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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Oliver (ranked 1371 p4p, 1385 weight class) and RJ Cain (ranked 190 p4p, 192 weight class). Cain is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Middle Class Rut . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamie Oliver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, RJ Cain!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver has closed the distance and engaged Cain in a clinch.
Oliver working aggressively here.
Cain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've been informed that Cain has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cain scores with a jab to the head.
Oliver has managed to clinch.
Oliver struggles to land a body shot inside as Cain controls his hands.
Cain lands with a right to the head.
Oliver is leaning against Cain and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cain.
Oliver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cain avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cain.
Cain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cain tries to circle away but Oliver has him pinned against the cage.
Oliver can't find room to land a body shot as Cain controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Oliver fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Oliver as the two fighters clinch.
Oliver misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliver.
Oliver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliver digs a right hand into Cain's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cain's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oliver backwards.
Nice body punch from Oliver.
Oliver pushes Cain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oliver misses with a punch on the inside.
Cain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oliver misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cain.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oliver.
Our sources have told us that Oliver has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A body shot lands from Cain.
Cain is trying to push Oliver away but Oliver has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Oliver prevents a body shot from Cain.
Oliver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oliver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cain.
Oliver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oliver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cain.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oliver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Oliver fails to land.
Oliver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oliver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oliver 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!
Oliver has Cain pressed against the cage, preventing Cain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oliver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oliver throws out the jab.
Despite the aggression on Cain's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cain slips under a jab.
Oliver ducks under a wild hook from Cain.
Good shot there by Cain.
Oliver takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oliver instigates a clinch.
Cain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Oliver scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain avoids the elbow strike from Oliver, against the cage.
Cain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cain wants to stall.
Oliver makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oliver.
Oliver digs a right hand underneath Cain's ribcage. Cain let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oliver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oliver misses with the head strike.
Oliver works on Cain's body with a couple of short punches.
Oliver scores with a shot to the side of Cain's head.
Oliver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cain's defenses.
Cain blocks a body shot from Oliver.
Oliver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cain's elbow.
Oliver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cain's elbow.
Oliver throws a punch but it's blocked by Cain.
Oliver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain prevents a body shot from Oliver.
A shot in the inside from Oliver.
Oliver makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oliver throws a punch but it's blocked by Cain.
Oliver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cain takes a shot to the head.
Oliver misses with a body punch.
Oliver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Cain.
Oliver misses with some punches.
Cain manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Oliver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cain backwards.
Cain blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Oliver.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Oliver dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oliver throws a series of punches but Cain avoids them all with ease.
Oliver misses with a hook. Cain ducked under it nicely.
Cain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oliver.
Cain swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliver.
Cain misses with a wild combination.
Oliver tries to clinch up but Cain circles away and keeps his distance.
Cain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cain misses the shot to the body.
Oliver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cain.
Cain throws out a counter right but Oliver avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cain throws a body shot but no joy.
Cain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oliver lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Oliver.
The fighters circling - Oliver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Oliver is looking to clinch but Cain is avoiding it.
Oliver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cain can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cain circles away quickly and effectively.
Oliver throws an off balance right hand
enabling Cain to counter with a crisp jab.
Cain ducks under a wild hook from Oliver.
A shot to the body from Oliver misses
and Cain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oliver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oliver cracks Cain with a nice body shot.
Cain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oliver backwards.
Cain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oliver lands a hook that snaps the head of Cain backwards.
Cain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oliver lands an elbow inside that Cain shrugs off.
Cain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
RJ Cain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cain misses with a hook.
Oliver appears to be looking for a big counter.
Oliver misses with a body shot
enabling Cain to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliver closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain blocks an uppercut.
Oliver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oliver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cain swings wildly with an uppercut but Oliver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oliver struggles to land a body shot inside as Cain controls his hands.
Oliver misses with a body punch.
Oliver putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cain in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cain is breathing heavily.
Cain leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oliver has him pressed against the cage.
Jamie Oliver has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oliver digs a right hand into Cain's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cain's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oliver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Oliver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliver.
Cain lands with a left to the head.
Oliver gets through Cain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oliver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cain backwards.
Oliver working aggressively here.
Oliver tries to work over Cain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cain is trying to force a seperation but Oliver has the dominant position.
Oliver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oliver throws a punch but it's blocked by Cain.
Oliver misses with a body punch.
Oliver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oliver lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cain has had enough of the clinch but Oliver keeps him there for the moment.
A short uppercut from Oliver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cain managing to block the knees to the body from Oliver.
Oliver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oliver lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliver.
Oliver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oliver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cain is trying to push Oliver away but Oliver has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Oliver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cain backwards.
Oliver lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cain or not.
A short uppercut from Oliver.
Oliver lands a hook that snaps the head of Cain backwards.
Oliver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oliver creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oliver lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oliver presses Cain against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oliver prevents Cain from breaking the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Oliver dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Cain misses the target.
Oliver with a jab.
Oliver has closed the distance and engaged Cain in a clinch.
Oliver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oliver lands a nice uppercut.
Oliver is working Cain over against the cage.
Oliver has a couple of punches blocked by Cain.
Oliver scores with a shot to the side of Cain's head.
Cain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oliver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliver misses with an elbow over the top.
Oliver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oliver digs a right hand underneath Cain's ribcage. Cain let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oliver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oliver misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oliver.
Cain has a couple of punches blocked by Oliver.
Cain manages to break the clinch.
Cain avoids the body shot from Oliver.
Oliver bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Oliver throws an overhand right that lands on Cain's shoulder, as Cain tries to avoid the shot.
Oliver lands a nice shot to the body.
Jamie Oliver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cain is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oliver has managed to clinch.
Cain's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oliver blocks a body shot from Cain.
Oliver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cain backwards.
Oliver has Cain pressed against the cage, preventing Cain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cain blocks an elbow strike.
Oliver has a couple of punches blocked by Cain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver throws a head punch that misses.
Oliver lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Oliver.
Oliver struggles to land a body shot inside as Cain controls his hands.
Cain breaks the clinch.
Cain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oliver wants to clinch but Cain slips to the side
and Cain counters with a stiff right hand.
Oliver is looking to clinch but Cain is avoiding it.
Oliver smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oliver lands with a right hand.
Oliver drops his shoulder and cracks Cain with a huge uppercut! Cain goes down! Can Oliver finish him?
Cain is rocked!
Oliver wants to pass the guard but Cain is keeping the position.
Cain is still in real trouble! Can Oliver finish him?
Oliver seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Oliver continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain seems to have recovered his senses.
Oliver wants to control from the top but Cain keeps moving.
Oliver looking to pass the guard.
Oliver trying to control the position from guard on top but Cain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
RJ Cain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliver throws a big right hand that misses.
Oliver trying to control but Cain is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Oliver missing with a left hand there. Cain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cain appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oliver lands with an uppercut that bounces Cain off the cage and back into range.
Oliver misses with a shot to the body
letting Cain counter with a right hand.
Jamie Oliver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oliver misses with a body shot.
Oliver dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cain on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oliver works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cain misses with a straight right.
Cain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oliver.
Oliver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oliver moves into the clinch successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Oliver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oliver has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Oliver!
Jamie Oliver decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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hype
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