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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amri Mbeki (ranked 3371 p4p, 25599 weight class) and DeMarcus Slice (ranked 175 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mbeki might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Intro. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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195 cm 31 275 16 - 19 - 0 |
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220 cm 24 270 5 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt Decent boxing Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 16 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Amri Mbeki! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 5 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, DeMarcus Slice! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mbeki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Mbeki is breathing heavily. Mbeki trying to control but Slice is working from the bottom. Mbeki postures up.
Slice can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mbeki controls the pace. Mbeki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Slice is pulling down on Mbeki's head to control his posture. Mbeki stays in close to Slice's body and controls the position. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Mbeki trying to control the position from guard on top but Slice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/refstandup3.gif) The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Slice needs to keep his hands up - Mbeki had a free shot at his head there.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut.gif) That has opened up DeMarcus Slice's cut even more.
Mbeki drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Slice wants to stand up but Mbeki is controlling him. Mbeki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Slice's head. Mbeki showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Mbeki has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Mbeki with a flurry of punches that miss. Mbeki postures up in Slice's guard and throws a big left but Slice blocks it. Mbeki works over Slice with some ground and pound from guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Mbeki engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/refstandup3.gif) The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Slice with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mbeki to score with a decent uppercut.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Slice misses with a combination
enabling Mbeki to counter with a crisp jab. Amri Mbeki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mbeki with a jab.
Mbeki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Slice looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Mbeki controlling the position from side mount. Mbeki in side control, throwing shots but Slice defends.
Mbeki has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Slice is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Mbeki yanks on the arm and Slice is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Mbeki.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Amri Mbeki!
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energy
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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