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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emeka Shakur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Samson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Venture Brothers Opening Theme. Shakur has chosen Tatanka - Africa as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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300 lbs
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255 lbs
24 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Samson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emeka Shakur!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shakur looks to land a left hand but Samson moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Shakur misses.
Shakur scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shakur misses with a few strikes there.
Shakur misses with a wild body shot.
Samson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shakur looks like he's trying to stand up.
Samson is looking to advance position but Shakur won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shakur manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Samson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samsonis looking to pass into half guard but Shakur pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Shakur is in guard.
Shakur stopping the sweep attempt from Samson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson working for a triangle but Shakur defends it easily.
Shakur gets to his feet - Samson follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakur ducks under a wild hook from Samson.
Shakur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shakur stuns Samson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shakur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samson manages to avoid it.
Samson misses with a looping left.
Samson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shakur moves away.
Samson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shakur throws a right and a left that Samson avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Samson misses its intended target.
Samson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shakur walks into a straight right hand from Samson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson avoids the head kick by Shakur.
Shakur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Samson scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Emeka Shakur has been cut.
Shakur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Shakur misses the target.
Samson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Samson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shakur.
Shakur lands a jab to the head.
Samson tries to score with a low kick but Shakur moves his leg out of the way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shakur checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shakur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Samson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shakur throws a leg kick but Samson moved away.
Samson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shakur sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Samson throws a jab when Shakur was well out of range.
Samson misses with a lunging right hand
and Shakur counters with a solid body kick.
Some wild striking there from Shakur.
Jab, jab by Shakur - just one landing.
Samson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shakur pinned against the cage. Shakur gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick from Samson misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Emeka Shakur will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Emeka Shakur'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 moves out of range of the leg kick from Shakur.
Shakur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Samson.
Shakur just misses with a punch to the body.
Samson misses with a lunging right hand
and Shakur makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Samson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shakur momentarily.
Shakur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Shakur!
Shakur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Shakur tenderised Samson's leg. Samson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Samson fails with the takedown.
Shakur connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shakur scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Samson doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakur punishes Samson's body with a nice straight punch.
Samson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shakur.
Shakur is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Samson rather than just go for the knockout.
Shakur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Samson's sensitive parts.
Shakur lunges at Samson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Samson's hand.
Shakur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Samson misses with a right hand
and Shakur counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shakur takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Brock Samson has been cut.
Shakur lands a big head kick that sends Samson tumbling to the mat! Shakur takes a step backwards and waves Samson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Samson is rocked!
Brock Samson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shakur lands a leg kick that knocks Samson off balance momentarily.
Shakur throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shakur. Samson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shakur counters with a nice low kick that buckles Samson's knee momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shakur.
Shakur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shakur looks to score with a jab to the body but Samson is just out of range.
Shakur takes a swing at Samson's ribcage but misses.
Shakur lands a jab to Samson's midsection.
Samson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shakur lands with a nice body punch.
Shakur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A lazy left from Shakur finds it's target.
Samson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shakur lands a nice looking body shot.
Emeka Shakur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakur feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Samson's calf.
Samson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shakur fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shakur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samson manages to avoid it.
Shakur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shakur tries a low kick but Samson avoids it.
Shakur moves out of range of the strikes.
Shakur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Samson throws a leg kick but Shakur sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Samson throws a lazy right hand but Shakur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shakur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shakur was well out of range. Poor timing from Samson.
Samson throws a hook but Shakur avoids it easily.
Shakur scoring well with a low kick there.
Samson blocks a head kick by Shakur.
Shakur scores with a hook to the body. Samson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Samson connects with a body shot.
Samson throws the kick towards the body but Shakur avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Samson. Beautiful body shot.
Samson scores with a takedown into Shakur's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samson throws a big right hand that misses.
Samson preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emeka Shakur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shakur just misses with a punch to the body.
Samson tries to close the distance and clinch but Shakur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shakur on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Shakur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Samson.
Shakur throws an overhand right that lands on Samson's shoulder, as Samson tries to avoid the shot.
Samson throws a shot from downtown. Shakur moves away and avoids it.
Shakur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samson. Shakur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shakur throws a leg kick
and Samson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shakur connects with a good right hand that stumbles Samson. Samson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Samson jabs Shakur to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shakur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Samson lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakur blocks a jab.
Samson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Samson throws a jab but it's blocked by Shakur.
Samson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Horrible takedown by Samson or perhaps it was just good defense by Shakur which made him look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shakur keeps the fight on the outside.
Samson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Samson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shakur counters with a leg kick.
Shakur avoids the body shot from Samson.
Samson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shakur feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Samson's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shakur keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shakur misses with a wild body shot.
Shakur lands with an uppercut that bounces Samson off the cage and back into range.
Shakur lands with a straight right. Samson didn't see that one coming.
Shakur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shakur lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Samson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shakur can pounce on him.
Shakur cracks Samson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shakur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shakur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Samson. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakur lands with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Shakur.
Samson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shakur staying out of range there.
Shakur looks to score with a jab to the body but Samson is just out of range.
Samson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shakur was well out of range. Poor timing from Samson.
Shakur throws a body kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Samson tries for a takedown but Shakur sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Samson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shakur lands a nice looking body shot.
Shakur works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Samson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shakur lands a left and a right that send Samson crashing to the mat, dazed. Shakur thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Samson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shakur looks to score with a jab to the body but Samson is just out of range.
Samson seems to have got his legs back now.
Shakur measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Samson! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Emeka Shakur!
Emeka Shakur seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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