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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richie Miles (ranked 1382 p4p, 173 weight class) and Richard Kuklinski (ranked 1339 p4p, 168 weight class). Miles comes into the arena with You Never Met a Mother Fucker Quite Like Me blaring out of the sound system. Richard Kuklinski struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Richard Kuklinski will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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185 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richie Miles!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Kuklinski!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miles takes the fight into the clinch.
Kuklinski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miles really is a fat lump.
Kuklinski breaks from the clinch.
Miles closes the distance and pushes Kuklinski back into the cage.
Kuklinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kuklinski.
Kuklinski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Miles fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Miles tries to clinch but Kuklinski moves out of range.
And Kuklinski tries to counter it with a takedown but Miles pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles forces Kuklinski back against the cage and clinches.
Kuklinski is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kuklinski jumps guard.
Miles trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kuklinski's guard.
Kuklinski seems keen to control Miles's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles wants to control from the top but Kuklinski keeps moving.
Miles is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kuklinski is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Miles is looking to stand up but Kuklinski won't let him.
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.
Miles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kuklinski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kuklinski tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Miles has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kuklinski looking for a takedown.
Richie Miles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Kuklinski.
Miles stops a takedown attempt from Kuklinski.
Miles misses with a punch on the inside.
Miles has a couple of punches blocked by Kuklinski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Miles misses with an elbow over the top.
Miles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuklinski wants to get back to striking at distance but Miles won't allow it.
Kuklinski has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Miles after a bit of a struggle.
Kuklinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuklinski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Miles up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kuklinski is trying to drag Miles to the mat but Miles just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richie Miles dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Miles rushes Kuklinski and presses him up against the cage.
Kuklinski controlling the action here for a moment.
Kuklinski turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miles is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kuklinski lands a few punches from side control.
Kuklinski scoring with punches and elbows.
Kuklinski scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuklinski lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kuklinski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kuklinski working the head and body with strikes.
Kuklinski trying to control the position but Miles is working away.
Miles takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kuklinski landing a few strikes.
Kuklinski in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kuklinski cracks Miles with a big right hand but Miles just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles is not content to let Kuklinski control the position.
Kuklinski lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Miles down.
Miles takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Miles taking a bit of punishment here - Kuklinski scoring with strikes.
Miles takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kuklinski working the ground and pound.
Kuklinski creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kuklinski working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuklinski works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Miles is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuklinski wants to take a breather but Miles manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Kuklinski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oh Miles is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kuklinski with a nice head shot there.
Miles seems to have got his legs back now.
Kuklinski landing with the ground and pound.
Richard Kuklinski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kuklinski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kuklinski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kuklinski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Miles's head.
Kuklinski landing some decent shots from guard.
Kuklinski is working Miles over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski landing with the ground and pound.
Kuklinski is in close to Miles's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Miles is rocked!
Kuklinski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kuklinski with a nice head shot there.
Kuklinski scoring with some ground and pound.
Oh Miles is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kuklinski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kuklinski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Miles seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kuklinski lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Kuklinski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kuklinski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kuklinski with a nice head shot there.
Miles looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kuklinski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Miles keeping full guard, as Kuklinski tries to pass.
Kuklinski cracks Miles with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuklinski chips away with some ground and pound.
Kuklinski trying to control but Miles is working from the bottom.
Miles definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kuklinski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuklinski not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kuklinski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Miles might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kuklinski throws a big elbow that misses.
Kuklinski connects with a couple of short punches.
Kuklinski postures up and lands a big shot to Miles's brow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuklinski working some strikes from top position.
Kuklinski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kuklinski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kuklinski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Miles looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kuklinski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kuklinski chips away with some ground and pound.
Kuklinski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kuklinski chips away with some ground and pound.
Kuklinski landing some decent shots from guard.
Kuklinski is stalling in the full guard.
Kuklinski landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've been informed that Kuklinski has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kuklinski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kuklinski cracks Miles with a solid left hand.
Kuklinski scoring with some ground and pound.
Kuklinski chips away with some ground and pound.
Kuklinski stands up over Miles, holding on to his feet. Kuklinski throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Miles is out cold! Kuklinski lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Richard Kuklinski!
Richard Kuklinski is the new middleweight champion!
Richard Kuklinski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Richie Miles stepped up to the mic, saying 'You got the better of me this time, but you wont be so lucky the next time'.
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hype
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RATING
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