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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gerrad Skolz (ranked 349 p4p, 625 weight class) and Bastien Harris (ranked 46 p4p, 84 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 20 - 12 - 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 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bastien Harris!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnem�ki and Marco Blurstr�m.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skolz throws a leg kick
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Skolz moves in looking to clinch but Harris pushes him off.
Harris with the inside leg kick.
Skolz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Harris throws out the jab.
Skolz moves into the clinch.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some bone on bone action there as Harris checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Skolz thows a leg kick but Harris checks it
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skolz throws a sloppy head kick
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Skolz - that will leave a mark!
Harris avoids the head kick by Skolz.
Skolz tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.
Gerrad Skolz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skolz keeps Harris at a distance using the push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Skolz.
Nice body punch from Harris.
Skolz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Skolz forces Harris back against the cage and clinches.
Harris prevents a body shot from Skolz.
Skolz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
Skolz misses with a punch to the body.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harris connects with the punch.
Harris is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Harris avoids the head kick by Skolz.
A nice side step and Harris releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Harris misses with a body punch
and Skolz counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skolz scoring well with a low kick there.
Skolz drops his hands momentarily and Harris takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Harris has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skolz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Skolz has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Skolz.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Skolz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harris looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Skolz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harris misses the jab.
Harris throws out a leg kick but Skolz moves out of range and Harris only half commits.
Skolz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harris, pushing him back against the cage.
Skolz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skolz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Skolz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harris's efforts to push away.
Skolz working aggressively here.
Harris is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Skolz - that landed with a thud.
Skolz throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Skolz working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris breaks the clinch.
Skolz misses with a kick to the body.
Skolz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Harris counters with a good, hard body kick but Skolz shrugs it off.
Harris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Skolz closes the distance and pushes Harris back into the cage.
Skolz swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skolz jumps guard but Harris stands there with Skolz around his waist. Skolz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris is trying to force a seperation but Skolz has the dominant position.
Harris tries to break free but Skolz pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skolz.
Skolz gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harris blocking some punches.
Skolz misses with a body punch.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Skolz won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skolz misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Skolz.
Skolz misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris breaks the clinch.
Skolz lunges at Harris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harris's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skolz tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Skolz cracks Harris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Skolz with the inside leg kick.
Skolz wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
A head kick by Skolz misses
and Skolz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Skolz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Skolz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Skolz scores with a sloppy right hand. Harris should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gerrad Skolz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Skolz tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Skolz wants to clinch but Harris slips to the side
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Skolz moved out of range.
Skolz looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Harris throws out a counter right but Skolz avoids it with no problem.
A slapping leg kick lands for Skolz.
Skolz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Skolz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Harris releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skolz walks into a left hand.
Skolz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Skolz throws a leg kick which misses Harris's front leg but catches the back leg as Harris tries to avoid it.
Harris throws a jab but it's blocked by Skolz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Skolz misses
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skolz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skolz feints and then cracks Harris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harris down.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick from Skolz.
Skolz wants to clinch.
Harris swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Skolz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Skolz's shoulder, as Skolz tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice leg kick from Skolz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skolz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skolz throws a leg kick that misses.
Skolz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Harris will feel that in the morning.
Skolz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skolz thows a leg kick but Harris checks it
and Harris counters with a nice body kick.
Harris blocks a leg kick.
Harris has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Skolz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Skolz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Harris's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Skolz misses with a left hand
and Harris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Skolz scores with a leg kick.
Harris steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Skolz. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Skolz does a little dance to reset his feet.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Harris in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Harris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Skolz can pounce on him.
Skolz misses with a low kick.
Skolz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Skolz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Harris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Skolz wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Skolz swinging wildly here.
Harris is trying to counter with his kicks.
Skolz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skolz throws a sloppy head kick
and Harris counters with a leg kick.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Skolz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harris has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skolz misses with the body kick
and Harris counters with a leg kick.
Skolz lands a head shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harris checks a leg kick.
Harris shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Harris has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Skolz.
Skolz throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Good work by Harris as he checks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skolz closes the distance and clinches.
Skolz swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris breaks the clinch.
Skolz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harris bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Skolz's head backwards.
Skolz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harris circles away quickly and effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bastien Harris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Harris checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bastien Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick from Skolz.
Skolz is looking to land body kicks.
Skolz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Harris throws an off balance right hand
and Skolz counters with a big head kick but Harris shrugs it off.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Harris checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Skolz is looking to slow Harris down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Skolz.
Skolz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Skolz.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skolz throws a leg kick
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Harris. That's going to slow Skolz down.
Skolz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Skolz throws a shot to the body.
Skolz wants to clinch but Harris slips to the side
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Harris scores with a hook to the body. Skolz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Skolz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harris avoids a kick to the body.
Skolz throws a leg kick
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skolz wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Skolz throws a lazy head kick
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris blocks a jab.
Harris swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skolz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Skolz tries to land a body kick
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Skolz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skolz with a nice calf kick.
Skolz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Skolz with a body shot.
Skolz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Skolz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Skolz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick from Skolz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skolz throws a head kick that misses
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harris counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skolz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harris scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Skolz.
Harris throws a hook but Skolz avoids it easily.
Skolz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Skolz throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Harris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Skolz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Harris on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Skolz misses with a low kick.
Skolz misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skolz misses with a hook to the body
and Harris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skolz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick from Skolz misses.
Skolz throws a head kick that misses
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Skolz throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skolz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harris's hands.
An inside leg kick lands from Skolz.
Skolz feints and then cracks Harris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harris down.
Skolz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Skolz thows a leg kick but Harris checks it
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Skolz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bastien Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harris has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurstr�m scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... 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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