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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Skog (ranked 1724 p4p, 201 weight class) and Timothy Poggle (ranked 1747 p4p, 206 weight class). Dan Skog is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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169 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Skog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Timothy Poggle!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poggle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Poggle is looking to chop away at Skog's legs.
Poggle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Poggle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Skog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Skog throws a nice outside leg kick.
Poggle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poggle flicks out a counter leg kick but Skog steps away.
Skog takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Skog punishes Poggle's body with a nice straight punch.
Poggle's coach down at mickeyharts the greatest was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Poggle's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Poggle misses with a hook
and Poggle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Skog misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Poggle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Skog ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Skog on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poggle throws a jab but it's blocked by Skog.
Skog is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poggle.
Skog throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poggle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skog is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poggle.
Skog lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Poggle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Skog.
Poggle misses with a kick to the body.
Skog swings for the body but Poggle moves out of range.
Poggle looks for the body kick but Skog saw that one coming.
Skog lands a really nice looking cross but Poggle seems unphased.
Poggle slips a straight right by Skog.
Poggle throws a leg kick
and Skog decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Poggle's guard.
Skog stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Poggle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Skog being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poggle looking for a sweep. Not yet Poggle, not yet.
Skog pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Poggle is keeping the position for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poggle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Poggle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Skog manages to get himself to full guard.
Skog being controlled here, momentarily.
Poggle throwing strikes from guard but Skog blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skog looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Skog has his hands on Poggle's head, controlling the position.
Poggle postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Skog avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Skog working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Poggle.
Skog pulls Poggle in close to prevent any damage.
Poggle stopping the sweep attempt from Skog.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Skog is working hard here to advance position.
Poggle takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Skog trying to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Poggle cracks Skog with an open hand slap.
Skog misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Poggle counters with a nice body kick.
Skog avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poggle thumps Skog with a low kick.
Skog tests Poggle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Skog throws a leg kick but Poggle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Poggle throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Poggle throws a push kick but Skog slaps the foot to one side.
Poggle throws a poor cross that misses
and Skog counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dan Skog will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Poggle thumps Skog with a low kick.
Skog missing with a left hand there. Poggle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Poggle moves away from the strike by Skog.
Skog tries to score with a low kick but Poggle moves his leg out of the way.
Skog drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Poggle tries to score with a low kick but Skog moves his leg out of the way.
Skog fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Poggle to the ground. Skog is now in Poggle's guard.
Skog wants to pass the guard but Poggle is keeping the position.
Poggle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poggle striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Poggle has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Skog has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skog working the ground and pound but Poggle is defending the strikes.
Poggle is looking to regain half guard here but Skog keeps moving and retains side control.
Dan Skog overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Poggle regains half guard.
Poggle landing rabbit punches to the side of Skog's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Poggle is trying to get back to full guard.
Skog takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Skog wants to pass the guard but Poggle is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Poggle keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Poggle taking some punishment here, with Skog in his half guard.
Skog wants to take a breather but Poggle is having none of it.
Poggle wants to get back to full guard.
Poggle trying to control here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Skog wants to take a breather but Poggle is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skog will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Poggle.
Skog is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poggle can do to turn this around?
Poggle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Poggle throws a body punch but Skog moves out of range.
Poggle takes one to the chin there.
Poggle is looking to slow Skog down with leg kicks.
Poggle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Skog motions for Poggle to come forward. Skog throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Poggle is looking to land body kicks.
Poggle scores with a push kick.
The fighters circling - Skog throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skog listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Poggle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Skog.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Poggle finds it's target.
Crunch! Poggle slams his shin into Skog's torso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skog works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Skog tests Poggle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Skog keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Poggle throws a body kick that misses.
Poggle gets caught napping as Skog dives in and scores a takedown. Poggle manages to retain guard.
Skog passes Poggle's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Skog prevents Poggle from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Skog.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Skog dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Skog scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Poggle wants to clinch but Skog slips to the side
letting Skog counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Skog misses the target.
Skog lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Skog looks to score with a jab to the body but Poggle is just out of range.
Skog throws a right and a left that Poggle avoids nicely.
Poggle thows a leg kick but Skog checks it
and Skog counters with an outside leg kick.
Skog scores with a decent looking hook.
Poggle scores with a head kick. Skog tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Skog takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Skog thumps Poggle with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Skog.
Skog swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Poggle throws out a counter right but Skog avoids it with no problem.
Skog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poggle moves away.
Poggle flicks out a counter leg kick but Skog steps away.
Poggle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poggle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Poggle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Skog fires out a quick counter leg kick but Poggle just manages to avoid it.
Skog avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poggle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Poggle has Skog up against the cage in a clinch.
Skog looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Poggle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poggle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Poggle can't find room to land a body shot as Skog controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Poggle fails to land.
Skog lands a nice shot to the body.
Skog escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Poggle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Timothy Poggle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Timothy Poggle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skog tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poggle clobbers Skog with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Poggle staying out of range there.
Poggle feints a counter leg kick.
Skog takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Skog connects with the punch.
Skog is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skog swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poggle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Skog's calf.
Dan Skog is winning the standup battle so far.
Skog dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Skog throws a leg kick that is checked
and Poggle finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A jab from Skog misses.
Skog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poggle.
Skog attempts a counter takedown but Poggle avoids it well and moves away.
Poggle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Poggle misses with a right hand
and Skog counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skog landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skog working Poggle over with strikes.
Skog scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Skog controlling the action here.
Poggle gets back to full guard.
Poggle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Skog is one step ahead there.
Skog trying to control the position from guard on top but Poggle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dan Skog is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poggle throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Poggle seems keen to control Skog's posture.
Skog is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Skog got a little sloppy there for a moment and Poggle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Skog has managed to get both his arms back between Poggle's legs - danger averted.
Poggle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Skog showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Skog, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Skog!
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