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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Kuklinsky (ranked 280 p4p, 40 weight class) and Heavy Rain (ranked 169 p4p, 22 weight class). Rain has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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250 lbs
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252 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Kuklinsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heavy Rain!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain throws a body punch but Kuklinsky moves out of range.
Kuklinsky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rain.
Kuklinsky's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rain under the eye.
Kuklinsky scores with a decent looking hook.
Rain takes a swing at Kuklinsky's ribcage but misses.
Rain moves out of range as Kuklinsky strikes.
Kuklinsky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rain throws out the jab.
Rain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rain scores with a punch to the head.
Jab, jab by Rain - just one landing.
Kuklinsky looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuklinsky.
Rain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've been informed that Rain has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kuklinsky with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rain to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuklinsky throws out the jab.
Kuklinsky walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kuklinsky checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kuklinsky appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rain throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kuklinsky.
Rain misses with a body shot.
Kuklinsky is looking for a counter combo.
Kuklinsky lands a head kick!
Rain misses with the body kick
and Kuklinsky counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kuklinsky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rain throws a nice looking combination but Kuklinsky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuklinsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Rain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuklinsky throws a body kick that misses.
Rain lands a lovely overhand right.
Rain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuklinsky throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Rain misses.
Rain throws a hook but Kuklinsky avoids it easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kuklinsky - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuklinsky.
Rain looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Rain avoids the head kick by Kuklinsky.
Rain digs a good hook to Kuklinsky's body.
Kuklinsky avoids the body shot from Rain.
Rain scores with a jab to the head.
Kuklinsky getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Heavy Rain has been cut.
A head kick misses from Rain.
Rain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kuklinsky with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuklinsky moves away.
Kuklinsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Rain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kuklinsky. Kuklinsky circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuklinsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Rain.
A quick step to the side and Kuklinsky tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heavy Rain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rain misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain stuns Kuklinsky with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rain misses the jab.
Rain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuklinsky misses with a jab to the body
and Rain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rain scores with a nice right hand.
Kuklinsky is looking to clinch.
Kuklinsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rain.
A nice side step and Rain releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kuklinsky tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rain misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Kuklinsky on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rain throws a head kick that misses.
Rain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuklinsky moves away.
Kuklinsky swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kuklinsky throws the left hand but Rain avoids the punch easily.
Rain throws out a counter right but Kuklinsky avoids it with no problem.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinsky walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rain is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kuklinsky had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kuklinsky shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick from Rain misses.
Kuklinsky misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Rain misses.
Donk. Kuklinsky catches Rain right on the button with a cross.
Kuklinsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rain throws a right hand that misses
and Kuklinsky counters with a stiff right hand.
Rain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rain wants to land a leg kick but Kuklinsky is out of range.
Rain looks to land a right hand but Kuklinsky moved out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Rain 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A punch combination from Rain misses.
As Rain looks to move away, Kuklinsky throws a big counter combo but Rain just gets out of the way.
Rain throws a body punch but Kuklinsky moves out of range.
Rain swings widly with a right hand
and Kuklinsky makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heavy Rain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heavy Rain's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Rain.
Rain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rain gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kuklinsky lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kuklinsky tries to bum rush Rain with a series of wild strikes but Rain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A low kick from Rain is predictable there
and Kuklinsky counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kuklinsky throws a big shot that misses.
Rain looks for the body kick but Kuklinsky saw that one coming.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kuklinsky might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rain swinging wildly here.
A little feinted left hand from Kuklinsky on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rain.
Kuklinsky takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rain throws a leg kick but Kuklinsky sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kuklinsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rain.
Rain cracks Kuklinsky with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big right from Kuklinsky misses.
Rain let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kuklinsky takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kuklinsky lands a jab to Rain's midsection.
Some bone on bone action there as Kuklinsky checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rain throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kuklinsky appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kuklinsky connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rain throws a sloppy head kick and Kuklinsky moves out of range easily.
Kuklinsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuklinsky misses with the body kick
and Kuklinsky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rain blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinsky wants to clinch.
Heavy Rain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuklinsky forces Rain back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuklinsky has Rain pressed against the cage, preventing Rain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kuklinsky or not.
Rain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuklinsky has Rain up against the cage in a clinch.
Rain breaks from the clinch.
Rain avoids the head kick by Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kuklinsky on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kuklinsky blocks a head kick by Rain.
Kuklinsky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kuklinsky walks into a jab.
Rain throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Kuklinsky on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kuklinsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rain moves out of range as Kuklinsky strikes.
Rain throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A jab from Rain misses.
The crowd cheers as Kuklinsky lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rain doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Rain misses
and Kuklinsky counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuklinsky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rain can pounce on him.
Kuklinsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rain was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky checks a leg kick nicely.
Rain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kuklinsky at a distance.
Rain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuklinsky takes a swing at Rain's ribcage but misses.
Decent striking displayed by Kuklinsky there.
Kuklinsky moves away from the strike by Rain.
Rain just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuklinsky throws a shot to the body.
Rain misses the body punch
and Kuklinsky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rain looks for the body kick but Kuklinsky saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Heavy Rain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Heavy Rain's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuklinsky manages to avoid it.
Rain throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rain. Kuklinsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuklinsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rain gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kuklinsky counters with a nice uppercut.
Rain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kuklinsky misses with a wild body shot.
Rain looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuklinsky is just out of range.
Kuklinsky is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kuklinsky gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Kuklinsky.
Rain scores with a sloppy right hand. Kuklinsky should have avoided that one.
Rain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rain tries to land a front kick but Kuklinsky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain throws a leg kick but Kuklinsky sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kuklinsky throws a looping overhand right but Rain ducks down to avoid it.
Kuklinsky misses with a straight left.
Rain looks to land a body kick but Kuklinsky moved away.
Kuklinsky closes the distance and clinches.
Kuklinsky throws a head punch that misses.
Kuklinsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuklinsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rain manages to avoid it.
Rain misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick from Rain lands but Kuklinsky takes it in his stride.
A low kick from Rain misses
and Kuklinsky counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rain's knee momentarily.
Rain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kuklinsky on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rain avoids the body shot from Kuklinsky.
Richard Kuklinsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kuklinsky's hands.
Rain misses with a low kick as Kuklinsky jumps back.
Nice cross by Rain.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rain throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kuklinsky counters with a nice uppercut.
Rain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuklinsky manages to avoid it.
Rain scores with a kick to the body.
Rain punishes Kuklinsky's body with a nice straight punch.
Kuklinsky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rain can pounce on him.
Kuklinsky lands a body shot.
Kuklinsky scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rain in his tracks.
Kuklinsky checks a low kick from Rain.
Kuklinsky will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rain.
The fighters circling - Kuklinsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kuklinsky looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rain misses with a looping left.
It looked like Kuklinsky was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rain.
Rain misses with the body kick
enabling Kuklinsky to counter with a crisp jab.
Rain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kuklinsky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuklinsky misses the target.
Rain lands a lovely overhand right.
Kuklinsky scores with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Rain as he connects with a hook.
Rain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuklinsky throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinsky misses with a hook.
Kuklinsky takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rain throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sloppy strikes from Kuklinsky. Those never looked like landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rain. That's going to slow Kuklinsky down.
Kuklinsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rain.
Kuklinsky takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kuklinsky has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kuklinsky there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rain scores with a punch to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rain.
Kuklinsky connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kuklinsky takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heavy Rain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rain winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heavy Rain!
Heavy Rain tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Richard Kuklinsky was interviewed post fight and said 'Congrats, you just had a very hard time beating up a girl.'.
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energy
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hype
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