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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Tulikoura (ranked 1077 p4p, 159 weight class) and Carey Mahoney (ranked 931 p4p, 136 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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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
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johannes Tulikoura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carey Mahoney!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahoney lands with a good body shot.
Mahoney moves out of range of the strikes.
Mahoney let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tulikoura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mahoney darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mahoney moves into the clinch successfully.
Tulikoura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mahoney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tulikoura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've been informed that Mahoney has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A head kick misses from Tulikoura.
Mahoney misses with an uppercut
and Tulikoura connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tulikoura tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Mahoney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tulikoura is looking to slow Mahoney down with leg kicks.
Some wild striking there from Mahoney.
Mahoney scores with a sloppy right hand. Tulikoura should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahoney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tulikoura.
A punch combination from Tulikoura misses.
Mahoney throws an overhand right that lands on Tulikoura's shoulder, as Tulikoura tries to avoid the shot.
Tulikoura is looking to counter punch.
Mahoney doesn't manage to clinch there - Tulikoura circles away.
Mahoney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tulikoura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tulikoura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahoney.
Tulikoura throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tulikoura throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mahoney lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tulikoura at a distance.
Tulikoura swats away the attempt to clinch by Mahoney.
Mahoney checks a leg kick nicely.
Mahoney misses with a straight left.
Tulikoura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tulikoura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mahoney closes the distance and clinches.
Tulikoura manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mahoney sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tulikoura pulls Mahoney in to control the position.
Tulikoura is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at FF Forever that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Tulikoura is trying to keep Mahoney in close.
Mahoney tries to free his leg and advance position but Tulikoura is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tulikoura looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tulikoura is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mahoney is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tulikoura is looking to cinch up a triangle. Mahoney throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Tulikoura's body to avoid the submission. Tulikoura has instead reached around Mahoney's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Tulikoura arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Johannes Tulikoura!
Johannes Tulikoura was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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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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