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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Kuklinski (ranked 4207 p4p, 459 weight class) and Marcus Lima (ranked 5077 p4p, 520 weight class). Richard Kuklinski had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
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183 cm
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195 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Kuklinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Lima!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima shoots in and drives through. Kuklinski sprawls well.
Kuklinski appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lima is defended easily by Kuklinski.
Kuklinski tries to counter with a takedown but Lima is quick to defend against it.
Lima avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lima looking to score a takedown here. Kuklinski is defending well but Lima drives through and ends up in Kuklinski's guard.
Kuklinski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lima is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kuklinski pulls Lima in to control the position.
Lima must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kuklinski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lima tries to pass to full mount but Kuklinski defends it.
Lima controlling the pace.
Kuklinski is looking for a sweep. Lima is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lima looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lima passes to side control.
Lima taking a breather here.
Kuklinski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kuklinski stops Lima from passing to mount.
The referee asks Lima politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lima prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski struggling a bit here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kuklinski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lima did well to prevent Kuklinski getting side control.
Kuklinski is trying to control the action in half guard but Lima is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lima wants to get back to his feet.
Lima controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kuklinski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
It looks like Marcus Lima has been cut.
Lima trying to control here.
Kuklinski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lima is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima taking some punishment here, with Kuklinski in his half guard.
Lima is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kuklinski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kuklinski's back!
Lima controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Let's hope that Lima has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcus Lima will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcus Lima's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lima shoots in for a takedown but Kuklinski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kuklinski appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lima looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kuklinski is fending him off so far but Lima persists. Nope, Kuklinski circles away and we're back to standing.
Lima fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kuklinski avoids it really well and circles away.
Richard Kuklinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Lima.
Kuklinski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kuklinski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuklinski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kuklinski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lima sees it coming and defends easily.
Lima moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuklinski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Richard Kuklinski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lima controls Kuklinski momentarily but Kuklinski frees himself.
Kuklinski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kuklinski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kuklinski is looking to work some ground and pound but Lima has wrist control.
Kuklinski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kuklinski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lima can do to turn this around?
Lima not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lima tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lima avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lima keeping moving, preventing Kuklinski from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kuklinski is stalling in the full guard.
Kuklinski wants to pass the guard but Lima is keeping the position.
Kuklinski is working Lima over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The cut above Marcus Lima's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lima avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lima is trying to keep Kuklinski in close.
Lima is pulling down on Kuklinski's head to control his posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kuklinski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kuklinski won't allow Lima to sweep him here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kuklinski wants it to stay on the feet.
Lima shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kuklinski as he avoids it easily.
Kuklinski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kuklinski wants it to stay on the feet.
Lima is breathing heavily.
Lima manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kuklinski on his heels. He'll look to pass Kuklinski's guard now, I'm sure.
Lima won't allow Kuklinski to sweep him here.
Kuklinski wants to control the position but Lima says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Lima sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kuklinski is holding on to half guard well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski is trying to get back to full guard.
Kuklinski is trying to maintain the position but Lima is very close to passing his half guard.
Lima controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Kuklinski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Lima's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kuklinski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kuklinski wants it to stay on the feet.
Kuklinski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kuklinski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sloppy strikes there by Kuklinski.
Lima is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kuklinski's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lima trying to hold on to Kuklinski's head to control him but Kuklinski postures up.
Kuklinski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lima's head.
Kuklinski with the ground and pound but Lima uses the opportunity to regain guard.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuklinski trying to control the position from guard on top but Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuklinski lands a couple of elbows.
Kuklinski connects with a couple of short punches.
Lima is rocked!
Marcus Lima's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marcus Lima's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Richard Kuklinski!
After winning the bout, Richard Kuklinski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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