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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Barfield (ranked 1205 p4p, 1796 weight class) and Cam Cartwright (ranked 162 p4p, 226 weight class). Cartwright has chosen Karma Chameleon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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5 - 2 - 0 |
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179 cm
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195
13 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Barfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cam Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Cartwright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cartwright takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barfield drives through and clinches with Cartwright against the cage.
Cartwright lands a hook that snaps the head of Barfield backwards.
Cartwright tries to throw a body punch but Barfield avoids it by throwing Cartwright back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Cartwright.
Barfield is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cartwright lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cartwright lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barfield gets control of Cartwright's arms and successfully pulls guard. Barfield will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Barfield is trying to control the position but Cartwright postures up.
Barfield being controlled here, momentarily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barfield is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barfield throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cartwright works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barfield slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Barfield is looking to advance position but Cartwright has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Cartwright takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Barfield is looking to get to half guard.
Barfield is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
It looks like Cartwright might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Barfield is trying desperately to improve position.
Cartwright with a couple of short strikes.
Barfield gets back to half guard.
Barfield is pressing down on Cartwright's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright wanted to stand there but Barfield had control of the position.
Barfield bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cartwright's guard.
We've been hearing that Barfield has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cartwright wants to get back to his feet but Barfield is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cartwright keeping moving, preventing Barfield from controlling successfully.
Barfield loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barfield wants to control from the top but Cartwright keeps moving.
Barfield controlling from the top position.
That's four 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.
Barfield in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barfield throws an elbow that misses. Cartwright uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barfield's guard. Nice move by Cartwright!
Cartwright trying to control the position from guard on top but Barfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cartwright is fighting to break Barfield's control of his arms but Barfield is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cartwright avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cartwright has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Barfield is proving hard to escape from.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cam Cartwright will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Barfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Cartwright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barfield tries to clinch there but Cartwright circles away.
Barfield paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Barfield fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cartwright, pushing him back against the cage.
Barfield blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barfield decides to pull guard.
Barfield being controlled here, momentarily.
Barfield wants to control the position but Cartwright says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright is looking to take a break and control but Barfield is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cartwright controlling the action here.
Cartwright wants to stand up but Barfield is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright prevents Barfield from improving his position.
Samuel Barfield overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barfield wants to control but Cartwright is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Barfield won't allow Cartwright to pass to mount.
Barfield looking for submissions off his back.
Cartwright is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Barfield is concentrating on defense, preventing Cartwright from advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Barfield trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Barfield is working to get back to half guard.
Cartwright controlling the pace for now.
Cartwright is continuing to stall.
Barfield is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright controlling the position easily from mount.
Cartwright wants to stand but Barfield is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Barfield is trying to escape the mount.
Cartwright sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cartwright is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Barfield is squirming around, avoiding Cartwright's attempts to control the action.
Cartwright is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Barfield is trying to escape the mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cartwright controlling from the full mount.
Barfield is desperately trying to improve his position but Cartwright has a good base and remains in mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cam Cartwright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cartwright is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Samuel Barfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barfield misses the shot to the body.
Barfield tries to clinch but Cartwright is having none of it.
Barfield lands a jab to Cartwright's midsection.
Barfield throws a leg kick but Cartwright checks it.
Barfield pushes Cartwright up against the cage in a clinch.
Barfield lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cartwright.
Nice body punch from Cartwright.
Barfield pushes Cartwright back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cartwright lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barfield backwards.
Barfield tries to pull guard but Cartwright holds him up against the cage and eventually Barfield drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barfield successfully pulls guard.
Cartwright is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright wants to stand but Barfield has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cartwright avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cartwright wants to control from the top but Barfield keeps moving.
Barfield looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cartwright's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barfield throws the left hand but Cartwright avoids the punch easily.
Cartwright clinches with his opponent.
Cartwright gets through Barfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cartwright tries to work over Barfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cartwright lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Cartwright wants to control but Barfield is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barfield wants to control but Cartwright is keeping busy.
Barfield is looking to get back to full guard here but Cartwright has managed to pass to side control instead.
Cartwright tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barfield tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cartwright wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Barfield can't do much from the bottom here.
Cartwright is staying tight to Barfield's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Cartwright's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Barfield is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cartwright is looking to take a break and control but Barfield is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barfield wants to control but Cartwright postures up.
Barfield is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Cartwright is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Cartwright sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Barfield is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cam Cartwright is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barfield regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cam Cartwright comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cartwright 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cam Cartwright!
A relieved looking Cam Cartwright thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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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