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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Last of my kind kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cain tries to keep at a distance but Wayne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cain looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Wayne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wayne tries a head kick but it misses.
Wayne darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wayne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wayne trying to control the action but Cain is working from the bottom.
Wayne with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cain is looking to improve his position.
Wayne is looking to take a break and control but Cain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wayne looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne is looking to take a break and control but Cain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cain is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wayne pulls his head out easily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wayne lands with a nice combination. Cain backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Ricky Cain has been cut.
Wayne throws a combination. Cain tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wayne thumps Cain with a low kick.
Wayne has managed to clinch.
Wayne is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Cain can't fight it off and eventually Wayne manages to take the fight to the floor. Cain looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wayne trying to control but Cain is working from the bottom.
Wayne trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cain's guard.
Wayne tries to free his leg and advance position but Cain is retaining full guard.
Wayne is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wayne must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wayne trying to control but Cain is working from the bottom.
Wayne looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne wants to stand but Cain is controlling his posture from full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wayne gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wayne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wayne instigates a clinch.
Cain is working for takedown but Wayne is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wayne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wayne throws a combination. Cain tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ricky Cain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cain is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wayne.
Wayne shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wayne was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wayne looking to finish Cain with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cain!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne lands a heavy elbow.
Cain wants to hold on but Wayne pushes him away.
Cain in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wayne wants to control the pace but Cain is squirming around nicely.
Wayne looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cain is bucking up trying to escape but Wayne cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cain is bucking up trying to escape but Wayne cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wayne wants to control the pace but Cain is squirming around nicely.
Wayne scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Wayne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Cain's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick misses from Wayne.
Wayne fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cain sprawls well initially but Wayne persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wayne working over Cain with some ground and pound. Cain looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wayne is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Wayne wants to free his trapped foot but Cain is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wayne is looking to take a break and control but Cain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cain blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wayne.
Cain has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wayne is working away from the top position though.
Wayne wants to stand up but Cain is controlling the position.
Wayne trying to control the action but Cain is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wayne looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cain!
Wayne lands a nice shot to the head.
Wayne can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cain is looking to escape.
Wayne controlling the pace for now.
Wayne looking to control but Cain is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cain is desperately trying to improve his position but Wayne has a good base and remains in mount.
Wayne controlling his opponent.
Wayne trying to control but Cain is having none of it.
Wayne working the ground and pound effectively.
Cain wants to hold on but Wayne pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne landing punches.
Wayne landing strikes from the mount.
Cain is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cain wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wayne.
Wayne lands a big elbow.
Wayne lands a nice shot to the head.
Cain is in a horrible position here. Wayne smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wayne can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cain is looking to escape.
Cain is desperately trying to improve his position but Wayne has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne working the ground and pound effectively.
Wayne trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Wayne.
Cain wants to hold on but Wayne pushes him away.
Wayne punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wayne can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cain is looking to escape.
Cain tries to lock up and control but Wayne gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wayne wants to control the pace but Cain is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Wayne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ricky Cain's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Wayne looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wayne is pressing down on Cain's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cain is holding on for now.
Wayne landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wayne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cain. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wayne sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wayne tries to stand and escape but Cain is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain tries to get to full guard but Wayne has control of the leg.
Wayne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wayne content to control rather than advance.
Wayne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wayne is controlling the pace.
Wayne seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cain does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two 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.
Wayne not doing much here.
Despite being in the dominant position, Christopher Wayne just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wayne moves into the clinch successfully.
Wayne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wayne lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wayne.
Wayne fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cain sprawls well initially but Wayne persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cain keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cain wants to get back to full guard.
Wayne seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cain does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Christopher Wayne has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wayne not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cain defending well though.
Wayne throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wayne wants to free his trapped foot but Cain is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wayne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cain gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Wayne counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cain is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wayne stopping the sweep attempt from Cain.
Cain keeping moving, preventing Wayne from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne won't allow Cain to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cain keeping moving, preventing Wayne from controlling successfully.
Wayne might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cain kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wayne shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cain is trying to defend but Wayne finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wayne is thwarting Cain's attempts to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christopher Wayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wayne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher Wayne!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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