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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cain might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to A Warrior's Call. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Silva!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cain to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Silva trying to control the position.
Cain wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Cain 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.
Cain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Cain blocks a head kick by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva closes the distance but Cain moves to the side
and Cain counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Cain is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cain is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
Cain tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cain has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cain is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cain working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
Silva is not content to let Cain control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cain is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
Cain working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to buck Cain off but Cain is having none of it.
Cain is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cain tries to advance to mount but Silva instead regains half guard.
Cain wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Cain thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cain thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cain seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cain scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cain seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cain is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cain is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Cain 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.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cain's head.
Silva tries to work over Cain's front leg with a kick but Cain checks it.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cain counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Cain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cain wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Cain got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cain has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Cain postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cain wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Cain is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain chips away with some ground and pound.
Cain postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cain advances position into side control!
Cain working the ground and pound.
Silva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Cain working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cain is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cain controlling the position.
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!
Cain is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has hold of Cain's hands but Cain slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cain works his foot free and advances to mount.
Cain has control of Silva's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Silva regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Cain cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva tries to buck Cain off but he can't manage it.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cain looking to secure an arm triangle but Silva defends it well.
Cain dominating with strikes here.
Cain sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cain postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cain scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Cain dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Cain lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Cain!
Our winner, Mike Cain, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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