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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Catchy Cartwright (ranked 1223 p4p, 1653 weight class) and Edward Smart (ranked 132 p4p, 176 weight class). Cartwright comes to the cage accompanied by Spiders. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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150
6 - 0 - 0 |
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177 cm
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154
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Catchy Cartwright!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edward Smart!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, John Mangel and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smart misses with a kick to the body.
Smart loads up on a big right hand but Cartwright slips the punch.
Smart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smart tries a low kick but Cartwright avoids it.
Cartwright scores with a jab. Smart acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A low kick from Smart misses
and Cartwright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smart throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smart avoids the body shot from Cartwright.
Smart throws a head kick but Cartwright moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cartwright moves away.
Smart tries a head kick but it misses.
Smart changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smart misses with a head kick.
Cartwright connects with a body shot that sends Smart's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smart is trying to counter with his kicks.
A head kick misses from Smart.
Cartwright throwing a counter right hand but Smart manages to avoid it.
Cartwright lands a right hook to the body.
Smart misses with a low kick as Cartwright jumps back.
Cartwright gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smart.
Cartwright moves out of range of the strikes.
Cartwright is looking to counter punch.
Smart finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smart shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cartwright pinned against the cage. Cartwright gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cartwright lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Smart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cartwright. Smart does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smart throws a hook but Cartwright avoids it easily.
Cartwright was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Smart with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smart shoots in but no luck this time.
Cartwright is looking for a counter combo.
A head kick misses from Smart.
Cartwright feinted with a counter takedown.
Smart throws a right hand that misses
and Cartwright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smart misses with a kick to the body.
Cartwright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smart.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cartwright is looking to wear down Smart with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cartwright takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smart takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smart. That's going to slow Cartwright down.
Cartwright shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Smart is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright wants to pass to mount but Smart is defending the position.
Smart works his way to full guard. Good work.
Smart manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cartwright manages to get himself to full guard.
Cartwright is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cartwright has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright keeping moving, preventing Smart from controlling successfully.
Smart is fighting to break Cartwright's control of his arms but Cartwright is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cartwright utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smart forces his way into half guard.
Smart throws a strike but Cartwright avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Smart trying to control but Cartwright is working from the bottom.
Cartwright not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smart trying to control the position from guard on top but Cartwright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edward Smart will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cartwright avoids a kick to the body.
Smart looks to land a left hand but Cartwright moved out of range nicely.
Cartwright misses with a series of wild punches.
Smart avoids the body shot from Cartwright.
Cartwright throws out a loose jab but Smart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartwright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smart thinks about the counter body kick.
Smart goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Smart or perhaps it was just good defense by Cartwright, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smart just misses with a punch to the body.
Cartwright is looking to counter punch.
Cartwright moves out of range as Smart strikes.
Cartwright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smart throws a sloppy head kick and Cartwright moves out of range easily.
Edward Smart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cartwright cracks Smart with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Smart misses with an uppercut
and Cartwright counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smart thinking.
Cartwright misses with an uppercut.
Cartwright throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smart misses with a body kick.
Cartwright scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cartwright looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smart is fending him off so far but Cartwright persists. Nope, Smart circles away and we're back to standing.
Cartwright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cartwright staying out of range there.
Smart slaps away a takedown attempt from Cartwright, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smart throws out a loose jab but Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartwright throws a body kick that misses.
It seemed like Smart was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cartwright is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smart let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Smart tries a head kick but it misses.
Cartwright scores with a hook to the body. Smart takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Smart.
Smart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Cartwright misses the target.
Cartwright displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smart.
An attempted straight right counter from Cartwright misses the target.
Cartwright fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cartwright blocks a low kick nicely.
Cartwright has been working on his balance at Irish Collar & Elbow Academy (ICE), so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Smart.
Smart avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smart throws out a loose jab but Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smart attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cartwright closes the distance and clinches up with Smart, looking for a takedown. Cartwright pushes Smart against the cage but Smart circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Catchy Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cartwright misses with a wild body shot.
Smart fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cartwright has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cartwright checks a leg kick.
Smart throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cartwright was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Smart throws a combination that misses
and Smart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smart misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Smart.
Smart lands a front kick.
Cartwright tries to bum rush Smart with a series of wild strikes but Smart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cartwright checks a low kick from Smart.
A clash of legs there as Cartwright blocks the low kick.
Smart throws a push kick but Cartwright slaps the foot to one side.
Cartwright was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Smart scores with a takedown into Cartwright's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smart content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smart is looking to work some ground and pound but Cartwright has wrist control.
Smart is looking to work some ground and pound but Cartwright has wrist control.
Smart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cartwright is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Smart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smart takes a swing at Cartwright's ribcage but misses.
Smart misses with a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Cartwright misses the target.
Smart throws a head kick but Cartwright moves out of range.
Smart misses with a looping left.
Cartwright walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smart.
Smart throws a head kick that misses.
Smart throws a leg kick
and Cartwright cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cartwright misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smart tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smart looks to land a right hand but Cartwright moved out of range.
Smart with the inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smart throws a leg kick but Cartwright sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cartwright avoids the head kick by Smart.
Smart moves out of range of the strikes.
Smart misses with a head kick.
Smart throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Cartwright counter with a right hand.
Cartwright misses with a looping left.
Smart throws a body punch but Cartwright moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cartwright.
Smart looks to throw a body kick
and Cartwright counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cartwright misses with a takedown attempt - Smart sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cartwright throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smart stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smart scores with a takedown into Cartwright's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cartwright keeping full guard, as Smart tries to pass.
Cartwright looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cartwright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cartwright is controlling Smart's posture.
Smart wants to control from the top but Cartwright keeps moving.
Smart showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Smart looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cartwright content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smart controls Cartwright momentarily but Cartwright frees himself.
Cartwright scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smart is rocked!
Cartwright makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Smart is still in real trouble! Can Cartwright finish him?
Smart looking for a sweep. Not yet Smart, not yet.
Cartwright connects with a couple of short punches.
Cartwright working some strikes from top position.
Cartwright postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Smart covers up, he's hurt! Cartwright keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Cartwright and the ref steps in to end the fight! Cartwright can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Catchy Cartwright!
Catchy Cartwright retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Catchy Cartwright thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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