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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jean Charles Skarbowsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Hopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skarbowsky's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lux Aeterna. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
11 - 1 - 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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Hopper!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopper needs to keep his hands up - Skarbowsky had a free shot at his head there.
Skarbowsky wants to clinch.
Hopper throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Jean Charles Skarbowsky has been cut.
Skarbowsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hopper misses with a takedown attempt
and Skarbowsky counters with a low kick, right behind Hopper 's knee.
Hopper walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hopper drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hopper fails to land the takedown.
Hopper shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Skarbowsky pinned against the cage. Skarbowsky gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jean Charles Skarbowsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Hopper.
Hopper has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Nelson Hopper has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skarbowsky moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Skarbowsky.
Hopper looking to stall.
Skarbowsky connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hopper's face.
Skarbowsky scores with a shot to the side of Hopper's head.
A knee to the head by Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Skarbowsky pressing his opponent against the cage.
Skarbowsky scores with a knee to the head.
Hopper is trying to force a seperation but Skarbowsky has the dominant position.
Skarbowsky breaks the clinch.
Hopper shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Skarbowsky's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Skarbowsky trying to control the position.
Skarbowsky is controlling Hopper's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skarbowsky looking to control.
Hopper looking to pass the guard.
Hopper throwing strikes from guard but Skarbowsky blocks nicely.
Skarbowsky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jean Charles Skarbowsky has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Skarbowsky stuffs the takedown attempt from Hopper. Hopper gets slowly back to his feet.
Hopper misses with a double jab
and Skarbowsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice sprawl there from Skarbowsky as Hopper shoots in.
Hopper misses with a takedown
and Skarbowsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hopper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skarbowsky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopper fails with a takedown attempt.
Hopper avoids the head kick by Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick lands from Skarbowsky.
Hopper with a lazy takedown attempt
and Skarbowsky counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hopper doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Skarbowsky makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jean Charles Skarbowsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopper looks gassed!
Skarbowsky lands a head shot.
Skarbowsky displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hopper.
Skarbowsky cracks Hopper with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skarbowsky shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hopper eats them both and turns towards Skarbowsky to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skarbowsky throws a right hand that Hopper ducks under and follows up with a left that Hopper also avoids with ease.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Skarbowsky is pushing Hopper up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Skarbowsky lands a nice uppercut.
Skarbowsky throws a knee to the head but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hopper.
Skarbowsky's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Skarbowsky looking to throw knees to the head but Hopper is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Skarbowsky scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Charles Skarbowsky dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Skarbowsky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Skarbowsky tries to clinch up.
Hopper tries to clinch but Skarbowsky is having none of it.
Nelson Hopper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skarbowsky throws a head kick that half lands.
That has opened up Nelson Hopper's cut even more.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hopper.
Hopper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice sprawl there from Skarbowsky as Hopper shoots in.
Jean Charles Skarbowsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Hopper.
Hopper fails with the takedown
and Skarbowsky counters with a nice leg kick.
Skarbowsky keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hopper is defended easily by Skarbowsky.
Hopper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Skarbowsky, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skarbowsky lands a nice knee to the body.
Hopper wants to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Skarbowsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hopper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Skarbowsky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Skarbowsky has managed to clinch.
Hopper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hopper is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hopper has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Skarbowsky clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Skarbowsky wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hopper is trying to stick to Skarbowsky's back but Skarbowsky is turning into Hopper. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hopper's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Skarbowsky.
Hopper wants to get back to his feet but Skarbowsky is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Skarbowsky wants to control from the top but Hopper keeps moving.
Hopper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hopper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hopper looking to control.
Skarbowsky stopping the sweep attempt from Hopper.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Nelson Hopper hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Skarbowsky throws a right hand that Hopper ducks under and follows up with a left that Hopper also avoids with ease.
Hopper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Skarbowsky avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Skarbowsky avoids it really well and circles away.
Hopper is breathing heavily.
Skarbowsky displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hopper.
Hopper throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hopper walks into a left hand.
Skarbowsky lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hopper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Skarbowsky. No joy for Hopper on that attempt.
Skarbowsky is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopper is looking to clinch.
Hopper doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Skarbowsky counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Skarbowsky lands a head kick!
Hopper feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopper is fighting to break Skarbowsky's control of his arms but Skarbowsky is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Skarbowsky keeping full guard, as Hopper tries to pass.
Skarbowsky controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skarbowsky is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Skarbowsky has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hopper can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Skarbowsky is looking to stand up but Hopper isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Charles Skarbowsky dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Skarbowsky lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hopper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Skarbowsky slaps away a takedown attempt from Hopper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Skarbowsky takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Skarbowsky scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hopper doesn't seem bothered though.
Hopper with a poor takedown
and Skarbowsky holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Skarbowsky is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Skarbowsky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Skarbowsky tries a knee to the head but Hopper blocks it.
Hopper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Skarbowsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hopper shoots in and drives through. Skarbowsky sprawls well.
Jean Charles Skarbowsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Hopper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skarbowsky scoring well with a low kick there.
Hopper misses with a takedown attempt
and Skarbowsky finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Skarbowsky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Skarbowsky landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hopper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Skarbowsky connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hopper's face.
Skarbowsky has Hopper pushed against the cage.
Skarbowsky landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Skarbowsky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Hopper being controlled against the cage.
Skarbowsky using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Skarbowsky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hopper can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skarbowsky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Skarbowsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hopper scores with a jab to the head.
Nice sprawl there from Skarbowsky as Hopper shoots in.
Skarbowsky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body punch from Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky throws a combination. Hopper tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Skarbowsky gets a clinch.
Skarbowsky crunches a lovely knee into Hopper's ribcage.
Skarbowsky landing knees to the head.
The cut above Nelson Hopper's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hopper takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Skarbowsky.
Skarbowsky landing knees to the head.
Hopper is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skarbowsky lands a big knee to the head and Hopper goes down! Skarbowsky pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Charles Skarbowsky!
Jean Charles Skarbowsky thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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