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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Tulikoura (ranked 796 p4p, 959 weight class) and Cory McDonnell (ranked 116 p4p, 136 weight class). McDonnell has chosen AC/DC Thunderstruck as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Johannes Tulikoura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johannes Tulikoura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 27 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cory McDonnell!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonnell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tulikoura.
A punch combination from Tulikoura misses.
Tulikoura misses with an attempted mid kick.
McDonnell feints the counter takedown.
Johannes Tulikoura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tulikoura throws a good cross that connects.
Tulikoura cracks a nice hook into McDonnell's ribs.
Tulikoura misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Tulikoura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tulikoura lands an overhand right.
Good shot there by Tulikoura.
McDonnell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tulikoura.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulikoura feints and then cracks McDonnell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McDonnell down.
McDonnell slips a jab from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McDonnell changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tulikoura tried to score with a low kick but McDonnell checks it.
Tulikoura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McDonnell. That did some damage!
McDonnell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Tulikoura.
McDonnell moves out of range as Tulikoura strikes.
McDonnell with the counter takedown but Tulikoura avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura throws an overhand right that lands on McDonnell's shoulder, as McDonnell tries to avoid the shot.
McDonnell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tulikoura throws out the jab.
McDonnell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tulikoura defends it well.
Tulikoura throws a body shot but no joy.
McDonnell changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
McDonnell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDonnell tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tulikoura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McDonnell. That did some damage!
A low kick lands for Tulikoura.
McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Tulikoura.
Nice defenses there by McDonnell.
McDonnell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And McDonnell tries to counter it with a takedown but Tulikoura pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tulikoura's jab looks to have found its range, popping McDonnell under the eye.
Tulikoura digs a good body shot into McDonnell's ribs.
Tulikoura throws a jab but it's blocked by McDonnell.
McDonnell slips under a jab.
And McDonnell tries to counter it with a takedown but Tulikoura pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tulikoura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonnell.
Tulikoura is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Johannes Tulikoura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tulikoura misses with a low kick.
McDonnell feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonnell is just out of range.
A jab from Tulikoura misses.
McDonnell slips a straight right by Tulikoura.
Tulikoura throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McDonnell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tulikoura.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tulikoura is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonnell.
Tulikoura lands a slapping body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Tulikoura dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jab from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tulikoura throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tulikoura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice defenses there by McDonnell.
Tulikoura thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDonnell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tulikoura throws a push kick but McDonnell slaps the foot to one side.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tulikoura. McDonnell shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulikoura works McDonnell's body with a nice hook.
Tulikoura lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tulikoura looks to land a left hand but McDonnell moved out of range nicely.
Tulikoura looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonnell is just out of range.
Tulikoura lands a jab to McDonnell's midsection.
Johannes Tulikoura is winning the standup battle so far.
Tulikoura misses with a body kick.
McDonnell changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tulikoura misses with a kick to the body.
McDonnell changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tulikoura throws an overhand right that lands on McDonnell's shoulder, as McDonnell tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McDonnell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tulikoura connects with a right hand. McDonnell shakes it off.
Tulikoura takes a swing at McDonnell's ribcage but misses.
Tulikoura takes a swing at McDonnell's ribcage but misses.
McDonnell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McDonnell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McDonnell staying out of range there.
Tulikoura works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tulikoura lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tulikoura.
A jab from Tulikoura misses.
McDonnell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tulikoura fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McDonnell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tulikoura missing with a left hand there. McDonnell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Tulikoura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tulikoura.
Tulikoura misses with a body kick.
McDonnell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but McDonnell might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tulikoura has got the better of the exchanges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tulikoura.
Tulikoura works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tulikoura, as that shot connected.
Tulikoura misses with a body kick.
And McDonnell tries to counter it with a takedown but Tulikoura pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tulikoura scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tulikoura.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tulikoura throws a low kick, looking for McDonnell's leg but McDonnell calmly moves out of range.
Tulikoura connects with a single shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Tulikoura dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
McDonnell slips a straight right by Tulikoura.
McDonnell with the counter takedown but Tulikoura avoids it easily.
Tulikoura looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McDonnell moves out of range as Tulikoura throws a body kick.
McDonnell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tulikoura can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tulikoura. McDonnell does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonnell moves out of range as Tulikoura strikes.
And McDonnell tries to counter it with a takedown but Tulikoura pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick from Tulikoura, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tulikoura connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tulikoura throws a body kick that misses
and McDonnell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McDonnell.
Tulikoura is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tulikoura controls McDonnell momentarily but McDonnell frees himself.
McDonnell gets to his feet. Tulikoura looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
McDonnell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tulikoura.
McDonnell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tulikoura defends it well.
McDonnell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Tulikoura. Beautiful body shot.
Nice shot by Tulikoura.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tulikoura. McDonnell does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonnell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tulikoura defends it well.
Tulikoura looks for the body kick but McDonnell saw that one coming.
McDonnell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tulikoura.
Tulikoura connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tulikoura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And McDonnell tries to counter it with a takedown but Tulikoura pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura throws an overhand right that lands on McDonnell's shoulder, as McDonnell tries to avoid the shot.
McDonnell feints the counter takedown.
Tulikoura looks for the body kick but McDonnell saw that one coming.
McDonnell changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tulikoura lands a nice hook to McDonnell's body. McDonnell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McDonnell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McDonnell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johannes Tulikoura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tulikoura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McDonnell can do to turn this around?
Tulikoura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tulikoura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDonnell.
McDonnell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tulikoura defends it well.
Nice shot lands for Tulikoura.
Tulikoura fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McDonnell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonnell ducks under a wild hook from Tulikoura.
McDonnell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tulikoura defends it well.
McDonnell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDonnell tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tulikoura misses with a body shot.
Tulikoura misses the jab.
McDonnell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tulikoura defends it well.
Cory McDonnell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tulikoura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonnell manages to avoid it.
Tulikoura throws out a loose jab but McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tulikoura comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johannes Tulikoura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tulikoura, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:25
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:25
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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