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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Kulina (ranked 1133 p4p, 1223 weight class) and Ryo Hamada (ranked 152 p4p, 163 weight class). Kulina comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Schism. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 Sydney, Justin Kulina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryo Hamada!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamada showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kulina.
Hamada has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kulina!
Hamada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kulina.
Hamada connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kulina's hands.
Kulina looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kulina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hamada misses with a hook.
A jab from Hamada misses.
A punch combination from Hamada misses.
Kulina went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kulina swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hamada.
Hamada scores with a jab to the head.
Kulina throws a front kick aimed at Hamada's knee but Hamada avoids it well.
Kulina throws a leg kick but Hamada moved away.
Kulina turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kulina closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kulina lands a left hand.
Kulina stalling.
A shot in the inside from Kulina.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamada tries to break free but Kulina pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kulina.
A short right from Kulina on the inside.
Hamada's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kulina blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kulina.
Kulina blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kulina.
Kulina lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hamada is working for takedown but Kulina is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kulina scores with a shoulder strike.
Kulina prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kulina lands a hook that snaps the head of Hamada backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kulina.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamada can't break the clinch.
Hamada fails to pull guard.
Justin Kulina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryo Hamada.
Kulina lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Kulina.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulina lands a body shot.
Hamada drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kulina pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hamada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kulina.
Kulina looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hamada takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kulina blocks a jab.
Kulina darts in and clinches Hamada up against the cage.
Kulina lands with a left to the head.
Hamada wants to take the fight to the mat but Kulina manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hamada has Kulina pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kulina manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kulina lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kulina.
Hamada jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kulina walks away with a smile on his face. Hamada gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kulina tries to close the distance and clinch but Hamada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hamada throws out a loose jab but Kulina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hamada misses the shot to the body.
Kulina cracks Hamada with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Justin Kulina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kulina misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hamada throws an overhand right that lands on Kulina's shoulder, as Kulina tries to avoid the shot.
Kulina's corner calls for a 1-2. Kulina obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hamada checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulina throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Hamada on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab by Kulina.
Hamada lands with a good body shot.
Hamada jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hamada misses with a hook.
Hamada takes a swing at Kulina's ribcage but misses.
Hamada throws a lazy uppercut
and Kulina counters with a good low kick that Hamada was not able to check.
Kulina misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hamada. Kulina does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kulina is looking to counter punch.
Ryo Hamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamada bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kulina tries to work over Hamada's front leg with a kick but Hamada checks it.
Kulina is looking to score with low kicks.
Hamada cracks Kulina with a good jab.
Hamada moves out of range of the strikes.
Kulina throws a good cross that connects.
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!
Hamada scores with a leg kick.
Hamada shoots in for a double leg but Kulina sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kulina was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kulina lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hamada connects with a leg kick.
Hamada looks to score with a jab to the body but Kulina is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulina connects with a crisp jab.
Kulina with a hook.
Hamada just misses with a punch to the body.
Kulina takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kulina throws a leg kick but Hamada sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kulina cracks Hamada with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hamada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kulina feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hamada dodges the punch combination from Kulina.
Sloppy strikes from Hamada. Those never looked like landing.
Kulina was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kulina fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hamada checks it well.
A left lands for Hamada.
Hamada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kulina moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hamada, as that shot connected.
Kulina slips a jab from Hamada.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the liver by Hamada. Beautiful body shot.
A big left from Kulina misses.
Hamada misses with a hook.
Hamada lands a jab to the nose.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Kulina dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kulina misses with a body kick.
Kulina keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hamada throws a right and a left that Kulina avoids nicely.
Kulina takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hamada fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kulina looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hamada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kulina manages to avoid it.
Hamada motions for Kulina to come forward. Hamada throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kulina takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hamada stalks Kulina and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kulina's face. Kulina staggers backwards, shaken.
Kulina throws a low kick but Hamada moves out of range easily.
Kulina is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hamada can do to turn this around?
Kulina scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A right-left combo lands from Kulina.
It looks like Ryo Hamada has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hamada crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kulina - the referee stops the clock and Hamada gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kulina. Hamada manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hamada slips under a jab from Kulina.
Hamada looks to land a combination but Kulina avoids it well.
Kulina was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kulina jabs at Hamada's body.
A punch combination from Kulina misses.
Hamada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kulina.
Kulina throws out a leg kick but Hamada moves out of range and Kulina only half commits.
Justin Kulina is winning the standup battle so far.
Kulina misses with a straight left.
Hamada throws out a counter right but Kulina avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamada throws a head kick that misses
and Kulina counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Hamada misses.
Hamada misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hamada has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kulina.
Hamada pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kulina back to the cage. Hamada follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hamada clobbers Kulina with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hamada tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kulina defends well and Hamada ends up having to push Kulina into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hamada throws a body punch but Kulina moves out of range.
A big left from Hamada misses.
Hamada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kulina fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab lands there for Kulina.
Decent striking displayed by Kulina there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kulina lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hamada takes a step back to recover.
Hamada is breathing heavily.
Hamada misses with the combination.
Hamada misses with an uppercut.
Kulina shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kulina getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamada fails with the takedown.
Hamada pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kulina tries to bum rush Hamada with a series of wild strikes but Hamada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kulina avoids the body shot from Hamada.
Kulina closes the distance and pushes Hamada back into the cage.
Hamada looking for a takedown.
Justin Kulina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryo Hamada.
Kulina scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kulina lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Kulina.
A short body shot lands from Kulina as the two fighters clinch.
Kulina prevents Hamada from breaking the clinch.
Kulina scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kulina lands a left hand.
Kulina lands a nice uppercut.
Hamada looking for a takedown.
Kulina working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kulina lands a shoulder strike.
Hamada has Kulina pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kulina manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamada is working for takedown but Kulina is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kulina lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hamada backwards.
Kulina scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hamada is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kulina gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Kulina.
A short left from Kulina.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kulina creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hamada wants a takedown but no success here.
Kulina lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hamada backwards.
Kulina softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hamada is rocked!
Justin Kulina has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Kulina scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hamada is still on wobbly legs! Can Kulina finish him?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kulina.
Hamada blocking some punches.
Kulina pushes Hamada back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kulina slows down the pace here.
Kulina misses with a punch on the inside.
Kulina misses with some punches.
Kulina swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kulina taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kulina misses with some punches.
Kulina swings wildly with an uppercut but Hamada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulina throws a head punch that misses.
Kulina misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hamada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hamada goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kulina prevents it.
Hamada blocking some punches.
Hamada seems to have recovered his senses.
Hamada fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Kulina.
A short uppercut from Kulina.
Kulina pushes Hamada against the cage. Kulina is working some dirty boxing. Kulina pushes off with a quick right hook! Hamada goes down! Hamada tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kulina moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Kulina!
Justin Kulina decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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