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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Bartz (ranked 520 p4p, 1415 weight class) and Karl Karjalainen (ranked 76 p4p, 190 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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World class boxer
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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Bartz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Karjalainen!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bartz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karjalainen.
Bartz wants to slow Karjalainen down by chopping away at his legs.
Karjalainen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bartz thumps Karjalainen with a low kick.
Bartz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Karjalainen is able to avoid easily.
Bartz 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.
Bartz scores with a leg kick.
Karjalainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bartz throws a chopping leg kick but Karjalainen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bartz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karjalainen moves out of range of the leg kick from Bartz.
Bartz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bartz throws out a loose jab but Karjalainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karjalainen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bartz scores with a nice strike.
Bartz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karjalainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartz misses the jab.
Bartz avoids the body shot from Karjalainen.
Bartz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Karjalainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bartz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
No joy there for Karjalainen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bartz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karjalainen throws out the jab.
Bartz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bartz punishes Karjalainen's body with a nice straight punch.
Bartz misses with a hook.
Karjalainen misses with a straight right.
Bartz is looking to counter the offense by Karjalainen and move into the clinch.
Bartz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karjalainen.
Bartz lands with a hook. Karjalainen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A bone on bone clash there as Karjalainen blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartz moves out of range of the strikes.
Bartz connects with a solid leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Bartz. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karjalainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartz was well out of range. Poor timing from Karjalainen.
Bartz works the jab nicely.
Karjalainen ducks under a wild hook from Bartz.
Despite the aggression on Karjalainen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Karjalainen throws out a loose jab but Bartz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A low kick from Karjalainen is predictable there
and Bartz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bartz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Karjalainen checks it well.
Bartz walks into a left hand.
Good shot there by Karjalainen.
Bartz connects with a right hand. Karjalainen shakes it off.
It looks like Karl Karjalainen has been cut.
Bartz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karjalainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bartz.
Karjalainen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartz lands a really nice looking cross but Karjalainen seems unphased.
Karjalainen misses with a wild body shot.
Bartz moves out of range as Karjalainen strikes.
A cross from Bartz lands.
Bartz tries a low kick but Karjalainen avoids it.
Karjalainen tries to move into range but Bartz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bartz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Karjalainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bartz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karjalainen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bartz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bartz looks to score with a jab to the body but Karjalainen is just out of range.
Bartz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chad Bartz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bartz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karjalainen needs to keep his hands up - Bartz had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karjalainen throws a leg kick
and Bartz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bartz misses with a hook to the body
and Karjalainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Karjalainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Bartz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karjalainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bartz slips under a jab.
Karjalainen misses with a looping right.
Karjalainen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Karjalainen throws out a loose jab but Bartz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karjalainen throws a body kick that misses.
Karjalainen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Karjalainen throws a hook but Bartz avoids it easily.
Bartz moves out of range of the leg kick from Karjalainen.
Bartz throws a push kick but Karjalainen slaps the foot to one side.
Karjalainen throws out a counter right but Bartz avoids it with no problem.
Bartz cracks Karjalainen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Bartz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karl Karjalainen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bartz misses with a wild body shot.
Karjalainen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bartz misses with a wild body shot.
Bartz just misses with a punch to the body.
Bartz throws a leg kick but Karjalainen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Karjalainen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bartz with a body shot.
Bartz lands with an uppercut that bounces Karjalainen off the cage and back into range.
Bartz misses with a body punch
and Karjalainen counters with a low kick, right behind Bartz 's knee.
Bartz has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bartz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karjalainen.
Bartz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Karjalainen counters with a stiff right hand.
Karjalainen lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartz misses with a body shot.
Karjalainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bartz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Karjalainen manages to circle out of the way.
A slow jab from Bartz misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Karjalainen misses.
Karjalainen defending well as Bartz loads up on a big left hand.
Karjalainen feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karjalainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bartz connects with the punch.
Bartz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karjalainen manages to avoid it.
Bartz throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Karjalainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Bartz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Karjalainen.
Karjalainen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bartz with a body shot.
Karjalainen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bartz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karjalainen doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheers as Bartz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Karjalainen doesn't seem phased though.
Karjalainen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bartz tries to clinch
and Karjalainen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Karjalainen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bartz has got the better of the exchanges.
Bartz throws a jab when Karjalainen was well out of range.
Karjalainen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Karjalainen lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bartz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karjalainen circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartz lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Bartz misses.
Bartz feints a jab promting Karjalainen to slip. Bartz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Karjalainen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bartz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Karjalainen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bartz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Karjalainen misses with a right hand
letting Bartz counter with a right hand.
Karjalainen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bartz.
Bartz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karjalainen finds it's way round the side to connect with Bartz's head.
Karjalainen misses with a low kick.
Bartz is looking to chop away at Karjalainen's legs.
Bartz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Karjalainen's head.
Karjalainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bartz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartz connects with a leg kick.
Bartz lands with a hook. Karjalainen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Karjalainen slips under a jab from Bartz.
Bartz thumps Karjalainen with a low kick.
Bartz misses with a straight left.
Bartz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bartz misses the body punch
and Karjalainen counters with a straight right hand.
Karjalainen misses with a two punch combination.
Karjalainen misses with a body kick.
Karjalainen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Karjalainen tries to work over Bartz's front leg with a kick but Bartz checks it.
Karjalainen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bartz lands with a straight right. Karjalainen didn't see that one coming.
Karjalainen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bartz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karjalainen can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartz tries to clinch there but Karjalainen circles away.
Karjalainen is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bartz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bartz staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karjalainen! But no joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bartz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Karjalainen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bartz can pounce on him.
Bartz blocks the body kick.
Bartz throws a quick counter kick to the body but Karjalainen avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Bartz.
Bartz wants to slow Karjalainen down by chopping away at his legs.
Chad Bartz is winning the standup battle so far.
Karjalainen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karjalainen throws a hook but Bartz avoids it easily.
Bartz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bartz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karjalainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bartz.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Bartz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Karl Karjalainen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Bartz misses with a leg kick.
Bartz misses with a double jab.
Bartz throws a leg kick
and Karjalainen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Karjalainen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bartz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Karjalainen responds with a good body kick, but Bartz manages to step out the way in time.
Bartz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bartz misses with a leg kick
and Karjalainen counters with a three punch combo that has Bartz backing up. Bartz nods at Karjalainen to acknowledge the strikes.
Karjalainen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Karjalainen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Chad Bartz has been cut.
Karjalainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bartz. Karjalainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bartz just misses with a punch to the body.
Bartz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karjalainen.
Karjalainen throws out a counter right but Bartz avoids it with no problem.
Bartz feints and then cracks Karjalainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karjalainen down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karjalainen avoids the body shot from Bartz.
Good leg kick by Bartz.
Bartz takes a swing at Karjalainen's ribcage but misses.
Bartz misses with a right hand
and Karjalainen counters with a straight right hand.
Bartz misses with a hook. Karjalainen ducked under it nicely.
Karjalainen misses with a double jab.
Karjalainen throws a jab when Bartz was well out of range.
Karjalainen throws a jab when Bartz was well out of range.
Bartz misses with a few strikes there.
Bartz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karjalainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bartz.
Bartz throws a front kick that sends Karjalainen stumbling back into the cage.
A bone on bone clash there as Karjalainen blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karjalainen defending well as Bartz loads up on a big left hand.
Bartz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bartz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karjalainen throws the left hand but Bartz avoids the punch easily.
Karjalainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bartz lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karjalainen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bartz to score with a decent uppercut.
Bartz lands the left hand.
Karjalainen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bartz.
A right-left combo lands from Bartz.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bartz. That's going to slow Karjalainen down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Karjalainen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bartz can pounce on him.
Karjalainen throws a looping overhand right but Bartz ducks down to avoid it.
Bartz misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Karjalainen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bartz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice shot lands for Bartz.
Bartz is looking to slow Karjalainen down with leg kicks.
Karjalainen jabs Bartz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bartz darts in and clinches Karjalainen up against the cage.
Karjalainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bartz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Karjalainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karjalainen misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bartz.
Bartz throws a head punch that misses.
Karjalainen breaks the clinch.
Bartz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karjalainen's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karjalainen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bartz scoring well with a low kick there.
Karjalainen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bartz misses with a wild body shot.
Karjalainen slips a straight right by Bartz.
It seemed like Karjalainen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bartz with the inside leg kick.
Karjalainen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Karjalainen looks to throw the jab but Bartz is out of range.
Karl Karjalainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bartz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karjalainen at a distance.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Chad Bartz!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Chad Bartz!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Chad Bartz!
Chad Bartz wins by unanimous decision!
Chad Bartz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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