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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Bartz (ranked 479 p4p, 372 weight class) and Edd Norton (ranked 72 p4p, 55 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Norton's choice of entrance music: For Heavy Metal we will die!. 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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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 11 - 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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edd Norton!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton throws a body punch but Bartz moves out of range.
Bartz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Norton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bartz.
Norton checks a leg kick.
Norton misses the jab.
Bartz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Norton just manages to avoid it.
Bartz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bartz slips under a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bartz, as that shot connected.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed right hand from Norton misses the target.
Bartz thumps Norton with a low kick.
Norton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Norton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bartz moves out of range and avoids them all 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.
Norton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bartz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bartz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bartz motions for Norton to come forward. Bartz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Norton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norton throws a hook but Bartz avoids it easily.
Norton lands a jab to the head.
Bartz lands the left hand.
Bartz tries to close the distance and clinch but Norton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Norton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartz moves in looking to clinch but Norton pushes him off.
Bartz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Norton's hands.
A nice leg kick from Norton, right into the meat of the thigh.
Norton misses with a looping left.
Norton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bartz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bartz defending well as Norton loads up on a big left hand.
Norton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bartz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Norton checks it well.
Bartz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Norton counters with a left to the body.
Norton throws a body punch but Bartz moves out of range.
Norton missing with a left hand there. Bartz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norton throws a body punch but Bartz moves out of range.
Bartz connects with a solid leg kick.
Norton looks to throw the jab but Bartz is out of range.
A big right from Bartz misses.
Bartz cracks Norton with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartz closes the distance and clinches.
Norton blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norton.
Norton struggles to land a body shot inside as Bartz controls his hands.
Norton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norton is looking to break free of the clinch but Bartz has double underhooks.
Bartz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bartz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bartz working aggressively here.
Bartz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Bartz.
Norton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norton misses with a hook
and Bartz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Norton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A low kick lands for Bartz.
Bartz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Norton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Norton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Norton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice uppercut there from Bartz.
Bartz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bartz blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norton. Bartz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bartz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bartz works Norton's body with a nice hook.
Bartz throws the left hand but Norton avoids the punch easily.
Norton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Norton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Norton throws a hook but Bartz blocks it.
Bartz connects with an inside leg kick.
Norton misses with a looping right.
Bartz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Norton.
Norton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bartz misses with a low kick.
Bartz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bartz ducks under a wild hook from Norton.
That kick from Bartz tenderised Norton's leg. Norton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good work by Norton as he checks the leg kick.
Norton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bartz.
Norton checks a low kick from Bartz.
Bartz misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartz looks to score with a jab to the body but Norton is just out of range.
Norton misses with a looping right.
Bartz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Norton is out of range.
Bartz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Norton. Norton obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norton ducks under a wild hook from Bartz.
Bartz slips under a jab from Norton.
A clash of legs there as Norton blocks the low kick.
Norton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Edd Norton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bartz works Norton's body with a nice hook.
Norton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Norton is looking to score with low kicks.
Norton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Norton misses with a body shot.
Bartz throws the left hand but Norton avoids the punch easily.
Norton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bartz.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norton throws a hook but Bartz blocks it.
Norton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bartz lands with a hook. Norton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Norton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bartz.
Nice body punch from Norton.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Bartz dominated that round.
That's time! Bartz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bartz connects with a looping right hand.
Chad Bartz is winning the standup battle so far.
Bartz looks to score with a jab to the body but Norton is just out of range.
Norton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Norton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bartz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norton.
Norton takes a swing at Bartz's ribcage but misses.
Bartz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bartz misses with a hook.
Bartz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Norton under the eye.
Norton misses with a straight right.
Norton thuds a left hand into Bartz's body.
Bartz slips a straight right by Norton.
Bartz checks the leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bartz throws a push kick but Norton slaps the foot to one side.
Norton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bartz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Norton manages to circle out of the way.
Norton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Norton takes a swing at Bartz's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton scores with a nice head shot.
Bartz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Norton throws a hook to the side of Bartz's head but Bartz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bartz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bartz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bartz manages to avoid it.
Bartz throws a solid leg kick but Norton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bartz.
Bartz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bartz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bartz looks to score with a jab to the body but Norton is just out of range.
Bartz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Norton finds it's way round the side to connect with Bartz's head.
Norton lands with a right hand.
Bartz misses with a leg kick.
Norton throws a leg kick
and Bartz counters with a good low kick that Norton was not able to check.
Norton misses with a straight left.
Norton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bartz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norton.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartz moves out of range of the leg kick from Norton.
Norton avoids the head kick by Bartz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Norton.
Bartz defending well as Norton loads up on a big left hand.
Bartz tried to counter with a leg kick but Norton avoided it.
Norton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bartz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Norton feints and then cracks Bartz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bartz down.
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 misses with a low kick.
Bartz throws a chopping leg kick but Norton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bartz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norton.
Norton slips a straight right by Bartz.
Bartz wants to slow Norton down by chopping away at his legs.
Bartz works the jab nicely.
Bartz is looking to land body kicks.
Norton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bartz doesn't seem bothered though.
Sloppy strikes from Norton. Those never looked like landing.
Bartz misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bartz manages to avoid it.
Good work by Bartz as he checks the leg kick.
Norton throws a body punch but Bartz moves out of range.
Norton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Norton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bartz dodges the punch combination from Norton.
Norton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Norton just misses with a punch to the body.
Bartz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Norton manages to circle out of the way.
Bartz misses with an uppercut
and Norton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bartz throws a front kick aimed at Norton's knee but Norton avoids it well.
Norton throws the left hand but Bartz avoids the punch easily.
Norton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norton throws a series of punches but Bartz avoids them all with ease.
Norton throws a leg kick
and Bartz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bartz.
Bartz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartz lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartz misses with the head strike.
Bartz scores with a shoulder strike.
Bartz scores with a shot to the side of Norton's head.
Bartz misses with an elbow strike.
Norton lands an uppercut.
Norton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Norton staying out of range there.
Norton misses with a lunging right hand
and Bartz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bartz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bartz tries to land a leg kick but Norton saw it coming and moves away.
Bartz scores with a body shot.
Bartz connects with a nice looking jab.
Bartz is looking to slow Norton down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norton connects with a solid leg kick.
Bartz connects with a body shot.
Bartz wants to land a leg kick but Norton is out of range.
Bartz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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 Chad Bartz will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bartz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Edd Norton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bartz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bartz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bartz missing with a left hand there. Norton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bartz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice defenses there by Bartz.
Bartz takes a swing at Norton's ribcage but misses.
Bartz slips a straight right by Norton.
Bartz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Norton lands a jab to Bartz's midsection.
Bartz tries to close the distance and clinch but Norton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartz lunges at Norton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Norton's hand.
Bartz misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Norton! But no joy.
Norton takes a swing at Bartz's ribcage but misses.
Norton with a nice calf kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Bartz coming out on top.
Bartz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Norton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norton.
Norton lands an overhand right.
Norton loads up on a big right hand but Bartz slips the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bartz.
That kick from Norton tenderised Bartz's leg. Bartz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bartz just misses with a punch to the body.
Bartz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Norton with the inside leg kick.
Bartz tries to clinch but Norton is having none of it.
Bartz loads up on a big right hand but Norton slips the punch.
Bartz lands with a good body shot.
Bartz lands with a shot to the body.
Bartz cracks Norton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Norton misses with a body punch
and Bartz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norton throws a body shot but no joy.
Norton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton blocks a low kick nicely.
Norton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Some bone on bone action there as Norton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bartz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norton misses with an uppercut. Bartz saw that one coming.
Norton throws a big shot that misses.
Norton misses with a wild body shot.
Norton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bartz lands a slapping body shot.
Bartz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bartz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Norton can do to turn this around?
Bartz ducks under a wild hook from Norton.
Bartz checks a leg kick.
Bartz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Norton at a distance.
Norton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Norton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Norton throws out a powerful jab.
A lazy left from Bartz finds it's target.
Norton feints and then cracks Bartz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bartz down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Norton misses.
Bartz misses with an uppercut. Norton saw that one coming.
Bartz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Norton throws a body shot but no joy.
As Norton tries to get set, Bartz tries to push him back and clinch up but Norton manages to avoid the attempt.
Norton tries to bum rush Bartz with a series of wild strikes but Bartz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bartz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bartz throws out a leg kick but Norton moves out of range and Bartz only half commits.
Norton with a nice calf kick.
Bartz checks a leg kick.
Bartz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Norton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bartz.
Bartz swings for the body but Norton moves out of range.
Bartz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Norton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bartz scores with a nice body kick.
Bartz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Norton momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartz keeps Norton at a distance using the push kick.
Bartz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bartz cracks Norton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Norton throws a hook but Bartz avoids it easily.
A combination from Norton does no damage.
Bartz misses with a body shot.
Norton appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Bartz misses.
Bartz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bartz scores with a sloppy right hand. Norton should have avoided that one.
A jab from Bartz does it's job there.
Bartz lands a nice looking body shot.
Bartz tries to clinch but Norton moves out of range.
Norton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Norton looks to land a left hand but Bartz moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick lands for Bartz.
Norton misses with a straight right.
Bartz throws a leg kick which misses Norton's front leg but catches the back leg as Norton tries to avoid it.
Norton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
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 Dillan Fox scores the fight for Chad Bartz!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Chad Bartz!
Judge Alec Ball 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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