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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mircea Lucarescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Cuida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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144 lbs
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170 cm
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144 lbs
7 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mircea Lucarescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gray Cuida!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cuida flicks out a counter leg kick but Lucarescu steps away.
Lucarescu misses with an uppercut
and Cuida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lucarescu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cuida has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Lucarescu throws a body shot but no joy.
Cuida throws a big shot that misses.
Lucarescu just misses with a punch to the body.
Cuida throws out a loose jab but Lucarescu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cuida lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lucarescu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cuida.
Lucarescu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cuida! But no joy.
Lucarescu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cuida misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cuida throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Lucarescu to counter with a crisp jab.
Cuida moves out of range of the strikes.
Cuida throws out a loose jab but Lucarescu uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Lucarescu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lucarescu sets himself, and Cuida steps forward looking for the clinch! Lucarescu avoids it this time.
A slow jab from Cuida misses its intended target.
Lucarescu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cuida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuida fails with a takedown attempt.
Cuida throws a front kick aimed at Lucarescu's knee but Lucarescu avoids it well.
Lucarescu throws a body shot but no joy.
Cuida throws a big shot that misses.
Lucarescu takes a swing at Cuida's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Cuida was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lucarescu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cuida.
Lucarescu 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 misses with a double jab
and Cuida counters with a nice uppercut.
Lucarescu scores with a punch to the head.
Cuida throws a sloppy head kick and Lucarescu moves out of range easily.
A punch lands to the side of Cuida 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cuida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lucarescu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuida looking to score a takedown here. Lucarescu is defending well but Cuida drives through and ends up in Lucarescu's guard.
Lucarescu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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!
Lucarescu has momentary wrist control but Cuida slips an elbow through the middle.
Lucarescu is looking for a triangle but Cuida pushes his legs off easily.
Lucarescu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cuida is working Lucarescu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cuida with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cuida keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lucarescu's head.
Cuida controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lucarescu looking for a sweep. Not yet Lucarescu, not yet.
Cuida lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cuida chips away with some ground and pound.
Cuida preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuida content to stall in guard here.
Cuida stopping the sweep attempt from Lucarescu.
Cuida content to stall in guard here.
Cuida is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cuida has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cuida is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cuida wants to control from the top but Lucarescu keeps moving.
Lucarescu has momentary wrist control but Cuida slips an elbow through the middle.
Lucarescu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cuida connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lucarescu wants to sweep but no luck.
Lucarescu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cuida gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lucarescu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cuida's guard.
Cuida looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cuida pulls Lucarescu in to control the position.
Cuida looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lucarescu is one step ahead there.
Lucarescu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cuida is keeping the position for now.
Lucarescu trying to control the position from guard on top but Cuida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lucarescu is really struggling to control Cuida but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cuida wants to sweep here but Lucarescu controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gray Cuida dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lucarescu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cuida under the eye.
Lucarescu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lucarescu looks to score with a jab to the body but Cuida is just out of range.
Cuida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gray Cuida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lucarescu missing with a left hand there. Cuida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Cuida misses.
Lucarescu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Cuida misses the target.
Lucarescu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cuida moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cuida takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cuida leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucarescu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cuida wants to clinch
and Lucarescu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuida tries to clinch up but Lucarescu circles away and keeps his distance.
Lucarescu scores with a one two! Cuida had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cuida rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lucarescu counters with a nice uppercut.
Lucarescu just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Lucarescu misses the target.
Cuida tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cuida looks to land a combination but Lucarescu avoids it well.
It looked like Lucarescu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lucarescu misses with a straight right.
Cuida is looking to chop away at Lucarescu's legs.
Lucarescu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cuida.
Lucarescu throws a right and a left that Cuida avoids nicely.
Lucarescu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cuida throws out the jab.
Cuida swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lucarescu dips to his left and cracks Cuida with an uppercut!
Cuida misses with a hook
and Lucarescu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lucarescu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuida misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucarescu scores with the left hand. Cuida knows he should have avoided that one.
Lucarescu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lucarescu throws an overhand right that lands on Cuida's shoulder, as Cuida tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from Lucarescu.
Lucarescu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lucarescu.
Nice uppercut there from Cuida.
Cuida drives through and clinches with Lucarescu against the cage.
Cuida manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cuida looking to throw knees to the head but Lucarescu is blocking nicely.
Cuida keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lucarescu's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucarescu tries to circle away but Cuida has him pinned against the cage.
Lucarescu has had enough of the clinch but Cuida keeps him there for the moment.
Lucarescu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cuida is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lucarescu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cuida pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lucarescu working hard to break the clinch.
Lucarescu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lucarescu throws a shot to the body.
Cuida throws a one two combo.
It looks like Mircea Lucarescu has been cut.
Cuida misses with a right hand
letting Lucarescu counter with a right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cuida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuida swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lucarescu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cuida has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cuida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lucarescu's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucarescu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cuida.
Cuida misses with a hook
and Lucarescu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cuida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lucarescu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lucarescu misses with a hook to the body
and Cuida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lucarescu fails to land with a series of punches.
Cuida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lucarescu throws out the jab.
Lucarescu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cuida.
Lucarescu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lucarescu duly obliges.
Cuida misses with a lunging right hand
and Lucarescu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lucarescu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lucarescu slips a jab from Cuida.
Lucarescu lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mircea Lucarescu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mircea Lucarescu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lucarescu blocks a jab.
Lucarescu appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cuida jabs Lucarescu right on the nose. Lucarescu blinks but takes it well.
Lucarescu gets caught flat footed, as Cuida shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lucarescu trying to keep a closed guard but Cuida is proving a slippery customer.
Lucarescu looking for a sweep. Not yet Lucarescu, not yet.
Lucarescu working for a triangle but Cuida defends it easily.
Cuida's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cuida tries to free his leg and advance position but Lucarescu is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuida won't allow Lucarescu to sweep him here.
Cuida content to stall in guard here.
Lucarescu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cuida scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuida distracts Lucarescu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cuida makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cuida content to stall in guard here.
Cuida postures up and lands a big shot to Lucarescu's brow.
Cuida looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lucarescu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lucarescu wants to sweep here but Cuida controlling him for the moment.
Cuida seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cuida lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lucarescu looking to control.
Cuida keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lucarescu's head.
Cuida trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucarescu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cuida is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cuida is posturing up here but Lucarescu has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Cuida tries to roll out but it's too tight and Cuida has to tap! Slick submission there by Lucarescu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mircea Lucarescu!
Mircea Lucarescu was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Gray Cuida stepped up to the mic, saying 'This is why I run...'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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