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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miroslav Drozd (ranked 2261 p4p, 2124 weight class) and Clin Cartwright (ranked 293 p4p, 277 weight class). Cartwright has chosen Cirice as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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5 - 8 - 0 |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miroslav Drozd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clin Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drozd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drozd throws a right hand that Cartwright ducks under and follows up with a left that Cartwright also avoids with ease.
Miroslav Drozd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drozd throws a sloppy head kick and Cartwright moves out of range easily.
Cartwright avoids the head kick by Drozd.
Cartwright blocks a head kick by Drozd.
Cartwright steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drozd.
Drozd throws a head kick that misses
and Cartwright counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Drozd pushes Cartwright off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Cartwright has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Drozd is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Drozd throws a lazy head kick
and Cartwright counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drozd struggles to land a body shot inside as Cartwright controls his hands.
Cartwright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cartwright looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Drozd!
Drozd's coaches at Brloh have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Cartwright working the ground and pound.
Cartwright is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Drozd has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cartwright prevents Drozd from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright wants to control but Drozd is keeping him busy.
Drozd is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cartwright asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Cartwright cracks Drozd with a big elbow.
Cartwright lands some shots froms side control.
Drozd takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cartwright scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Drozd to see if he's OK.
Cartwright thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Drozd dodges the ground and pound from Cartwright.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drozd wants to get back to his feet but Cartwright drags him back down.
Cartwright throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cartwright looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cartwright working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Cartwright seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cartwright tries to advance to mount but Drozd denies him.
Cartwright working the ground and pound from side control.
Cartwright fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Cartwright goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Drozd rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cartwright's guard! Nice work there by Drozd!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright looking for a guillotine here but Drozd defends easily.
Drozd looking to pass the guard.
Cartwright is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Drozd defends well.
Drozd tries to stand but Cartwright is controlling from the bottom.
Cartwright trying to control the position.
Cartwright has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Drozd got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cartwright has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Drozd has managed to get both his arms back between Cartwright's legs - danger averted.
Drozd decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cartwright, up you get!
That's four 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.
Drozd throws a head kick that misses
and Cartwright counters with a shoot takedown. Drozd fights it but they end up in guard.
Cartwright distracts Drozd with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cartwright chips away with some ground and pound.
Drozd avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cartwright throws a big elbow that misses.
Drozd is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Drozd trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Cartwright trying to control the position from guard on top but Drozd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drozd wants to stand but Cartwright is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clin Cartwright dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cartwright takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Clin Cartwright has been cut.
Drozd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drozd misses with a head kick.
Cartwright goes for a double leg but Drozd avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Drozd continues to drive forward.
Cartwright lands a head shot.
Drozd lands a head kick!
Drozd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cartwright shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Drozd is trying to defend but Cartwright finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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 is trying to work for a kimura but Drozd is defending well.
Drozd is defending against the submission attempts here by Cartwright.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Cartwright.
Nice strikes from Cartwright there.
Cartwright seems to be looking for submissions.
Cartwright lands with a punch from half guard.
Cartwright thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cartwright misses with a head shot. Drozd uses the momentum to regain guard.
Cartwright lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cartwright loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cartwright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drozd works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cartwright wants to control from the top but Drozd keeps moving.
Drozd is looking to stand up but Cartwright isn't so interested in that idea.
Cartwright keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Drozd's head.
Drozd preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drozd avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drozd keeping moving, preventing Cartwright from controlling successfully.
Drozd uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A shot to the liver by Cartwright. Beautiful body shot.
Drozd throws a head kick that misses.
Cartwright is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Drozd throws a head kick but Cartwright moves out of range.
Drozd throws a sloppy head kick and Cartwright moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick by Drozd misses
and Cartwright moves into the clinch.
Cartwright scores with a shoulder strike.
Drozd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cartwright lands a body punch.
Cartwright gets control of Drozd's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cartwright will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Drozd tries to stand but Cartwright is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Cartwright looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cartwright is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cartwright is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cartwright postures up in Drozd's guard and throws a big left but Drozd blocks it.
Clin Cartwright has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cartwright advances to half guard.
Cartwright lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cartwright is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Drozd sees it coming and defends easily.
Nice strikes from Cartwright there.
Cartwright is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cartwright not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clin Cartwright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Clin Cartwright's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Drozd.
Drozd lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick misses from Drozd.
Cartwright tries to counter with a clinch but Drozd shakes him off and moves away.
Drozd throws a lazy head kick
and Cartwright counters with a nice double leg into side control. Drozd won't be happy with that.
Check out the look on Cartwright's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Drozd is rocked!
Cartwright connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Drozd some visible discomfort.
Oh Drozd is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cartwright scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Drozd to see if he's OK.
Cartwright cracks Drozd with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Cartwright immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Drozd is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Cartwright!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clin Cartwright!
After winning the bout, Clin Cartwright thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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