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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis deFunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Lidae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lidae's choice of entrance music: Lighters. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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204 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
24
224 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luis deFunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steven Lidae!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
deFunes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
deFunes thows a body kick. Lidae tries to catch it but that hurt him.
deFunes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Steven Lidae has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
deFunes misses with a head kick.
Lidae takes a head kick and keeps coming.
deFunes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lidae.
deFunes lands with a nice body punch.
Lidae has closed the distance and engaged deFunes in a clinch.
Lidae manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lidae escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. deFunes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
deFunes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lidae escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. deFunes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidae working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. deFunes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. deFunes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
deFunes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lidae is looking for a triangle but deFunes pushes his legs off easily.
Lidae is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! deFunes has his hands clasped together but Lidae extends an breaks deFunes's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Lidae.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steven Lidae!
Steven Lidae took some time post fight to say the following; '9-0 baby! 9-0! I'm undefeated, i beat everyone who has beaten me before, except one person that has retired. 9-0, come at me!'.
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energy
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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
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