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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alvey Kulina (ranked 1643 p4p, 183 weight class) and Luiz Santos (ranked 2068 p4p, 227 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alvey Kulina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luiz Santos!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Topper Green and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos scores with a jab. Kulina acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kulina!
Kulina slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Kulina has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Navy Street MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Kulina misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Santos moves away from the strike by Kulina.
Kulina takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kulina.
Kulina displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santos throws out the jab.
Kulina scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Santos throws an off balance right hand
and Kulina cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Luiz Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Kulina misses with a double jab.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Kulina shows good takedown defense.
Santos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Santos.
Santos staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Santos misses.
It looked like Kulina was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kulina was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Kulina throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Kulina pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kulina was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Kulina misses with a low kick.
Kulina moves away from the strike by Santos.
Kulina moves out of range as Santos strikes.
A jab from Santos misses.
Kulina misses with a looping right.
Kulina rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos throws a sloppy body shot
and Kulina counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kulina appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kulina throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Santos let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos tests Kulina's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Santos with a hook.
Santos cracks a nice hook into Kulina's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kulina slips under a jab.
As Santos looks to move away, Kulina throws a big counter combo but Santos just gets out of the way.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kulina appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kulina slaps away a takedown attempt from Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alvey Kulina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kulina to counter with a crisp jab.
Santos throws a looping overhand right but Kulina ducks down to avoid it.
Kulina lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Kulina 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.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Kulina is just out of range.
Kulina uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Kulina is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kulina with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulina misses with a hook.
Santos throws a hook to the side of Kulina's head but Kulina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kulina throws a poor cross that misses
and Santos counters with a left to the body.
Kulina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santos tries to bum rush Kulina with a series of wild strikes but Kulina uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kulina pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Santos back to the cage. Kulina follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Santos throws a body punch but Kulina moves out of range.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kulina was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Santos defending well as Kulina loads up on a big left hand.
Kulina doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kulina slaps away a takedown attempt from Santos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alvey Kulina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Santos.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kulina.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulina throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
Kulina fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kulina cracks a nice hook into Santos's ribs.
A jab from Kulina misses.
Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kulina.
Kulina thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santos now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kulina throws a head kick that misses.
Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kulina throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
Kulina avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kulina cracks Santos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kulina bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Santos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kulina looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alvey Kulina will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kulina throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Santos takes a swing at Kulina's ribcage but misses.
Santos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kulina connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kulina scores with a sloppy right hand. Santos should have avoided that one.
A jab from Kulina finds it's way through Santos's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Kulina does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kulina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Kulina.
Kulina avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kulina moves away.
Santos throws a jab when Kulina was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Santos.
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kulina swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Santos digs a good hook to Kulina's body.
Santos throws a hook but Kulina avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Kulina.
Kulina uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Santos looks to land a left hand but Kulina moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Kulina swings for the body but Santos moves out of range.
Kulina thuds his right hand into Santos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slow jab from Kulina misses its intended target.
Kulina ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kulina throws an overhand right that lands on Santos's shoulder, as Santos tries to avoid the shot.
Santos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kulina pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Kulina throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kulina throws a jab but it's blocked by Santos.
Kulina thumps Santos with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulina dips to his left and cracks Santos with an uppercut!
Good standup being displayed there by Santos as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos throws a leg kick but Kulina checks it.
Kulina is looking to counter punch.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Santos connects with a body shot.
Santos works the jab nicely.
Kulina misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Kulina uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Kulina appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kulina throws a shot to the body.
Santos's corner calls for a 1-2. Santos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kulina cracks Santos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kulina avoids the body shot from Santos.
Santos throws a shot from downtown. Kulina moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a right hand
and Kulina counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kulina misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos looks to throw the jab but Kulina is out of range.
Santos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kulina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos is looking to chop away at Kulina's legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Kulina misses the target.
Santos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Santos misses with a looping right.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Kulina.
Santos with the counter takedown but Kulina avoids it easily.
Kulina misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Santos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kulina lands a nice shot to the body.
Kulina looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
Kulina misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Santos misses.
Kulina misses with an uppercut.
Kulina uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
The fighters circling - Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Santos as he connects with a hook.
Kulina ducks under a wild hook from Santos.
Kulina dips to his left and cracks Santos with an uppercut!
A shot to the liver by Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Kulina lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kulina.
Kulina tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alvey Kulina is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos scores with a jab to the body.
Santos throws a leg kick but Kulina sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kulina throwing a counter right hand but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos throws out a loose jab but Kulina uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luiz Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santos thuds a left hand into Kulina's body.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kulina was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Santos misses with a hook.
Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kulina.
Kulina was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kulina missing with a left hand there. Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kulina scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Santos throws the left hand but Kulina avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Santos does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Kulina does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kulina throws a big shot that misses.
Kulina fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santos on the side of the head.
Kulina with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Santos to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Kulina does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kulina is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulina throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
Kulina misses with a body shot
and Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Santos loads up on a big right hand but Kulina slips the punch.
An inside leg kick from Santos misses.
Santos lands a body shot.
Santos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kulina is out of range and Santos settles back down.
Kulina ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kulina doesn't seem bothered though.
Kulina throws a body kick that misses.
Santos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kulina.
And Santos tries to counter it with a takedown but Kulina pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Santos thuds his right hand into Kulina's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kulina counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kulina misses with a hook. Santos ducked under it nicely.
Santos feints the counter takedown.
Kulina looks to throw the jab but Santos is out of range.
Santos throws out a counter right but Kulina avoids it with no problem.
Kulina throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Santos avoids the body shot from Kulina.
Kulina uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Santos has time to react.
Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Kulina seems unphased.
Kulina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Kulina moves out of range as Santos strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Kulina does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kulina is looking to counter punch.
Santos misses with a hook
and Kulina counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos misses with a lunging right hand
and Kulina counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos missing with a left hand there. Kulina was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kulina under the eye.
Kulina staying out of range there.
Kulina lands a nice shot to the body.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kulina moves away.
Kulina walks into a stiff left hand from Santos.
Kulina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Kulina drops his hands momentarily and Santos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kulina looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kulina throws a big shot that misses.
Kulina throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice uppercut lands for Santos. That snapped Kulina's head back.
Kulina takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kulina.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kulina ducks right into an uppercut from Santos.
Santos looks to land a right hand but Kulina moved out of range.
Santos throws a body punch but Kulina moves out of range.
Santos scores with the left hand. Kulina knows he should have avoided that one.
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kulina throws out the jab.
Kulina misses the shot to the body.
Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kulina looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
Santos swings for the body but Kulina moves out of range.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Kulina wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Santos connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luiz Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Luiz Santos!
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