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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Samba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Girlfriend. Samba has chosen Bezerker by Love Among Freaks as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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222 lbs
39 - 18 - 5 |
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243 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
39 - 18 - 5, fighting out of London, Jake Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Christopher Samba!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samba misses with a takedown attempt - Ryan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Samba avoids the head kick by Ryan.
Ryan connects with a looping right hand.
Ryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ryan.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Samba was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
Samba throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ryan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Samba is in Ryan's guard.
Samba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ryan is keeping the position for now.
Samba with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Samba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ryan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Samba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Samba trying to control but Ryan is working from the bottom.
Samba content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samba throwing strikes from guard but Ryan blocks nicely.
Samba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Samba trying to control but Ryan is working from the bottom.
Christopher Samba has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Samba fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Samba.
Ryan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ryan throws a leg kick
letting Samba counter with a right hand.
It looks like Jake Ryan has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samba lands a nice hook to Ryan's body. Ryan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jake Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Samba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ryan misses with a hook. Samba ducked under it nicely.
Good shot there by Samba.
Jake Ryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Samba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Samba throws a body kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Ryan.
Samba shoots in for a takedown but Ryan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jake Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Samba.
Samba lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samba clobbers Ryan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Samba misses the jab.
Some wild striking there from Ryan.
A lazy left from Ryan finds it's target.
Ryan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Samba counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ryan's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samba wants to control from the top but Ryan keeps moving.
Samba preventing the sweep.
Samba throwing strikes from guard but Ryan blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Samba throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ryan throws his legs up looking for a submission but Samba uses it to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Samba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Ryan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ryan lands with a nice body kick.
Ryan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ryan scores with a leg kick.
Samba punishes Ryan's body with a nice straight punch.
Samba throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ryan's waist but Ryan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Samba off to one side.
Samba lands with a straight right. Ryan didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Samba lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ryan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ryan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ryan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ryan avoids the body shot from Samba.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan lands with a good body shot.
Ryan misses with a left hand
and Samba counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ryan is trying to stand up here but Samba is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ryan defending well though.
Samba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Samba thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ryan's head.
Samba wants to take a breather but Ryan is having none of it.
Samba not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Samba slips a nice elbow through Ryan's hands, connecting with Ryan's forehead.
Ryan trying to hold on to Samba's head to control him but Samba postures up.
Samba not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is refusing to be controlled, as Samba sits in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Samba connects with a nice short shot to Ryan's temple.
Ryan trying to control from the bottom.
Samba thows a huge punch but Ryan dodges it nicely.
Samba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ryan defending well though.
Samba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ryan keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba wants to pass the guard but Ryan is defending well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Samba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ryan's sensitive parts.
Samba avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Samba closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ryan to the mat! Ryan manages to get full guard.
Samba tries to free his leg and advance position but Ryan is retaining full guard.
Samba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Samba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ryan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Samba trying to control but Ryan is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samba lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samba throwing strikes from guard but Ryan blocks nicely.
Samba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ryan keeping moving, preventing Samba from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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.
The cut man is working on Jake Ryan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Samba scores with a sloppy right hand. Ryan should have avoided that one.
Ryan throws a solid leg kick but Samba takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ryan.
Ryan misses with a leg kick
and Samba counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ryan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Samba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Samba throwing strikes from guard but Ryan blocks nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan is trying to hold Samba in close to prevent damage but Samba has managed to pass into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Samba in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba trying to control from half guard but Ryan is working away.
Ryan looking for submissions off his back.
Ryan tries to get to full guard but Samba has control of the leg.
Samba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ryan keeps working.
Jake Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Christopher Samba wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ryan moves away from the strike by Samba.
Samba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Samba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Samba with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ryan to score with a decent uppercut.
Samba gets the takedown into side control.
Ryan taking a bit of punishment here - Samba scoring with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samba looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ryan is avoiding damage well.
Ryan defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ryan keeps working.
Ryan is looking to reverse the position.
Ryan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Samba's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Samba is keen to just control but Ryan is a slippery customer.
Samba has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Christopher Samba has got the better of the ground game so far.
Samba punching from mount but Ryan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samba fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Christopher Samba is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Samba raining down hammerfists from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samba dominating with strikes here.
Samba lands a big shot there that rocks Ryan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ryan is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Samba! Ryan is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Christopher Samba!
During a confident post fight interview, Christopher Samba thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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