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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trinidad Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis deFunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 cm
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200 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
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190 cm
31
204 lbs
19 - 9 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trinidad Suarez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Luis deFunes! The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ron Honeybunn and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! deFunes throws a wild body kick that Suarez sees coming a mile off. We've been hearing reports that Suarez has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. deFunes cracks Suarez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. A swing and a miss from deFunes. A decent looking cross lands there for deFunes. deFunes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Suarez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from deFunes. Suarez blocks a head kick by deFunes.
deFunes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. A head kick misses from deFunes. deFunes lands a nice hook to Suarez's body. Suarez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. deFunes moves in looking to clinch but Suarez pushes him off. deFunes throws a one two combo.
deFunes catches Suarez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round. Suarez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
deFunes throws a lazy right hand but Suarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Suarez avoids the body shot from deFunes.
deFunes lands a right hook to the body.
deFunes misses with a looping right. deFunes scores with a nice body kick.
deFunes throws a looping overhand right but Suarez ducks down to avoid it. deFunes loads up on a big right hand but Suarez slips the punch. deFunes throws an off balance right hand
and Suarez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Suarez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Suarez is looking to take a break and control but deFunes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Suarez wants to free his trapped foot but deFunes is holding on for dear life with his legs. Suarez working the head and body with strikes. Suarez controlling the action here. deFunes is looking for a sweep. Suarez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Suarez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Suarez thows a huge punch but deFunes dodges it nicely.
Suarez is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and deFunes reverses the position - he's now on top in Suarez's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. deFunes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Suarez has deFunes pulled in close to control his posture. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Suarez looking to control.
Suarez looking for a sweep. Not yet Suarez, not yet. Suarez controlling deFunes's posture.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. deFunes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Trinidad Suarez has been cut. deFunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. deFunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. deFunes takes a swing at Suarez's ribcage but misses. Suarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by deFunes.
deFunes misses the shot to the body. deFunes lands with a straight right. Suarez didn't see that one coming.
Suarez is rocked! This has been an exciting period of action! deFunes takes the fight into the clinch. Suarez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. deFunes just stands there and leans against the cage. Suarez jumps guard but deFunes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Suarez is trying to pull guard but deFunes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trinidad Suarez. That's going to take a lot out of him. A head punch blocked on the inside by Suarez. deFunes digs a right hand into Suarez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Suarez's gas tank. Suarez is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. deFunes can't fight it off and eventually Suarez manages to take the fight to the floor. deFunes looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard. deFunes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. 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 Trinidad Suarez's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
deFunes misses with a left hand and Suarez counters with a nice double leg into side control. deFunes won't be happy with that. deFunes taking punishment in the form of punches.
deFunes tries to bench press Suarez off him but Suarez keeps the position. Suarez throws an elbow but deFunes slips to the side and avoids it well. deFunes defending against the ground and pound. Suarez wants to control but deFunes is keeping him busy. deFunes avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Suarez. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Suarez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. deFunes taking a bit of punishment here - Suarez scoring with strikes. Suarez cracks deFunes with a big elbow. Suarez scores with a couple of short elbows. Suarez scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Suarez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but deFunes is avoiding damage well.
Suarez lands a nice forearm strike. An elbow from Suarez crashes against the mat.
Suarez trying to control the position but deFunes is working away. Suarez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. deFunes taking punishment in the form of punches.
Suarez working the ground and pound from side control. Suarez working the body and head with strikes. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Suarez landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. deFunes is positioning himself to get back to half guard. A lull in the action here as Suarez stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. deFunes trying his best to control but Suarez has mounted him. Suarez thowing shots but they're missing. Suarez wants to control the pace but deFunes is squirming around nicely. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Suarez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Suarez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
deFunes tries to hold on but Suarez postures up. Suarez unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Suarez landing shots from mount.
deFunes is rocked! Suarez thowing shots but they're missing. Suarez misses with a head shot. Suarez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. deFunes taking shots to the head. Trinidad Suarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Suarez lands a big shot to the head and deFunes winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Trinidad Suarez!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
60% |
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