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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caidan Cartwright (ranked 4013 p4p, 526 weight class) and Aidan Dougal (ranked 9647 p4p, 843 weight class). Caidan Cartwright has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 cm
22
221 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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198 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caidan Cartwright! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aidan Dougal! The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cartwright pushes Dougal up against the cage in a clinch. Dougal missing with knees to the body.
Cartwright wants to get back to striking at distance but Dougal won't allow it.
Cartwright wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dougal lands a nice elbow. Dougal tries a knee to the head but Cartwright blocks it.
Cartwright definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Cartwright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dougal tries to clinch there but Cartwright circles away.
Dougal gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Dougal is working an open guard so Cartwright takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Dougal tries to clinch up. Dougal looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Cartwright circles away from the clinch attempt and Cartwright counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cartwright stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being. Cartwright shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dougal is trying to defend but Cartwright finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cartwright decides to return to a standing position. Dougal is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Cartwright drops Dougal with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dougal looks back up at him and smiles so Cartwright waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Cartwright shoots in and gets a takedown into Dougal's guard. Cartwright stops Dougal from standing up. Cartwright gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cartwright takes the fight into the clinch. Cartwright lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dougal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dougal crunches a lovely knee into Cartwright's ribcage. Dougal misses with an elbow over the top. Cartwright is trying to push Dougal away but Dougal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Cartwright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Cartwright delivers a nice body kick. Aidan Dougal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Dougal looks winded! Dougal tries to clinch but Cartwright is having none of it. Cartwright throws a right and a left that both miss. Dougal tries to counter with a clinch but Cartwright shakes him off and moves away. Cartwright moves into the clinch. Dougal misses with a knee strike.
Dougal tries to land knees in the clinch but Cartwright avoids the damage to the body. A head punch blocked on the inside by Dougal. Cartwright is trying to break the clinch but Dougal is controlling him. With the fighters up against the cage, Dougal throws an elbow but misses. Cartwright wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dougal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cartwright has a couple of punches blocked by Dougal.
Cartwright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cartwright gets a takedown into half guard. Dougal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cartwright. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Cartwright stands up from half guard. Cartwright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Cartwright closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dougal's guard. Cartwright stands up from Dougal's guard - Cartwright perhaps looking for a knockout. Cartwright has Dougal up against the cage in a clinch.
Cartwright is trying to stall.
Cartwright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cartwright fails to pull guard.
Cartwright swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cartwright breaks from the clinch.
Dougal closes the distance but Cartwright moves to the side and Cartwright counters with a crisp one two that drops Dougal! Cartwright thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Dougal to his feet! Dougal is in big trouble!
Dougal is rocked! 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 closes the distance looking for a takedown. Cartwright picks Dougal up and slams him brutally to the floor. Dougal is out! He's out cold! Wow, you don't see a finish like that every day!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Caidan Cartwright! Caidan Cartwright seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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