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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Kulina (ranked 698 p4p, 1459 weight class) and Samuel Sanchez (ranked 101 p4p, 197 weight class). Kulina comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Schism. Man, I cannot wait for 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 9 - 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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulina keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Kulina tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kulina.
Kulina is looking to counter punch.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Kulina.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanchez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kulina jabs Sanchez right on the nose. Sanchez blinks but takes it well.
Kulina misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Kulina looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kulina buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kulina lands a really nice looking cross but Sanchez seems unphased.
Kulina fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range.
Kulina slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Kulina with a hook.
Kulina throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez counters with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kulina rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kulina was covering up waiting for the punch and Sanchez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kulina wants to stand and escape but Sanchez is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kulina keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanchez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kulina keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kulina working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing.
Sanchez throws an elbow that misses. Kulina uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanchez's guard. Nice move by Kulina!
Sanchez is working an open guard so Kulina takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Justin Kulina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kulina dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Kulina went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kulina throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Sanchez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
An inside leg kick from Kulina misses.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kulina sprawls well initially but Sanchez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sanchez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez stops Kulina from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulina is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sanchez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sanchez thows a huge punch but Kulina dodges it nicely.
Sanchez winds up and cracks Kulina with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kulina's thigh. Kulina counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kulina wants to stand up but Sanchez is controlling him.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Kulina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez prevents Kulina from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulina manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sanchez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kulina pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kulina throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanchez, as that shot connected.
Kulina ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez works the jab nicely.
Kulina throws a leg kick but Sanchez checks 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!
Kulina takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Kulina is having none of it.
Kulina thuds his shin into the meat of Sanchez's side.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
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 Justin Kulina will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kulina's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kulina throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulina swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kulina ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a nice hook to Kulina's body. Kulina takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kulina swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A lazy left from Kulina finds it's target.
Kulina feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanchezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kulina displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Kulina chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kulina napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulina is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sanchez is controlling him well.
Kulina trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanchez working the ground and pound but Kulina is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez cracks Kulina with a big right hand but Kulina just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sanchez scoring with punches and elbows.
Sanchez looking to control but instead Kulina has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Kulina keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kulina is trying to stand back up but Sanchez is controlling him
Sanchez working the head and body with strikes.
Sanchez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sanchez is trying to control the action in half guard but Kulina is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sanchez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sanchez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kulina avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to control the action in half guard but Kulina is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sanchez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sanchez working Kulina over with strikes.
Sanchez stops Kulina from getting back to his feet.
Samuel Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sanchez stalling.
Sanchez working over Kulina with some ground and pound. Kulina looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sanchez is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kulina pushes Sanchez off looking to stand but Sanchez dives back in and keeps control.
Sanchez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Sanchez there.
Sanchez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kulina defending well though.
Sanchez throwing shots but Kulina is blocking nicely.
Kulina is trying to stand back up but Sanchez is controlling him
Kulina keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sanchez is trying to control the action in half guard but Kulina is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kulina is trying to stand.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sanchez scores with a kick to the body.
Kulina throws a sloppy head kick
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulina avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Kulina looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sanchez jabs at Kulina's body.
Kulina fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez.
Kulina swinging wildly here.
Sanchez scores with a punch to the head.
Kulina lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Kulina moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez clinches up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kulina.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kulina dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kulina can't break the clinch.
Sanchez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kulina.
Sanchez lands with a short shot to the head.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kulina slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Kulina misses with a double jab
and Sanchez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kulina thinking.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kulina manages to avoid it.
Kulina throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Kulina doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sanchez checks the leg kick.
Sanchez checks the leg kick.
Kulina throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kulina sprawls well. Kulina wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt - Kulina sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Sanchez blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kulina. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez throws a shot to the body.
Sanchez looks for a takedown but Kulina sprawls well.
Justin Kulina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Sanchez.
Kulina lands a body shot.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kulina swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kulina rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kulina displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Sanchez throws a combination. Kulina tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kulina misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Kulina saw that one coming.
Kulina half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulina throws an off balance right hand
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez takes a swing at Kulina's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Kulina's head but Kulina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kulina throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Kulina scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanchez doesn't seem bothered though.
Kulina rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanchez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kulina throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sanchez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sanchez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kulina to score with a decent uppercut.
Kulina misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kulina gets caught flat footed, as Sanchez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sanchez lands a couple of digs.
Sanchez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanchez won't allow Kulina to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Kulina keeps moving.
Sanchez postures up in Kulina's guard and throws a big left but Kulina blocks it.
Sanchez trying to control but Kulina is working from the bottom.
Sanchez stays in close to Kulina's body and controls the position.
Sanchez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sanchez landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kulina wants to get back to his feet but Sanchez passes into half guard.
Sanchez working the head and body with strikes.
Kulina keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sanchez not doing much here.
Sanchez is nestled in close to Kulina, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sanchez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sanchez lands with a punch from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sanchez 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Sanchez!
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