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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Jihad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Niupulusu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jihad's entrance music is America! Fuck Yeah!. A fine choice. Niupulusu has chosen Cyclops - Danny Brown as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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225 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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196 cm
26
210 lbs
9 - 5 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mohammed Jihad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gabriel Niupulusu!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jihad throws a right hand that misses
and Jihad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jihad has Niupulusu up against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Jihad.
Nice body punch from Jihad.
Niupulusu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Niupulusu fails to land.
Niupulusu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jihad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jihad misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niupulusu misses with a punch on the inside.
Jihad lands a body punch in the clinch.
Niupulusu tries to throw a body punch but Jihad avoids it by throwing Niupulusu back against the cage.
Niupulusu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jihad's elbow.
Niupulusu throws a head punch that misses.
Niupulusu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niupulusu has Jihad pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Niupulusu pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Jihad tumbling to the mat - Niupulusu dives into Jihad's guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Jihad's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Niupulusu won't allow Jihad to sweep him here.
Niupulusu wants to control from the top but Jihad keeps moving.
Jihad wants to sweep here but Niupulusu controlling him for the moment.
Niupulusu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Niupulusu stopping the sweep attempt from Jihad.
Jihad seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Niupulusu wants to pass the guard but Jihad is keeping the position.
Jihad might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jihad lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jihad lands a couple of elbows.
Jihad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Niupulusu is keeping the position for now.
Niupulusu trying to keep a closed guard but Jihad is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Niupulusu is on top in guard.
Niupulusu wants to control from the top but Jihad keeps moving.
Jihad had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Niupulusu defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jihad looking for a sweep. Not yet Jihad, not yet.
Jihad keeping moving, preventing Niupulusu from controlling successfully.
Jihad looking for a sweep. Not yet Jihad, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jihad had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Niupulusu defends it easily.
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.
Niupulusu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Niupulusu wants to control from the top but Jihad keeps moving.
Jihad being controlled here, momentarily.
Jihad keeping moving, preventing Niupulusu from controlling successfully.
Niupulusu stands up over Jihad, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jihad keeping moving, preventing Niupulusu from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jihad is on top in guard.
Jihad postures up in Niupulusu's guard and throws a big left but Niupulusu blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gabriel Niupulusu will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A nice combination there by Jihad.
Jihad tries a head kick but it misses.
Jihad connects with the punch.
Niupulusu scores with a punch to the head.
Jihad throws a low kick, looking for Niupulusu's leg but Niupulusu calmly moves out of range.
Niupulusu dodges the punch combination from Jihad.
Jihad throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jihad stuns Niupulusu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Niupulusu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jihad checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jihad tries a head kick but it misses.
Jihad misses with a low kick.
Niupulusu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jihad with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jihad ducks under a wild hook from Niupulusu.
Jihad checks a low kick from Niupulusu.
Niupulusu moves in looking to clinch but Jihad pushes him off.
Niupulusu avoids a kick to the body.
Niupulusu throws a counter combo.
Gabriel Niupulusu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jihad throws a solid leg kick but Niupulusu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jihad.
Niupulusu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mohammed Jihad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Jihad misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Niupulusu! But no joy.
Jihad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Niupulusu counters with a straight right hand.
Jihad throws a lazy uppercut
and Niupulusu counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jihad throws a sloppy head kick
and Niupulusu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jihad throws a big shot that misses.
Niupulusu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jihad with a lazy takedown attempt
and Niupulusu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Niupulusu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jihad as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niupulusu connects with a leg kick. Jihad looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Niupulusu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jihad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Niupulusu misses the jab.
Niupulusu is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jihad takes a swing at Niupulusu's ribcage but misses.
Niupulusu closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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 is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Niupulusu.
Niupulusu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Despite the aggression on Niupulusu's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Niupulusu scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niupulusu is looking to control Jihad's arms but Jihad gets an underhook and turns him. Now Niupulusu has his back to the cage.
Niupulusu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jihad is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Niupulusu is keeping busy.
Niupulusu is trying to trip Jihad. He has hold of a leg but Jihad is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Niupulusu persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Niupulusu trying to control the position from guard on top but Jihad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jihad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Niupulusu is one step ahead there.
Jihad is working hard here to advance position.
Jihad working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Niupulusu has passed into half guard!
Jihad is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jihad is not content to let Niupulusu control the position.
Jihad manages to get to full guard.
Jihad keeping moving, preventing Niupulusu from controlling successfully.
Jihad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Niupulusu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Niupulusu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Niupulusu tries for a takedown but Jihad sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jihad misses with a lunging right hand
and Niupulusu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jihad darts in and clinches Niupulusu up against the cage.
Niupulusu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jihad pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Niupulusu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Niupulusu just leaning against Jihad, taking a breather.
Niupulusu throws a head punch that misses.
Niupulusu tries to throw a body punch but Jihad avoids it by throwing Niupulusu back against the cage.
A short right from Jihad on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niupulusu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jihad is looking to control Niupulusu's arms but Niupulusu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jihad has his back to the cage.
Niupulusu misses with a punch to the body.
Niupulusu throws a head punch that misses.
Jihad is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Niupulusu - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Jihad.
Niupulusu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Still in the clinch, Niupulusu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Niupulusu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jihad tries to work over Niupulusu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jihad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Niupulusu slowing the pace effectively.
Jihad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jihad works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jihad wants to control from the top but Niupulusu keeps moving.
Jihad slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Niupulusu takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mohammed Jihad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jihad working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jihad cracks Niupulusu with a big right hand but Niupulusu just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jihad throws an elbow but Niupulusu slips to the side and avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jihad gets to mount! Niupulusu was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Mohammed Jihad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jihad lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jihad prevents Niupulusu from getting the reversal.
Niupulusu tries to hold on but Jihad postures up.
Jihad is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jihad dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niupulusu can't escape the position.
Jihad scoring with strikes but Niupulusu is staying in there.
Jihad looking to control and managing it successfully.
Niupulusu is desperately trying to improve his position but Jihad has a good base and remains in mount.
Jihad cracks Niupulusu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jihad lands a big elbow.
Jihad pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jihad is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Niupulusu is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jihad landing strikes from the mount and Niupulusu is in trouble!
Niupulusu is still in real trouble! Can Jihad finish him?
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Jihad! Niupulusu is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mohammed Jihad!
Mohammed Jihad thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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