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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aquiles Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Cuida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Scotland The Brave. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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161 lbs
11 - 14 - 0 |
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153 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aquiles Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gray Cuida!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero tries to bum rush Cuida with a series of wild strikes but Cuida uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left and a right from Romero both land. Nice combination.
Romero throws a right and a left that Cuida avoids nicely.
Cuida tries to clinch but Romero is having none of it.
Romero swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Romero gets tackled into the cage by Cuida. Cuida maintains the clinch.
Cuida drops down looking for an ankle pick but Romero pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cuida just misses with a punch to the body.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cuida moves away.
Romero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cuida circles away quickly and effectively.
Cuida throws out a counter right but Romero avoids it with no problem.
Romero lunges at Cuida with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cuida's hand.
Romero looks to land a left hand but Cuida moved out of range nicely.
Cuida wants to counter the offense by Romero and move into the clinch position.
Nice shot by Cuida.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Romero misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuida throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cuida throws a right and a left that Romero avoids nicely.
Cuida missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice combination there by Cuida.
Romero throws out a powerful jab.
Cuida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cuida dives in and scores a takedown into Romero's guard.
Cuida is looking to work some ground and pound but Romero has wrist control.
Cuida wants to control from the top but Romero keeps moving.
Cuida is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Romero seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Cuida must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cuida won't allow Romero to sweep him here.
Romero wants to stand up but Cuida is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero trying to control the position here.
Romero not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cuida keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Romero's head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Cuida working his ground and pound in the gym.
Cuida trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cuida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cuida misses with a kick to the body
and Romero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cuida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Romero swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Romero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Cuida does it's job there.
Romero misses with a two punch combination.
Cuida clinches with his opponent.
Romero letting Cuida take a breather here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cuida misses with a knee to the head.
Romero avoids a wild elbow strike from Cuida.
Romero tries to break free but Cuida pushes him back against the cage.
Cuida looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cuida.
Cuida avoiding damage as Romero throws knees to the body.
Cuida misses with a knee to the head.
Romero can't find room to land a body shot as Cuida controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuida taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cuida takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Romero tries to circle away but Cuida has him pinned against the cage.
Cuida prevents Romero from breaking the clinch.
Romero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cuida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cuida lands an elbow that stopped Romero in his tracks for a moment.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cuida tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romero avoids it.
Romero tries to circle away but Cuida has him pinned against the cage.
Cuida blocks a body shot from Romero.
Romero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cuida throws an overhand right that lands on Romero's shoulder, as Romero tries to avoid the shot.
Cuida shoots for a double leg takedown but Romero sprawls well. He's pushed Cuida's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gray Cuida will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cuida throws a front kick aimed at Romero's knee but Romero avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romero. Cuida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cuida swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Aquiles Romero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cuida is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cuida missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Romero misses.
Cuida fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuida has his takedown stuffed
and Romero counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romero misses with a double jab
enabling Cuida to counter with a crisp jab.
Romero digs a good hook to Cuida's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Romero. No joy for Cuida on that attempt.
Aquiles Romero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gray Cuida.
Romero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Romero tests Cuida's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cuida misses with a double jab.
Romero throws a leg kick
and Cuida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cuida misses with the combination.
Cuida tries to clinch up.
Romero tries a head kick but it misses.
Cuida falls off balance throwing a combination
and Romero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romero moves away from the strike by Cuida.
It looked like Romero wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Romero connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuida moves out of range of the body kick.
Aquiles Romero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cuida's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Romero connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cuida scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Romero bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cuida motions for Romero to come forward. Cuida throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Cuida looks to move away, Romero throws a big counter combo but Cuida just gets out of the way.
Cuida throws a looping overhand right but Romero ducks down to avoid it.
Romero swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cuida tries a head kick but it misses.
Cuida throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Romero tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cuida is in Romero's guard.
Cuida postures up and lands a big shot to Romero's brow.
Romero wants to stand up but Cuida is controlling him.
Romero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cuida trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero controls Cuida momentarily but Cuida frees himself.
Cuida being controlled here momentarily.
Cuida preventing the sweep.
Cuida throwing strikes from guard but Romero blocks nicely.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cuida wants to clinch up but Romero keeps it at a distance.
Romero fakes the leg kick and cracks Cuida in the body.
Romero misses with a double jab
and Cuida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuida misses with a double jab.
Gray Cuida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Romero misses with a two punch combination.
Cuida throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Romero's waist but Romero gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cuida off to one side.
Romero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Romero throws a combination. Cuida tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cuida is rocked!
Romero connects with a body shot.
Cuida is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romero fails to land with a series of punches.
Romero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cuida at a distance.
Cuida showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Romero.
Romero cracks Cuida with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aquiles Romero dominated that second round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cuida tries to clinch
and Romero counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cuida is still on wobbly legs! Can Romero finish him?
Romero steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Cuida is out on his feet! Romero sets himself and nearly takes Cuida's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aquiles Romero!
As Aquiles Romero got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: when you fight a legend like Guida you give it all to prove you at the top'.
The defeated Gray Cuida had this to say: 'This is why I run...'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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