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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Jihad (ranked 72 p4p, 6 weight class) and Gabriel Gray (ranked 542 p4p, 68 weight class). Jihad comes to the cage accompanied by America! Fuck Yeah!. Gabriel Gray will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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225 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
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245 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mohammed Jihad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Gray!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jihad throws a lazy head kick
and Jihad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Mohammed Jihad has been cut.
Nice body kick there by Jihad.
Jihad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Gray counter with a right hand.
Jihad gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gray counters with a nice uppercut.
Jihad has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hey Steves Fight Shack in the buildup to the fight.
Gray slips a jab from Jihad.
Jihad misses with a shot to the body
and Gray counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jihad thinking.
The fighters circling - Gray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gray doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gray looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jihad throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jihad with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jihad drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gray sprawls and moves away.
Gray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jihad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray moves out of range of the body kick from Jihad.
Gray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gray only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jihad throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gray counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jihad stuns Gray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jihad looks to land a body kick but Gray moved away.
Gray thinks about the counter body kick.
Jihad looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jihad stops Gray from standing up.
Jihad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jihad with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jihad 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.
Jihad throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gray works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jihad throws an elbow that misses. Gray uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jihad's guard. Nice move by Gray!
Gray won't allow Jihad to sweep him here.
Jihad wants to improve his position but instead Gray has moved into half guard.
Jihad is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jihad gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jihad is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gray looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jihad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gray pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jihad is keeping the position for now.
Jihad has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gray can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jihad looking for a sweep. Not yet Jihad, not yet.
Jihad looking for a guillotine here but Gray defends easily.
Jihad looking for a sweep. Not yet Jihad, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jihad has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gray has passed into side control.
Jihad looks to move to half guard but instead Gray has passed into mount! Damn!
Jihad is desperately trying to improve his position but Gray has a good base and remains in mount.
Gray controlling from mount.
Jihad is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Gray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Jihad's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jihad takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jihad dips to his left and cracks Gray with an uppercut!
Jihad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gray.
Jihad throws a sloppy head kick and Gray moves out of range easily.
Jihad is looking to wear down Gray with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jihad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jihad jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gray avoids a kick to the body.
Gray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jihad shoots in for a double leg but Gray sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gray is looking to slow Jihad down with leg kicks.
Jihad lands a nice looking body kick.
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!
Gray throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Gray.
Gray lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jihad falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gray has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jihad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jihad blocks a leg kick.
Jihad misses with a wild body shot.
Gray throws out a counter right but Jihad avoids it with no problem.
Gray looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jihad scores with a decent looking hook.
Gray doesn't manage to clinch there - Jihad circles away.
Gray is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gray moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jihad throws a sloppy body shot
and Gray counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jihad swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jihad misses with a takedown
enabling Gray to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jihad misses with a kick to the body.
Jihad gets the takedown into side control.
Gray is looking for a sweep.
Gray dodges the ground and pound from Jihad.
Sloppy strikes there by Jihad.
Gray wants to control but Jihad postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jihad grinds an elbow into Gray's temple.
Gray can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jihad is working Gray over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gray is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jihad connects with a decent elbow.
Jihad creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gray sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jihad is trying to ground and pound but Gray uses the momentary lack of control by Jihad to regain half guard.
Gray is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jihad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jihad scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gray regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jihad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jihad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jihad keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gray's head.
Jihad lands a couple of digs.
Jihad connects with a couple of short punches.
Jihad throws a strike but Gray rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mohammed Jihad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gray sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jihad is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jihad wants to improve his position but instead Gray has moved into half guard.
Jihad might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jihad looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Gray pushes past his half guard into mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gabriel Gray will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Jihad's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gray moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jihad misses with a wild body shot.
Jihad lands with a nice body punch.
Jihad on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jihad tries for a takedown but Gray sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jihad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gray manages to avoid it.
Gray flicks out a counter leg kick but Jihad steps away.
Gray takes one on the button.
Jihad takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jihad.
Gray lands a big head kick that sends Jihad tumbling to the mat! Gray takes a step backwards and waves Jihad back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jihad misses with a hook
and Gray counters with a good, hard body kick but Jihad shrugs it off.
Gray moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray lands a big uppercut and Jihad crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jihad looks OK. Gray waves Jihad back to his feet!
Jihad is rocked!
Mohammed Jihad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy body kick from Jihad
and Gray counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Jihad out cold! What a finish! Gray is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gabriel Gray!
Gabriel Gray is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Gabriel Gray thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Mohammed Jihad was interviewed post fight and said 'Well...shit!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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