|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Hearst Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Conteh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogan comes to the cage accompanied by The Game. John Conteh is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
 |
|
 |
| 172 cm
35
215 lbs
23 - 17 - 0 |
|
183 cm
31
208 lbs
16 - 10 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
|
Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Hunter Hearst Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Conteh!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conteh swings for the body but Hogan moves out of range.
Conteh lunges at Hogan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hogan's hand.
Conteh throws a big shot that misses.
Hogan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hogan slips a straight right by Conteh.
Hogan throws a leg kick that misses.
Hogan ducks under a wild hook from Conteh.
Nice uppercut lands for Conteh. That snapped Hogan's head back.
Conteh throws the left hand but Hogan avoids the punch easily.
Hogan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Conteh.
Conteh slips a jab from Hogan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conteh connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Conteh missing with a left hand there. Hogan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Conteh lands a really nice looking cross but Hogan seems unphased.
Conteh thows a body shot but no joy.
Conteh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hogan in his tracks.
Hogan moves out of range of the strikes.
Hogan avoids the body shot from Conteh.
Conteh misses with a double jab.
Hogan slips under a jab.
Conteh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hogan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conteh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hogan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Conteh closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like John Conteh has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogan loads up on a big right hand but Conteh slips the punch.
Hogan closes the distance and clinches.
Conteh lands a right hand.
Conteh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hogan's elbow.
Conteh will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hogan up against the cage.
Conteh being controlled against the cage.
Hogan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Conteh regains guard immediately.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan won't allow Conteh to sweep him here.
Conteh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Conteh is trying to keep Hogan in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogan trying to control but Conteh is working from the bottom.
Hogan stands up over Conteh, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hogan throwing strikes from guard but Conteh blocks nicely.
Hogan lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conteh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Conteh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hogan with a nice head shot there.
Conteh wants to stand and escape but Hogan is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogan trying to control but Conteh is working from the bottom.
Conteh is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conteh lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hogan working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Conteh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Conteh's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Conteh misses with an uppercut. Hogan saw that one coming.
Conteh tries to clinch up but Hogan circles away and keeps his distance.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown but Conteh shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hogan tries to keep at a distance but Conteh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Conteh stops a takedown attempt from Hogan.
A short right from Conteh.
Conteh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Conteh stalling against the cage.
Hogan lands a hook that snaps the head of Conteh backwards.
Conteh has a couple of punches blocked by Hogan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conteh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hogan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Conteh to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hunter Hearst Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hogan tries to break the clinch but Conteh is controlling the position.
Conteh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Conteh just leaning against Hogan, taking a breather.
Hogan fails to pull guard.
Conteh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Conteh as the two fighters clinch.
Conteh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conteh working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Conteh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Conteh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hogan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Conteh walks away with a smile on his face. Hogan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Conteh misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Hogan.
Conteh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hogan moves away.
Conteh moves out of range of the strikes.
Conteh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hogan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Conteh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hogan.
Conteh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Conteh throws a combination. Hogan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Conteh throws a lazy right hand but Hogan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan misses with a looping left.
Hogan connects with the punch.
Conteh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hogan was well out of range. Poor timing from Conteh.
Conteh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hogan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Conteh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hogan under the eye.
A jab from Hogan misses.
Hogan moves away from the strike by Conteh.
Hogan avoids the body shot from Conteh.
Conteh is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hogan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Conteh misses the shot to the body.
Hogan avoids the body shot from Conteh.
Conteh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hogan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hogan clinches with his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conteh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hogan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Conteh avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hogan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Conteh presses Hogan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Conteh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Conteh's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hogan misses with a right hand
and Hogan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Conteh misses.
Conteh moves into range and clinches up with Hogan.
Hogan tries for a takedown but Conteh manages to get underhooks.
Conteh tries to throw a body punch but Hogan avoids it by throwing Conteh back against the cage.
Hogan blocking some punches.
John Conteh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Conteh lands a shoulder strike.
Hogan wants to get back to striking at distance but Conteh won't allow it.
Conteh avoiding damage.
Conteh can't find room to land a body shot as Hogan controls the action.
Conteh stalling against the cage.
Conteh misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conteh is looking to control Hogan's arms but Hogan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Conteh has his back to the cage.
Conteh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hogan is looking for a takedown.
A left hand lands to the body for Conteh.
Conteh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Conteh is stalling here.
Conteh is pressed up against the cage. Hogan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Conteh down to the mat. Conteh avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hunter Hearst Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conteh throws a looping overhand right but Hogan ducks down to avoid it.
John Conteh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hogan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Conteh cracks Hogan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Conteh just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Conteh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Conteh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hogan.
Conteh walks into a stiff left hand from Hogan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hogan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Conteh throws a series of punches but Hogan avoids them all with ease.
Hogan misses with an uppercut
and Conteh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hogan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hogan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Contehs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conteh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Conteh wants it to stay on the feet.
Conteh misses with a looping right.
Hogan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hogan throws a looping overhand right but Conteh ducks down to avoid it.
Hogan tries to clinch but Conteh moves out of range.
Hunter Hearst Hogan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conteh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hogan.
A shot to the liver by Conteh. Beautiful body shot.
Hogan ducks right into an uppercut from Conteh.
Conteh connects with a body shot.
Conteh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hogan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conteh stuffs the takedown.
A big left from Hogan misses.
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!
Conteh lands the left hand.
Hogan scores with a punch to the head.
Hogan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hogan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hogan walks into a jab.
John Conteh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Conteh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hogan needs to keep his hands up - Conteh had a free shot at his head there.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Conteh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Conteh winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Conteh!
A victorious John Conteh thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Hunter Hearst Hogan stepped up to the mic, saying 'I lose, that is it. I will be back better next time. Congratulations to Faber for winning the fight. He is a talented kid with a bright future in the org.'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
67% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
