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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vasiliy Kulik (ranked 1633 p4p, 1921 weight class) and Jacks Sole (ranked 259 p4p, 301 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vasiliy Kulik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jacks Sole!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sole will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kulik is looking for a counter combo.
Sole misses with an uppercut.
Sole showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kulik.
Sole loads up on a big right hand but Kulik slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sole does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sole throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sole lands with a right hand.
Kulik drops Sole with a beautiful combination! Sole stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kulik is looking for the KO!
Sole is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kulik looks to land a combination but Sole avoids it well.
Sole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sole swinging wildly here.
Sole fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kulik on the side of the head.
Kulik lands a jab to the head.
Kulik throws a right hand that Sole ducks under and follows up with a left that Sole also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sole.
Sole throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sole lands with an overhand left.
Sole looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sole looks to land a right hand but Kulik moved out of range.
Sole takes the fight into the clinch.
Sole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kulik is defending well for now.
Kulik lands a body punch.
Sole prevents a body shot from Kulik.
Sole misses with an elbow over the top.
Sole wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kulik goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kulik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kulik.
Sole misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kulik.
Kulik misses with some punches.
Kulik misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Kulik.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulik effectively controlling the action here.
Kulik lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kulik.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulik.
Sole misses with a punch on the inside.
Kulik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sole.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sole lands a hook that snaps the head of Kulik backwards.
Sole manages to break the clinch.
Kulik swinging wildly here.
Sole motions for Kulik to come forward. Sole throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kulik went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kulik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kulik avoids a kick to the body.
Sole misses the shot to the body.
Sole throws out a leg kick but Kulik moves out of range and Sole only half commits.
Kulik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sole scores with a jab to the jaw.
A low kick from Sole is predictable there
and Kulik counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole ducks under a wild hook from Kulik.
Kulik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sole looks to land a combination but Kulik avoids it well.
Kulik appears to be looking for a big counter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sole. Kulik does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Kulik misses.
Sole fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kulik, pushing him back against the cage.
Kulik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sole throws a series of punches but Kulik avoids them all with ease.
Kulik misses with a wild combination.
Kulik goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice defenses there by Kulik.
Kulik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kulik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sole misses with a leg kick
and Kulik counters with a three punch combo that has Sole backing up. Sole nods at Kulik to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Sole is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sole lands a nice shot to the body.
Sole keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulik tries to move into range but Sole moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sole throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Sole does no damage.
Sole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kulik scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sole is still on wobbly legs! Can Kulik finish him?
Sole connects with a solid leg kick.
Sole looks to score with a jab to the body but Kulik is just out of range.
Kulik throws a low kick, looking for Sole's leg but Sole calmly moves out of range.
Sole seems to have recovered his senses.
Sole blocks a head kick by Kulik.
A nice leg kick from Sole, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kulik drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sole misses with a combination
and Kulik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kulik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Sole. Those never looked like landing.
Sole misses with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vasiliy Kulik will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sole throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice shot by Sole.
Kulik ducks under a wild hook from Sole.
Vasiliy Kulik is winning the standup battle so far.
Kulik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kulik. Sole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jacks Sole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sole tries to clinch up but Kulik circles away and keeps his distance.
Kulik looks to score with a jab to the body but Sole is just out of range.
Sole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kulik really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kulik throws a sloppy head kick and Sole moves out of range easily.
Sole looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kulik.
Kulik avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kulik tries to bum rush Sole with a series of wild strikes but Sole uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sole unleashes a big counter combination but Kulik bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A combination from Kulik does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sole.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sole.
Sole throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kulik is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sole throws a head kick that misses.
Sole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kulik was well out of range. Poor timing from Sole.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sole is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulik misses with the combination.
Sole lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kulik circles away quickly and effectively.
Sole misses with the combination.
Sole throws a series of punches but Kulik avoids them all with ease.
Sole swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kulik misses with a two punch combination.
Kulik throws a sloppy head kick and Sole moves out of range easily.
Kulik misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Sole misses its intended target.
Kulik looks to land a combination but Sole avoids it well.
Kulik tries to keep at a distance but Sole has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sole clinches.
Kulik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kulik blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kulik lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Kulik.
Kulik lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kulik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sole throws a head punch that misses.
Kulik is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kulik lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sole backwards.
Kulik tries to throw a body punch but Sole avoids it by throwing Kulik back against the cage.
Kulik just leaning against Sole, taking a breather.
Kulik lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Kulik.
Sole manages to break the clinch.
Kulik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sole tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kulik ducks under a wild hook from Sole.
Sole dodges the punch combination from Kulik.
Sole throws a wild body kick that Kulik sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sole misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Kulik was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sole.
Vasiliy Kulik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sole throws out a powerful jab.
Sole digs a good body shot into Kulik's ribs.
Sole throws a solid leg kick but Kulik takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sole.
Sole throws a one two combo.
Kulik lands a high kick!
Sole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sole is looking to clinch but Kulik is avoiding it.
Sole shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kulik eats them both and turns towards Sole to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sole misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Kulik misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sole throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sole throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kulik counters with a straight right hand.
Sole just misses with a punch to the body.
Kulik takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kulik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sole moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kulik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sole moves away.
Sole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sole.
Kulik ducks under a wild hook from Sole.
Kulik fails to land with a series of punches.
Sole throws a right hand that Kulik ducks under and follows up with a left that Kulik also avoids with ease.
A combination from Kulik does no damage.
Sole tries to close the distance and clinch but Kulik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kulik staying out of range there.
Kulik swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sole throws a head kick that misses.
Kulik is looking to counter punch.
Kulik throws a right and a left that Sole avoids nicely.
Kulik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kulik gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sole.
Kulik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jacks Sole will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Kulik's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Sole throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sole lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sole throws a combination that misses
and Kulik counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kulik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Despite the aggression on Sole's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sole lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kulik connects with a nice looking jab.
Sole throws a chopping leg kick but Kulik manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kulik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sole tries to clinch but Kulik is having none of it.
Kulik lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kulik shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kulik scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Kulik throws a head kick but Sole moves out of range.
Sole unleashes a big counter combination but Kulik bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kulik shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sole eats them both and turns towards Kulik to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A punch combination from Kulik misses.
Sole is looking for the big counter here.
Sole blocks a head kick by Kulik.
Sole appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kulik swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulik missing with a left hand there. Sole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sole let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kulik throws a series of punches but Sole moves out of range.
Kulik swats away the attempt to clinch by Sole.
Sole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sole fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Kulik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kulik misses with a few strikes there.
Sole connects with a solid leg kick.
Sole just misses with a punch to the body.
Kulik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sole.
Sole paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sole thumps Kulik with a low kick.
Sole connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kulik throws a right hand that Sole ducks under and follows up with a left that Sole also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sole fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kulik.
Kulik throws a wild body kick that Sole sees coming a mile off.
Kulik takes a swing at Sole's ribcage but misses.
Kulik misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sole lands with an overhand left.
Kulik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kulik tries to bum rush Sole with a series of wild strikes but Sole uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kulik is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sole has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Decent striking displayed by Sole there.
Kulik lands with a nice combination. Sole backs away looking to recover.
Kulik tries to move into range but Sole moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kulik is rocked!
Kulik fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Kulik.
Sole clinches.
Kulik lands an uppercut.
Sole lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulik wants to stall.
Sole misses with an elbow strike.
Kulik blocks an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sole as Kulik tries to tie him up.
Sole lands an elbow inside that Kulik shrugs off.
Kulik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kulik presses Sole against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sole.
Sole lands a left hand.
Oh Kulik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulik.
Sole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sole, as that shot connected.
Kulik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sole throws a head kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kulik checks a leg kick.
Kulik blocks a jab.
Sole is looking to clinch but Kulik is avoiding it.
Kulik takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulik throws a series of punches but Sole moves out of range.
Kulik gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Kulik dodges the punch combination from Sole.
Sole misses with a wild body shot.
Sole showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kulik.
Sole looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kulik went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kulik moves out of range as Sole throws a body kick.
Sole throws a right and a left that Kulik avoids nicely.
Sole lands a jab to the head.
Kulik closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
No joy there for Kulik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kulik takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sole loads up on a big right hand but Kulik slips the punch.
Sole misses with a hook.
Sole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kulik seems to have got his legs back now.
Kulik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sole.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jacks Sole.
I think Sole has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jacks Sole!
A victorious Jacks Sole thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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