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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Samba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is La La La - Snoop Lion. Samba has chosen Bezerker by Love Among Freaks as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dustin Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Christopher Samba!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Samba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Douglas. That did some damage!
Douglas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Original Nemesis Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Samba throws a leg kick that misses.
Samba shoots in for a double leg but Douglas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Douglas looks to throw the jab but Samba is out of range.
Douglas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Samba throws out the jab.
Samba looks to land a left hand but Douglas moved out of range nicely.
Douglas misses with a low kick.
Douglas tries to land a front kick but Samba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Samba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Douglas just misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Douglas duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Douglas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Douglas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Samba throws a series of punches but Douglas moves out of range.
Douglas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Samba on the side of the head.
Douglas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba jabs Douglas right on the nose. Douglas blinks but takes it well.
Douglas misses with a left hand
and Samba counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Douglas's guard now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Douglas working a defensive guard here.
Samba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Samba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Samba working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Samba is working Douglas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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!
Douglas is pulling down on Samba's head. It's preventing any offense from Samba, at least for the moment.
Samba trying to control but Douglas is working from the bottom.
Douglas keeping full guard, as Samba tries to pass.
Samba is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Samba looking to pass the guard.
Douglas wants to stand up but Samba is controlling him.
Samba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Douglas wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Douglas keeping moving, preventing Samba from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice uppercut there from Samba.
Samba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Douglas checks a leg kick.
Dustin Douglas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Samba throws a leg kick
and Douglas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Samba is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Douglas misses with a straight left.
Samba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Samba fails to land with a series of punches.
Douglas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Christopher Samba has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Samba.
Samba cracks Douglas with an open hand slap.
Douglas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Douglas takes one to the chin there.
A low kick from Douglas is predictable there
and Samba counters with a shoot takedown. Douglas fights it but they end up in guard.
Samba throws a big right hand that misses.
Samba engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Samba is fighting to break Douglas's control of his arms but Douglas is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Samba postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Douglas has control of Samba's left arm, preventing Samba from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dustin Douglas wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Douglas lands a high kick!
Douglas connects with a solid leg kick.
Douglas loads up on a big right hand but Samba slips the punch.
Douglas misses with a hook. Samba ducked under it nicely.
Samba connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Douglas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Samba.
Douglas avoids a kick to the body.
Samba will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Douglas thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Christopher Samba will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Christopher Samba's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Douglas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samba manages to avoid it.
Samba on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Douglas. Douglas obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab lands there for Samba.
Douglas misses the shot to the body.
Douglas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Douglas wants it to stay on the feet.
Samba lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samba scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Samba not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Douglas is looking for a sweep. Samba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Douglas desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Douglas is staying active underneath Samba, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Douglas controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Douglas works his way to full guard. Good work.
Samba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Douglas keeping full guard, as Samba tries to pass.
Douglas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Douglas keeping full guard, as Samba tries to pass.
Samba throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dustin Douglas has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Samba throws a lazy right hand but Douglas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Douglas scores with a shot to the body.
Douglas scores with a push kick.
Douglas misses the shot to the body.
Samba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Douglas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Samba is able to avoid easily.
A big right from Douglas misses.
Samba misses with a hook. Douglas ducked under it nicely.
Samba swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Douglas motions for Samba to come forward. Douglas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Samba takes a swing at Douglas's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses.
Samba moves out of range as Douglas throws a body kick.
Samba connects with a good right hand that stumbles Douglas. Douglas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dustin Douglas is winning the standup battle so far.
Douglas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Samba tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Douglas is able to avoid easily.
Douglas tries a head kick but it misses.
Samba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Douglas manages to avoid it.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick and Samba moves out of range easily.
Douglas looks to land a left hand but Samba moved out of range nicely.
Samba throws a low kick, looking for Douglas's leg but Douglas calmly moves out of range.
Samba takes a swing at Douglas's ribcage but misses.
Douglas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses
and Samba counters with a shoot takedown. Douglas fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samba postures up in Douglas's guard and throws a big left but Douglas blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas keeping moving, preventing Samba from controlling successfully.
Samba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Douglas has Samba pulled in close to control his posture.
Samba scoring with punches to the head and body.
Samba wants to control from the top but Douglas keeps moving.
Douglas controls Samba momentarily but Samba frees himself.
Samba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samba throws a big elbow that misses.
Douglas managing to control the position.
Samba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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 Christopher Samba'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.
Samba shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Douglas defends it nicely.
Douglas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Samba's head backwards.
The fighters circling - Samba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Douglas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Douglas connects with an inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Douglas finds it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Samba. Those never looked like landing.
Douglas throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samba lands a front kick.
Samba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Douglas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Douglas misses with a kick to the body.
Samba throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba misses with a wild body shot.
Douglas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A left lands for Douglas.
Samba shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Douglas is pressing down on Samba's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Douglas pulls Samba in close to prevent any damage.
Samba lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samba throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba throwing strikes but missing.
Douglas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Douglas is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Samba is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dustin Douglas has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Douglas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Samba tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Douglas defends well and Samba ends up having to push Douglas into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Douglas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Samba throws a jab when Douglas was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Samba tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Douglas defends well and Samba ends up having to push Douglas into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dustin Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Samba.
Samba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Douglas swings wildly with an uppercut but Samba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Douglas looking to throw knees to the head but Samba is blocking nicely.
Douglas controlling the action here for a moment.
Douglas working aggressively here.
Douglas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Samba lands a shot to the body.
Samba looking for a takedown.
Douglas misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Douglas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Samba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Samba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Douglas lands a right hook to the body.
Samba fakes the leg kick and cracks Douglas in the body.
Douglas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Douglas misses with a body shot.
Samba lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samba throws a shot from downtown. Douglas moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Douglas checks a leg kick.
Samba's corner calls for a 1-2. Samba obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samba moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Douglas clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Christopher Samba's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Douglas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Douglas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Douglas moves out of range of the leg kick from Samba.
Samba tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Douglas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Samba can pounce on him.
Douglas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Douglas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Samba doesn't seem bothered though.
Samba fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Samba digs a good hook to Douglas's body.
Samba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Douglas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Douglas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba cracks Douglas with a good jab.
Douglas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Samba.
Samba looks to land a right hand but Douglas moved out of range.
Samba lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Samba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Samba misses.
Samba tests Douglas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Douglas avoids the body shot from Samba.
Douglas swings for the body but Samba moves out of range.
Samba misses with an uppercut
and Douglas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Samba just misses with a punch to the body.
Samba scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Christopher Samba has got the better of the ground game so far.
Samba is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas controlling the position for now.
Samba is trying to control the action in half guard but Douglas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Douglas tries to roll over but Samba keeps him under control.
Samba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Douglas defending well though.
Samba not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Douglas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Douglas keeping moving, preventing Samba from controlling successfully.
Douglas is trying to control the position but Samba postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Christopher Samba.
Douglas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Douglas is looking to wear down Samba with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Douglas lands a leg kick that knocks Samba off balance momentarily.
Douglas scores with a nice body kick.
Douglas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Samba takes a step back to recover.
Douglas lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas lands a nice looking body shot.
Samba takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Douglas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Samba's head.
Douglas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Samba takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samba shoots in for a takedown but Douglas shows good takedown defense.
Douglas throws out a leg kick but Samba moves out of range and Douglas only half commits.
Douglas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Samba checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Samba tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Samba looks for a takedown but Douglas sprawls well.
Dustin Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christopher Samba.
Douglas checks a leg kick nicely.
Samba feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Douglas's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Douglas lands a slapping body shot.
Douglas throws a body kick that misses.
Samba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Samba throws a low kick, looking for Douglas's leg but Douglas calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Douglas had his way with Christopher Samba in that round.
The cut man is working on Christopher Samba's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Douglas tries to work over Samba's front leg with a kick but Samba checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Samba.
Douglas throws a hook but Samba avoids it easily.
Douglas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Samba counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Douglas!
Douglas is trying to buck Samba off.
Douglas taking punishment in the form of punches.
Samba tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Douglas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Douglas tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Douglas keeps working.
Douglas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Samba wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ground and pound from Samba seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Douglas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Samba tries to move into full mount but can't pass Douglas's legs.
Douglas takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Check out the look on Samba's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Samba creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Douglas sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba trying to control the action but Douglas is working from the bottom.
Douglas tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Samba wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Douglas is working hard here to advance position.
Samba working away.
Samba is looking to take a break and control but Douglas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samba in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Douglas struggling a bit here.
Douglas is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas manages to work his way to half guard, despite Samba's best efforts.
Douglas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Samba scores with a couple of nice shots.
Douglas wants to improve his position but Samba is controlling well.
Samba wants to pass the guard but Douglas is defending well.
Douglas is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Samba thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Douglas's head.
Douglas moves into full guard.
Douglas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Samba stops Douglas from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samba is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Samba trying to control but Douglas is working from the bottom.
Samba engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Samba trying to control but Douglas is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas controlling Samba's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Christopher Samba hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Samba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Douglas was well out of range. Poor timing from Samba.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christopher Samba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Samba 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 47:48
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Christopher Samba!
An out of breath Christopher Samba thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Dustin Douglas spoke after the fight, saying 'I have no excuse - I was unable to use my gameplan.'.
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