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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Skaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Sankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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280 lbs
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240 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Skaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tero Sankari!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skaar misses with a hook.
Skaar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sankari to the mat! Sankari manages to get full guard.
Skaar wants to control from the top but Sankari keeps moving.
Sankari tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sankari is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Skaar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Skaar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sankari throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sankari looking to hit a scissor sweep but Skaar is one step ahead there.
Skaar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skaar thows a big elbow that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Skaar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sankari.
Sankari throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sankari closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice body kick there by Sankari.
Sankari stuffs the takedown.
Sankari scores with a decent looking hook.
Skaar is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sankari scores with a spinning back kick!
Sankari shoots and misses
and Skaar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sankari's guard.
Skaar preventing the sweep.
Skaar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skaar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Skaar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sankari looking to hit a scissor sweep but Skaar is one step ahead there.
Skaar trying to control the position from guard on top but Sankari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sankari wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Skaar throws a lazy right hand but Sankari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sankari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tero Sankari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankari tries to clinch but Skaar is having none of it.
Sankari lands a nice looking kick to the body. Skaar takes a step back to recover.
Sankari throws a right and a left that Skaar avoids nicely.
Sankari lands a nice looking kick to the body. Skaar takes a step back to recover.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sankari - that will leave a mark!
Sankari pushes Skaar away with a front kick.
Good leg kick by Sankari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sankari!
Sankari lands a front kick.
Sankari scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sankari throws a one two combo.
Sankari throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Skaar's head.
Skaar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sankari keeps Skaar at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sankari scores with a push kick.
Sankari has managed to clinch.
Skaar wants a takedown but no success here.
Sankari content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sankari prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Skaar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skaar tries to pull guard but Sankari holds him up against the cage and eventually Skaar drops back down to his feet.
Sankari is struggling to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skaar content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tero Sankari dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sankari throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sankari darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sankari works his foot free and advances to mount.
Skaar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sankari is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skaar holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sankari tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Skaar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sankari. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Skaar tries to hold on but Sankari postures up.
Skaar working to try and regain half guard.
Sankari trying to control but Skaar is having none of it.
Skaar throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Skaar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sankari on the ground.
That's two 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.
Skaar manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Skaar scores with a few weak punches.
Skaar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sankari is working away from the top position though.
Sankari tries to pass the half guard into mount. Skaar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sankari is looking to take a break and control but Skaar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skaar wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skaar tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Sankari has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Skaar is looking to improve his position but Sankari isn't that keen on the idea.
Skaar tries to hold on but Sankari pushes him away.
Sankari trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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 sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Skaar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Skaar trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Skaar controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Skaar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sankari is one step ahead there.
Sankari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Skaar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Skaar will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Skaar closes the distance but Sankari moves to the side
and Sankari counters with a head kick. That will keep Skaar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sankari throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sankari throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sankari throws a head kick but Skaar moves out of range.
Skaar shoots in for a double leg but Sankari sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Skaar has a takedown stuffed.
Sankari lands with a slapping head kick.
Skaar tries to close the distance and clinch but Sankari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sankari lands a head kick!
Sankari has his takedown stuffed
so Skaar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Skaar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sankari looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Skaar has picked Sankari up and slammed him! Sankari can't keep hold of the triangle and Skaar manages to pass to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skaar lands an elbow.
Sankari takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Skaar controlling from side mount.
Skaar wants to control but Sankari is keeping him busy.
John Skaar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Skaar cracks Sankari with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sankari is not content to let Skaar control the position.
That's two 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.
Sankari is looking to reverse the position.
Sankari is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sankari is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Skaar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Skaar cracks Sankari with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skaar just content to control the position.
Sankari is working to avoid the ground and pound but Skaar connects with a decent elbow.
Skaar working the ground and pound.
Skaar lands a decent elbow from side control.
Skaar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sankari keeps working.
Skaar lands a few punches from side control.
Skaar is putting a hurting on Sankari here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skaar is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Skaar landing a few strikes.
Skaar working the ground and pound.
Skaar could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Skaar landing strikes.
Skaar landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skaar is working Sankari over with some ground and pound from side control.
Skaar cracks Sankari with a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Skaar showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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