Romanian martial artist
Alexandru Lungu (born 3 September 1974)[ 1] is a Romanian professional mixed martial artist , kickboxer and judoka . Lungu has most recently competed in the Super Heavyweight division of MMA. A professional competitor since 2005, Lungu has formerly competed for the PRIDE Fighting Championships , Cage Rage , and K-1 , for both MMA and professional kickboxing.
Judo career
A successful judoka , Lungu won several judo tournaments across Europe, including the Romanian Cup in 2004 and the International Tournament Monaco in 2005. Lungu competed in judo from 1991 until 2005.[ 2]
He competed for Romania at the 1996 Summer Olympics .[ 3]
Mixed martial arts career
PRIDE Fighting Championships
Lungu made his professional MMA debut on 23 October 2005 at PRIDE 30 against James Thompson , in a Super Heavyweight bout, Lungu weighed in at 368 lbs. and knocked Thompson down in the early seconds of round one, but seemed to fatigue upon standing up and lost via TKO at 2:13 of the first round.
Cage Rage
Lungu picked up a win in his next fight a year later on 30 September 2006 at Cage Rage 18 against Mark Buchanan via submission (kimura) in the first round.
Lungu returned to Romania to continue competing and has compiled a record of 9-2 since PRIDE and Cage Rage.
Lungu defeated Mighty Mo via knockout in the first round on 15 December 2014 in an Open Weight bout.
Lungu is next scheduled to face Jeff Monson on 15 June 2015 at RXF 18.
Kickboxing career
Lungu made his professional kickboxing debut for SUPERKOMBAT on 15 October 2011, against Bob Sapp . Lungu won via knockout in the first round and has since compiled a professional kickboxing record of 4-1 for the promotion, most recently picking up a win over Mike Bourke on 21 December 2013 via first round knockout.
Championships and accomplishments
Kickboxing
SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship
Kickboxing record
Kickboxing record
15 wins (11 KOs), 2 losses, 0 draws
Date
Result
Opponent
Event
Location
Method
Round
Time
Record
Notes
14 Dec 2021
Win
Vincent Liebregts
Colosseum Tournament 29
Arad, Romania
TKO (three knockdowns)
2
2:55
15–2
20 Sep 2021
Win
Adnan Alić
Colosseum Tournament 27
Oradea, Romania
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
14–2
31 May 2021
Win
Franco De Martiis
Colosseum Tournament 25
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Decision (unanimous)
3
3:00
13–2
25 Sep 2020
Win
Tamás Hajdu
Colosseum Tournament 19
Debrecen, Hungary
TKO (referee stoppage)
1
1:43
12–2
22 Sep 2019
Win
Satisch Jhamai
Colosseum Tournament 15
Oradea, Romania
KO (punches flurry)
2
2:25
11–2
9 May 2019
Win
Zoltán Enyedi
Colosseum Tournament 12
Arad, Romania
KO (left hook)
2
0:20
10–2
10 Dec 2018
Win
Fredi Gonzales
KO Masters 1
Bucharest, Romania
TKO (referee stoppage)
1
1:30
9–2
29 Jun 2017
Loss
Yassine Boughanem
Best of Siam 11
Paris, France
KO (strikes)
1
8-2
21 December 2013
Win
Mike Bourke
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final
Galați, Romania
KO (strikes)
1
1:25
8-1
6 April 2013
Loss
Jason Dutton
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2013
Oradea, Romania
DQ (strikes on a downed opponent)
1
3:00
7-1
20 October 2012
Win
Deutsch Pu'u
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2012
Arad , Romania
KO (punch)
2
1:42
7-0
12 May 2012
Win
Wiesław Kwaśniewski
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2012
Cluj Napoca , Romania
Decision (split)
3
3:00
6-0
17 November 2011
Win
Neil Cooke
SUPERKOMBAT Fight Club
Oradea , Romania
KO (punches)
1
0:50
5-0
15 October 2011
Win
Bob Sapp
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2011
Piatra Neamț , Romania
KO (left hook)
1
1:11
4-0
Legend : Win Loss Draw/No contest
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
24 matches
19 wins
5 losses
By knockout
13
5
By submission
6
0
By decision
0
0
Res.
Record
Opponent
Method
Event
Date
Round
Time
Location
Notes
Win
19–5
Fredi Gonzales
TKO (punches)
Fight Zone 9
4 December 2022
1
0:34
Deva , Romania
Win
18–5
Florin Dănilă
TKO (leg injury)
Heroes Fight League 5
16 September 2022
1
1:26
Mioveni , Romania
Win
17–5
Peter Balaž
Submission (smother)
RXF 31
1 October 2018
1
3:05
Cluj-Napoca , Romania
Loss
16–5
Chris Barnett
KO (punches)
Road FC 047
12 May 2018
1
2:34
Beijing , China
Road FC 2018 Openweight Grand Prix
Win
16–4
Adnan Alić
TKO (punches)
RXF 29: All Stars
18 December 2017
1
1:12
Brasov , Romania
Win
15–4
Martin Chuděj
TKO (punches)
RXF 27
29 July 2017
2
1:36
Piatra Neamț , Romania
Win
14–4
John Painter
TKO (punches)
RXF 25: All Stars
19 December 2016
1
0:26
Ploiești , Romania
Win
13–4
Papis Konez
TKO (punches)
RXF 24
10 October 2016
1
2:05
Brasov , Romania
Loss
12–4
Michał Wlazło
TKO (knees and punches)
RXF 21: All Stars
14 December 2015
2
3:11
Bucharest , Romania
Win
12–3
Mahmoud Hassan
Submission (Von Flue choke )
RXF 19
31 August 2015
1
2:43
Galati , Romania
Win
11–3
Andrzej Kulik
TKO (punches)
RXF 18: Stanciu vs. Belbiță
15 June 2015
1
1:59
Cluj-Napoca , Romania
Win
10–3
Mighty Mo
KO (punch)
RXF 15: All Stars
15 December 2014
1
4:05
Bucharest , Romania
Loss
9–3
Tomasz Czerwinski
TKO (punches)
RXF 12
4 August 2014
1
4:25
Mamaia , Romania
Win
9-2
Steven Banks
TKO (strikes)
Local Kombat
7 December 2012
1
N/A
Onesti , Romania
Win
8–2
Chris Mahle
Submission (arm-triangle choke)
Gala MMA: Romania-Germany
29 October 2011
1
1:06
Cluj Napoca , Romania
Win
7–2
Albert Sarkozi
Submission (punches)
Local Kombat Sibiu
19 November 2010
1
0:25
Sibiu , Romania
Win
6–2
Jimmy Ambriz
TKO (doctor stoppage)
K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest – Europe GP
21 May 2010
2
N/A
Bucharest , Romania
Loss
5–2
Rastislav Talarovic
TKO (punches)
K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final
12 December 2009
2
0:46
Prague , Czech Republic
Win
5–1
Jesse Smith, Jr.
Submission (smother choke)
K-1 ColliZion 2009 Final Elimination
24 October 2009
1
0:51
Arad, Romania
Win
4–1
Ruben Villareal
Submission (smother choke)
Local Kombat 33
12 April 2009
1
1:45
Oradea , Romania
Win
3–1
Mark Bentley
KO (punches)
Strike MMA 3
31 October 2008
1
0:06
Cluj-Napoca , Romania
Win
2–1
Tom Erikson
KO (punches)
Strike MMA 2
1 August 2008
1
1:21
Mamaia , Romania
Win
1–1
Mark Buchanan
Submission (kimura)
Cage Rage 18
30 September 2006
1
1:55
London , England
Loss
0–1
James Thompson
TKO (punches)
PRIDE 30
23 October 2005
1
2:13
Saitama , Japan
Achievements
Lungu was also a multiple judo champion and gold medalist of Romania .
Personal life
In 2015, his second wife gave birth to twins.[ 5]
See also
References
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