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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gerrad Skolz (ranked 1109 p4p, 1155 weight class) and Vasily Khrapov Jr (ranked 152 p4p, 161 weight class). Vasily Khrapov Jr is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Olympic wrestler
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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 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerrad Skolz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasily Khrapov Jr!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skolz misses with a few strikes there.
Skolz darts in and clinches Khrapov Jr up against the cage.
Khrapov Jr working aggressively here.
Khrapov Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Khrapov Jr blocking some punches.
Skolz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skolz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Skolz lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Skolz.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skolz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Skolz fails to land.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Khrapov Jr has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Khrapov Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khrapov Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skolz is working Khrapov Jr over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khrapov Jr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khrapov Jr blocks a body shot from Skolz.
Skolz breaks from the clinch.
Khrapov Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skolz manages to avoid it.
Khrapov Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skolz moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr connects with a body shot that sends Skolz's belly button to the back.
Khrapov Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Skolz throws a sloppy head kick and Khrapov Jr moves out of range easily.
Khrapov Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Skolz.
Khrapov Jr lands the left hand.
Skolz closes the distance and clinches.
Khrapov Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Skolz.
Skolz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khrapov Jr backwards.
Khrapov Jr throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Khrapov Jr fails to land.
Khrapov Jr pushes Skolz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Khrapov Jr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khrapov Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Skolz struggles to land a body shot inside as Khrapov Jr controls his hands.
Khrapov Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Skolz backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khrapov Jr misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skolz blocks an uppercut.
Skolz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khrapov Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Skolz backwards.
Khrapov Jr blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khrapov Jr.
Skolz lands a shoulder strike.
Khrapov Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khrapov Jr prevents a body shot from Skolz.
Khrapov Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Skolz controls the action.
Khrapov Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khrapov Jr lands a body shot.
Skolz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Khrapov Jr is leaning against Skolz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Khrapov Jr prevents Skolz from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khrapov Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khrapov Jr.
Skolz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khrapov Jr backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Skolz.
Skolz scores with a shot to the side of Khrapov Jr's head.
Khrapov Jr has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Skolz uses from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skolz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Skolz stopping the sweep attempt from Khrapov Jr.
Skolz wants to control from the top but Khrapov Jr keeps moving.
Khrapov Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Skolz is not content to let Khrapov Jr control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skolz is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Khrapov Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr controlling the action here.
Khrapov Jr working over Skolz with some ground and pound. Skolz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Skolz trying to control from the bottom.
Khrapov Jr throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Skolz to regain full guard.
Khrapov Jr with a nice head shot there.
Khrapov Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Skolz is retaining full guard.
Khrapov Jr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vasily Khrapov Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Khrapov Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Skolz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khrapov Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skolz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khrapov Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
No joy there for Skolz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gerrad Skolz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khrapov Jr scores with a jab.
Khrapov Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Skolz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khrapov Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Skolz should have avoided that one.
Skolz lands an overhand right.
It looks like Vasily Khrapov Jr has been cut.
Khrapov Jr scores with a one two! Skolz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gerrad Skolz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skolz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khrapov Jr throws out the jab.
Skolz throws a poor cross that misses
and Khrapov Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Skolz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khrapov Jr.
Skolz avoids the body shot from Khrapov Jr.
Skolz jabs Khrapov Jr right on the nose. Khrapov Jr blinks but takes it well.
Skolz throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skolz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khrapov Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Skolz throws the kick towards the body but Khrapov Jr avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Skolz.
Skolz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Khrapov Jr misses.
Skolz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Khrapov Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Khrapov Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khrapov Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Skolz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Skolz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khrapov Jr.
Khrapov Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Skolz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Skolz misses with a combination
and Skolz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khrapov Jr shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Skolz is trying to defend but Khrapov Jr finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khrapov Jr controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr is thwarting Skolz's attempts to control the position.
Khrapov Jr looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Skolz is looking for a sweep. Khrapov Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Khrapov Jr prevents Skolz from standing back up.
Skolz wants to control but Khrapov Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Khrapov Jr there.
Khrapov Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Khrapov Jr with the ground and pound but Skolz uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Khrapov Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Skolz controls Khrapov Jr momentarily but Khrapov Jr frees himself.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Khrapov Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skolz moves into the clinch successfully.
Khrapov Jr pulls guard successfully.
Khrapov Jr keeping moving, preventing Skolz from controlling successfully.
Khrapov Jr pulls Skolz in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khrapov Jr has a closed guard, preventing Skolz from standing up.
Skolz tries to free his leg and advance position but Khrapov Jr is retaining full guard.
Khrapov Jr has a closed guard, preventing Skolz from standing up.
Khrapov Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vasily Khrapov Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vasily Khrapov Jr's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Khrapov Jr takes a swing at Skolz's ribcage but misses.
Skolz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Khrapov Jr's head.
Skolz is looking to clinch.
Oooooh!!! Skolz has knocked Khrapov Jr down with a huge combo! Skolz steps away and waves a wobbly Khrapov Jr back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Khrapov Jr is rocked!
Skolz is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Khrapov Jr flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Khrapov Jr is out cold! Skolz holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gerrad Skolz!
Gerrad Skolz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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