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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amri Mbeki (ranked 2722 p4p, 2596 weight class) and Ville Valo (ranked 144 p4p, 139 weight class). Mbeki comes to the cage accompanied by Intro. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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13 - 14 - 0 |
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6 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Amri Mbeki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ville Valo!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mbeki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Valo tries to break free but Mbeki pushes him back against the cage.
Mbeki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Valo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mbeki successfully pulls guard.
Mbeki looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Valo passes into side control.
Valo blocks the strikes from Mbeki.
The strikes coming from Valo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mbeki manages to work his way to half guard, despite Valo's best efforts.
Mbeki trying to control but Valo postures up.
Valo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valo is pressing down on Mbeki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mbeki is holding on for now.
Mbeki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Valo there.
Mbeki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Valo pulls his head out easily.
Mbeki actively working from the bottom here.
Valo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mbeki looking for submissions off his back.
Mbeki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mbeki is trying to get back to full guard.
Mbeki moves into full guard.
Mbeki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Valo 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.
Valo stays in close to Mbeki's body and controls the position.
Valo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valo wants to control from the top but Mbeki keeps moving.
Valo working some strikes from top position.
Mbeki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Valo is aware though and is defending well.
Mbeki isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Valo 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 Valo!
Mbeki dodges the ground and pound from Valo.
Valo trying to control the action but Mbeki is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Valo stalls from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Mbeki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mbeki is trying to get back to half guard.
Mbeki wants to control but Valo postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mbeki is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Valo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Valo trying to control the position but Mbeki is working away.
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 Amri Mbeki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mbeki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Valo as he jumps to the side.
Mbeki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Valo is trying to keep Mbeki in close.
Mbeki trying to control but Valo is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mbeki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mbeki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valo can do to turn this around?
Valo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mbeki postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Valo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mbeki, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mbeki has his foot on Valo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Valo works his way back into a safe position though.
Mbeki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mbeki is looking for a triangle but Valo pushes his legs off easily.
Mbeki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Valo defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mbeki looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Valo passes into side control.
Mbeki tries to improve position but can't.
Mbeki wants to control but Valo postures up.
Mbeki is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Valo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Mbeki manages to work his way to half guard, despite Valo's best efforts.
Mbeki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Valo is working away from the top position though.
Valo working Mbeki over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mbeki looking for subs from the bottom but Valo mounts him!
Valo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mbeki flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Mbeki is trying to escape the mount.
Mbeki is working hard here to advance position.
Mbeki is trying to stand up.
Mbeki has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Mbeki is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mbeki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mbeki's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Mbeki tries to lock up and control but Valo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mbeki is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mbeki sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Mbeki gets back to full guard.
Mbeki has his foot on Valo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Valo works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mbeki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Valo defends it easily.
Mbeki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Valo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Amri Mbeki will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mbeki tries for a takedown but Valo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Valo unleashes a big counter combination but Mbeki bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mbeki gets a clinch.
Mbeki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mbeki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Valo. Those never looked like landing.
Amri Mbeki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valo lands a high kick!
It looks like Amri Mbeki has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Valo.
Valo throws a head kick but Mbeki moves out of range.
Mbeki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mbeki is trying to trip Valo. He has hold of a leg but Valo is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mbeki persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mbeki drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Valo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mbeki has Valo in his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mbeki seems keen to control Valo's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valo wants to control from the top but Mbeki keeps moving.
Mbeki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mbeki isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Valo 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 Valo!
Valo prevents Mbeki from escaping the position.
Valo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mbeki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Mbeki is trying to control Valo's posture but Valo avoids it.
Mbeki tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Valo presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Mbeki regains half guard.
Mbeki is trying to stand back up but Valo is controlling him
The fighters are battling for position here. Mbeki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mbeki is looking for a triangle but Valo pushes his legs off easily.
Amri Mbeki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mbeki working for submissions but it's allowed Valo to get to half guard.
Mbeki taking some punishment here, with Valo in his half guard.
Valo working over Mbeki with some ground and pound. Mbeki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mbeki looking for submissions off his back.
Mbeki missing with punches from the bottom.
Valo is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mbeki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Valo pulls his head out easily.
Valo trying to mount his opponent but Mbeki defends it.
Mbeki is trying to control but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mbeki has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Valo escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Valo!
Ville Valo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Amri Mbeki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mbeki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ville Valo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mbeki 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Amri Mbeki!
The defeated Ville Valo had this to say: 'Sleep with both your eyes open. '.
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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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