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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iqbal Al Mamood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Mongol. Al Mamood is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mamute Pequenino. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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184 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
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171 lbs
29 - 19 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Genghis Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Iqbal Al Mamood!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan lunges at Al Mamood with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Al Mamood's hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Al Mamood has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Khan misses with a hook
and Al Mamood decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Khan's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Al Mamood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Khan controls Al Mamood momentarily but Al Mamood frees himself.
Al Mamood throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Khan is controlling Al Mamood's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Mamood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Khan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Khan wants to improve his position but instead Al Mamood has moved into half guard.
Khan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Al Mamood trying to control from half guard but Khan is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Khan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Al Mamood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Al Mamood must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Khan controls Al Mamood momentarily but Al Mamood frees himself.
Al Mamood trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al Mamood looking to pass the guard.
Khan trying to control the position.
Al Mamood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Khan seems keen to control Al Mamood's posture.
Khan is trying to control the position but Al Mamood postures up.
Khan seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Al Mamood gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Al Mamood won't allow Khan to sweep him here.
Khan is working hard here to advance position.
Al Mamood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Al Mamood passes Khan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan trying to control but Al Mamood postures up.
Al Mamood trying to mount his opponent but Khan defends it.
Khan gets back to full guard.
Al Mamood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Khan trying to control the position.
Al Mamood working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan looking to control.
Al Mamood advances position into side control!
Al Mamood tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Al Mamood has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Khan tries to bench press Al Mamood off him but Al Mamood keeps the position.
Al Mamood misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Khan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Al Mamood is trying to maintain the position but Khan is very close to passing his half guard.
Khan wants to control but Al Mamood is keeping him busy.
Khan works his way into full mount!
Al Mamood is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan controlling from mount.
Khan wants to control but Al Mamood has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Al Mamood wants to control but Khan is keeping busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan stalling.
Al Mamood looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Mamood is trying to get back to full guard.
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 Genghis Khan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Khan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Al Mamood throws a poor cross that misses
letting Khan counter with a right hand.
Al Mamood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Genghis Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan moves into the clinch.
Khan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Al Mamood up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan manages to break the clinch.
Khan misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Mamood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khan.
Genghis Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan moves away from the strike by Al Mamood.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
Khan misses with a right hand
and Al Mamood counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Khan wants to control but Al Mamood is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Iqbal Al Mamood has got the better of the ground game so far.
Al Mamood not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Khan is staying active underneath Al Mamood, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Khan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Al Mamood.
Khan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Al Mamood throws a strike but Khan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Mamood looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan won't allow Al Mamood to sweep him here.
Al Mamood trying to control the position.
Khan advances to half guard.
Al Mamood has hold of Khan's hands but Khan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Khan controlling the pace.
Al Mamood wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Khan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Genghis Khan.
Al Mamood moves away from the strike by Khan.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Al Mamood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khan.
Khan throws a lazy uppercut
and Al Mamood holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Al Mamood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Al Mamood misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Al Mamood misses with an uppercut
and Khan counters with a nice uppercut.
Al Mamood is rocked!
Khan shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Al Mamood takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Khan sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Al Mamood bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Genghis Khan!
Genghis Khan looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I am not your father!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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