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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cavan Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiko Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartwright's entrance music is The Irish Fighting Song. A fine choice. Mendez has chosen Who Let the Dawgs Out - Baha Men as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kiko Mendez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cavan Cartwright's chin.
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220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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211 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cavan Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kiko Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cartwright comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Kiko Mendez has been cut.
Cartwright using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cartwright is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mendez is defending well for now.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mendez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mendez is looking to break free of the clinch but Cartwright has double underhooks.
Mendez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cartwright prevents it.
Cartwright gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mendez.
Cartwright gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cartwright is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cavan Cartwright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kiko Mendez.
Mendez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cartwright prevents the takedown attempt.
Mendez can't get the takedown.
Cartwright is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mendez is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cartwright lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mendez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mendez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cartwright pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cartwright tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mendez avoids it.
Mendez takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Kiko Mendez's cut even more.
Mendez wants a takedown but no success here.
Mendez looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright prevents Mendez from breaking the clinch.
Cartwright misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mendez.
Cartwright using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cartwright trying to land knees to the body.
Cartwright missing with knees to the body.
Mendez avoiding damage as Cartwright throws knees to the body.
Mendez managing to block the knees to the body from Cartwright.
Cartwright gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cartwright stalling against the cage.
Cartwright lands an elbow inside that Mendez shrugs off.
The cut above Kiko Mendez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cartwright lands an elbow inside.
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!
Mendez looking for a takedown.
Cartwright lands an elbow that stopped Mendez in his tracks for a moment.
Cartwright lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kiko Mendez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cavan Cartwright!
A relieved looking Cavan 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
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