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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louey Draft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis deFunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Louey Draft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Luis deFunes!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
deFunes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Draft throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Draft lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
deFunes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Draft.
Draft fails to land the takedown.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from deFunes. Draft shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draft walks into a stiff left hand from deFunes.
deFunes lands with a right hand.
deFunes has closed the distance and engaged Draft in a clinch.
Draft wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
deFunes throws a punch but it's blocked by Draft.
Draft is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but deFunes is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louey Draft. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from deFunes.
Draft letting deFunes take a breather here.
deFunes digs a right hand underneath Draft's ribcage. Draft let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
deFunes presses Draft against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
deFunes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Draft wants to take the fight to the mat but deFunes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
deFunes stalls.
Draft has had enough of the clinch but deFunes keeps him there for the moment.
Draft can't get the takedown.
deFunes controlling the action here for a moment.
Draft is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
deFunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Draft takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
deFunes misses with the head strike.
deFunes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from deFunes.
deFunes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
deFunes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Draft is trying to work for a single leg takedown but deFunes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
deFunes pushes Draft back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
deFunes swings wildly with an uppercut but Draft uses good head movement to avoid it.
deFunes lands a nice uppercut.
Draft wants a takedown but no success here.
deFunes is leaning against Draft and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Draft is breathing heavily.
Draft looking for a takedown.
A short left from deFunes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
deFunes stalls.
Draft is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but deFunes is defending well.
deFunes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Draft backwards.
deFunes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
deFunes cracks Draft with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from deFunes fails to land.
deFunes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
deFunes is pressed up against the cage. Draft has hold of a leg and is looking to drag deFunes down to the mat. deFunes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Draft closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
deFunes has his hands clasped together around Draft's back. He's all about the action.
deFunes wants to control but Draft is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
deFunes is trying to get back to full guard.
Draft seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but deFunes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
deFunes wants to get back to full guard.
Draft throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Draft throwing shots but deFunes is blocking nicely.
deFunes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Draft.
deFunes wants to control but Draft is keeping busy.
deFunes is looking for a sweep. Draft is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Draft thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed deFunes's head.
deFunes keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Draft throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing deFunes to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis deFunes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
deFunes scores with a hook to the body. Draft takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Draft.
Draft moves out of range of the strikes.
Draft takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
deFunes is looking to clinch but Draft is avoiding it.
Draft lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Draft changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Draft moves into the clinch successfully.
deFunes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from deFunes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draft wants a takedown.
Draft is trying to pull guard but deFunes has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Louey Draft. That's going to take a lot out of him.
deFunes misses with some punches.
deFunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
deFunes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draft blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luis deFunes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Draft blocks a body shot from deFunes.
deFunes stalling in the clinch but Draft improves position.
deFunes lands a right hand.
deFunes stalling in the clinch but Draft improves position.
deFunes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
deFunes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Draft wants to get back to striking at distance but deFunes won't allow it.
Draft changes levels and goes for a takedown here. deFunes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
deFunes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Draft paws at him with a jab and circles away.
deFunes lands a head kick!
deFunes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Draft at a distance.
Luis deFunes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Draft misses its intended target.
Draft takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
deFunes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luis deFunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking body kick lands there for deFunes.
deFunes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
deFunes works the jab nicely.
Louey Draft is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
deFunes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
deFunes misses with a body kick.
deFunes cracks a nice hook into Draft's ribs.
Draft fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
deFunes lands a big head kick that sends Draft tumbling to the mat! deFunes takes a step backwards and waves Draft back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Draft is rocked!
It looks like Louey Draft has been cut.
deFunes looks for a left high kick but can't connect. deFunes backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Draft's temple! It sends Draft violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as deFunes celebrates and the doctors try to help Draft!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Luis deFunes!
A less than humble Luis deFunes misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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hype
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RATING
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