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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Saturn (ranked 3145 p4p, 3431 weight class) and Amri Mbeki (ranked 98 p4p, 116 weight class). Mbeki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Judas (Audio). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Saturn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amri Mbeki!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saturn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mbeki jabs Saturn right on the nose. Saturn blinks but takes it well.
Mbeki misses with a hook.
Mbeki's coach down at Handsome Guys Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mbeki's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bobby Saturn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mbeki thuds a left hand into Saturn's body.
Saturn throws a hook but Mbeki blocks it.
Mbeki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Saturn.
Mbeki shoots in for a takedown but Saturn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Saturn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mbeki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Saturn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Saturn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mbeki on the side of the head.
Saturn drives through and clinches with Mbeki against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saturn misses with the head strike.
Saturn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mbeki backwards.
Saturn lands with a short shot to the head.
Saturn misses with a punch to the body.
Mbeki ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mbeki no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mbeki wants to stand up but Saturn is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mbeki looking to control.
Saturn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Saturn won't allow Mbeki to get back to his feet.
Mbeki trying to keep a closed guard but Saturn is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Saturn looks to score with a jab to the body but Mbeki is just out of range.
Mbeki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Saturn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mbeki.
Saturn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mbeki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Mbeki with that takedown attempt.
Saturn swats away the attempt to clinch by Mbeki.
Saturn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mbeki tries a head kick but it misses.
Saturn slaps away a takedown attempt from Mbeki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bobby Saturn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amri Mbeki.
Saturn misses with a body shot.
Saturn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mbeki counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mbeki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mbeki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Saturn takes a step back to recover.
Saturn scores with a punch to the head.
Mbeki tries to land a front kick but Saturn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saturn throws a body punch but Mbeki moves out of range.
Saturn sets himself, and Mbeki steps forward looking for the clinch! Saturn avoids it this time.
Saturn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mbeki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Saturn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mbeki cracks a nice hook into Saturn's ribs.
Mbeki throws a shot from downtown. Saturn moves away and avoids it.
Saturn clinches up with Mbeki and pushes him back against the cage.
Mbeki fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saturn throws a head punch that misses.
Mbeki pulls guard effortlessly.
Mbeki working a defensive guard here.
Mbeki looking for a guillotine here but Saturn defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mbeki trying to control the position.
Mbeki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Saturn is aware though and is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bobby Saturn will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mbeki walks into a stiff left hand from Saturn.
A big right from Saturn misses.
Saturn throws a hook but Mbeki avoids it easily.
And Mbeki tries to counter it with a takedown but Saturn pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Saturn throws a body punch but Mbeki moves out of range.
Saturn throws a body punch but Mbeki moves out of range.
Saturn misses with a body punch
and Mbeki counters with a stiff right hand.
Saturn throws a body shot but no joy.
Mbeki moves into the clinch successfully.
Mbeki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saturn presses Mbeki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mbeki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saturn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saturn lands with a left to the head.
Saturn tries a body shot but Mbeki blocks it.
Saturn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Saturn.
Mbeki is trying to force a seperation but Saturn has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mbeki is trying to pull guard but Saturn has him pressed against the cage.
Saturn swings wildly with an uppercut but Mbeki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saturn pushes Mbeki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mbeki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Saturn smiles and moves away.
Saturn misses with a body shot
and Mbeki counters with a stiff right hand.
Mbeki tries to keep at a distance but Saturn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Saturn misses with some punches.
Mbeki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saturn.
Mbeki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Saturn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bobby Saturn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amri Mbeki.
Saturn gets a clinch.
Saturn swings wildly with an uppercut but Mbeki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saturn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saturn tries to throw a body punch but Mbeki avoids it by throwing Saturn back against the cage.
Saturn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mbeki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Saturn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bobby Saturn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saturn.
Good body shot from Saturn.
A short uppercut from Saturn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mbeki is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mbeki can't get the takedown.
A short right from Saturn on the inside.
Mbeki is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saturn.
Saturn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Saturn lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Amri Mbeki has been cut.
Saturn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mbeki blocks an uppercut.
Saturn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mbeki backwards.
Mbeki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mbeki.
Saturn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Saturn swings wildly with an uppercut but Mbeki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saturn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mbeki jumps guard but Saturn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Saturn keeps control of Mbeki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Saturn lands with a short shot to the head.
Saturn misses with a punch on the inside.
Mbeki blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Saturn.
Saturn gets through Mbeki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saturn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mbeki is looking to break free of the clinch but Saturn has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saturn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saturn.
Saturn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mbeki blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mbeki jumps into guard, dragging Saturn to the mat.
Mbeki is trying to keep Saturn in close.
Mbeki isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Saturn stacks Mbeki on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Saturn!
Saturn controlling the position from side mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Saturn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Amri Mbeki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Saturn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mbeki, pushing him back against the cage.
Mbeki breaks the clinch.
Saturn lands an overhand right.
Mbeki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saturn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mbeki can do to turn this around?
A jab from Saturn does it's job there.
A big right from Mbeki misses.
Mbeki defending well as Saturn loads up on a big left hand.
Mbeki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saturn closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mbeki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saturn has him pressed against the cage.
Mbeki has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Saturn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mbeki.
Saturn presses Mbeki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Saturn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Saturn as the two fighters clinch.
Mbeki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short uppercut from Saturn.
A shot in the inside from Saturn.
Saturn tries a body shot but Mbeki blocks it.
Saturn lands with a short shot to the head.
Saturn has a couple of punches blocked by Mbeki.
Saturn scores with a hook to the body.
Saturn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saturn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mbeki is trying to pull guard but Saturn has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Saturn.
Mbeki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saturn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Saturn lands an uppercut.
Saturn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mbeki is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Saturn.
Mbeki is still on wobbly legs! Can Saturn finish him?
Saturn scores with a shoulder strike.
Bobby Saturn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saturn lands a big right hand that drops Mbeki! The killer instinct kicks in and Saturn finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Saturn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Saturn!
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