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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samson comes to the cage accompanied by Ride the Lightning. Sammy Samson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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287 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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275 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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 Los Angeles, Sammy Samson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Powers!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Samson wants it to stay on the feet.
Powers tries to bum rush Samson with a series of wild strikes but Samson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Samson knocks Powers to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Powers is rocked!
It looks like Kenny Powers has been cut.
Samson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Powers is avoiding damage well.
Samson trying to control the action but Powers is working from the bottom.
Samson taking a breather here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Powers can do anything to dispel that myth.
Samson trying to control the action but Powers is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers is looking for a sweep.
Powers manages to get back to half guard.
Powers wants to improve his position but Samson is controlling well.
Powers is staying active underneath Samson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Powers is trying to stand back up but Samson is controlling him
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Powers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Samson is trying to get back to full guard.
Samson is controlling Powers's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Samson keeps working.
Powers tries to pass the half guard into mount. Samson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson is looking to control Powers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Samson avoid being mounted?
Powers drops an elbow to the side of Samson's head.
Powers throws a strike but Samson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Samson controls Powers momentarily but Powers frees himself.
Powers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Samson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Powers.
Samson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Powers thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson keeping moving, preventing Powers from controlling successfully.
Powers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Samson wants to sweep but no luck.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Samson wants to clinch up but Powers keeps it at a distance.
Samson misses with a low kick.
Powers swats away the attempt to clinch by Samson.
Samson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Powers checks a leg kick.
Samson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Powers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Samson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Samson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Powers's cut.
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.
Samson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Powers swinging wildly here.
Powers lands with a nice combination. Samson backs away looking to recover.
Powers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Samson misses with a double jab
and Powers counters with a nice double leg into side control. Samson won't be happy with that.
Powers cracks Samson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powers works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The strikes coming from Powers are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
An elbow from Powers crashes against the mat.
Samson is looking to reverse the position.
Samson struggling a bit here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Powers landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Powers shoots in and bounces Samson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Powers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Samson keeping moving, preventing Powers from controlling successfully.
Samson looking to control.
Samson looking to control but Powers passes into half guard.
Samson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Powers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers controlling the action here.
Powers stalling away here and it's allowed Samson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Samson is trying to keep Powers in close.
Powers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Powers thows a big elbow that misses.
Powers working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Powers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Samson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Powers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers trying to control the position from guard on top but Samson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Samson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Samson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Samson is working an open guard so Powers takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Powers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Samson at a distance.
Samson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Powers counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A right handed body shot lands from Powers.
Powers breaks from the clinch.
Powers tries to clinch but Samson moves out of range.
A combination from Powers does no damage.
Samson dodges the punch combination from Powers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Powers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Powers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Powers looks to land a combination but Samson avoids it well.
Powers scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Powers cracks Samson with a big elbow.
Powers lands a nice forearm strike.
Kenny Powers has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powers cracks Samson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Powers working the body and head with strikes.
Powers is staying tight to Samson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Powers lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Samson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Powers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenny Powers's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Powers closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Powers is trying to control the action in half guard but Samson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Samson trying to control here.
Samson actively working from the bottom here.
Powers prevents Samson from improving his position.
Powers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Samson defending well though.
Powers is nestled in close to Samson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Powers landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Powers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Samson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Powers working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Samson's thigh. Samson counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson is trying to keep Powers in close.
Powers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Powers trying to control the position from guard on top but Samson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Powers thows a big elbow that misses.
Samson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Samson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Powers throws and elbow that misses. Samson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Powers's guard. Nice move by Samson!
Powers pulls Samson in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Samson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Samson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Powers is keeping the position for now.
Samson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Powers manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Powers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Powers scoring with some ground and pound.
Powers trying to control but Samson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Powers trying to control the position from guard on top but Samson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samson looking to control.
Powers trying to control the position from guard on top but Samson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Powers working some strikes from top position.
Powers chips away with some ground and pound.
Powers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Samson has control of Powers's left arm, preventing Powers from doing any damage.
Samson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Powers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers working some strikes from top position.
Samson working for a triangle but Powers defends it easily.
Powers lands a couple of digs.
Powers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Powers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Powers landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powers is in close to Samson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Powers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Powers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Powers!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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