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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Jihad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jihad's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, America! Fuck Yeah!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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225 lbs
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187 cm
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215 lbs
12 - 3 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mohammed Jihad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez throws a hook but Jihad avoids it easily.
Jihad throws a sloppy head kick and Mendez moves out of range easily.
Jihad missing with a left hand there. Mendez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jihad misses with a leg kick.
Mendez throws a lazy right hand but Jihad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mendez leaves Jihad with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mendez gets tackled into the cage by Jihad. Jihad maintains the clinch.
Jihad breaks the clinch.
Mendez lands with a hook. Jihad tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jihad misses with a hook.
Jihad throws a good cross that connects.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mendez, as that shot connected.
Jihad moves out of range as Mendez strikes.
Jihad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jihad gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mendez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
George Mendez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mendez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like George Mendez has been cut.
A jab from Mendez does it's job there.
Mendez with a nice cross.
Mendez misses with a hook
enabling Jihad to counter with a crisp jab.
Jihad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jihad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jihad takes the fight into the clinch.
Mendez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Jihad misses.
Jihad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Jihad drops Mendez with a nice combination! Jihad dives into Mendez's guard, looking to finish!
Mendez is rocked!
Mendez is wriggling around but Jihad manages to pass to half guard.
Mendez is still in real trouble! Can Jihad finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jihad slips a nice elbow through Mendez's hands, connecting with Mendez's forehead.
Jihad sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mendez defending well though.
Jihad throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mendez to regain full guard.
Mendez seems to have recovered his senses.
Jihad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mendez is keeping the position for now.
Mendez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mendez is looking to stand up but Jihad isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jihad advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jihad sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mendez defending well though.
Mendez is trying to stand.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jihad lands a nice short elbow.
Mendez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jihad is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mendez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jihad throws a strike but Mendez avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jihad passes Mendez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jihad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jihad.
Mendez won't allow Jihad to pass to mount.
Jihad scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jihad with the ground and pound but Mendez uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mendez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jihad is controlling him.
Jihad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mendez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jihad is controlling him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mohammed Jihad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jihad wants to clinch.
It seemed like Mendez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammed Jihad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Mendez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Mendez does it's job there.
Jihad lunges at Mendez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mendez's hand.
Jihad ducks under a wild hook from Mendez.
Mendez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jihad staying out of range there.
Jihad defending well as Mendez loads up on a big left hand.
Jihad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendez.
Jihad swings widly with a right hand
and Mendez counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jihad misses with a body punch
and Mendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jihad throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mendez on the side of the head.
Jihad throws a right hand that Mendez ducks under and follows up with a left that Mendez also avoids with ease.
Mendez misses with a straight left.
Mendez looks to land a left hand but Jihad moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Jihad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jihad fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mendez, pushing him back against the cage.
Jihad digs a right hand underneath Mendez's ribcage. Mendez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jihad has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mendez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jihad is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mendez is looking to break free of the clinch but Jihad has double underhooks.
Mendez throws a punch but it's blocked by Jihad.
Mendez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jihad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendez can do to turn this around?
Mendez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jihad swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice cross by Jihad.
A swing and a miss from Mendez.
Jihad takes a swing at Mendez's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from Jihad finds it's target.
Jihad throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Jihad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez misses with a looping left.
Jihad tries to counter with a takedown but Mendez is quick to defend against it.
Mendez misses with a left hand
and Jihad counters with a stiff right hand.
Jihad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendez manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Mendez misses.
Mendez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez looks to throw the jab but Jihad is out of range.
Mendez blocks a head kick by Jihad.
Jihad throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mendez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mendez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mohammed Jihad is winning the standup battle so far.
Jihad gets the takedown into side control.
Mendez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jihad is controlling him well.
Jihad in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jihad throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jihad working the head and body with strikes.
That has opened up George Mendez's cut even more.
Jihad misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mendez defending against the ground and pound.
Mendez wants to get back to his feet but Jihad drags him back down.
Jihad misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mendez is pushing Jihad's head away, looking to escape. Jihad manages to hold on to the position though.
Jihad moves into full mount!
Jihad postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Mendez is out cold - huge knockout for Jihad!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mohammed Jihad!
Mohammed Jihad decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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