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tulikoura works Kim's body with a nice hook.
Kim throws a front kick that sends Tulikoura stumbling back into the cage.
Kim misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tulikoura counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kim is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kim motions for Tulikoura to come forward. Kim throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Tulikoura on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A head kick by Kim misses
and Tulikoura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Tulikoura misses with a body kick.
Kim now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice defenses there by Kim.
Kim checks the leg kick.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tulikoura. That did some damage!
Kim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tulikoura throws out the jab.
Tulikoura misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulikoura throws a leg kick but Kim sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kim uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tulikoura.
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tulikoura throws the left hand but Kim avoids the punch easily.
Kim fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kim moves in looking to clinch but Tulikoura pushes him off.
Tulikoura throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tulikoura throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johannes Tulikoura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tulikoura was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
Tulikoura takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tulikoura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kim can do to turn this around?
Kim misses with a right hand
and Tulikoura counters with a straight right hand.
Kim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tulikoura prevents a body shot from Kim.
Tulikoura presses Kim against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tulikoura lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Tulikoura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim keeps control of Tulikoura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tulikoura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Kim.
Kim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tulikoura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kim tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tulikoura smiles and moves away.
Kim throws a poor cross that misses
and Tulikoura counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tulikoura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Kim 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tulikoura swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Tulikoura slips under a jab.
Kim tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tulikoura is able to avoid easily.
Kim lands a slapping body shot.
Kim swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Tulikoura counter with a right hand.
Kim scores with a jab to the body.
Kim looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura missing with a left hand there. Kim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tulikoura buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tulikoura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tulikoura's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kim under the eye.
Tulikoura misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Tulikoura misses.
Kim lands with a nice body punch.
Kim scores with a punch to the head.
Tulikoura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kim.
Kim looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A shot to the body from Tulikoura misses
and Kim counters with a nice body shot.
Kim lands a jab to the nose.
Tulikoura misses with a straight left.
Tulikoura throws a body kick that misses.
Tulikoura misses with a body kick.
Tulikoura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kim.
Tulikoura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
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!
Tulikoura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tulikoura dodges the punch combination from Kim.
Tulikoura is looking to counter with a body kick.
Tulikoura attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kim is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kim throws a hook to the side of Tulikoura's head but Tulikoura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kim takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kim fails to land with a series of punches.
Tulikoura is looking to clinch but Kim is avoiding it.
Tulikoura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kim stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kim looks to land a left hand but Tulikoura moved out of range nicely.
Kim blocks the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tulikoura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Tulikoura misses.
The crowd cheers as Kim lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tulikoura doesn't seem phased though.
Tulikoura misses with a right hand
and Kim counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Tulikoura dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tulikoura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tulikoura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tulikoura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Kim lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tulikoura takes a step back to recover.
Tulikoura swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Tulikoura throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kim swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice shot lands for Tulikoura.
A slow jab from Kim misses its intended target.
Kim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura throws a big shot that misses.
Kim misses with a left hand
and Tulikoura counters by moving into the clinch.
Kim blocks a body shot from Tulikoura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tulikoura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tulikoura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tulikoura breaks the clinch.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Kim walks into a straight right hand from Tulikoura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulikoura plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim throws a push kick but Tulikoura slaps the foot to one side.
Kim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kim instigates a clinch.
Tulikoura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tulikoura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tulikoura has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Kim misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kim.
Kim lands with a light punch inside.
Kim lands a shoulder strike.
Tulikoura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tulikoura lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Tulikoura swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tulikoura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kim's elbow.
Yasol Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Tulikoura fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tulikoura misses with a body punch.
Kim jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tulikoura walks away with a smile on his face. Kim gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice uppercut lands for Tulikoura. That snapped Kim's head back.
Kim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tulikoura was well out of range. Poor timing from Kim.
An attempted straight right counter from Tulikoura misses the target.
Tulikoura ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Tulikoura misses with a hook. Kim ducked under it nicely.
Tulikoura tries to land a leg kick but Kim saw it coming and moves away.
Kim misses with a two punch combination.
Kim throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tulikoura misses with a looping right.
Kim looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kim doesn't manage to clinch there - Tulikoura circles away.
Tulikoura fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kim on the side of the head.
Tulikoura throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tulikoura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tulikoura on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tulikoura.
Tulikoura swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kim.
Tulikoura missing with a left hand there. Kim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tulikoura lands a really nice looking cross but Kim seems unphased.
Kim swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tulikoura counters with a straight right hand.
Johannes Tulikoura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tulikoura scores with a spinning back kick!
Tulikoura dips to his left and cracks Kim with an uppercut!
That kick from Tulikoura tenderised Kim's leg. Kim is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tulikoura checks a low kick from Kim.
Kim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tulikoura cracks Kim with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tulikoura with a nice calf kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tulikoura misses with a kick to the body.
And Kim responds with a good body kick, but Tulikoura manages to step out the way in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kim lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kim fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kim on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tulikoura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Kim misses its intended target.
Kim throws out a leg kick but Tulikoura moves out of range and Kim only half commits.
Kim throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tulikoura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kim throws a body shot but no joy.
Kim swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tulikoura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kim defending well as Tulikoura loads up on a big left hand.
Tulikoura moves out of range of the body kick from Kim.
Kim tries to move into range but Tulikoura moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johannes Tulikoura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tulikoura has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johannes Tulikoura!
In his post fight interview, Johannes Tulikoura started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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