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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reinaldo Gracie (ranked 910 p4p, 1835 weight class) and Clin Cartwright (ranked 109 p4p, 206 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Apaga Mas NĂŁo Bate. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cartwright's choice of entrance music: Cirice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Reinaldo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clin Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartwright misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cartwright!
Cartwright is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gracie controls the position.
Gracie throws an elbow but Cartwright slips to the side and avoids it well.
Gracie tries to move into full mount but can't pass Cartwright's legs.
Cartwright seems a little lost for a moment, as Gracie dominates the positioning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie trying to control the action but Cartwright is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright trying to remain calm as Gracie controls from the top position.
Gracie tries to advance to mount but Cartwright denies him.
Gracie advances to full mount.
Gracie looking to finish Cartwright with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cartwright!
Gracie landing punches.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Gracie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cartwright wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gracie.
Cartwright is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gracie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've been hearing that Gracie has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gracie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
Cartwright blocking the ground and pound.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cartwright is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gracie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cartwright is in a horrible position here. Gracie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gracie controlling the pace for now.
Gracie won't let Cartwright get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie scoring with strikes but Cartwright is staying in there.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reinaldo Gracie dominated that round.
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 doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Cartwright has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cartwright swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cartwright has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
Cartwright is trying to push Gracie away but Gracie has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gracie tries to stall but Cartwright uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie is trying to drag Cartwright to the mat but Cartwright just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cartwright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Cartwright is trying to break the clinch but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Cartwright wants to get back to striking at distance but Gracie won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Gracie - that landed with a thud.
Cartwright has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie wants to stall.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Cartwright lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Cartwright manages to break the clinch.
Gracie moves into the clinch successfully.
Cartwright wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright can't break the clinch.
Cartwright wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gracie is working for takedown but Cartwright is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cartwright prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reinaldo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cartwright misses with the head strike.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Cartwright looking to slow down the pace here.
Cartwright pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cartwright tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clin Cartwright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cartwright wants to clinch.
Cartwright tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie scores with a nice head shot.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Cartwright does no damage.
Cartwright tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright misses the body punch
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cartwright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cartwright can do to turn this around?
Cartwright keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Cartwright is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cartwright is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
Gracie is stalling in the full guard.
Gracie won't allow Cartwright to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Cartwright clinches up against the cage.
Cartwright tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Cartwright back against the cage.
Gracie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cartwright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cartwright throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Cartwright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cartwright missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Cartwright sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cartwright doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Cartwright misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cartwright misses with a lunging right hand
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stops Cartwright from standing up.
Cartwright being controlled here, momentarily.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cartwright swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie controlling from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cartwright wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Reinaldo Gracie will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Cartwright misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie scores with a jab to the head.
Cartwright is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cartwright moves to clinch but Gracie breaks away
and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Cartwright didn't expect that.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Cartwright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reinaldo Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cartwright pushes Gracie away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gracie gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartwright is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The strikes coming from Gracie are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gracie trying to control the position but Cartwright is working away.
Gracie is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cartwright is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gracie tries to move to full mount but Cartwright actually manages to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Cartwright is defending well.
Gracie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gracie is controlling the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Clin Cartwright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cartwright looks to clinch
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cartwright's guard.
Gracie with a nice head shot there.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gracie seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cartwright for as long as he can get away with.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Cartwright is retaining full guard.
Clin Cartwright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gracie continues to stall.
Cartwright keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Cartwright working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Cartwright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reinaldo Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gracie, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reinaldo Gracie!
Reinaldo Gracie thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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