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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jean Charles Skarbowsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skarbowsky kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lux Aeterna. Henderson has chosen Open The Floodgate as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jean Charles Skarbowsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andy Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson blocks a head kick by Skarbowsky.
Henderson looks to land a combination but Skarbowsky avoids it well.
Skarbowsky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Henderson, pushing him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Henderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henderson is trying to force a seperation but Skarbowsky has the dominant position.
Henderson scores with a hook to the body.
Henderson wants to break free but Skarbowsky has control.
Skarbowsky using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Henderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Henderson tries to break free but Skarbowsky pushes him back against the cage.
Skarbowsky connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henderson's face.
Henderson pushes Skarbowsky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Henderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky tries to land a knee to the head but Henderson blocks with his arms.
Skarbowsky lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson breaks from the clinch.
Skarbowsky tries to clinch up.
Henderson tries to clinch but Skarbowsky is having none of it.
Henderson defending well as Skarbowsky loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Skarbowsky moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Henderson connects with a nice looking jab.
Henderson scores with a nice head shot.
Skarbowsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Skarbowsky defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Henderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jean Charles Skarbowsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Henderson.
Henderson swings widly with a right hand
and Skarbowsky counters with a low kick, right behind Henderson 's knee.
Skarbowsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Henderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Skarbowsky counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skarbowsky stuffs the takedown attempt from Henderson. Henderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
Andy Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skarbowsky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a looping overhand right but Skarbowsky ducks down to avoid it.
Skarbowsky takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Henderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Skarbowsky clinches with his opponent.
Henderson is trying to pull guard but Skarbowsky has him pressed against the cage.
Skarbowsky looking to throw knees to the head but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Skarbowsky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Skarbowsky misses with a knee strike.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Skarbowsky is controlling him.
Skarbowsky tries to stall but Henderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Henderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Henderson breaks from the clinch.
Skarbowsky stalks Henderson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Henderson's face. Henderson staggers backwards, shaken.
Skarbowsky looks to clinch
and Henderson counters with a left to the body.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henderson tries to clinch up but Skarbowsky circles away and keeps his distance.
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!
A thudding body kick lands there by Skarbowsky!
Henderson looks gassed!
Skarbowsky scores with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skarbowsky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henderson tries for a takedown but Skarbowsky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Skarbowsky, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Charles Skarbowsky dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Skarbowsky misses with a low kick.
Skarbowsky thumps Henderson with a low kick.
Henderson is looking to clinch.
Skarbowsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skarbowsky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henderson. That did some damage!
Skarbowsky darts in and clinches Henderson up against the cage.
Henderson is trying to break free.
Skarbowsky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Skarbowsky.
Henderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Skarbowsky keeps control of Henderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Skarbowsky fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Henderson scores with a nice strike.
Skarbowsky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skarbowsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson shoots in looking for a takedown but Skarbowsky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Henderson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Andy Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Skarbowsky fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Henderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jean Charles Skarbowsky is winning the standup battle so far.
Henderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Skarbowsky tries to avoid it but Henderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Skarbowsky to the ground. Skarbowsky escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jean Charles Skarbowsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Henderson.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Skarbowsky misses with a hook to the body
and Henderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Skarbowsky in his tracks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky misses with a body shot.
Henderson misses with a combination
and Skarbowsky counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Skarbowsky counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Skarbowsky dodges the punch combination from Henderson.
Skarbowsky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henderson. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skarbowsky explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Skarbowsky moves into range and clinches up with Henderson.
Henderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Skarbowsky misses with a knee strike.
Skarbowsky stalling the fight.
Skarbowsky with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Henderson is rocked!
Henderson tries to pull guard but Skarbowsky won't allow it.
Henderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Skarbowsky finish him?
Skarbowsky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skarbowsky looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skarbowsky. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Skarbowsky counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Skarbowsky defends it nicely.
Henderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Skarbowsky can pounce on him.
Skarbowsky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Henderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skarbowsky scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Skarbowsky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Charles Skarbowsky dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Skarbowsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Skarbowsky there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Skarbowsky connects with an inside leg kick.
Skarbowsky dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Henderson. That did some damage!
Skarbowsky lands a nice hook to Henderson's body. Henderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Henderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skarbowsky takes the fight into the clinch.
Henderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Skarbowsky has Henderson pressed against the cage, preventing Henderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Skarbowsky misses with a knee to the head.
Skarbowsky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarbowsky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Skarbowsky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Skarbowsky connects with a nasty looking knee right to Henderson's face.
Skarbowsky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Henderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Skarbowsky.
Henderson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Skarbowsky to keep the fight standing.
Henderson has Skarbowsky pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Skarbowsky manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Henderson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Skarbowsky smiles and moves away.
Jean Charles Skarbowsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Henderson.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Skarbowsky!
Skarbowsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Skarbowsky is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses the jab.
Henderson misses with a combination
and Skarbowsky makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Skarbowsky scores with a crisp jab that stopped Henderson in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Skarbowsky - that will leave a mark!
Skarbowsky tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Henderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Skarbowsky delivers a nice body kick.
Skarbowsky is looking to wear down Henderson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Skarbowsky.
Henderson shoots in for a double leg but Skarbowsky sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jean Charles Skarbowsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skarbowsky lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Skarbowsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Skarbowsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skarbowsky lands a leg kick that knocks Henderson off balance momentarily.
Henderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Skarbowsky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skarbowsky circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Henderson drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Skarbowsky follows Henderson to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Charles Skarbowsky!
Jean Charles Skarbowsky managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, O'Brannigan's Fightwear, into his post fight interview.
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