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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Smashy Cartwright (ranked 1315 p4p, 1453 weight class) and Sum Yung Gai (ranked 172 p4p, 189 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cartwright might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Hammer. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Smashy Cartwright!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sum Yung Gai!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ron Honeybunn and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yung Gai clinches up against the cage.
Yung Gai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yung Gai misses with a body punch.
Cartwright tries to pull guard but Yung Gai forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cartwright prevents a body shot from Yung Gai.
Cartwright jumps guard but Yung Gai stands there with Cartwright around his waist. Cartwright gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yung Gai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yung Gai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yung Gai.
Cartwright is working for takedown but Yung Gai is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smashy Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yung Gai manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cartwright blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright blocks a body shot from Yung Gai.
Yung Gai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cartwright fails to pull guard.
Yung Gai stalling in the clinch.
Yung Gai digs a right hand into Cartwright's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cartwright's gas tank.
Yung Gai scores with a hook to the body.
Cartwright drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice body punch from Yung Gai - that landed with a thud.
Cartwright tries to pull guard but Yung Gai forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yung Gai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
Yung Gai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
Yung Gai slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yung Gai is struggling to control the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yung Gai continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Yung Gai is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sum Yung Gai.
Yung Gai sizes up Cartwright with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cartwright tries to land a front kick but Yung Gai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yung Gai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yung Gai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cartwright keeps the fight on the outside.
Cartwright half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cartwright.
Yung Gai wants to clinch
and Cartwright counters with a single leg into guard. Yung Gai didn't expect that.
Cartwright keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yung Gai's head.
Yung Gai keeping full guard, as Cartwright tries to pass.
Cartwright advances to half guard.
Cartwright wants to control but Yung Gai is keeping him busy.
Cartwright is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yung Gai is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Yung Gai 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright thows a huge punch but Yung Gai dodges it nicely.
Well, if Cartwright is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cartwright not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cartwright is trying to control. Yung Gai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cartwright missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cartwright content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cartwright throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sum Yung Gai dominated that round.
That's time! Cartwright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yung Gai misses with a wild body shot.
Cartwright appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yung Gai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yung Gai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cartwright takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yung Gai looks to throw the jab but Cartwright is out of range.
Yung Gai scores with a hook.
Yung Gai moves into range and clinches up with Cartwright.
Cartwright is trying to pull guard but Yung Gai 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.
Cartwright tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yung Gai smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smashy Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yung Gai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
No luck for Cartwright with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yung Gai moves to clinch but Cartwright breaks away
and Cartwright counters with a right hand to the body.
Cartwright scores with a nice head shot.
Yung Gai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yung Gai throws a body shot but no joy.
Yung Gai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cartwright looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cartwright with a poor takedown
and Yung Gai counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cartwright pulls guard effortlessly.
Cartwright is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Yung Gai trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cartwright's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yung Gai won't allow Cartwright to sweep him here.
Yung Gai has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cartwright is proving hard to escape from.
Cartwright is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cartwright has a closed guard, preventing Yung Gai from standing up.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Yung Gai. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yung Gai wants to clinch.
Cartwright misses with an uppercut
and Yung Gai counters by clinching up.
Cartwright fails to pull guard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yung Gai.
A body shot lands from Yung Gai.
Cartwright is trying to pull guard but Yung Gai has him pressed against the cage.
Cartwright jumps into guard, dragging Yung Gai to the mat.
Yung Gai trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cartwright's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is working an open guard so Yung Gai takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Yung Gai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yung Gai lands with a right hand.
Yung Gai missing with a left hand there. Cartwright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yung Gai tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cartwright decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yung Gai's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sum Yung Gai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A looping hook to the body misses from Yung Gai. Cartwright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cartwright ducks under a wild hook from Yung Gai.
Cartwright is looking to counter punch.
Yung Gai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cartwright moves away.
Yung Gai wants to clinch up but Cartwright keeps it at a distance.
Yung Gai throws the left hand but Cartwright avoids the punch easily.
Yung Gai connects with a single shot there.
Yung Gai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yung Gai slaps away a takedown attempt from Cartwright, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yung Gai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cartwright.
Yung Gai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yung Gai looks to score with a jab to the body but Cartwright is just out of range.
Yung Gai tries to clinch but Cartwright moves out of range.
Cartwright feinted with a counter takedown.
Yung Gai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright ducks under a wild hook from Yung Gai.
Cartwright throwing a counter right hand but Yung Gai manages to avoid it.
Cartwright throws a head kick but Yung Gai moves out of range.
A nice side step and Yung Gai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cartwright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yung Gai.
Cartwright drops down looking for a counter takedown but Yung Gai sprawls and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Cartwright.
Yung Gai looks to clinch
so Cartwright counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Yung Gai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cartwright.
Cartwright scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cartwright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cartwright lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cartwright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cartwright trying to control but Yung Gai is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cartwright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cartwright tries to free his leg and advance position but Yung Gai is retaining full guard.
Cartwright controlling from the top position.
Cartwright has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cartwright postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yung Gai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yung Gai wants to stand up but Cartwright is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cartwright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yung Gai lands a nice looking body shot.
Sum Yung Gai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cartwright with a hook.
Cartwright lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yung Gai backs up against the cage.
Yung Gai tries to clinch but Cartwright moves out of range.
Yung Gai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cartwright doesn't seem bothered though.
Cartwright throws a jab when Yung Gai was well out of range.
Cartwright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yung Gai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cartwright at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cartwright shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yung Gai as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smashy Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yung Gai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cartwright.
Yung Gai thuds his right hand into Cartwright's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yung Gai throws a jab but it's blocked by Cartwright.
Cartwright tries to keep at a distance but Yung Gai has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yung Gai misses with a body punch.
Yung Gai holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cartwright tries to pull guard but Yung Gai won't allow it.
Cartwright tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yung Gai smiles and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sum Yung Gai really dominated that round.
That's time! Cartwright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yung Gai. Cartwright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cartwright misses with a takedown attempt - Yung Gai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yung Gai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cartwright slips under a jab from Yung Gai.
Yung Gai misses the jab.
Yung Gai tries to clinch up but Cartwright circles away and keeps his distance.
Yung Gai misses the jab.
Yung Gai scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yung Gai tries to clinch but Cartwright moves out of range.
Cartwright closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yung Gai did well to prevent Cartwright getting side control.
Cartwright scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cartwright not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright thows a huge punch but Yung Gai dodges it nicely.
Cartwright thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cartwright missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yung Gai on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cartwright missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smashy Cartwright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yung Gai is trying to maintain the position but Cartwright is very close to passing his half guard.
Yung Gai regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Cartwright.
Cartwright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cartwright postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cartwright throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yung Gai can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cartwright looking to pass the guard.
Cartwright working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yung Gai's head.
Cartwright throws a big elbow that misses.
Yung Gai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Yung Gai wants to clinch.
Cartwright moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Yung Gai misses.
Yung Gai stuns Cartwright with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yung Gai clobbers Cartwright with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cartwright goes for a double leg but Yung Gai avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yung Gai continues to drive forward.
Yung Gai taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yung Gai lands a body shot in the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cartwright blocking some punches.
Yung Gai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yung Gai has a couple of punches blocked by Cartwright.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yung Gai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cartwright jumps guard but Yung Gai stands there with Cartwright around his waist. Cartwright gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smashy Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yung Gai - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yung Gai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yung Gai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cartwright tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yung Gai smiles and moves away.
A slow jab from Yung Gai misses its intended target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yung Gai throws a good cross that connects.
Cartwright shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yung Gai as he jumps to the side.
Cartwright sets himself, and Yung Gai steps forward looking for the clinch! Cartwright avoids it this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sum Yung Gai dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yung Gai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cartwright stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cartwright walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yung Gai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yung Gai looks to throw the jab but Cartwright is out of range.
Yung Gai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cartwright staying out of range there.
Cartwright doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yung Gai tries to clinch but Cartwright is having none of it.
Yung Gai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cartwright has time to react.
Cartwright scores with a takedown into Yung Gai's guard.
Cartwright wants to control from the top but Yung Gai keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright throwing strikes but missing.
Cartwright throws an elbow that misses. Yung Gai uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cartwright's guard. Nice move by Yung Gai!
Cartwright looking to control.
Cartwright is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Yung Gai wants to get up but he can't break Cartwright's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cartwright is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cartwright not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cartwright wants to sweep but no luck.
Yung Gai has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cartwright is proving hard to escape from.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yung Gai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cartwright lands in his opponent's guard.
Cartwright is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cartwright postures up in Yung Gai's guard and throws a big left but Yung Gai blocks it.
Sum Yung Gai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cartwright tries to free his leg and advance position but Yung Gai is retaining full guard.
Cartwright wants to control from the top but Yung Gai keeps moving.
Cartwright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smashy Cartwright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cartwright postures up in Yung Gai's guard and throws a big left but Yung Gai blocks it.
Cartwright throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cartwright scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cartwright throwing strikes from guard but Yung Gai blocks nicely.
Cartwright scoring with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cartwright postures up in Yung Gai's guard and throws a big left but Yung Gai blocks it.
Cartwright content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sum Yung Gai.
I've got Yung Gai winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 46:50
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sum Yung Gai!
Sum Yung Gai is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Sum Yung Gai thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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