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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Samba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Samba's choice of entrance music: Bezerker by Love Among Freaks. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
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283 lbs
14 - 6 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Christopher Samba!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samba throws out a leg kick but Hull moves out of range and Samba only half commits.
Samba looks to land a right hand but Hull moved out of range.
Samba tries to clinch but Hull is having none of it.
Samba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hull lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hull on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Samba checks a leg kick.
Samba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hull. That's going to slow Samba down.
Samba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hull slips under a jab.
Samba listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samba swings widly with a right hand
and Hull counters with a body kick.
Samba blocks a low kick nicely.
Samba misses with a looping right.
Samba bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull throws a head kick but Samba moves out of range.
Hull moves out of range of the body kick from Samba.
Nice shot lands for Samba.
Hull pivots, looking for a leg kick but Samba is out of range and Hull settles back down.
A head kick from Hull lands but Samba takes it in his stride.
Samba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice body kick there by Hull.
Samba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hull paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hull defending well as Samba loads up on a big left hand.
Samba gets a double leg takedown into Hull's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Samba passes easily into side control. Nice work.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hull is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Samba slows the pace down.
Hull tries to bench press Samba off him but Samba keeps the position.
Samba is staying tight to Hull's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hull trying his best to control but Samba has mounted him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull is looking to get to half guard.
Hull is working hard here to advance position.
Samba looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hull is looking to get to half guard.
Samba controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samba throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Samba controlling from mount.
Hull is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samba unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Samba dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A low kick from Hull is predictable there
and Samba counters with a right hand to the body.
Samba just misses with a punch to the body.
Samba doesn't manage to clinch there - Hull circles away.
Christopher Samba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hull slips a straight right by Samba.
Samba scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hull wants to control the action here but instead Samba manages to pass to full mount!
Samba controlling his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samba punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull is trying to stand.
Samba is landing with some decent strikes but Hull is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Samba controlling his opponent.
Samba thowing shots but they're missing.
Samba throws some wild stikes that Hull manages to avoid easily.
Samba thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hull is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hull trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Samba looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hull really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hull tries to lock up and control but Samba gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull is trying to stand up.
Samba controlling from mount.
Hull tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Christopher Samba has got the better of the ground game so far.
Samba takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hull wants to hold on but Samba pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samba tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Samba lands a big elbow.
Samba controlling the position easily from mount.
Samba misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Samba controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Samba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Both fighters circling a little - Hull finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Hull.
Samba fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Samba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Samba misses.
Samba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hull gets tackled into the cage by Samba. Samba maintains the clinch.
Hull pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hull pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Samba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samba taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba lands a nice shot to the body.
Samba avoids the elbow strike from Hull, against the cage.
Samba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Samba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hull wants to get back to striking at distance but Samba won't allow it.
Hull lands an elbow that stopped Samba in his tracks for a moment.
Samba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hull misses with an elbow strike.
Samba lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Samba.
Hull pushes off an throws an elbow but Samba leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Samba scores with a shoulder strike.
Samba avoids the elbow strike from Hull, against the cage.
Hull throws an elbow but it misses.
Mike Hull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hull throws an elbow that misses.
Samba presses Hull against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samba lands with a left to the head.
Hull throws an elbow that misses.
Samba avoids a wild elbow strike from Hull.
Samba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Samba lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hull or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hull blocks a body shot from Samba.
Samba gets through Hull's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Samba misses with a body punch.
Samba lands with a light punch inside.
Samba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Samba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hull backwards.
Hull is rocked!
Samba cracks Hull with a nice body shot.
Oh Hull is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Samba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Samba throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Samba pushes Hull against the cage. Samba is working some dirty boxing. Samba pushes off with a quick right hook! Hull goes down! Hull tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Samba moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christopher Samba!
An out of breath and clearly excited Christopher Samba thanked Down Under - Supplements.160Q Video Proof for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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