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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cavan Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartwright is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Irish Fighting Song. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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270 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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220 lbs
11 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cavan Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright darts in looking for a takedown but Collins gets double underhooks and turns Cartwright into the cage.
Cartwright fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cartwright keeps the fight on the outside.
Collins feints a jab promting Cartwright to slip. Collins then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cartwright slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Collins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Collins has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Cave Fighting Team in the buildup to the fight.
Cartwright ducks right into an uppercut from Collins.
Collins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cartwright. That did some damage!
Collins closes the distance and clinches.
Collins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Collins stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cartwright looking for a takedown.
Cartwright can't get the takedown.
Kyle Collins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cavan Cartwright.
Cartwright has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Collins after a bit of a struggle.
Cartwright prevents a body shot from Collins.
Cartwright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Collins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cartwright's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins lands with a short shot to the head.
Cartwright is trying to drag Collins to the mat but Collins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cartwright letting Collins take a breather here.
Cartwright misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Collins.
Collins manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cartwright tries for a takedown. No joy.
Collins has a couple of punches blocked by Cartwright.
Collins lands with a left to the head.
Collins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Collins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Collins scores with a shoulder strike.
Collins lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Collins.
Cartwright is rocked!
Cartwright has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Collins after a bit of a struggle.
Collins struggles to land a body shot inside as Cartwright controls his hands.
Collins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Collins lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Collins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
Cartwright is still on wobbly legs! Can Collins finish him?
Collins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cartwright looks winded!
A head punch on the inside from Collins fails to land.
Collins lands with a light punch inside.
Cartwright jumps guard but Collins turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Collins lands a shot to the body.
Collins lands a shot to the body.
Cartwright seems to have recovered his senses.
Collins stalling the fight.
Cartwright tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Collins smiles and moves away.
Cartwright tries to sprawl but Collins drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Collins controlling the action here.
Cartwright looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cartwright keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Collins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Collins seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Collins's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Cartwright blocking the ground and pound attempt from Collins.
Collins trying to control the pace.
Cartwright blocking the ground and pound attempt from Collins.
Collins with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Collins dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Collins closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Collins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cartwright takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Collins cracks a nice hook into Cartwright's ribs.
Collins moves into range and clinches up with Cartwright.
Cartwright scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Collins.
Collins lands with a left to the head.
Cartwright is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Collins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cartwright tumbles to the floor! Collins threw a big shot that dropped him and now Collins is on top looking to finish! Cartwright has guard but can he survive?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cartwright is trying to keep Collins in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Collins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Collins controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Further stalling from Collins.
Collins postures up.
Collins's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cartwright is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collins controlling from the top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Collins connects with a jab.
Collins shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cartwright's guard.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Cartwright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cartwright is looking for a triangle but Collins pushes his legs off easily.
Collins looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cartwright not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Collins stays in close to Cartwright's body and controls the position.
Collins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cartwright is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Collins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cartwright works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Collins slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Collins misses with a takedown attempt - Cartwright sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Collins throws a body punch but Cartwright moves out of range.
Cartwright tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Collins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cartwright staying out of range there.
Collins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cartwright with the counter takedown but Collins avoids it easily.
Cartwright stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cartwright wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins shoots for a takedown but Cartwright saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Collins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Collins shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Collins was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A lull in the action here.
Collins decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Collins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Collins.
Collins pushes Cartwright up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Collins dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Collins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Collins shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Collins showed some decent athleticism there.
Collins trying to control the pace.
Cartwright is looking to improve his position.
Collins wants to work for an arm triangle but Cartwright is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright actively working from the bottom here.
Collins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cartwright actively working from the bottom here.
Cartwright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cartwright!
Collins content just to control the position here.
Collins throws some wild stikes that Cartwright manages to avoid easily.
Collins looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Collins content just to control the position here.
Collins with good strikes from the mount here!
Collins controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cartwright for as long as he can get away with.
Collins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cartwright is looking to escape.
Cartwright is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cartwright really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Collins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Collins controlling the pace for now.
Kyle Collins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Collins is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Cartwright is in all sorts of trouble here.
Collins looking to finish with strikes here!
Collins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Collins has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Collins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cartwright is looking to escape.
Cavan Cartwright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Collins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cartwright?
Collins sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Collins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Collins looking to finish with strikes here!
Collins looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cartwright is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Collins controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Collins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Collins 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:24
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Collins!
Kyle Collins was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Cavan Cartwright stepped up to the mic, saying 'I gave it my best. I will find a way to do better next time.'.
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hype
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