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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Skaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa comes to the cage accompanied by mama said knock you out. Skaar has chosen We will rock you as his entrance music. The key to victory for Frankie Balboa has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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195 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Balboa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Skaar!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skaar moves in looking to clinch but Balboa pushes him off.
Skaar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balboa.
Skaar clinches up with Balboa and pushes him back against the cage.
Balboa wants to break free but Skaar has control.
Skaar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Balboa prevents it.
Skaar wants to stall.
Balboa can't break the clinch.
Balboa can't break the clinch.
Balboa wants to break free but Skaar has control.
Skaar keeps control of Balboa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Balboa wants to get back to striking at distance but Skaar won't allow it.
Balboa has had enough of the clinch but Skaar keeps him there for the moment.
Balboa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Skaar has him pressed against the cage.
Balboa tries to break the clinch but Skaar is controlling the position.
Balboa manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balboa stuffs the takedown.
Skaar bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Skaar throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skaar's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Balboa defending against the ground and pound.
Skaar working the strikes but Balboa uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Balboa has his hands clasped together around Skaar's back. He's all about the action.
Skaar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Skaar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Balboa's head.
Balboa is looking to control Skaar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Balboa avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balboa is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Skaar wants to advance to full mount but Balboa doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Skaar throwing strikes from guard but Balboa blocks nicely.
Skaar throws and elbow that misses. Balboa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Skaar's guard. Nice move by Balboa!
Skaar has Balboa pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Skaar is keeping the position for now.
Skaar controlling Balboa's posture.
Balboa trying to control the position from guard on top but Skaar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Skaar can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Balboa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Skaar wants to sweep but no luck.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Balboa doesn't manage to clinch there - Skaar circles away.
Balboa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skaar tries to clinch up
and Balboa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Skaar's knee momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Skaar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Balboa fails with a takedown attempt.
Balboa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Skaar. Skaar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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 Frankie Balboa 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.
Balboa misses with a wild combination.
Skaar feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Skaar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Skaar throwing strikes but missing.
Skaar wants to control from the top but Balboa keeps moving.
Balboa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Balboa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Skaar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Skaar scoring with some ground and pound.
Skaar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Skaar wants to control from the top but Balboa keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Skaar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Balboa wants to sweep here but Skaar controlling him for the moment.
Skaar passes Balboa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Skaar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Balboa defending well though.
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.
Balboa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Skaar.
Balboa is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Balboa swings for the body but Skaar moves out of range.
Skaar scores with a takedown into Balboa's guard.
Balboa keeping moving, preventing Skaar from controlling successfully.
Skaar is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skaar thows a big elbow that misses.
Skaar wants to control from the top but Balboa keeps moving.
Skaar throwing strikes but missing.
Balboa manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Balboa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Balboa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skaar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Skaar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Skaar is looking to pass Balboa's guard but actually Balboa recovers to full guard.
Skaar throwing strikes but missing.
Balboa keeping moving, preventing Skaar from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Skaar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Balboa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skaar tries to clinch but Balboa is having none of it.
Skaar with a poor takedown
and Balboa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Skaar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Skaar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Balboa wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Skaar.
Balboa tries to buck Skaar off but he can't manage it.
Balboa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skaar is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balboa wants to control but Skaar is having none of it.
Skaar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Balboa taking shots to the head.
Balboa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Skaar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Balboa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Skaar wants to control the pace but Balboa is squirming around nicely.
Skaar thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Skaar lands a big shot there that rocks Balboa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skaar wants to control but instead Balboa manages to regain half guard.
Skaar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Skaar throwing shots but Balboa is blocking nicely.
Balboa is refusing to be controlled, as Skaar sits in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Balboa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Balboa wants to stand but Skaar is controlling the position.
Skaar postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Skaar prevents Balboa from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Skaar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Skaar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Skaar tries for a takedown but Balboa circles away easily
and Balboa counters with a right hand to the body.
Frankie Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Skaar.
Skaar scores with a takedown into Balboa's guard.
Skaar throws a big right hand that misses.
Balboa looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Skaar puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Skaar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Skaar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Skaar!
Peter Skaar is the new middleweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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