UPF NY- 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matti Ciechu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremie Manninen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremie Manninen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Ciechu
vs
Manninen

167 cm
21
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matti Ciechu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremie Manninen!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manninen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Manninen wants it to stay on the feet.
Manninen keeps Ciechu at a distance using the push kick.

Ciechu shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Manninen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ciechu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ciechu pushes down on Manninen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Manninen missing with punches from the bottom.
Manninen is looking to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Manninen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Manninen punching from the bottom.
Ciechu blocks the strikes from Manninen.

Manninen kicks off Ciechu and gets to his feet.
Manninen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ciechu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jeremie Manninen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manninen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciechu shoots in and drives through. Manninen sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matti Ciechu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manninen misses with a wild body shot.
Ciechu blocks a head kick by Manninen.
Manninen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ciechu on the side of the head.
Manninen throws a head kick that misses.
Manninen looks winded!
Ciechu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Manninen pinned against the cage. Manninen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ciechu ducks under a wild hook from Manninen.
Ciechu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ciechu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from Manninen. No joy for Ciechu on that attempt.
Manninen misses with a straight left.
Ciechu moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manninen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ciechu manages to avoid it.
Manninen tries a head kick but it misses.
Manninen throws a half hearted mid kick.

Ciechu feints and as Manninen raises his hands in defense, Ciechu changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manninen lands a decent punch to the body there.
Ciechu works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ciechu content to control rather than advance.
Ciechu is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Manninen!

Manninen tries to improve his position but Ciechu has taken his back! Ciechu has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Manninen tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Ciechu pushes Manninen away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Matti Ciechu!

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocket Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Mattews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Man
vs
Mattews

215 cm
25
287 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
21
290 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

{R.W} Four Aces Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocket Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Mattews!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mattews is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Mattews shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mattews showed some decent athleticism there.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Man is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mattews scores with a couple of nice shots.

Mattews has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Man defend it? Mattews steps over the head and cranks it - Man is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Mattews!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matt Mattews!
Matt Mattews decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Fire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Cain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fire
vs
Cain

167 cm
25
155 lbs
9 - 16 - 1

172 cm
25
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tommy Fire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Cain!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fire tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cain sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fire somewhat.
Cain misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice sprawl there from Fire as Cain shoots in.
Fire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Cain closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fire quickly recovers to half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fire gets full guard.
Cain with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fire trying to control the position here.
Fire has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain stopping the sweep attempt from Fire.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fire bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cain's guard.
Cain controls Fire momentarily but Fire frees himself.
Fire throws a big right hand that misses.
Fire is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fire preventing the sweep.
Cain managing to control the position.
Fire controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Fire rushes Cain and presses him up against the cage.

Fire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Fire shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fire showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fire not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fire passes to side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cain can do anything to dispel that myth.

Fire stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Fire shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fire controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fire manages to get himself to full guard.
Cain preventing the sweep.

Fire has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cain off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fire looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cain is fending him off so far but Fire persists. Nope, Cain circles away and we're back to standing.

Fire closes the distance and pushes Cain back into the cage.
A short right from Fire.

Fire has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Cain is trying to keep an underhook but Fire manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Fire slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Fire scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cain flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cain wants to control but Fire is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fire is taking a breather. Cain says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Fire 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.
Cain trying to hold on to Fire's head to control him but Fire postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Fire dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fire has closed the distance and engaged Cain in a clinch.
Cain jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fire walks away with a smile on his face. Cain gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cain shoots in and drives through. Fire sprawls well.
Cain tries to clinch but Fire moves out of range.
Fire misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fire shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cain but Cain pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Fire 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.
Fire stays in close to Cain's body and controls the position.
Fire's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Fire scoring with some ground and pound.
Cain not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fire sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain wants to sweep but no luck.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fire shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cain defends it nicely.
Cain shoots in but no luck this time.
Tommy Fire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Cain.
Cain is breathing heavily.
Fire misses with a takedown attempt - Cain sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Fire closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fire lands in his opponent's guard.
Cain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cain being controlled here, momentarily.
Fire makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fire working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cain's head.
Fire slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fire. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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!
Fire scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fire keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cain's head.
Fire sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fire's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain has momentary wrist control but Fire slips an elbow through the middle.
Fire working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fire has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cain is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cain being controlled here, momentarily.
Fire is in close to Cain's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Cain looking for a guillotine here but Fire defends easily.
Fire with a nice head shot there.
Fire not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fire working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cain's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire with a nice head shot there.
Tommy Fire overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fire is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Cain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fire can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fire is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fire makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Fire stands up and waves to Cain to follow him.

Fire looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fire showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Fire dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Fire shoots in but no luck this time.

Fire moves into the clinch.

Cain manages to pull guard.
Fire slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cain is looking to stand up but Fire isn't so interested in that idea.
Cain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fire not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Cain is looking for a triangle but Fire pushes his legs off easily.
Fire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cain can do to turn this around?
Fire is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Tommy Fire wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Fire is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cain's half guard.
Fire uses his free foot to push down on Cain's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cain.
Fire looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fire fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fire lands a nice shot to the head.
Fire tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Cain is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Fire locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Cain is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tommy Fire!
During a confident post fight interview, Tommy Fire thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Minden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Braddock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braddock has chosen Bulldog as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Minden
vs
Braddock

189 cm
26
210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

MFW Clothing Company

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Minden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Salvatore Braddock!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Braddock misses.
Minden with a jab.
Minden connects with a right hand. Braddock shakes it off.
Ray Minden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minden jabs Braddock to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Braddock works Minden's body with a nice hook.
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!
Minden lands with an overhand left.
Minden lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Minden.

It looks like Salvatore Braddock has been cut.
Minden pounces like a tiger and cracks Braddock with a vicious hook! Braddock is down but not out! Minden follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ray Minden!
Ray Minden decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stone Fists (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klaus Schankelies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fists
vs
Schankelies

180 cm
24
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stone Fists!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klaus Schankelies !
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schankelies thows a body shot but no joy.
Fists misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schankelies . Fists does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schankelies is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Fists darts in and clinches Schankelies up against the cage.

Fists breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot by Fists.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fists throws a right and a left that Schankelies avoids nicely.
A combination from Fists does no damage.
No joy there for Fists, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fists throws a right and a left that Schankelies avoids nicely.

Fists has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fists misses with a short punch on the inside.

Fists manages to break the clinch.
Schankelies misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schankelies fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fists manages to avoid it.
Schankelies swings for the body but Fists moves out of range.

Fists closes the distance and clinches.
Schankelies tries to break free but Fists pushes him back against the cage.
Fists lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Fists breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fists throws an overhand right that lands on Schankelies 's shoulder, as Schankelies tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schankelies . Fists does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fists misses with an uppercut. Schankelies saw that one coming.
Fists rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schankelies moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fists defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Schankelies .
Fists looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fists is breathing heavily.
Schankelies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schankelies uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fists.
Schankelies misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Fists. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Schankelies .
Schankelies takes a swing at Fists's ribcage but misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Schankelies .
Schankelies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fists was well out of range. Poor timing from Schankelies .
Schankelies fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Schankelies misses with a series of wild punches.
Schankelies misses with a body shot.
Fists misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schankelies thows a body shot but no joy.
Schankelies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fists throws a nice looking combination but Schankelies bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fists keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schankelies misses the shot to the body.
Schankelies keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fists.
Schankelies just misses with a punch to the body.
Fists wants to clinch.
Fists uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schankelies .
Fists throws a lazy right hand but Schankelies sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fists misses with the combination.
Schankelies throws a body punch but Fists moves out of range.
Schankelies swings for the body but Fists moves out of range.
Schankelies fails with a takedown attempt.
Stone Fists has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klaus Schankelies .
Fists throws a nice looking combination but Schankelies bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schankelies throws a body punch but Fists moves out of range.
Schankelies takes a swing at Fists's ribcage but misses.
Schankelies swings for the body but Fists moves out of range.
Schankelies ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fists moves away.
Schankelies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schankelies misses with a body shot.
Schankelies throws a body punch but Fists moves out of range.
Schankelies swings for the body but Fists moves out of range.
Schankelies swings for the body but Fists moves out of range.
Schankelies has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fists finds it's way round the side to connect with Schankelies 's head.
Schankelies just misses with a punch to the body.
Fists keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone Fists is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schankelies swings for the body but Fists moves out of range.
Schankelies closes the distance and clinches up with Fists, looking for a takedown. Schankelies pushes Fists against the cage but Fists circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Schankelies thows a body shot but no joy.
Schankelies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schankelies scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Schankelies .
Schankelies ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fists moves away.
Schankelies takes a swing at Fists's ribcage but misses.
Fists throws a right hand that Schankelies ducks under and follows up with a left that Schankelies also avoids with ease.
Schankelies is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fists rather than just go for the knockout.
Schankelies ducks under a wild hook from Fists.
Fists throws a big shot that misses.
Fists throws a hook to the side of Schankelies 's head but Schankelies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schankelies misses with a body shot.
Schankelies shoots in looking for a takedown but Fists manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Schankelies 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schankelies fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fists misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fists paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fists avoids the body shot from Schankelies .
Fists keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schankelies misses the shot to the body.
Fists misses with a few strikes there.
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 Stone Fists will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A looping hook to the body misses from Schankelies . Fists does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fists keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schankelies dodges the punch combination from Fists.
Schankelies swings for the body but Fists moves out of range.
Fists misses with a wild combination.
Schankelies moves forwards but Fists connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Schankelies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fists.
A lazy left from Fists finds it's target.
Fists swinging wildly here.
Fists is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Schankelies ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fists moves away.
Schankelies takes a swing at Fists's ribcage but misses.
Schankelies displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fists throws out the jab.
Schankelies throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fists stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schankelies misses with a jab to the body
and Fists counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schankelies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fists was well out of range. Poor timing from Schankelies .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schankelies looks to score with a jab to the body but Fists is just out of range.
Schankelies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fists uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schankelies .
Schankelies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fists was well out of range. Poor timing from Schankelies .
Fists throws a looping overhand right but Schankelies ducks down to avoid it.
Schankelies fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fists manages to avoid it.
Stone Fists is winning the standup battle so far.
Fists rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schankelies moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schankelies swings for the body but Fists moves out of range.
Schankelies misses with a low kick.
Schankelies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schankelies looks to score with a jab to the body but Fists is just out of range.
Schankelies looks to score with a jab to the body but Fists is just out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fists keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schankelies swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schankelies shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fists but Fists pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fists avoids the body shot from Schankelies .
Fists displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Schankelies takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schankelies ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fists moves away.
Schankelies misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fists.
Schankelies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fists keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone Fists is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fists fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schankelies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schankelies swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Fists. Those never looked like landing.
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!
Schankelies dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schankelies just misses with a punch to the body.
Fists avoids the body shot from Schankelies .
Schankelies misses with a body shot.
Schankelies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schankelies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schankelies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schankelies fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Schankelies fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schankelies shoots in for a takedown but Fists shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stone Fists has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klaus Schankelies .
Schankelies misses the shot to the body.
Schankelies avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fists looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schankelies swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schankelies misses with a body shot.
Schankelies ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fists moves away.
Schankelies keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fists.
Schankelies misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schankelies just misses with a punch to the body.

Fists pushes Schankelies up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Schankelies 's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Fists breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schankelies looks to score with a jab to the body but Fists is just out of range.
Schankelies is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fists sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schankelies . Fists does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fists wants to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Fists. Those never looked like landing.
Schankelies closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fists circles away.
Fists misses with a combination
and Schankelies counters with a left to the body.
Schankelies looks to score with a jab to the body but Fists is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Fists.
Schankelies fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fists manages to avoid it.
Schankelies thows a body shot but no joy.
Fists misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schankelies looks to score with a jab to the body but Fists is just out of range.
Fists uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schankelies .
Schankelies thows a body shot but no joy.
Schankelies thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Klaus Schankelies showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Schankelies swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schankelies swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schankelies swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Fists.
Schankelies dodges the punch combination from Fists.
Schankelies looks to score with a jab to the body but Fists is just out of range.
Schankelies just misses with a punch to the body.
Schankelies misses with a body shot.
Fists lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Schankelies ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fists moves away.
Fists swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fists looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schankelies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fists keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schankelies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schankelies ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fists moves away.
Fists throws a nice looking combination but Schankelies bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schankelies swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schankelies just misses with a punch to the body.
Schankelies looks to score with a jab to the body but Fists is just out of range.
Schankelies fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Schankelies swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schankelies misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fists.
Fists swinging wildly here.
Schankelies misses with a body shot.
Schankelies throws a body punch but Fists moves out of range.
Schankelies thows a body shot but no joy.
Schankelies swings for the body but Fists moves out of range.
Schankelies swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schankelies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schankelies jabs Fists to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fists misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schankelies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schankelies misses with a wild body shot.
Schankelies takes a swing at Fists's ribcage but misses.
Schankelies misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schankelies . Fists does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schankelies throws a body punch but Fists moves out of range.
Schankelies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fists lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Schankelies fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fists manages to avoid it.
Fists swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fists checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Schankelies misses with a body shot.
Schankelies fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fists uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schankelies .
Schankelies takes a swing at Fists's ribcage but misses.
Schankelies misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fists throws a series of punches but Schankelies moves out of range.
Schankelies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fists is looking to clinch but Schankelies is avoiding it.
Schankelies just misses with a punch to the body.
Schankelies swings for the body but Fists moves out of range.
Schankelies throws a body punch but Fists moves out of range.
Schankelies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Fists moves into the clinch.

Fists pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schankelies throws a shot to the body.
Fists throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fists fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schankelies swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schankelies misses with a body shot.
Schankelies swings for the body but Fists moves out of range.
Schankelies takes a swing at Fists's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schankelies closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fists circles away.
Stone Fists has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klaus Schankelies .
Fists connects with a looping right hand.
Schankelies takes a swing at Fists's ribcage but misses.

Fists closes the distance and clinches.

Fists breaks the clinch.
Schankelies fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fists manages to avoid it.
Fists keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schankelies takes a swing at Fists's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Fists coming out on top.
Schankelies ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fists moves away.
Schankelies fails with a takedown attempt.
Fists throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schankelies .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schankelies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fists was well out of range. Poor timing from Schankelies .
A looping hook to the body misses from Schankelies . Fists does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schankelies . Fists does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Klaus Schankelies .
I think Schankelies 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klaus Schankelies !
Klaus Schankelies is the new middleweight champion!