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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). Lidae comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lighters kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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190 cm
23
204 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
25
224 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luis deFunes! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steven Lidae! The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lidae moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Lidae throws an off balance right hand
and deFunes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. deFunes throws a head kick that half lands.
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It looks like Steven Lidae has been cut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! deFunes throws a half hearted mid kick. deFunes lands a head kick!
Lidae tries to move into range but deFunes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lidae closes the distance and clinches. deFunes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lidae or not. Lidae is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but deFunes is defending well. deFunes pushes Lidae back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Lidae fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lidae tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Luis deFunes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Lidae. deFunes lands a shot to the body. deFunes leaning against his opponent.
deFunes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lidae ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lidae no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. deFunes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. deFunes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/refstandup.gif) Luis deFunes has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. deFunes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lidae gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lidae misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lidae gets in close and instigates a clinch. A nice left hand lands by deFunes.
Lidae fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lidae is trying to pull guard but deFunes has him pressed against the cage. deFunes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A short uppercut from deFunes. Lidae tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. deFunes smiles and moves away.
deFunes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lidae.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Lidae thuds a left hand into deFunes's body. An inside leg kick lands from deFunes.
deFunes closes the distance and clinches. Lidae is trying to pull guard but deFunes has him pressed against the cage. deFunes scores with a shot to the side of Lidae's head. deFunes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right from deFunes on the inside. Lidae fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lidae tries to pull guard but deFunes holds him up against the cage and eventually Lidae drops back down to his feet.
deFunes lands an uppercut. Lidae jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as deFunes walks away with a smile on his face. Lidae gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Steven Lidae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
deFunes tries to keep at a distance but Lidae has taken the fight into the clinch. A nice left hand lands by deFunes.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. A short right hand to the side of the head by deFunes. A short right hand to the side of the head by deFunes. deFunes lands a shoulder strike. Lidae is trying to pull guard but deFunes has him pressed against the cage. deFunes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lidaes head. Lidae tries to pull guard but deFunes won't allow it.
Nice body punch from deFunes. Lidae looks gassed! Lidae tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. deFunes smiles and moves away.
Lidae looks to score with a jab to the body but deFunes is just out of range. Lidae on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. deFunes thows a body kick. Lidae tries to catch it but that hurt him. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lidae moves into the clinch successfully.
deFunes is leaning against Lidae and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. A short left from deFunes. Lidae fails to pull the fight into his guard.
deFunes scores with a hook to the body. deFunes lands a body shot in the clinch.
deFunes pressing his opponent against the cage.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. deFunes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Lidae tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. deFunes just stands there and leans against the cage. Lidae jumps guard but deFunes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. deFunes gets through Lidae's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. deFunes lands a body shot in the clinch.
deFunes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. deFunes lands an uppercut. deFunes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. deFunes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lidae backwards. deFunes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! deFunes lands with a short shot to the head. Lidae tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. deFunes smiles and moves away.
A jab from Lidae misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis deFunes dominated that round. The cut man is working on Steven Lidae's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lidae blocks a head kick by deFunes.
Lidae scores with a shot to the body.
Lidae throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Lidae throws a poor cross that misses
enabling deFunes to counter with a crisp jab. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lidae crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from deFunes - the referee stops the clock and Lidae gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says deFunes. Lidae manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Lidae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
deFunes cracks Lidae with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. A head kick from deFunes lands but Lidae takes it in his stride.
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Lidae is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! deFunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lidae is still on wobbly legs! Can deFunes finish him? deFunes throws a sloppy head kick and Lidae moves out of range easily. Lidae misses with the combination.
Lidae takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Lidae seems to have recovered his senses. deFunes dips down and scores with a jab to the body. deFunes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lidae can do to turn this around? Lidae misses with a low kick.
Lidae throws a lazy right hand but deFunes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Lidae is breathing heavily. deFunes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. deFunes connects with a solid leg kick.
deFunes rushes Lidae and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. deFunes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. deFunes lands a nice shot to the body. A left hand lands to the body for deFunes.
deFunes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Lidae blocks a head kick by deFunes.
deFunes lands with a nice body kick. Whack! deFunes lands a heavy head kick that drops Lidae. The ref tackles deFunes to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Lidae was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Luis deFunes! Luis deFunes 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.
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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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