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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Conteh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Large (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Large has chosen Blue - U Make Me Wanna as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 cm
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208 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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192 cm
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225 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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TWGC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Conteh! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Large! The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Conteh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Large manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Conteh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Conteh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Large. Large lands a glancing blow to the side of Conteh's head. Large wants to clinch and Conteh counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Bob Large seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Large tries to clinch up but Conteh circles away and keeps his distance. Conteh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Large.
Large is looking to clinch. Conteh scores with a jab to the head.
Large clinches up with Conteh and pushes him back against the cage. Conteh breaks the clinch.
Conteh scores with a jab to the jaw. Conteh takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Large with a body punch. A glancing blow. Left hook, right uppercut from Large.
That's one minute gone in the round. The fight stays on the outside here - Large looks like he's thinking about clinching though. A jab from Large misses. Large tries to clinch up but Conteh circles away and keeps his distance. Large scores with a kick to the midsection. Large scores with a jab to the head.
Conteh works the jab nicely. Conteh misses with a wild body shot. Conteh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Large connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Conteh scrambles back to his feet. Large moves out of range as Conteh strikes. Large moves to clinch but Conteh breaks away and Conteh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Large takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Large misses with a punch to the body.
Large has a couple of punches blocked by Conteh.
Large lands with a short head shot on the inside. Large has a couple of punches blocked by Conteh.
Conteh misses with a body punch.
Large lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Conteh. Large swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Large. Large tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Large will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Conteh up against the cage. Conteh breaks the clinch.
Large with a jab. Large wants to clinch up but Conteh keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Conteh misses with a body shot.
Large closes the distance and clinches. Large throws a punch but it's blocked by Conteh. Large throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Conteh is trying to maintain a safe position but Large gets an underhook and turns Conteh into the cage. Large prevents Conteh from breaking the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Large. Conteh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Large - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Conteh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Large tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A left hand lands to the body for Large.
Large swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conteh throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Conteh leaning against his opponent.
Conteh prevents a body shot from Large. Large misses with the head strike.
Conteh looking to slow down the pace here. Conteh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Large lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Conteh backwards. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Large misses with a hook from the clinch. Large scores with a hook to the body. Conteh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Large backwards. Large misses with a hook from the clinch. Large missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Conteh blocks an uppercut.
Large scores with a shoulder strike. Large misses with a punch on the inside.
Large misses with a hook from the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Large dominated 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.
Conteh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Conteh there as he acknowledges the shot. Conteh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Conteh misses with a hook. Large ducked under it nicely. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Large in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Conteh keeps the fight on the outside. Conteh moves away from the strike by Large. Large has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Conteh on the wrong end of a nice jab. Conteh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Large might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Large throws a series of punches but Conteh moves out of range. Large throws a hook to the side of Conteh's head but Conteh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Conteh throws a shot from downtown. Large moves away and avoids it. Large uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Conteh. Large scores with a jab to the jaw. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A swing and a miss from Conteh. Large is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Large misses with a combination
and Conteh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Large thinking. Large has taken the fight to the clinch.
Conteh trying to control the position but instead, Large has worked for underhooks and has pushed Conteh into the cage. Conteh blocks an uppercut.
Conteh blocks an uppercut.
Large misses with a punch on the inside.
Large scores with a shoulder strike. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Large. Conteh manages to break the clinch.
Large throws a sloppy head kick and Conteh moves out of range easily. Large clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Large fails to land. Large's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Large fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Large misses with a punch on the inside.
Large misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Large tries a knee to the head but Conteh blocks it.
Large misses with a punch on the inside.
Large presses Conteh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Large swings wildly with an uppercut but Conteh uses good head movement to avoid it. Conteh blocks a body shot from Large. Large working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Conteh stalling against the cage.
Large lands on the inside with an uppercut. A battle for position here, against the cage. Large misses with a hook from the clinch. Bob Large seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Large doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Large is trying to push Conteh away but Conteh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Large misses with a short punch on the inside. A nice left hand lands by Conteh.
Large misses with a short punch on the inside. Large misses with a knee strike.
Conteh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Large can't find room to land a body shot as Conteh controls the action.
Large blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conteh lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Conteh stalling in the clinch but Large improves position. Large lands with a right to the head. Conteh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Conteh stalls. A head punch blocked on the inside by Conteh. Conteh blocking some punches.
Conteh manages to break the clinch.
Conteh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Conteh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Large connects with a nice looking jab.
Large doesn't manage to clinch there - Conteh circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Large showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Large throws a right hand that misses
and Conteh counters with a straight punch to the midsection. A big right from Conteh misses. Large takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Large rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Conteh moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Conteh swings for the body but Large moves out of range.
Large tries to clinch up. Conteh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Large.
Conteh keeps the fight on the outside. Jab by Large. Conteh swings widly with a right hand
and Large counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Large scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Conteh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice shot lands for Large. Large is looking to clinch. Conteh connects with a looping right hand.
Large uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Conteh. Large keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Conteh. Conteh scores with a punch to the head. Large lands an overhand right. The fight stays on the outside here - Large looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Large moves to clinch but Conteh breaks away and Conteh counters with a series of strikes. Large will be more careful next time no doubt. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Conteh cracks Large with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Large throws an overhand right that lands on Conteh's shoulder, as Conteh tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Conteh swings widly with a right hand
and Large counters with a three punch combo that has Conteh backing up. Conteh nods at Large to acknowledge the strikes. Large tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Conteh paws at him with a jab and circles away. Large instigates a clinch. Conteh tries to work over Large's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Large throws a punch but it's blocked by Conteh. Large takes a shot to the head.
Large is rocked! Conteh breaks from the clinch.
Large is still on wobbly legs! Can Conteh finish him? Are you kidding me?! Conteh ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Large clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Conteh! An out of breath and clearly excited John Conteh thanked Namunamu Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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