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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Kuklinski (ranked 2108 p4p, 233 weight class) and Amir Dada (ranked 1655 p4p, 195 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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202 lbs
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195 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Kuklinski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Amir Dada!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dada has managed to clinch.
Dada holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dada.
Kuklinski blocks an uppercut.
Kuklinski tries for a takedown but Dada manages to get underhooks.
Kuklinski stalling.
Dada misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuklinski.
Kuklinski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuklinski.
A short right from Dada.
Kuklinski takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Dada.
Dada scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dada stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kuklinski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kuklinski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dada fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Kuklinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dada closes the distance and clinches.
Dada is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kuklinski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dada is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dada scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuklinski backwards.
Dada softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuklinski backwards.
Dada throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dada misses with the head strike.
Dada works on Kuklinski's body with a couple of short punches.
Dada lands with a light punch inside.
Dada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dada throws a head punch that misses.
Dada misses with some punches.
Dada lands with a left to the head.
Kuklinski has had enough of the clinch but Dada keeps him there for the moment.
Still in the clinch, Dada scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dada lands an uppercut.
Dada lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dada lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dada walks away with a smile on his face. Kuklinski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dada closes the distance and clinches.
Kuklinski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dada misses with the head strike.
Kuklinski wants a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dada takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kuklinski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dada gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dada.
Dada's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dada stalling.
Kuklinski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kuklinski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kuklinski jumps guard and drags Dada to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dada has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kuklinski is proving hard to escape from.
Kuklinski pulls Dada in close to prevent any damage.
Dada throws a strike but Kuklinski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Dada 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.
Dada clinches up with Kuklinski and pushes him back against the cage.
Dada throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuklinski.
Dada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kuklinski jumps guard but Dada stands there with Kuklinski around his waist. Kuklinski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuklinski backwards.
Kuklinski prevents a body shot from Dada.
Dada has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kuklinski is looking for a takedown.
Dada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dada working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuklinski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dada is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Kuklinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dada lands with a left to the head.
Dada lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dada scores with a shoulder strike.
Dada scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kuklinski wants a takedown but no success here.
Dada pushes Kuklinski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dada throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dada lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dada working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dada lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Dada.
Kuklinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dada lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dada lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dada.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dada lands with a light punch inside.
Dada lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dada lands an uppercut.
Dada scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dada manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kuklinski tries to pull guard but Dada holds him up against the cage and eventually Kuklinski drops back down to his feet.
Dada lands a nice uppercut.
Dada lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuklinski backwards.
Dada pushes Kuklinski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dada prevents Kuklinski from breaking the clinch.
Amir Dada seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dada lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dada lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuklinski backwards.
Kuklinski fails to pull guard.
A short right from Dada.
Kuklinski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dada is defending well.
Kuklinski blocks an uppercut.
Kuklinski takes a shot to the head.
Dada is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dada lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dada manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kuklinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dada gets through Kuklinski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dada lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dada pushes Kuklinski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuklinski looking for a takedown.
Dada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dada taking a breather.
Dada pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Dada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dada has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dada fails to land.
Dada misses with a punch on the inside.
Dada throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuklinskis head.
We've been informed that Dada has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nice body punch from Dada.
Dada gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kuklinski.
Dada scores with a shoulder strike.
Dada lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Dada as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Dada scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dada leaning against his opponent.
Dada digs a right hand into Kuklinski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kuklinski's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dada lands with a light punch inside.
Dada lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Dada.
Dada scores with a shoulder strike.
Dada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuklinski backwards.
Kuklinski has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dada uses from the top position.
Dada working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dada looking to pass the guard.
Dada looking to sit in guard and control but Kuklinski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski lands a couple of digs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuklinski throws a big right hand that misses.
Dada keeping moving, preventing Kuklinski from controlling successfully.
Kuklinski chips away with some ground and pound.
Dada looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kuklinski 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.
Dada pulls Kuklinski in close to prevent any damage.
Dada has momentary wrist control but Kuklinski slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dada keeping moving, preventing Kuklinski from controlling successfully.
Kuklinski postures up and lands a big shot to Dada's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski won't allow Dada to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dada can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dada trying to strike off his back.
Dada avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kuklinski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kuklinski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kuklinski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kuklinski postures up in Dada's guard and throws a big left but Dada blocks it.
Dada looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kuklinski trying to control but Dada is working from the bottom.
Kuklinski throwing strikes from guard but Dada blocks nicely.
Kuklinski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski prevents Dada from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dada slowing the pace effectively.
Dada misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Dada.
Kuklinski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dada effectively controlling the action here.
Dada lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dada.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Dada really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dada clinches up with Kuklinski and pushes him back against the cage.
Kuklinski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dada to keep the fight standing.
Dada tries to throw a body punch but Kuklinski avoids it by throwing Dada back against the cage.
Kuklinski tries to score a body lock takedown but Dada shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kuklinski has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dada uses from the top position.
Dada is looking to work some ground and pound but Kuklinski has wrist control.
Dada stays in close to Kuklinski's body and controls the position.
Kuklinski trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dada trying to control but Kuklinski is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuklinski has Dada pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Amir Dada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dada clinches.
Dada is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Kuklinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dada lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kuklinski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski blocks a body shot from Dada.
Dada swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuklinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuklinski tries to score a body lock takedown but Dada shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short right from Dada on the inside.
Dada lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Dada.
Dada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dada scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dada works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A short right from Dada on the inside.
Kuklinski is rocked!
Dada stops a takedown attempt from Kuklinski.
Oh Kuklinski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dada working aggressively here.
Kuklinski seems to have got his legs back now.
Dada lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kuklinski.
A right hook to the body lands for Dada.
Dada lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kuklinski or not.
Dada lands an uppercut.
Dada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dada drops Kuklinski onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kuklinski is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dada drops Kuklinski onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kuklinski is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Dada creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kuklinski's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kuklinski drops to his knees and Dada pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amir Dada!
Amir Dada is the new middleweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Amir Dada started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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