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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alvey Kulina (ranked 1528 p4p, 192 weight class) and Ariel At Night (ranked 2002 p4p, 237 weight class). At Night is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kat Dahlia - Mirror. Ariel At Night has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alvey Kulina's chin.
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alvey Kulina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ariel At Night!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Damien Edna and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulina lands a straight punch to the body, keeping At Night at a distance.
Kulina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but At Night was well out of range. Poor timing from Kulina.
Kulina looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
At Night misses with a hook
and Kulina counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
At Night fails with the takedown
and Kulina counters with a left to the body.
At Night thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kulina moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kulina uses good head movement to avoid the hook from At Night.
Ariel At Night seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
At Night lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
At Night swings widly with a right hand
and Kulina counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
At Night ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
At Night feints the counter takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
At Night gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kulina counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
At Night has his takedown stuffed
and Kulina counters with a three punch combo that has At Night backing up. At Night nods at Kulina to acknowledge the strikes.
Alvey Kulina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ariel At Night.
That's one minute gone in the round.
At Night closes the distance and clinches up with Kulina, looking for a takedown. At Night pushes Kulina against the cage but Kulina circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kulina lands with an uppercut that bounces At Night off the cage and back into range.
Nice takedown defense from Kulina. No joy for At Night on that attempt.
Nice shot lands for At Night.
Kulina definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
At Night throws an off balance right hand
and Kulina counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Kulina as At Night shoots in.
Kulina seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
At Night looks to throw the jab but Kulina is out of range.
Kulina stuffs the takedown attempt from At Night. At Night gets slowly back to his feet.
Kulina misses with a wild combination.
At Night throws a lazy uppercut
and Kulina counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
At Night closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - At Night lands in his opponent's guard.
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!
At Night won't allow Kulina to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
At Night throwing strikes from guard but Kulina blocks nicely.
Kulina wants to get back to his feet but At Night is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kulina pulls At Night in to control the position.
At Night throws a big right hand that misses.
Kulina preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kulina manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. At Night manages to get himself to full guard.
Kulina controlling from the top position.
Kulina wants to pass the guard but At Night is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulina trying to control the position from guard on top but At Night is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
At Night working for a triangle but Kulina defends it easily.
Kulina wants to stand but At Night is controlling his posture from full guard.
At Night working a defensive guard here.
Kulina has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kulina preventing the sweep.
Our spies down at at BIGISLAND BIGGUNS WARRIOR TRAINING inform us that At Night has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
At Night looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
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 is trying to keep Kulina in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
At Night wants to stand but Kulina is controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kulina throws a poor cross that misses
so At Night counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
At Night with a flurry of punches that miss.
At Night loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kulina avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
At Night with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvey Kulina dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
At Night looks for a takedown but Kulina sprawls well.
Kulina lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
At Night throws a lazy right hand but Kulina sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kulina looks to land a combination. At Night sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Ariel At Night has been cut.
At Night shoots in looking for a takedown. Kulina tries to sprawl out of it but At Night keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kulina manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kulina was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Alvey Kulina is winning the standup battle so far.
At Night shoots and misses
and Kulina cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvey Kulina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ariel At Night.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
At Night fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
At Night shoots for a double leg takedown but Kulina sprawls well. He's pushed At Night's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kulina connects with a looping right hand.
At Night is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
At Night fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
At Night is still on wobbly legs! Can Kulina finish him?
At Night jabs Kulina right on the nose. Kulina blinks but takes it well.
At Night seems to have recovered his senses.
Kulina ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kulina takes a swing at At Night's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Kulina misses.
Kulina misses with a hook. At Night ducked under it nicely.
Kulina misses with the combination.
At Night misses with a body shot.
At Night has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Kulina misses the target.
A combination from Kulina does no damage.
A jab from Kulina finds it's way through At Night's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
At Night misses with a takedown attempt - Kulina sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulina lands a jab to the nose.
At Night shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kulina as he avoids it easily.
Kulina swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kulina connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed At Night momentarily.
Kulina swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by At Night.
Alvey Kulina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
At Night is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kulina sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
At Night throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kulina sees it coming and avoids it easily.
At Night fails with a takedown attempt.
At Night shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kulina is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that At Night can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulina is trying to control but can't.
Kulina manages to get to full guard.
Ariel At Night has got the better of the ground game so far.
At Night postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
At Night has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kulina looking for a sweep. Not yet Kulina, not yet.
Kulina is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
At Night throws a big elbow that misses.
At Night not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
At Night throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kulina works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as At Night accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
At Night throws a big right hand that misses.
At Night throws a big right hand that misses.
Kulina knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for At Night on the ground.
At Night missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
At Night throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kulina works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
At Night in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
At Night stops Kulina from standing up.
At Night throwing strikes but missing.
At Night throwing strikes from guard but Kulina blocks nicely.
At Night scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvey Kulina dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ariel At Night's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
At Night misses with a double jab.
Kulina moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kulina catches At Night with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
At Night misses with the combination.
It looked like Kulina wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kulina throws a body punch but At Night moves out of range.
Kulina stuffs the takedown attempt from At Night. At Night gets slowly back to his feet.
Kulina keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from At Night.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulina throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kulina throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
At Night fails to land with a series of punches.
Kulina displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from At Night.
That's one minute gone in the round.
At Night misses with a looping left.
At Night looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kulina is fending him off so far but At Night persists. Nope, Kulina circles away and we're back to standing.
Alvey Kulina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ariel At Night.
Kulina avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
At Night throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
At Night takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
At Night misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kulina throws an uppercut from half a mile away. At Night sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Kulina misses.
Kulina throws a hook but At Night blocks it.
Kulina lands with a straight right. At Night didn't see that one coming.
Kulina lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
At Night misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulina misses with a combination
and At Night decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kulina's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
At Night working some strikes from top position.
At Night with a nice head shot there.
At Night throws an elbow that misses. Kulina uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in At Night's guard. Nice move by Kulina!
At Night looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kulina passes into half guard.
Ariel At Night has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
At Night keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
At Night looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
At Night works his way to full guard. Good work.
At Night looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
At Night is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
At Night takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
At Night wants to get back to his feet but Kulina is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
At Night has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kulina has passed into side control.
At Night parries the strikes from Kulina easily there. Kulina is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable At Night to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kulina is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down At Night's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kulina working the body and head with strikes.
The referee asks Kulina politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kulina prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kulina misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kulina stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Kulina fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
At Night takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
At Night walks into a straight right hand from Kulina.
A head kick misses from Kulina.
At Night slips under a jab.
At Night has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kulina throws a shot to the body.
Alvey Kulina is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kulina scores with a crisp jab that stopped At Night in his tracks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alvey Kulina showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kulina, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alvey Kulina!
After the big win, Alvey Kulina made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Freebok (85% Laundry) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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