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BB 13 - Bartz vs Capellio PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Henrique (ranked 3939 p4p, 23687 weight class) and LaMango Ball (ranked 490 p4p, 645 weight class). Ball has chosen Chief Keef - Appreciation as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Henrique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, LaMango Ball!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Henrique.
Henrique connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
 Ball is rocked!
 It looks like LaMango Ball has been cut.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Henrique! Ball is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Henrique!
A relieved looking Bruno Henrique thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jengo Njoku (ranked 3603 p4p, 2475 weight class) and Enoch Overstreet (ranked 459 p4p, 332 weight class). Njoku's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9V78UbdzWI. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jengo Njoku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Enoch Overstreet!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Overstreet as he checks the leg kick.
Njoku clinches up against the cage.
Overstreet taking a breather.
I was talking to Njoku's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Njoku stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Overstreet is trying to maintain a safe position but Njoku gets an underhook and turns Overstreet into the cage.
A short right from Njoku on the inside.
Njoku lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Njoku.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Overstreet has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Njoku avoids a wild elbow strike from Overstreet.
Njoku lands with a light punch inside.
Njoku lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Njoku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Overstreet takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Njoku throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Njoku misses with an uppercut.
Njoku slips under a jab from Overstreet.
Njoku closes the distance and clinches.
Njoku makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Njoku digs a right hand underneath Overstreet's ribcage. Overstreet let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Njoku lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Njoku gets through Overstreet's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Njoku lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Njoku pushes Overstreet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Njoku pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Njoku bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Njoku misses with a body shot.
Overstreet takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Overstreet keeps the fight on the outside.
Overstreet scores with a jab to the body.
Jengo Njoku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Njoku.
Overstreet takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Njoku bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Njoku staying out of range there.
Overstreet throws a head kick but Njoku moves out of range.
Njoku slips under a jab.
Overstreet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Njoku throws out the jab.
Njoku jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Njoku cracks Overstreet with a good jab.
Overstreet moves forwards but Njoku connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Njoku just misses with a punch to the body.
Overstreet feints the counter takedown.
Overstreet takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Njoku scores with the left hand. Overstreet knows he should have avoided that one.
Njoku connects with a body shot that sends Overstreet's belly button to the back.
Njoku throws a low kick, looking for Overstreet's leg but Overstreet calmly moves out of range.
Overstreet tries to bum rush Njoku with a series of wild strikes but Njoku uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Njoku. Overstreet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Overstreet takes a swing at Njoku's ribcage but misses.
Njoku works the jab nicely.
Njoku fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Overstreet has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crunch! Njoku slams his shin into Overstreet's torso.
A big left from Overstreet misses.
Njoku throws a head kick but Overstreet moves out of range.
Overstreet throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Njoku.
Njoku slips a straight right by Overstreet.
Njoku is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Njoku displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Overstreet throws out the jab.
Overstreet takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Overstreet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Overstreet finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Overstreet throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Overstreet swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Njoku.
Njoku avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Overstreet dips to his left and cracks Njoku with an uppercut!
Njoku is looking to slow Overstreet down with leg kicks.
Njoku closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Overstreet fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Njoku stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Overstreet prevents a body shot from Njoku.
Overstreet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Njoku - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Overstreet.
Njoku moves out of range of the strikes.
Overstreet misses with a body kick.
Overstreet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Njoku.
Nice body kick from Njoku.
Overstreet throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Njoku lands a slapping body shot.
Overstreet slips a jab from Njoku.
Njoku scores with a one two! Overstreet had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Njoku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Overstreet manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Njoku.
Njoku wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Overstreet. Njoku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Overstreet darts in and clinches Njoku up against the cage.
Njoku lands a right hand that snaps the head of Overstreet backwards.
Njoku's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Njoku with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jengo Njoku dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Overstreet looks to throw the jab but Njoku is out of range.
It looks like Enoch Overstreet has been cut.
Njoku instigates a clinch.
Overstreet blocking some punches.
Njoku lands with a right to the head.
Overstreet tries to pull guard but Njoku won't allow it.
Overstreet tries to break free but Njoku pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Njoku on the inside.
Njoku lands a shoulder strike.
Njoku blocking some punches.
Njoku throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Njoku lands with a light punch inside.
Njoku landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Overstreet wants to break free but Njoku has control.
Njoku's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Njoku cracks Overstreet with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Overstreet pivots, looking for a leg kick but Njoku is out of range and Overstreet settles back down.
Njoku throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Overstreet stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Overstreet is breathing heavily.
Njoku uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Overstreet has time to react.
Njoku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Overstreet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Njoku blocks a jab.
Njoku throws a nice inside leg kick.
Njoku connects with an inside leg kick.
Njoku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Overstreet tries to counter with a clinch but Njoku shakes him off and moves away.
Overstreet lands with a straight right. Njoku didn't see that one coming.
Njoku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Overstreet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Njoku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Overstreet lands a head kick!
Njoku feints and then cracks Overstreet's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Overstreet down.
Njoku checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Njoku scoring well with a low kick there.
A big right from Overstreet misses.
Njoku takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Overstreet takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Overstreet throws a lazy uppercut
and Njoku counters with a leg kick.
That's two 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!
Njoku ducks under a wild hook from Overstreet.
Njoku misses with a body shot.
Jengo Njoku is winning the standup battle so far.
Njoku works Overstreet's body with a nice hook.
Njoku misses with a straight left.
Njoku clinches up against the cage.
Overstreet tries to stall but Njoku uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Overstreet pushes off an throws an elbow but Njoku leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Njoku scores with a shoulder strike.
Njoku unloads a knee to the mid-section. Overstreet lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Njoku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Overstreet's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Njoku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Overstreet lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Overstreet looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Overstreet checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Overstreet with the counter takedown but Njoku avoids it easily.
Overstreet tries for a takedown but Njoku circles away easily
and Njoku counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Overstreet thinking.
Njoku scores with the left hand. Overstreet knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Njoku.
Overstreet walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Overstreet lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Njoku circles away quickly and effectively.
Njoku comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Njoku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Overstreet can do to turn this around?
Njoku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from Njoku.
A slapping leg kick lands for Overstreet.
Overstreet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Overstreet motions for Njoku to come forward. Overstreet throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Njoku scoring well with a low kick there.
Njoku slips under a jab.
Njoku's corner calls for a 1-2. Njoku obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Njoku blocks a leg kick.
Overstreet takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overstreet misses with a hook
and Njoku makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Njoku throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Overstreet's head.
Overstreet walks into a left hand.
Njoku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Overstreet avoids the body shot from Njoku.
Overstreet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Njoku attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Njoku throws a leg kick which misses Overstreet's front leg but catches the back leg as Overstreet tries to avoid it.
Njoku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Overstreet.
Overstreet tries to clinch there but Njoku circles away.
Njoku was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Njoku tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Overstreet is able to avoid easily.
Njoku sets himself, and Overstreet steps forward looking for the clinch! Njoku avoids it this time.
Njoku tries to close the distance and clinch but Overstreet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Overstreet ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Njoku lands a nice shot that snaps Overstreet's head back.
Njoku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Overstreet has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Overstreet throws an overhand right that lands on Njoku's shoulder, as Njoku tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jengo Njoku dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Enoch Overstreet's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Njoku slips a straight right by Overstreet.
Njoku scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Overstreet has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Njoku.
Njoku blocks a body shot from Overstreet.
Overstreet takes a knee to the side of the body.
A shot in the inside from Njoku.
Njoku digs a right hand into Overstreet's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Overstreet's gas tank.
Njoku lands an uppercut.
Njoku utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Njoku connects with a nasty looking knee right to Overstreet's face.
Njoku lands a left hand that snaps the head of Overstreet backwards.
Overstreet is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Njoku is working Overstreet over against the cage.
Overstreet is still on wobbly legs! Can Njoku finish him?
Njoku landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Overstreet seems to have recovered his senses.
Njoku softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Njoku.
Overstreet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Overstreet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Njoku on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overstreet tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Njoku smiles and moves away.
Overstreet chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Njoku can pounce on him.
Njoku fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Njoku scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Overstreet doesn't seem bothered though.
Overstreet takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Njoku scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Njoku scores with a leg kick.
Overstreet throws the left hand but Njoku avoids the punch easily.
Overstreet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Njoku.
Njoku was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Njoku lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A nice leg kick from Njoku, right into the meat of the thigh.
Njoku lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Njoku turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Njoku looks to throw the jab but Overstreet is out of range.
Overstreet misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Overstreet. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Overstreet.
Njoku gets a clinch.
Overstreet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Njoku is defending well for now.
Overstreet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Njoku avoids it.
Njoku throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Overstreets head.
Njoku lands a hook to the side of the head.
Overstreet digs a right hand into Njoku's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Njoku's gas tank.
Knees to the body from Njoku.
Njoku lands a right hand.
Njoku crunches a lovely knee into Overstreet's ribcage.
Njoku scores with a shot to the side of Overstreet's head.
Njoku with a knee to the head.
Njoku scores with a shot to the side of Overstreet's head.
Overstreet is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Njoku is defending well.
Njoku lands a hook to the side of the head.
Njoku landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Njoku.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Njoku.
Njoku's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Njoku scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Njoku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Njoku turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Njoku checks a leg kick.
Njoku feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Overstreet misses with an uppercut
and Njoku counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Overstreet drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Overstreet tries for a takedown but Njoku sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jengo Njoku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enoch Overstreet.
Overstreet on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Njoku. Njoku obviously looking to wear him down.
Njoku tries to clinch but Overstreet is having none of it.
That kick from Njoku tenderised Overstreet's leg. Overstreet is trying to keep his angry face on.
Njoku scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Njoku tries to bum rush Overstreet with a series of wild strikes but Overstreet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overstreet misses with a low kick.
Njoku scores with a jab to the jaw.
Overstreet misses with a kick to the body.
Enoch Overstreet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Njoku pushes Overstreet up against the cage in a clinch.
Overstreet misses with some punches.
Overstreet gets through Njoku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Overstreet misses with an elbow over the top.
Njoku lands a big knee to the head and Overstreet goes down! Njoku pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jengo Njoku!
Jengo Njoku 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Archy Banoffee (ranked 2803 p4p, 2905 weight class) and Fried Slobberknacker (ranked 336 p4p, 347 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Archy Banoffee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fried Slobberknacker!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banoffee scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Fried Slobberknacker has been cut.
Banoffee tries to clinch up.
Slobberknacker is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Banoffee pushes Slobberknacker up against the cage in a clinch.
Banoffee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Banoffee lands with a right to the head.
Banoffee misses with some punches.
Slobberknacker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Banoffee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banoffee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Banoffee.
Banoffee lands an elbow inside that Slobberknacker shrugs off.
Banoffee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Slobberknacker tries to score a body lock takedown but Banoffee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Slobberknacker can't get the takedown.
Archy Banoffee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fried Slobberknacker.
Banoffee lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banoffee throws a head punch that misses.
Banoffee lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Banoffee on the inside.
Banoffee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slobberknacker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banoffee lands a damaging elbow.
Slobberknacker misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slobberknacker takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Fried Slobberknacker's cut even more.
Nice elbow from Banoffee.
Banoffee throws an elbow that misses.
Slobberknacker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Banoffee.
A short left from Banoffee.
Banoffee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slobberknacker takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Fried Slobberknacker's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Banoffee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slobberknacker can't find room to land a body shot as Banoffee controls the action.
Banoffee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Banoffee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fried Slobberknacker's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Banoffee misses with a knee strike.
Slobberknacker tries to score a body lock takedown but Banoffee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Banoffee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Banoffee.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fried Slobberknacker's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Archy Banoffee!
Archy Banoffee spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crucifix Hill (ranked 3013 p4p, 1545 weight class) and Tristan St. Gough (ranked 351 p4p, 199 weight class). Hill comes to the cage accompanied by Highway to Hell - by AC/DC. Crucifix Hill has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Crucifix Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tristan St. Gough!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Gough lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
 It looks like Crucifix Hill has been cut.
St. Gough throws out a loose jab but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Gough pushes Hill up against the cage in a clinch.
Hill misses with a body punch.
St. Gough tries to work over Hill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Gough works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
St. Gough lands a body punch in the clinch.
St. Gough fails to pull the fight into his guard.
St. Gough breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St. Gough walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
St. Gough closes the distance and clinches.
Hill prevents a body shot from St. Gough.
Hill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from St. Gough.
Hill softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St. Gough misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as St. Gough takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
St. Gough is working Hill over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from St. Gough fails to land.
St. Gough misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill misses with the head strike.
St. Gough working aggressively here.
St. Gough pulls guard effortlessly.
St. Gough has control of Hill's left arm, preventing Hill from doing any damage.
St. Gough's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hill is stalling in the full guard.
St. Gough controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hill slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hill stopping the sweep attempt from St. Gough.
Hill controlling from the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hill gets tackled into the cage by St. Gough. St. Gough maintains the clinch.
Hill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Hill fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Gough scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by St. Gough as Hill tries to tie him up.
St. Gough blocks a body shot from Hill.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hill - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short uppercut from St. Gough.
St. Gough lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hill.
Hill misses with a hook from the clinch.
St. Gough working aggressively here.
St. Gough lands a nice uppercut.
St. Gough digs a right hand into Hill's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hill's gas tank.
Hill blocking some punches.
St. Gough misses with some punches.
St. Gough lands with a short head shot on the inside.
St. Gough lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from St. Gough as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hill tries to work over St. Gough's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Gough lands with a left to the head.
Hill misses with some punches.
St. Gough working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St. Gough scores with a shoulder strike.
St. Gough lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
St. Gough blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for St. Gough.
Hill is breathing heavily.
A short right from St. Gough.
St. Gough lands an uppercut.
St. Gough pushes Hill back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hill tries to throw a body punch but St. Gough avoids it by throwing Hill back against the cage.
St. Gough blocking some punches.
St. Gough misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hill is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hill stalling the fight.
St. Gough lands with a short shot to the head.
St. Gough can't find room to land a body shot as Hill controls the action.
Hill looking to stall.
St. Gough lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tristan St. Gough dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Crucifix Hill's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St. Gough.
St. Gough rushes Hill and presses him up against the cage.
St. Gough misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hill misses with a short punch on the inside.
St. Gough lands a body punch.
St. Gough working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from St. Gough.
St. Gough misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St. Gough working some nice short punches in the clinch.
St. Gough doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hill is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
St. Gough blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St. Gough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St. Gough goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St. Gough throws a head punch that misses.
St. Gough digs a right hand into Hill's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hill's gas tank.
St. Gough throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hills head.
St. Gough breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
and St. Gough counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Hill! He's just covering up as St. Gough starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tristan St. Gough!
Tristan St. Gough gave a mention to FUClothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Lassiter (ranked 2683 p4p, 1949 weight class) and Freddy Barnes (ranked 337 p4p, 246 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Lassiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddy Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lassiter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lassiter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lassiter, as that shot connected.
Lassiter clinches.
Good body shot from Lassiter.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Barnes has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Barnes looking for a takedown.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Lassiter controls his hands.
Lassiter lands a shot to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Barnes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barnes has had enough of the clinch but Lassiter keeps him there for the moment.
Lassiter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barnes.
Lassiter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes wants a takedown but no success here.
Kevin Lassiter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Barnes.
Lassiter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lassiter misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lassiter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barnes gets tackled into the cage by Lassiter. Lassiter maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Lassiter.
Barnes is working for takedown but Lassiter is calmly controlling the position for now.
Barnes blocks a body shot from Lassiter.
Barnes is looking for a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Lassiter.
I was talking to Lassiter's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lassiter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lassiter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barnes turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Barnes manages to end up in side control.
Lassiter parries the strikes from Barnes easily there. Barnes is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lassiter to escape.
Lassiter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lassiter tries to get out of the position.
Lassiter struggling a bit here.
Lassiter is looking to regain half guard here but Barnes keeps moving and retains side control.
Barnes postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Barnes trying to control the position but Lassiter is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes moves into full mount!
Barnes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnes misses with a head shot.
A nice elbow there by Barnes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lassiter blocking the ground and pound.
Barnes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lassiter?
Barnes throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Barnes is landing with some decent strikes but Lassiter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws some wild stikes that Lassiter manages to avoid easily.
Barnes landing shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barnes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Barnes controlling from the full mount.
Barnes misses with a head shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barnes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Barnes trying to control but Lassiter is having none of it.
Lassiter wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Barnes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Barnes lands a heavy elbow.
Barnes with shots to the head and body - Lassiter looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lassiter takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Barnes misses with a head shot.
Barnes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lassiter hang on?
Barnes lands a nice shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Barnes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Lassiter misses with a right hand
letting Barnes counter with a right hand.
Lassiter tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lassiter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lassiter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lassiter.
Lassiter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lassiter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barnes counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lassiter wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Lassiter is looking to counter the offense by Barnes and move into the clinch.
Lassiter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barnes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lassiter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes.
Lassiter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barnes doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lassiter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lassiter slips a jab from Barnes.
Lassiter throws a poor cross that misses
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barnes stuns Lassiter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lassiter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Freddy Barnes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lassiter slips under a jab.
Lassiter misses with a body punch
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lassiter.
Barnes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Barnes misses.
A shot to the liver by Lassiter. Beautiful body shot.
Lassiter moves in looking to clinch but Barnes pushes him off.
Barnes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lassiter.
Lassiter is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Barnes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lassiter closes the distance but Barnes moves to the side
and Lassiter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lassiter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes moves into range and connects with a jab.
A head kick from Barnes lands but Lassiter takes it in his stride.
Lassiter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnes.
Nice jab there from Barnes.
Lassiter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Lassiter.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lassiter moves away.
Lassiter moves away from the strike by Barnes.
Lassiter seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lassiter wants to clinch up but Barnes keeps it at a distance.
Barnes appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lassiter lands with a hook. Barnes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lassiter works the jab nicely.
Barnes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Lassiter.
Lassiter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnes misses the target.
Barnes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Barnes looks to land a body kick but Lassiter moved away.
Kevin Lassiter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lassiter pushes Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.
Barnes wants to take the fight to the mat but Lassiter manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Barnes pushes Lassiter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barnes prevents a body shot from Lassiter.
Barnes wants to take the fight to the mat but Lassiter manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lassiter tries to work over Barnes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barnes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lassiter prevents it.
Kevin Lassiter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Barnes.
Lassiter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lassiter can't fight it off and eventually Barnes manages to take the fight to the floor. Lassiter looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Barnes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes looking to pass the guard.
Barnes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lassiter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barnes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Barnes with the ground and pound but Lassiter regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Barnes 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lassiter avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barnes lands an overhand right.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Lassiter throws a combination that misses
and Barnes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lassiter slips under a jab from Barnes.
Lassiter blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Lassiter tries to counter by clinching up but Barnes breaks away and moves out of range.
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
Lassiter cracks a nice hook into Barnes's ribs.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lassiter was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lassiter misses with a body shot.
Lassiter tries to close the distance and clinch but Barnes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes looks to throw the jab but Lassiter is out of range.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lassiter tries to counter by clinching up but Barnes breaks away and moves out of range.
Lassiter looks to clinch
and Barnes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lassiter slips a jab from Barnes.
Lassiter seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lassiter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Barnes but Barnes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barnes misses the jab.
Lassiter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lassiter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lassiter swings widly with a right hand
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Lassiter throws a lazy uppercut
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes throws a lazy right hand but Lassiter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes lands with a hook. Lassiter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barnes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barnes looks to score with a jab to the body but Lassiter is just out of range.
Barnes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Lassiter.
Kevin Lassiter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barnes flicks out a counter leg kick but Lassiter steps away.
Lassiter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lassiter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lassiter stuns Barnes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lassiter tries to clinch up but Barnes circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnes doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A slow jab from Barnes misses its intended target.
Lassiter has managed to clinch.
Lassiter digs a right hand into Barnes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barnes's gas tank.
Barnes gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Barnes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lassiter's head.
Lassiter is trying to maintain the position but Barnes is very close to passing his half guard.
Barnes throwing shots but Lassiter is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lassiter is trying to control but Barnes passes into side control!
Barnes moves into full mount!
Lassiter tries to hold on but Barnes postures up.
Barnes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes working for a guillotine from mount but Lassiter is in no mood to give up.
Barnes throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Barnes with good strikes from the mount here!
Barnes postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lassiter looks a forlorn figure.
Barnes lands a big elbow.
Barnes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee warns Lassiter that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barnes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Freddy Barnes!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Freddy Barnes!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Freddy Barnes!
Freddy Barnes wins by unanimous decision!
Freddy Barnes 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Riley Hatfield (ranked 1425 p4p, 1842 weight class) and Jack Sadler (ranked 188 p4p, 241 weight class). Hatfield comes to the cage accompanied by Cruel World- Willie Nelson. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Riley Hatfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Sadler!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatfield lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sadler lands with a straight right. Hatfield didn't see that one coming.
Sadler moves out of range as Hatfield strikes.
Sadler scores with a nice head shot.
A big left from Sadler misses.
Sadler misses with a hook. Hatfield ducked under it nicely.
Hatfield swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good shot there by Sadler.
Hatfield lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sadler has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sadler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hatfield misses with an uppercut.
Hatfield lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Jack Sadler has been cut.
Hatfield missing with a left hand there. Sadler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sadler throws a counter combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatfield misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Sadler.
Hatfield is looking to counter with head kicks.
Sadler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hatfield throws out the jab.
Hatfield cracks Sadler with a good jab.
A punch combination from Hatfield misses.
Sadler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jack Sadler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sadler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield throws a jab when Sadler was well out of range.
Sadler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sadler throws a hook but Hatfield avoids it easily.
Hatfield is looking to counter punch.
Sadler looks to score with a jab to the body but Hatfield is just out of range.
Hatfield thuds his right hand into Sadler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hatfield.
Sadler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hatfield moves forwards but Sadler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sadler swings for the body but Hatfield moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sadler. Hatfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sadler connects with the punch.
Sadler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hatfield.
Hatfield moves away from the strike by Sadler.
Hatfield takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sloppy strikes from Hatfield. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sadler misses with a double jab.
Hatfield is looking to counter punch.
Hatfield has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hatfield slips a jab and a cross from Sadler.
A head kick from Hatfield lands but Sadler takes it in his stride.
Sadler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hatfield looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield misses with a straight left.
Sadler just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Hatfield lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sadler doesn't seem phased though.
Sadler is rocked!
Hatfield lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sadler is still on wobbly legs! Can Hatfield finish him?
Sadler moves away from the strike by Hatfield.
Hatfield moves out of range as Sadler strikes.
Sadler just misses with a punch to the body.
Hatfield lands a brutal uppercut that launches Sadler off his feet! Sadler tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Riley Hatfield!
During a confident post fight interview, Riley Hatfield thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Broderick (ranked 691 p4p, 1305 weight class) and Juanito Escobar (ranked 106 p4p, 198 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hunter Broderick !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juanito Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Broderick at a distance.
Escobar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Broderick 's waist but Broderick gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Escobar off to one side.
The fighters circle momentarily. Escobar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Hunter Broderick has been cut.
Broderick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Escobar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Broderick throws a hook but Escobar blocks it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Escobar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broderick tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from Broderick .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Broderick .
A head kick by Broderick misses
and Escobar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Broderick throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
Broderick throws a shot from downtown. Escobar moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Broderick 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Broderick throws a head kick that misses
and Escobar counters with a solid body kick.
Broderick connects with a right hand. Escobar shakes it off.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Broderick .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broderick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Broderick throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Escobar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Broderick misses with a few strikes there.
Broderick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Broderick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Broderick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Escobar moves away.
Escobar staying out of range there.
Broderick shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Broderick to the mat! Broderick manages to get full guard.
Escobar trying to control the position from guard on top but Broderick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Escobar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Broderick is keeping the position for now.
Escobar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Escobar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Broderick is keeping the position for now.
Broderick wants to stand but Escobar is controlling the position.
Escobar tries to free his leg and advance position but Broderick is retaining full guard.
Broderick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Escobar on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Broderick wants to get back to his feet but Escobar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Broderick connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Escobar momentarily.
Broderick takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hunter Broderick 's cut is getting worse.
Broderick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Escobar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juanito Escobar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hunter Broderick 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Broderick slips under a jab.
Escobar shoots in but no luck this time.
Escobar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Broderick avoids it really well and circles away.
Escobar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broderick scores with a hook to the body. Escobar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Escobar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Broderick .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar has managed to clinch.
Broderick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Broderick 's efforts to push away.
Escobar lands a body punch.
Broderick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Broderick .
Escobar working aggressively here.
Our sources have told us that Broderick has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Broderick tries to land knees in the clinch but Escobar avoids the damage to the body.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
Broderick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar pushes Broderick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Broderick looking to throw knees to the head but Escobar is blocking nicely.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Broderick tries to land knees in the clinch but Escobar avoids the damage to the body.
Broderick 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broderick looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar is just out of range.
Escobar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Broderick moves away.
Broderick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Broderick .
A nice side step and Escobar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Broderick was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
An attempted straight right counter from Broderick misses the target.
Hunter Broderick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Broderick scores with a nice strike.
Escobar darts in and clinches Broderick up against the cage.
Broderick throws a head punch that misses.
Broderick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Broderick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hunter Broderick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juanito Escobar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broderick throws a lazy head kick
and Escobar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Broderick misses with a wild combination.
Broderick throws a lazy uppercut
and Broderick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Broderick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Broderick .
Escobar was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broderick throws a head kick that misses
and Escobar counters with a left to the body.
Hunter Broderick is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Broderick throws a looping overhand right but Escobar ducks down to avoid it.
Broderick throws a sloppy head kick and Escobar moves out of range easily.
Broderick misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Escobar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Broderick misses with a hook.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Broderick .
Escobar tries to counter with a clinch but Broderick shakes him off and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice sprawl there from Broderick as Escobar shoots in.
Broderick throwing a counter right hand but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Escobar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Broderick appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hunter Broderick will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hunter Broderick 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Escobar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Broderick sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Broderick swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Escobar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Escobar.
Broderick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Escobar with the counter takedown but Broderick avoids it easily.
Broderick throws a hook to the side of Escobar's head but Escobar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escobar wants to counter the offense by Broderick and move into the clinch position.
Broderick throws a hook but Escobar blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Broderick ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Escobar is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A jab from Broderick misses.
Broderick swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Escobar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Broderick napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Escobar happy to just control the position for now.
Escobar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Escobar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Broderick knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar moves into full mount!
Escobar is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Broderick can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Escobar trying to control but Broderick is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Broderick is in real trouble.
Escobar looking for the choke but no joy.
Broderick fending off the submission attempt from Escobar.
Escobar working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Broderick wants to get back to his feet.
Broderick fending off the submission attempt from Escobar.
Hunter Broderick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Escobar looking for the choke from the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juanito Escobar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Escobar 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Juanito Escobar!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Juanito Escobar!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Juanito Escobar!
Juanito Escobar wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Juanito Escobar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy King (ranked 1602 p4p, 1769 weight class) and Zdeno Chara (ranked 209 p4p, 221 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ziggy King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Zdeno Chara!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A punch lands to the side of Chara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chara.
Chara misses with a takedown attempt
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chara is trying hard to land a takedown here. King sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chara shoots for a takedown but King saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ziggy King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zdeno Chara.
Chara doesn't succeed with the takedown
and King counters with a nice body shot.
King lands a slapping body shot.
Chara looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chara ducks under a wild hook from King.
Chara throws a wild hook but King just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Chara gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - King raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ziggy King!
After the big win, Ziggy King made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brooklyn Threads and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah Anderson (ranked 397 p4p, 388 weight class) and Clarence Hoost (ranked 58 p4p, 56 weight class). 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Noah Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Clarence Hoost!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Hoost slips the punch.
Anderson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hoost counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Noah Anderson has been cut.
Nice body punch from Hoost.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Hoost.
Anderson misses with a double jab
and Hoost counters with a crisp one two that drops Anderson! Hoost thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Anderson to his feet! Anderson is in big trouble!
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hoost misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hoost has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Anderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hoost comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hoost rushes Anderson and presses him up against the cage.
Hoost lands a body shot.
Hoost lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Hoost works on Anderson's body with a couple of short punches.
Hoost lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoost lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Hoost.
A short body shot lands from Hoost as the two fighters clinch.
Hoost lands a shoulder strike.
Hoost misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Hoost.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoost lands with a short shot to the head.
 Anderson is rocked!
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoost.
Hoost works on Anderson's body with a couple of short punches.
Hoost slowing the pace effectively.
Hoost lands an uppercut.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hoost misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoost misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoost throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Hoost has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Hoost misses with the head strike.
Hoost misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Hoost keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost working aggressively here.
Hoost has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
A left hand lands to the body for Hoost.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoost.
Hoost misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hoost has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Hoost throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
A head punch on the inside from Anderson fails to land.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Hoost.
Hoost misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hoost.
Hoost lands a right hand.
Hoost unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Anderson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Hoost is unloading with more strikes now! Anderson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clarence Hoost!
After the fight, Clarence Hoost was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Bartz (ranked 187 p4p, 227 weight class) and Fabiano Capellio (ranked 30 p4p, 35 weight class). 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Bartz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fabiano Capellio!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartz with the inside leg kick.
Bartz loads up on a big right hand but Capellio slips the punch.
Capellio tries a head kick but it misses.
Bartz blocks the body kick.
Bartz throws a body shot but no joy.
Capellio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Capellio misses with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Capellio.
A leg kick checked by Capellio.
Capellio throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick lands for Bartz.
Capellio slips a straight right by Bartz.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bartz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Capellio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Capellio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Capellio throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartz throws a leg kick
and Capellio counters with a stiff right hand.
Bartz loads up on a big right hand but Capellio slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Capellio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bartz takes the fight into the clinch.
Bartz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Capellio tries to throw a body punch but Bartz avoids it by throwing Capellio back against the cage.
Capellio working aggressively here.
Bartz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Capellio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bartz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Capellio avoids it.
Bartz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Capellio's elbow.
Bartz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bartz blocking some punches.
Capellio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Capellio has a couple of punches blocked by Bartz.
Capellio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Capellio on the inside.
Bartz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Capellio.
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!
Bartz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bartz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Capellio backwards.
Nice body punch from Bartz.
Bartz tries a body shot but Capellio blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Bartz.
Capellio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bartzs head.
Bartz blocking some punches.
Capellio misses with the head strike.
Bartz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Capellio pushes Bartz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Capellio.
Bartz struggles to land a body shot inside as Capellio controls his hands.
Capellio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Capellio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bartz tries to throw a body punch but Capellio avoids it by throwing Bartz back against the cage.
Bartz misses with a body punch.
Bartz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Capellio misses with a punch to the body.
Capellio misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bartz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bartz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Capellio's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Capellio.
Bartz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Capellio backwards.
Capellio blocks an uppercut.
Capellio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Capellio tries a body shot but Bartz blocks it.
A short left from Capellio.
Bartz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bartz throws a head punch that misses.
Capellio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bartz backwards.
Capellio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bartz misses with a punch to the body.
Bartz blocks an uppercut.
Capellio pushes Bartz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bartz misses with some punches.
Bartz misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Capellio.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bartz.
Bartz blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Capellio has a couple of punches blocked by Bartz.
Capellio working aggressively here.
Capellio misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Capellio.
Capellio throws a head punch that misses.
Capellio has a couple of punches blocked by Bartz.
Bartz is leaning against Capellio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Capellio gets through Bartz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bartz scores with a shot to the side of Capellio's head.
Capellio working hard to break the clinch.
Bartz misses with some punches.
Capellio throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartz.
A head punch on the inside from Capellio fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Bartz.
Bartz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Capellio is trying to break the clinch but Bartz has him pressed against the cage.
Bartz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bartz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bartz tries to throw a body punch but Capellio avoids it by throwing Bartz back against the cage.
Bartz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Capellio prevents a body shot from Bartz.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fabiano Capellio will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bartz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bartz throws a jab but it's blocked by Capellio.
Capellio tries a head kick but it misses.
Capellio loads up on a big right hand but Bartz slips the punch.
Capellio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bartz motions for Capellio to come forward. Bartz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Capellio raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Capellio.
Bartz connects with an inside leg kick.
Capellio misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capellio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bartz.
Bartz throws a chopping leg kick but Capellio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sloppy strikes from Bartz. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capellio throws a head kick but Bartz moves out of range.
Bartz throws a body punch but Capellio moves out of range.
Capellio replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bartz blocks it well.
Capellio throws a wild body kick that Bartz sees coming a mile off.
Bartz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bartz throws a jab but it's blocked by Capellio.
Capellio replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bartz blocks it well.
Bartz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Capellio throws a body kick that misses
and Bartz counters with a right hand to the body.
Bartz misses with a wild body shot.
Bartz misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Capellio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Capellio throws a head kick but Bartz moves out of range.
Capellio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Bartz misses
letting Capellio counter with a right hand.
Bartz misses with a body punch
enabling Capellio to counter with a crisp jab.
Bartz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Capellio checks a leg kick nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartz blocks an uppercut.
Bartz works on Capellio's body with a couple of short punches.
Capellio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Capellio cracks Bartz with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Capellio.
Capellio working aggressively here.
Bartz misses with the head strike.
Bartz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Capellio avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Capellio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Capellio is defending well for now.
Bartz misses with the head strike.
Bartz misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bartz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Bartz.
Bartz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bartz blocks an uppercut.
Bartz lands with a left to the head.
Fabiano Capellio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Capellio.
Bartz blocks an uppercut.
Bartz lands with a light punch inside.
Bartz tries a body shot but Capellio blocks it.
Capellio swings wildly with an uppercut but Bartz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Capellio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bartz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bartz is working Capellio over against the cage.
Capellio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Bartz - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Capellio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartz throws a punch but it's blocked by Capellio.
Nice body punch from Bartz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bartz.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bartz.
Bartz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bartz lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Capellio.
Capellio blocks a body shot from Bartz.
Capellio has a couple of punches blocked by Bartz.
Bartz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Capellio backwards.
Bartz scores with a shot to the side of Capellio's head.
Bartz tries to throw a body punch but Capellio avoids it by throwing Bartz back against the cage.
Capellio swings wildly with an uppercut but Bartz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bartz.
Bartz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Capellio misses with a punch on the inside.
Capellio blocks an uppercut.
Capellio misses with a punch on the inside.
Bartz digs a right hand into Capellio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Capellio's gas tank.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Bartz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bartz jabs at Capellio's body.
Capellio throws a jab but it's blocked by Bartz.
Bartz lands with a good body shot.
Capellio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bartz to score with a decent uppercut.
Capellio checks a low kick from Bartz.
Bartz misses with a leg kick
and Capellio counters with a stiff right hand.
Bartz scores with the left hand. Capellio knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capellio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bartz throws a body shot but no joy.
Capellio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Capellio tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Bartz.
Chad Bartz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartz connects with a crisp jab.
A left lands for Bartz.
Bartz avoids the head kick by Capellio.
Bartz throws out a leg kick but Capellio moves out of range and Bartz only half commits.
Bartz scores with a leg kick.
Bartz takes a swing at Capellio's ribcage but misses.
Capellio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bartz with a hook.
Bartz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Capellio counters with a nice uppercut.
Bartz feints and then cracks Capellio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Capellio down.
Bartz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capellio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Capellio blocks a leg kick.
Bartz moves into range and clinches up with Capellio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Capellio manages to break the clinch.
Capellio blocks a low kick nicely.
Capellio counters with a body kick.
Chad Bartz is winning the standup battle so far.
Capellio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bartz scores with a leg kick.
Bartz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Capellio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bartz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartz throws a jab but it's blocked by Capellio.
Bartz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Capellio throws a head kick that misses.
Bartz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Capellio looks for the body kick but Bartz saw that one coming.
Bartz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bartz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Capellio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bartz.
An inside leg kick lands from Bartz.
Bartz connects with a body shot that sends Capellio's belly button to the back.
Bartz lands a right hook to the body.
Capellio has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Capellio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartz misses with a body shot.
Bartz misses with a wild combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bartz.
Bartz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bartz takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Bartz.
Capellio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartz tries to land knees in the clinch but Capellio avoids the damage to the body.
Capellio misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Bartz clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bartz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Capellio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bartz cracks Capellio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bartz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Capellio is able to avoid easily.
Capellio slips under a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Bartz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bartz.
A big left from Capellio misses.
Bartz scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartz with the inside leg kick.
Bartz missing with a left hand there. Capellio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Capellio lands with a kick to the temple. Bartz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Capellio.
Bartz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bartz can't find room to land a body shot as Capellio controls the action.
A short right from Capellio.
A left hand lands to the body for Capellio.
Capellio working aggressively here.
Bartz blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bartz.
Bartz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Bartz.
Bartz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Capellio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Capellio throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bartz.
Capellio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Capellio.
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!
Bartz tries to throw a body punch but Capellio avoids it by throwing Bartz back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capellio swings wildly with an uppercut but Bartz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bartz misses with the head strike.
Bartz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Capellio blocks a body shot from Bartz.
Capellio has a couple of punches blocked by Bartz.
Capellio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Capellio blocking some punches.
Bartz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Capellio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Bartz as the two fighters clinch.
Bartz working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bartz.
Bartz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Capellio backwards.
Bartz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Capellio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Capellio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartz lands a hook that snaps the head of Capellio backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Bartz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartz misses with a body punch.
Bartz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bartz blocks an uppercut.
Bartz gets through Capellio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bartz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bartz tries a body shot but Capellio blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bartz.
Bartz blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Capellio.
Bartz blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bartz.
Bartz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Capellio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bartz working aggressively here.
Bartz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bartz misses with a punch to the body.
Bartz blocking some punches.
Bartz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartz misses with a punch to the body.
Bartz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Capellio can do to turn this around?
Bartz is leaning against Capellio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Capellio is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bartz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Capellio's elbow.
Bartz lands a shot to the body.
Bartz misses with a body punch.
Bartz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bartz misses with some punches.
Bartz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartz cracks Capellio with a nice body shot.
Capellio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Capellio misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Bartz.
Bartz lands a left hand.
Bartz tries a body shot but Capellio blocks it.
Capellio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bartz lands with a left to the head.
Bartz blocks an uppercut.
Bartz throws a punch but it's blocked by Capellio.
Still in the clinch, Bartz scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Bartz had his way with Fabiano Capellio in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Capellio tries to clinch but Bartz is having none of it.
Capellio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Capellio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bartz throws a low kick, looking for Capellio's leg but Capellio calmly moves out of range.
Bartz blocks the body kick.
Bartz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bartz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Capellio is rocked!
Bartz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Capellio at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Capellio misses with a hook
and Bartz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bartz with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartz throws a leg kick but Capellio moved away.
Capellio is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Bartz lands a nice looking body shot.
Bartz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Capellio.
Capellio ducks under a wild hook from Bartz.
Bartz misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Capellio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Capellio is looking to land body kicks.
Bartz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Capellio tries to land a front kick but Bartz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bartz has closed the distance and engaged Capellio in a clinch.
Bartz misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capellio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Capellio scores with a shot to the side of Bartz's head.
Bartz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bartz misses with a body punch.
Capellio swings wildly with an uppercut but Bartz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Capellio struggles to land a body shot inside as Bartz controls his hands.
Bartz struggles to land a body shot inside as Capellio controls his hands.
Capellio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bartz can't find room to land a body shot as Capellio controls the action.
Capellio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bartz misses with a punch on the inside.
Capellio blocks a body shot from Bartz.
Bartz misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Capellio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bartz throws a punch but it's blocked by Capellio.
A head punch on the inside from Bartz fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capellio misses with a punch on the inside.
Capellio swings wildly with an uppercut but Bartz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bartz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Capellio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bartz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Capellio manages to avoid it.
Capellio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Capellio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Capellio.
Capellio fakes the leg kick and cracks Bartz in the body.
Capellio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bartz misses with a low kick.
Capellio lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Capellio looks to land a right hand but Bartz moved out of range.
Bartz is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartz slips a jab from Capellio.
Bartz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Capellio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bartz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Capellio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Capellio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bartz.
Bartz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Capellio scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Capellio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bartz throws a leg kick but Capellio checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Bartz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bartz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Chad Bartz!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Chad Bartz!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Chad Bartz!
Chad Bartz wins by unanimous decision!
Chad Bartz retains his light heavyweight title!
Chad Bartz 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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