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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cain comes to the cage accompanied by A Warrior's Call. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 cm
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191 lbs
9 - 20 - 0 |
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175 cm
35
163 lbs
9 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Cain! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Jaa! The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jaa darts in and clinches Cain up against the cage. Jaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaa lands a nice elbow. Jaa prevents Cain from breaking the clinch. Jaa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cain fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A shot in the inside from Jaa. Jaa lands a nice shot to the body. Jaa misses with some punches.
We've been hearing reports that Cain has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Cain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Jaa tries to clinch and Cain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Cain takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The fight stays on the outside here - Jaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Jaa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Jaa throws a right hand that Cain ducks under and follows up with a left that Cain also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jaa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Jaa throws a right hand that Cain ducks under and follows up with a left that Cain also avoids with ease. Cain tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jaa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cain somewhat. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Cain. That's going to take a lot out of him. Jaa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Cain circles away.
Cain throws an overhand right that lands on Jaa's shoulder, as Jaa tries to avoid the shot. Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Cain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Cain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jaa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cain eats them both and turns towards Jaa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Cain throws a leg kick but Jaa moved away. Jaa lands a nice looking body kick. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jaa throws a head kick that half lands.
Cain with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jaa closes the distance and clinches. Cain pressing his opponent against the cage. Cain takes an elbow to the forehead. Cain manages to pull guard.
Cain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jaa is one step ahead there. Jaa stands up from Cain's guard - Jaa perhaps looking for a knockout. Tony Jaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Cain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Jaa tries to clinch up but Cain circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jaa instigates a clinch. Cain tries to score a body lock takedown but Jaa shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Jaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Cain tries to keep at a distance but Jaa has taken the fight into the clinch. Cain takes a shot to the head. Jaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Jaa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jaa slips under a jab from Cain. Tony Jaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Cain works over Jaa's head and body with a nice combination. Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Cain takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cain falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jaa moves in looking to clinch but Cain pushes him off. The fight stays on the outside here - Jaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The fight stays on the outside here - Jaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Jaa tries to clinch up. Jaa stalks Cain and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cain's face. Cain staggers backwards, shaken. Jaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cain. Cain 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. Cain looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaa is just out of range. Jaa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Jaa is looking to clinch but Cain is avoiding it.
Jaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cain moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Jaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Jaa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cain.
Cain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Jaa wants to clinch up but Cain keeps it at a distance. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Jaa dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cain takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jaa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Cain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Cain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mike Cain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Jaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cain. Cain shoots in looking for a takedown but Jaa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cain's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Cain gets tackled into the cage by Jaa. Jaa maintains the clinch. Jaa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jaa misses with a knee to the head. Jaa tries to throw a body punch but Cain avoids it by throwing Jaa back against the cage. Jaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Cain has Jaa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jaa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Cain has had enough of the clinch but Jaa keeps him there for the moment. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Cain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jaa. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man. Cain blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jaa lands an elbow inside. Jaa scores with a nice hook to the head. Jaa has Cain pressed against the cage.
Jaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Jaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cain throws out the jab. Jaa wants to clinch. Jaa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Jaa slips a jab and a cross from Cain.
Cain misses with a wild body shot. Jaa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cain, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Cain throws a right hand that Jaa ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaa also avoids with ease. Jaa has closed the distance and engaged Cain in a clinch.
Cain letting Jaa take a breather here. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jaa working Cain over with knees to the body. Jaa landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Jaa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Jaa working Cain over with knees to the body. Cain takes a shot to the head. Jaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Cain darts in looking for a takedown but Jaa gets double underhooks and turns Cain into the cage. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Cain. That's going to take a lot out of him. Cain has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jaa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaa scores with a nice strike. Cain shoots in looking for a takedown. Jaa tries to sprawl out of it but Cain keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jaa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Jaa keeps Cain at a distance using the push kick. Jaa connects with a crisp jab. Cain tries to keep at a distance but Jaa has taken the fight into the clinch. Jaa pushes Cain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. A right hand to the body from Jaa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A short right from Jaa on the inside. Jaa is pressed up against the cage. Cain has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jaa down to the mat. Jaa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Jaa pushes Cain up against the cage in a clinch. Jaa working Cain over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jaa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cain up against the cage. Tony Jaa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Jaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaa scores with a head kick.
Cain is rocked! Jaa tries to clinch up but Cain circles away and keeps his distance. Oh Cain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Cain misses with a lunging right hand
and Jaa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Cain seems to have got his legs back now. Cain will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Cain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Jaa connects with a jab. Jaa tries to clinch but Cain moves out of range. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Jaa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cain, pushing him back against the cage. Jaa effectively controlling the action here. Jaa scores with a nice hook to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Jaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Jaa closes the distance and clinches. Jaa breaks from the clinch.
Cain misses with a straight left. Cain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Jaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jaa moves into the clinch. Jaa lands an elbow that stopped Cain in his tracks for a moment. A body shot lands from Jaa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Jaa landing knees to the body.
Jaa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cain's face.
Jaa lands a left hand.
Cain wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaa won't allow it.
Jaa breaks from the clinch.
Jaa rushes Cain with punches - Cain moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Cain goes down! Jaa follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Jaa! A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tony Jaa made sure he mentioned Bloodlust Horde Fightwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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