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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shiek Yerbooty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yerbooty comes to the cage accompanied by ABK - Kill Me. Khan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ready 4 War. Shiek Yerbooty has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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191 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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200 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shiek Yerbooty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Genghis Khan!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan lands with a good body shot.
Khan cracks Yerbooty with an open hand slap.
Khan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yerbooty is fending him off so far but Khan persists. Nope, Yerbooty circles away and we're back to standing.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yerbooty lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khan circles away quickly and effectively.
Yerbooty takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yerbooty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yerbooty misses with a jab to the body
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.
Khan tries to clinch but Yerbooty is having none of it.
A big left from Yerbooty misses.
Yerbooty misses with a straight left.
Genghis Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yerbooty moves away from the strike by Khan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yerbooty throws a sloppy body shot
and Khan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Yerbooty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yerbooty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Yerbooty takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yerbooty misses with a body punch
and Khan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shiek Yerbooty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yerbooty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khan looks for the body kick but Yerbooty saw that one coming.
Khan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Yerbooty is trying to control Khan's posture but Khan avoids it.
Khan trying to control the position but Yerbooty is working away.
What's Yerbooty going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yerbooty is trying to control Khan's posture but Khan avoids it.
Yerbooty is looking to reverse the position.
Khan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Yerbooty is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Khan is looking to take a break and control but Yerbooty is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Khan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Khan is trying to ground and pound but Yerbooty uses the momentary lack of control by Khan to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Khan stalling away here and it's allowed Yerbooty to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Yerbooty lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Khan!
Yerbooty throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Khan is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genghis Khan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Khan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yerbooty misses with a combination
and Khan counters with a big head kick but Yerbooty shrugs it off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khan.
Khan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yerbooty throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yerbooty missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan scores with a leg kick.
Khan dodges the punch combination from Yerbooty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Yerbooty throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khan blocks a jab.
Yerbooty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
Khan connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Yerbooty misses.
Yerbooty tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan cracks Yerbooty with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khan staying out of range there.
Yerbooty takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Khan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yerbooty in his tracks.
A swing and a miss from Khan.
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yerbooty.
Yerbooty misses with a body punch
and Khan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Khan.
Khan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Yerbooty is trying is best to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yerbooty defending well though.
Khan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yerbooty makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yerbooty.
Yerbooty avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Khan throwing strikes from guard but Yerbooty blocks nicely.
Khan looking to pass the guard.
Yerbooty working a defensive guard here.
Khan postures up in Yerbooty's guard and throws a big left but Yerbooty blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Khan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Yerbooty has his hands on Khan's head, controlling the position.
Khan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Khan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Khan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yerbooty wants to sweep here but Khan controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genghis Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Yerbooty ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yerbooty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yerbooty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good standup being displayed there by Khan as he connects with a hook.
Yerbooty just misses with a punch to the body.
Yerbooty takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yerbooty.
Khan throws a head kick that Yerbooty semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yerbooty throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan misses with a series of wild punches.
Yerbooty misses with a straight right.
Yerbooty digs a good hook to Khan's body.
Khan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Khan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Khan throws a sloppy body shot
and Yerbooty counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yerbooty shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Khan takes a swing at Yerbooty's ribcage but misses.
Yerbooty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left lands for Yerbooty.
Genghis Khan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khan tries to bum rush Yerbooty with a series of wild strikes but Yerbooty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yerbooty misses with a wild body shot.
Khan misses with a hook. Yerbooty ducked under it nicely.
Khan avoids the body shot from Yerbooty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yerbooty throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Khan.
Genghis Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khan is looking to slow Yerbooty down with leg kicks.
Yerbooty misses the shot to the body.
Yerbooty throws out a loose jab but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Yerbooty 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yerbooty misses with a hook.
Yerbooty missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shiek Yerbooty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Khan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yerbooty throws a left and a right that both miss
and Khan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Khan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yerbooty.
Yerbooty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot by Yerbooty.
Yerbooty jabs Khan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yerbooty blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yerbooty was covering up waiting for the punch and Khan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Yerbooty is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shiek Yerbooty showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Khan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genghis Khan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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