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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Malingo (ranked 1569 p4p, 174 weight class) and Gray Cuida (ranked 3239 p4p, 324 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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151 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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170 cm
26
144 lbs
7 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Malingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gray Cuida!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Cuida. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cuida.
It looks like Eddie Malingo has been cut.
Cuida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cuida ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cuida cracks Malingo with a good jab.
Cuida misses with a right hand
and Malingo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cuida's knee momentarily.
Malingo keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Cuida misses.
A punch combination from Cuida misses.
Malingo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Malingo feinted with a counter takedown.
Gray Cuida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cuida throws a looping overhand right but Malingo ducks down to avoid it.
Cuida missing with a left hand there. Malingo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malingo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cuida tries to clinch but Malingo moves out of range.
Malingo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cuida throws a leg kick that is checked
and Malingo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuida paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cuida misses with a looping right.
Cuida loads up on a big right hand but Malingo slips the punch.
Malingo lands with an uppercut that bounces Cuida off the cage and back into range.
Malingo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cuida throws out the jab.
Cuida with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cuida.
Cuida throws a hook to the side of Malingo's head but Malingo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malingo throws the left hand but Cuida avoids the punch easily.
Cuida swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Malingo lands a glancing blow to the side of Cuida's head.
Malingo checks a leg kick.
Cuida is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuida ducks under a wild hook from Malingo.
Malingo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cuida rushes Malingo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cuida leaning his opponent against the cage.
Malingo blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Malingo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Malingo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cuida uses from the top position.
Malingo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cuida is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Malingo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malingo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cuida working some strikes from top position.
Malingo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Malingo can't keep his opponent in guard - Cuida advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cuida trying to pass the guard but Malingo defending well.
Cuida wants to lay and pray for a moment but Malingo keeps working.
Malingo has hold of Cuida's hands but Cuida slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malingo is looking to improve his position.
Malingo trying to hold on to Cuida's head to control him but Cuida postures up.
Cuida wants to take a breather but Malingo is having none of it.
Malingo is trying to control but can't.
Malingo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Malingo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cuida wants to control from the top but Malingo keeps moving.
Cuida cracks Malingo with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gray Cuida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Malingo's cut.
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.
Malingo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cuida.
Malingo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cuida rushes Malingo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cuida is struggling to control the position.
Cuida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malingo.
Malingo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Malingo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Malingo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cuida to keep the fight standing.
Cuida landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cuida taking a breather.
Cuida lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cuida stalling the fight.
Malingo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuida tries to clinch
and Malingo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cuida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cuida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malingo feints a jab promting Cuida to slip. Malingo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cuida slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cuida connects with a high kick.
Cuida throws a hook to the side of Malingo's head but Malingo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gray Cuida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Cuida misses.
A little feinted left hand from Malingo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Malingo swats away the attempt to clinch by Cuida.
Malingo attempts a counter takedown but Cuida avoids it well and moves away.
Malingo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cuida takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cuida is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malingo shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Cuida takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Malingo sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Cuida bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eddie Malingo!
During a confident post fight interview, Eddie Malingo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Gray Cuida was interviewed post fight and said 'This is why I run...'.
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B |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
44% |
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