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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Khrapov Jr (ranked 1778 p4p, 1762 weight class) and Gerrad Skolz (ranked 237 p4p, 234 weight class). Gerrad Skolz has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Khrapov Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerrad Skolz!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skolz throws a sloppy head kick and Khrapov Jr moves out of range easily.
Khrapov Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Skolz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Skolz moves out of range as Khrapov Jr strikes.
Nice jab there from Skolz.
Skolz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skolz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khrapov Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khrapov Jr cracks Skolz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've been hearing reports that Khrapov Jr has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Khrapov Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Skolz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khrapov Jr lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skolz ducks right into an uppercut from Khrapov Jr.
Sloppy strikes from Skolz. Those never looked like landing.
Khrapov Jr connects with a right hand. Skolz shakes it off.
Skolz tries to land a leg kick but Khrapov Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Khrapov Jr lands a nice hook to Skolz's body. Skolz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skolz throws a lazy uppercut
and Khrapov Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skolz with the inside leg kick.
Skolz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Skolz tries to sprawl but Khrapov Jr drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Khrapov Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Khrapov Jr.
Skolz wants to get back to full guard.
Khrapov Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skolz is looking to improve his position.
Khrapov Jr throwing shots but Skolz is blocking nicely.
Skolz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Khrapov Jr is working away from the top position though.
Khrapov Jr not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skolz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Khrapov Jr.
Skolz wants to get back to his feet.
Khrapov Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Skolz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khrapov Jr drops an elbow to the side of Skolz's head.
Khrapov Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Khrapov Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Skolz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Khrapov Jr.
Skolz is trying to stand.
Khrapov Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Khrapov Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Khrapov Jr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Khrapov Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Skolz wants to sweep but Khrapov Jr has passed to side control!
A lull in the action here as Khrapov Jr stalls from top position.
Khrapov Jr works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Check out the look on Khrapov Jr's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Khrapov Jr creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Skolz tries to improve position but can't.
Skolz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Khrapov Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skolz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Khrapov Jr is thwarting Skolz's attempts to control the position.
Khrapov Jr throwing shots but Skolz is blocking nicely.
Khrapov Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Khrapov Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Skolz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Khrapov Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.
Skolz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Khrapov Jr.
Khrapov Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Skolz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Khrapov Jr working Skolz over with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Khrapov Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Khrapov Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skolz manages to avoid it.
Skolz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Skolz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Khrapov Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skolz.
Khrapov Jr darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Khrapov Jr working over Skolz with some ground and pound. Skolz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Skolz controlling the position for now.
Skolz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khrapov Jr slips a nice elbow through Skolz's hands, connecting with Skolz's forehead.
Khrapov Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Skolz is trying to maintain the position but Khrapov Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
Khrapov Jr trying to control from half guard but Skolz is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Khrapov Jr lands a nice short elbow.
Skolz taking some punishment here, with Khrapov Jr in his half guard.
Skolz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Khrapov Jr.
Khrapov Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skolz can do to turn this around?
Skolz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Khrapov Jr.
Khrapov Jr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Khrapov Jr wants to take a breather but Skolz is having none of it.
Khrapov Jr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Khrapov Jr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Khrapov Jr lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skolz trying to control from the bottom.
Khrapov Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Skolz is rocked!
Khrapov Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Khrapov Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Khrapov Jr looks to land a strike but Skolz avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Khrapov Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Khrapov Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Khrapov Jr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Khrapov Jr wants to control from the top but Skolz keeps moving.
Skolz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khrapov Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Khrapov Jr sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skolz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khrapov Jr is one step ahead there.
Skolz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vasily Khrapov Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Khrapov Jr postures up in Skolz's guard and throws a big left but Skolz blocks it.
Skolz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khrapov Jr lands a couple of elbows.
Khrapov Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Skolz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Skolz is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Khrapov Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Khrapov Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Skolz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skolz keeping moving, preventing Khrapov Jr from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Skolz throws a leg kick
and Khrapov Jr counters with a nice double leg into side control. Skolz won't be happy with that.
Khrapov Jr misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Skolz defending against the ground and pound.
Khrapov Jr looks up at the clock and then as Skolz takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Khrapov Jr smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Khrapov Jr grinds an elbow into Skolz's temple.
Khrapov Jr scoring with punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khrapov Jr in side control, throwing shots but Skolz defends.
Khrapov Jr creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Skolz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Khrapov Jr scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Skolz to see if he's OK.
Skolz is still in real trouble! Can Khrapov Jr finish him?
Khrapov Jr throws a strike aimed at the side of Skolz's head but Skolz avoids it well.
Skolz seems to have recovered his senses.
Khrapov Jr tries to score with some ground and pound. Skolz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Khrapov Jr prevents Skolz from escaping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vasily Khrapov Jr dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
The crowd cheers as Khrapov Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Skolz doesn't seem phased though.
Khrapov Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skolz throws out the jab.
Khrapov Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Skolz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khrapov Jr manages to avoid it.
Gerrad Skolz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skolz moves out of range of the strikes.
Khrapov Jr throws a right and a left that Skolz avoids nicely.
Skolz moves out of range of the strikes.
Khrapov Jr connects with a jab.
Skolz takes a swing at Khrapov Jr's ribcage but misses.
Skolz blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for Skolz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skolz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Khrapov Jr shoots in for a takedown but Skolz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Skolz swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khrapov Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Skolz's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Skolz defends it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Skolz.
Khrapov Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Skolz avoids it really well and circles away.
Skolz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasily Khrapov Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Skolz.
Khrapov Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skolz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khrapov Jr checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Khrapov Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Skolz takes one to the chin there.
Skolz misses with the combination.
Skolz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Khrapov Jr drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Khrapov Jr throwing strikes from guard but Skolz blocks nicely.
Skolz has momentary wrist control but Khrapov Jr slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skolz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khrapov Jr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Khrapov Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Skolz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Skolz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vasily Khrapov Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Khrapov Jr has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Skolz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Gerrad Skolz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khrapov Jr has Skolz pulled in close to control his posture.
Skolz stopping the sweep attempt from Khrapov Jr.
Skolz trying to control but Khrapov Jr is working from the bottom.
Khrapov Jr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Khrapov Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Skolz is one step ahead there.
Skolz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Khrapov Jr has control of Skolz's left arm, preventing Skolz from doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Khrapov Jr misses with an uppercut
and Skolz counters with a nice uppercut.
Khrapov Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasily Khrapov Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khrapov Jr 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasily Khrapov Jr!
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