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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Skoog (ranked 1696 p4p, 1320 weight class) and Marcos Manteiga (ranked 226 p4p, 181 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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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 7 - 6 - 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcos Manteiga!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manteiga misses with a hook.
Skoog keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manteiga.
Skoog swinging wildly here.
Skoog throws a jab but it's blocked by Manteiga.
A big right from Manteiga misses.
Skoog looks to land a left hand but Manteiga moved out of range nicely.
Manteiga misses with a looping left.
Manteiga misses the jab.
Skoog is looking to counter the offense by Manteiga and move into the clinch.
A punch combination from Skoog misses.
Skoog swings widly with a right hand
and Manteiga counters with a nice uppercut.
Skoog looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manteiga throws a hook but Skoog avoids it easily.
Manteiga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manteiga scores with a nice head shot.
Manteiga moves forwards but Skoog connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Skoog throws out a loose jab but Manteiga uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Manteiga lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Skoog has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Skoog and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Skoog wants to clinch
and Manteiga counters with a slapping leg kick.
A big right from Skoog misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Manteiga lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Skoog has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Skoog and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Skoog throws a right hand that misses
and Manteiga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot lands for Manteiga.
Manteiga buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Skoog looks to land a combination but Manteiga avoids it well.
Skoog missing with a left hand there. Manteiga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Skoog looks to throw the jab but Manteiga is out of range.
Crunch! Manteiga slams his shin into Skoog's torso.
Skoog misses the shot to the body.
Skoog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manteiga.
Manteiga throws a right hand that Skoog ducks under and follows up with a left that Skoog also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skoog has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Manteiga finds it's way round the side to connect with Skoog's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manteiga tries to land a front kick but Skoog steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Skoog misses with a few strikes there.
Jab from Manteiga.
A lazy left from Manteiga finds it's target.
Manteiga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skoog.
Skoog throws a shot from downtown. Manteiga moves away and avoids it.
Skoog loads up on a big right hand but Manteiga slips the punch.
Manteiga throws the left hand but Skoog avoids the punch easily.
Skoog gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Manteiga.
Manteiga takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Skoog misses with a lunging right hand
and Manteiga counters with a leg kick.
Skoog swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manteiga misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skoog drives through and clinches with Manteiga against the cage.
Manteiga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manteiga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manteiga lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Skoog tries to throw a body punch but Manteiga avoids it by throwing Skoog back against the cage.
Manteiga digs a right hand underneath Skoog's ribcage. Skoog let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Manteiga lands an elbow that stopped Skoog in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Jimmy Skoog has been cut.
Manteiga lands an elbow that stopped Skoog in his tracks for a moment.
Manteiga lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Manteiga.
Manteiga gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Skoog is breathing heavily.
Manteiga lands an elbow inside that Skoog shrugs off.
Manteiga lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manteiga.
Skoog throws a punch but it's blocked by Manteiga.
Manteiga lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Skoog takes an elbow to the temple.
Manteiga blocks an uppercut.
Manteiga lands a hook that snaps the head of Skoog backwards.
Skoog takes an elbow to the temple.
Jimmy Skoog's cut is getting worse.
Skoog misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Manteiga on the inside.
Skoog tries to work over Manteiga's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Manteiga tries to throw a body punch but Skoog avoids it by throwing Manteiga back against the cage.
Manteiga lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Skoog.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Manteiga.
Skoog blocks a body shot from Manteiga.
Manteiga lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Skoog working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manteiga.
Manteiga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manteiga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skoog tries a body shot but Manteiga blocks it.
Manteiga throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manteiga lands with a left to the head.
Manteiga stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Manteiga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Manteiga lands a nice uppercut.
Manteiga scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Skoog takes an elbow to the forehead.
Skoog is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Manteiga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Skoog's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Manteiga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Skoog misses.
No joy there for Skoog, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manteiga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Skoog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Skoog is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Skoog has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Manteiga.
Manteiga with a hook.
Skoog avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Skoog misses the target.
Manteiga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skoog moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skoog moves out of range as Manteiga strikes.
Skoog was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Manteiga's jab looks to have found its range, popping Skoog under the eye.
Manteiga throws a solid leg kick but Skoog takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Manteiga.
Skoog misses with a double jab
and Manteiga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manteiga scores with a jab. Skoog acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Skoog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manteiga scores with a leg kick.
Manteiga lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Skoog throws a jab but it's blocked by Manteiga.
Manteiga has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Skoog dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Skoog tries to clinch but Manteiga is having none of it.
Manteiga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marcos Manteiga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manteiga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manteiga appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Manteiga throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Skoog swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Skoog tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manteiga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manteiga tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skoog swings for the body but Manteiga moves out of range.
Jimmy Skoog is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manteiga misses with a left hand
and Skoog counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Manteiga thinking.
Jimmy Skoog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manteiga misses with a straight left.
Skoog lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skoog misses the jab.
It seemed like Manteiga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Skoog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Skoog misses with an uppercut. Manteiga saw that one coming.
Skoog doesn't manage to clinch there - Manteiga circles away.
Skoog tries to bum rush Manteiga with a series of wild strikes but Manteiga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Despite the aggression on Manteiga's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Skoog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manteiga drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Manteiga throws a right and a left that both miss.
Skoog was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Manteiga slips under a jab.
Manteiga appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skoog slips under a jab from Manteiga.
Skoog ducks under a wild hook from Manteiga.
Skoog misses the body punch
enabling Manteiga to counter with a crisp jab.
Manteiga throws a low kick but Skoog avoids it.
Skoog is looking to counter the offense by Manteiga and move into the clinch.
Skoog checks a leg kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Manteiga.
Skoog tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Manteiga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manteiga misses with a looping right.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Skoog crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Manteiga - the referee stops the clock and Skoog gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Manteiga. Skoog manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Skoog.
Manteiga with a nice calf kick.
Skoog tries to clinch but Manteiga is having none of it.
Skoog is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Manteiga's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Skoog swings widly with a right hand
and Manteiga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Skoog misses the target.
Skoog misses with a series of wild punches.
Skoog swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Manteiga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skoog throws a series of punches but Manteiga moves out of range.
Skoog throws a lazy uppercut
letting Manteiga counter with a right hand.
Skoog rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Skoog takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Skoog misses with a hook
and Manteiga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skoog has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Manteiga.
Manteiga lands with a thumping leg kick.
Skoog takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oh Skoog is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manteiga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skoog.
Manteiga shapes to counter with a head kick.
Manteiga is looking to slow Skoog down with leg kicks.
Manteiga throws a front kick aimed at Skoog's knee but Skoog avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Manteiga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Skoog'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. This is the final round!
Skoog wants to clinch up but Manteiga keeps it at a distance.
Skoog seems to have got his legs back now.
Manteiga throws a poor cross that misses
and Skoog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Skoog misses.
Skoog moves away from the strike by Manteiga.
Skoog lands a glancing blow to the side of Manteiga's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Skoog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Skoog moves in looking to clinch but Manteiga pushes him off.
Skoog tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manteiga manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Manteiga lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skoog tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Manteiga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manteiga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Skoog chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manteiga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skoog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manteiga keeps the fight on the outside.
Manteiga throws out a counter right but Skoog avoids it with no problem.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Manteiga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manteiga tries to throw a body punch but Skoog avoids it by throwing Manteiga back against the cage.
Manteiga throws an elbow but it misses.
Skoog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manteiga digs a right hand underneath Skoog's ribcage. Skoog let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manteiga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skoog backwards.
A shot in the inside from Manteiga.
Manteiga lands an elbow that stopped Skoog in his tracks for a moment.
Manteiga gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Skoog is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Manteiga.
Oh Skoog is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manteiga lands an elbow just above Skoog 's eye.
Manteiga stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manteiga creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Skoog's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Skoog drops to his knees and Manteiga pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcos Manteiga!
Marcos Manteiga decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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