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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Fortier (ranked 1116 p4p, 140 weight class) and Franck Kodjia (ranked 1554 p4p, 199 weight class). Samson Fortier has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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195 cm
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275 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Samson Fortier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franck Kodjia!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kodjia moves away.
Fortier needs to keep his hands up - Kodjia had a free shot at his head there.
We've been told by Fortier's head coaches at Tosen's Home for Lost Boys that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fortier ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kodjia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kodjia lands with a nice body kick.
Fortier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kodjia.
Fortier misses with a right hand
and Kodjia counters by moving into the clinch.
Kodjia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kodjia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kodjia misses with a punch to the body.
Fortier working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kodjia misses with a punch to the body.
Kodjia tries to work over Fortier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Fortier on the inside.
Fortier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kodjia's elbow.
Fortier lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kodjia lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Kodjia.
Fortier working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Fortier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Fortier.
Kodjia is trying to break the clinch but Fortier has him pressed against the cage.
Fortier blocking some punches.
Kodjia misses with a body punch.
Fortier is trying to maintain a safe position but Kodjia gets an underhook and turns Fortier into the cage.
Kodjia misses with a punch on the inside.
Kodjia can't find room to land a body shot as Fortier controls the action.
Kodjia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kodjia misses with the head strike.
Fortier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fortier prevents a body shot from Kodjia.
Kodjia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fortier lands a nice uppercut.
Kodjia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kodjia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fortier tries a body shot but Kodjia blocks it.
Fortier lands a nice shot to the body.
Kodjia misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Fortier.
Kodjia looks winded!
Nice body punch from Fortier - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortier slows down the pace here.
Fortier manages to break the clinch.
Fortier connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Franck Kodjia has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Fortier.
Fortier catches Kodjia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fortier slips a jab from Kodjia.
Fortier drops Kodjia with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kodjia looks back up at him and smiles so Fortier waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Kodjia is rocked!
Kodjia lands a nice hook to Fortier's body. Fortier takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fortier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fortier throws a sloppy head kick and Kodjia moves out of range easily.
Kodjia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fortier can pounce on him.
Kodjia rushes Fortier and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kodjia scores with a shot to the side of Fortier's head.
Fortier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fortier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kodjia lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortier works on Kodjia's body with a couple of short punches.
Fortier tries to throw a body punch but Kodjia avoids it by throwing Fortier back against the cage.
Fortier lands a nice uppercut.
Fortier tries a body shot but Kodjia blocks it.
Kodjia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kodjia can't break the clinch.
Kodjia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kodjia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fortier.
Kodjia misses with a punch on the inside.
Fortier gets through Kodjia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fortier tries to land knees in the clinch but Kodjia avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fortier.
Fortier lands with a right to the head.
Fortier blocks a body shot from Kodjia.
Fortier has a couple of punches blocked by Kodjia.
Kodjia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kodjia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fortier throws out the jab.
Fortier is looking to slow Kodjia down with leg kicks.
Kodjia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fortier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kodjia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fortier.
Kodjia closes the distance and pushes Fortier back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortier misses with a body punch.
Kodjia wants to break free but Fortier has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fortier.
Fortier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fortier lands a body shot.
Fortier tries a body shot but Kodjia blocks it.
Fortier can't find room to land a body shot as Kodjia controls the action.
Kodjia tries to work over Fortier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fortier breaks the clinch.
Kodjia moves out of range as Fortier strikes.
Kodjia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Fortier misses its intended target.
Kodjia looks to score with a jab to the body but Fortier is just out of range.
Kodjia misses with a left hand
and Fortier counters with a straight right hand.
Fortier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kodjia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Fortier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franck Kodjia'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.
Kodjia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kodjia throws a sloppy head kick
and Fortier counters with a nice right hand that sends Kodjia toppling to the canvas! Kodjia scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Fortier finish him?!
Kodjia is still on wobbly legs! Can Fortier finish him?
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Fortier engages and cracks Kodjia with a massive lead left hook - Kodjia tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Fortier is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samson Fortier!
Our winner, Samson Fortier, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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RATING
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