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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gerrad Skolz (ranked 4256 p4p, 4546 weight class) and Spanish Harlem (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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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerrad Skolz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spanish Harlem!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skolz moves out of range of the leg kick from Harlem.
Gerrad Skolz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harlem closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Skolz did well to prevent Harlem getting side control.
Skolz manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Harlem clinches.
Harlem wants to take the fight to the mat but Skolz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Harlem manages to pull guard.
Harlem pulls Skolz in close to his closed guard and prevents Skolz from doing any damage or advancing position.
Harlem working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Skolz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Skolz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harlem tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harlem has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Skolz has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlem is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skolz stands up.
Skolz misses with a head kick.
Skolz tries to keep at a distance but Harlem has taken the fight into the clinch.
Skolz has a couple of punches blocked by Harlem.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harlem.
Harlem breaks from the clinch.
Harlem closes the distance and pushes Skolz back into the cage.
Skolz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skolz has a couple of punches blocked by Harlem.
Skolz blocks a body shot from Harlem.
Harlem tries to circle away but Skolz has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlem manages to pull guard.
Skolz stands up and waves to Harlem to follow him.
Gerrad Skolz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Skolz.
Skolz takes a swing at Harlem's ribcage but misses.
Skolz tries a head kick but it misses.
Harlem closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harlem goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Skolz rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Harlem's guard! Nice work there by Skolz!
Harlem looks winded!
Skolz stands up from Harlem's guard - Skolz perhaps looking for a knockout.
Skolz tries a head kick but it misses.
Harlem shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Skolz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skolz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harlem trying to control the position from guard on top but Skolz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harlem stopping the sweep attempt from Skolz.
Skolz controlling Harlem's posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Skolz keeping moving, preventing Harlem from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skolz. Harlem does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Skolz backs off Harlem throws a huge counter combo but Skolz manages to avoid it all.
Harlem shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Skolz manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Skolz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harlem.
Skolz throws a head kick but Harlem moves out of range.
Skolz takes a swing at Harlem's ribcage but misses.
Harlem wants to counter with a clinch but Skolz pushes him away.
Harlem clinches up against the cage.
Harlem jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Skolz walks away with a smile on his face. Harlem gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Skolz has managed to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gerrad Skolz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Harlem shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Skolz is trying to defend but Harlem finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Harlem is trying to control. Skolz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Skolz wants to control but Harlem is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Harlem tries to pass the half guard into mount. Skolz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harlem controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlem is trying to control. Skolz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Skolz throws a head kick that misses
and Harlem decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Skolz's guard.
Skolz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Skolz looking for a sweep. Not yet Skolz, not yet.
Harlem showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gerrad Skolz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Let's hope that Harlem has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Harlem must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlem stands up and waves to Skolz to follow him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skolz. Harlem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harlem is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Harlem throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Harlem shoots in looking for a takedown. Skolz tries to sprawl out of it but Harlem keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Skolz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harlem is breathing heavily.
Skolz lands with a kick to the temple. Harlem shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skolz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harlem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harlem steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Skolz.
Skolz throws a head kick that misses
and Harlem counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A head kick by Skolz misses
and Harlem counters with a one-two to the body.
Harlem closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harlem is trying to maintain a safe position but Skolz gets an underhook and turns Harlem into the cage.
Skolz throws a punch but it's blocked by Harlem.
Skolz swings wildly with an uppercut but Harlem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skolz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skolz is leaning against Harlem and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skolz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Skolz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harlem prevents a body shot from Skolz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harlem.
Skolz tries to throw a body punch but Harlem avoids it by throwing Skolz back against the cage.
Skolz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harlem.
Skolz working aggressively here.
Skolz misses with a body punch.
Skolz working aggressively here.
Harlem tries for a takedown but Skolz manages to get underhooks.
Gerrad Skolz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Skolz swings wildly with an uppercut but Harlem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skolz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skolz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gerrad Skolz will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Skolz misses with a head kick.
Skolz throws a head kick that misses.
Harlem rushes Skolz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Harlem has Skolz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Skolz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Skolz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skolz throws a punch but it's blocked by Harlem.
Harlem taking a breather.
Skolz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Skolz lands a body shot.
Skolz misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harlem is trying to break free.
Harlem jumps guard but Skolz stands there with Harlem around his waist. Harlem gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harlem fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gerrad Skolz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spanish Harlem.
Skolz can't find room to land a body shot as Harlem controls the action.
Harlem takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skolz can't find room to land a body shot as Harlem controls the action.
Harlem blocking some punches.
Skolz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harlem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Skolz just misses with a punch to the body.
Harlem looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harlem moves away from the strike by Skolz.
Skolz throws a lazy uppercut
and Harlem counters with a left to the body.
Harlem blocks a head kick by Skolz.
Skolz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skolz is looking to wear down Harlem with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harlem shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Skolz pushes Harlem off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skolz lands with a nice body kick.
Skolz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skolz with a hook.
Skolz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Skolz misses with a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Skolz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harlem backwards.
Skolz lands a shot to the body.
Skolz has a couple of punches blocked by Harlem.
Skolz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harlem or not.
Skolz tries a body shot but Harlem blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlem tries to break free but Skolz pushes him back against the cage.
Skolz working aggressively here.
Harlem is trying to maintain a safe position but Skolz gets an underhook and turns Harlem into the cage.
Skolz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skolz throws a head punch that misses.
Harlem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skolz throws a head punch that misses.
Harlem wants to stall.
Skolz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Skolz has a couple of punches blocked by Harlem.
Skolz tries to throw a body punch but Harlem avoids it by throwing Skolz back against the cage.
Skolz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Skolz.
Harlem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skolz throws a punch but it's blocked by Harlem.
Harlem jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Skolz walks away with a smile on his face. Harlem gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Skolz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harlem.
Harlem rushes Skolz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Skolz throws a punch but it's blocked by Harlem.
Skolz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skolz misses with the head strike.
Skolz has a couple of punches blocked by Harlem.
Skolz misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skolz.
Skolz scores with a hook to the body.
Spanish Harlem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harlem can't find room to land a body shot as Skolz controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerrad Skolz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Skolz 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerrad Skolz!
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