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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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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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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