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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Samba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Hardon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samba kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bezerker by Love Among Freaks. Hardon has chosen Ameno as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Big Hardon told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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283 lbs
8 - 1 - 1 |
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275 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Samba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Hardon!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardon throws a leg kick
and Samba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hardon thinking.
A right-left combo lands from Hardon.
Hardon fails with the takedown
and Samba counters with a left to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Samba.
Hardon tries for a takedown but Samba circles away easily
enabling Samba to counter with a crisp jab.
Samba throws a big shot that misses.
Samba throws a hook to the side of Hardon's head but Hardon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Samba.
Hardon checks a leg kick.
Hardon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Samba.
Hardon throws a hook to the side of Samba's head but Samba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Samba misses with a hook to the body
and Hardon counters with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Hardon misses.
Samba lands a nice hook to Hardon's body. Hardon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hardon misses with a low kick as Samba jumps back.
Hardon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardon moves out of range of the body kick from Samba.
Hardon connects with an inside leg kick.
Hardon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardon throws a jab when Samba was well out of range.
Hardon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good work by Samba as he checks the leg kick.
Hardon delivers a nice body kick.
Hardon connects with a crisp jab.
Big Hardon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardon shoots in for a takedown but Samba shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Christopher Samba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Hardon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardon tests Samba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hardon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Samba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samba misses with a wild body shot.
Hardon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Samba sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Samba dodges the punch combination from Hardon.
Hardon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardon misses with an uppercut
and Samba counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardon. Samba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardon cracks Samba with a right hand to the side of the head.
Samba is looking to wear down Hardon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hardon misses with an attempted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hardon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Samba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Hardon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Samba thows a leg kick but Hardon checks it
and Hardon counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Samba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slow jab from Samba misses its intended target.
Hardon throws a combination that misses
and Samba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hardon misses with a left hand
enabling Samba to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hardon duly obliges.
Samba misses the body punch
and Hardon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Samba counters with a shoot takedown. Hardon fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba postures up.
Sambais looking to pass into half guard but Hardon pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hardon is in guard.
Hardon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hardon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Samba looking for a sweep. Not yet Samba, not yet.
Samba is trying to control the position but Hardon postures up.
Hardon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hardon wants to pass the guard but Samba is keeping the position.
Samba bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hardon's guard.
Samba stopping the sweep attempt from Hardon.
Samba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hardon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Samba is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hardon looking to control.
Hardon looking for a sweep. Not yet Hardon, not yet.
Hardon working for a triangle but Samba defends it easily.
Samba trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hardon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Samba!
Samba is in a horrible position here. Hardon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba wants to hold on but Hardon pushes him away.
Hardon unloading with bombs!
Hardon landing strikes from the mount.
Samba is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samba is working hard here to advance position.
Samba wants to control but Hardon is having none of it.
Hardon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Samba?
Hardon breaks from Samba's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samba regains half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardon wants to pass to mount but Samba is defending the position.
Hardon seems to be working for a kimura but Samba defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hardon.
Hardon is working for a submission of some sort.
Samba is not content to let Hardon control the position.
Samba is looking for a sweep. Hardon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hardon is working for a submission of some sort.
Hardon trying to pass the guard but Samba defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Hardon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hardon throws a body kick that misses.
Samba keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardon swings widly with a right hand
and Samba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Big Hardon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Samba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hardon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Samba napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Samba tries to improve position but can't.
Samba sneaks back into half guard.
Samba has hold of Hardon's hands but Hardon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardon is trying to control. Samba wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Samba wants to control but Hardon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hardon is working for a kimura but Samba is defending it quite comfortably.
Hardon wants to work for an arm triangle but Samba is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hardon is looking to advance position but Samba won't allow it.
Big Hardon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Samba is trying to maintain the position but Hardon is very close to passing his half guard.
Hardon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Samba keeps working.
Samba is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Christopher Samba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Hardon is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Samba is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hardon tries to control but Samba wriggling away.
Hardon landing strikes from the mount and Samba is in trouble!
Samba is looking to get to half guard.
Hardon looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Samba can't escape the position.
Hardon lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardon breaks from Samba's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hardon unloading with bombs!
Hardon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hardon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Samba has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hardon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hardon lands with some strikes.
Hardon looking to control but Samba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hardon prevents Samba from getting the reversal.
Hardon tries to control but Samba wriggling away.
Hardon with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Hardon tries to control but Samba wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samba is wriggling around trying to escape.
Samba tries to control the position but Hardon now has his back.
Samba rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Samba trying to control but Hardon postures up.
Hardon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hardon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samba has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hardon is working away from the top position though.
Samba is not content to let Hardon control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Big Hardon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hardon drops an elbow to the side of Samba's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Big Hardon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hardon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Hardon!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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