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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Collins (ranked 24214 p4p, 24186 weight class) and Carr Cartwright (ranked 617 p4p, 624 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carr Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Collins tries to avoid it but Cartwright manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Collins to the ground. Collins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Collins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Collins tries for a takedown but Cartwright sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Collins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cartwright as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Collins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cartwright gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Collins counters with a single leg into guard. Cartwright didn't expect that.
Cartwright wants to sweep here but Collins controlling him for the moment.
Collins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright wants to sweep here but Collins controlling him for the moment.
Collins looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Collins tries to free his leg and advance position but Cartwright is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright is trying to keep Collins in close.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cartwright looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Collins puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Collins not doing much here.
Collins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cartwright is looking for a sweep. Collins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Collins wants to stand but Cartwright has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Collins prevents Cartwright from improving his position.
Cartwright trying to control from the bottom.
Cartwright gets back to full guard.
Collins trying to control but Cartwright is working from the bottom.
Collins tries to free his leg and advance position but Cartwright is retaining full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cartwright looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Collins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cartwright manages to avoid it.
Cartwright looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Collins swats away the attempt to clinch by Cartwright.
Cartwright tries to clinch there but Collins circles away.
And Collins counters with a quick kick to the body but Cartwright blocks it.
Cartwright tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Collins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cartwright tries to close the distance and clinch but Collins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Collins scores with a three punch combo!
Cartwright shoots in but Collins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Collins darts in and clinches Cartwright up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cartwright tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Collins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cartwright closes the distance but Collins moves to the side
enabling Collins to counter with a crisp jab.
Cartwright fails in his attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cartwright.
Cartwright doesn't manage to clinch there - Collins circles away.
Collins shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Collins wants to stand but Cartwright has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Collins is controlling the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Collins dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Collins moves into range and clinches up with Cartwright.
Cartwright trying to stall but Collins improves his position.
Cartwright tries a body shot but Collins blocks it.
Cartwright tries to work over Collins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cartwright looking to slow down the pace here.
Cartwright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Collins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cartwright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cartwright uses from the top position.
Cartwright trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
Collins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cartwright defends it easily.
Collins wants to stand up but Cartwright is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Collins keeping moving, preventing Cartwright from controlling successfully.
Collins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Collins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cartwright is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Collins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Collins slaps away a takedown attempt from Cartwright, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Collins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cartwright tries to clinch but Collins moves out of range.
Collins clinches up against the ropes.
Cartwright has a couple of punches blocked by Collins.
Collins jumps guard and drags Cartwright to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Collins controls Cartwright momentarily but Cartwright frees himself.
Cartwright pushing down on Collins's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cartwright is working for a submission of some sort.
Cartwright is thwarting Collins's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is pressing down on Collins's thigh, looking to free his foot. Collins is holding on for now.
Brad Collins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Collins is looking to improve his position.
Cartwright is trying to control the action in half guard but Collins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cartwright controlling the action here.
Cartwright wants to take a breather but Collins is having none of it.
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.
Collins trying to hold on to Cartwright's head to control him but Cartwright postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cartwright sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Collins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cartwright defends it nicely.
Collins keeps the fight on the outside.
Cartwright tries to clinch up.
Cartwright stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cartwright wants it to stay on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Collins gets the takedown into side control.
Cartwright tries to buck Collins off but Collins is having none of it.
Collins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cartwright can do to turn this around?
Cartwright struggling a bit here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Collins dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cartwright tries to clinch
and Collins counters with a single leg into guard. Cartwright didn't expect that.
Cartwright is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cartwright controlling the position.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Cartwright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Collins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cartwright trying to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins looking to sit in guard and control but Cartwright gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Collins working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins is adopting a defensive guard.
Collins is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cartwright tries to free his leg and advance position but Collins is retaining full guard.
Cartwright won't allow Collins to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cartwright controlling from the top position.
Collins has Cartwright pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Collins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cartwright counters with a thumping low kick.
Cartwright wants to clinch.
Collins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cartwright defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cartwright moves in looking to clinch but Collins pushes him off.
Cartwright wants to clinch.
Collins has Cartwright up against the ropes in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Collins.
Cartwright misses with a body punch.
Cartwright swings wildly with an uppercut but Collins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartwright jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Collins walks away with a smile on his face. Cartwright gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins gets the takedown into side control.
Collins trying to control the position but Cartwright is working away.
Cartwright can't do much from the bottom here.
Cartwright sneaks back into half guard.
Collins content to control rather than advance.
Collins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cartwright with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Collins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Collins has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Collins!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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