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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shug Skinner (ranked 1178 p4p, 1744 weight class) and Daron Acemoglu (ranked 164 p4p, 244 weight class). The key to victory for Shug Skinner has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Shug Skinner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daron Acemoglu!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skinner slips under a jab.
Acemoglu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skinner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skinner clinches with his opponent.
Acemoglu drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Skinner gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Acemoglu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Skinner pulls his leg out and moves away.
Skinner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skinner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Acemoglu works Skinner's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Skinner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Skinner connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acemoglu looks to score with a jab to the body but Skinner is just out of range.
Acemoglu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Acemoglu throws a hook but Skinner avoids it easily.
Skinner darts in and clinches Acemoglu up against the cage.
Skinner lands a nice elbow.
Acemoglu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Skinner is defending well.
Shug Skinner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daron Acemoglu.
Acemoglu throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skinner.
Acemoglu dodges an elbow strike from Skinner.
Acemoglu goes for a takedown attempt but Skinner pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Skinner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acemoglu throws the left hand but Skinner avoids the punch easily.
Skinner works over Acemoglu's head and body with a nice combination.
Skinner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skinner walks into a stiff left hand from Acemoglu.
Skinner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Skinner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Acemoglu.
Skinner misses the shot to the body.
Skinner clinches with his opponent.
Acemoglu turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Acemoglu landing a few strikes.
You can see the frustration on Skinner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinner tries to buck Acemoglu off but Acemoglu is having none of it.
Acemoglu wants to control but Skinner is keeping him busy.
Acemoglu works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Skinner is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Skinner's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Skinner is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Acemoglu has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Skinner tries to buck Acemoglu off but Acemoglu is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Acemoglu's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Acemoglu creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Skinner seems a little lost for a moment, as Acemoglu dominates the positioning.
Acemoglu wants to control but Skinner is keeping him busy.
Check out the look on Acemoglu's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Acemoglu cracks Skinner with a big elbow.
Skinner wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Acemoglu scoring with punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Acemoglu's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Acemoglu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Skinner keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daron Acemoglu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Acemoglu. Those never looked like landing.
Skinner jabs Acemoglu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Daron Acemoglu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Acemoglu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slow jab from Skinner misses its intended target.
Acemoglu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Skinner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skinner moves into the clinch.
Acemoglu throws an elbow but it misses.
Acemoglu looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skinner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Acemoglu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Skinner seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Acemoglu can turn it around.
Skinner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Daron Acemoglu has been cut.
Skinner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Acemoglu tries to score a body lock takedown but Skinner shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinner being controlled against the cage.
Skinner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Skinner lands a damaging elbow.
Skinner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Acemoglu gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Skinner has one foot on Acemoglu's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Daron Acemoglu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skinner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Acemoglu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skinner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Acemoglu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skinner manages to avoid it.
Daron Acemoglu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skinner connects with a single shot there.
Skinner wants to clinch up but Acemoglu keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acemoglu throws the left hand but Skinner avoids the punch easily.
Skinner moves in looking to clinch but Acemoglu pushes him off.
Skinner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Acemoglu.
As Acemoglu tries to get set, Skinner tries to push him back and clinch up but Acemoglu manages to avoid the attempt.
Skinner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Acemoglu scores with a nice head shot.
Acemoglu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Skinner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Acemoglu.
Acemoglu loads up on a big right hand but Skinner slips the punch.
Skinner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Skinner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skinner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Acemoglu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Skinner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Acemoglu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinner scores with a nice head shot.
Skinner tries to clinch there but Acemoglu circles away.
Skinner is looking to clinch but Acemoglu is avoiding it.
Skinner misses with a hook
and Acemoglu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Skinner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Acemoglu throws out the jab.
Skinner wants to clinch up but Acemoglu keeps it at a distance.
Acemoglu punishes Skinner's body with a nice straight punch.
Acemoglu loads up on a big right hand but Skinner slips the punch.
Acemoglu misses with a straight right.
Skinner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Skinner avoids the body shot from Acemoglu.
Skinner wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skinner moves into the clinch successfully.
Acemoglu has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Skinner after a bit of a struggle.
Shug Skinner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daron Acemoglu.
Acemoglu avoids a wild elbow strike from Skinner.
Acemoglu avoids a wild elbow strike from Skinner.
Skinner throws an elbow that 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!
Acemoglu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Skinner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Acemoglu gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Acemoglu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Acemoglu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Skinner is keeping the position for now.
Acemoglu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Skinner 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.
Skinner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shug Skinner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daron Acemoglu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Skinner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Acemoglu moves away.
Acemoglu throws a nice looking combination but Skinner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Skinner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skinner seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Acemoglu shoots in but no luck this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Acemoglu. Skinner does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Acemoglu tries to get set, Skinner tries to push him back and clinch up but Acemoglu manages to avoid the attempt.
Acemoglu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Skinner is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Acemoglu.
Skinner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Acemoglu's corner calls for a 1-2. Acemoglu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acemoglu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skinner moves away.
Acemoglu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skinner.
Acemoglu jabs Skinner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Skinner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acemoglu has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Skinner after a bit of a struggle.
Acemoglu blocks an elbow strike from Skinner.
Skinner pushes off an throws an elbow but Acemoglu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Skinner lands an elbow just above Acemoglu 's eye.
Acemoglu dodges an elbow strike from Skinner.
Skinner lands an elbow inside that Acemoglu shrugs off.
Acemoglu has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Skinner after a bit of a struggle.
Shug Skinner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daron Acemoglu.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Acemoglu goes for a takedown attempt but Skinner pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Acemoglu throws a series of punches but Skinner avoids them all with ease.
Acemoglu just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skinner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Skinner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Acemoglu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Skinner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Acemoglu to score with a decent uppercut.
Skinner sizes up Acemoglu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Skinner tries to clinch up but Acemoglu circles away and keeps his distance.
Acemoglu with the counter takedown but Skinner avoids it easily.
Skinner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skinner has closed the distance and engaged Acemoglu in a clinch.
Skinner pushes off an throws an elbow but Acemoglu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Skinner gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Acemoglu.
Acemoglu has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Skinner clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Acemoglu is hanging on to Skinner's back as he tries to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinner is trying to get back to his feet but Acemoglu has full control of the position and if anything, Skinner has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Skinner trying to control the action but Acemoglu just sinks the hooks in.
Skinner is in bad spot here.
Skinner breaks Acemoglu's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Acemoglu looking to control.
Acemoglu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Acemoglu is pulling down on Skinner's head to control his posture.
Skinner stays in close to Acemoglu's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acemoglu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Daron Acemoglu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Acemoglu trying to control the position.
Skinner trying to control but Acemoglu is working from the bottom.
Acemoglu 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.
Skinner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Acemoglu on the ground.
Acemoglu is trying to keep Skinner in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shug Skinner.
I think Skinner 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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