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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Skoog (ranked 1648 p4p, 1391 weight class) and Riel Proh (ranked 214 p4p, 186 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Skoog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 2, fighting out of London, Riel Proh!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skoog throws out a loose jab but Proh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skoog will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Proh is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Proh dives in and grabs Skoog's left leg, looking for a takedown. Skoog pushes down on Proh's head and hops out.
Skoog cracks a nice hook into Proh's ribs.
Skoog throws a series of punches but Proh avoids them all with ease.
Skoog misses with a right hand
and Proh counters with a single leg into guard. Skoog didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skoog keeping full guard, as Proh tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Proh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skoog not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Proh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Skoog preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Skoog is controlling Proh's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proh with a nice head shot there.
Proh throws a big elbow that misses.
Skoog pulls Proh in close to prevent any damage.
Proh working some strikes from top position.
Skoog managing to control the position.
Proh throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Proh with a nice head shot there.
Proh landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Skoog is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Proh scoring with punches to the head and body.
Skoog looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Proh chips away with some ground and pound.
Proh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Skoog is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Skoog looks to land a right hand but Proh moved out of range.
Skoog closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Riel Proh has been cut.
Donk. Skoog catches Proh right on the button with a cross.
Skoog lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Skoog.
We've been told by Skoog's head coaches at The Tank Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Skoog bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skoog falls off balance throwing a combination
and Proh counters with a shoot takedown. Skoog fights it but they end up in guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Proh working his ground and pound in the gym.
Skoog not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Proh distracts Skoog with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Proh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Proh connects with a couple of short punches.
Skoog is pulling down on Proh's head to control his posture.
Proh landing some decent shots from guard.
Proh is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Proh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Skoog working a defensive guard here.
Proh scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Proh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Proh stands up over Skoog, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Proh trying to control the position from guard on top but Skoog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Proh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Proh postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Skoog looking to control but Proh passes into half guard.
Skoog is trying is best to control the position here.
Proh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Proh lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Skoog on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Riel Proh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Riel Proh's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Skoog falls off balance throwing a combination
so Proh counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Proh looking to pass the guard.
Proh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Proh cracks Skoog with a solid left hand.
Proh landing with the ground and pound.
Proh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proh throwing strikes from guard but Skoog blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Proh's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Proh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Skoog works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Skoog is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proh is looking to work some ground and pound but Skoog has wrist control.
Proh slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Skoog scores with a jab.
Skoog stuffs the takedown attempt from Proh. Proh gets slowly back to his feet.
Skoog tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Proh manages to circle out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Proh fails with the takedown.
Nice body punch from Skoog.
Jimmy Skoog is winning the standup battle so far.
Skoog darts in trying to clinch
and Proh counters with a single leg into guard. Skoog didn't expect that.
Skoog trying to control the position here.
Skoog keeping full guard, as Proh tries to pass.
Proh is looking to work some ground and pound but Skoog has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proh working some strikes from top position.
Skoog pulls Proh in to control the position.
Skoog is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jimmy Skoog is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Proh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Proh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skoog.
Skoog misses with a series of wild punches.
Proh is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Skoog looks to land a left hand but Proh moved out of range nicely.
Proh tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Proh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Proh is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Proh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skoog misses with a right hand
and Proh counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Proh lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Proh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Skoog looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Proh content to stall in guard here.
Skoog is trying to control the position but Proh postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Skoog preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Proh postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Riel Proh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Riel Proh's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Proh tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Skoog defends well and Proh ends up having to push Skoog into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Proh manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Skoog on his heels. He'll look to pass Skoog's guard now, I'm sure.
Proh throwing strikes from guard but Skoog blocks nicely.
Skoog 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.
Skoog looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Proh passes into half guard.
Skoog is looking to control Proh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Skoog avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skoog is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Proh scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proh is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Skoog wants to control but Proh is keeping busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Proh lands a nice short elbow.
Skoog is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Proh working the head and body with strikes.
Proh winds up and cracks Skoog with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Proh passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Skoog!
Skoog is desperately trying to improve his position but Proh has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skoog wants to hold on but Proh pushes him away.
Proh raining down hammerfists from mount.
Skoog tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Proh raining down shots from the mount!
Proh tries to control but Skoog wriggling away.
Proh looking to finish Skoog with some ground and pound. This is bad for Skoog!
Proh landing strikes from the mount and Skoog is in trouble!
Proh lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Proh tries to control but Skoog wriggling away.
Proh lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proh cracks Skoog with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Proh with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Proh.
Skoog is rocked!
Skoog tries to hold on but Proh pushes him away.
Oh Skoog is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Proh cracks Skoog with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Skoog tries to hold on but Proh postures up.
Skoog is bucking up trying to escape but Proh cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Proh wants to control the pace but Skoog is squirming around nicely.
Skoog seems to have got his legs back now.
Proh lands a heavy elbow.
Skoog is in a horrible position here. Proh smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skoog taking shots to the head.
Proh with good strikes from the mount here!
Proh controlling his opponent.
Proh lands a nice shot to the head.
Proh loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Skoog scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Proh land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Proh stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riel Proh!
After the fight, Riel Proh was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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