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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Kulina (ranked 953 p4p, 844 weight class) and Thomas Hearn (ranked 144 p4p, 124 weight class). Kulina's entrance music is Tool - Schism. A fine choice. Hearn has chosen Professor X - Dave as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Kulina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Hearn!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulina moves forwards but Hearn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hearn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hearn scores with a spinning back kick!
Kulina throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hearn counters with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hearn.
Hearn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kulina drops his hands momentarily and Hearn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kulina looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hearn.
Hearn throws a low kick but Kulina moves out of range easily.
Hearn stuns Kulina with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kulina will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kulina lands a leg kick that knocks Hearn off balance momentarily.
Kulina looks to throw the jab but Hearn is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulina on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hearn. Hearn obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearn throws a jab but it's blocked by Kulina.
Hearn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kulina misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hearn throws a good cross that connects.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kulina.
A good leg kick by Hearn.
Kulina displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hearn throws out the jab.
Kulina went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hearn lands a head kick!
Hearn scores with a body shot.
Hearn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hearn blocks a leg kick.
Hearn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thomas Hearn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hearn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kulina has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kulina and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A cross from Hearn lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hearn moves out of range as Kulina strikes.
Kulina tried to score with a low kick but Hearn checks it.
Kulina throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hearn.
A swing and a miss from Kulina.
Hearn throws a hook but Kulina avoids it easily.
Hearn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kulina moves away.
Hearn thows a leg kick but Kulina checks it
and Kulina counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hearn defending well as Kulina loads up on a big left hand.
Hearn tries a head kick but it misses.
Hearn fakes the leg kick and cracks Kulina in the body.
A jab from Kulina finds it's way through Hearn's defenses.
Kulina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kulina connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hearn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulina moves away from the strike by Hearn.
Hearn takes one to the side of the head.
Hearn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kulina sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Hearn does it's job there.
A swing and a miss from Hearn.
Hearn scores with a jab.
A low kick from Hearn misses
and Kulina connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hearn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kulina stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hearn.
Kulina misses with a low kick.
Hearn checks a low kick from Kulina.
A shot to the body from Hearn misses
and Kulina counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hearn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kulina avoids the head kick by Hearn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kulina tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Hearn misses
and Kulina cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Hearn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kulina misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hearn cracks Kulina with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hearn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kulina had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kulina moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hearn throws a body punch but Kulina moves out of range.
Kulina was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hearn.
Kulina is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hearn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kulina lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hearn circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kulina throws a right hand that misses
and Hearn counters with a thumping low kick.
Kulina chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hearn can pounce on him.
Hearn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hearn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hearn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hearn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kulina moves away.
Nice body kick from Hearn.
Kulina lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Thomas Hearn has been cut.
Hearn throws a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Kulina.
Kulina takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hearn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thomas Hearn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearn throws a solid leg kick but Kulina takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hearn.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kulina might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hearn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hearn throws the kick towards the body but Kulina avoids it.
Hearn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulina misses with a hook
and Kulina takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice cross by Kulina.
Hearn walks into a stiff left hand from Kulina.
Kulina uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hearn.
Hearn throws a low kick but Kulina moves out of range easily.
Hearn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Kulina misses the target.
Hearn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kulina has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hearn lands with a shot to the body.
Hearn looks to score with a jab to the body but Kulina is just out of range.
As Hearn looks to move away, Kulina throws a big counter combo but Hearn just gets out of the way.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hearn.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hearn.
Kulina throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hearn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kulina throws an off balance right hand
and Hearn counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hearn throws a looping overhand right but Kulina ducks down to avoid it.
Hearn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kulina.
Kulina throws a lazy body kick
and Hearn counters with a leg kick.
Kulina throws an overhand right that lands on Hearn's shoulder, as Hearn tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Kulina.
A little jabbing left from Hearn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kulina throws a head kick but Hearn moves out of range.
Kulina stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hearn.
Kulina throws an overhand right that lands on Hearn's shoulder, as Hearn tries to avoid the shot.
Hearn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kulina.
Nice body kick from Hearn.
Kulina on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hearn. Hearn obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice shot by Hearn.
Kulina throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hearn counters with a leg kick.
Hearn moves out of range of the body kick from Kulina.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearn throws a front kick aimed at Kulina's knee but Kulina avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Kulina misses the target.
Kulina tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hearn scores with a nice body kick.
Hearn lands a body shot.
Hearn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kulina.
Hearn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hearn misses the shot to the body.
Kulina seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hearn gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kulina counters with a nice leg kick.
Hearn with the inside leg kick.
Hearn lands a glancing blow to the side of Kulina's head.
Hearn lands with a cross.
Kulina takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hearn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kulina throws out the jab.
Kulina looks to throw the jab but Hearn is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulina waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hearn.
Kulina avoids the body shot from Hearn.
Hearn throws a lazy uppercut
and Kulina connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kulina throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hearn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hearn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hearn cracks Kulina with a good jab.
Kulina buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kulina tries a head kick but it misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hearn in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hearn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hearn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kulina stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hearn cracks Kulina with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kulina looks to land a combination but Hearn avoids it well.
Hearn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hearn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kulina.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hearn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thomas Hearn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hearn misses with a leg kick.
Kulina on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A combination from Kulina does no damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Hearn misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hearn.
Hearn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hearn is looking to land body kicks.
Kulina throws a push kick but Hearn slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice body kick there by Hearn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulina misses with the combination.
Hearn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good standup being displayed there by Kulina as he connects with a hook.
Hearn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hearn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulina gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kulina throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hearn cracks Kulina with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good work by Kulina as he checks the leg kick.
Kulina looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kulina throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kulina on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hearn. Hearn obviously looking to wear him down.
Hearn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kulina throws an overhand right that lands on Hearn's shoulder, as Hearn tries to avoid the shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hearn.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kulina checks a leg kick.
Kulina misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, jab by Hearn - just one landing.
Hearn connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulina tries to land a leg kick but Hearn saw it coming and moves away.
Hearn throws a body shot but no joy.
Hearn lands with a kick to the temple. Kulina shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hearn with a nice calf kick.
Hearn misses with a low kick.
Kulina throws an overhand right that lands on Hearn's shoulder, as Hearn tries to avoid the shot.
Hearn just misses with a punch to the body.
Crunch! Hearn slams his shin into Kulina's torso.
Kulina throws a sloppy head kick and Hearn moves out of range easily.
Hearn moves out of range of the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Kulina blocks the leg kick.
Kulina will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hearn connects with a leg kick.
Hearn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulina takes one on the button.
A punch combination from Hearn misses.
Hearn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kulina.
Kulina misses with a straight left.
Justin Kulina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A cross from Hearn lands.
Thomas Hearn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hearn thuds a left hand into Kulina's body.
Hearn throws a shot to the body.
Kulina looks to land a left hand but Hearn moved out of range nicely.
Kulina throws an overhand right that lands on Hearn's shoulder, as Hearn tries to avoid the shot.
Kulina backing away here, and Hearn unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kulina misses with a hook. Hearn ducked under it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Hearn misses.
Hearn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hearn throws a push kick but Kulina slaps the foot to one side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hearn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearn with the inside leg kick.
Kulina misses with an attempted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid body kick from Hearn.
Kulina looks to land a right hand but Hearn moved out of range.
Hearn misses with a straight right.
Kulina misses with a low kick.
Hearn connects with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Hearn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hearn throws a low kick, looking for Kulina's leg but Kulina calmly moves out of range.
Kulina misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hearn jabs at Kulina's body.
Hearn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hearn lands a jab to Kulina's midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Hearn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hearn 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Hearn!
A relieved looking Thomas Hearn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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