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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amri Mbeki (ranked 2674 p4p, 2331 weight class) and Alistair Ubereem (ranked 147 p4p, 133 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mbeki might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Intro. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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195 cm 31 275 16 - 17 - 0 |
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196 cm 34 270 20 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class MT Heavy handed |
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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 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Amri Mbeki! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alistair Ubereem! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ubereem looks to throw the jab but Mbeki is out of range. Ubereem keeps Mbeki at a distance using the push kick. Ubereem misses with a looping left. Mbeki thows a left - swing and a miss! Ubereem moves out of range as Mbeki strikes. Ubereem doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Mbeki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Mbeki misses with a right hand and Ubereem counters with a stiff right hand.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut2.gif) It looks like Amri Mbeki has been cut. Mbeki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Ubereem counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Ubereem with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ubereem looks to land a left hand but Mbeki moved out of range nicely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mbeki misses with a left hand and Ubereem counters with a stiff right hand. Mbeki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gold Samurai's Gym in the buildup to the fight. Mbeki tries for a takedown but Ubereem sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Mbeki misses with an uppercut
and Ubereem counters with a lovely straight right hand! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ubereem throws a big shot that misses. Ubereem missing with a left hand there. Mbeki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Ubereem lands the left hand.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. A shot to the liver by Ubereem. Beautiful body shot. Mbeki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ubereem as he avoids it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amri Mbeki. That's going to take a lot out of him. Ubereem throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Mbeki misses. Mbeki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ubereem sees it coming and avoids it easily. Amri Mbeki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mbeki takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Mbeki is breathing heavily. Mbeki looks to land a left hand but Ubereem moved out of range nicely. Ubereem now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Ubereem steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mbeki. Mbeki misses with a hook. Ubereem ducked under it nicely. Ubereem connects with the punch. Ubereem lands a nice hook to Mbeki's body. Mbeki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Mbeki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ubereem but Ubereem pushes him off and we're back to square one. Mbeki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mbeki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ubereem bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ubereem scores with a head kick.
Ubereem ducks under a wild hook from Mbeki. Ubereem tries a quick counter leg kick but Mbeki is wise to it. Mbeki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ubereem has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Mbeki throws a poor cross that misses
and Ubereem counters with a nice uppercut. The fighters circling - Ubereem throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Mbeki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Mbeki with a nice cross.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut.gif) It looks like Alistair Ubereem has been cut. Whack! Ubereem lands a heavy head kick that drops Mbeki. The ref tackles Ubereem to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Mbeki was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Alistair Ubereem! During a confident post fight interview, Alistair Ubereem thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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