"I boarded the train and had AirPods in my ear, so I was not even focusing on other people. At Borough, someone boarded and there were these two ladies on my left hand side. And when the doors were about to close, I just heard a very loud scream. I thought someone got hit by a train or stabbed. I immediately jumped and I tried to try to react somehow because I am first-aid trained."
"Having started training with his cousins aged 14, the Croatian national quickly made a name for himself on the MMA circuit and this year won gold at the London Fall International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship. On Tuesday, at around 7pm, the 6ft3 black belt was traveling on the Tube from Fight City Gym in Elephant and Castle to a training session in Hackney when he took matters into his own hands."
"Footage shows 15-stone Mr Skoko restraining the alleged thief, who was wearing a puffer jacket, tracksuit bottoms and running shoes. Mr Skoko used a foot sweep to knock the pickpocket to the ground and held him for 25 minutes before police arrived He was later found to be in possession of a claw hammer along with two smartphones that were reportedly stolen."
Ivan Skoko began training with his cousins at age 14 and rose on the MMA circuit, winning gold at the London Fall International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship. The 29-year-old, a 6ft3, 15-stone black belt and physiotherapy graduate, was travelling from Fight City Gym to a training session when two women screamed at Borough station. Skoko reacted, opened the closing doors, used a foot sweep to knock an alleged pickpocket to the ground and restrained him. The suspect was later found with a claw hammer and two smartphones. Skoko held the man for 25 minutes until police arrived.
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