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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demian Gaea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waleed Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaea's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, When I'm Gone (Remix). Malik is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Can't Be Touched. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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214 lbs
29 - 13 - 1 |
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182 cm
27
205 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
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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
29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Demian Gaea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Waleed Malik!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaea shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Malik pinned against the cage. Malik gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gaea avoids the head kick by Malik.
Malik tries a head kick but it misses.
Gaea fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gaea blocks a head kick by Malik.
A slapping body kick lands there for Malik.
Gaea shoots and misses
and Malik counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Gaea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malik is trying to push Gaea away but Gaea has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gaea is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Malik is defending well.
Gaea fails to pull guard.
Malik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malik does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Malik lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Demian Gaea has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malik displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Malik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malik stuffs the takedown attempt from Gaea. Gaea gets slowly back to his feet.
Waleed Malik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malik throws a head kick but Gaea moves out of range.
Gaea avoids a punch combination nicely.
Malik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gaea avoids the head kick by Malik.
A cross from Malik lands.
Gaea shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Malik as he jumps to the side.
Malik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gaea takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Malik lands with an overhand left.
Gaea fails with the takedown.
Malik displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gaea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gaea.
Gaea is breathing heavily.
Gaea chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Malik can pounce on him.
Gaea circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gaea closes the distance and clinches up with Malik, looking for a takedown. Gaea pushes Malik against the cage but Malik circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gaea shoots in for a double leg but Malik sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Malik misses with a head kick.
Demian Gaea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malik lands a head kick. Gaea smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gaea closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Malik did well to prevent Gaea getting side control.
Gaea looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gaea performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Malik can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaea prevents Malik from standing back up.
Gaea wants to control but Malik is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Demian Gaea wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gaea darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gaea stands up from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malik clinches up with Gaea and pushes him back against the cage.
Gaea is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Malik gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Malik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Malik stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Malik wants it to stay on the feet.
Malik tries a head kick but it misses.
Malik stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Malik wants it to stay on the feet.
Malik throws a head kick but Gaea moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malik throws a head kick but Gaea moves out of range.
Gaea closes the distance and clinches up with Malik, looking for a takedown. Gaea pushes Malik against the cage but Malik circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gaea shoots in and bounces Malik off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gaea won't allow Malik to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaea in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waleed Malik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Demian Gaea's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Malik is looking to clinch but Gaea is avoiding it.
Malik throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Malik keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gaea is defended easily by Malik.
Gaea blocks a head kick by Malik.
Gaea blocks a head kick by Malik.
Malik tries a head kick but it misses.
Demian Gaea is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gaea shoots in looking for a takedown but Malik manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gaea's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Gaea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Malik.
Gaea shoots in but Malik avoids the takedown attempt easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Malik. No joy for Gaea on that attempt.
Waleed Malik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gaea feints and as Malik raises his hands in defense, Gaea changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Malik keeping moving, preventing Gaea from controlling successfully.
Gaea is really struggling to control Malik but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaea won't allow Malik to get back to his feet.
Gaea not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Demian Gaea wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gaea blocks a head kick by Malik.
Malik just misses with a punch to the body.
Malik throws a sloppy head kick and Gaea moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Malik. No joy for Gaea on that attempt.
Malik misses with the combination.
Malik misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaea fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gaea fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gaea will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Malik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malik scores with a head kick.
Gaea checks the leg kick nicely there.
Malik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gaea shoots in and drives through. Malik sprawls well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaea has a takedown stuffed.
Malik forces Gaea back against the cage and clinches.
Gaea tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Malik is trying to break the clinch but Gaea is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaea is trying to pull guard but Malik turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Malik breaks from the clinch.
Gaea tries for a takedown but Malik sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Malik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gaea blocks a head kick by Malik.
Gaea shoots in and bounces Malik off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Malik wants to stand but Gaea is controlling the position.
Gaea is stalling in the full guard.
Gaea prevents Malik from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gaea throwing strikes but missing.
Gaea not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Demian Gaea wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Malik tries a head kick but it misses.
Horrible takedown by Gaea or perhaps it was just good defense by Malik which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waleed Malik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Demian Gaea's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gaea fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Malik avoids it really well and circles away.
Malik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Malik tries a head kick but it misses.
Gaea throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Malik's waist but Malik gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gaea off to one side.
Gaea tries for a takedown but Malik sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Gaea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malik fails to land with a series of punches.
Gaea shoots for a double leg takedown but Malik sprawls well. He's pushed Gaea's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick from Malik lands but Gaea takes it in his stride.
Malik throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gaea takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaea is trying hard to land a takedown here. Malik sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Malik throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Malik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Malik!
Gaea shoots for a takedown but Malik saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malik lands with a kick to the temple. Gaea shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Malik throws a head kick but Gaea moves out of range.
Malik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gaea defending well as Malik loads up on a big left hand.
No luck for Gaea with that takedown attempt.
Malik misses with a head kick.
Malik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gaea changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Malik looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gaea in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Malik is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Demian Gaea!
Demian Gaea really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Knockout Nutrition (150Q $25) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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