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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaely Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denis Solyanko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denis Solyanko will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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289 lbs
9 - 0 - 1 |
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265 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Good kicks
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaely Cullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Denis Solyanko!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cullen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Solyanko looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cullen throws a head kick that misses.
Cullen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cullen slips under a jab from Solyanko.
Solyanko loads up on a big right hand but Cullen slips the punch.
Cullen is looking to land body kicks.
Cullen lands a leg kick that knocks Solyanko off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Cullen.
A big right from Cullen misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solyanko throws a hook to the side of Cullen's head but Cullen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cullen misses with a kick to the body.
Solyanko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cullen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cullen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big right from Cullen misses.
Solyanko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cullen lands with a kick to the temple. Solyanko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Denis Solyanko has been cut.
Cullen misses with a hook to the body
and Solyanko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solyanko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Solyanko tries to clinch but Cullen is having none of it.
Cullen with a poor takedown
and Solyanko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cullen misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Solyanko.
It looks like Kaely Cullen has been cut.
Cullen swats away the attempt to clinch by Solyanko.
Denis Solyanko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cullen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Solyanko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kaely Cullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Solyanko digs a good body shot into Cullen's ribs.
Solyanko scores with a one two! Cullen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solyanko tries to clinch but Cullen moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Solyanko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cullen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Solyanko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cullen looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Solyanko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cullen.
Cullen with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen advances to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Solyanko can do anything to dispel that myth.
Solyanko looks like he's trying to stand up.
Solyanko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cullen.
Solyanko wants to get back to full guard.
Cullen throwing shots but Solyanko is blocking nicely.
Cullen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cullen working Solyanko over with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cullen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Solyanko's head.
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.
Solyanko wants to get back to his feet.
Cullen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaely Cullen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Solyanko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cullen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cullen shoots in but no luck this time.
Solyanko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cullen throws a head kick that misses.
Solyanko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Solyanko connects with a right hand. Cullen shakes it off.
Cullen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cullen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cullen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Solyanko looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cullen is looking to take a break and control but Solyanko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Solyanko can't do much from the bottom here.
Solyanko wants to get back to his feet.
An elbow from Cullen crashes against the mat.
Cullen scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cullen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Solyanko sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cullen working the ground and pound but Solyanko is defending the strikes.
Cullen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Solyanko is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Solyanko avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cullen.
Cullen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Solyanko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cullen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The strikes coming from Cullen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Solyanko defending against the ground and pound.
Solyanko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cullen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solyanko is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cullen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Solyanko defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cullen wants to control but Solyanko is keeping him busy.
Cullen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Solyanko is not content to let Cullen control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cullen tries to score with some ground and pound. Solyanko controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cullen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Cullen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Solyanko sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cullen is putting a hurting on Solyanko here, landing some big shots from side control.
Solyanko wants to get back to his feet but Cullen drags him back down.
Cullen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Solyanko is avoiding damage well.
Cullen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cullen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaely Cullen dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cullen lands with a kick to the ribs.
A head kick misses from Cullen.
Solyanko thuds a left hand into Cullen's body.
Cullen lands a leg kick that knocks Solyanko off balance momentarily.
Cullen fails with the takedown.
Cullen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cullen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cullen throws a lazy uppercut
and Solyanko counters with a series of strikes. Cullen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Denis Solyanko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot by Solyanko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Solyanko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Solyanko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cullen throws a right hand that misses
enabling Solyanko to counter with a crisp jab.
Cullen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Solyanko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Solyanko scores with a jab.
Solyanko throws a series of punches but Cullen moves out of range.
Solyanko misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen throws a looping overhand right but Solyanko ducks down to avoid it.
Cullen shoots and misses
enabling Solyanko to counter with a crisp jab.
Solyanko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cullen throws a push kick but Solyanko slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from Solyanko does it's job there.
Solyanko looks to clinch
and Cullen counters with a thumping low kick.
Solyanko looks to land a combination but Cullen avoids it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Solyanko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Solyanko misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen misses with a head kick.
Solyanko might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
An inside leg kick from Cullen misses.
Solyanko is looking to clinch.
Cullen misses with a hook
and Cullen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Solyanko punishes Cullen's body with a nice straight punch.
Solyanko connects with the punch.
Solyanko tries to clinch but Cullen moves out of range.
Cullen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen throws a head kick but Solyanko moves out of range.
Denis Solyanko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Solyanko just misses with a punch to the body.
Cullen throws a sloppy body shot
and Solyanko counters by clinching up.
Solyanko has had enough of the clinch but Cullen keeps him there for the moment.
Solyanko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cullen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cullen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cullen throws a body kick that misses.
Solyanko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Solyanko throws a right and a left that Cullen avoids nicely.
Solyanko 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denis Solyanko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cullen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaely Cullen!
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energy
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hype
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