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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waleed Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malik comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Be Touched. Waleed Malik had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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182 cm
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205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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191 cm
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215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Waleed Malik! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Lee! The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Malik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Malik wants to clinch. Lee shoots in for a double leg but Malik sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. A head kick misses from Malik. Lee has closed the distance and engaged Malik in a clinch.
Malik is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage. Malik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Lee wants to clinch and Malik counters with a nice body kick. Lee looks gassed! Lee wants to clinch up but Malik keeps it at a distance. Malik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Lee circles away from the clinch attempt and Lee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malik pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Malik wants to clinch and Lee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round. Malik tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body. Malik missing with knees to the body.
Malik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Malik bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Malik throws a head kick that misses. Malik clinches with his opponent.
Malik missing with knees to the body.
Malik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malik throws the kick towards the body but Lee avoids it. Lee closes the distance but Malik moves to the side and Malik makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lee really felt that one! Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Malik. Malik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malik tries to clinch and Lee counters with a single leg into guard. Malik didn't expect that. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Malik keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully. Malik knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lee on the ground. Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Malik has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lee off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Malik circles away.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Malik moves out of range easily. Waleed Malik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Lee rushes Malik and presses him up against the cage. Malik manages to break the clinch.
Malik keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Malik wants to clinch. Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malik swats him away and circles back towards the center. Malik rushes Lee and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Malik with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Malik looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Malik throws a head kick that misses and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body. Lee throws a push kick but Malik slaps the foot to one side. Lee shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lee was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Malik is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lee throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Lee trying to control but Malik is having none of it. Lee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Lee is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Malik to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Malik shrugs it off. Lee raining down shots from the mount! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A nice elbow there by Lee. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Waleed Malik will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action!
Lee tries to clinch up and Malik counters with a big head kick but Lee shrugs it off. Malik throws a head kick that misses and Lee counters with a good, hard body kick but Malik shrugs it off. Malik looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away. Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Malik trying to land knees to the body.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Malik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a one-two to the body. A head kick by Malik misses and Lee counters by clinching up. A frustrated look appears on Malik's face as he tries to break the clinch. Malik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Lee manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Malik wants to stand but Lee has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Lee is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Malik frees his head nicely. Oh but Lee has switched to an armbar! Malik is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Bruce Lee!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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