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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaely Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iiro Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen has chosen Johnny Cash : The Man Comes Around as his entrance music. Iiro Tolonen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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290 lbs
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285 lbs
44 - 17 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaely Cullen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
44 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iiro Tolonen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cullen leaves Tolonen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cullen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tolonen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cullen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tolonen.
Cullen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tolonen loads up on a big right hand but Cullen slips the punch.
Tolonen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tolonen.
It looks like Kaely Cullen has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cullen connects with a leg kick. Tolonen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cullen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tolonen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cullen cracks a nice hook into Tolonen's ribs.
Tolonen with a hook.
Cullen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tolonen looks winded!
Tolonen misses with a straight right.
Tolonen misses with a body shot.
Cullen throws a hook but Tolonen blocks it.
Tolonen misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen is looking to land body kicks.
Tolonen throws a chopping leg kick but Cullen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tolonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cullen.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cullen.
Cullen throws a shot to the body.
Cullen misses with a wild body shot.
Cullen just misses with a punch to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cullen.
Cullen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cullen tries to land a front kick but Tolonen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jab from Tolonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cullen throws a leg kick
and Tolonen counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tolonen scores with a decent looking hook.
Cullen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cullen thows a body shot but no joy.
Cullen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tolonen to score with a decent uppercut.
Cullen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tolonen sprawls well initially but Cullen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cullen throws a strike but Tolonen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Tolonen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cullen.
Tolonen seems keen to control Cullen's posture.
Cullen pushing down on Tolonen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cullen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tolonen wants to sweep here but Cullen controlling him for the moment.
Cullen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cullen throwing strikes from guard but Tolonen blocks nicely.
Cullen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cullen's guard.
Cullen 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.
Tolonen is looking to pass into half guard but Cullen pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cullen is in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tolonen looking to control.
Tolonen controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tolonen wants to sweep but no luck.
Cullen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaely Cullen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaely Cullen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cullen throws a leg kick which misses Tolonen's front leg but catches the back leg as Tolonen tries to avoid it.
Cullen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cullen fails to land the takedown.
Tolonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cullen manages to avoid it.
Tolonen throws a body punch but Cullen moves out of range.
Kaely Cullen is winning the standup battle so far.
Good exchange - Tolonen coming out on top.
Tolonen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tolonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Cullen.
Tolonen throws a head kick but Cullen moves out of range.
Cullen connects with a leg kick. Tolonen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cullen misses with a low kick.
Tolonen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cullen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tolonen is breathing heavily.
Cullen is in close to Tolonen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cullen throwing strikes but missing.
Tolonen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cullen throws an elbow that misses. Tolonen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cullen's guard. Nice move by Tolonen!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cullen keeping moving, preventing Tolonen from controlling successfully.
Kaely Cullen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cullen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cullen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tolonen.
Tolonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cullen is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen wants to control from the top but Cullen keeps moving.
Tolonen preventing the sweep.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tolonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cullen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tolonen trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Cullen manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Cullen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cullen 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen postures up in Tolonen's guard and throws a big left but Tolonen blocks it.
Cullen is in close to Tolonen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cullen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cullen throwing strikes from guard but Tolonen blocks nicely.
Tolonen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cullen looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaely Cullen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kaely Cullen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cullen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tolonen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cullen throws a sloppy head kick
and Tolonen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tolonen takes a swing at Cullen's ribcage but misses.
Cullen misses with a shot to the body
and Tolonen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cullen won't be happy with that.
Cullen is looking for a sweep.
Tolonen working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tolonen lands a nice forearm strike.
Cullen is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen is not content to let Tolonen control the position.
Tolonen with the ground and pound but Cullen regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Tolonen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tolonen is trying to control the action in half guard but Cullen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cullen regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Cullen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cullen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tolonen looking to sit in guard and control but Cullen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cullen preventing the sweep.
Tolonen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cullen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tolonen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cullen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tolonen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tolonen looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cullen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cullen throwing strikes but missing.
Cullen is looking to work some ground and pound but Tolonen has wrist control.
Tolonen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cullen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tolonen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tolonen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cullen manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iiro Tolonen really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaely Cullen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cullen shoots in for a takedown but Tolonen shows good takedown defense.
Cullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tolonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tolonen.
Cullen throws a leg kick but Tolonen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cullen throws out a leg kick but Tolonen moves out of range and Cullen only half commits.
Tolonen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A head kick misses from Tolonen.
Tolonen avoids the body shot from Cullen.
Tolonen scores with a hook.
Tolonen motions for Cullen to come forward. Tolonen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tolonen cracks Cullen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tolonen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cullen cracks the inside of Tolonen's front leg.
Kaely Cullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cullen throws a low kick but Tolonen avoids it.
Cullen misses the shot to the body.
Cullen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tolonen but Tolonen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cullen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cullen is looking to wear down Tolonen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tolonen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tolonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cullen.
Tolonen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cullen lands a nice hook to Tolonen's body. Tolonen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cullen tries to score with a low kick but Tolonen moves his leg out of the way.
Cullen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cullen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen misses with a double jab.
Tolonen scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tolonen. Cullen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tolonen scores with a jab to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Tolonen feints a jab promting Cullen to slip. Tolonen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cullen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tolonen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tolonen moves out of range as Cullen throws a body kick.
Cullen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tolonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kaely Cullen's cut is getting worse.
Tolonen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tolonen. That's going to slow Cullen down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tolonen finds it's way round the side to connect with Cullen's head.
Cullen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tolonen is out of range.
Tolonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cullen.
Tolonen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A low kick from Cullen misses
and Tolonen counters with a nice leg kick.
Tolonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cullen moves away.
Tolonen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Tolonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tolonen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cullen. Tolonen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick there by Tolonen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tolonen scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen connects with a right hand. Cullen shakes it off.
Tolonen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kaely Cullen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tolonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cullen misses with a body shot.
Cullen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tolonen quickly recovers to half guard.
Tolonen wants to control but Cullen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cullen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tolonen tries to get to full guard but Cullen has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iiro Tolonen dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kaely Cullen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tolonen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cullen throws a push kick but Tolonen slaps the foot to one side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cullen.
A head kick misses from Tolonen.
Tolonen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cullen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cullen thows a leg kick but Tolonen checks it
and Tolonen counters with a nice leg kick.
Cullen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tolonen. That did some damage!
Tolonen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cullen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick from Tolonen.
Cullen tries a low kick but Tolonen avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tolonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tolonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tolonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cullen.
Cullen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tolonen.
Cullen throws a body punch but Tolonen moves out of range.
Cullen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cullen misses with a head shot. Tolonen uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cullen manages to get himself to full guard.
Tolonen advances position into side control!
Tolonen trying to control the position but Cullen is working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cullen is looking to regain half guard here but Tolonen keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cullen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cullen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tolonen.
Cullen is refusing to be controlled, as Tolonen sits in half guard.
Cullen is looking for a sweep. Tolonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tolonen trying to control the action but Cullen is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen tries to roll over but Tolonen keeps him under control.
Tolonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tolonen wants to control but Cullen is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ground and pound from Tolonen.
Tolonen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cullen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Iiro Tolonen.
I think Tolonen 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Iiro Tolonen!
Iiro Tolonen is the new super heavyweight champion!
Iiro Tolonen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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