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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Kuklinsky (ranked 148 p4p, 17 weight class) and Roman Sionis (ranked 206 p4p, 24 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Kuklinsky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Sionis!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sionis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sionis 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.
Sionis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kuklinsky's sensitive parts.
Kuklinsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sionis was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuklinsky.
Sionis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kuklinsky misses with a jab to the body
and Sionis counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been told by Kuklinsky's head coaches at Got Your 6 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kuklinsky misses with a body shot.
Kuklinsky misses with a combination
enabling Sionis to counter with a crisp jab.
Sionis misses with a hook
and Kuklinsky counters with a nice uppercut.
Sionis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Sionis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kuklinsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kuklinsky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sionis throws a front kick that sends Kuklinsky stumbling back into the cage.
Jab from Kuklinsky.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuklinsky throws a big shot that misses.
Sionis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sionis takes a swing at Kuklinsky's ribcage but misses.
Sionis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuklinsky.
Sionis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sionis staying out of range there.
Sionis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kuklinsky misses with a double jab
and Sionis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kuklinsky's knee momentarily.
Kuklinsky misses with a hook to the body
and Sionis counters with an inside leg kick.
Sionis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice body punch from Kuklinsky.
Sionis scores with the left hand. Kuklinsky knows he should have avoided that one.
Kuklinsky lands with a cross.
Kuklinsky throws a body punch but Sionis moves out of range.
Kuklinsky instigates a clinch.
Kuklinsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuklinsky lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuklinsky lands with a short shot to the head.
Sionis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuklinsky tries to throw a body punch but Sionis avoids it by throwing Kuklinsky back against the cage.
Kuklinsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sionis backwards.
A hook to the body from Sionis.
Kuklinsky lands a nice uppercut.
Kuklinsky tries to throw a body punch but Sionis avoids it by throwing Kuklinsky back against the cage.
Sionis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuklinsky backwards.
Kuklinsky misses with some punches.
Sionis can't find room to land a body shot as Kuklinsky controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Sionis.
Sionis looking to throw knees to the head but Kuklinsky is blocking nicely.
Sionis tries to throw a body punch but Kuklinsky avoids it by throwing Sionis back against the cage.
Sionis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kuklinsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sionis misses with a body punch.
Kuklinsky scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kuklinsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Sionis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sionis tries to throw a body punch but Kuklinsky avoids it by throwing Sionis back against the cage.
Kuklinsky scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kuklinsky stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kuklinsky tries to work over Sionis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sionis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kuklinsky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuklinsky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Roman Sionis has been cut.
Sionis blocks an uppercut.
Sionis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuklinsky scores with a shoulder strike.
Sionis lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky prevents a body shot from Sionis.
Sionis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Sionis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kuklinsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sionis working aggressively here.
Kuklinsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sionis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sionis prevents a body shot from Kuklinsky.
Sionis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sionis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sionis lands a left hand.
Sionis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kuklinsky or not.
Kuklinsky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sioniss head.
Kuklinsky misses with some punches.
Sionis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuklinsky pushes Sionis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sionis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kuklinsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuklinsky misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuklinsky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kuklinsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sionis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kuklinsky gets through Sionis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kuklinsky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sionis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuklinsky's elbow.
Kuklinsky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Richard Kuklinsky will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roman Sionis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kuklinsky on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sionis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kuklinsky takes a swing at Sionis's ribcage but misses.
Sionis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kuklinsky counters with a right hand to the body.
Roman Sionis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sionis misses with a body kick.
Kuklinsky takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sionis wants to slow Kuklinsky down by chopping away at his legs.
Kuklinsky ducks under a wild hook from Sionis.
Sionis swings for the body but Kuklinsky moves out of range.
Kuklinsky is looking to counter punch.
Sionis slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuklinsky takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kuklinsky throws a series of punches but Sionis avoids them all with ease.
Sionis flicks out a counter leg kick but Kuklinsky steps away.
Sionis delivers a nice body kick.
Kuklinsky wants to clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sionis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kuklinsky connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sionis scrambles back to his feet.
Kuklinsky blocks a jab.
Sionis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sionis misses with a hook. Kuklinsky ducked under it nicely.
Sionis looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuklinsky is just out of range.
Sionis throws a shot from downtown. Kuklinsky moves away and avoids it.
Kuklinsky swings for the body but Sionis moves out of range.
Kuklinsky digs a good body shot into Sionis's ribs.
Kuklinsky blocks a head kick by Sionis.
Kuklinsky clinches up with Sionis and pushes him back against the cage.
Sionis pushes Kuklinsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sionis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Sionis.
Sionis misses with some punches.
Sionis misses with the head strike.
Sionis scores with a shot to the side of Kuklinsky's head.
Kuklinsky blocking some punches.
Kuklinsky lands a body punch.
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!
Kuklinsky misses with the head strike.
Kuklinsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sionis lands a left hand.
Kuklinsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sionis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kuklinsky working aggressively here.
Kuklinsky throws a head punch that misses.
Sionis can't find room to land a body shot as Kuklinsky controls the action.
Kuklinsky lands a hook that snaps the head of Sionis backwards.
Richard Kuklinsky has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kuklinsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sionis backwards.
Kuklinsky has a couple of punches blocked by Sionis.
Sionis tries to throw a body punch but Kuklinsky avoids it by throwing Sionis back against the cage.
Kuklinsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuklinsky prevents a body shot from Sionis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Sionis.
Kuklinsky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sionis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sionis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuklinsky.
Sionis scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sionis or not.
A body shot lands from Sionis.
Sionis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kuklinsky misses with some punches.
Sionis struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuklinsky controls his hands.
Sionis lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sionis is leaning against Kuklinsky and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sionis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sionis misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sionis'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.
Sionis breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinsky missing with a left hand there. Sionis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sionis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kuklinsky. That did some damage!
Kuklinsky takes a swing at Sionis's ribcage but misses.
Sionis looks to land a left hand but Kuklinsky moved out of range nicely.
Sionis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kuklinsky is looking to wear down Sionis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sionis connects with the punch.
Kuklinsky on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sionis.
Sionis throws a lazy right hand but Kuklinsky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuklinsky is looking to counter punch.
Kuklinsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sionis only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kuklinsky scores with a decent looking hook.
A low kick from Sionis is predictable there
and Kuklinsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuklinsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sionis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roman Sionis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Roman Sionis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sionis misses with a hook.
Kuklinsky closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A low kick from Sionis misses
and Sionis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuklinsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sionis.
Sionis pushes Kuklinsky away with a front kick.
Sionis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sionis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kuklinsky is out of range and Sionis settles back down.
Kuklinsky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kuklinsky throws a big shot that misses.
Kuklinsky misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sionis misses with a body kick.
Kuklinsky scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kuklinsky misses with a few strikes there.
Kuklinsky throws a series of punches but Sionis moves out of range.
Kuklinsky throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sionis.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sionis.
Sionis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Sionis.
Kuklinsky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sionis.
Sionis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kuklinsky. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sionis, right into the meat.
Sionis misses with a body shot.
Kuklinsky takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sionis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuklinsky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sionis.
Kuklinsky throws a right hand that Sionis ducks under and follows up with a left that Sionis also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sionis clinches.
Kuklinsky blocking some punches.
Kuklinsky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kuklinsky fails to land.
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!
Sionis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuklinsky tries a body shot but Sionis blocks it.
Kuklinsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sionis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sionis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sionis blocks an uppercut.
Sionis takes a shot to the head.
Sionis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuklinsky working aggressively here.
Kuklinsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sionis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuklinsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Sionis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sionis digs a right hand underneath Kuklinsky's ribcage. Kuklinsky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sionis lands an uppercut.
Kuklinsky misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuklinsky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sioniss head.
Kuklinsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Kuklinsky.
Sionis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sionis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuklinsky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sionis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sionis pushes Kuklinsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuklinsky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuklinsky working aggressively here.
Kuklinsky managing to block the knees to the body from Sionis.
A shot in the inside from Sionis.
Sionis misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuklinsky gets through Sionis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kuklinsky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kuklinsky lands with a light punch inside.
Kuklinsky tries a body shot but Sionis blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuklinsky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Kuklinsky on the inside.
Kuklinsky misses with a body punch.
Sionis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sionis is leaning against Kuklinsky and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sionis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuklinsky working aggressively here.
Sionis lands with a left to the head.
Kuklinsky takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kuklinsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sionis prevents a body shot from Kuklinsky.
Sionis trying to land knees to the body.
Kuklinsky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kuklinsky has a couple of punches blocked by Sionis.
Sionis misses with a punch to the body.
Sionis tries a knee to the head but Kuklinsky blocks it.
Kuklinsky has a couple of punches blocked by Sionis.
Kuklinsky lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sionis or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Richard Kuklinsky did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Roman Sionis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kuklinsky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sionis tests Kuklinsky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sionis throws a hook to the side of Kuklinsky's head but Kuklinsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch lands to the side of Kuklinsky 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kuklinsky misses with the combination.
Sionis feints a counter leg kick.
Kuklinsky throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Sionis to counter with a crisp jab.
Sionis tries to clinch there but Kuklinsky circles away.
Kuklinsky is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Kuklinsky misses its intended target.
Sionis looks to land a left hand but Kuklinsky moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sionis jabs Kuklinsky to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kuklinsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kuklinsky swings for the body but Sionis moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuklinsky lands with an overhand left.
Kuklinsky throws the left hand but Sionis avoids the punch easily.
Kuklinsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sionis was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky throws a nice looking combination but Sionis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sionis misses with a leg kick.
Kuklinsky throws a body punch but Sionis moves out of range.
Kuklinsky lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sionis digs a good hook to Kuklinsky's body.
Kuklinsky throws an off balance right hand
and Sionis counters with a straight right hand.
Kuklinsky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuklinsky misses the jab.
Kuklinsky misses the shot to the body.
Sionis throws an overhand right that lands on Kuklinsky's shoulder, as Kuklinsky tries to avoid the shot.
Kuklinsky throws out a loose jab but Sionis uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sionis.
Sionis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Richard Kuklinsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuklinsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Sionis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuklinsky digs a good body shot into Sionis's ribs.
Sionis avoids the body shot from Kuklinsky.
Sionis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sionis scores with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Sionis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuklinsky. Sionis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sionis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuklinsky throws out the jab.
Sionis was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sionis throws a push kick but Kuklinsky slaps the foot to one side.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sionis, right into the meat.
Jab from Kuklinsky.
Sionis tests Kuklinsky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sionis looks to land a right hand but Kuklinsky moved out of range.
Kuklinsky swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sionis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sionis slips under a jab.
Sionis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sionis takes one to the chin there.
Sionis gets tackled into the cage by Kuklinsky. Kuklinsky maintains the clinch.
Kuklinsky has a couple of punches blocked by Sionis.
Sionis gets through Kuklinsky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sionis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuklinsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sionis 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.
Sionis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Sionis.
Kuklinsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sionis lands an uppercut.
Sionis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sionis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sionis.
Kuklinsky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sionis is struggling to control the position.
Kuklinsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuklinsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sionis cracks Kuklinsky with a nice body shot.
Kuklinsky throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Sionis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuklinsky tries to work over Sionis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuklinsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sionis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sionis misses with a punch on the inside.
Sionis lands a shoulder strike.
Sionis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kuklinsky backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Roman Sionis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Roman Sionis's cut.
That's time! Kuklinsky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kuklinsky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sionis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sionis throws a hook but Kuklinsky blocks it.
Kuklinsky misses with a hook. Sionis ducked under it nicely.
Sionis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kuklinsky misses with a shot to the body
and Kuklinsky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuklinsky misses with an uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kuklinsky checks a leg kick.
Sionis scores with a spinning back kick!
Kuklinsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Sionis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sionis lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuklinsky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kuklinsky moves out of range of the body kick from Sionis.
Kuklinsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuklinsky tries to clinch but Sionis moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sionis swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuklinsky.
Sionis just misses with a punch to the body.
Sionis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sionis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuklinsky throws a shot from downtown. Sionis moves away and avoids it.
Kuklinsky scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sionis doesn't seem bothered though.
Kuklinsky looks to land a combination but Sionis avoids it well.
Sionis scores with a body shot.
Sionis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kuklinsky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A right-left combo lands from Kuklinsky.
Sionis ducks under a wild hook from Kuklinsky.
A combination from Kuklinsky does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sionis is looking to chop away at Kuklinsky's legs.
A little feinted left hand from Kuklinsky on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kuklinsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuklinsky slips a straight right by Sionis.
Kuklinsky misses with a two punch combination.
Kuklinsky scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sionis in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sionis with a jab.
Kuklinsky lands a jab to Sionis's midsection.
Kuklinsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Sionis is just out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sionis.
Kuklinsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sionis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sionis throws a push kick but Kuklinsky slaps the foot to one side.
Kuklinsky misses with a double jab.
Kuklinsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sionis manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sionis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sionis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kuklinsky will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sionis lands with a nice body punch.
Kuklinsky tries to clinch up
and Sionis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuklinsky misses with a series of wild punches.
Sionis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuklinsky.
Sionis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kuklinsky connects with a right hand. Sionis shakes it off.
Sionis lunges at Kuklinsky with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kuklinsky's hand.
Sionis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuklinsky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sionis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuklinsky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sionis lands a leg kick that knocks Kuklinsky off balance momentarily.
Kuklinsky scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuklinsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sionis was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuklinsky.
Sionis misses with an uppercut.
Kuklinsky darts in trying to clinch
and Sionis counters with a nice body kick.
Kuklinsky throws an overhand right that lands on Sionis's shoulder, as Sionis tries to avoid the shot.
Sionis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kuklinsky fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sionis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sionis keeps the fight on the outside.
Sionis scores with a nice strike.
A punch combination from Sionis misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Richard Kuklinsky.
I think Kuklinsky 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Kuklinsky!
Richard Kuklinsky is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Richard Kuklinsky thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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