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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Clint Cartwright (ranked 5909 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Whitley (ranked 21966 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartwright comes to the cage accompanied by Total Domination. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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141 lbs
22 - 14 - 0 |
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147 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clint Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rick Whitley!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitley closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cartwright's guard.
Cartwright wriggles free and stands up.
Cartwright darts in and clinches Whitley up against the cage.
Cartwright lands a nice shot to the body.
Whitley fails to pull guard.
Cartwright presses Whitley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cartwright makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cartwright 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!
Whitley is trying to pull guard but Cartwright turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cartwright pushes Whitley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Cartwright.
Cartwright putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Whitley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Whitley looks winded!
Cartwright works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Cartwright.
Whitley is trying to pull guard but Cartwright has him pressed against the cage.
Clint Cartwright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Whitley.
Cartwright is working Whitley over against the cage.
Cartwright lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whitley backwards.
Cartwright is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cartwright scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cartwright prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Cartwright.
Cartwright working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Whitley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cartwright.
Cartwright lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Cartwright.
Cartwright lands a knee to the body.
Whitley takes a shot to the head.
Cartwright throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cartwright lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whitley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cartwright to keep the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Cartwright scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cartwright digs a right hand underneath Whitley's ribcage. Whitley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cartwright creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Cartwright.
A shot in the inside from Cartwright.
Whitley is rocked!
Cartwright lands a right hand.
Whitley is still on wobbly legs! Can Cartwright finish him?
Cartwright lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whitley tries to pull guard but Cartwright forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Whitley 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.
Cartwright utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright scores with a shoulder strike.
Cartwright lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cartwright lands a body punch.
Cartwright pushes Whitley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cartwright lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whitley backwards.
Cartwright lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cartwright content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Whitley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cartwright avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Whitley seems to have recovered his senses.
Cartwright presses Whitley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Cartwright.
Cartwright lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whitley backwards.
Cartwright content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Cartwright.
Cartwright lands a right hand.
Cartwright throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cartwright scores with a shot to the side of Whitley's head.
Cartwright gets through Whitley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cartwright lands with a light punch inside.
Cartwright stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Cartwright.
Cartwright throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cartwright lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whitley backwards.
Cartwright stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Cartwright.
A short right from Cartwright.
Cartwright digs a right hand into Whitley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Whitley's gas tank.
Cartwright lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Cartwright.
Cartwright landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cartwright presses Whitley against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cartwright lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Whitley or not.
Cartwright is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cartwright lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cartwright stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cartwright lands a shoulder strike.
Whitley fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Cartwright.
A right handed body shot lands from Cartwright.
Cartwright lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Cartwright.
A left hand lands to the body for Cartwright.
Cartwright scores with a hook to the body.
Cartwright unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cartwright creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cartwright lands a hook that snaps the head of Whitley backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cartwright.
Cartwright digs a right hand into Whitley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Whitley's gas tank.
Cartwright lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whitley backwards.
Cartwright lands with a right to the head.
Cartwright gets through Whitley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cartwright lands with a short punch from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cartwright lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whitley backwards.
Cartwright lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Cartwright.
Cartwright lands with a light punch inside.
Cartwright lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whitley backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Cartwright dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cartwright closes the distance and clinches.
Cartwright pushes Whitley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cartwright lands a shot to the body.
Whitley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Whitley is trying to pull guard but Cartwright turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cartwright.
Cartwright avoiding damage.
Cartwright lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Whitley backwards.
A short right from Cartwright.
A short uppercut from Cartwright.
Cartwright lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whitley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cartwright avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Whitley is trying to pull guard but Cartwright turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Clint Cartwright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Whitley.
Whitley wants to break free but Cartwright has control.
Cartwright lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cartwright is leaning against Whitley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cartwright lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cartwright throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Whitley is breathing heavily.
Whitley takes a shot to the head.
Cartwright creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Whitley's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Whitley drops to his knees and Cartwright pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clint Cartwright!
During a confident post fight interview, Clint Cartwright thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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FIGHT
RATING
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