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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klaus Schankelies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klaus Schankelies will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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186 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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191 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yoshi Suzuki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klaus Schankelies !
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schankelies lands with a shot to the body.
Suzuki shoots in looking for a takedown. Schankelies tries to sprawl out of it but Suzuki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Schankelies manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Suzuki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Schankelies swivels and escapes.
Schankelies scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Schankelies .
Suzuki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Schankelies throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Suzuki's waist but Suzuki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Schankelies off to one side.
Suzuki shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Schankelies manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Schankelies is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Schankelies looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Schankelies keeping moving, preventing Suzuki from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suzuki stays in close to Schankelies 's body and controls the position.
Suzuki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Schankelies had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Suzuki defends it easily.
Suzuki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schankelies is keeping the position for now.
Suzuki passes Schankelies 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Schankelies looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Suzuki is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Schankelies sees it coming and defends easily.
Suzuki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Suzuki trying to control from half guard but Schankelies is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki is working for a kimura but Schankelies is defending it quite comfortably.
Suzuki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Schankelies looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Schankelies tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Suzuki has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Suzuki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schankelies is looking to improve his position but Suzuki isn't that keen on the idea.
Suzuki controlling the pace for now.
Suzuki looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Schankelies sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Suzuki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Suzuki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schankelies keeps working.
Schankelies looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Suzuki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Schankelies looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Suzuki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schankelies keeps working.
Schankelies is looking for a sweep. Suzuki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suzuki is looking for a kimura but Schankelies is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Suzuki to get the leverage.
Suzuki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schankelies keeps working.
Schankelies makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Schankelies .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yoshi Suzuki will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Suzuki fails to land the takedown.
No luck for Suzuki with that takedown attempt.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Schankelies but Schankelies pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshi Suzuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schankelies thuds a left hand into Suzuki's body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Suzuki is defended easily by Schankelies .
Schankelies stuns Suzuki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Suzuki closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Schankelies did well to prevent Suzuki getting side control.
Schankelies looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yoshi Suzuki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Suzuki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Suzuki is working for a submission of some sort.
Suzuki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schankelies actively working from the bottom here.
Schankelies looking for subs from the bottom but Suzuki mounts him!
Schankelies sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Suzuki is pressing down on Schankelies 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Schankelies is holding on for now.
Schankelies looking for submissions off his back.
Schankelies is refusing to be controlled, as Suzuki sits in half guard.
Schankelies works his way to full guard. Good work.
Suzuki controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schankelies is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Schankelies working for a triangle but Suzuki defends it easily.
Schankelies working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Suzuki has passed into half guard!
Suzuki controlling the action here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suzuki is looking to take a break and control but Schankelies is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Suzuki is looking for a kimura but Schankelies is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Suzuki to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki works his foot free and advances to mount.
Suzuki controlling the position easily from mount.
Suzuki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Schankelies is looking to escape.
Suzuki wants to take Schankelies 's back here but Schankelies is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suzuki is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Schankelies is surviving well by controlling Suzuki's body position as best he can.
Suzuki working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Schankelies is desperately trying to improve his position but Suzuki has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Schankelies can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Schankelies tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schankelies regains half guard.
Schankelies looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Suzuki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Schankelies defends it well.
Suzuki is looking for a kimura but Schankelies is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Suzuki to get the leverage.
Schankelies is pressing down on Suzuki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schankelies is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suzuki drops back looking for a leg! Schankelies is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Schankelies manages to kick Suzuki off! Suzuki jumps back into Schankelies 's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yoshi Suzuki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Schankelies . Beautiful body shot.
Suzuki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Schankelies digs a good body shot into Suzuki's ribs.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown but Schankelies shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Schankelies lands with a good body shot.
Suzuki fails with a takedown attempt.
Schankelies is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Suzuki rather than just go for the knockout.
Schankelies digs a good body shot into Suzuki's ribs.
Suzuki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Schankelies tries to avoid it but Suzuki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Schankelies to the ground. Schankelies escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshi Suzuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suzuki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Schankelies cracks a nice hook into Suzuki's ribs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Suzuki tries for a takedown but Schankelies sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yoshi Suzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Suzuki enables Schankelies to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Suzuki manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Schankelies stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suzuki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Suzuki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schankelies trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Suzuki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Suzuki is pulling down on Schankelies 's head to control his posture.
Suzuki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Schankelies doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Schankelies manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schankelies forces his way into half guard.
Suzuki is trying to get back to full guard.
Schankelies is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Suzuki sees it coming and defends easily.
Suzuki looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schankelies is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Suzuki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Suzuki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Schankelies defends well.
Schankelies drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Suzuki dives on top into guard.
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!
Suzuki is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Schankelies has his foot on Suzuki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Suzuki works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki content to stall in guard here.
Schankelies looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Suzuki is defending well. Schankelies quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Suzuki has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Schankelies celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Klaus Schankelies !
Klaus Schankelies is the new middleweight champion!
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