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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Clint Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartwright comes to the cage accompanied by Total Domination. Eduardo Alvarez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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141 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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176 cm
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145 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clint Cartwright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eduardo Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Alvarez.
Alvarez rushes Cartwright and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cartwright swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartwright misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alvarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alvarez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cartwright scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cartwright scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cartwright working aggressively here.
Alvarez is trying to maintain a safe position but Cartwright gets an underhook and turns Alvarez into the cage.
Cartwright lands a right hand.
Alvarez tries a body shot but Cartwright blocks it.
Cartwright digs a right hand into Alvarez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alvarez's gas tank.
Alvarez tries to stall but Cartwright uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Cartwright.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cartwright throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alvarez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Alvarez.
Cartwright avoiding damage.
A short left from Cartwright.
Alvarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cartwright.
Alvarez effectively controlling the action here.
Alvarez misses with a body punch.
Cartwright scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cartwright tries to stall but Alvarez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alvarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Cartwright controls his hands.
Alvarez stalling in the clinch.
Cartwright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cartwright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvarez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cartwright backwards.
Alvarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvarez tries to stall but Cartwright uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alvarez is trying to stall.
Cartwright working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cartwright.
A shot in the inside from Cartwright.
Alvarez has hold of one of Cartwright's legs. Cartwright is fighting the takedown attempt but Alvarez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Cartwright scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Cartwright.
Cartwright pushes Alvarez up against the cage in a clinch.
Cartwright swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartwright softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cartwright lands a shoulder strike.
Alvarez trying to control the position but instead, Cartwright has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alvarez into the cage.
Alvarez misses with the head strike.
Cartwright is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Alvarez is keeping busy.
Alvarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cartwright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cartwright working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cartwright scores with a hook to the body.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Cartwright.
Alvarez misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Alvarez.
Alvarez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Cartwright fails to land.
Cartwright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cartwright misses with a body punch.
Cartwright is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cartwright lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cartwright makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alvarez trying to control the position but instead, Cartwright has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alvarez into the cage.
Alvarez misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvarez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cartwright prevents it.
Alvarez has Cartwright pushed against the cage.
Cartwright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cartwright looking to slow down the pace here.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Cartwright.
Alvarez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cartwright gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Clint Cartwright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Alvarez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Alvarez to work.
Nice body punch from Cartwright.
Cartwright throws a head punch that misses.
Cartwright lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cartwright blocks an uppercut.
Alvarez is looking to take this one to the mat.
A left hand lands to the body for Cartwright.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cartwright.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cartwright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Cartwright.
Cartwright misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alvarez is struggling to control the position.
Cartwright doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cartwright works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Cartwright dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarez lands with a right hand.
Cartwright pushes Alvarez up against the cage in a clinch.
Cartwright lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cartwright lands a shoulder strike.
Cartwright misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Cartwright lands a shot to the body.
Cartwright lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Cartwright is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Cartwright lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alvarez can't find room to land a body shot as Cartwright controls the action.
Cartwright blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvarez has a couple of punches blocked by Cartwright.
Alvarez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alvarez.
Alvarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Cartwright controls his hands.
Cartwright lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cartwright stalling.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Cartwright.
A right hook to the body lands for Cartwright.
Alvarez wants to take the fight to the mat but Cartwright manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright is working Alvarez over against the cage.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Cartwright lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cartwright blocking some punches.
Cartwright stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cartwright leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cartwright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cartwright working aggressively here.
Cartwright lands a nice uppercut.
Cartwright blocking some punches.
Cartwright tries to throw a body punch but Alvarez avoids it by throwing Cartwright back against the cage.
Cartwright lands a shoulder strike.
Cartwright misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvarez gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Cartwright kicks Alvarez off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cartwright gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Alvarez fails to land.
Cartwright trying to stall but Alvarez improves his position.
A short uppercut from Alvarez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Cartwright.
Cartwright swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartwright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alvarez's elbow.
Good body shot from Cartwright.
Alvarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Alvarez fails to land.
Cartwright works on Alvarez's body with a couple of short punches.
Alvarez trying to control the position but instead, Cartwright has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alvarez into the cage.
Alvarez tries a body shot but Cartwright blocks it.
Alvarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alvarez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cartwright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clint Cartwright has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cartwright.
Alvarez avoiding damage as Cartwright throws knees to the body.
Cartwright unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alvarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cartwright throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cartwright creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Cartwright.
Cartwright stalls.
Cartwright throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alvarezs head.
Cartwright lands a nice uppercut.
Cartwright digs a right hand underneath Alvarez's ribcage. Alvarez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cartwright throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cartwright makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cartwright taking a breather.
Alvarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartwright tries a body shot but Alvarez blocks it.
Cartwright landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alvarez takes a shot to the head.
Cartwright throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alvarezs head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cartwright scores with a shoulder strike.
Cartwright lands with a right to the head.
Cartwright scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cartwright creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cartwright lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cartwright creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Alvarez being controlled against the cage.
Alvarez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cartwright lands a shot to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Cartwright.
Cartwright lands a shot to the body.
Cartwright pushes Alvarez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cartwright lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cartwright lands with a short shot to the head.
Cartwright tries to work over Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cartwright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cartwright lands a nice uppercut.
Alvarez is looking to control Cartwright's arms but Cartwright gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alvarez has his back to the cage.
Cartwright misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alvarez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cartwright.
A shot in the inside from Cartwright.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Cartwright dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Cartwright tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Cartwright tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cartwright fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cartwright looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cartwright tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Alvarez gets a double leg takedown into Cartwright's guard.
Cartwright manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Cartwright wants to clinch up but Alvarez keeps it at a distance.
Alvarez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cartwright circles away.
Cartwright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvarez.
Alvarez gets caught flat footed, as Cartwright shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Clint Cartwright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cartwright landing some decent shots from guard.
Cartwright keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Cartwright from controlling successfully.
Cartwright postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Alvarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright works over Alvarez with some ground and pound from guard.
Cartwright postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cartwright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cartwright landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez working a defensive guard here.
Cartwright working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alvarez's head.
Alvarez has momentary wrist control but Cartwright slips an elbow through the middle.
Cartwright stands up over Alvarez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Alvarez looking for a sweep. Not yet Alvarez, not yet.
Alvarez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cartwright can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cartwright stands up over Alvarez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cartwright's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cartwright landing some decent shots from guard.
Cartwright content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cartwright lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cartwright keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
Alvarez is rocked!
Cartwright keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
Alvarez is still in real trouble! Can Cartwright finish him?
Alvarez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cartwright connects with a couple of short punches.
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!
Cartwright with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Alvarez wants to sweep but no luck.
Cartwright lands a couple of digs.
Cartwright is in close to Alvarez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
Cartwright sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Alvarez's guard.
Alvarez gets full guard.
Cartwright lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cartwright works over Alvarez with some ground and pound from guard.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Cartwright from controlling successfully.
Eduardo Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cartwright looking to pass the guard.
Cartwright with a nice head shot there.
Cartwright lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cartwright doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cartwright manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cartwright trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clint Cartwright is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright tries to free his leg and advance position but Alvarez is retaining full guard.
Alvarez seems to have recovered his senses.
Cartwright controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Alvarez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cartwright is aware though and is defending well.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Cartwright from controlling successfully.
Cartwright is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cartwright postures up and lands a big shot to Alvarez's brow.
Cartwright not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cartwright trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cartwright postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clint Cartwright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cartwright, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clint Cartwright!
A relieved looking Clint 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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RATING
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