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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Samba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Powers (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Christopher Samba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Austin Powers!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samba takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Powers throws a sloppy head kick and Samba moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Samba misses the target.
Powers swinging wildly here.
Samba closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Powers quickly recovers to half guard.
We've been hearing that Samba has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Samba is trying to control the action in half guard but Powers is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Powers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Samba.
Samba lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Nice strikes from Samba there.
Samba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
Samba not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Samba is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Samba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Powers keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba throwing shots but Powers is blocking nicely.
Samba not doing much here.
Samba wants to take a breather but Powers is having none of it.
Samba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Powers defending well though.
Samba wants to free his trapped foot but Powers is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Samba trying to control from half guard but Powers is working away.
Samba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Powers defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Still in half guard, Samba seems content to control.
Powers trying to hold on to Samba's head to control him but Samba postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Powers checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samba. Powers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samba lands with a nice body punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Samba.
Samba throws a low kick, looking for Powers's leg but Powers calmly moves out of range.
Samba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Powers's sensitive parts.
Samba throws out a loose jab but Powers uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Powers.
Powers misses with a body kick.
Powers lands a slapping body shot.
Samba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Powers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Samba sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Samba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Powers.
Austin Powers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Samba moves out of range of the body kick.
Powers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Samba circles away quickly and effectively.
Samba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samba scores with a three punch combo!
Samba connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Powers moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samba avoids the body shot from Powers.
Samba wants to land a leg kick but Powers is out of range.
Powers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samba.
Samba tries to move into range but Powers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Samba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Powers looks for the body kick but Samba saw that one coming.
Samba takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Samba throws a right hand that misses
and Powers counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A big right from Samba misses.
Samba avoids the body shot from Powers.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samba swings for the body but Powers moves out of range.
Samba walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Powers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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!
Samba scoring well with a low kick there.
Samba throws a predictable looking body shot
and Powers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Samba throws a lazy right hand but Powers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Samba misses with a two punch combination.
Christopher Samba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powers lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Powers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Samba can pounce on him.
Samba fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Powers avoids it really well and circles away.
Powers misses with a leg kick.
Samba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powers thuds his shin into the meat of Samba's side.
Samba throws an overhand right that lands on Powers's shoulder, as Powers tries to avoid the shot.
Samba tries to score a power double leg takedown but Powers sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Samba somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers thuds his right hand into Samba's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Samba manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Powers on his heels. He'll look to pass Powers's guard now, I'm sure.
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.
Samba trying to control but Powers is working from the bottom.
Powers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Powers is trying to keep Samba in close.
Powers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Powers in particular looking to stall.
Samba is trying to maintain the position but Powers is very close to passing his half guard.
Samba regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samba controls Powers momentarily but Powers frees himself.
Powers preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Powers stopping the sweep attempt from Samba.
Samba looking to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Samba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Samba misses
and Powers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Powers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Powers is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Samba throws a leg kick which misses Powers's front leg but catches the back leg as Powers tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Powers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Powers staying out of range there.
Samba tries for a takedown but Powers sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Samba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left lands for Powers.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Samba. Samba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice uppercut lands for Samba. That snapped Powers's head back.
Powers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Samba throws an overhand right that lands on Powers's shoulder, as Powers tries to avoid the shot.
Samba is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Powers's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Powers. Samba shrugs it off though.
Powers has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Samba has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Powers.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Powers.
Powers lands a leg kick that knocks Samba off balance momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Powers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Powers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Powers misses the shot to the body.
Powers feints and then cracks Samba's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Samba down.
Austin Powers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Powers jabs Samba right on the nose. Samba blinks but takes it well.
Powers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Samba gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Powers.
Samba throws a leg kick but Powers moved away.
Powers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Samba throws a chopping leg kick but Powers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Samba closes the distance and clinches up with Powers, looking for a takedown. Samba pushes Powers against the cage but Powers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
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!
Good standup being displayed there by Samba as he connects with a hook.
Samba throws a leg kick but Powers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Powers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Samba throws a body punch but Powers moves out of range.
Powers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Samba on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Samba.
Powers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Powers slips a jab from Samba.
Samba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Powers gets tackled into the cage by Samba. Samba maintains the clinch.
Samba pushes Powers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Powers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Powers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Samba backwards.
Powers throws a head punch that misses.
Powers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Powers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Samba is keeping busy.
Samba takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Powers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Samba drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samba forces his way into half guard.
Powers wants to control but Samba is keeping busy.
Christopher Samba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nice strikes from Samba there.
Samba is keen to just control but Powers is a slippery customer.
Samba sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Samba is trying to control the action in half guard but Powers is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Powers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Samba.
Samba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Powers is not content to let Samba control the position.
Samba throws a strike but Powers avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samba wants to control from the top but Powers keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Christopher Samba wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Powers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Powers wants it to stay on the feet.
Samba lands a glancing blow to the side of Powers's head.
Powers lands a head kick!
Samba doesn't manage to clinch there - Powers circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powers moves out of range as Samba throws a body kick.
Samba scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Powers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Samba connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Powers just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Christopher Samba did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Samba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Powers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Samba moves out of range as Powers throws a body kick.
Powers throws a low kick but Samba avoids it.
Samba jabs Powers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Samba moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Samba is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Samba misses with an attempted mid kick.
Samba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Powers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samba.
Powers looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Samba walks into a straight right hand from Powers.
Samba feints and then cracks Powers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Powers down.
Samba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers tried to score with a low kick but Samba checks it.
Samba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samba throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Powers throws a body punch but Samba moves out of range.
Samba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Samba.
Samba throws a right hand that misses
and Powers counters with a series of strikes. Samba will be more careful next time no doubt.
A telegraphed right hand from Powers misses the target.
Samba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Powers counters with a good, hard body kick but Samba shrugs it off.
Samba throws a low kick but Powers avoids it.
Powers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good leg kick by Samba there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big right from Powers misses.
Powers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba misses with a low kick as Powers jumps back.
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!
Powers sizes up Samba with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Samba misses with a body shot.
Samba is looking to clinch but Powers is avoiding it.
Samba blocks a low kick nicely.
Powers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Samba circles away quickly and effectively.
Samba sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Samba blocks a head kick by Powers.
Powers is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Powers misses with an uppercut
and Powers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Powers tries a low kick but Samba avoids it.
Samba is looking to slow Powers down with leg kicks.
Samba shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba tries to pass the half guard into mount. Powers knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Samba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Samba stalling away here and it's allowed Powers to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Samba's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Samba might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Samba is looking to work some ground and pound but Powers has wrist control.
Samba won't allow Powers to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers 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.
Samba looking to sit in guard and control but Powers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Samba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Powers is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samba looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Samba had his way with Austin Powers in that round.
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. This is the final round!
Samba takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Samba will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Powers cracks Samba with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Samba will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Samba avoids the head kick by Powers.
Powers has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Samba.
Powers misses with a shot to the body
and Samba counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
Powers wants to get back to full guard.
Samba seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Powers is refusing to be controlled, as Samba sits in half guard.
Powers regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Samba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samba trying to control the position from guard on top but Powers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Samba throws a big elbow that misses.
Samba trying to control the position from guard on top but Powers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
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.
Christopher Samba has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Samba fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers scores with a punch to the head.
Samba scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Samba.
Powers is looking to reverse the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samba postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Samba is looking to take a break and control but Powers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Samba taking a break here but Powers is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers is refusing to be controlled, as Samba sits in half guard.
Powers is trying to control but can't.
Austin Powers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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 tries to pass to full mount but Powers defends it.
Powers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Samba.
Samba is looking to take a break and control but Powers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Powers is trying to maintain the position but Samba is very close to passing his half guard.
Samba scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Samba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Powers is in trouble now - Samba has advanced to mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Powers blocking the ground and pound.
Christopher Samba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
BOOM! Samba connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that's the end of the fight!
Christopher Samba showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Samba has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher Samba!
Christopher Samba retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Christopher Samba thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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