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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gerrad Skolz (ranked 274 p4p, 368 weight class) and Gustav Harakka (ranked 40 p4p, 56 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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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 18 - 10 - 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 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustav Harakka!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skolz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Harakka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Skolz is able to avoid easily.
Harakka loads up on a big right hand but Skolz slips the punch.
Skolz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harakka misses with a right hand
and Skolz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harakka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Skolz doesn't seem bothered though.
Skolz is looking to clinch but Harakka is avoiding it.
Gustav Harakka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harakka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Skolz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harakka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Skolz. Skolz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Skolz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Skolz clinches up against the cage.
Skolz lands a hook that snaps the head of Harakka backwards.
Skolz throws a punch but it's blocked by Harakka.
Harakka throws a punch but it's blocked by Skolz.
Harakka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skolz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harakka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harakka misses with a body punch.
Skolz takes a shot to the head.
Skolz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harakka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harakka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harakka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skolz working aggressively here.
Harakka pushes Skolz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harakka throws a punch but it's blocked by Skolz.
Harakka lands with a short shot to the head.
Harakka presses Skolz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Harakka.
Harakka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harakka swings wildly with an uppercut but Skolz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skolz blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harakka.
Skolz prevents a body shot from Harakka.
Harakka gets through Skolz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Skolz fails to pull guard.
Harakka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skolz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harakka backwards.
Harakka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skolz blocks a body shot from Harakka.
Harakka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harakka lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skolz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harakka lands a nice shot to the body.
Skolz is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harakka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harakka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harakka throws a punch but it's blocked by Skolz.
Harakka can't find room to land a body shot as Skolz controls the action.
Skolz jumps guard but Harakka turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Harakka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skolz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerrad Skolz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harakka has a couple of punches blocked by Skolz.
Skolz misses with a punch on the inside.
Harakka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harakka cracks Skolz with a nice body shot.
Skolz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skolz blocking some punches.
Skolz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harakka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Skolz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Harakka to keep the fight standing.
Skolz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harakka walks away with a smile on his face. Skolz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Skolz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Harakka. Harakka obviously looking to wear him down.
Harakka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Harakka.
Harakka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Skolz doesn't seem bothered though.
Skolz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harakka thumps Skolz with a low kick.
Harakka throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Skolz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harakka dips to his left and cracks Skolz with an uppercut!
Skolz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harakka cracks Skolz with a good jab.
Harakka misses with a leg kick
and Skolz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harakka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Skolz.
Harakka throws out a loose jab but Skolz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab by Harakka.
Skolz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harakka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harakka throws a shot from downtown. Skolz moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skolz takes one on the button.
Harakka thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Skolz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Harakka looks for the body kick but Skolz saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harakka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Skolz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harakka.
Skolz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harakka to score with a decent uppercut.
Harakka throws an overhand right that lands on Skolz's shoulder, as Skolz tries to avoid the shot.
Skolz slips a straight right by Harakka.
Harakka has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Skolz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harakka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harakka misses with an uppercut.
Harakka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Skolzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Harakka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harakka throws a push kick but Skolz slaps the foot to one side.
Skolz throws a leg kick that misses.
Harakka connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harakka scores with a jab. Skolz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Skolz slips under a jab from Harakka.
Skolz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Skolz slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Harakka 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.
Skolz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harakka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Skolz throws a nice looking combination but Harakka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Skolz connects with a leg kick.
Harakka misses the jab.
Skolz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harakka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Skolz is looking to clinch.
Harakka lunges at Skolz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Skolz's hand.
Skolz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A head kick misses from Skolz.
Harakka 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.
Harakka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gustav Harakka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skolz moves in looking to clinch but Harakka pushes him off.
Harakka misses with a low kick.
A big left from Skolz misses.
Skolz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Skolz takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skolz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skolz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Some bone on bone action there as Skolz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harakka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Skolz's sensitive parts.
Nice defenses there by Skolz.
Skolz is looking to score with low kicks.
Harakka tests Skolz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harakka swats away the attempt to clinch by Skolz.
Skolz defending well as Harakka loads up on a big left hand.
Skolz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Harakka lands a jab to the nose.
Skolz with a nice calf kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Harakka lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Skolz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Skolz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Harakka throws a shot from downtown. Skolz moves away and avoids it.
A cross from Harakka lands.
Harakka moves out of range of the body kick.
Skolz throws a jab when Harakka was well out of range.
Harakka throws a shot from downtown. Skolz moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skolz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Skolz scores with a spinning back kick!
Skolz lands a leg kick that knocks Harakka off balance momentarily.
Skolz delivers a nice body kick.
Harakka scores with a jab.
Skolz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Skolz throws a wild body kick that Harakka sees coming a mile off.
A low kick lands for Skolz.
Harakka scores with a sloppy right hand. Skolz should have avoided that one.
Harakka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Skolz tries to score with a low kick but Harakka moves his leg out of the way.
Harakka swats away the attempt to clinch by Skolz.
Harakka throws a shot from downtown. Skolz moves away and avoids it.
Skolz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Skolz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harakka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Skolz blocks the body kick.
Skolz is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Harakka coming out on top.
Skolz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Harakka.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harakka.
Skolz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Harakka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harakka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Skolz is out of range.
A low kick lands for Skolz.
Harakka misses with a hook.
As Harakka backs away, Skolz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Harakka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harakka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Harakka defending well as Skolz loads up on a big left hand.
Skolz moves out of range as Harakka throws a body kick.
Nice jab there from Harakka.
Harakka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Skolz slips under a jab.
Harakka slips under a jab from Skolz.
Harakka misses with a looping right.
Skolz throws a big counter combination but Harakka scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harakka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Skolz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Skolz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Skolz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harakka.
Harakka missing with a left hand there. Skolz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Harakka misses.
Skolz tries a low kick but Harakka avoids it.
Skolz slips under a jab from Harakka.
A big right from Harakka misses.
Skolz misses with a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Harakka.
Harakka misses with a kick to the body.
Skolz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harakka just misses with a punch to the body.
Skolz slips under a jab.
Skolz has managed to clinch.
Harakka throws a punch but it's blocked by Skolz.
Skolz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skolz blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gustav Harakka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Skolz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Harakka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Skolz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harakka takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Harakka throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Skolz, as that shot connected.
Skolz ducks under a wild hook from Harakka.
Harakka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Skolz.
Skolz throws a sloppy head kick and Harakka moves out of range easily.
Skolz wants to clinch up but Harakka keeps it at a distance.
Harakka throws out a counter right but Skolz avoids it with no problem.
Harakka checks a leg kick nicely.
Harakka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harakka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A thudding body kick lands there by Harakka!
Harakka lands a leg kick that knocks Skolz off balance momentarily.
Skolz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Harakka is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skolz darts in and clinches Harakka up against the cage.
Harakka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Harakka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harakka prevents a body shot from Skolz.
Skolz working aggressively here.
Harakka misses with the head strike.
Harakka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skolz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Skolz fails to land.
Skolz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harakka has a couple of punches blocked by Skolz.
Skolz throws a head punch that misses.
Skolz blocks a body shot from Harakka.
Gerrad Skolz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short body shot lands from Harakka as the two fighters clinch.
Harakka blocking some punches.
Harakka digs a right hand into Skolz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Skolz's gas tank.
Harakka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skolz misses with a punch to the body.
Harakka misses with a punch to the body.
Harakka blocks a body shot from Skolz.
Harakka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harakka.
Harakka misses with the head strike.
Harakka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Skolz backwards.
Gustav Harakka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Skolz takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harakka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skolz digs a right hand into Harakka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harakka's gas tank.
Harakka lands with a right to the head.
Harakka lands a hook that snaps the head of Skolz backwards.
Skolz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harakka lands a left hand.
Harakka prevents a body shot from Skolz.
Harakka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harakka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skolz blocks a body shot from Harakka.
Skolz struggles to land a body shot inside as Harakka controls his hands.
Skolz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harakka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harakka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skolz backwards.
Harakka prevents a body shot from Skolz.
Skolz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Skolz takes a shot to the head.
Skolz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skolz lands a hook that snaps the head of Harakka backwards.
Skolz tries to pull guard but Harakka forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harakka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harakka misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Harakka.
Skolz working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harakka.
Harakka lands with a light punch inside.
Harakka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harakka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skolz takes a shot to the head.
Harakka scores with a shot to the side of Skolz's head.
Skolz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harakka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harakka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harakka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Skolz backwards.
Skolz tries to throw a body punch but Harakka avoids it by throwing Skolz back against the cage.
Skolz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harakka.
Harakka presses Skolz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harakka is leaning against Skolz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Skolz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harakka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harakka can't find room to land a body shot as Skolz controls the action.
Harakka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skolz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skolz.
A left hand lands to the body for Skolz.
A short body shot lands from Harakka as the two fighters clinch.
Harakka can't find room to land a body shot as Skolz controls the action.
Harakka prevents a body shot from Skolz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harakka.
Harakka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skolz blocks an uppercut.
Harakka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harakka tries a body shot but Skolz blocks it.
Harakka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harakka swings wildly with an uppercut but Skolz uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harakka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harakka lands with a right to the head.
Harakka works on Skolz's body with a couple of short punches.
Harakka misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustav Harakka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harakka has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustav Harakka!
A relieved looking Gustav Harakka thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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