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SSSD 18: Cartwright vs Gaming PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Juana (ranked 4400 p4p, 6847 weight class) and Joao Dos Santos (ranked 479 p4p, 625 weight class). Mario Juana has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mario Juana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joao Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Hemmingworth and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Juana has knocked Dos Santos down with a huge combo! Juana steps away and waves a wobbly Dos Santos back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Dos Santos is rocked!
 It looks like Joao Dos Santos has been cut.
Juana doesn't manage to clinch there - Dos Santos circles away.
Dos Santos with the counter takedown but Juana avoids it easily.
Dos Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Juana finish him?
Dos Santos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Juana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dos Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Juana wobbles Dos Santos with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Juana dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Dos Santos to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mario Juana!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronan Raw (ranked 24940 p4p, 4277 weight class) and Fucccup Trump (ranked 204 p4p, 151 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronan Raw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fucccup Trump!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trump thumps Raw with a low kick.
Raw checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Raw fails with the takedown.
Trump throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A good leg kick by Trump.
Raw throws a head kick but Trump moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Trump!
Raw is breathing heavily.
Trump cracks Raw with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
 It looks like Ronan Raw has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raw on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trump. Trump obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice takedown defense from Trump. No joy for Raw on that attempt.
Fucccup Trump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trump pushes Raw away with a front kick.
Trump lands a big head kick that sends Raw tumbling to the mat! Trump takes a step backwards and waves Raw back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Raw is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trump scoring well with a low kick there.
Oh Raw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raw on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trump. Trump obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Raw's jaw. Raw's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Trump does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fucccup Trump!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Punchy Cartwright (ranked 5271 p4p, 3896 weight class) and Julian Rivera (ranked 607 p4p, 504 weight class). Cartwright's entrance music is A Pound of Flesh. A fine choice. Punchy Cartwright could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Julian Rivera's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Punchy Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Julian Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Damien Edna and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera darts in looking for a takedown but Cartwright gets double underhooks and turns Rivera into the cage.
Punchy Cartwright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cartwright fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rivera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cartwright throws a combination that misses
and Rivera counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rivera.
Cartwright scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Rivera dodges the punch combination from Cartwright.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cartwright lands a really nice looking cross but Rivera seems unphased.
Rivera's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cartwright connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rivera scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rivera walks into a straight right hand from Cartwright.
Cartwright scores with a hook to the body. Rivera takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cartwright lands with a hook. Rivera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cartwright lands with a right that hurts Rivera. Rivera looks to clinch but Cartwright throws a short knee that drops Rivera. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Punchy Cartwright!
A very excited looking Punchy Cartwright rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pimp McGee (ranked 3593 p4p, 5849 weight class) and Endrju Golara (ranked 407 p4p, 565 weight class). McGee comes to the cage accompanied by Rough Ryders Anthem . The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pimp McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Endrju Golara!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee tries to clinch but Golara moves away
and Golara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Golara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGee was well out of range. Poor timing from Golara.
Golara throws a hook but McGee avoids it easily.
Golara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Golara looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Golara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGee.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch but Golara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGee tries to clinch up
and Golara counters with a nice uppercut.
McGee wants to clinch up but Golara keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee is looking to clinch.
Golara jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McGee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGee wants to clinch
and Golara counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Golara let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McGee tries to clinch but Golara is having none of it.
Golara lands with a cross.
Endrju Golara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGee wants to clinch.
McGee takes one to the chin there.
McGee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Golara swivels and escapes.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Golara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Golara keeps the fight on the outside.
Golara connects with a right hand. McGee shakes it off.
McGee darts in trying to clinch
and Golara counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Golara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Golara throws a right hand that McGee ducks under and follows up with a left that McGee also avoids with ease.
McGee doesn't manage to clinch there - Golara circles away.
Golara thuds a left hand into McGee's body.
Golara darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGee walks into a jab.
Golara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Golara displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McGee.
Golara lands a nice shot to the body.
McGee is breathing heavily.
McGee shoots in but Golara avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It seemed like Golara was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McGee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pimp McGee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golara throws a shot to the body.
McGee fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Golara. That snapped McGee's head back.
Golara's jab looks to have found its range, popping McGee under the eye.
Golara blocks a head kick by McGee.
Golara scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Golara does it's job there.
Pimp McGee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Golara feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends McGee sprawling to the canvas! McGee rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Golara finish him?!
McGee is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golara lands an uppercut out of nowhere! McGee falls backwards - clearly groggy! Golara dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Endrju Golara!
Pimp McGee spoke after the fight, saying 'what a hell of a fun time at least. thanks to the fans for showing up, you punk i WILL HAVE A REMATCH :D'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Kong (ranked 2666 p4p, 5029 weight class) and James Fury (ranked 309 p4p, 532 weight class). Kong kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is X Gonna Give it To ya. The crowd seem to be enjoying Fury's choice of entrance music: Astronaut in the ocean. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good chin |
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Solid chin |
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Fury!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury misses with a few strikes there.
Fury cracks Kong with an open hand slap.
Fury tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kong defends well and Fury ends up having to push Kong into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fury lands a right hook to the body.
Fury avoids the body shot from Kong.
Kong shoots in and drives through. Fury sprawls well.
Fury ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kong moves away.
Fury has closed the distance and engaged Kong in a clinch.
Kong has Fury pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fury manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kong breaks from the clinch.
Fury tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong lands a high kick!
Kong throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kong is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fury.
It looks like David Kong has been cut.
Fury shoots in for a takedown but Kong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fury misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury closes the distance and pushes Kong back into the cage.
Fury drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
David Kong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Fury.
Fury prevents the takedown attempt.
Kong drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fury gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kong misses with a punch on the inside.
Fury wants a takedown but no success here.
Fury drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kong gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury blocks an uppercut.
Kong manages to break the clinch.
Fury misses with a looping right.
Kong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fury manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kong swinging wildly here.
Kong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kong feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury keeping moving, preventing Kong from controlling successfully.
Fury looking to control.
Fury working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kong.
Fury utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kong gets to his feet - Fury follows without any prompting.
Fury gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fury wants to take the fight to the mat but Kong manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kong is working for takedown but Fury is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fury has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kong seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fury can turn it around.
Fury has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kong is trying to keep an underhook but Fury manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Fury trying to control the action but Kong is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury is looking for a kimura but Kong is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fury to get the leverage.
Fury wants to pass the guard but Kong is defending well.
Fury is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kong has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fury is working for a submission of some sort.
Kong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fury is working away from the top position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Fury will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Kong's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fury lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kong circles away quickly and effectively.
Kong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fury circles away quickly and effectively.
Kong looking to score a takedown here. Fury is defending well but Kong drives through and ends up in Fury's guard.
Fury has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Kong is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Fury blocking some punches.
Kong tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fury can't get the takedown.
Kong is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fury is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kong is defending well.
David Kong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Fury.
Kong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fury is breathing heavily.
Kong has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury tries to clinch but Kong is having none of it.
We've been told by Kong's head coaches at Hotrod Express MMA Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fury stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kong.
Fury takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kong shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fury eats them both and turns towards Kong to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sloppy strikes from Kong. Those never looked like landing.
Kong shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kong showed some decent athleticism there.
Kong is stalling here. Fury is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kong seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Fury has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fury is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Kong looks calm but he's in trouble here. Fury gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Kong is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Fury lets go of the hold and Kong can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James Fury!
The defeated David Kong had this to say: 'DAMN!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tall Guy (ranked 2802 p4p, 4975 weight class) and Dean Kicker (ranked 109 p4p, 169 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tall Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dean Kicker!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Guy as Kicker shoots in.
Kicker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kicker shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Guy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kicker looks winded!
Guy keeping moving, preventing Kicker from controlling successfully.
Guy is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Average Joe�s Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Guy looking to control.
Guy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kicker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kicker controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Guy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kicker on the ground.
Kicker with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy trying to keep a closed guard but Kicker is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kicker looks for a takedown but Guy sprawls well.
Kicker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Guy. Guy obviously looking to wear him down.
Kicker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Guy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Guy. That's going to slow Kicker down.
Guy connects with a leg kick.
Kicker tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Guy defends well and Kicker ends up having to push Guy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tall Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Kicker.
Guy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kicker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Guy finds it's way round the side to connect with Kicker's head.
Kicker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A low kick lands for Guy.
Guy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kicker's sensitive parts.
Kicker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kicker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kicker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Guy! Kicker is out on his feet! Guy rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Kicker is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Kicker is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tall Guy!
Tall Guy tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Dean Kicker was interviewed post fight and said 'I am dissappointed, but will come back stronger'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between StepOn Struve (ranked 3240 p4p, 3424 weight class) and Chael Drive (ranked 364 p4p, 386 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Good chin |
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, StepOn Struve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chael Drive!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Hemmingworth and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drive throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Struve's waist but Struve gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Drive off to one side.
Nice body kick there by Struve.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Struve can't find room to land a body shot as Drive controls the action.
Struve keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drive's efforts to push away.
Drive avoiding damage as Struve throws knees to the body.
Struve wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drive displaying some good clinch control by pressing Struve up against the cage.
Drive is trying to pull guard but Struve turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drive jumps guard but Struve turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
StepOn Struve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chael Drive.
Struve blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Drive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drive tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Drive goes for a takedown attempt but Struve pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A head kick from Struve lands but Drive takes it in his stride.
It looks like Chael Drive has been cut.
Drive doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Struve counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drive fails with an attempt to clinch.
Struve connects with a high kick.
Drive just misses with a punch to the body.
Struve looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Struve cracks Drive with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Struve lands a big head kick that sends Drive tumbling to the mat! Struve takes a step backwards and waves Drive back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Drive is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Struve throws a nice looking combination but Drive bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Struve lands with a hook. Drive tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Drive shoots in for a double leg but Struve sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struve scoring well with a low kick there.
Struve is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Struve buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Drive tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Struve was well out of range. Poor timing from Drive.
A little feinted left hand from Struve on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Struve lands with a thumping leg kick.
Struve thumps Drive with a low kick.
Struve lands a nice shot that snaps Drive's head back.
Struve scores with a nice body kick.
Drive looks winded!
Drive on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Struve turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Drive moves forwards but Struve connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Drive clinches up against the cage.
Drive tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Struve smiles and moves away.
It looks like Struve has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
StepOn Struve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Struve with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struve lands a really nice looking cross but Drive seems unphased.
Struve goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Struve lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Struve is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Drive dives in for a single leg takedown but Struve sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Struve lands with a slapping head kick.
Struve lands a big head kick that sends Drive tumbling to the mat! Struve takes a step backwards and waves Drive back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Drive is still on wobbly legs! Can Struve finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BOOM! Struve lands a beautiful left hook that drops Drive. Drive tries to recover but Struve is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Drive lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). StepOn Struve!
StepOn Struve decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Catchy Cartwright (ranked 2512 p4p, 5488 weight class) and Nats Gaming (ranked 256 p4p, 431 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cartwright might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Spiders. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Catchy Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nats Gaming!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ron Honeybunn and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaming swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cartwright counters with a takedown into side control.
Gaming really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cartwright. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gaming is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Gaming's face as Cartwright controls the position.
Gaming tries to buck Cartwright off but Cartwright is having none of it.
Cartwright lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gaming down.
Cartwright takes a little break here. Gaming wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaming is looking for a sweep.
Cartwright tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gaming tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Cartwright easily slips into full mount!
Gaming taking shots to the head.
Gaming is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is working for a guillotine from mount but Gaming frees his head quite easily.
Gaming is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cartwright pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cartwright controlling the pace for now.
Cartwright wants to take his opponent's back but Gaming doesn't allow it.
Cartwright controlling his opponent.
Cartwright seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gaming for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaming is in a horrible position here. Cartwright smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
It looks like Nats Gaming has been cut.
Cartwright landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gaming is rocked!
Gaming can't escape the position.
Gaming is still in real trouble! Can Cartwright finish him?
Cartwright with the ground and pound from mount.
Gaming really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cartwright sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cartwright lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cartwright controlling the pace for now.
Gaming defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cartwright.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright controlling from mount.
Cartwright manages to capitalize on a mistake by Gaming to take his back!
Gaming seems to have recovered his senses.
Can Gaming hold on?! Cartwright is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cartwright has the hooks in. Gaming is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
We've been informed that Gaming has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Gaming trying to control the position but Cartwright manages to sink in the hooks.
Cartwright softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Cartwright is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Gaming is trying to get back to his feet but Cartwright has full control of the position and if anything, Gaming has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Gaming looks winded!
Gaming is trying to defend against the choke here but Cartwright has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Cartwright Tightens the hold and Gaming taps out furiously! Cartwright displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Catchy Cartwright!
Catchy Cartwright seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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