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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sinner Savage (ranked 3836 p4p, 430 weight class) and Johannes Tulikoura (ranked 3418 p4p, 392 weight class). Johannes Tulikoura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sinner Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johannes Tulikoura!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage lands a nice shot to the body.
Tulikoura misses with a double jab.
Tulikoura throws a lazy right hand but Savage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tulikoura closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tulikoura.
Tulikoura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tulikoura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Savage misses its intended target.
Tulikoura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Savage.
Savage misses the body punch
and Tulikoura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Savage staying out of range there.
Johannes Tulikoura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tulikoura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Savage keeps the fight on the outside.
Tulikoura thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Tulikoura misses the target.
A big right from Savage misses.
Tulikoura misses with a double jab.
Savage seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tulikoura uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savage.
Tulikoura misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulikoura instigates a clinch.
Savage takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tulikoura.
Savage misses with a punch to the body.
Savage lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tulikoura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tulikoura cracks Savage with a nice body shot.
Savage misses with a hook to the ribs.
Savage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Savage swings wildly with an uppercut but Tulikoura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tulikoura lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tulikoura lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Savage or not.
Savage misses with the head strike.
Tulikoura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tulikoura lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Savage.
Tulikoura working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tulikoura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Savage's elbow.
Tulikoura has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Savage seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tulikoura can turn it around.
Tulikoura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Savage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tulikoura manages to break the clinch.
Tulikoura comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Savage misses with a hook.
Tulikoura misses with a body shot.
Tulikoura connects with a crisp jab.
Tulikoura lands with a straight right. Savage didn't see that one coming.
Savage gets tackled into the cage by Tulikoura. Tulikoura maintains the clinch.
Tulikoura is trying to break the clinch but Savage has him pressed against the cage.
Savage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tulikoura lands a shot to the body.
Tulikoura wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Savage.
Savage keeps control of Tulikoura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tulikoura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Tulikoura.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tulikoura.
A nice left hand lands by Tulikoura.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Savage.
Tulikoura works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tulikoura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Savage has a couple of punches blocked by Tulikoura.
A nice left hand lands by Tulikoura.
Tulikoura lands with a right to the head.
Tulikoura blocking some punches.
Tulikoura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tulikoura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tulikoura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Tulikoura fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tulikoura.
Tulikoura struggles to land a body shot inside as Savage controls his hands.
Tulikoura throws a punch but it's blocked by Savage.
Tulikoura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tulikoura misses with a body shot.
Savage is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tulikoura.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tulikoura goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Savage is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulikoura pounces like a tiger and cracks Savage with a vicious hook! Savage is down but not out! Tulikoura follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johannes Tulikoura!
A less than humble Johannes Tulikoura misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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