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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Camber Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quick Twist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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192 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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191 cm
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190 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Camber Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quick Twist!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright stuffs the takedown.
Cartwright drives through and clinches with Twist against the cage.
Cartwright lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Quick Twist has been cut.
Twist blocks an elbow strike.
Twist is working for takedown but Cartwright is calmly controlling the position for now.
Twist has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cartwright is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Camber Cartwright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quick Twist.
Cartwright comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cartwright tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Twist avoids it.
Cartwright gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Twist.
Cartwright lands an elbow inside.
Cartwright tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Twist avoids it.
Twist avoiding damage as Cartwright throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Cartwright.
Twist is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cartwright is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Twist to the mat. Twist regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cartwright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cartwright postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Twist is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cartwright, into his guard.
Twist must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Twist trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright wants to stand and escape but Twist is having none of it.
Twist is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Twist preventing the sweep.
Cartwright wants to stand but Twist is controlling the position.
Twist sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cartwright keeping moving, preventing Twist from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Quick Twist wasn't active enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cartwright looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Twist shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cartwright as he jumps to the side.
Cartwright tries to clinch up but Twist circles away and keeps his distance.
Twist swats away the attempt to clinch by Cartwright.
Twist doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cartwright counters with an inside leg kick.
Cartwright tries to clinch there but Twist circles away.
Twist keeps the fight on the outside.
Cartwright tries to clinch up but Twist circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twist looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cartwright tries to kick Twist off but Twist keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cartwright is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Twist pulls his head out easily.
Cartwright kicks Twist off and gets back to his feet.
Cartwright tries to clinch but Twist is having none of it.
Twist shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cartwright pinned against the cage. Cartwright gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Twist tries for a takedown but Cartwright circles away easily
and Cartwright counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Twist's guard now.
Twist looks gassed!
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!
Twist keeping moving, preventing Cartwright from controlling successfully.
Cartwright drops back, looking for a kneebar! Twist looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Twist looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Twist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Twist asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Cartwright stops Twist from passing to mount.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cartwright pushes Twist away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Twist gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Twist trying to control the action but Cartwright is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Camber Cartwright dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quick Twist's cut.
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.
Cartwright wants to clinch.
Cartwright is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cartwright clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright lands an elbow inside.
Cartwright breaks the clinch.
Quick Twist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Twist circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Cartwright. No joy for Twist on that attempt.
Twist shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cartwright as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Twist did well to prevent Cartwright getting side control.
Cartwright trying to control from half guard but Twist is working away.
Cartwright is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cartwright is working for a kimura but Twist is defending it quite comfortably.
Cartwright looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright seems to be looking for submissions.
Twist is pressing down on Cartwright's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cartwright postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Twist is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cartwright, into his guard.
Cartwright can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Twist controls the pace.
Cartwright had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Twist defends it easily.
Twist sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cartwright is looking to stand up but Twist isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twist slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cartwright is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Twist is controlling him.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cartwright 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 is wriggling around but Twist manages to pass to half guard.
Twist not doing much here.
Camber Cartwright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cartwright is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Camber Cartwright dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Quick Twist's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Twist tries for a takedown but Cartwright circles away easily
and Cartwright counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cartwright is working for a kimura but Twist is defending it quite comfortably.
Cartwright is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Twist sees it coming and defends easily.
Twist gets back to full guard.
Twist keeping moving, preventing Cartwright from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Twist manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cartwright has Twist in his guard.
Twist prevents Cartwright from getting back to his feet.
Twist controlling from the top position.
Twist wants to pass the guard but Cartwright is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twist looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cartwright kicks Twist off and gets to his feet.
Cartwright moves in looking to clinch but Twist pushes him off.
Cartwright tries to clinch there but Twist circles away.
Twist scores with a takedown into Cartwright's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cartwright is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twist engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cartwright had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Twist defends it easily.
Twist prevents Cartwright from getting back to his feet.
Quick Twist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Twist controlling from the top position.
Twist pushes down on Cartwright's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is trying to stand.
Twist content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Camber Cartwright is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cartwright is trying to stand.
Twist is controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Quick Twist.
Nice takedown defense from Cartwright. No joy for Twist on that attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Quick Twist.
Well Cartwright 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Camber Cartwright!
In his post fight interview, Camber Cartwright gave a big smile as he said 'It is what it is, and one day I will rule the nest. Until then, 'Carry On My Wayward Son.''.
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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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