Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: DUEL#130 Bushiri vs Saibot
Date: Feb 17, 2018

#R1#
Jihad tries to clinch but fails miserably #TD2#
and Bizarria counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jihad won't be happy with that.
Bizarria in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jihad is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bizarria working the ground and pound from side control.
Jihad has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jihad throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Jihad is trying to get back to half guard.
Bizarria lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jihad strikes from the bottom but Bizarria takes advantage and advances to full mount!
Bizarria lands a heavy elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bizarria cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bizarria working the ground and pound effectively.
Bizarria pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bizarria lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.#T1#
Bizarria scores with a couple of good head shots there. #ROC2#
Jihad is rocked!
Jihad is trying desperately to improve position.
Jihad is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Bizarria lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jihad hang on?
Bizarria cracks Jihad with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oh Jihad is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bizarria lands a big shot to the head and Jihad winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Luciano Bizarria!
In defeat, Mohammed Jihad stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well...shit!'.

Event: DFN#29 Mitchell vs Johnson
Date: Jan 13, 2018

#R1#
Struja lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jihad circles away quickly and effectively.
Mohammed Jihad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jihad is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Struja! But no joy.
Struja misses with a hook.
Struja connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jihad's hands.
Jihad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Struja.
Jihad fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Jihad clinches.
Jihad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Struja blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jihad throws a punch but it's blocked by Struja.
Struja is trying to push Jihad away but Jihad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jihad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jihad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jihad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jihad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jihad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Jihad fails to land.
Jihad misses with the head strike.
Struja blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jihad misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jihad.
Jihad lands with a right to the head.
Jihad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jihad misses with some punches.
Struja blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Struja is trying to maintain a safe position but Jihad gets an underhook and turns Struja into the cage.
Jihad working aggressively here.
Jihad misses with the head strike.
Jihad misses with the head strike.
Jihad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jihad throws a punch but it's blocked by Struja.
A short right from Jihad on the inside.
Struja gets through Jihad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Struja tries to circle away but Jihad has him pinned against the cage.
Jihad fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Struja manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Struja.
Struja throws a body shot but no joy. #CL#
Jihad closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jihad swings wildly with an uppercut but Struja uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Struja stalling in the clinch.
Struja blocking some punches.
A short right from Jihad.
Jihad misses with the head strike.
Jihad throws a head punch that misses.
Struja lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jihad has a couple of punches blocked by Struja.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jihad.
Struja stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jihad swings wildly with an uppercut but Struja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jihad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Struja lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Struja is trying to break free.
A short left from Struja.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Struja.
Struja tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Struja blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T3#
Struja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jihad's elbow.
Jihad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Struja wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jihad has a couple of punches blocked by Struja.
Jihad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Struja tries to circle away but Jihad has him pinned against the cage.
Jihad throws a punch but it's blocked by Struja.
Struja is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jihad misses with the head strike.
Jihad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Struja presses Jihad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jihad has a couple of punches blocked by Struja.
Jihad working aggressively here.
Struja blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jihad throws a punch but it's blocked by Struja.
Jihad has a couple of punches blocked by Struja.
Jihad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Struja is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son. #T4##BC2#
Struja escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Jihad moves into the clinch.
Jihad throws a head punch that misses.
Jihad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jihad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jihad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jihad misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Struja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jihad's elbow.
Jihad has a couple of punches blocked by Struja.
Jihad swings wildly with an uppercut but Struja uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jihad.
Jihad throws a punch but it's blocked by Struja.
Jihad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Struja.
Struja blocking some punches.
Struja is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jihad is defending well.
Jihad misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohammed Jihad dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##CL#
Jihad moves into the clinch successfully.
Mohammed Jihad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Struja blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jihad misses with some punches.
Jihad misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Struja.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jihad.
Jihad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Jihad fails to land.
Jihad has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jihad misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Struja.
Struja blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Jihad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jihad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Struja blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jihad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Struja lands a body punch.
Jihad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Struja lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!#BC2#
Struja breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Jihad closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T1#
Jihad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Jihad.
Jihad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Struja can do to turn this around?
Jihad misses with a hook from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Struja is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jihad gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Struja cracks Jihad with a nice body shot.
Struja blocking some punches.
Jihad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jihad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jihad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jihad swings wildly with an uppercut but Struja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Struja blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jihad.
A head punch on the inside from Jihad fails to land.
Jihad prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jihad scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC2#
Struja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2#
Jihad tries to clinch there but Struja circles away.
Jihad moves out of range as Struja strikes.
Struja connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jihad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jihad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Struja.
Jihad wants to clinch.
Struja lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Struja swats away the attempt to clinch by Jihad.
Jihad doesn't manage to clinch there - Struja circles away.
Struja throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Struja swats away the attempt to clinch by Jihad.#CL#
Jihad has Struja up against the cage in a clinch.
Struja tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jihad lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T3#
Jihad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jihad lands with a short shot to the head.
Jihad misses with the head strike.
Struja lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Jihad fails to land.
Struja is trying to break the clinch but Jihad is controlling him.
Jihad swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Struja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jihad doesn't manage to clinch there - Struja circles away.
Jihad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Struja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Struja throws a right hand that Jihad ducks under and follows up with a left that Jihad also avoids with ease.
Jihad closes the distance looking to clinch
and Struja counters with a left to the body. #CL#
Jihad moves into the clinch.
Struja blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Struja scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jihad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jihad misses with the head strike. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Struja doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jihad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jihad gets through Struja's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jihad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Struja backwards.
Struja lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jihad throws a head punch that misses.
Jihad working aggressively here.
Struja blocks an uppercut.
Jihad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Struja fails to land. #BC2#
Struja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jihad tries to clinch up but Struja circles away and keeps his distance.
Struja looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jihad dodges the punch combination from Struja.
Jihad darts in trying to clinch
and Struja counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohammed Jihad dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Jihad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Struja manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Struja swats away the attempt to clinch by Jihad.
Ludko Struja is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Struja swinging wildly here.
Struja throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jihad on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Struja. Those never looked like landing.
Struja circles away from the clinch attempt
and Struja counters with a three punch combo that has Jihad backing up. Jihad nods at Struja to acknowledge the strikes.
Jihad tries to clinch there but Struja circles away.
Jihad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Struja.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Struja throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jihad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Struja avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jihad moves to clinch but Struja breaks away
and Struja counters with a series of strikes. Jihad will be more careful next time no doubt. #CL#
Jihad fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Struja, pushing him back against the cage.#T1#
Jihad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Struja backwards.
A shot in the inside from Jihad. #BC2#
Struja escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Struja lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Struja circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jihad closes the distance but Struja moves to the side
letting Struja counter with a right hand.
Struja closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CL#
Jihad takes the fight into the clinch.
Struja tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Struja breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jihad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jihad tries to clinch up but Struja circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Jihad closes the distance and pushes Struja back into the cage.
Struja throws a punch but it's blocked by Jihad.
Jihad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Struja is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jihad is keeping busy.
Jihad misses with some punches.
Mohammed Jihad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Jihad has Struja pressed against the cage, preventing Struja from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Struja is leaning against Jihad and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Struja misses with a hook to the ribs.
Struja lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Struja is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jihad swings wildly with an uppercut but Struja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Struja is trying to stall.
Ludko Struja has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice right hand lands inside from Struja. #T3#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Struja creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Struja swings wildly with an uppercut but Jihad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Struja is trying to break the clinch but Jihad is controlling him.
Jihad stops a takedown attempt from Struja.
Struja tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Struja pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jihad tries to clinch up but Struja circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice side step and Struja releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jihad fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Jihad clinches up against the cage.
Struja lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jihad backwards. #T4#
Jihad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Struja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Struja blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Struja misses with the head strike.
Struja is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jihad lands a right hand.
Struja misses with a punch on the inside.
Struja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jihad.
Struja lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ludko Struja comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jihad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohammed Jihad!
A very excited looking Mohammed Jihad made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: DUEL#115 Arjuna vs Jihad
Date: Dec 16, 2017

#R1#
Jihad tries to clinch
letting Arjuna counter with a right hand. #CUT#
It looks like Mohammed Jihad has been cut.#CL2#
Jihad clinches with his opponent.
Arjuna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arjuna.
Arjuna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arjuna scores with a shoulder strike.
Jihad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jihad swings wildly with an uppercut but Arjuna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jihad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Arjuna as the two fighters clinch.
Jihad working aggressively here.
Arjuna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arjuna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arjuna blocks an uppercut.
Jihad misses with some punches.
Jihad misses with the head strike.
Jihad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arjuna lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jihad backwards. #T1##BC#
Arjuna breaks from the clinch.
Jihad darts in trying to clinch
and Arjuna counters with a three punch combo that has Jihad backing up. Jihad nods at Arjuna to acknowledge the strikes.
Jihad wants to clinch but Arjuna slips to the side
and Arjuna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jihad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arjuna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jihad tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Arjuna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jihad wants to clinch but Arjuna slips to the side#KD#
and Arjuna counters with a crisp right hand that drops Jihad! Arjuna lets Jihad back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Jihad takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arjuna creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arjuna blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Arjuna breaks from the clinch. #T2#
Jihad tries to clinch up but Arjuna circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Jihad rushes Arjuna and presses him up against the cage.
I was talking to Arjuna's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Jihad on the inside.
A short uppercut from Jihad.
Jihad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arjuna backwards.
Jihad misses with the head strike.
Arjuna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arjuna blocking some punches.
Jihad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arjuna struggles to land a body shot inside as Jihad controls his hands.
Jihad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jihad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arjuna lands a right hand.
Arjuna throws a head punch that misses.
Jihad working aggressively here.
Jihad blocks a body shot from Arjuna.
Jihad misses with the head strike.
Arjuna blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T3#
Jihad misses with the head strike.
Jihad has a couple of punches blocked by Arjuna.
Jihad swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Arjuna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jihad tries to clinch up but Arjuna circles away and keeps his distance.
Arjuna was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jihad closes the distance but Arjuna moves to the side
and Arjuna counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Arjuna circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arjuna keeps the fight on the outside.
Arjuna swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jihad looks to clinch
and Arjuna counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jihad tries to clinch #KD#
and Arjuna counters with a crisp one two that drops Jihad! Arjuna thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jihad to his feet! Jihad is in big trouble!
Arjuna keeps the fight on the outside.
Arjuna was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jihad doesn't manage to clinch there - Arjuna circles away.
Arjuna is looking to counter punch.#CL2#
Jihad forces Arjuna back against the cage and clinches.#T4#
A short left from Arjuna.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Arjuna breaks from the clinch.
Jihad tries to clinch
and Arjuna counters with a stiff right hand.
Jihad tries to clinch
and Arjuna counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Jihad has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rama Arjuna!
A very excited looking Rama Arjuna made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Mohammed Jihad stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well...shit!'.

Event: MMMA 52 Moors vs Martin
Date: Nov 26, 2017

#R1##CL2#
Jihad has Bunting up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jihad fails to land.
Bunting pushes Jihad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunting lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jihad.
Bunting goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jihad throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Jihad fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bunting.
Jihad blocks an uppercut.
Bunting struggles to land a body shot inside as Jihad controls his hands.
Jihad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jihad swings wildly with an uppercut but Bunting uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jihad working aggressively here.
Bunting has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jihad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bunting blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jihad.
Bunting cracks Jihad with a nice body shot.
Bunting tries a body shot but Jihad blocks it.
Jihad throws a punch but it's blocked by Bunting.
Bunting working aggressively here.
Bunting misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Jihad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Bunting.
Bunting blocks an uppercut.
Jihad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jihad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bunting.
Bunting stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jihad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Bunting.
Bunting swings wildly with an uppercut but Jihad uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jihad.
Jihad lands a hook that snaps the head of Bunting backwards.
Bunting doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jihad misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Bunting.
Bunting pushes Jihad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunting misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jihad working aggressively here.
Bunting lands a body punch.
Jihad looks winded!
Bunting misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Bunting working aggressively here.
Bunting blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jihad has a couple of punches blocked by Bunting.
Bunting cracks Jihad with a nice body shot.
Bunting scores with a shoulder strike.
Jihad blocks a body shot from Bunting.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bunting.
A head punch on the inside from Jihad fails to land.
Bunting pushes Jihad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunting lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jihad.
Bunting tries to throw a body punch but Jihad avoids it by throwing Bunting back against the cage.
Jihad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bunting swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jihad pushes Bunting back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunting tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jihad's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Bunting fails to land.
Bunting has a couple of punches blocked by Jihad.
A short uppercut from Bunting.
Bunting works on Jihad's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Bunting.
Bunting scores with a shoulder strike. #T3#
Bunting lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jihad backwards.
Bunting misses with a punch on the inside.
Jihad misses with a punch on the inside.
Bunting tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jihad's elbow.
Bunting lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jihad backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Jihad fails to land.
Jihad blocks an uppercut.
Bunting scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bunting lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jihad has a couple of punches blocked by Bunting.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bunting.
Bunting lands with a left to the head.
Bunting lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jihad backwards.
Bunting misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jihad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jihad prevents a body shot from Bunting.
Jihad has a couple of punches blocked by Bunting.
Bunting swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunting lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunting lands a body shot. #T4#
Bunting scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC#
Bunting manages to break the clinch.
Bunting throws a leg kick which misses Jihad's front leg but catches the back leg as Jihad tries to avoid it.
Jihad tries to clinch there but Bunting circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.#CL2#
Jihad rushes Bunting and presses him up against the cage.
Jihad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jihad has a couple of punches blocked by Bunting.
Jihad throws a punch but it's blocked by Bunting.
Bunting blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bunting lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Bunting on the inside.
Bunting swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Bunting scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jihad swings wildly with an uppercut but Bunting uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jihad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jihad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunting misses with a body punch.
Bunting working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jihad blocks an uppercut.
Jihad misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Borg Bunting dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Bunting with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bunting keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #CL2#
Jihad moves into the clinch successfully.
Borg Bunting has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bunting misses with a punch on the inside.
Jihad misses with a punch on the inside. #BC#
Bunting breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Bunting. Beautiful body shot.
Bunting keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Jihad clinches up with Bunting and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bunting.
Bunting misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bunting lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Jihad on the inside. #BC#
Bunting pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jihad tries to clinch up but Bunting circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Bunting.
Jihad moves in looking to clinch but Bunting pushes him off.#CL2#
Jihad clinches.
Jihad throws a punch but it's blocked by Bunting.
Jihad blocking some punches. #T1#
Bunting lands with a right to the head.
Bunting lands a hook that snaps the head of Jihad backwards.
A short left from Bunting.
Bunting blocking some punches.
Bunting scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Bunting.
Jihad is breathing heavily.
Jihad has a couple of punches blocked by Bunting. #BC#
Bunting pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Jihad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bunting.
Jihad takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunting.
Jihad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bunting lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jihad backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunting softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Bunting. #ROC#
Jihad is rocked!
Bunting blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jihad swings wildly with an uppercut but Bunting uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jihad swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2#
Bunting digs a right hand into Jihad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jihad's gas tank.
Bunting lands with a short shot to the head.
Bunting working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jihad is still on wobbly legs! Can Bunting finish him?
Bunting blocks an uppercut.
Jihad seems to have recovered his senses.
Bunting lands a hook that snaps the head of Jihad backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Jihad fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bunting.
Jihad throws a head punch that misses.
Bunting works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bunting tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jihad's elbow.
Bunting makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Bunting.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jihad.
A head punch on the inside from Jihad fails to land.
Jihad swings wildly with an uppercut but Bunting uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Jihad fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Bunting.
Still in the clinch, Bunting scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bunting has a couple of punches blocked by Jihad.
Bunting is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jihad can do to turn this around?#T3#
Bunting lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jihad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bunting swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bunting tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jihad's elbow.
Bunting lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jihad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bunting goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bunting scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jihad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jihad has a couple of punches blocked by Bunting.
Jihad swings wildly with an uppercut but Bunting uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jihad has a couple of punches blocked by Bunting.
Bunting blocking some punches.
A short left from Bunting.
Jihad throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bunting.
Jihad misses with the head strike.
Jihad throws a head punch that misses.
Jihad lands an uppercut.#KD#
Bunting drops Jihad onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jihad is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jihad misses with the head strike.
Bunting lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bunting goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jihad in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bunting creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Jihad's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Jihad drops to his knees and Bunting pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Borg Bunting!
Borg Bunting managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Kalashnikov Nutrition & Supplements (160Q), into his post fight interview.
The defeated Mohammed Jihad had this to say: 'Well...shit!'.

Event: MMMA 45 Boudain vs Jihad
Date: Oct 14, 2017

#R1#
Jihad shoots in but Boudain avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jihad. Boudain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jihad misses the shot to the body.
Jihad tries to land a front kick but Boudain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boudain is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jihad.
Jihad throws a low kick but Boudain avoids it.
Boudain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jihad thuds a left hand into Boudain's body.
Jihad misses the shot to the body.
Boudain was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boudain has been working on his boxing with his coaches at *****AXE PACK***** in the buildup to the fight.
Boudain scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boudain blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jihad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boudain.
Mohammed Jihad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boudain misses with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Boudain. No joy for Jihad on that attempt.
Jihad looks to land a body kick but Boudain moved away.
Boudain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jihads jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T1#
Boudain tries a head kick but it misses.
Boudain's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jihad under the eye.
Boudain misses with a series of wild punches.
Jihad misses with a wild body shot.
Boudain is looking to counter the offense by Jihad and move into the clinch.
Jihad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boudain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boudain lunges at Jihad with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jihad's hand.
Jihad is looking to land body kicks.
Jihad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Jihad tries to get set, Boudain tries to push him back and clinch up but Jihad manages to avoid the attempt.
Jihad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boudain manages to avoid it.
Jihad looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jihad shoots in looking for a takedown but Boudain manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jihad's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dante Boudain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohammed Jihad.
Jihad blocks a jab.
Jihad now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boudain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boudain throws a shot to the body. #T2#
Jihad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jihad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jihad lands a nice shot to the body.
Boudain lands a glancing blow to the side of Jihad's head.
Boudain lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Boudain.
Boudain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boudain walks into a straight right hand from Jihad.
Boudain looks to score with a jab to the body but Jihad is just out of range.
A jab from Boudain misses.
Jihad goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#CL2#
Jihad rushes Boudain and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boudain pushes Jihad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boudain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jihad's elbow.
Boudain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T3#
Boudain throws a head punch that misses.
Boudain tries a body shot but Jihad blocks it.
Jihad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boudain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jihad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boudain's elbow.
Jihad tries to work over Boudain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boudain.
Jihad tries to work over Boudain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jihad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boudain misses with a body punch.
Jihad tries to break free but Boudain pushes him back against the cage.
Boudain lands a hook that snaps the head of Jihad backwards. #CUT#
It looks like Mohammed Jihad has been cut.
Jihad misses with some punches.
Boudain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boudain struggles to land a body shot inside as Jihad controls his hands.
Jihad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boudain working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boudain fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
A nice left hand lands by Boudain.
A head punch on the inside from Jihad fails to land.
Boudain can't find room to land a body shot as Jihad controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boudain.
Boudain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jihad looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boudain lands a right hand.
Boudain has Jihad pressed against the cage. Jihad drops his hands and Boudain takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends Jihad tumbling to the canvas! Boudain rains down with more punches but Jihad was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for Boudain!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dante Boudain!
Dante Boudain retains his super heavyweight title!
Dante Boudain very nearly forgot to thank Bullet Proof System amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated Mohammed Jihad had this to say: 'Well...shit!'.

Event: MMMA 39: Featherweigt Tourny Rd1
Date: Sep 02, 2017

#R1#
Jihad throws a lazy head kick
and Jihad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#
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. #T1#
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.#TD#
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. #T2#
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!#REVB#
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. #T3#
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. #SUB#
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. #SUB#
Jihad looking for a guillotine here but Gray defends easily.
Jihad looking for a sweep. Not yet Jihad, not yet. #T4#
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.
#R2#
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. #T1#
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.#T2#
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. #TD#
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. #T3#
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. #T4#
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. #REVB#
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.#SUB#
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!
#R3#
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.#KD2#
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.#T1##KD2#
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!#ROC2#
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!'.

Event: MMMA London 2
Date: Aug 02, 2017

#R1#
Jihad looks to score with a jab to the body but Heidegger is just out of range.
Heidegger throws a leg kick but Jihad moved away.
Jihad misses with a wild body shot.
Heidegger scores with a leg kick.
Heidegger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jihad.
Jihad moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jihad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've been hearing reports that Jihad has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jihad connects with a right hand. Heidegger shakes it off.
Heidegger throws a jab but it's blocked by Jihad.
Jihad shoots in for a takedown but Heidegger shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Heidegger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jihad just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heidegger connects with the punch.
Heidegger misses with a body shot
and Jihad counters with a right hand to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heidegger. That's going to slow Jihad down.
Puck Heidegger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Jihad. That snapped Heidegger's head back.
Heidegger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jihad looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T1#
Heidegger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jihad is able to avoid easily.
Jihad throws a quick inside leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Jihad
and Heidegger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jihad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heidegger.
Jihad is looking to wear down Heidegger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Heidegger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jihad misses with a shot to the body
and Heidegger counters with a low kick, right behind Jihad 's knee.
A left lands for Heidegger.
A bone on bone clash there as Jihad blocks the leg kick.
Heidegger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jihad scores with a punch to the head.
Jihad avoids the head kick by Heidegger.
Heidegger takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jihad looks to score with a jab to the body but Heidegger is just out of range.
Heidegger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jihad stuns Heidegger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Puck Heidegger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heidegger lands an overhand right.
Jihad misses with a hook. Heidegger ducked under it nicely.
Heidegger is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jihad with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Heidegger. #T2#
Jihad throws the kick towards the body but Heidegger avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Heidegger.
Decent striking displayed by Jihad there.
Good leg kick by Heidegger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Heidegger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jihad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jihad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heidegger manages to avoid it.
Jihad misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jihad throws a predictable looking body shot
and Heidegger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heidegger. That's going to slow Jihad down.
Heidegger moves out of range of the body kick from Jihad.
Heidegger misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Heidegger.
Heidegger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jihad lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jihad walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jihad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jihad takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Heidegger scores with a sloppy right hand. Jihad should have avoided that one. #T3#
Heidegger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Heidegger has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Heidegger lands a glancing blow to the side of Jihad's head.
Jihad fakes the leg kick and cracks Heidegger in the body.
Jihad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heidegger is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jihad had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Heidegger misses with a low kick as Jihad jumps back.
Jihad throws a body kick that misses.
Jihad fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Heidegger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Heidegger looks winded!
Jihad scores with a crisp jab that stopped Heidegger in his tracks.
Jihad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heidegger throws out the jab.
Jihad is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Heidegger blocks a jab.
Heidegger moves away from the strike by Jihad.
Jihad looks to throw the jab but Heidegger is out of range.
Jihad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jihad cracks Heidegger with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heidegger throws a shot from downtown. Jihad moves away and avoids it.
Jihad throws a body punch but Heidegger moves out of range.
A slow jab from Jihad misses its intended target. #T4#
Jihad shoots in looking for a takedown but Heidegger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jihad's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Heidegger throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jihad.
Nice body punch from Jihad.
Jihad moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jihad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jihad tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jihad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jihad on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good leg kick by Heidegger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Heidegger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jihad's calf.
Sloppy strikes from Heidegger. Those never looked like landing.
Jihad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Heidegger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heidegger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jihad swings for the body but Heidegger moves out of range.
Jihad misses with a straight left.
Jihad throws a body kick that misses.
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 Mohammed Jihad will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Heidegger avoids a kick to the body.
Jihad scores with a push kick.
Heidegger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Heidegger thows a body kick. Jihad tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Heidegger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jihad swings widly with a right hand
and Heidegger counters with a left to the body.
Jihad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab, jab by Heidegger - just one landing.
Jihad misses the jab.
Jihad is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jihad tries for a takedown but Heidegger sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Heidegger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jihad's sensitive parts.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Heidegger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jihad misses with the body kick
and Heidegger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heidegger throws a body shot but no joy.
Heidegger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jihad tries to land a front kick but Heidegger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#T1#
A solid leg kick lands there for Heidegger.
Jihad throws out a loose jab but Heidegger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jihad throws a lazy right hand but Heidegger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heidegger connects with a solid leg kick. #TD#
Jihad feints and as Heidegger raises his hands in defense, Jihad changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jihad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jihad is looking to work some ground and pound but Heidegger has wrist control.
Jihad scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Heidegger is pulling down on Jihad's head. It's preventing any offense from Jihad, at least for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jihad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T2#
Jihad with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jihad postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Heidegger is controlling Jihad's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jihad is looking to work some ground and pound but Heidegger has wrist control.
Jihad is working Heidegger over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T3#
Jihad wants to pass the guard but Heidegger is keeping the position.
Heidegger pulls Jihad in close to prevent any damage.
Jihad might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Heidegger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Heidegger holds on and takes a little breather. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jihad takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jihad - that will leave a mark!
Heidegger is breathing heavily.
Heidegger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Heidegger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Heidegger leaves Jihad with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#T4#
Jihad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Heidegger misses.
Heidegger scores with a head kick. Jihad tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jihad avoids the body shot from Heidegger.
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.
Heidegger misses with a straight right.
Heidegger throws a wild body kick that Jihad sees coming a mile off.
Heidegger takes one to the side of the head.
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 keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heidegger.
Heidegger is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A jab from Jihad misses.
Jihad looks to throw a body kick
and Heidegger counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
An inside leg kick lands from Jihad.
Heidegger jabs Jihad right on the nose. Jihad blinks but takes it well.
Heidegger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jihad.
Jab from Heidegger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Puck Heidegger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Heidegger throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jihad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heidegger lands a high kick!
Jihad moves out of range of the body kick from Heidegger.
Heidegger takes a swing at Jihad's ribcage but misses.
Jihad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jihad shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice body kick from Heidegger.
Heidegger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jihad walks into a stiff left hand from Heidegger.
Heidegger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Puck Heidegger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jihad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jihad scores with a shot to the body.
Heidegger throws a leg kick but Jihad sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Heidegger avoids a kick to the body.
Jihad misses with the body kick
and Heidegger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heidegger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jihad.
Heidegger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jihad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jihad misses with an uppercut. Heidegger saw that one coming.#T1#
Heidegger throws a hook to the side of Jihad's head but Jihad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jihad shoots in but no luck this time.
Jihad closes the distance and clinches up with Heidegger, looking for a takedown. Jihad pushes Heidegger against the cage but Heidegger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammed Jihad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heidegger throws a body punch but Jihad moves out of range.
Heidegger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jihad's hands.
Heidegger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jihad.
Jihad goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jihad swings for the body but Heidegger moves out of range.
Heidegger tries a quick counter leg kick but Jihad is wise to it.
Heidegger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #TD#
Jihad closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Heidegger's guard.
Jihad throwing strikes but missing.
Jihad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Heidegger seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T2#
Heidegger keeping full guard, as Jihad tries to pass.
Jihad throws a big right hand that misses.
Heidegger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Heidegger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jihad distracts Heidegger with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jihad works over Heidegger with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Jihad keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Heidegger's head.
Jihad is fighting to break Heidegger's control of his arms but Heidegger is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jihad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jihad lands a couple of digs.
Jihad working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jihad is working Heidegger over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Heidegger has control of Jihad's left arm, preventing Jihad from doing any damage.
Heidegger is trying to control the position but Jihad postures up.
Heidegger is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jihad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T4#
Jihad postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Heidegger is trying to keep Jihad in close.
Heidegger can't keep his opponent in guard - Jihad advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jihad lands strikes from half guard.
Heidegger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Heidegger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohammed Jihad clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R4#
Jihad throws a poor cross that misses
and Heidegger counters with a thumping low kick.
Jihad throws a body shot but no joy.
Jihad moves out of range as Heidegger throws a body kick.
Jihad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heidegger misses with a leg kick.
Jihad takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jihad takes a jab right on the kisser.
Heidegger throws a chopping leg kick but Jihad manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jihad fires out a quick counter leg kick but Heidegger just manages to avoid it.
Heidegger scores with a hook.
Jihad shoots in looking for a takedown but Heidegger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jihad's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jihad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jihad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jihad misses with a head kick.
Heidegger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jihad's sensitive parts.
Heidegger lands a jab to the nose.
Heidegger scores with a head kick. Jihad tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jihad fails to land with a series of punches. #T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Heidegger misses the target. #TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Heidegger enables Jihad to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Heidegger manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jihad lands a couple of digs.
Heidegger managing to control the position.
Jihad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Heidegger controls Jihad momentarily but Jihad frees himself.
Jihad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Heidegger looking to control. #T2#
Heidegger looking to control but Jihad passes into half guard.
Heidegger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jihad.
Heidegger is holding on to half guard well.
Jihad thows a huge punch but Heidegger dodges it nicely.
Jihad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Heidegger wants to improve his position but Jihad is controlling well.
Heidegger regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jihad.
Jihad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T3#
Jihad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jihad being controlled here momentarily. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Heidegger dips to his left and cracks Jihad with an uppercut!
Heidegger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Heidegger thows a leg kick but Jihad checks it #TD#
and Jihad counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Heidegger!
Heidegger can't do much from the bottom here.
Jihad tries to advance to mount but can't.
Jihad misses with an attempted head punch from side control. #T4#
Heidegger takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Heidegger holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Heidegger tries to bench press Jihad off him but Jihad keeps the position.
Heidegger is trying to control Jihad's posture but Jihad avoids it.
Heidegger sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Heidegger is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jihad scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Jihad there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jihad lands a nice short elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heidegger trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohammed Jihad had his way with Puck Heidegger in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
#R5#
Heidegger scores with a decent looking hook.
Jihad takes one to the chin there.
Jihad tries to land a body kick
and Heidegger counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Heidegger just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Heidegger.
Jihad wants to clinch.
Heidegger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Heidegger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jihad misses with a body kick.
Jihad throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jihad looks to score with a jab to the body but Heidegger is just out of range.
Heidegger jabs Jihad to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jihad looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Heidegger moves out of range of the body kick from Jihad.
Heidegger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jihad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heidegger was well out of range. Poor timing from Jihad.
Heidegger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #T1#
Heidegger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Heidegger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Heidegger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Heidegger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jihad.
Heidegger scores with a leg kick.
Heidegger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jihad.
Heidegger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jihad throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Heidegger cracks Jihad with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Heidegger cracks the inside of Jihad's front leg.
A shot to the liver by Heidegger. Beautiful body shot.
Nice body kick from Jihad.
Jihad moves out of range of the body kick from Heidegger.
Jihad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jihad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puck Heidegger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Heidegger misses with a straight right.
Jihad is looking to land body kicks.
Mohammed Jihad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jihad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heidegger feints a counter leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Heidegger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jihad checks a leg kick.
Jihad goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Heidegger flicks out a counter leg kick but Jihad steps away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heidegger. That's going to slow Jihad down.
Jihad moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Heidegger misses with a kick to the body #TD#
and Jihad counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jihad content to control rather than advance.
Jihad has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T3#
Jihad moves nicely into side control.
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.
Heidegger is looking to reverse the position.
Mohammed Jihad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Heidegger wants to control but Jihad postures up.
A lull in the action here as Jihad stalls from top position.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB#
Jihad looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jihad working away.
Heidegger manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jihad's best efforts.
Jihad trying to control the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Puck Heidegger.
I think Jihad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mohammed Jihad!
Mohammed Jihad retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Mohammed Jihad thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Puck Heidegger was interviewed post fight and said 'lol @ this matchup. Enjoy.'.

Event: MMMA 30: Mars vs Jihad
Date: Jul 01, 2017

#R1#
Jihad throws a hook but Mars blocks it.
Jihad avoids the head kick by Mars.
Vincent Mars seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mars throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And Jihad responds with a good body kick, but Mars manages to step out the way in time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jihad. Mars does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mars throws a hook but Jihad blocks it.
Jihad has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mars is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mars uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jihad.
Mars tests Jihad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jihad lands a right hook to the body.
Mars thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jihad punishes Mars's body with a nice straight punch.
Jihad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jihad misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jab by Jihad.#CUT2#
It looks like Vincent Mars has been cut.
A big right from Jihad misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jihad takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Mars misses.
Mars throws a head kick but Jihad moves out of range.
Jihad is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mars with a body shot.
Mars doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T1#
Mars takes a swing at Jihad's ribcage but misses.
Jihad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jihad takes a swing at Mars's ribcage but misses.
Jihad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mars manages to avoid it.
Jihad misses with a left hand
and Mars counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jihad blocks the body kick.
Jihad is trying to counter with his kicks.
Mars throws a head kick that Jihad semi-blocks.
Jihad with a nice cross.
Jihad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jihad doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jihad jabs Mars right on the nose. Mars blinks but takes it well.
Mars throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jihad let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mars swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Mars backs off Jihad throws a huge counter combo but Mars manages to avoid it all.
A jab from Mars does it's job there.
Jihad throws the kick towards the body but Mars avoids it.
Jihad slips under a jab.
Jihad with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jihad. Mars does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mars moves away from the strike by Jihad. #T2#
Mars lands with a slapping head kick.
Mars swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mars takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mars has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FORBIDDEN VIOLENCE WARRIORS in the buildup to the fight.
Jihad chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jihad cracks Mars with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CUT2#
Vincent Mars's cut is getting worse.
Mars is looking to clinch but Jihad is avoiding it.
Jihad pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jihad cracks Mars with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#ROC2#
Mars is rocked!
Jihad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oh Mars is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jihad misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mars lands with a right hand.
Mars seems to have got his legs back now.
Mars ducks under a wild hook from Jihad.
Mars throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mars takes one on the button.
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.
Vincent Mars is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mars takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CUT2#
Vincent Mars's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mars will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jihad. Mars does a little dance to reset his feet.#T3#
Mars connects with an inside leg kick.
Mars throws a sloppy head kick and Jihad moves out of range easily.
Jihad is trying to counter with his kicks.
A leg kick checked by Jihad.
Mars tries to clinch but Jihad moves out of range.
Jihad just misses with a punch to the body.
Jihad closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jihad goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jihad just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMars.
Mars misses with a body kick.
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 throws a front kick that sends Mars stumbling back into the cage.
Mars is breathing heavily.
Mars uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jihad.
Mars works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mars takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#KD2#
Mars ducks straight into an uppercut from Jihad and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Mars manages to regain guard straight away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jihad postures up in Mars's guard and throws a big left but Mars blocks it. #T4#
Jihad lands a couple of elbows.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vincent Mars's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mohammed Jihad!
Mohammed Jihad is the new heavyweight champion!
Mohammed Jihad seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: MMMA 24: Rage of the Ages
Date: May 20, 2017

#R1#
Jihad throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Juravlev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Juravlev throws the left hand but Jihad avoids the punch easily.
Juravlev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Juravlev tries to move into range but Jihad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jihad seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jihad misses with a takedown attempt - Juravlev sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Juravlev misses with a series of wild punches.
Jihad appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Juravlev ducks under a wild hook from Jihad.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jihad.
Jihad misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Juravlev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jihad misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juravlev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jihad.
A shot to the liver by Juravlev. Beautiful body shot.
Juravlev throws a jab but it's blocked by Jihad.
Jihad throws a quick counter kick to the body but Juravlev avoids it.#CL2#
Juravlev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Juravlev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Juravlev scores with a jab.#T1#
Jihad moves forwards but Juravlev connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CL2#
Juravlev has managed to clinch.
Juravlev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jihad is defending well for now.
Juravlev slows down the pace here.
Juravlev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Juravlev.
A short left from Juravlev.
Jihad is breathing heavily.#BC2#
Juravlev breaks the clinch.
Jihad throws an overhand right that lands on Juravlev's shoulder, as Juravlev tries to avoid the shot.
Jihad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Juravlev.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jihad.
Juravlev throws a lazy right hand but Jihad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Juravlev moves into range and connects with a jab.
Juravlev swats away the attempt to clinch by Jihad.
Juravlev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T2#
Juravlev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jihad lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juravlev misses with a looping right.
Nice straight punches there by Juravlev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Juravlev.
Alexey Juravlev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juravlev misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jihad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#
It looks like Alexey Juravlev has been cut.
Juravlev keeps the fight on the outside.
Jihad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Juravlev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jihad is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Juravlev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Juravlev moves out of range of the body kick.
Jihad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Juravlev moves away.
Juravlev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Juravlev missing with a left hand there. Jihad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A counter left hand to the body from Jihad misses its target.
Juravlev throws a lazy uppercut #TD#
and Jihad counters with a single leg into guard. Juravlev didn't expect that.
Juravlev is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Jihad dives into side control. #T3#
Juravlev wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jihad cracks Juravlev with a big elbow.
Juravlev tries to bench press Jihad off him but Jihad keeps the position.
Jihad landing strikes.
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 sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Juravlev is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Juravlev is looking to get back to his feet here but Jihad is keeping cool and he's managed to take Juravlev's back.
Jihad lands a shot to the head. #T4#
Juravlev is trying to remain composed but Jihad is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Juravlev tries to break free.
Jihad missing with punches from the back.
Jihad is landing with strikes from the back.
Juravlev tries to break free.
Jihad is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Juravlev. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jihad connects with a big shot to the side of Juravlev's head.
Jihad throwing wild punches that miss their target.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jihad scores with strikes from the back. #SUB#
Jihad has managed to slip his arm under Juravlev's chin. This could be all over... yep, Juravlev is tapping out! Submission win for Jihad.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mohammed Jihad!
During a confident post fight interview, Mohammed Jihad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Havoc Midweek Mayhem 7
Date: Mar 15, 2017

#R1#
Jihad looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Breaker appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Breaker misses with a leg kick
and Breaker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jihad tries to clinch
and Breaker counters with an outside leg kick.
Jihad checks the leg kick.
Breaker misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Jihad finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Breaker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jihad.
Jihad thuds his shin into the meat of Breaker's side.
Jihad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jihad lunges at Breaker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Breaker's hand.
Nice cross by Jihad.
Jihad tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Breaker defends well and Jihad ends up having to push Breaker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Breaker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jihad lands a nice looking kick to the body. Breaker takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Breaker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Breaker throws a low kick but Jihad moves out of range easily. #T1#
A left lands for Breaker.
Jihad buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Heart Breaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Breaker looks to land a right hand but Jihad moved out of range.
Jihad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Breaker can pounce on him.
Jihad ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Breaker.
Breaker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jihad crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Breaker - the referee stops the clock and Jihad gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Breaker. Jihad manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Breaker gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Jihad gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohammed Jihad!
Mohammed Jihad retains his heavyweight title!
Mohammed Jihad thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Havoc Weekend War 2
Date: Jan 28, 2017

#R1#
Breaker throws a lazy right hand but Jihad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Breaker's coach down at HFC Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Breaker's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#TD#
Jihad shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Breaker is trying to defend but Jihad finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Breaker tries to get to full guard but Jihad has control of the leg.
Jihad winds up and cracks Breaker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Breaker wants to control but Jihad is keeping busy.
Breaker wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breaker has hold of Jihad's hands but Jihad slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jihad wants to pass to mount but Breaker is defending the position.
Breaker holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Breaker won't allow Jihad to pass to mount. #T1##SUB#
Jihad is looking for a kimura here.
Jihad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jihad has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Breaker is not content to let Jihad control the position.
Breaker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jihad.
Jihad is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jihad wants to pass to mount but Breaker is defending the position.
Jihad thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Breaker's head.
Jihad thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB#
Jihad is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Breaker defends it well. #T2##SUB#
Jihad is working for a kimura here but Breaker manages to reverse the position and he's now in Jihad's guard.
Breaker sitting in guard here, content to control.
Breaker wants to control from the top but Jihad keeps moving.
Jihad trying to keep a closed guard but Breaker is proving a slippery customer.
Breaker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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 is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T3#
Breaker wants to control from the top but Jihad keeps moving. #SUB#
Jihad looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB#
Jihad has an active guard here but Breaker has managed to pass into half guard.
Jihad slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jihad bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Breaker's guard. #REVR#
Jihad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jihad is looking to work some ground and pound but Breaker has wrist control.
Jihad won't allow Breaker to sweep him here.
Jihad with a flurry of punches that miss. #T4#
Jihad throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jihad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Breaker pulls Jihad in close to prevent any damage.
Jihad preventing the sweep.
Breaker wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Jihad is now in half guard.
Jihad lands with a punch from half guard.
Breaker is looking to improve his position.
Breaker looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Breaker gets full guard.
Jihad throwing strikes from guard but Breaker blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohammed Jihad dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Horrible takedown attempt by Jihad or perhaps it was just good defense by Breaker, which made it look bad.
Jihad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Breaker. That did some damage!
Breaker throws a hook to the side of Jihad's head but Jihad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Breaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Jihad.
Breaker throws the left hand but Jihad avoids the punch easily.
Breaker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Jihad catches Breaker right on the button with a cross.#CUT#
It looks like Heart Breaker has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jihad.
Breaker throws a head kick but Jihad moves out of range.
Breaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Breaker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jihad.
A chopping leg kick lands by Breaker. #T1#
Jihad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Breaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Breaker throws out a counter right but Jihad avoids it with no problem.
Breaker pushes Jihad away with a front kick.
Jihad misses with a body shot.
Jihad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Breaker manages to avoid it.
Breaker misses with a body shot.
Jihad thows a leg kick but Breaker checks it
and Breaker counters with a nice uppercut.
Breaker catches Jihad with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jihad walks into a jab.#CUT2#
It looks like Mohammed Jihad has been cut.
Breaker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Heart Breaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Breaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Breaker jabs Jihad right on the nose. Jihad blinks but takes it well.
Breaker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jihad thuds his shin into the meat of Breaker's side.#T2#
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!
Breaker throws a leg kick but Jihad sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Breaker throws a leg kick but Jihad sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jihad misses with the body kick
and Breaker counters with a nice body shot.
Heart Breaker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jihad lands a nice shot to the body.
Jihad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Breaker.
Jihad shoots in and drives through. Breaker sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammed Jihad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Breaker wants to slow Jihad down by chopping away at his legs.
Breaker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Breaker connects with a high kick.
Breaker feints and then cracks Jihad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jihad down.
Jihad takes one to the side of the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jihad - that will leave a mark! #T3#
Breaker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jihad.
Jihad tries to counter by clinching up but Breaker breaks away and moves out of range.
Breaker throws a chopping leg kick but Jihad manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Breaker throws a shot from downtown. Jihad moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Breaker does it's job there.
Jihad misses with a jab to the body
and Breaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jihad scores with a decent looking hook.
Breaker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jihad with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Breaker counter with a right hand.
Jihad tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jihad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jihad displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jihad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Breaker. #T4#
Jihad shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Breaker defends it nicely.
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!
Breaker throws a head kick but Jihad moves out of range. #CL#
Jihad darts in and clinches Breaker up against the cage.
Breaker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#BC2#
Breaker breaks from the clinch.
Jihad swings for the body but Breaker moves out of range.
Breaker throws out a counter right but Jihad avoids it with no problem.
Breaker catches Jihad with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Breaker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Breaker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heart Breaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Breaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jihad was well out of range. Poor timing from Breaker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heart Breaker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
Jihad looks to score with a jab to the body but Breaker is just out of range.
Breaker throws a sloppy head kick
and Jihad counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Breaker throws a hook but Jihad blocks it.#TD#
Jihad darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jihad thows a huge punch but Breaker dodges it nicely.
Jihad slips a nice elbow through Breaker's hands, connecting with Breaker's forehead.
Mohammed Jihad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Breaker is looking for a sweep. Jihad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breaker regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jihad.
Jihad landing with the ground and pound.
Jihad scoring with punches to the head and body. #T1#
Jihad scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jihad throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Breaker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jihad with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jihad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jihad distracts Breaker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Breaker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jihad.
Jihad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Breaker is pulling down on Jihad's head. It's preventing any offense from Jihad, at least for the moment.
Breaker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jihad is one step ahead there. #T2#
Breaker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Breaker 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.
Breaker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jihad scores with a nice head shot.
Breaker throws an off balance right hand
and Jihad counters with a good low kick that Breaker was not able to check.
Jihad misses with a body kick.
Breaker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T3#
Jihad misses with a kick to the body
and Breaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jihad sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Breaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jihad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Breaker.
Breaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jihad was well out of range. Poor timing from Breaker.
Jihad seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jihad scores with a nice body kick.
Jihad misses with an uppercut
and Breaker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jihad thinking.
Jihad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Breaker.
Jihad feinted with a counter takedown.
Jihad blocks a head kick by Breaker.
Breaker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Breaker misses with a wild body shot.
Jihad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Breaker. Breaker obviously looking to wear him down.
Jihad misses with a body kick.
Breaker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jihad is looking to wear down Breaker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#T4#
Jihad misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Breaker checks a low kick from Jihad.
Jihad misses with an uppercut
enabling Breaker to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Breaker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Breaker keeps the fight on the outside.
Breaker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Breaker throws a body shot but no joy.
Crunch! Jihad slams his shin into Breaker's torso.
A jab from Jihad does it's job there.
Jihad with a nice cross.
Breaker misses with an uppercut. Jihad saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohammed Jihad clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Jihad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Breaker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jihad has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jihad or perhaps it was just good defense by Breaker, which made it look bad.
Jihad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Breaker misses with a wild body shot.
Breaker moves out of range of the body kick from Jihad.
Breaker was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jihad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Breaker lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breaker lands a jab to the head.
Breaker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Breaker ducks under a wild hook from Jihad.
Breaker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T1#
Jihad scores with a hook to the body. Breaker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A head kick by Jihad misses
and Breaker counters with a thumping low kick.
A big left from Jihad misses.
Breaker lands a front kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Breaker throws a leg kick which misses Jihad's front leg but catches the back leg as Jihad tries to avoid it.
Jihad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Breaker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jihad tries to clinch up.
Breaker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Breaker moves out of range of the body kick.
Jihad backing away here, and Breaker unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Breaker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jihad on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jihad. #T2#
Good leg kick by Breaker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Breaker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Breaker looks to land a right hand but Jihad moved out of range.
Jihad is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Breaker with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Breaker looks to land a body kick but Jihad moved away.
Jihad thumps Breaker with a low kick.
Breaker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Breaker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jihad will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Breaker throws a fast counter high kick but Jihad manages to duck under it in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammed Jihad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Breaker cracks a nice hook into Jihad's ribs.#T3#
Jihad takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jihad throws a sloppy head kick and Breaker moves out of range easily.
A jab from Breaker finds it's way through Jihad's defenses.
Breaker throws a head kick that misses
and Jihad makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Breaker feints and then cracks Jihad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jihad down.
Breaker lands a nice shot that snaps Jihad's head back.
Nice body kick from Jihad.
Jihad doesn't manage to clinch there - Breaker circles away.
Jihad missing with a left hand there. Breaker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Breaker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Breaker blocks the body kick. #T4#
Jihad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Breaker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jihad.
Jihad avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jihad slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jihad misses with an attempted mid kick.
Breaker flicks out a counter leg kick but Jihad steps away.
Jihad ducks under a wild hook from Breaker.
Jihad is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Breaker.
Breaker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jihad thows a leg kick but Breaker checks it
and Breaker counters with a stiff right hand.
Jihad misses with a takedown attempt
and Breaker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jihad misses with a lunging right hand
and Breaker counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheers as Breaker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jihad doesn't seem phased though.
Jihad takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heart Breaker dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. And we move into the final round!
#R5#
Jihad throws a wild body kick that Breaker sees coming a mile off.
Jihad looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jihad bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jihad misses with an uppercut
and Breaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Breaker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Breaker thuds a left hand into Jihad's body.
Jihad on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Breaker stuffs the takedown.
Breaker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jihad scores with a spinning back kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breaker throws a looping overhand right but Jihad ducks down to avoid it.
Breaker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jihad manages to avoid it.
Breaker throws a right hand that misses
and Jihad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That kick from Breaker tenderised Jihad's leg. Jihad is trying to keep his angry face on.#T1#
Breaker throws a leg kick
and Jihad counters with a body kick.
Breaker is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Breaker.
Breaker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Breaker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Breaker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jihad looks to land a body kick but Breaker moved away.
Breaker misses the shot to the body.
Breaker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Breaker.
Jihad throws a body shot but no joy.
Jihad throws a lazy body kick
and Jihad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jihad. Breaker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Breaker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jihad throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T2#
Jihad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jihad swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Breaker counter with a right hand.
Breaker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#TD#
Jihad closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Breaker to the mat! Breaker manages to get full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Breaker controls Jihad momentarily but Jihad frees himself.
Jihad preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Breaker holds on and takes a little breather.
Jihad postures up and lands a big shot to Breaker's brow.
Breaker pulls Jihad in close to his closed guard and prevents Jihad from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jihad is in close to Breaker's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T3#
Breaker wants to improve his position but instead Jihad has moved into half guard.
Breaker won't allow Jihad to pass to mount.
Breaker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jihad lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jihad thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Breaker regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jihad looking to pass the guard. #T4#
Breaker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Breaker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Jihad moves into full guard.
Breaker trying to control but Jihad is working from the bottom.
Jihad can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Breaker controls the pace.
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 controls Breaker momentarily but Breaker frees himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mohammed Jihad.
I think Jihad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 48:47
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 48:47
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 48:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mohammed Jihad!
Mohammed Jihad is the new heavyweight champion!
Mohammed Jihad thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Death Squad 369:Jihad v Heart
Date: Jan 07, 2017

#R1#
Breaker looks for the body kick but Jihad saw that one coming.
Jihad wants to counter the offense by Breaker and move into the clinch position.
Heart Breaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Breaker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jihad doesn't seem bothered though.
Breaker throws a leg kick but Jihad sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jihad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Breaker lands a body shot.
Breaker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jihad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jihad shoots in for a takedown but Breaker shows good takedown defense.
Breaker misses with a low kick as Jihad jumps back.
Breaker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jihad momentarily.
Jihad shoots in for a takedown but Breaker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Breaker looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jihad dives in for a single leg takedown but Breaker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Heart Breaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohammed Jihad.
Breaker missing with a left hand there. Jihad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jihad avoids the head kick by Breaker.
Breaker misses with a leg kick
and Jihad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Breaker connects with a solid leg kick. #T1#
Jihad tries for a takedown but Breaker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Heart Breaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Breaker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Breaker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jihad moves forwards but Breaker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Breaker is looking to score with low kicks.
Jihad looks to land a right hand but Breaker moved out of range.
Breaker throws a body shot but no joy.
Breaker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jihad's sensitive parts.
Jihad throws a solid leg kick but Breaker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jihad.
Breaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jihad fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Breaker avoids it really well and circles away.#T2#
Jihad throws a jab but it's blocked by Breaker.
Jihad tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Breaker.
Breaker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Breaker has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Breaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jihad was well out of range. Poor timing from Breaker.
Breaker with a hook.
Breaker blocks the body kick.
Breaker slips a jab from Jihad.
Breaker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jihad throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Breaker throws a quick counter head kick but Jihad was just out of range.
Jihad looks to land a right hand but Breaker moved out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jihad.
Jihad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Breaker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jihad is able to avoid easily.
Breaker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jihad.
Breaker scores with a shot to the body.
Jihad blocks a leg kick.
Breaker misses with a low kick as Jihad jumps back.
It seemed like Jihad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL2#
Jihad has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jihad digs a right hand into Breaker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Breaker's gas tank.
Breaker struggles to land a body shot inside as Jihad controls his hands.
Jihad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jihad tries a body shot but Breaker blocks it.
A short uppercut from Breaker.
Jihad struggles to land a body shot inside as Breaker controls his hands.
Jihad pushes Breaker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jihad can't get the takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Breaker. #T4#
Jihad struggles to land a body shot inside as Breaker controls his hands.
Breaker lands a nice shot to the body.
Breaker struggles to land a body shot inside as Jihad controls his hands.
Breaker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jihads head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jihad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jihad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jihad can't find room to land a body shot as Breaker controls the action.
Jihad struggles to land a body shot inside as Breaker controls his hands.
Jihad is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Breaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Jihad uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jihad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jihad misses with a body punch.
Jihad wants a takedown.
Breaker misses with a punch to the body.
Breaker tries a body shot but Jihad blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heart Breaker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Jihad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Breaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Breaker feints and then cracks Jihad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jihad down.
Breaker throws out a leg kick but Jihad moves out of range and Breaker only half commits.
Jihad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Breaker manages to avoid it.
Jihad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Breaker was well out of range. Poor timing from Jihad.
Breaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Breaker misses with a body shot.
Breaker lands a high kick! #CUT#
It looks like Mohammed Jihad has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breaker lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jihad will feel that in the morning.
A big right from Jihad misses.
Breaker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jihad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Breaker tried to counter with a leg kick but Jihad avoided it.
Jihad tries to clinch there but Breaker circles away.
Breaker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T1#
Jihad swings away with a body shot that misses
and Breaker counters with a right hand to the body.
Jihad blocks a low kick nicely.
Jihad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Breaker manages to avoid it.
Breaker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jihad looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jihad is breathing heavily.
Breaker lands a right hook to the body.
Jihad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Breaker manages to avoid it.
Heart Breaker is winning the standup battle so far.
Breaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Breaker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Breaker connects with a solid leg kick.
Breaker tests Jihad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Breaker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jihad needs to keep his hands up - Breaker had a free shot at his head there.
Breaker with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T2#
Jihad scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Breaker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Breaker misses the body punch #TD2#
and Jihad counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Breaker!
Breaker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jihad wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jihad scores with a couple of short elbows.
Breaker 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.
Breaker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jihad wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jihad is looking to take a break and control but Breaker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Breaker is trying to control Jihad's posture but Jihad avoids it.
Breaker sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#T3#
Jihad wants to pass the guard but Breaker is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Breaker wants to control but Jihad is keeping busy.
Breaker is pressing down on Jihad's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jihad throws a big right hand that misses.
Breaker seems keen to control Jihad's posture.
Jihad connects with a couple of short punches.
Breaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jihad can do to turn this around?
Breaker is adopting a defensive guard.
Jihad looking to pass the guard. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jihad sitting in guard here, content to control.
Breaker wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Breaker is trying to control the position but Jihad postures up. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Breaker lands a front kick.
Breaker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jihad manages to avoid it.
Breaker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jihad has time to react.
Breaker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jihad is out of range.
Jihad is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Breaker motions for Jihad to come forward. Breaker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Breaker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heart Breaker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Jihad's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Breaker dips to his left and cracks Jihad with an uppercut!
Breaker swats away the attempt to clinch by Jihad.
Jihad takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Breaker pushes Jihad away with a front kick.
Breaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jihad was well out of range. Poor timing from Breaker.
Jihad tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Breaker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jihad blocks a head kick by Breaker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jihad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Breaker misses with a body shot.
Breaker moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJihad.
Jihad looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Breaker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Breaker takes a swing at Jihad's ribcage but misses.
Jihad replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Breaker blocks it well.#T1#
Breaker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Breaker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Breaker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Breaker lands a front kick.
Jihad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crunch! Jihad slams his shin into Breaker's torso.
Jihad misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jihad misses with a left hand
and Breaker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jihad throws a right hand that misses
and Breaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jihad throws a jab but it's blocked by Breaker.
Breaker lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Jihad misses.
Breaker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mohammed Jihad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A nice leg kick lands there from Jihad.
Jab by Breaker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jihad takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Breaker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #ROC#
Jihad is rocked!
Nice body punch from Breaker.
Jihad changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jihad throws a wild body kick that Breaker sees coming a mile off.
Jihad takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jihad looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Breaker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jihad scores with a leg kick.
Breaker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jihad is out of range and Breaker settles back down. #T3#
Breaker moves out of range as Jihad throws a body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jihad.
Jihad takes a shot to the body in his stride. #KD#
Breaker feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jihad sprawling to the canvas! Jihad rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Breaker finish him?!
Jihad's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Breaker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jihad is still on wobbly legs! Can Breaker finish him?
Jihad misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jihad seems to have recovered his senses.
Breaker fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Jihad to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Jihad looks to clinch but Breaker throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Jihad taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Heart Breaker!
Mohammed Jihad was interviewed post fight and said 'Well...shit!'.

Event: Death Squad 363:Sean v Tallon
Date: Dec 10, 2016

#R1#
Jihad scores with a nice head shot.#CUT#
It looks like Jack Shephard has been cut.#CL2#
Shephard instigates a clinch.
Shephard scores with a shot to the side of Jihad's head. #TD2#
Shephard gets control of Jihad's arms and successfully pulls guard. Shephard will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jihad is working Shephard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shephard keeping full guard, as Jihad tries to pass.
Jihad throws a big right hand that misses.
Shephard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jihad works over Shephard with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jihad passes Shephard's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jihad drops an elbow to the side of Shephard's head.
Jihad is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Shephard is trying to control Jihad's posture. Jihad takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Shephard! Jihad is rotating here... this could be the end... Shephard is out! Jihad has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mohammed Jihad!
Mohammed Jihad seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Death Squad 358:Pablo v Jihad
Date: Nov 19, 2016

#R1#
Escobar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CUT2#
It looks like Mohammed Jihad has been cut.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from Jihad.
Escobar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Escobar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jihad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Escobar looks to land a right hand but Jihad moved out of range.
Jihad shoots in and drives through. Escobar sprawls well.
Escobar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jihad momentarily.
Escobar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jihad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fighters circling - Escobar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jihad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pablo Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar cracks Jihad with a good jab.
Jihad lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Escobar at a distance.
A shot to the body from Jihad misses
and Escobar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Jihad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jihad throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
Jihad swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar.
As Escobar tries to get set, Jihad tries to push him back and clinch up but Escobar manages to avoid the attempt.
Jihad takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Escobar misses with an uppercut
and Jihad counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Escobar thinking.
Jihad throws a poor cross that misses
and Escobar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jihad slips under a jab from Escobar.#CL2#
Escobar pushes Jihad up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Escobar. #T2#
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Jihad controls his hands.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar scores with a shoulder strike.
Jihad has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Jihad takes a shot to the head.
Escobar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jihads head.
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!
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jihad misses with some punches.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Jihad controls the action.
Escobar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jihad backwards.
Jihad misses with some punches.
Jihad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jihad has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
Jihad is trying to break the clinch but Escobar has him pressed against the cage.
Jihad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jihad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jihad misses with some punches. #T3#
Escobar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jihad backwards. #BC#
Jihad manages to break the clinch.
Escobar misses with a leg kick #TD#
and Jihad counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jihad postures up and lands a big shot to Escobar's brow.
Escobar keeping full guard, as Jihad tries to pass.
Escobar controls Jihad momentarily but Jihad frees himself.
Jihad lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jihad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Escobar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T4#
Jihad postures up in Escobar's guard and throws a big left but Escobar blocks it.
Escobar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jihad wants to control from the top but Escobar keeps moving.
Jihad is in close to Escobar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Escobar wants to hit a switch here but Jihad passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Escobar there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jihad working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Escobar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pablo Escobar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Jihad's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Escobar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jihad swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar.
Escobar walks into a left hand. #CL2#
Escobar closes the distance and pushes Jihad back into the cage.#BC#
Jihad manages to break the clinch.
Escobar misses with a left hand #CL#
and Jihad counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jihad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jihad blocks a body shot from Escobar.
Jihad blocks an uppercut.
Jihad working aggressively here.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jihad is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T1#
Escobar lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Jihad.
A left hand lands to the body for Jihad.
Pablo Escobar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Escobar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar lands with a short shot to the head.
Escobar lands with a light punch inside.
Jihad lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Escobar or not.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Escobar.
Jihad is working Escobar over against the cage.
Escobar working aggressively here. #BC#
Jihad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A bone on bone clash there as Jihad blocks the leg kick.
Escobar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Escobar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Escobar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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!
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jihad swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T2#
Escobar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jihad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar misses with a looping right.
Escobar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jihad throws a push kick but Escobar slaps the foot to one side.
Jihad cracks Escobar with a good jab.
Escobar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good exchange - Escobar coming out on top.
Both fighters circling a little - Jihad finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Escobar is breathing heavily.
Jihad wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jihad just misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Jihad throws a jab when Escobar was well out of range.
Escobar digs a good body shot into Jihad's ribs.
Jihad lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jihad has a takedown stuffed.
Escobar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jihad swings away with a body shot that misses
and Escobar counters with a straight right hand.
Escobar throws a nice looking combination but Jihad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Jihad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Escobar misses with a low kick.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Jihad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Escobar leaves Jihad with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#T4#
Escobar lands a glancing blow to the side of Jihad's head.
Escobar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #KD2#
Oooooh!!! Escobar has knocked Jihad down with a huge combo! Escobar steps away and waves a wobbly Jihad back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
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!
A jab from Escobar misses.
Jihad throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Escobar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jihad throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar. #CL2#
Escobar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Escobar lands a hook that snaps the head of Jihad backwards.
A short body shot lands from Escobar as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Jihad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Escobar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
#R3#
Escobar 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.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Jihad misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Escobar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jihad misses with a body kick.
Escobar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jihad keeps the fight on the outside.
Jihad tries to clinch
and Escobar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Escobar throws the left hand but Jihad avoids the punch easily.
Escobar has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar is looking to clinch.
Escobar displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jihad.
Escobar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1#
Escobar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jihad.
Jihad lands a really nice looking cross but Escobar seems unphased.
Escobar moves out of range of the body kick from Jihad.
A lazy body kick from Jihad
and Escobar counters with a thumping low kick.
Jihad tries to land a body kick
and Escobar counters with a low kick, right behind Jihad 's knee.
Jihad scores with a leg kick.
Escobar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jihad on the side of the head. #CL2#
Escobar clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Jihad fails to land.
Jihad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
Nice body punch from Escobar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T2#
Escobar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jihad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jihad is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Escobar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Escobar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Escobar - that landed with a thud.
Escobar blocking some punches.
Jihad blocks a body shot from Escobar.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Jihad controls his hands.
Jihad working aggressively here.
Jihad misses with the head strike.
Escobar tries a body shot but Jihad blocks it.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jihad's elbow.
Escobar lands with a left to the head.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jihad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T3#
Jihad works on Escobar's body with a couple of short punches.
Jihad can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar tries to work over Jihad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar lands a nice uppercut.
Escobar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jihad misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar blocks an uppercut.
Escobar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escobar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar blocking some punches.
Jihad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jihad blocks a body shot from Escobar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
A left hand lands to the body for Jihad.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jihad lands an uppercut.
Escobar lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T4#
Jihad prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Escobar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jihad's efforts to push away.
Jihad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Escobar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jihad prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Jihad controls the action.
Jihad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jihad misses with a punch to the body.
Jihad misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Escobar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #TD#
Jihad turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Escobar is trying to control Jihad's posture but Jihad avoids it.
Escobar gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Escobar really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Jihad'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.
#R4##CL#
Escobar tries to keep at a distance but Jihad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Escobar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jihad backwards.
Escobar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Jihad.
Jihad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Escobar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jihad working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Escobar lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escobar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Escobar tries a body shot but Jihad blocks it.
Jihad tries to work over Escobar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Jihad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Escobar.
Escobar lands a shot to the body.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jihad's elbow.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jihad's elbow.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jihad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jihad tries a body shot but Escobar blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Escobar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Escobar lands a shoulder strike. #ROC2#
Jihad is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Escobar. #KD2#
Escobar drops Jihad onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jihad is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Jihad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar dips a shoulder and cracks Jihad with a mighty uppercut! Jihad falls back against the cage and Escobar unloads with a barrage of strikes! Jihad is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Escobar screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Escobar! Pablo Escobar retains his heavyweight title!
Pablo Escobar tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
In defeat, Mohammed Jihad stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well...shit!'.

Event: LKO19 Refugies
Date: Sep 10, 2016

#R1#
Black takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Jihad looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jihad connects with a solid leg kick. #KD#
Jihad catches Black napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Black to the canvas! #ROC#
Black is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jihad stands up over Black, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Black is still in real trouble! Can Jihad finish him?
Jihad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jihad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jihad throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Black works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jihad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jihad postures up and lands a big shot to Black's brow.
Black really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jihad. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jihad arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Black's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mohammed Jihad!
Mohammed Jihad retains his super heavyweight title!
Mohammed Jihad decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: LKO15 Ressurrection
Date: Aug 13, 2016

#R1#
Jihad scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've been hearing reports that Jihad has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jihad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Noteboom takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jihad avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Noteboom walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jihad scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Jihad rushes De Noteboom and presses him up against the cage.
Jihad prevents a takedown attempt there.
De Noteboom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jihad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Noteboom lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
De Noteboom is looking to take this one to the mat.#T1#
A short right from Jihad.
De Noteboom has Jihad pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jihad manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mohammed Jihad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert De Noteboom.
De Noteboom blocks an uppercut.
Jihad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#ROC#
De Noteboom is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jihad.
De Noteboom is still on wobbly legs! Can Jihad finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Noteboom.
Jihad throws a big uppercut that drops De Noteboom! More strikes from Jihad and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! De Noteboom lies dazed against the cage as Jihad celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohammed Jihad!
Mohammed Jihad retains his super heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Mohammed Jihad made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: LKO9 Spawning
Date: Jul 10, 2016

#R1##TD#
Jihad shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fiddler manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jihad wants to pass the guard but Fiddler is keeping the position.
Fiddler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jihad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jihad throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fiddler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Jihad has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jihad wants to control from the top but Fiddler keeps moving.
Jihad scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jihad postures up.
Jihad won't allow Fiddler to sweep him here.
Fiddler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jihad.
Fiddler is trying to keep Jihad in close. #T1#
Jihad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fiddler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jihad slips nicely into half guard.
Jihad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fiddler is looking to improve his position.
Fiddler trying to control from the bottom.
Jihad is trying to control. Fiddler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jihad controlling the action here.
Jihad prevents Fiddler from improving his position.#T2#
Fiddler keeping hold of Jihad's head, controlling as best he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jihad goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jihad throws a sloppy head kick and Fiddler moves out of range easily.
Jihad moves forwards but Fiddler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fiddler moves out of range as Jihad throws a body kick.
Jihad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fiddler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fiddler moves out of range of the body kick.
Fiddler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jihad.
Fiddler misses with a head kick.
Fiddler has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jihad.
Fiddler throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jihad digs a good body shot into Fiddler's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jihad lands a nice shot that snaps Fiddler's head back. #CL#
Jihad has taken the fight to the clinch. #T3#
Jihad lands a hook that snaps the head of Fiddler backwards.
Fiddler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fiddler throws a punch but it's blocked by Jihad.
Fiddler blocks a body shot from Jihad.
Fiddler prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Jihad fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Fiddler.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jihad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Jihad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fiddler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jihad fails to land.
Jihad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Jihad.
Jihad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jihad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jihad pushes Fiddler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fiddler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jihad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fiddler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jihad backwards.
Fiddler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fiddler gets underhooks to prevent Jihad's takedown attempt. #T4#
Fiddler working aggressively here.
Fiddler blocks a body shot from Jihad.
Fiddler scores with a shot to the side of Jihad's head.
Jihad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fiddler's elbow.
Fiddler misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Jihad.
Jihad struggles to land a body shot inside as Fiddler controls his hands.
Jihad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fiddler misses with a punch on the inside.
Fiddler tries a body shot but Jihad blocks it.
Fiddler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fiddler has a couple of punches blocked by Jihad.
Jihad tries a body shot but Fiddler blocks it.
Fiddler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jihad or not.
Fiddler blocking some punches.
Fiddler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fiddler tries to throw a body punch but Jihad avoids it by throwing Fiddler back against the cage.
Fiddler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fiddler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fiddler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Jihad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohammed Jihad dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Jihad throws the left hand but Fiddler avoids the punch easily.
Jihad misses with a looping left.
Jihad moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFiddler.
Jihad pushes Fiddler away with a front kick.
Jihad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fiddler throws out the jab.
Jihad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fiddler throws out the jab.
Jihad goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jihad throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fiddler counters with a body kick.
Mohammed Jihad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fiddler blocks a head kick by Jihad.
Fiddler looks to throw the jab but Jihad is out of range.
Jihad lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fiddler takes a step back to recover.
Fiddler swats away the attempt to clinch by Jihad.
Fiddler now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jihad connects with a body shot.
Jihad lands with a nice body punch.
Fiddler throws a hook but Jihad blocks it.
Jihad lands a head kick! #T1#
Jihad connects with a jab.#TD#
Jihad looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jihad is looking to take a break and control but Fiddler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fiddler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jihad.
Jihad working Fiddler over with strikes.
Jihad is trying to control the action in half guard but Fiddler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jihad thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fiddler's head.
Jihad throwing shots but Fiddler is blocking nicely.
Fiddler manages to get to full guard.
Mohammed Jihad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
Jihad working some strikes from top position.
Fiddler has control of Jihad's left arm, preventing Jihad from doing any damage.
Jihad keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fiddler's head.
Jihad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jihad throws a big elbow that misses.
Fiddler is trying to control the position but Jihad postures up.
Jihad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fiddler can do to turn this around?
Jihad advances to half guard.
Jihad is keen to just control but Fiddler is a slippery customer.
Jihad winds up and cracks Fiddler with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T3#
Fiddler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jihad.
Fiddler is not content to let Jihad control the position.
Jihad not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fiddler felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Fiddler is looking for a sweep. Jihad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fiddler is positioning himself well to prevent Jihad advancing to mount.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jihad connects with a nice short shot to Fiddler's temple. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fiddler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fiddler is pressing down on Jihad's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jihad lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jihad trying to control the position from guard on top but Fiddler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fiddler has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jihad has passed into side control.
Jihad tries to move into full mount but can't pass Fiddler's legs.
Jihad trying to control the position but Fiddler is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohammed Jihad dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
A nice inside leg kick there by Jihad. That's going to slow Fiddler down.
A big left from Jihad misses.
Fiddler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jihad. Jihad obviously looking to wear him down.
Fiddler cracks Jihad with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jihad misses with a body kick.
Jihad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fiddler. #TD#
Jihad dives in and scores a takedown into Fiddler's guard.
Jihad with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jihad might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fiddler is pulling down on Jihad's head. It's preventing any offense from Jihad, at least for the moment.
Jihad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jihad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T1#
Jihad throws a strike but Fiddler rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Fiddler throws a big elbow that misses.
Jihad lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Jihad scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jihad postures up.
Jihad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fiddler trying to keep a closed guard but Jihad is proving a slippery customer.
Fiddler controlling Jihad's posture.
Fiddler is continuing to stall.#T2#
Jihad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jihad scoring with some ground and pound.
Jihad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jihad scoring with some ground and pound.
Fiddler is pulling down on Jihad's head. It's preventing any offense from Jihad, at least for the moment.
Jihad is looking to work some ground and pound but Fiddler has wrist control.#T3#
Fiddler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fiddler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fiddler wants to control but Jihad passes easily into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jihad connects with a nice short shot to Fiddler's temple.
Jihad is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jihad wants to take a breather but Fiddler is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jihad throwing shots but Fiddler is blocking nicely.
Jihad sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fiddler defending well though.
Fiddler moves into full guard.
Jihad throws an elbow that misses. Fiddler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jihad's guard. Nice move by Fiddler!#REVB##T4#
Fiddler won't allow Jihad to sweep him here.
Fiddler postures up.
Fiddler throws an elbow that misses. Jihad uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fiddler's guard. Nice move by Jihad!#REVR#
Jihad trying to control the position from guard on top but Fiddler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jihad sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fiddler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jihad's guard. #REVB#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohammed Jihad clearly takes that round.
That's time! Jihad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Fiddler misses with a left hand
and Jihad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jihad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fiddler.
A left lands for Jihad.
Jihad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #TD#
Jihad bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fiddler is looking for a sweep.
Jihad throwing strikes but Fiddler manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The strikes coming from Fiddler are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jihad gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jihad is doing well to control the position and prevent Fiddler from advancing to side control.
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 tries to roll over but Fiddler keeps him under control.
Fiddler seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T1#
Jihad tries to roll over but Fiddler keeps him under control.
Jihad on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jihad preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Jihad wants to improve his position but Fiddler is controlling well.
Jihad is trying to control but Fiddler passes into side control!
Jihad managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fiddler. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fiddler scoring with punches and elbows.
Fiddler working away.
Fiddler is working Jihad over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fiddler in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fiddler misses with the ground and pound.
Fiddler in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Fiddler taking a break here but Jihad is having none of it and regains half guard.
Jihad keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fiddler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jihad controlling the position for now.#T3#
Jihad trying to control from the bottom.
Jihad is looking for a sweep. Fiddler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mohammed Jihad is winning the standup battle so far.
Fiddler throws a lazy right hand but Jihad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jihad takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fiddler lands a body shot.
Fiddler moves out of range of the body kick.
Fiddler throws out a counter right but Jihad avoids it with no problem.
Jihad takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jihad throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fiddler throws an off balance right hand
and Jihad counters with a right hand to the body.
Fiddler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T4#
Jihad lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fiddler uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jihad has time to react.
Jihad throws a wild body kick that Fiddler sees coming a mile off.
Fiddler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jihad misses with a kick to the body.
Jihad scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fiddler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jihad moves away.
Jihad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fiddler.
Fiddler has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jihad finds it's way round the side to connect with Fiddler's head.
Jihad moves away from the strike by Fiddler.
Fiddler sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fiddler looks to throw the jab but Jihad is out of range.
Fiddler keeps the fight on the outside.
Fiddler is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Fiddler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jihad throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fiddler wants to counter with a clinch but Jihad pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mohammed Jihad will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R5#
Jihad thuds his shin into the meat of Fiddler's side.
Jihad scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CUT#
It looks like Freddie Fiddler has been cut.
Jihad loads up on a big right hand but Fiddler slips the punch.
Fiddler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jihad was well out of range. Poor timing from Fiddler.
Jihad misses with a body kick.
Fiddler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fiddler lands a right hook to the body.
Jihad avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jihad misses with a kick to the body
enabling Fiddler to counter with a crisp jab.
Jihad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fiddler.
Jihad scores with a spinning back kick!
Jihad fakes the leg kick and cracks Fiddler in the body.
Jihad thows a body kick. Fiddler tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fiddler misses with a head kick.
Jihad takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fiddler is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jab by Jihad.#T1#
Jihad throws a jab but it's blocked by Fiddler.
A slow jab from Jihad misses its intended target.
Jihad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fiddler was well out of range. Poor timing from Jihad.
Jihad throws a head kick that misses
and Fiddler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fiddler moves out of range of the body kick.
Jihad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fiddler.
Jab by Jihad.
Fiddler moves out of range of the body kick from Jihad.
A shot to the liver by Jihad. Beautiful body shot.
Fiddler looks to score with a jab to the body but Jihad is just out of range.
Jihad lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fiddler will feel that in the morning.
Jihad darts in looking for a takedown but Fiddler gets double underhooks and turns Jihad into the cage.
A little jabbing left from Fiddler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jihad throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jihad looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Freddie Fiddler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fiddler has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jihad.#T2#
Jihad slips under a jab.
Fiddler blocks the body kick.
Jihad tries a head kick but it misses.
Fiddler appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Fiddler there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD#
Fiddler tries to sprawl but Jihad drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fiddler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fiddler is looking for a sweep. Jihad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jihad not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fiddler controlling the position well.
Fiddler has hold of Jihad's hands but Jihad slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T3#
Fiddler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jihad scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jihad thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fiddler is trying is best to control the position here.
Jihad not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jihad is thwarting Fiddler's attempts to control the position.
Jihad thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jihad seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fiddler moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jihad postures up in Fiddler's guard and throws a big left but Fiddler blocks it. #T4#
Jihad throwing strikes but missing.
Fiddler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jihad postures up and lands a big shot to Fiddler's brow.
Mohammed Jihad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jihad throws a big elbow that misses.
Fiddler can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jihad controls the pace.
Fiddler is trying to keep Jihad in close. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fiddler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jihad.
Fiddler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mohammed Jihad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jihad has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 50:45
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 49:46
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohammed Jihad!
Mohammed Jihad is the new super heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Mohammed Jihad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: LKO3 Blossom
Date: Jun 25, 2016

#R1#
Jihad loads up on a big right hand but Fenix slips the punch.
Fenix throws out a counter right but Jihad avoids it with no problem.
Fenix smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Jihad misses.
Fenix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jihad.
Jihad takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fenix scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fenix looks to land a right hand but Jihad moved out of range.
Jihad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fenix.
Jihad changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fenix tries to avoid it but Jihad manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fenix to the ground. Fenix escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jihad with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fenix to score with a decent uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jihad.
Jihad throws a hook but Fenix avoids it easily.
Jihad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jihad is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Fenix's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jihad takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jihad. Fenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mohammed Jihad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jihad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T1#
Fenix moves out of range as Jihad throws a body kick.
Fenix has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fenix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jihad was well out of range. Poor timing from Fenix.
Jihad is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fenix sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fenix is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jihad has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fenix looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #TD#
Fenix gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jihad stopping the sweep attempt from Fenix.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jihad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jihad wants to control from the top but Fenix keeps moving.
Fenix has momentary wrist control but Jihad slips an elbow through the middle.
Fenix keeping full guard, as Jihad tries to pass.
Jihad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T2#
Fenix keeping moving, preventing Jihad from controlling successfully.
Jihad sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jihad postures up.
Jihad trying to control the position from guard on top but Fenix is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fenix is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Fenix gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jihad manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fenix's best efforts.#T3#
Jihad trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Jihad working to try and regain half guard.
Jihad is squirming around, avoiding Fenix's attempts to control the action.
Jihad is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fenix scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jihad? #SUB2#
Fenix goes for an armbar but Jihad turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Jihad.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fenix looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jihad scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T4#
Jihad is pushing down on Fenix's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fenix is fighting to maintain full guard but Jihad has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jihad not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jihad not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fenix is trying to control but can't.
Jihad trying to control from half guard but Fenix is working away.
Fenix is trying to get back to full guard.
Jihad not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jihad wants to free his trapped foot but Fenix is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fenix wants to control but Jihad is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jihad thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fenix's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marcus Fenix will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Jihad closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jihad cracks Fenix with a big right hand but Fenix just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jihad has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Fenix!
Mohammed Jihad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fenix takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jihad with good strikes from the mount here!
Fenix taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Jihad.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jihad lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fenix hang on?#ROC#
Fenix is rocked!
A big strike lands for Jihad! That's really hurt Fenix and he's turned his back - Jihad keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Jihad jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohammed Jihad!
Mohammed Jihad thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: LKO Fight Night 1
Date: Jun 15, 2016

#R1##TD#
Jihad feints and as Mika raises his hands in defense, Jihad changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jihad is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jihad lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mika looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jihad's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jihad advances to half guard.
Mika trying to control but Jihad postures up.
Jihad lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jihad lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jihad 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. #T1#
Jihad working Mika over with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mika can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ground and pound from Jihad.
Jihad is looking to take a break and control but Mika is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jihad seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mika wants to get back to his feet.
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 working Mika over with strikes. #CUT#
It looks like Vaclav Mika has been cut.
Jihad lands strikes from half guard.
Mika has hold of Jihad's hands but Jihad slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jihad lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jihad scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mika is refusing to be controlled, as Jihad sits in half guard.
Jihad working the head and body with strikes.
Jihad has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#T2#
Jihad seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #CUT#
That has opened up Vaclav Mika's cut even more.
Mika is looking to improve his position.
Jihad winds up and cracks Mika with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #CUT#
The cut above Vaclav Mika's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jihad lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jihad lands with a punch from half guard. #CUT#
Vaclav Mika's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vaclav Mika's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mohammed Jihad!
Mohammed Jihad thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: TWGC 11 (265+lbs, D1): Helsinki Qualifier - Round 2
Date: May 19, 2016

Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Mohammed Jihad and John Gites. Jihad comes into the arena with America! Fuck Yeah! blaring out of the sound system. Gites has chosen Eminem - Above The Law as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

183 cm
32 yrs
225 lbs

171 cm
41 yrs
218 lbs

Jihad

Gites

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Mohammed Jihad! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 4 losses; John Gites!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.

Jihad closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Jihad (4) vs (0) Gites
Gites is trying to get back to half guard.
Jihad taking a breather here.
Jihad has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jihad has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gites sneaks back into half guard.
Jihad trying to control the action but Gites is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gites slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jihad sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gites keeping moving, preventing Jihad from controlling successfully.
Jihad postures up.

Gites is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jihad defends well.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gites holds on and takes a little breather.
Gites manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jihad manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jihad (4) vs (2) Gites
Gites advances to half guard.
I've been told that Gites has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Jihad regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gites won't allow Jihad to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gites tries to free his leg and advance position but Jihad is retaining full guard.
Jihad wants to sweep but no luck.
Jihad controlling Gites's posture.
Jihad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gites wants to pass the guard but Jihad is keeping the position.
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.

Gites drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jihad dives on top into guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jihad (6) vs (2) Gites

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gites looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gites is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jihad (6) vs (4) Gites
Jihad is not content to let Gites control the position.
Gites trying to mount his opponent but Jihad defends it.
Gites passes to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Jihad (6) vs (7) Gites
Jihad is looking for a sweep.
Gites is looking to take a break and control but Jihad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jihad is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jihad tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Gites easily slips into full mount!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Jihad (6) vs (9) Gites
Jihad wants to hold on but Gites pushes him away.
Jihad is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Gites avoids the attempt from Jihad to control.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Gites goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jihad turns into him and now he's in Gites's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jihad (8) vs (9) Gites
Gites trying to keep a closed guard but Jihad is proving a slippery customer.
Gites looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jihad wants to control from the top but Gites keeps moving.
Jihad stands and throws Gites's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Jihad (11) vs (9) Gites
Jihad controls the position from side control.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gites is trying to control Jihad's posture but Jihad avoids it.
Gites gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gites is trying to maintain the position but Jihad is very close to passing his half guard.
Jihad trying to control the action but Gites is working from the bottom.
Gites tries to roll over but Jihad keeps him under control.
Gites gets back to full guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gites can't keep his opponent in guard - Jihad advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gites is trying to maintain the position but Jihad is very close to passing his half guard.
Gites tries to get to full guard but Jihad has control of the leg.

Gites looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Jihad is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gites sees it coming and defends easily.
Jihad is looking to take a break and control but Gites is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gites trying to control from the bottom.
Jihad is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Jihad (14) vs (9) Gites
Gites wants to control but Jihad is having none of it.
Gites regains half guard.
Gites is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jihad's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jihad's back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Jihad (14) vs (13) Gites

Gites is looking for the choke from the back position but Jihad is controlling his hands well.
Jihad really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Gites's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.

Jihad is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jihad surviving as best he can, preventing damage.

Gites looking for the RNC.
Jihad tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Gites tries to control but Jihad wriggling away.
Jihad wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Jihad (14) vs (16) Gites
Gites controlling well, preventing Jihad from escaping the position.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.

Gites is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Jihad is defending well though. Gites let's go of the attempt for now.

Gites working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Jihad trying to control the action but Gites just sinks the hooks in.

Jihad is looking to escape here. Oh dear - Gites has locked on a rear naked choke here! Jihad is tapping out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 10:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Gites!
During a confident post fight interview, John Gites thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Mohammed Jihad stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well...shit!'.

Event: TWGC 11 (265+lbs, D1): Helsinki Qualifier - Round 1
Date: May 18, 2016

Coming up we have a super heavyweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Kazekage Kuro and Mohammed Jihad. Jihad is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by America! Fuck Yeah!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

180 cm
28 yrs
234 lbs

183 cm
32 yrs
225 lbs

Kuro

Jihad

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 2 losses; Kazekage Kuro! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Montreal, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Mohammed Jihad!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Kuro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kuro looks for a takedown but Jihad sprawls well.
Kuro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jihad sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kuro sets himself, and Jihad steps forward looking for the clinch! Kuro avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazekage Kuro. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jihad shoots in and bounces Kuro off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kuro (0) vs (2) Jihad
Jihad wants to control from the top but Kuro keeps moving.
Jihad tries to free his leg and advance position but Kuro is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jihad controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jihad passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuro trying to control but Jihad postures up.
Kuro wants to sweep but Jihad has passed to side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Kuro (0) vs (5) Jihad

Jihad tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jihad is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kuro's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kuro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kuro is not content to let Jihad control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuro is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jihad wants to control but Kuro is keeping him busy.
Kuro has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kuro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jihad sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jihad is trying to control. Kuro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Kuro looking for submissions off his back.
Kuro wants to improve his position but Jihad is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jihad is trying to control the action in half guard but Kuro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kuro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jihad is working away from the top position though.
Jihad controlling the pace.
Jihad is trying to control the action in half guard but Kuro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kuro wants to improve his position but Jihad is controlling well.
Jihad content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuro wants to control but Jihad is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Kuro actively working from the bottom here.
Kuro has a hand on Jihad's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Jihad takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Score +3 for passing guard: Kuro (0) vs (8) Jihad
Jihad looking to control but Kuro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Kuro tries to improve his position but Jihad has taken his back! Jihad has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Kuro tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Jihad pushes Kuro away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mohammed Jihad!
Mohammed Jihad decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Kazekage Kuro stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ahhhhh crap!'.

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