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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brak Maugøn (ranked 240 p4p, 34 weight class) and Richard Kuklinsky (ranked 162 p4p, 19 weight class). Maugøn comes into the arena with Save Yourself blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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264 lbs
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250 lbs
28 - 14 - 0 |
Great 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
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brak Maugøn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Kuklinsky!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuklinsky getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maugøn.
Kuklinsky bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maugøn's head.
Kuklinsky clinches up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kuklinsky - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Maugøn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuklinsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maugøn backwards.
Kuklinsky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuklinsky prevents a body shot from Maugøn.
Maugøn gets through Kuklinsky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maugøn blocks a body shot from Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuklinsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuklinsky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Maugøn.
Maugøn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kuklinsky looks winded!
Kuklinsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maugøn backwards.
Maugøn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kuklinsky blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Maugøn.
Kuklinsky is working Maugøn over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maugøn.
Maugøn lands a shoulder strike.
Maugøn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Maugøn misses its intended target.
Maugøn lands a jab.
Maugøn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maugøn misses with a wild body shot.
Kuklinsky scores with a shot to the body.
Maugøn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kuklinsky misses with a body kick.
A quick step to the side and Maugøn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinsky throws a right hand that Maugøn ducks under and follows up with a left that Maugøn also avoids with ease.
Maugøn lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maugøn thumps Kuklinsky with a low kick.
Maugøn moves in looking to clinch but Kuklinsky pushes him off.
A little jabbing left from Kuklinsky on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kuklinsky scoring well with a low kick there.
Maugøn gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kuklinsky counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Brak Maugøn has been cut.
Kuklinsky throws a jab but it's blocked by Maugøn.
Brak Maugøn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuklinsky's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maugøn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kuklinsky scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Richard Kuklinsky has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maugøn lands with a shot to the body.
Kuklinsky misses with a body shot
and Maugøn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuklinsky throws a body punch but Maugøn moves out of range.
Maugøn half committed to a counter leg kick.
Maugøn throws a head kick but Kuklinsky moves out of range.
Maugøn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kuklinsky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maugøn.
Maugøn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maugøn misses with a body shot
and Kuklinsky counters with a straight right hand.
Kuklinsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maugøn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinsky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maugøn is looking to wear down Kuklinsky with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maugøn misses the shot to the body.
Kuklinsky takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maugøn is looking to chop away at Kuklinsky's legs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kuklinsky! But no joy.
Maugøn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kuklinsky pushes Maugøn up against the cage in a clinch.
Kuklinsky lands a shot to the body.
Kuklinsky trying to stall but Maugøn improves his position.
Maugøn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuklinsky backwards.
A short right from Maugøn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brak Maugøn will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Kuklinsky lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maugøn. Kuklinsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuklinsky is looking for the big counter here.
Kuklinsky lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kuklinsky closes the distance and clinches.
Maugøn has a couple of punches blocked by Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Maugøn seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kuklinsky can turn it around.
Maugøn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kuklinsky.
A short body shot lands from Maugøn as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Kuklinsky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maugøn blocks a body shot from Kuklinsky.
Maugøn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kuklinsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maugøn blocks an uppercut.
Maugøn swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuklinsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuklinsky lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuklinsky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuklinsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maugøn tries to throw a body punch but Kuklinsky avoids it by throwing Maugøn back against the cage.
Maugøn lands a nice uppercut.
Kuklinsky lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maugøn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maugøn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuklinsky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuklinsky throws a head punch that misses.
Maugøn blocking some punches.
Kuklinsky displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maugøn up against the cage.
Maugøn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuklinsky.
Maugøn tries to throw a body punch but Kuklinsky avoids it by throwing Maugøn back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kuklinsky struggles to land a body shot inside as Maugøn controls his hands.
Maugøn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Kuklinsky.
Maugøn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinsky has a couple of punches blocked by Maugøn.
A head punch on the inside from Maugøn fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maugøn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kuklinsky tries to stall but Maugøn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kuklinsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Maugøn.
Maugøn tries to throw a body punch but Kuklinsky avoids it by throwing Maugøn back against the cage.
Kuklinsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maugøn digs a right hand underneath Kuklinsky's ribcage. Kuklinsky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuklinsky stalling in the clinch but Maugøn improves position.
Kuklinsky is breathing heavily.
Kuklinsky tries to stall but Maugøn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maugøn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maugøn tries a body shot but Kuklinsky blocks it.
A short left from Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky cracks Maugøn with a nice body shot.
Maugøn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Maugøn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuklinsky backwards.
Maugøn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brak Maugøn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kuklinsky blocking some punches.
Kuklinsky takes a shot to the head.
Maugøn throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maugøn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Knees to the body from Maugøn.
Maugøn gets through Kuklinsky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Maugøn.
A right handed body shot lands from Maugøn.
Maugøn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maugøn misses with a body punch.
Maugøn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maugøn struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuklinsky controls his hands.
Kuklinsky misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kuklinsky fails to land.
Maugøn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuklinsky tries to throw a body punch but Maugøn avoids it by throwing Kuklinsky back against the cage.
Kuklinsky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Maugøn fails to land.
Maugøn working aggressively here.
Maugøn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maugøn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuklinsky backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maugøn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuklinsky lands an uppercut.
Kuklinsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maugøn tries a body shot but Kuklinsky blocks it.
Maugøn scores with a shot to the side of Kuklinsky's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuklinsky.
Nice body punch from Maugøn - that landed with a thud.
Maugøn throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuklinsky.
Maugøn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maugøn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuklinskys head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuklinsky.
Maugøn scores with a shot to the side of Kuklinsky's head.
Maugøn tries to work over Kuklinsky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maugøn blocking some punches.
Maugøn presses Kuklinsky against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maugøn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuklinsky.
Maugøn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maugøn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maugøn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brak Maugøn dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kuklinsky drives through and clinches with Maugøn against the cage.
Kuklinsky throws a head punch that misses.
Maugøn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maugøn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuklinsky's elbow.
Maugøn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuklinsky.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maugøn.
Maugøn lands with a left to the head.
Kuklinsky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maugøn blocks a body shot from Kuklinsky.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maugøn.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maugøn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maugøn pushes Kuklinsky back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kuklinsky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kuklinsky's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Maugøn.
Maugøn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maugøn lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maugøn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maugøn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maugøn lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Maugøn.
Kuklinsky looking to stall.
A short uppercut from Maugøn.
Kuklinsky misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Maugøn.
Maugøn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maugøn gets through Kuklinsky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maugøn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maugøn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kuklinsky prevents a body shot from Maugøn.
Maugøn lands a hook that snaps the head of Kuklinsky backwards.
Maugøn lands a right hand.
Maugøn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuklinsky backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maugøn lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuklinsky takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maugøn throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky lands with a short shot to the head.
Richard Kuklinsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinsky misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuklinsky misses with some punches.
Kuklinsky misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Maugøn.
Maugøn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maugøn tries a body shot but Kuklinsky blocks it.
Maugøn lands a body punch.
Maugøn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maugøn throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuklinsky.
Kuklinsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maugøn swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuklinsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuklinsky misses with some punches.
Kuklinsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maugøn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuklinsky can do to turn this around?
Maugøn tries a knee to the head but Kuklinsky blocks it.
Kuklinsky blocking some punches.
Maugøn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maugøn misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maugøn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maugøn struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuklinsky controls his hands.
Maugøn misses with a punch to the body.
Maugøn misses with some punches.
Kuklinsky taking a breather.
Maugøn lands a shot to the body.
Maugøn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kuklinsky or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maugøn.
Maugøn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maugøn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maugøn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuklinskys head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maugøn.
A body shot lands from Maugøn.
A short right from Maugøn.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maugøn.
Maugøn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maugøn blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maugøn presses Kuklinsky against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kuklinsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maugøn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maugøn presses Kuklinsky against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maugøn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maugøn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maugøn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maugøn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuklinsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Maugøn.
Kuklinsky taking a breather.
Maugøn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuklinsky backwards.
Maugøn pushes Kuklinsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maugøn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maugøn.
A short right from Maugøn on the inside.
Maugøn blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maugøn misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kuklinsky's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brak Maugøn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maugøn misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brak Maugøn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maugøn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brak Maugøn!
A relieved looking Brak Maugøn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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