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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aslak Maitonaama (ranked 2403 p4p, 1498 weight class) and Gerrad Skolz (ranked 311 p4p, 203 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aslak Maitonaama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerrad Skolz!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maitonaama tries to clinch up.
Skolz misses with a head kick.
Maitonaama has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gumburcules Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Maitonaama tries to clinch there but Skolz circles away.
A head kick misses from Skolz.
Maitonaama drops down looking for a counter takedown but Skolz sprawls and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Skolz.
Maitonaama gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maitonaama.
Maitonaama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maitonaama misses with a punch on the inside.
Skolz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skolz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maitonaama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skolz backwards.
Maitonaama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maitonaama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Maitonaama fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Maitonaama fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maitonaama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maitonaama lands a nice uppercut.
Maitonaama throws a head punch that misses.
Maitonaama lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skolz lands a hook that snaps the head of Maitonaama backwards.
Maitonaama misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skolz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skolz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maitonaama swings wildly with an uppercut but Skolz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skolz misses with a body punch.
Skolz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skolz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Skolz can't find room to land a body shot as Maitonaama controls the action.
Skolz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Skolz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maitonaama misses with some punches.
Maitonaama has a couple of punches blocked by Skolz.
A head punch on the inside from Maitonaama fails to land.
Skolz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maitonaama throws a head punch that misses.
Skolz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maitonaama tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Skolz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aslak Maitonaama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maitonaama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Skolz.
Maitonaama fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Skolz, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skolz breaks from the clinch.
Skolz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Skolz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maitonaama circles away quickly and effectively.
Skolz lands a nice shot to the body.
Skolz tries to keep at a distance but Maitonaama has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skolz manages to break the clinch.
Maitonaama tries to clinch but Skolz moves out of range.
Skolz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Skolz tries to land a front kick but Maitonaama steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Skolz tries to keep at a distance but Maitonaama has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skolz.
Skolz takes a shot to the head.
Skolz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maitonaama clinches up with Skolz and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skolz.
Skolz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skolz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maitonaama is looking to clinch.
Maitonaama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skolz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maitonaama tries to clinch but Skolz is having none of it.
Oooooh!!! Skolz has knocked Maitonaama down with a huge combo! Skolz steps away and waves a wobbly Maitonaama back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Maitonaama rushes Skolz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Skolz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maitonaama lands a left hand that snaps the head of Skolz backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Skolz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maitonaama working aggressively here.
Maitonaama lands a nice uppercut.
Maitonaama misses with a punch on the inside.
Skolz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Skolz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maitonaama tries to close the distance and clinch but Skolz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Skolz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice body punch from Skolz.
Maitonaama instigates a clinch.
Skolz blocking some punches.
Maitonaama misses with a punch on the inside.
Skolz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maitonaama misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maitonaama.
Maitonaama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Skolz backwards.
Maitonaama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skolz is trying to break free.
Maitonaama misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Maitonaama fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skolz tries to throw a body punch but Maitonaama avoids it by throwing Skolz back against the cage.
Skolz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Skolz circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maitonaama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maitonaama tries to clinch up but Skolz circles away and keeps his distance.
Skolz throws a right hand that Maitonaama ducks under and follows up with a left that Maitonaama also avoids with ease.
Maitonaama drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Maitonaama tries to clinch but Skolz moves out of range.
Skolz throws a head kick that misses.
Skolz swats away the attempt to clinch by Maitonaama.
Maitonaama moves in looking to clinch but Skolz pushes him off.
Skolz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Skolz scores with a nice strike.
Maitonaama walks into a stiff left hand from Skolz.
Maitonaama tries to clinch there but Skolz circles away.
It seemed like Skolz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Skolz scores with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maitonaama wants to clinch
and Skolz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maitonaama's knee momentarily.
Maitonaama takes a kick to the side of the head.
Skolz scores with a spinning back kick!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gerrad Skolz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Maitonaama wants to clinch.
Maitonaama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maitonaama moves to clinch but Skolz breaks away
and Maitonaama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maitonaama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skolz.
Maitonaama wants to clinch up but Skolz keeps it at a distance.
Skolz gets tackled into the cage by Maitonaama. Maitonaama maintains the clinch.
Skolz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maitonaama backwards.
Maitonaama throws a head punch that misses.
Maitonaama misses with some punches.
Skolz blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skolz throws a punch but it's blocked by Maitonaama.
Maitonaama scores with a shot to the side of Skolz's head.
Maitonaama misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skolz.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skolz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maitonaama throws a head punch that misses.
Skolz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maitonaama throws a punch but it's blocked by Skolz.
Skolz blocks an uppercut.
Skolz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skolz manages to break the clinch.
Skolz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maitonaama tries to close the distance and clinch but Skolz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maitonaama tries to close the distance and clinch but Skolz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maitonaama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Skolz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maitonaama tries to clinch up but Skolz circles away and keeps his distance.
Skolz tries to keep at a distance but Maitonaama has taken the fight into the clinch.
Skolz has a couple of punches blocked by Maitonaama.
Skolz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maitonaama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Skolz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gerrad Skolz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maitonaama walks into a stiff left hand from Skolz.
Skolz cracks Maitonaama with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maitonaama's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Skolz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maitonaama scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skolz scores with a jab to the body.
Maitonaama doesn't manage to clinch there - Skolz circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maitonaama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skolz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Skolz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skolz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skolz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Maitonaama looks to clinch
and Skolz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maitonaama slips under a jab from Skolz.
Skolz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Skolz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Skolz swats away the attempt to clinch by Maitonaama.
Maitonaama doesn't manage to clinch there - Skolz circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Skolz! But no joy.
Maitonaama closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Skolz blocking some punches.
Skolz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maitonaama has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Skolz scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Skolz.
Maitonaama swings wildly with an uppercut but Skolz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skolz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skolz working hard to break the clinch.
Skolz breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skolz lands a leg kick that knocks Maitonaama off balance momentarily.
Skolz feints and then cracks Maitonaama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maitonaama down.
Maitonaama has managed to clinch.
Maitonaama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maitonaama throws a punch but it's blocked by Skolz.
Skolz manages to break the clinch.
Maitonaama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skolz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Maitonaama takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Maitonaama wants to clinch.
Skolz lands a left and a right that send Maitonaama crashing to the mat, dazed. Skolz thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Maitonaama is rocked!
It looks like Aslak Maitonaama has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skolz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maitonaama moves away.
Oh Maitonaama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Skolz misses with a head kick.
Maitonaama attempts a counter takedown but Skolz avoids it well and moves away.
Maitonaama seems to have got his legs back now.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maitonaama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maitonaama moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skolz blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Maitonaama.
Skolz throws a punch but it's blocked by Maitonaama.
Skolz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skolz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Skolz.
Maitonaama is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Skolz connects with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maitonaama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maitonaama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maitonaama moves in looking to clinch but Skolz pushes him off.
Maitonaama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maitonaama moves in looking to clinch but Skolz pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by Maitonaama.
Skolz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maitonaama's sensitive parts.
Maitonaama moves forwards but Skolz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gerrad Skolz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aslak Maitonaama's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Maitonaama tries to clinch up.
As Maitonaama backs off Skolz throws a huge counter combo but Maitonaama manages to avoid it all.
Skolz throws a leg kick which misses Maitonaama's front leg but catches the back leg as Maitonaama tries to avoid it.
Skolz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Maitonaama tries to clinch there but Skolz circles away.
Maitonaama looks to clinch
and Skolz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Maitonaama tries to clinch up.
Maitonaama wants to clinch.
Maitonaama drives through and clinches with Skolz against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Skolz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skolz breaks the clinch.
Maitonaama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skolz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maitonaama wants to clinch
and Skolz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maitonaama's knee momentarily.
Maitonaama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skolz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maitonaama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Skolz keeps the fight on the outside.
Maitonaama tries to clinch but Skolz moves out of range.
Skolz keeps the fight on the outside.
Maitonaama doesn't manage to clinch there - Skolz circles away.
Skolz misses with a looping right.
Maitonaama takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Maitonaama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Skolz scores with a shot to the side of Maitonaama's head.
Maitonaama misses with a punch on the inside.
Maitonaama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skolz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maitonaama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maitonaama misses with some punches.
Maitonaama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skolz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maitonaama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skolz manages to break the clinch.
Skolz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maitonaama looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Skolz scores with a jab to the body.
Aslak Maitonaama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maitonaama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice cross by Skolz.
Skolz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maitonaama's hands.
Maitonaama tries to clinch but Skolz moves out of range.
Skolz thuds a left hand into Maitonaama's body.
Skolz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maitonaama stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maitonaama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skolz lands with a hook. Maitonaama tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maitonaama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Skolz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Skolz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Maitonaama is looking to clinch but Skolz is avoiding it.
Skolz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Maitonaama with a body shot.
Skolz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maitonaama tries to clinch
and Skolz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Skolz lands a big head kick that sends Maitonaama tumbling to the mat! Skolz takes a step backwards and waves Maitonaama back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Maitonaama circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Skolz. Maitonaama falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Skolz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gerrad Skolz!
An out of breath Gerrad Skolz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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