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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louey Draft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Gaea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaea has chosen When I'm Gone (Remix) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Louey Draft had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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215 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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180 cm
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220 lbs
19 - 8 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Louey Draft!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Demian Gaea!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draft swinging wildly here.
Draft gets the takedown into side control.
Draft is putting a hurting on Gaea here, landing some big shots from side control.
Draft landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Draft lands an elbow.
Gaea parries the strikes from Draft easily there. Draft is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gaea to escape.
Draft throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Draft working away.
Draft wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gaea, who protects the arm well.
Gaea is looking to regain half guard here but Draft keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaea is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gaea regains half guard.
Nice strikes from Draft there.
Draft is stalling here. Gaea is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Draft seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gaea has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Draft misses with a strike from the bottom.
Draft is trying to get back to his feet.
Gaea is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Draft has escaped the position, nice work there.
Draft tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Draft is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaea is looking to take a break and control but Draft is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gaea working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Draft is pushing Gaea's head away, looking to escape. Gaea manages to hold on to the position though.
Draft tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The strikes coming from Gaea are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gaea controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaea throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Draft is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gaea swings around for an armbar but Draft sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gaea's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draft throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gaea works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaea pulls Draft in close to his closed guard and prevents Draft from doing any damage or advancing position.
Draft postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Draft passes into half guard.
Gaea is doing well to control the position and prevent Draft from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draft drops an elbow to the side of Gaea's head.
Draft is just content to waste time from the top position. Gaea takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Draft with a nice head shot there.
Gaea wants to sweep but no luck.
Draft working some strikes from top position.
Draft postures up.
Gaea being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draft working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Draft wants to control from the top but Gaea keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louey Draft dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Draft throws a looping overhand right but Gaea ducks down to avoid it.
Draft scores with a punch to the head.
Draft scores a takedown into full mount!
Gaea can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaea tries to hold on but Draft postures up.
Louey Draft overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Draft unloading with bombs!
Draft swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Gaea is now in Draft's guard. A big mistake from Draft there, giving up the dominant position!
Gaea missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gaea scoring with punches to the head and body.
Draft wants to stand up but Gaea is controlling him.
Gaea trying to control but Draft is working from the bottom.
Gaea with a nice head shot there.
Gaea stops Draft from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gaea accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gaea landing some decent shots from guard.
Draft has control of Gaea's left arm, preventing Gaea from doing any damage.
Draft has his foot on Gaea's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gaea works his way back into a safe position though.
Draft is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gaea lands a couple of digs.
Gaea thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gaea postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Draft is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaea lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gaea stops Draft from standing up.
Gaea trying to control the position from guard on top but Draft is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draft controlling Gaea's posture.
Gaea thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Draft trying to control the position.
Gaea postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Draft is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gaea, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaea trying to control the position.
Draft drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Draft jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Draft postures up and lands a big shot to Gaea's brow.
Draft landing some decent shots from guard.
Gaea has an active guard here but Draft has managed to pass into half guard.
Gaea is not content to let Draft control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louey Draft dominated that second round.
That's time! Draft's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gaea darts in trying to clinch
and Draft decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gaea's guard.
Draft scoring with punches to the head and body.
Draft throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gaea works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Draft has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Draft throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Draft postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaea is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Draft defends well.
Draft got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gaea has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Draft has managed to get both his arms back between Gaea's legs - danger averted.
Gaea takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Draft won't allow Gaea to sweep him here.
Draft working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Draft lands a couple of elbows.
Draft thows a big elbow that misses.
Draft throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gaea works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Draft is in close to Gaea's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Draft chips away with some ground and pound.
Gaea wriggles free and stands up.
Draft shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gaea's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draft scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gaea wants to sweep but no luck.
Draft is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Draft loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gaea wants to get back to his feet but Draft passes into half guard.
Gaea looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Draft seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draft seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Draft landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Draft missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gaea keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Draft thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Draft working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gaea on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gaea avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Draft.
Draft is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gaea defends it well.
Draft working over Gaea with some ground and pound. Gaea looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draft trying to mount his opponent but Gaea defends it.
Draft not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Draft throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Draft is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Draft missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Draft drops an elbow to the side of Gaea's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaea is looking to control Draft's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gaea avoid being mounted?
Draft is trying to work for a kimura but Gaea is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louey Draft clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Draft darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Draft missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draft not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gaea looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Draft takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Draft not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Draft not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Draft lands a nice short elbow.
Gaea looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gaea is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Draft lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gaea blocking the ground and pound attempt from Draft.
Draft slips a nice elbow through Gaea's hands, connecting with Gaea's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draft wants to control but Gaea is keeping him busy.
Gaea regains full guard. Nicely done.
Draft is looking to work some ground and pound but Gaea has wrist control.
Draft landing with the ground and pound.
Draft trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gaea has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Draft can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Draft scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gaea working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Draft has passed into half guard!
Draft is trying for a kimura here. Gaea looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Draft wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Louey Draft!
Louey Draft is the new light heavyweight champion!
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