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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Kuklinsky (ranked 77 p4p, 15 weight class) and Peleki Tuala (ranked 25 p4p, 5 weight class). Tuala has chosen Dock of Fiji as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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250 lbs
28 - 13 - 0 |
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267 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Kuklinsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Peleki Tuala!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Kuklinsky.
Tuala looks to throw the jab but Kuklinsky is out of range.
As Tuala looks to move away, Kuklinsky throws a big counter combo but Tuala just gets out of the way.
Tuala rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tuala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Peleki Tuala has been cut.
Kuklinsky tries to clinch up but Tuala circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuklinsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuklinsky walks into a straight right hand from Tuala.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tuala.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuklinsky blocks the body kick.
A big right from Kuklinsky misses.
Tuala now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tuala takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuklinsky swings widly with a right hand
enabling Tuala to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Richard Kuklinsky has been cut.
Kuklinsky misses with a hook. Tuala ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Tuala was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tuala has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kuklinsky lands with a good body shot.
Kuklinsky takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tuala lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kuklinsky at a distance.
Tuala just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Kuklinsky wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kuklinsky gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tuala.
Tuala connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kuklinsky momentarily.
Kuklinsky avoids the body shot from Tuala.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinsky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tuala scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kuklinsky in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuala fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tuala fakes the leg kick and cracks Kuklinsky in the body.
Kuklinsky takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tuala scores with a jab.
Kuklinsky misses with a body shot.
Tuala circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Tuala counter with a right hand.
Richard Kuklinsky's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinsky moves out of range of the body kick from Tuala.
Kuklinsky looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tuala misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuklinsky counters with a left to the body.
Tuala throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kuklinsky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuala.
Kuklinsky is looking to counter punch.
Kuklinsky throws a body punch but Tuala moves out of range.
Tuala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuklinsky darts in trying to clinch
and Tuala counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinsky darts in trying to clinch
and Tuala counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tuala misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kuklinsky counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kuklinsky sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kuklinsky tries to clinch up
and Tuala counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peleki Tuala dominated that 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!
Kuklinsky moves out of range of the leg kick from Tuala.
Kuklinsky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kuklinsky slips under a jab from Tuala.
Tuala keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Tuala misses its intended target.
Tuala misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuala throws a head kick that misses
and Kuklinsky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tuala.
Tuala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kuklinsky lands a glancing blow to the side of Tuala's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuala scores with a spinning back kick!
Tuala slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tuala throws a leg kick
and Kuklinsky counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tuala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kuklinsky backwards.
Kuklinsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuklinsky blocks a body shot from Tuala.
Tuala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tuala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tuala blocks an uppercut.
Tuala digs a right hand underneath Kuklinsky's ribcage. Kuklinsky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tuala struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuklinsky controls his hands.
Kuklinsky misses with a punch to the body.
Kuklinsky struggles to land a body shot inside as Tuala controls his hands.
Tuala blocking some punches.
Tuala throws a head punch that misses.
Kuklinsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tuala.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuklinsky trying to control the position but instead, Tuala has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kuklinsky into the cage.
Tuala working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuklinsky lands an uppercut.
Kuklinsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tuala's elbow.
Tuala misses with some punches.
Tuala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Tuala scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kuklinsky lands a right hand.
Tuala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuklinsky scores with a shoulder strike.
Kuklinsky blocking some punches.
Kuklinsky tries to work over Tuala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tuala can't find room to land a body shot as Kuklinsky controls the action.
Kuklinsky misses with a punch on the inside.
Tuala swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuklinsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuklinsky.
Tuala works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuala lands with a left to the head.
Tuala lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuklinsky backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tuala.
A hook to the body from Tuala.
Kuklinsky's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tuala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tuala lands a shot to the body.
Tuala pushes off an throws an elbow but Kuklinsky leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tuala lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Tuala.
A short right from Tuala on the inside.
Tuala makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Tuala.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Tuala scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tuala lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuklinsky backwards.
Tuala working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kuklinsky is rocked!
Tuala cracks Kuklinsky with a nice body shot.
Oh Kuklinsky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tuala misses with a body punch.
Kuklinsky seems to have got his legs back now.
Tuala scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Tuala scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Tuala.
Tuala drops Kuklinsky onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kuklinsky is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A left hand lands to the body for Tuala.
Tuala pushes Kuklinsky back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tuala misses with a punch to the body.
Tuala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tuala pushes Kuklinsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tuala tries to throw a body punch but Kuklinsky avoids it by throwing Tuala back against the cage.
Tuala can't find room to land a body shot as Kuklinsky controls the action.
Tuala can't find room to land a body shot as Kuklinsky controls the action.
Tuala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tuala throws a hook to the side of Kuklinsky's head but Kuklinsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tuala defending well as Kuklinsky loads up on a big left hand.
Tuala doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tuala lands a big uppercut and Kuklinsky crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kuklinsky looks OK. Tuala waves Kuklinsky back to his feet!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuala. Kuklinsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuklinsky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peleki Tuala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Kuklinsky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tuala misses the jab.
Tuala scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tuala sizes up Kuklinsky with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kuklinsky drives through and clinches with Tuala against the cage.
Kuklinsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Tuala.
Kuklinsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuklinsky tries to work over Tuala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tuala tries to throw a body punch but Kuklinsky avoids it by throwing Tuala back against the cage.
Tuala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tuala scores with a shoulder strike.
Kuklinsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Tuala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuala scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuklinsky working aggressively here.
Kuklinsky blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Tuala.
Tuala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tuala lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Tuala.
Tuala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuklinsky backwards.
Tuala lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tuala tries a body shot but Kuklinsky blocks it.
A short uppercut from Tuala.
Tuala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tuala struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuklinsky controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Tuala.
Tuala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Tuala.
Tuala misses with some punches.
Tuala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tuala tries to throw a body punch but Kuklinsky avoids it by throwing Tuala back against the cage.
Tuala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuklinsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuala uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuala pushes Kuklinsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuklinsky lands with a short shot to the head.
Tuala throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuklinsky.
Tuala scores with a hook to the body.
Tuala misses with a body punch.
Tuala can't find room to land a body shot as Kuklinsky controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tuala.
Tuala lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kuklinsky backwards.
Tuala softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Tuala on the inside.
Kuklinsky throws a head punch that misses.
Tuala drops Kuklinsky onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kuklinsky is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Tuala dips a shoulder and cracks Kuklinsky with a mighty uppercut! Kuklinsky falls back against the cage and Tuala unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kuklinsky is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Tuala screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peleki Tuala!
A very excited looking Peleki Tuala made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Richard Kuklinsky stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congrats, you just had a very hard time beating up a girl.'.
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