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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Conteh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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210 lbs
27 - 16 - 1 |
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208 lbs
29 - 14 - 1 |
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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
27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Randall Cunningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Conteh!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conteh lands with a shot to the body.
Conteh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Conteh slips under a jab from Cunningham.
Conteh just misses with a punch to the body.
Cunningham tried to counter with a leg kick but Conteh avoided it.
Conteh takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Conteh misses with a hook
and Cunningham counters with a leg kick.
Conteh scores with a shot to the body.
Cunningham looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Conteh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Conteh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Conteh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cunningham throws a body shot but no joy.
Conteh ducks under a wild hook from Cunningham.
Cunningham swats away the attempt to clinch by Conteh.
Conteh thuds his right hand into Cunningham's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conteh misses with a jab to the body
and Cunningham counters with a stiff right hand.
Conteh tries to clinch up but Cunningham circles away and keeps his distance.
Conteh blocks a low kick nicely.
Conteh walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cunningham.
Cunningham scores with a shot to the body.
Cunningham tries to work over Conteh's front leg with a kick but Conteh checks it.
Conteh moves out of range as Cunningham throws a body kick.
Conteh has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Conteh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cunningham's head backwards.
Cunningham explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Conteh throws a body shot but no joy.
Cunningham half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cunningham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Conteh.
Cunningham lands a head shot.
Cunningham pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham with a hook.
It looks like John Conteh has been cut.
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 throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John Conteh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cunningham cracks the inside of Conteh's front leg.
Cunningham throws a sloppy head kick and Conteh moves out of range easily.
Conteh now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cunningham lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cunningham misses with a low kick.
Cunningham swats away the attempt to clinch by Conteh.
Cunningham feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Conteh's calf.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Conteh checks a leg kick.
Conteh looks to score with a jab to the body but Cunningham is just out of range.
Cunningham looks to land a body kick but Conteh moved away.
A low kick from Cunningham is predictable there
and Conteh counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham connects with a nasty looking knee right to Conteh's face.
Cunningham lands with a light punch inside.
Conteh lands with a right to the head.
Cunningham is trying to maintain a safe position but Conteh gets an underhook and turns Cunningham into the cage.
Conteh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cunningham tries to stall but Conteh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cunningham lands with a left to the head.
Conteh misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cunningham fails to land.
Cunningham trying to land knees to the body.
Cunningham stalling.
Conteh is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Conteh fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cunningham.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conteh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cunningham.
Cunningham holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Conteh blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cunningham with a knee to the head.
Cunningham blocks an uppercut.
Cunningham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cunningham breaks from the clinch.
Cunningham avoids the body shot from Conteh.
Cunningham shoots in and bounces Conteh off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cunningham throws a strike but Conteh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Conteh preventing the sweep.
Conteh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cunningham swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cunningham working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Conteh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Conteh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Cunningham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Conteh's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Conteh takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cunningham looks to score with a jab to the body but Conteh is just out of range.
Conteh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Conteh throws a series of punches but Cunningham avoids them all with ease.
Conteh takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Conteh takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cunningham misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Conteh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cunningham takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunningham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cunningham goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cunningham throws a head kick that misses.
Conteh misses with a straight right.
A big left from Conteh misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham looks to throw the jab but Conteh is out of range.
Conteh looks to land a right hand but Cunningham moved out of range.
Cunningham misses with a body kick.
Jab, jab by Conteh - just one landing.
Cunningham just misses with a punch to the body.
Cunningham slips under a jab.
Cunningham is looking to land body kicks.
Cunningham scores with a nice head shot.
Cunningham ducks under a wild hook from Conteh.
Cunningham swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cunningham looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cunningham feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Contehs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cunningham misses with a body kick.
Randall Cunningham is winning the standup battle so far.
Cunningham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Conteh was well out of range. Poor timing from Cunningham.
Conteh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham thuds his right hand into Conteh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cunningham walks into a jab.
Cunningham looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cunningham throws the kick towards the body but Conteh avoids it.
Nice shot by Conteh.
A shot to the body from Conteh misses
letting Cunningham counter with a right hand.
Cunningham tests Conteh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Conteh misses with a hook
and Cunningham finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Conteh is breathing heavily.
Cunningham lands with a straight right. Conteh didn't see that one coming.
Conteh throws out a loose jab but Cunningham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cunningham feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cunningham throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cunningham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Conteh can do to turn this around?
Cunningham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conteh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Conteh is rocked!
Cunningham cracks Conteh on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Conteh falls backwards against the cage. Cunningham follows up with more strikes that drop Conteh to his knees. Cunningham keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Conteh! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randall Cunningham!
Randall Cunningham took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Young and strong but you one dimensional.'.
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