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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balin Le Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cavan Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartwright has chosen The Irish Fighting Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Balin Le Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cavan Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright gets a clinch.
Cartwright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cartwright tightens his grip and picks Le Savage up, before dumping him to the ground. Le Savage manages to land in guard.
Cartwright trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cartwright stopping the sweep attempt from Le Savage.
Le Savage is working hard here to advance position.
Cartwright is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Le Savage is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Savage managing to control the position.
Cartwright wants to control from the top but Le Savage keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Savage not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Balin Le Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cartwright instigates a clinch.
Le Savage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cartwright blocks a body shot from Le Savage.
Le Savage lands a left hand.
Le Savage scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cartwright takes a shot to the head.
Cartwright lands a damaging elbow.
Cartwright tries for a takedown. No joy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cartwright takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cartwright swings wildly with an uppercut but Le Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Le Savage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cartwright as Le Savage tries to tie him up.
Le Savage has Cartwright pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cartwright.
Le Savage pushes Cartwright back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Le Savage leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cartwright.
A head punch on the inside from Le Savage fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cartwright tries a body shot but Le Savage blocks it.
Cartwright lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cartwright decides to pull guard.
Cartwright is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Le Savage defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is trying to keep Le Savage in close.
Cartwright working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Le Savage doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Le Savage manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Le Savage advances to half guard.
Le Savage perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cartwright looking for submissions off his back.
Le Savage is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
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.
Cartwright is trying to control but can't.
Le Savage throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cartwright has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Le Savage escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Le Savage!
Cartwright is not content to let Le Savage control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Cartwright's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Le Savage tries to move into full mount but can't pass Cartwright's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Balin Le Savage will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Le Savage throws a jab when Cartwright was well out of range.
Cartwright slips a jab from Le Savage.
Cartwright changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Le Savage throws a hook but Cartwright avoids it easily.
Le Savage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cartwright manages to avoid it.
Cartwright has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Cartwright dives in for a single leg takedown but Le Savage sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Le Savage clobbers Cartwright with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Le Savage connects with a nice looking jab.
Cartwright forces Le Savage back against the cage and clinches.
Cartwright jumps guard but Le Savage turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Le Savage trying to stall but Cartwright improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Le Savage.
Cartwright has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Le Savage regains guard immediately.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le Savage is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Le Savage manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Cartwright keeping moving, preventing Le Savage from controlling successfully.
Cartwright is looking for a triangle but Le Savage pushes his legs off easily.
Le Savage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cartwright swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cartwright working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Le Savage doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Le Savage manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cartwright throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Savage won't allow Cartwright to sweep him here.
Cartwright is looking for a triangle here but Le Savage uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Cartwright tries to buck Le Savage off but Le Savage is having none of it.
The strikes coming from Le Savage are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cartwright throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Cartwright is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cartwright is still trying to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Savage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cartwright keeps working.
Cavan Cartwright has got the better of the ground game so far.
Le Savage gets to mount! Cartwright was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Cartwright is trying to reverse the position but instead Le Savage has taken his back - oops!
Cartwright manages to reverse the position and now he's in Le Savage's guard. Nice work there by Cartwright.
Le Savage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Savage keeping moving, preventing Cartwright from controlling successfully.
Le Savage is trying to keep Cartwright in close.
Le Savage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cartwright missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cartwright won't allow Le Savage to sweep him here.
Cartwright pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Le Savage is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balin Le Savage dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Le Savage throws a right hand that Cartwright ducks under and follows up with a left that Cartwright also avoids with ease.
Cartwright is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Le Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cartwright misses with a takedown attempt - Le Savage sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cartwright changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Le Savage tries to avoid it but Cartwright manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Le Savage to the ground. Le Savage escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Le Savage scores with a jab to the head.
Cartwright misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Balin Le Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cavan Cartwright.
Le Savage scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright takes the fight into the clinch.
Le Savage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cartwright can do to turn this around?
Le Savage stalling in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Le Savage - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Le Savage gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright lands a nice uppercut.
Le Savage has Cartwright pushed against the cage.
Le Savage working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Le Savage tries to work over Cartwright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Le Savage will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cartwright up against the cage.
Le Savage is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cartwright goes for a takedown in the clinch but Le Savage prevents it.
Cartwright prevents a body shot from Le Savage.
Le Savage stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Le Savage is defending well.
Le Savage looking to stall.
Cartwright has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Le Savage is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cartwright tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Le Savage smiles and moves away.
Cartwright shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Le Savage as he avoids it easily.
Le Savage jabs at Cartwright's body.
Cartwright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab from Le Savage finds it's way through Cartwright's defenses.
Le Savage stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Le Savage wants it to stay on the feet.
A big right from Le Savage misses.
Cartwright drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Le Savage defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Le Savage scores with a nice strike.
Le Savage connects with a crisp jab.
Cartwright walks straight into a right hand from Le Savage - that's dropped him! Le Savage jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Cartwright from any more punishment! Cartwright complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Balin Le Savage!
During a confident post fight interview, Balin Le Savage thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Cavan Cartwright had this to say: 'I gave it my best. I will find a way to do better next time.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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