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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kain Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Schim Fairbain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint comes to the cage accompanied by Be Aggresive by Faith No More. Fairbain has chosen Remember my name as his entrance music. 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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210 lbs
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220 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kain Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Schim Fairbain!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairbain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Saint looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fairbain is fending him off so far but Saint persists. Nope, Fairbain circles away and we're back to standing.
A slow jab from Saint misses its intended target.
Fairbain throws a body punch but Saint moves out of range.
Saint throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fairbain manages to avoid it.
Saint tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saint lands a nice shot that snaps Fairbain's head back.
Fairbain tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Saint needs to keep his hands up - Fairbain had a free shot at his head there.
A jab lands there for Fairbain.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fairbain.
A shot to the body from Saint misses
and Fairbain counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A swing and a miss from Saint.
Fairbain needs to keep his hands up - Saint had a free shot at his head there.
Saint misses with a hook. Fairbain ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairbain scores with a punch to the head.
Fairbain closes the distance and clinches.
Saint has a couple of punches blocked by Fairbain.
Fairbain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saint's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Saint fails to land.
Saint lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fairbain lands a shot to the body.
Saint wants to get back to striking at distance but Fairbain won't allow it.
Fairbain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Saint scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saint stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saint is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fairbain keeps control of Saint as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fairbain misses with an elbow strike.
Saint tries to break the clinch but Fairbain is controlling the position.
Saint misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fairbain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Fairbain fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint is trying to break the clinch but Fairbain is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fairbain.
Saint lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fairbain.
Fairbain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saint is defending well for now.
Fairbain tries to land knees in the clinch but Saint avoids the damage to the body.
Fairbain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fairbain prevents a body shot from Saint.
Fairbain swings wildly with an uppercut but Saint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fairbain lands an elbow that stopped Saint in his tracks for a moment.
Fairbain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saints head.
Saint avoiding damage as Fairbain throws knees to the body.
Fairbain dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Saint.
Saint pushes Fairbain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fairbain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fairbain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fairbain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saints head.
Fairbain lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairbain blocks a body shot from Saint.
Saint working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Fairbain fails to land.
Saint can't find room to land a body shot as Fairbain controls the action.
Saint blocks the elbow strike.
Fairbain lands an elbow inside that Saint shrugs off.
Fairbain lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Saint lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fairbain misses with a punch to the body.
Saint wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fairbain has him pressed against the cage.
Fairbain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fairbain throws an elbow but it misses.
Fairbain stalling in the clinch but Saint improves position.
Saint working hard to break the clinch.
Fairbain tries to work over Saint's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saint lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairbain takes a shot to the head.
Fairbain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saint blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Saint.
Saint struggles to land a body shot inside as Fairbain controls his hands.
Saint misses with a punch to the body.
Fairbain gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saint scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fairbain throws an elbow that misses.
Fairbain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saint lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fairbain backwards.
Fairbain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saint pushes Fairbain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fairbain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fairbain misses with a punch to the body.
Saint is trying to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fairbain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fairbain trying to control the position but instead, Saint has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fairbain into the cage.
Saint escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kain Saint will probably get the nod.
That's time! Saint's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Saint looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fairbain blocks a jab.
Saint buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saint throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fairbain checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fairbain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saint is out of range and Fairbain settles back down.
Fairbain cracks Saint with a right hand to the side of the head.
Saint throws a chopping leg kick but Fairbain manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fairbain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint.
Saint connects with a single shot there.
Saint pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saint is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Fairbain blocks the leg kick.
Fairbain wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairbain tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fairbain blocks a jab.
Fairbain on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Saint throws a head kick but Fairbain moves out of range.
Saint shoots in for a takedown but Fairbain shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Saint throws a chopping leg kick but Fairbain manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Saint takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Saint throws a hook but Fairbain avoids it easily.
Fairbain cracks Saint with an open hand slap.
Saint throws a leg kick but Fairbain sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fairbain connects with a solid leg kick.
Saint misses with a wild body shot.
Schim Fairbain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairbain lands a lovely overhand right.
Kain Saint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fairbain lands a nice looking kick to the body. Saint takes a step back to recover.
Fairbain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Saints jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fairbain moves away from the strike by Saint.
Fairbain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Saint misses the jab.
Saint shoots in and drives through. Fairbain sprawls well.
Saint keeps the fight on the outside.
A thudding body kick lands there by Saint!
Fairbain keeps Saint at a distance using the push kick.
Saint misses with a body shot.
Fairbain avoids the body shot from Saint.
Fairbain wants to clinch but Saint slips to the side
and Saint counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairbain misses with a low kick.
Fairbain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saint.
Fairbain staying out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Saint, as that shot connected.
Saint misses with a left hand
and Fairbain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Saint avoids the head kick by Fairbain.
Fairbain is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fairbain tries to close the distance and clinch but Saint swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saint closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fairbain slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fairbain is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Saint might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint wants to control from the top but Fairbain keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fairbain managing to control the position.
Saint tries to free his leg and advance position but Fairbain is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fairbain keeping moving, preventing Saint from controlling successfully.
Fairbain is pulling down on Saint's head. It's preventing any offense from Saint, at least for the moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Kain Saint wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A lazy left from Saint finds it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fairbain misses with a kick to the body.
Saint on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kain Saint dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Saint checks a leg kick nicely.
Saint will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fairbain throws a body kick that misses.
Saint throws a leg kick
and Fairbain counters with a nice body kick.
Fairbain moves out of range of the leg kick from Saint.
Fairbain takes the fight into the clinch.
Saint looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Fairbain fails to land.
Fairbain is trying to stall.
Saint tries a body shot but Fairbain blocks it.
Fairbain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Fairbain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saint has had enough of the clinch but Fairbain keeps him there for the moment.
Saint is trying to break the clinch but Fairbain has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairbain effectively controlling the action here.
Fairbain creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saint's defenses.
Fairbain looking to slow down the pace here.
Fairbain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saint backwards.
Fairbain lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saint avoiding damage as Fairbain throws knees to the body.
Saint lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fairbain backwards.
Saint breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fairbain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saint.
Saint throws a leg kick but Fairbain moved away.
Fairbain slips under a jab.
Saint throws the left hand but Fairbain avoids the punch easily.
Saint lands with a cross.
Fairbain delivers a nice body kick.
Kain Saint is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saint throws a wild body kick that Fairbain sees coming a mile off.
Saint throws a jab when Fairbain was well out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fairbain.
Fairbain tries to clinch there but Saint circles away.
Saint sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fairbain misses with a low kick.
Saint connects with the punch.
Saint misses the jab.
Fairbain avoids the body shot from Saint.
Fairbain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fairbain checks a leg kick nicely.
Fairbain scores with a head kick. Saint tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Saint takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint throws a jab when Fairbain was well out of range.
Fairbain looks for the body kick but Saint saw that one coming.
Fairbain throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Saint's head.
Saint takes a swing at Fairbain's ribcage but misses.
Saint lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fairbain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saint.
Saint moves away from the strike by Fairbain.
Fairbain throws a head kick that half lands.
Saint takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fairbain lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Saint looks to score with a jab to the body but Fairbain is just out of range.
Fairbain avoids the body shot from Saint.
Schim Fairbain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fairbain!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fairbain lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fairbain is looking to land body kicks.
Fairbain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Saint lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Schim Fairbain has been cut.
Fairbain misses with a wild body shot.
Fairbain moves into range and connects with a jab.
Saint fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saint just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saint misses with a looping left.
Fairbain connects with a leg kick. Saint looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Saint is looking to score with low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Schim Fairbain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saint 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kain Saint!
Kain Saint took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'OK....who's next?'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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