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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Samba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samba comes to the cage accompanied by Bezerker by Love Among Freaks. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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241 lbs
33 - 12 - 3 |
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198 cm
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264 lbs
35 - 22 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
33 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, Christopher Samba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Li!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li slaps away a takedown attempt from Samba, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Li looks to land a body kick but Samba moved away.
No luck for Samba with that takedown attempt.
Li misses with a looping left.
Li rushes Samba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Li throws a head punch that misses.
Samba blocks an uppercut.
Li struggles to land a body shot inside as Samba controls his hands.
Li is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Samba is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Samba.
Samba avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Samba can't break the clinch.
Li is trying to push Samba away but Samba has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Samba blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Samba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Samba throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Bruce Li has been cut.
Samba slips a jab and a cross from Li.
Samba tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and Samba moves out of range easily.
Samba throws a leg kick which misses Li's front leg but catches the back leg as Li tries to avoid it.
Li moves out of range of the body kick.
Samba tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Li swivels and escapes.
Samba has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rage XXX Elite in the buildup to the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Samba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Samba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Samba lands a nice looking kick to the body. Li takes a step back to recover.
Bruce Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samba fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li tries to clinch up
and Samba counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Li wants to control but Samba is keeping busy.
Li is trying to stand.
Samba seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Samba throwing shots but Li is blocking nicely.
Samba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Li keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. Li manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Samba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Li works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba is looking to work some ground and pound but Li has wrist control.
Li looking to hit a scissor sweep but Samba is one step ahead there.
Samba throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li keeping moving, preventing Samba from controlling successfully.
Samba slips nicely into half guard.
Samba is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Samba thows a huge punch but Li dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Li won't allow Samba to pass to mount.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Li is looking to improve his position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Li, right into the meat.
Li tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Samba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
Li stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Li connects with a high kick.
Samba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Samba misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruce Li will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruce Li's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Li throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Li misses with a hook. Samba ducked under it nicely.
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Samba swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Samba shoots in and gets a takedown into Li's guard.
Samba postures up and lands a big shot to Li's brow.
Samba is fighting to break Li's control of his arms but Li is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Samba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li keeping moving, preventing Samba from controlling successfully.
Samba throwing strikes from guard but Li blocks nicely.
Li wants to stand but Samba is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samba stands up over Li, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Samba forces his way into half guard.
Samba drops an elbow to the side of Li's head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Samba in particular looking to stall.
Li pushes Samba off looking to stand but Samba dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Li blocking the ground and pound attempt from Samba.
Li works his way to full guard. Good work.
Samba throwing strikes but missing.
Samba throws a big right hand that misses.
Samba trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Li slips under a jab.
Li paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Samba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Samba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Li walks into a stiff left hand from Samba.
Samba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up but Samba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Li swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Li.
Samba missing with a left hand there. Li was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Samba.
Samba checks a leg kick.
Li misses with a leg kick.
Li misses with a leg kick
and Samba counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Li wants to stand and escape but Samba is having none of it.
Samba trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
Samba is in close to Li's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samba connects with a couple of short punches.
Li wants to stand up but Samba is controlling him.
Li keeping moving, preventing Samba from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Li changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Samba throws the left hand but Li avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Samba dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Li's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Samba checks a leg kick.
Samba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Li.
Li has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Samba swats away the attempt to clinch by Li.
Li takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Li shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Samba blocks a head kick by Li.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Samba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Li but Li pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Samba misses with a hook
and Li counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Samba thinking.
Li is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Li blocks a low kick nicely.
Samba takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Li cracks Samba with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Li throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Samba lands with a nice body kick.
Li takes one to the chin there.
Li has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Samba takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Li stuffs the takedown attempt from Samba. Samba gets slowly back to his feet.
Samba keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Li scores with a head kick. Samba tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samba thumps Li with a low kick.
Samba throws a right and a left that Li avoids nicely.
Samba slips under a jab from Li.
Samba moves out of range of the strikes.
Li moves out of range of the body kick from Samba.
Li pivots, looking for a leg kick but Samba is out of range and Li settles back down.
Li swings for the body but Samba moves out of range.
Li dips to his left and cracks Samba with an uppercut!
Li misses with a body kick.
Samba gets a takedown into half guard.
Li has one foot on Samba's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Samba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick misses from Li.
Nice takedown defense from Li. No joy for Samba on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Samba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Samba takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Li lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Li misses with a head kick.
Li stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Li wants it to stay on the feet.
Samba takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Samba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Samba takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Li moves out of range of the strikes.
Bruce Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Li throws a right and a left that both miss.
Li has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Samba, right into the meat.
Li misses with a low kick.
Samba ducks right into an uppercut from Li.
Samba missing with a left hand there. Li was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bruce Li seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping leg kick lands for Li.
Li lets loose with a powerful body kick. Samba will feel that in the morning.
A punch lands to the side of Li 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Li comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Li 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bruce Li!
Christopher Samba was interviewed post fight and said 'Its about time we get some competent officials over here in London, what a joker!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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