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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Skaft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norwegian Viking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johannes Skaft has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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249 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johannes Skaft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Norwegian Viking!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skaft fails to land with a series of punches.
Viking doesn't manage to clinch there - Skaft circles away.
Skaft clinches with his opponent.
Skaft misses with a short punch on the inside.
Viking wants to get back to striking at distance but Skaft won't allow it.
Skaft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Viking looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Viking can't break the clinch.
Viking wants to break the clinch but can't.
Viking blocking some punches.
Viking can't break the clinch.
Viking's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Viking is trying to break the clinch but Skaft is controlling him.
Skaft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skaft misses with a punch on the inside.
Viking blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Viking wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Viking blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skaft working aggressively here.
Viking blocks an uppercut.
Skaft lands a left hand that snaps the head of Viking backwards.
Viking wants to break free but Skaft has control.
Skaft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Viking blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Viking tries to break the clinch but Skaft is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viking wants to get back to striking at distance but Skaft won't allow it.
Viking can't break the clinch.
Viking blocking some punches.
Skaft lands with a right to the head.
Skaft scores with a shot to the side of Viking's head.
Viking looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Viking can't break the clinch.
Skaft has Viking pressed against the cage, preventing Viking from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Skaft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Viking.
Skaft misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skaft has a couple of punches blocked by Viking.
Skaft keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Viking's efforts to push away.
Viking has had enough of the clinch but Skaft keeps him there for the moment.
Viking is trying to break the clinch but Skaft is controlling him.
Skaft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Viking blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skaft has a couple of punches blocked by Viking.
Skaft keeps control of Viking as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Viking has had enough of the clinch but Skaft keeps him there for the moment.
Skaft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skaft tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viking wants to break the clinch but can't.
Viking has had enough of the clinch but Skaft keeps him there for the moment.
Viking is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Viking has had enough of the clinch but Skaft keeps him there for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skaft misses with a short punch on the inside.
Viking is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Viking is trying to break free.
Skaft prevents Viking from breaking the clinch.
Skaft misses with some punches.
Viking has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Viking has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skaft.
Viking tries to circle away but Skaft has him pinned against the cage.
Viking is looking to break free of the clinch but Skaft has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skaft.
Skaft lands a left hand that snaps the head of Viking backwards.
Skaft throws a head punch that misses.
Skaft swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skaft misses with a punch on the inside.
Skaft misses with a short punch on the inside.
Viking wants to break free but Skaft has control.
Viking looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skaft working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Viking is trying to break the clinch but Skaft is controlling him.
Skaft swings wildly with an uppercut but Viking uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viking wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Skaft has him pressed against the cage.
Skaft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skaft swings wildly with an uppercut but Viking uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viking blocking some punches.
Skaft misses with a punch on the inside.
Viking looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Viking is trying to force a seperation but Skaft has the dominant position.
Viking is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Viking wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Skaft has Viking pressed against the cage, preventing Viking from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Skaft fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Viking is trying to force a seperation but Skaft has the dominant position.
Skaft lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Skaft working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Viking wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Skaft swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skaft misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skaft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Viking's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Viking.
Skaft has a couple of punches blocked by Viking.
A head punch on the inside from Skaft fails to land.
Skaft fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skaft fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skaft throws a punch but it's blocked by Viking.
Skaft tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skaft lands a hook that snaps the head of Viking backwards.
Viking breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Viking misses with a takedown attempt - Skaft sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Viking throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Skaft tries to bum rush Viking with a series of wild strikes but Viking uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Norwegian Viking seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skaft rushes Viking and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Viking blocking some punches.
Skaft misses with a punch on the inside.
Skaft misses with the head strike.
Viking is trying to break the clinch but Skaft has him pressed against the cage.
Skaft throws a head punch that misses.
Skaft misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Skaft dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Viking avoids a punch combination nicely.
Viking will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Viking looks to land a right hand but Skaft moved out of range.
Viking tries to clinch but Skaft moves out of range.
Skaft rushes Viking and presses him up against the cage.
Skaft misses with a punch on the inside.
Viking can't break the clinch.
Viking wants to break the clinch but can't.
Skaft lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Viking blocks an uppercut.
Skaft misses with a punch on the inside.
Viking can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Skaft fails to land.
Viking has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Skaft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Viking blocks an uppercut.
Skaft has Viking pressed against the cage, preventing Viking from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short uppercut from Skaft.
Viking has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skaft.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Viking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viking has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Viking wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Skaft has him pressed against the cage.
Viking blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Viking looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Viking has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Viking is trying to break the clinch but Skaft has him pressed against the cage.
Viking blocking some punches.
Skaft swings wildly with an uppercut but Viking uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skaft lands a right hand.
Viking is trying to push Skaft away but Skaft has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Viking takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Viking.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Viking.
Skaft keeps control of Viking as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Viking wants to break free but Skaft has control.
Skaft working aggressively here.
Viking wants to break the clinch but can't.
Skaft misses with a punch on the inside.
Viking tries to break free but Skaft pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Viking's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skaft makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Skaft throws a head punch that misses.
Johannes Skaft has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Viking is trying to push Skaft away but Skaft has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Viking blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skaft swings wildly with an uppercut but Viking uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skaft misses with a short punch on the inside.
Viking's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Viking tries to clinch but Skaft moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Viking.
Skaft drives through and clinches with Viking against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Skaft fails to land.
Viking is trying to push Skaft away but Skaft has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Viking working hard to break the clinch.
Skaft prevents Viking from breaking the clinch.
Skaft misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skaft misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skaft working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Skaft fails to land.
Skaft lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skaft tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Viking wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Viking's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Viking tries to circle away but Skaft has him pinned against the cage.
Viking has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Skaft on the inside.
Viking tries to break the clinch but Skaft is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Viking's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Skaft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skaft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skaft misses with a punch on the inside.
Skaft keeps control of Viking as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Skaft has a couple of punches blocked by Viking.
Skaft throws a punch but it's blocked by Viking.
Skaft throws a punch but it's blocked by Viking.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skaft.
Viking breaks from the clinch.
Skaft thuds his shin into the meat of Viking's side.
Skaft throws a left that rocks Viking and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Skaft dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Viking regain composure!
Viking is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Viking is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Viking is still in real trouble! Can Skaft finish him?
Skaft wants to stand but Viking is controlling his arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skaft decides to stand up, so the ref orders Viking to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skaft fails with a takedown attempt.
Skaft clinches.
Viking seems to have recovered his senses.
Skaft swings wildly with an uppercut but Viking uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viking blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Viking can't break the clinch.
Skaft prevents Viking from breaking the clinch.
Viking tries to break the clinch but Skaft is controlling the position.
Skaft has a couple of punches blocked by Viking.
Skaft scores with a shoulder strike.
Viking is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Skaft working aggressively here.
Viking is trying to force a seperation but Skaft has the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Viking is trying to break the clinch but Skaft has him pressed against the cage.
Skaft pushes Viking back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skaft.
Viking wants to break the clinch but can't.
Skaft misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannes Skaft dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Viking tries to clinch there but Skaft circles away.
Viking throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Skaft's waist but Skaft gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Viking off to one side.
Skaft throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Viking shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johannes Skaft is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Skaft.
The fight stays on the outside here - Viking looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Viking connects with a body shot that sends Skaft's belly button to the back.
Skaft throws a series of strikes that have Viking backpedaling.
Viking takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johannes Skaft is winning the standup battle so far.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Skaft - that will leave a mark!
Skaft fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Viking, pushing him back against the cage.
Skaft lands a right hand.
Skaft scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skaft misses with some punches.
Viking is trying to break free.
Skaft working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Viking looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Skaft throws a head punch that misses.
Skaft tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skaft misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skaft misses with a short punch on the inside.
Viking breaks the clinch.
Skaft throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Viking shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Skaft as he avoids it easily.
Johannes Skaft has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norwegian Viking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Viking is defended easily by Skaft.
Skaft cracks the inside of Viking's front leg.
Viking wants to clinch but Skaft slips to the side
and Skaft counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Skaft.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Viking.
Viking is trying to break the clinch but Skaft has him pressed against the cage.
Skaft has a couple of punches blocked by Viking.
Viking wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Viking blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Viking.
Skaft throws a head punch that misses.
Skaft throws a head punch that misses.
Viking tries to circle away but Skaft has him pinned against the cage.
Johannes Skaft is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skaft fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Viking is trying to break the clinch but Skaft is controlling him.
Skaft has a couple of punches blocked by Viking.
Skaft fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Viking blocking some punches.
Viking is trying to break free.
Skaft keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Viking's efforts to push away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skaft throws a punch but it's blocked by Viking.
Skaft working aggressively here.
Skaft misses with some punches.
Viking wants to break free but Skaft has control.
Skaft throws a head punch that misses.
Skaft misses with the head strike.
Skaft tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Skaft fails to land.
Viking wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Skaft has him pressed against the cage.
Skaft lands a shoulder strike.
Skaft misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viking escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skaft is looking to land body kicks.
Viking shoots in looking for a takedown. Skaft tries to sprawl out of it but Viking keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Skaft manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Viking is trying desperately to land a takedown but Skaft is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Viking.
Skaft has closed the distance and engaged Viking in a clinch.
Viking tries to break the clinch but Skaft is controlling the position.
Skaft throws a punch but it's blocked by Viking.
Skaft scores with a shoulder strike.
Skaft fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Viking has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Skaft lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skaft swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skaft lands a right hand that snaps the head of Viking backwards.
Viking wants to break the clinch but can't.
Viking has had enough of the clinch but Skaft keeps him there for the moment.
Viking is trying to break free.
Skaft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viking blocking some punches.
Skaft pushes Viking back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Viking wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Viking blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Viking blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skaft lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skaft has a couple of punches blocked by Viking.
Viking is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Viking blocks an uppercut.
Skaft working aggressively here.
Skaft pushes Viking back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Viking blocks an uppercut.
Viking blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Viking blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot in the inside from Skaft.
A frustrated look appears on Viking's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Viking has had enough of the clinch but Skaft keeps him there for the moment.
Norwegian Viking has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viking tries a body shot but Skaft blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skaft.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johannes Skaft showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Skaft has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johannes Skaft!
A very excited looking Johannes Skaft made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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