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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ariel At Night (ranked 2419 p4p, 274 weight class) and Alvey Kulina (ranked 3211 p4p, 337 weight class). At Night comes to the cage accompanied by Kat Dahlia - Mirror. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ariel At Night!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alvey Kulina!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Watson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
At Night looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ariel At Night seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
At Night looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
At Night is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
At Night won't allow Kulina to get back to his feet.
At Night trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulina avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
At Night cracks Kulina with a solid left hand.
At Night makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
At Night has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kulina wants to sweep but no luck.
Kulina has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulina is continuing to stall.
At Night missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
At Night being controlled here momentarily.
At Night in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
At Night drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kulina manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now At Night has Kulina in his guard.
Kulina stopping the sweep attempt from At Night.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now At Night is on top in guard.
At Night cracks Kulina with a solid left hand.
At Night throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kulina works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kulina wants to stand up but At Night is controlling him.
Kulina has At Night pulled in close to control his posture.
At Night keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kulina's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kulina wants to stand and escape but At Night is having none of it.
Kulina pulls At Night in close to prevent any damage.
At Night throwing strikes from guard but Kulina blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
At Night throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
At Night drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and At Night jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
At Night throwing strikes but missing.
Kulina escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. At Night gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
At Night passes Kulina's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kulina tries to kick At Night off but At Night keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
At Night throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
At Night wants to control but Kulina is keeping him busy.
Kulina has hold of At Night's hands but At Night slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kulina is trying to defend against the ground and pound but At Night scores with a couple of nice shots.
At Night sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kulina defending well though.
Kulina is looking to control At Night's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kulina avoid being mounted?
At Night thows a huge punch but Kulina dodges it nicely.
At Night scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
At Night is looking for a kimura but Kulina is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for At Night to get the leverage.
Kulina is trying to stand.
At Night wants to control but Kulina is keeping him busy.
At Night looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kulina wants to get back to his feet.
Kulina is trying to get back to full guard.
At Night wants to control but Kulina is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ariel At Night dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kulina loads up on a big right hand but At Night slips the punch.
At Night tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kulina sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten At Night somewhat.
At Night misses with a double jab.
At Night swings and misses with a hook to the body.
At Night is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kulina can do to turn this around?
Kulina takes a swing at At Night's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Kulina finds it's way through At Night's defenses.
A swing and a miss from At Night.
At Night has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kulina finds it's way round the side to connect with At Night's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - At Night looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
At Night steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kulina.
No luck with that takedown attempt from At Night.
That's one minute gone in the round.
At Night misses with a left hand
and Kulina counters with a straight right hand.
At Night shoots in for a takedown but Kulina shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ariel At Night. That's going to take a lot out of him.
At Night doesn't manage to clinch there - Kulina circles away.
Kulina is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kulina takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kulina misses with a straight right.
At Night shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kulina sprawls well. Kulina wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. At Night gets slowly back to his feet.
Alvey Kulina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Kulina misses.
Kulina scores with a shot to the body.
A big right from Kulina misses.
Kulina misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kulina throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kulina throws a series of punches but At Night avoids them all with ease.
Kulina throws out a loose jab but At Night uses good head movement to avoid it.
At Night swinging wildly here.
At Night wants to clinch up but Kulina keeps it at a distance.
Kulina on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
At Night has closed the distance and engaged Kulina in a clinch.
Kulina wants to break free but At Night has control.
At Night breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kulina jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kulina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
At Night throws an overhand right that lands on Kulina's shoulder, as Kulina tries to avoid the shot.
Kulina steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
At Night ducks under a wild hook from Kulina.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from At Night.
Kulina moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kulina waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract At Night.
At Night moves out of range of the strikes.
At Night avoids the head kick by Kulina.
At Night shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kulina as he jumps to the side.
At Night rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kulina moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Kulina misses.
At Night throwing a counter right hand but Kulina manages to avoid it.
At Night ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kulina lands a nice hook to At Night's body. At Night takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
At Night doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kulina counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvey Kulina seems to be getting the better of the standup.
At Night tries for a takedown but Kulina sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kulina. At Night does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kulina uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from At Night.
At Night moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
At Night closes the distance and pushes Kulina back into the cage.
At Night fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kulina looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Kulina's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kulina tries to break the clinch but At Night is controlling the position.
Kulina manages to break the clinch.
At Night misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvey Kulina showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kulina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but At Night moves away.
A big left from At Night misses.
At Night fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kulina on the side of the head.
Kulina lands with an uppercut that bounces At Night off the cage and back into range.
Kulina throws an ugly left hook that misses
and At Night counters with a shoot takedown. Kulina fights it but they end up in guard.
At Night throws a strike but Kulina rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kulina is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kulina got a little sloppy there for a moment and At Night has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kulina has managed to get both his arms back between At Night's legs - danger averted.
At Night can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kulina controls the pace.
At Night 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.
At Night is looking for a triangle but Kulina pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulina pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. At Night is keeping the position for now.
Kulina's corner is telling him to maintain position.
At Night controlling Kulina's posture.
At Night has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kulina can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
At Night looking for a guillotine here but Kulina defends easily.
At Night is looking for a triangle here but Kulina uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
At Night is being controlled here.
Kulina tries to stand but At Night is controlling his head.
At Night can't do much from the bottom here.
Kulina really doesn't want to stay on the ground with At Night. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
At Night sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
At Night moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
At Night bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kulina's guard.
At Night throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
At Night postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
At Night with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kulina is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. At Night presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Kulina gets underhooks to prevent At Night's takedown attempt.
Kulina gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from At Night.
At Night wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ariel At Night. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kulina breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
At Night misses with a lunging right hand
and Kulina counters with a stiff right hand.
At Night shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kulina connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulina lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kulina throws a head kick but At Night moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from At Night misses the target.
At Night will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kulina lands a nice shot to the body.
At Night waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kulina.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from At Night is defended easily by Kulina.
At Night staying out of range there.
At Night tries to counter with a takedown but Kulina is quick to defend against it.
Kulina swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alvey Kulina comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kulina 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alvey Kulina!
Alvey Kulina managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Freebok (85% Laundry), into his post fight interview.
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hype
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