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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zé Jiurgite (ranked 1608 p4p, 2253 weight class) and Jimmy Skoog (ranked 236 p4p, 299 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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4 - 6 - 0 |
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5 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zé Jiurgite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Skoog!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skoog paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Skoog misses with an uppercut.
Skoog's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Skoog duly obliges.
It looks like Zé Jiurgite has been cut.
Jiurgite misses with a straight right.
Jiurgite lands a high kick!
Jiurgite keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jiurgite feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Skoog lands a jab to the head.
Skoog staying out of range there.
Jiurgite is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skoog.
Skoog lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
A punch combination from Skoog misses.
Skoog scores with a body shot.
Jiurgite fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Skoog dips to his left and cracks Jiurgite with an uppercut!
Zé Jiurgite's cut is getting worse.
A swing and a miss from Skoog.
It looked like Jiurgite wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jiurgite throws the left hand but Skoog avoids the punch easily.
Jimmy Skoog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jiurgite gets tackled into the cage by Skoog. Skoog maintains the clinch.
Jiurgite lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jiurgite goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiurgite is looking for a takedown.
Jiurgite scores with a nice hook to the head.
Skoog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jiurgite misses with a punch on the inside.
Jiurgite working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jiurgite misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skoog lands a body punch in the clinch.
Skoog misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skoog digs a right hand into Jiurgite's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jiurgite's gas tank.
Skoog misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jiurgite misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skoog lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jiurgite.
A hook to the body from Jiurgite.
Jiurgite swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skoog prevents a body shot from Jiurgite.
Jiurgite goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jiurgite lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Skoog tries a body shot but Jiurgite blocks it.
Jiurgite tries to pull guard but Skoog holds him up against the cage and eventually Jiurgite drops back down to his feet.
Jiurgite swings wildly with an uppercut but Skoog uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite blocks a body shot from Skoog.
Skoog misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Jiurgite.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jiurgite.
Skoog can't find room to land a body shot as Jiurgite controls the action.
Skoog looking to slow down the pace here.
Skoog lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jiurgite pushes Skoog back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jiurgite lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jiurgite blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skoog swings wildly with an uppercut but Jiurgite uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skoog misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skoog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jiurgite's elbow.
Jiurgite takes a shot to the head.
Skoog can't find room to land a body shot as Jiurgite controls the action.
Skoog gets through Jiurgite's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Skoog scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Skoog - that landed with a thud.
Jiurgite misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skoog taking a breather.
Jiurgite swings wildly with an uppercut but Skoog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jiurgite has a couple of punches blocked by Skoog.
Jiurgite lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Jiurgite scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Jiurgite.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jiurgite.
Skoog tries to work over Jiurgite's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jiurgite lands a left hand.
Jiurgite swings wildly with an uppercut but Skoog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skoog working aggressively here.
Skoog throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jiurgites head.
Skoog swings wildly with an uppercut but Jiurgite uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jiurgite struggles to land a body shot inside as Skoog controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skoog blocks an uppercut.
Jiurgite has a couple of punches blocked by Skoog.
Skoog blocking some punches.
A short right from Jiurgite on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jiurgite lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Skoog backwards.
Skoog is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jiurgite is keeping busy.
Skoog struggles to land a body shot inside as Jiurgite controls his hands.
Good body shot from Skoog.
Jiurgite tries to work over Skoog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jiurgite misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jiurgite creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jiurgite manages to pull guard.
Skoog seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Skoog pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jiurgite is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zé Jiurgite will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zé Jiurgite's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jiurgite keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jiurgite slips a straight right by Skoog.
Jiurgite throws a hook to the side of Skoog's head but Skoog sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jiurgite misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jiurgite throws an overhand right that lands on Skoog's shoulder, as Skoog tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Jiurgite misses.
Jiurgite swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skoog misses with a wild combination.
Jiurgite fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Skoog.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiurgite. Skoog does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiurgite tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Skoog manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jiurgite throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skoog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skoog drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Skoog lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jiurgite backs up against the cage.
Some wild striking there from Skoog.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiurgite misses with a body shot.
A jab from Jiurgite finds it's way through Skoog's defenses.
Jiurgite misses with a series of wild punches.
Skoog uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jiurgite.
Jiurgite finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Skoog scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jiurgite doesn't seem bothered though.
Skoog works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jimmy Skoog is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the body from Skoog misses
and Jiurgite counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jiurgite throws a body kick that misses
and Skoog counters with a nice body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Skoog misses the target.
A quick step to the side and Jiurgite tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jiurgite has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Skoog throws a series of punches but Jiurgite moves out of range.
Skoog lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jiurgite connects with a leg kick.
Skoog moves away from the strike by Jiurgite.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skoog moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zé Jiurgite's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Skoog avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jiurgite takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jiurgite is rocked!
and Skoog counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Jiurgite! He's just covering up as Skoog starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Skoog!
A determined Jimmy Skoog didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
67% |
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