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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Heart (ranked 1431 p4p, 155 weight class) and Mircea Lucarescu (ranked 1308 p4p, 145 weight class). Heart's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eric Church - Record Year. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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144 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Heart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mircea Lucarescu!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mircea Lucarescu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucarescu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Lucarescu tries to get set, Heart tries to push him back and clinch up but Lucarescu manages to avoid the attempt.
Lucarescu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Heart with a jab.
Heart defending well as Lucarescu loads up on a big left hand.
Heart moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lucarescu misses with a looping right.
Heart tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lucarescu manages to circle out of the way.
Lucarescu with a jab.
Lucarescu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lucarescu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Heart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucarescu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Heart clinches up with Lucarescu and pushes him back against the cage.
Lucarescu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Heart scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucarescu has had enough of the clinch but Heart keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart tries to throw a body punch but Lucarescu avoids it by throwing Heart back against the cage.
Lucarescu being controlled against the cage.
Lucarescu wants to get back to striking at distance but Heart won't allow it.
Lucarescu is trying to break the clinch but Heart has him pressed against the cage.
Heart 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.
Lucarescu blocking some punches.
Lucarescu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Heart gets through Lucarescu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Heart digs a right hand underneath Lucarescu's ribcage. Lucarescu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Heart throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucarescu is trying to force a seperation but Heart has the dominant position.
Heart lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lucarescu backwards.
The referee calls for Heart to work.
Heart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heart has a couple of punches blocked by Lucarescu.
Heart lands a nice uppercut.
Lucarescu is looking to break free of the clinch but Heart has double underhooks.
Lucarescu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lucarescu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Heart.
A head punch on the inside from Heart fails to land.
Heart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lucarescu's efforts to push away.
Heart keeps control of Lucarescu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucarescu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Heart lands a body shot in the clinch.
Heart working aggressively here.
Lucarescu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heart tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lucarescu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Heart misses.
Nice cross by Lucarescu.
Lucarescu takes a swing at Heart's ribcage but misses.
Heart clinches.
Heart lands with a right to the head.
Heart manages to break the clinch.
Lucarescu ducks under a wild hook from Heart.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Lucarescu misses.
Heart seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lucarescu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Heart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heart moves away from the strike by Lucarescu.
Heart stuns Lucarescu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lucarescu defending well as Heart loads up on a big left hand.
Lucarescu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lucarescu throws a hook but Heart blocks it.
Lucarescu scores with a nice right hand.
Lucarescu missing with a left hand there. Heart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heart was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Heart works Lucarescu's body with a nice hook.
Heart works over Lucarescu's head and body with a nice combination.
Heart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heart throws a sloppy body shot
and Lucarescu counters with a left and a right that stings Heart.
Lucarescu misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Heart dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lucarescu throws a shot from downtown. Heart moves away and avoids it.
Lucarescu misses the shot to the body.
Heart works the jab nicely.
Heart just misses with a punch to the body.
Heart defending well as Lucarescu loads up on a big left hand.
Heart tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lucarescu manages to circle out of the way.
Lucarescu throws a lazy uppercut
and Heart counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Heart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Heart lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Heart scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lucarescu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucarescu misses the shot to the body.
Lucarescu scores with a nice right hand.
A punch combination from Heart misses.
A nice side step and Lucarescu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lucarescu stuns Heart with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lucarescu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heart at a distance.
Heart clinches.
Lucarescu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Heart misses with a body shot.
Heart misses with a straight right.
Lucarescu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Heart counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Heart.
Heart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lucarescu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Heart throws a looping overhand right but Lucarescu ducks down to avoid it.
Lucarescu catches Heart with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lucarescu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heart.
Lucarescu scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Lucarescu.
Heart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lucarescu can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucarescu moves away.
Lucarescu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Heart.
Lucarescu throws out a counter right but Heart avoids it with no problem.
The fighters circling - Lucarescu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lucarescu lands with a nice body punch.
Heart darts in and clinches Lucarescu up against the cage.
Heart lands an uppercut.
Heart throws a head punch that misses.
Lucarescu tries to break free but Heart pushes him back against the cage.
Heart tries to work over Lucarescu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lucarescu is trying to break the clinch but Heart is controlling him.
Heart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lucarescu backwards.
Lucarescu has had enough of the clinch but Heart keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heart clinches with his opponent.
Heart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heart.
Heart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Heart fails to land.
Heart prevents Lucarescu from breaking the clinch.
Heart is working Lucarescu over against the cage.
Heart breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lucarescu scores with a nice strike.
Heart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucarescu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heart was well out of range. Poor timing from Lucarescu.
Lucarescu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Heart on the side of the head.
Heart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice side step and Lucarescu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lucarescu stuns Heart with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Heart tries to clinch up but Lucarescu circles away and keeps his distance.
Lucarescu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Heart's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heart bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lucarescu's head backwards.
Mircea Lucarescu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heart clinches up with Lucarescu and pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Heart.
Heart stalling.
Lucarescu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heart tries a body shot but Lucarescu blocks it.
Heart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Heart dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lucarescu keeps the fight on the outside.
Lucarescu lands a lovely overhand right.
No joy there for Heart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heart tries to clinch there but Lucarescu circles away.
Heart rushes Lucarescu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Heart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heart tries to clinch but Lucarescu is having none of it.
Heart closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lucarescu lands a lovely overhand right.
Lucarescu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heart moves away.
Heart is looking to counter the offense by Lucarescu and move into the clinch.
Lucarescu throws a looping overhand right but Heart ducks down to avoid it.
Lucarescu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heart.
Lucarescu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heart throws out the jab.
Lucarescu connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucarescu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Heart at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Heart clinches with his opponent.
Lucarescu is trying to force a seperation but Heart has the dominant position.
Lucarescu breaks from the clinch.
Lucarescu throws a nice looking combination but Heart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Heart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lucarescu.
Lucarescu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heart moves away.
Lucarescu slips a jab and a cross from Heart.
Lucarescu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lucarescu throws a right and a left that Heart avoids nicely.
Heart throws a big counter combination but Lucarescu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Heart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lucarescu slips a jab from Heart.
Heart missing with a left hand there. Lucarescu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heart slips a jab and a cross from Lucarescu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucarescu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heart.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lucarescu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Heart takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lucarescu throws a body punch but Heart moves out of range.
Lucarescu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lucarescu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lucarescu lands a nice hook to Heart's body. Heart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lucarescu.
Heart clinches with his opponent.
Lucarescu is looking to break free of the clinch but Heart has double underhooks.
Heart lands a nice uppercut.
Lucarescu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Heart has him pressed against the cage.
Heart lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Peter Heart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lucarescu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Lucarescu misses.
Heart just misses with a punch to the body.
Heart slips under a jab from Lucarescu.
Lucarescu with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heart with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice uppercut there from Lucarescu.
Heart moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lucarescu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lucarescu is looking to break free of the clinch but Heart has double underhooks.
Lucarescu tries to break free but Heart pushes him back against the cage.
Heart tries a body shot but Lucarescu blocks it.
Lucarescu is trying to break the clinch but Heart has him pressed against the cage.
Heart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mircea Lucarescu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucarescu throws a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mircea Lucarescu.
I think Heart has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Heart!
Peter Heart decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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