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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Samba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Constantine Titanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Samba might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bezerker by Love Among Freaks. Titanus is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by To Glory. Constantine Titanus 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Christopher Samba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Constantine Titanus!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titanus scoring well with a low kick there.
Samba connects with a body shot.
Samba throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Titanus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Samba.
Titanus lands an overhand right.
Samba throws a leg kick which misses Titanus's front leg but catches the back leg as Titanus tries to avoid it.
Titanus misses with a body shot.
Samba checks a low kick from Titanus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samba gets the takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Titanus is trying to control Samba's posture but Samba avoids it.
Titanus is trying to get back to half guard.
Titanus prevents Samba from moving into mount.
Samba throws an elbow but Titanus slips to the side and avoids it well.
Samba has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titanus trying his best to control but Samba has mounted him.
Titanus is desperately trying to improve his position but Samba has a good base and remains in mount.
Samba sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Titanus really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Titanus is in a horrible position here. Samba smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Samba is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba cracks Titanus with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Titanus tries to hold on but Samba postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Titanus is trying to escape the mount.
Samba working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Titanus wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Samba.
Titanus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titanus bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Samba looking for a sweep. Not yet Samba, not yet.
Titanus wants to control from the top but Samba keeps moving.
Titanus advances to half guard.
Titanus is controlling the pace.
Samba is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Rage XXX Elite, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Constantine Titanus hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Samba pivots, looking for a leg kick but Titanus is out of range and Samba settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Titanus blocks the leg kick.
Samba misses with a wild body shot.
Titanus scores with a jab to the body.
Christopher Samba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Titanus throws a big shot that misses.
Samba throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Titanus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Samba scores with a shot to the body.
Titanus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Samba's hands.
Nice body kick there by Samba.
Samba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Titanus at a distance.
Titanus misses with a hook to the body
and Samba counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Samba looks to score with a jab to the body but Titanus is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samba connects with an inside leg kick.
Titanus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Samba. That's going to slow Titanus down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Christopher Samba will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Titanus tries to land a leg kick but Samba saw it coming and moves away.
Titanus checks a leg kick.
Samba takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Samba throws a body kick that misses
and Titanus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Samba lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Constantine Titanus has been cut.
Titanus looking to throw knees to the head but Samba is blocking nicely.
Samba drops down looking for an ankle pick but Titanus pulls his leg out and moves away.
Titanus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Samba scores with a leg kick.
A left lands for Titanus.
Samba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Titanus.
Samba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Titanus.
Samba shoots in but no luck this time.
Titanus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titanus takes a swing at Samba's ribcage but misses.
Samba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Titanus moves away from the strike by Samba.
Titanus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Titanus throws a leg kick but Samba sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Samba is looking to wear down Titanus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Titanus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Samba's sensitive parts.
A low kick from Titanus is predictable there
and Samba counters with a single leg into guard. Titanus didn't expect that.
Samba won't allow Titanus to sweep him here.
Titanus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Samba wants to control from the top but Titanus keeps moving.
Titanus working a defensive guard but Samba passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samba is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Titanus!
Christopher Samba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Titanus tries to hold on but Samba pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Samba cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Titanus sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Titanus is trying to control but can't.
Samba is trying to control. Titanus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Titanus trying to control here.
Titanus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Titanus defending well though.
Titanus wants to control the action here but instead Samba manages to pass to full mount!
Titanus tries to hold on but Samba postures up.
Titanus regains half guard.
Titanus is looking to control Samba's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Titanus avoid being mounted?
Samba throwing shots but Titanus is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samba throws a strike but Titanus avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Titanus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Titanus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Samba defends it easily.
Samba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samba won't allow Titanus to get back to his feet.
Titanus controls Samba momentarily but Samba frees himself.
Samba postures up in Titanus's guard and throws a big left but Titanus blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Christopher Samba will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Constantine Titanus'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.
Samba avoids the body shot from Titanus.
Samba tries to land a front kick but Titanus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A good leg kick by Samba.
Titanus throws a hook to the side of Samba's head but Samba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Titanus.
Samba is looking to score with low kicks.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Samba here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Samba fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Samba lands a front kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Titanus.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samba tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Constantine Titanus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Titanus throws a lazy body kick
so Samba counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Samba got a little sloppy there for a moment and Titanus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Samba has managed to get both his arms back between Titanus's legs - danger averted.
Samba preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Titanus is pulling down on Samba's head to control his posture.
Samba looking to sit in guard and control but Titanus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Titanus trying to control but Samba is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba wants to sweep here but Titanus controlling him for the moment.
Samba keeping full guard, as Titanus tries to pass.
Titanus preventing the sweep.
Titanus is pushing down on Samba's leg trying to pass to half guard. Samba is fighting to maintain full guard but Titanus has managed to sneak the leg through.
Samba is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Samba slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Titanus wants to control from the top but Samba keeps moving.
Samba controls Titanus momentarily but Titanus frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titanus wants to control from the top but Samba keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Constantine Titanus was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Samba thows a leg kick but Titanus checks it
and Titanus counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Titanus.
Titanus blocking some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Titanus - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Samba scores with a shot to the side of Titanus's head.
Samba has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Titanus avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Titanus blocking some punches.
Titanus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Titanus leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knees to the body from Titanus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Titanus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Samba backwards.
Samba turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Samba manages to end up in side control.
Titanus is trying to control Samba's posture but Samba avoids it.
Titanus is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Titanus looking for submissions off his back.
Titanus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Titanus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Constantine Titanus really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Constantine Titanus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Titanus scores with a head kick.
Titanus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Titanus looks for the body kick but Samba saw that one coming.
Samba misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy body kick from Titanus
and Samba counters with a shoot takedown. Titanus fights it but they end up in guard.
Titanus looking for a sweep. Not yet Titanus, not yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samba throws a big right hand that misses.
Titanus controls Samba momentarily but Samba frees himself.
Samba keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Titanus's head.
Titanus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Samba gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba looking to sit in guard and control but Titanus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Samba keeping full guard, as Titanus tries to pass.
Titanus wants to control from the top but Samba keeps moving.
Titanus tries to stand but Samba is controlling from the bottom.
Titanus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Samba looking for a sweep. Not yet Samba, not yet.
Titanus is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Titanus passes Samba's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Titanus is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Titanus is keen to just control but Samba is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantine Titanus has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Samba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Titanus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Titanus throws an elbow that misses.
Titanus stops a takedown attempt from Samba.
Titanus lands a damaging elbow.
Samba jumps guard and drags Titanus to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Titanus slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Samba is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Titanus tries to advance to mount but Samba denies him.
Samba struggling a bit here.
Samba tries to buck Titanus off but Titanus is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samba is working hard here to advance position.
Titanus trying to control the action but Samba is working from the bottom.
Samba being controlled for a moment.
Titanus trying to control the position but Samba is working away.
Titanus is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Constantine Titanus wasn't active enough on the ground.
Samba is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Constantine Titanus dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Constantine Titanus'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. This is the final round!
Titanus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Titanus. That's going to slow Samba down.
Titanus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Samba.
Samba shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Titanus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Titanus looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Samba passes into half guard.
Titanus is looking to control Samba's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Titanus avoid being mounted?
Titanus is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Samba's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Samba's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titanus trying to control.
Titanus gets his hands free as Samba looks to control.
Titanus tries to keep control of the position but Samba is staying busy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Samba wants to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titanus controls the position.
Constantine Titanus has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Titanus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Samba.
Samba lands a lovely overhand right.
A low kick from Samba is predictable there
and Titanus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Titanus stalling in the clinch but Samba improves position.
Titanus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Titanus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Titanus struggles to land a body shot inside as Samba controls his hands.
Samba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Titanus wants to stall.
Titanus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titanus utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Titanus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samba prevents a body shot from Titanus.
Titanus trying to land knees to the body.
Titanus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Samba avoids it.
Samba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Titanus swings wildly with an uppercut but Samba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Titanus tries to land knees in the clinch but Samba avoids the damage to the body.
Titanus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Samba's elbow.
Titanus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Samba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Samba throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titanus tries to work over Samba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Titanus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Samba blocks it with crossed arms.
Titanus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Samba prevents a body shot from Titanus.
Titanus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Samba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Titanus backwards.
Titanus tries to break free but Samba pushes him back against the cage.
Samba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Titanus working Samba over with knees to the body.
Titanus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Titanus tries to throw a body punch but Samba avoids it by throwing Titanus back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Titanus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Titanus prevents a body shot from Samba.
Samba is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Constantine Titanus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Titanus 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 47:48
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Constantine Titanus!
Constantine Titanus decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Christopher Samba had this to say: 'Its about time we get some competent officials over here in London, what a joker!'.
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