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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silas Monk (ranked 121 p4p, 11 weight class) and Richard Kuklinsky (ranked 266 p4p, 28 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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253 lbs
26 - 12 - 0 |
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250 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silas Monk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Kuklinsky!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuklinsky walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kuklinsky throws a head kick but Monk moves out of range.
Kuklinsky misses the shot to the body.
Monk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Monk there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Silas Monk has been cut.
Monk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky misses with an uppercut
and Monk counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuklinsky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Monk.
Kuklinsky swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monk misses with a looping right.
Kuklinsky looks to clinch
and Monk counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Richard Kuklinsky has been cut.
Richard Kuklinsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Kuklinsky.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuklinsky darts in and clinches Monk up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuklinsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuklinsky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Monk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuklinsky throws out a loose jab but Monk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuklinsky moves away from the strike by Monk.
Kuklinsky doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kuklinsky throws a right hand that misses
and Monk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Monk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Monk avoids the body shot from Kuklinsky.
Monk misses with a wild combination.
Kuklinsky misses with an uppercut
and Monk counters with an outside leg kick.
Monk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monk misses the shot to the body.
Kuklinsky looks to land a body kick but Monk moved away.
Monk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky throws a hook to the side of Monk's head but Monk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuklinsky throws a sloppy body shot
and Monk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuklinsky throws out the jab.
Kuklinsky misses with a left hand
and Monk counters with a nice body kick.
Kuklinsky looks winded!
Kuklinsky misses with an uppercut. Monk saw that one coming.
Monk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Monk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kuklinsky under the eye.
Monk feints and then cracks Kuklinsky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kuklinsky down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinsky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kuklinsky slips a jab and a cross from Monk.
Monk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuklinsky.
A little feinted left hand from Monk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Monk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuklinsky bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Monk connects with a right hand. Kuklinsky shakes it off.
It looks like Monk has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Monk scores with a nice strike.
Kuklinsky lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kuklinsky misses with a jab to the body
and Monk counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuklinsky throws a hook but Monk avoids it easily.
It looked like Monk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kuklinsky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monk scoring well with a low kick there.
Kuklinsky digs a good hook to Monk's body.
Monk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuklinsky.
Monk throws a head kick that misses.
Monk takes one to the side of the head.
Kuklinsky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Monk circles away quickly and effectively.
An inside leg kick lands from Monk.
Monk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silas Monk dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Monk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kuklinsky throws a shot from downtown. Monk moves away and avoids it.
Monk on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kuklinsky misses with an uppercut
and Monk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Monk misses with a head kick.
Kuklinsky forces Monk back against the cage and clinches.
Kuklinsky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kuklinsky misses with a punch to the body.
Kuklinsky can't find room to land a body shot as Monk controls the action.
Kuklinsky can't find room to land a body shot as Monk controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuklinsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Monk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monk 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.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monk.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Monk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuklinsky can pounce on him.
Kuklinsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monk moves away.
Kuklinsky connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slow jab from Kuklinsky misses its intended target.
Kuklinsky listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kuklinsky dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Monk.
Monk slips a jab from Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Monk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinsky throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Monk to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monk lands the left hand.
That has opened up Richard Kuklinsky's cut even more.
Kuklinsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuklinsky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kuklinsky misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Monk counters with a crisp right that sends Kuklinsky to the canvas! Monk follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silas Monk!
Silas Monk was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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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RATING
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