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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JohnAmund Skaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny English (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skaar's entrance music is Celesty - Vendetta. A fine choice. JohnAmund Skaar had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 266.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Johnny English is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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285 lbs
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275 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, JohnAmund Skaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny English!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skaar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but English swivels and escapes.
Skaar gets a takedown into half guard.
English is trying to stand back up but Skaar is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skaar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
English slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
English wants to stand and escape but Skaar is having none of it.
English keeping moving, preventing Skaar from controlling successfully.
Skaar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
English pushes Skaar off and scrambles back to his feet.
JohnAmund Skaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skaar misses the jab.
English misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skaar doesn't manage to clinch there - English circles away.
English should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Skaar is looking to clinch but English is avoiding it.
Skaar gets the takedown into side control.
Skaar working the head and body with strikes.
English wants to get back to his feet.
Skaar lands a decent elbow from side control.
English tries to bench press Skaar off him but Skaar keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skaar trying to control the action but English is working from the bottom.
English is pushing Skaar's head away, looking to escape. Skaar manages to hold on to the position though.
Skaar trying to control the position but English is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skaar advances nicely into full mount.
English tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A nice elbow there by Skaar.
Skaar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as English is looking to escape.
English is desperately trying to improve his position but Skaar has a good base and remains in mount.
English looks gassed!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Skaar landing strikes, looking to finish!
English squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Skaar tries to control but English wriggling away.
Skaar prevents English from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
English bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
English is fighting to break Skaar's control of his arms but Skaar is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Skaar trying to control the position.
Skaar wants to stand but English is controlling the position.
Skaar 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.
Skaar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Skaar tries to get out of the position.
English would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
English decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Skaar, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from English.
Skaar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Skaar controlling the position from side mount.
Skaar tries to score with some ground and pound. English controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Skaar trying to control the action but English is working from the bottom.
English is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
English is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JohnAmund Skaar dominated that round.
That's time! Skaar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
English throws a sloppy head kick and Skaar moves out of range easily.
English lands a high kick!
Skaar throws an overhand right that lands on English's shoulder, as English tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Skaar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown by Skaar or perhaps it was just good defense by English which made him look bad.
English throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skaar clinches up against the cage.
English is pressed up against the cage. Skaar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag English down to the mat. English avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Skaar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around English's waist but English gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Skaar off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JohnAmund Skaar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skaar doesn't manage to clinch there - English circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
English stuffs the takedown.
English throws a right hand that Skaar ducks under and follows up with a left that Skaar also avoids with ease.
English avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skaar throws a lazy head kick
and English cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
English takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circling - Skaar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skaar closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Skaar on the inside.
English stops a takedown attempt from Skaar.
English tries to stall but Skaar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Skaar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. English smiles and moves away.
Skaar wants to slow English down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skaar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Skaar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. English is keeping the position for now.
Skaar throws a big right hand that misses.
Skaar stands up over English, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Skaar throws and elbow that misses. English uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Skaar's guard. Nice move by English!
Skaar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for English!
JohnAmund Skaar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
English regains half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
English trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Skaar.
English gets back to full guard.
Skaar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. English is keeping the position for now.
Skaar works over English with some ground and pound from guard.
Skaar connects with a couple of short punches.
English striking off his back but it's not causing Skaar any problems.
Skaar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
English uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Skaar tries to close the distance and clinch up but English swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skaar shoots for a double leg takedown but English sprawls well. He's pushed Skaar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Skaar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Skaar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Skaar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Skaar gets a takedown into half guard.
English is trying to stand up here but Skaar is controlling him well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skaar works his way into full mount!
Skaar lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JohnAmund Skaar dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Skaar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming English to the mat! English manages to get full guard.
English wants to stand and escape but Skaar is having none of it.
Skaar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Skaar is in close to English's body, working some short punches and elbows.
English has momentary wrist control but Skaar slips an elbow through the middle.
Skaar wants to control from the top but English keeps moving.
Skaar looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
English pushes Skaar off and gets back to his feet.
English stuffs the takedown attempt from Skaar. Skaar gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnny English is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skaar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Skaar cracks English with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Skaar breaks from English's wrist control and lands an elbow.
English really wants to buck Skaar off and get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Skaar.
A nice elbow there by Skaar.
English regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skaar is keen to just control but English is a slippery customer.
English makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Skaar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. English tries to avoid it but Skaar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag English to the ground. English escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
English misses with a hook. Skaar ducked under it nicely.
Skaar misses with a takedown
and English counters with a good low kick that Skaar was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JohnAmund Skaar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skaar fails with the takedown
and English counters by moving into the clinch.
English manages to break the clinch.
English goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Skaar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and English counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skaar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts English as he jumps to the side.
Skaar wants to clinch.
English wants to clinch.
Skaar has his takedown stuffed
and English counters with a flying knee that drops Skaar!
Skaar is rocked!
English loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oh Skaar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Skaar is trying to keep English in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skaar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in English's guard.
Skaar seems to have got his legs back now.
English pushes Skaar off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
English misses with a head kick.
Skaar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with English but English pushes him off and we're back to square one.
English misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnny English has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skaar misses with a few strikes there.
English pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skaar closes the distance looking to clinch
and English counters with a good, hard body kick but Skaar shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny English comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Skaar 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JohnAmund Skaar!
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