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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrick Skiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Conteh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrick Skiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Conteh!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skiter misses the jab.
Skiter looks to land a combination but Conteh avoids it well.
Skiter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skiter throws a jab but it's blocked by Conteh.
Skiter misses with a straight right.
A big right from Conteh misses.
Skiter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Skiter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skiter moves away from the strike by Conteh.
Skiter misses with a straight right.
Skiter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Conteh.
Skiter takes one to the chin there.
Conteh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conteh tries to clinch but Skiter is having none of it.
Skiter ducks under a wild hook from Conteh.
Conteh takes one to the chin there.
It looks like John Conteh has been cut.
Conteh throws a big shot that misses.
Skiter misses with a hook.
John Conteh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conteh stuns Skiter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Skiter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Conteh.
Conteh has managed to clinch.
Conteh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Skiter as Conteh tries to tie him up.
Conteh blocking some punches.
Conteh avoiding damage.
Skiter working aggressively here.
Conteh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Skiter is keeping busy.
Skiter has a couple of punches blocked by Conteh.
Skiter working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skiter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Conteh - that landed with a thud.
Skiter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Conteh lands with a right to the head.
Conteh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conteh lands a shot to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Conteh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skiter's elbow.
Skiter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conteh blocking some punches.
Skiter struggles to land a body shot inside as Conteh controls his hands.
The referee calls for Conteh to work.
Skiter can't find room to land a body shot as Conteh controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conteh prevents a body shot from Skiter.
A head punch on the inside from Skiter fails to land.
Skiter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Conteh stalling against the cage.
Conteh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Skiter is keeping busy.
Skiter lands an uppercut.
Skiter tries to work over Conteh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Conteh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conteh tries to work over Skiter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Conteh blocking some punches.
Conteh works on Skiter's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Conteh.
Skiter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skiter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Conteh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skiter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conteh has Skiter pushed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Conteh.
Conteh lands with a light punch inside.
Conteh tries to work over Skiter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skiter being controlled against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skiter.
Skiter working aggressively 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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Skiter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Skiter fails to land with a series of punches.
Skiter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Conteh 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.
Skiter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Conteh throws a right hand that misses
and Skiter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Skiter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Skiter drops his hands momentarily and Conteh takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Conteh closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Skiter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Conteh slips under a jab from Skiter.
Conteh throws a lazy right hand but Skiter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Conteh 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.
Skiter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skiter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Conteh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skiter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conteh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Skiter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Conteh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Skiter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Conteh is out of range and Skiter settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Conteh misses the target.
Conteh ducks under a wild hook from Skiter.
Skiter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Conteh cracks Skiter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Conteh lands a nice looking body shot.
Skiter misses with an uppercut.
Conteh scores with a body shot.
Conteh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skiter misses with a hook
and Conteh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conteh looks to throw the jab but Skiter is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skiter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conteh.
Good standup being displayed there by Skiter as he connects with a hook.
Skiter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Conteh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skiter.
Conteh misses with a hook.
Conteh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Conteh holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Conteh continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skiter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skiter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Skiter as the two fighters clinch.
Conteh can't find room to land a body shot as Skiter controls the action.
Conteh slowing the pace effectively.
Skiter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skiter blocks a body shot from Conteh.
Skiter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Conteh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Conteh blocks a body shot from Skiter.
Conteh misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conteh blocks an uppercut.
Conteh controlling the action here for a moment.
Conteh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skiter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
John Conteh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A hook to the body from Conteh.
A head punch on the inside from Skiter fails to land.
Skiter gets through Conteh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Skiter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skiter tries to throw a body punch but Conteh avoids it by throwing Skiter back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Skiter.
Conteh misses with a body punch.
Conteh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrick Skiter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Conteh'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.
Skiter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Conteh.
Conteh lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Skiter missing with a left hand there. Conteh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Skiter lands a nice looking body kick.
Conteh looks to land a left hand but Skiter moved out of range nicely.
Skiter throws a jab when Conteh was well out of range.
A left and a right from Skiter both land. Nice combination.
Conteh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Conteh misses the shot to the body.
Skiter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Conteh misses with a straight left.
Conteh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Skiter at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skiter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Conteh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Skiter counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Skiter.
Conteh looks to land a left hand but Skiter moved out of range nicely.
Skiter lands a glancing blow to the side of Conteh's head.
Rodrick Skiter is winning the standup battle so far.
Conteh tries to move into range but Skiter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Skiter throws a jab but it's blocked by Conteh.
Skiter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conteh was well out of range. Poor timing from Skiter.
Skiter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skiter throws a right hand that misses
and Conteh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skiter throws a body shot but no joy.
Conteh cracks Skiter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Skiter misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Conteh.
The fighters circling - Conteh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Conteh blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skiter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skiter throws a right hand that Conteh ducks under and follows up with a left that Conteh also avoids with ease.
Conteh throws a shot to the body.
Jab from Conteh.
Conteh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Skiter counters with a head kick. That will keep Conteh thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice cross by Skiter.
Skiter misses with a lunging right hand
and Conteh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Conteh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Skiter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Conteh.
Skiter is looking to chop away at Conteh's legs.
Skiter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Conteh connects with a single shot there.
Skiter with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Skiter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Skiter jabs Conteh right on the nose. Conteh blinks but takes it well.
Skiter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conteh.
Conteh connects with the punch.
Skiter throws an off balance right hand
and Conteh counters with a straight right hand.
Skiter misses with a combination
and Conteh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Conteh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skiter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Skiter throws a nice looking combination but Conteh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Conteh scores with a jab to the body.
Skiter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Conteh scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skiter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Conteh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Conteh throws a body punch but Skiter moves out of range.
Skiter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Skiter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Conteh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Skiter misses.
Skiter misses with a double jab.
Conteh misses with an uppercut.
Skiter misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conteh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Conteh.
Conteh misses with an uppercut.
Conteh misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but John Conteh just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on John Conteh's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Conteh ducks right into an uppercut from Skiter.
Conteh blocks a jab.
Conteh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skiter.
Conteh moves out of range of the strikes.
Skiter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conteh.
Conteh throws the left hand but Skiter avoids the punch easily.
Skiter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conteh throws out the jab.
Conteh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skiter.
Conteh throws a jab but it's blocked by Skiter.
Skiter throws a shot from downtown. Conteh moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conteh clinches up against the cage.
Conteh works on Skiter's body with a couple of short punches.
Skiter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conteh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skiter throws a punch but it's blocked by Conteh.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Conteh.
Conteh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conteh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conteh digs a right hand into Skiter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Skiter's gas tank.
Skiter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Conteh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conteh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conteh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skiter's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conteh.
Conteh lands with a left to the head.
Conteh is pushing Skiter up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Skiter misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skiter tries to work over Conteh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Conteh lands a nice shot to the body.
Skiter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Conteh tries to work over Skiter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skiter misses with a punch to the body.
Conteh misses with a body punch.
Conteh stalling against the cage.
Conteh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Conteh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A big left from Skiter misses.
Skiter throws out a loose jab but Conteh uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conteh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skiter.
Conteh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skiter misses with a lunging right hand
and Conteh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Skiter thinking.
Skiter misses with a hook. Conteh ducked under it nicely.
Conteh keeps the fight on the outside.
Conteh lands a jab to the nose.
Conteh moves away from the strike by Skiter.
Conteh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Conteh looks to score with a jab to the body but Skiter is just out of range.
Skiter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Conteh staying out of range there.
Conteh moves to clinch but Skiter breaks away
and Skiter counters with an inside leg kick.
Conteh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Skiter counters with a three punch combo that has Conteh backing up. Conteh nods at Skiter to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skiter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Skiter works over Conteh's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skiter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Conteh darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Conteh lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big left from Skiter misses.
Skiter keeps the fight on the outside.
Skiter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Conteh.
Skiter misses with a hook. Conteh ducked under it nicely.
Conteh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skiter.
Skiter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Conteh needs to keep his hands up - Skiter had a free shot at his head there.
Skiter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Conteh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rodrick Skiter will probably get the nod.
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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice shot lands for Conteh.
Conteh fails to land with a series of punches.
Conteh throws a jab but it's blocked by Skiter.
Skiter walks into a left hand.
Conteh cracks Skiter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Conteh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Skiter under the eye.
Skiter swats away the attempt to clinch by Conteh.
Conteh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skiter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skiter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Conteh misses with a hook.
Conteh cracks a nice hook into Skiter's ribs.
The fighters circling - Conteh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conteh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Conteh connects with a body shot that sends Skiter's belly button to the back.
Skiter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Conteh throws an overhand right that lands on Skiter's shoulder, as Skiter tries to avoid the shot.
Skiter ducks under a wild hook from Conteh.
Skiter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conteh throws out the jab.
Skiter looks to throw the jab but Conteh is out of range.
Skiter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Skiter tries to keep at a distance but Conteh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Skiter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conteh lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conteh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A hook to the body from Conteh.
Conteh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Conteh pushes Skiter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Conteh stalls.
Skiter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skiter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skiter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conteh cracks Skiter with a nice body shot.
Conteh misses with a punch to the body.
Skiter struggles to land a body shot inside as Conteh controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conteh struggles to land a body shot inside as Skiter controls his hands.
Skiter misses with a punch on the inside.
Conteh prevents a body shot from Skiter.
Conteh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Conteh blocking some punches.
Skiter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conteh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conteh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conteh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conteh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Skiter backwards.
Conteh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conteh is looking to break free of the clinch but Skiter has double underhooks.
Skiter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conteh prevents a body shot from Skiter.
Conteh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Conteh stalling the fight.
Conteh misses with a punch to the body.
Conteh blocks a body shot from Skiter.
Conteh stalling in the clinch but Skiter improves position.
Conteh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Conteh tries to work over Skiter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skiter misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Skiter fails to land.
Conteh misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Conteh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Conteh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 47:49
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 47:49
Judge Josh West scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Conteh!
John Conteh thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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