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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Kulina (ranked 1554 p4p, 1345 weight class) and Harris Mint (ranked 205 p4p, 177 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kulina might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tool - Schism. 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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, 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, Harris Mint!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mint fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kulina to the ground. Mint is now in Kulina's guard.
Mint stands and throws Kulina's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mint wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kulina keeps working.
Kulina can't do much from the bottom here.
Kulina tries to bench press Mint off him but Mint keeps the position.
Mint wants to control but Kulina is keeping him busy.
Kulina is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mint has just dragged him back down to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mint tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mint has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kulina struggling a bit here.
Mint is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kulina knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulina gets back to half guard.
Kulina is trying to maintain the position but Mint is very close to passing his half guard.
Mint trying to mount his opponent but Kulina defends it.
Mint prevents Kulina from improving his position.
Kulina is not content to let Mint control the position.
Mint looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mint is looking to take a break and control but Kulina is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mint works his way into full mount!
Mint avoids the attempt from Kulina to control.
Mint wants to take Kulina's back here but Kulina is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mint prevents Kulina from getting the reversal.
Kulina wants to hold on but Mint pushes him away.
Mint wants to take Kulina's back here but Kulina is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Mint trying to control but Kulina is having none of it.
Mint is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kulina has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kulina!
Mint looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulina trying to control but Mint is working from the bottom.
Kulina throws a big elbow that misses.
Mint seems keen to control Kulina's posture.
Mint being controlled here, momentarily.
Kulina tries to free his leg and advance position but Mint is retaining full guard.
Kulina trying to control but Mint is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kulina got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mint has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kulina has managed to get both his arms back between Mint's legs - danger averted.
Mint working for a triangle but Kulina defends it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harris Mint dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kulina misses with a takedown
and Mint cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mint steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kulina.
Mint closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kulina to the mat! Kulina manages to get full guard.
Kulina is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kulina is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mint trying to control but Kulina is working from the bottom.
Mint thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulina can't keep his opponent in guard - Mint advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mint wants to free his trapped foot but Kulina is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mint is looking for a kimura here.
Mint is looking for a kimura here.
Harris Mint has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kulina looking for submissions off his back.
Mint trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kulina tries to get to full guard but Mint has control of the leg.
Mint is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kulina sees it coming and defends easily.
Mint is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kulina kicks Mint off and gets back to his feet.
Mint gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mint trying to keep a closed guard but Kulina is proving a slippery customer.
Kulina wants to control from the top but Mint keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mint looking to control.
Kulina would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mint is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mint prevents Kulina from improving his position.
Kulina is trying to maintain the position but Mint is very close to passing his half guard.
Mint has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kulina is not content to let Mint control the position.
Mint is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mint is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mint is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kulina has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kulina is trying to stand up here but Mint is controlling him well.
Mint trying to mount his opponent but Kulina defends it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mint trying to control from half guard but Kulina is working away.
Mint trying to mount his opponent but Kulina defends it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harris Mint showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kulina shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kulina loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mint looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kulina looking to sit in guard and control but Mint gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kulina keeping moving, preventing Mint from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kulina trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulina has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mint can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mint trying to control but Kulina is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mint might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kulina haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kulina working a defensive guard here.
Kulina is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mint is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mint drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Mint seems to have locked his on tight now - Kulina screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Mint, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Harris Mint!
Harris Mint decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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