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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Capriotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Capriotti comes into the arena with Immigrant Song - Karen O (feat. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross) blaring out of the sound system. Cain has chosen A Warrior's Call as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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191 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nikolay Capriotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Cain!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cain takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Capriotti tries to clinch there but Cain circles away.
Cain changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Capriotti looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Capriotti defending against the ground and pound.
Capriotti prevents Cain from improving position.
Cain trying to control the action but Capriotti is working from the bottom.
Capriotti stops Cain from passing to mount.
Capriotti is trying to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Capriotti defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Capriotti rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cain's guard! Nice work there by Capriotti!
Capriotti scoring with punches to the head and body.
Capriotti drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cain manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Capriotti has Cain in his guard.
Capriotti throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cain trying to control but Capriotti is working from the bottom.
Cain must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cain cracks Capriotti with a solid left hand.
Cain drops back, looking for a kneebar! Capriotti looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Capriotti looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Capriotti!
Cain has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Capriotti tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Capriotti has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Capriotti is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cain has escaped the position, nice work there.
Capriotti wants to stand but Cain has his arm trapped.
Capriotti thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Capriotti tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Capriotti has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've been hearing that Capriotti has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cain tries to bench press Capriotti off him but Capriotti keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capriotti goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Cain has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Capriotti but great work by Cain.
Cain working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cain looking to control but instead Capriotti has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Cain is looking to take a break and control but Capriotti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cain misses with a head shot. Capriotti uses the momentum to regain guard.
Cain trying to control but Capriotti is working from the bottom.
Capriotti throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capriotti is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cain defends well.
Cain wants to control from the top but Capriotti keeps moving.
Capriotti is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cain is aware though and is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cain advances to half guard.
Cain works his way into full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Capriotti really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Capriotti has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Cain's lack of action.
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 Nikolay Capriotti will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cain misses with a hook
and Capriotti counters by moving into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Capriotti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Capriotti works on Cain's body with a couple of short punches.
Cain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A shot in the inside from Capriotti.
Capriotti gets underhooks to prevent Cain's takedown attempt.
Capriotti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Capriotti pushes Cain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cain's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Capriotti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Capriotti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Capriotti tries to work over Cain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Capriotti scores with a hook to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
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!
Capriotti misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capriotti scores with a hook to the body.
Cain tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Capriotti smiles and moves away.
Cain gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Capriotti to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Capriotti works over Cain with some ground and pound from guard.
Capriotti keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cain's head.
Cain not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Capriotti drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cain dives on top into guard.
Capriotti throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Capriotti is looking for a triangle but Cain pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cain has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Capriotti to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Cain is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Capriotti pulls down on the head and he's put Cain to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nikolay Capriotti!
During a confident post fight interview, Nikolay Capriotti thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
63% |
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