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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Kuklinsky (ranked 137 p4p, 19 weight class) and Ueda Umanouke (ranked 323 p4p, 42 weight class). Umanouke has chosen Kenji Kawai's Making of a Cyborg 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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22 - 11 - 0 |
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280 lbs
28 - 15 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Kuklinsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Ueda Umanouke!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umanouke throws a jab when Kuklinsky was well out of range.
Kuklinsky throws a hook but Umanouke blocks it.
Umanouke changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kuklinsky throws a hook but Umanouke blocks it.
Umanouke shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kuklinsky as he avoids it easily.
As Umanouke tries to get set, Kuklinsky tries to push him back and clinch up but Umanouke manages to avoid the attempt.
Kuklinsky has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kuklinsky moves out of range of the leg kick from Umanouke.
Kuklinsky throwing a counter right hand but Umanouke manages to avoid it.
Kuklinsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Umanouke moves away.
Umanouke 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.
Umanouke misses with a straight right.
Umanouke lands with a right hand.
Umanouke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kuklinsky's waist but Kuklinsky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Umanouke off to one side.
Umanouke swings for the body but Kuklinsky moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umanouke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kuklinsky's waist but Kuklinsky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Umanouke off to one side.
Richard Kuklinsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ueda Umanouke.
Umanouke swings for the body but Kuklinsky moves out of range.
Kuklinsky uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Umanouke has time to react.
It looks like Ueda Umanouke has been cut.
Umanouke fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kuklinsky to the ground. Umanouke is now in Kuklinsky's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Umanouke looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuklinsky is looking to stand up but Umanouke isn't so interested in that idea.
Kuklinsky scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Umanouke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuklinsky manages to avoid it.
Umanouke stuns Kuklinsky with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A left lands for Umanouke.
Umanouke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kuklinsky doesn't seem bothered though.
Kuklinsky leaves Umanouke with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kuklinsky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kuklinsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Umanouke circles away.
Umanouke tries to clinch but Kuklinsky is having none of it.
Kuklinsky throwing a counter right hand but Umanouke manages to avoid it.
Kuklinsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Umanouke is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Umanouke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky throws a right and a left that Umanouke avoids nicely.
Umanouke is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Umanouke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuklinsky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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!
Umanouke shoots for a takedown but Kuklinsky saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kuklinsky stuffs the takedown attempt from Umanouke. Umanouke gets slowly back to his feet.
Umanouke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Richard Kuklinsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuklinsky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinsky wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Umanouke tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kuklinsky sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Umanouke somewhat.
Kuklinsky uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Umanouke has time to react.
Umanouke shoots for a takedown but Kuklinsky saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Umanouke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Umanouke throws a hook to the side of Kuklinsky's head but Kuklinsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Umanouke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuklinsky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuklinsky tries to sprawl but Umanouke drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kuklinsky makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Umanouke tries to keep at a distance but Kuklinsky has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kuklinsky cracks Umanouke with a nice body shot.
Umanouke looks winded!
Kuklinsky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuklinsky scores with a shot to the side of Umanouke's head.
Umanouke can't find room to land a body shot as Kuklinsky controls the action.
Umanouke tries to pull guard but Kuklinsky forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kuklinsky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Umanouke tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kuklinsky smiles and moves away.
Kuklinsky forces Umanouke back against the cage and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Umanouke.
Kuklinsky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Umanouke.
A shot in the inside from Kuklinsky.
Umanouke jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kuklinsky walks away with a smile on his face. Umanouke gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kuklinsky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Umanouke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Umanouke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Kuklinsky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ueda Umanouke's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kuklinsky tries to work over Umanouke's front leg with a kick but Umanouke checks it.
Umanouke is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A slow jab from Umanouke misses its intended target.
Kuklinsky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kuklinsky loads up on a big right hand but Umanouke slips the punch.
Kuklinsky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Umanouke can do to turn this around?
Umanouke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Umanouke darts in looking for a takedown but Kuklinsky gets double underhooks and turns Umanouke into the cage.
Kuklinsky seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kuklinsky smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kuklinsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Umanouke.
It looked like Kuklinsky was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Umanouke.
Kuklinsky dodges the punch combination from Umanouke.
Kuklinsky throws a quick counter kick to the body but Umanouke avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuklinsky lunges at Umanouke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Umanouke's hand.
A slow jab from Kuklinsky misses its intended target.
Umanouke moves in looking to clinch but Kuklinsky pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuklinsky takes the fight into the clinch.
Kuklinsky misses with a body punch.
Kuklinsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuklinsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Umanouke backwards.
A short right from Kuklinsky.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kuklinsky here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Umanouke pulls Kuklinsky into guard.
Kuklinsky wants to get up but he can't break Umanouke's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kuklinsky gets to his feet. Umanouke looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kuklinsky lands with a straight right. Umanouke didn't see that one coming.
Kuklinsky walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Umanouke has his takedown stuffed
and Kuklinsky counters with a crisp right hand that drops Umanouke! Kuklinsky lets Umanouke back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Umanouke is rocked!
That has opened up Ueda Umanouke's cut even more.
Umanouke is breathing heavily.
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 knocks out Umanouke with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Kuklinsky before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Kuklinsky picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richard Kuklinsky!
As Richard Kuklinsky got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: You just got beat by a fucking girl!'.
Ueda Umanouke spoke after the fight, saying 'Nothing ventured, nothing gained. You can't do anything without risking something. I will be back to avenge my honor.'.
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energy
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hype
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