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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Chinaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chinaski comes to the cage accompanied by Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 9: Mov. 4. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hank Chinaski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Casey Cullen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chinaski slips under a jab from Cullen.
Hank Chinaski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chinaski works Cullen's body with a nice hook.
Cullen scores with a spinning back kick!
Chinaski scores with a nice strike.
Chinaski cracks the inside of Cullen's front leg.
Cullen checks a low kick from Chinaski.
Chinaski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chinaski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cullen throws out the jab.
Cullen misses with a body shot.
Cullen checks the leg kick.
Cullen blocks a head kick by Chinaski.
Cullen blocks a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Chinaski there.
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!
Chinaski throws a leg kick but Cullen moved away.
Chinaski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cullen moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaski avoids a kick to the body.
Cullen tries to score with a low kick but Chinaski moves his leg out of the way.
Cullen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chinaski slips under a jab.
Chinaski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cullen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cullen.
Cullen throws a leg kick but Chinaski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Cullen blocks the leg kick.
Chinaski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cullen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chinaski counters with a good low kick that Cullen was not able to check.
Cullen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cullen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chinaski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chinaski scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cullen wants to slow Chinaski down by chopping away at his legs.
Casey Cullen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cullen misses with the body kick
enabling Chinaski to counter with a crisp jab.
Cullen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chinaski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chinaski scores with a shot to the body.
Cullen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice body kick from Cullen.
Cullen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chinaski.
Chinaski just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Chinaski misses.
Cullen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chinaski misses with a low kick as Cullen jumps back.
Cullen is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen misses the shot to the body.
Cullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cullen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cullen misses with a body shot.
Chinaski dips to his left and cracks Cullen with an uppercut!
Chinaski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chinaski misses with an uppercut. Cullen saw that one coming.
Chinaski throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cullen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chinaski throws a lazy right hand but Cullen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chinaski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Chinaski delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chinaski loads up on a big right hand but Cullen slips the punch.
Cullen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chinaski is out of range.
Cullen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chinaski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cullen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chinaski checks a leg kick.
Cullen throws a low kick but Chinaski avoids it.
Cullen misses with a body shot.
Chinaski tries to move into range but Cullen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chinaski cracks Cullen with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chinaski. Cullen does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chinaski connects with a solid leg kick.
Cullen throws a leg kick but Chinaski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cullen doesn't manage to clinch there - Chinaski circles away.
Chinaski throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Chinaski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cullen tries to clinch up but Chinaski circles away and keeps his distance.
It looks like Casey Cullen has been cut.
An inside leg kick from Chinaski misses.
Chinaski ducks under a wild hook from Cullen.
Chinaski throws a leg kick but Cullen checks it.
Chinaski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cullen.
Nice body punch from Chinaski.
Cullen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chinaski can pounce on him.
Chinaski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cullen is fending him off so far but Chinaski persists. Nope, Cullen circles away and we're back to standing.
Cullen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chinaski misses the shot to the body.
Chinaski looks to land a body kick but Cullen moved away.
Chinaski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cullen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cullen misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cullen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chinaski is out of range.
Cullen misses with a wild body shot.
Chinaski scores with a leg kick.
Chinaski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cullen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chinaski's knee momentarily.
Cullen lands a nice shot to the body.
Cullen tries to clinch but Chinaski moves out of range.
Cullen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cullen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cullen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chinaski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chinaski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chinaski throws a front kick aimed at Cullen's knee but Cullen avoids it well.
Cullen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chinaski rather than just go for the knockout.
Cullen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski misses with a body kick.
Cullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chinaski moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chinaski throws a head kick that misses.
Chinaski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cullen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chinaski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cullen darts in trying to clinch
and Chinaski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chinaski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cullen is out of range and Chinaski settles back down.
Chinaski throws a sloppy head kick and Cullen moves out of range easily.
Chinaski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cullen.
A good leg kick by Chinaski.
Cullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cullen avoids the head kick by Chinaski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chinaski. That's going to slow Cullen down.
Cullen blocks a head kick by Chinaski.
Chinaski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chinaski shoots in but no luck this time.
Cullen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chinaski.
Cullen misses with a low kick.
Chinaski defending well as Cullen loads up on a big left hand.
Chinaski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cullen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good leg kick by Cullen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cullen has managed to clinch.
Cullen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chinaski is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cullen.
Cullen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cullen is defending well for now.
Chinaski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cullen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chinaski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cullen scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cullen scores with a body shot.
Chinaski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cullen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chinaski.
Chinaski connects with an inside leg kick.
Cullen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chinaski misses with a kick to the body.
Cullen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chinaski to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chinaski tries a head kick but it misses.
Cullen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chinaski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Chinaski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Casey Cullen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Chinaski throws a chopping leg kick but Cullen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chinaski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cullen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cullen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chinaski is out of range and Cullen settles back down.
Chinaski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cullen.
Cullen rushes Chinaski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Chinaski.
A left hand lands to the body for Chinaski.
Chinaski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cullen prevents a body shot from Chinaski.
Cullen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chinaski misses with some punches.
Cullen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen scores a nice knee to the body.
Cullen missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chinaski.
Chinaski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cullen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chinaski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chinaski trying to stall but Cullen improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cullen.
A head punch on the inside from Chinaski fails to land.
Cullen working Chinaski over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chinaski.
A head punch on the inside from Chinaski fails to land.
Cullen lands a nice knee to the body.
Cullen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cullen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Casey Cullen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Cullen.
It looks like Hank Chinaski has been cut.
Chinaski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cullen blocks it with crossed arms.
Cullen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chinaski's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chinaski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chinaski misses with a knee to the head.
Cullen tries to land knees in the clinch but Chinaski avoids the damage to the body.
Chinaski can't find room to land a body shot as Cullen controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cullen.
Chinaski working aggressively here.
Cullen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chinaski.
Cullen blocking some punches.
A knee to the head by Cullen.
Chinaski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chinaski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cullen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hank Chinaski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cullen.
Cullen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chinaski blocks it with crossed arms.
Chinaski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chinaski shoots in looking for a takedown but Cullen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chinaski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cullen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cullen throws the left hand but Chinaski avoids the punch easily.
Cullen takes the fight into the clinch.
Cullen has Chinaski pressed against the cage, preventing Chinaski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cullen landing knees to the body.
Casey Cullen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski blocks an elbow strike.
Cullen misses with a knee strike.
Chinaski is trying to break free.
Chinaski misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chinaski.
A head punch on the inside from Chinaski fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cullen trying to land knees to the body.
Cullen misses with an elbow over the top.
Chinaski gets through Cullen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Casey Cullen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chinaski 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Chinaski!
In his post fight interview, Hank Chinaski started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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