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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Musta Laine (ranked 31 p4p, 5 weight class) and Pablo Maraçon (ranked 59 p4p, 11 weight class). Laine's entrance music is Disturbed - Sound of Silence. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Maraçon's choice of entrance music: Pistolero. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Musta Laine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Pablo Maraçon!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maraçon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maraçon dips to his left and cracks Laine with an uppercut!
Laine misses with a leg kick
and Maraçon counters with a thumping low kick.
Laine checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Laine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Maraçon stuns Laine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Maraçon.
Laine has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gangsterdamage in the buildup to the fight.
Laine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maraçon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Laine bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Laine throws a chopping leg kick but Maraçon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maraçon takes a swing at Laine's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Laine.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Laine.
Maraçon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maraçon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laine. Laine obviously looking to wear him down.
Laine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maraçon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maraçon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laine to score with a decent uppercut.
Laine takes one on the button.
Maraçon walks into a left hand.
Maraçon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Laine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine moves out of range as Maraçon throws a body kick.
Maraçon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maraçon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maraçon wants it to stay on the feet.
Pablo Maraçon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laine throws a shot from downtown. Maraçon moves away and avoids it.
Maraçon throws out a counter right but Laine avoids it with no problem.
Maraçon moves away from the strike by Laine.
No joy there for Maraçon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maraçon.
Maraçon throws the left hand but Laine avoids the punch easily.
Laine misses with a wild combination.
A shot to the body from Laine misses
and Maraçon counters with a nice body kick.
Laine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maraçon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Laine has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Laine and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laine swinging wildly here.
Laine throws a body punch but Maraçon moves out of range.
Maraçon feints a counter leg kick.
Laine moves forwards but Maraçon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Laine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maraçon momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine blocks a low kick nicely.
Maraçon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Laine.
Laine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maraçon missing with a left hand there. Laine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maraçon scores with a leg kick.
Laine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maraçon. That did some damage!
Maraçon throws out a loose jab but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maraçon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maraçon takes the fight into the clinch.
Laine is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Maraçon is defending well.
Maraçon misses with the head strike.
Laine swings wildly with an uppercut but Maraçon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine scores with a shoulder strike.
Laine throws a punch but it's blocked by Maraçon.
Maraçon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maraçon digs a right hand into Laine's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Laine's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Maraçon fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon can't find room to land a body shot as Laine controls the action.
Maraçon struggles to land a body shot inside as Laine controls his hands.
Maraçon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maraçon backwards.
A body shot lands from Laine.
Maraçon cracks Laine with a nice body shot.
Laine misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laine.
Laine blocks a body shot from Maraçon.
Laine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maraçon swings wildly with an uppercut but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maraçon blocks an uppercut.
Maraçon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maraçon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laine misses with a punch on the inside.
Laine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maraçon working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maraçon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maraçon has a couple of punches blocked by Laine.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laine prevents a body shot from Maraçon.
Still in the clinch, Maraçon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maraçon working aggressively here.
Maraçon tries a body shot but Laine blocks it.
Maraçon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maraçon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Maraçon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maraçon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laine working aggressively here.
Laine breaks from the clinch.
Maraçon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laine.
A nice side step and Maraçon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maraçon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maraçon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Laine.
Maraçon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Musta Laine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laine slips a jab from Maraçon.
Maraçon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laine. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Maraçon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Laine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maraçon circles away quickly and effectively.
Laine lands a nice shot that snaps Maraçon's head back.
Laine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maraçon scores with a spinning back kick!
Maraçon lands a body shot.
A big left from Maraçon misses.
Maraçon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maraçon.
Maraçon connects with the punch.
Laine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maraçon connects with an inside leg kick.
Laine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maraçon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maraçon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laine gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Laine moves out of range of the strikes.
Maraçon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Laine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maraçon throws a sloppy head kick and Laine moves out of range easily.
Maraçon 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maraçon wants to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Laine.
Laine throws a jab but it's blocked by Maraçon.
Maraçon needs to keep his hands up - Laine had a free shot at his head there.
Laine tries to bum rush Maraçon with a series of wild strikes but Maraçon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It seemed like Maraçon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Laine misses with a hook
and Maraçon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maraçon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laine loads up on a big right hand but Maraçon slips the punch.
Maraçon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Laine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Laine misses with a low kick.
Maraçon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laine tries to counter with a takedown but Maraçon is quick to defend against it.
Maraçon defending well as Laine loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick from Laine misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maraçon, as that shot connected.
Maraçon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maraçon ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
Laine blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laine. That's going to slow Maraçon down.
Laine scores with a takedown into Maraçon's guard.
Maraçon controlling Laine's posture.
Laine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maraçon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Laine content to stall in guard here.
Maraçon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Laine tries to free his leg and advance position but Maraçon is retaining full guard.
Laine works over Maraçon with some ground and pound from guard.
Maraçon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Laine's guard.
Maraçon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Maraçon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Laine is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Laine manages to work his way to half guard, despite Maraçon's best efforts.
Maraçon is thwarting Laine's attempts to control the position.
Laine tries to get to full guard but Maraçon has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Laine has his hands clasped together around Maraçon's back. He's all about the action.
Maraçon trying to control the action but Laine is working from the bottom.
Maraçon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Maraçon trying to control the action but Laine is working from the bottom.
Laine tries to get to full guard but Maraçon has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pablo Maraçon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Laine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maraçon checks it well.
Musta Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laine throws the left hand but Maraçon avoids the punch easily.
Laine misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab lands there for Maraçon.
Laine throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Maraçon is looking to slow Laine down with leg kicks.
Maraçon missing with a left hand there. Laine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laine tried to counter with a leg kick but Maraçon avoided it.
Maraçon lands with a shot to the body.
Laine lands with a hook. Maraçon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maraçon dodges the punch combination from Laine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maraçon throws the left hand but Laine avoids the punch easily.
Maraçon throws a hook to the side of Laine's head but Laine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maraçon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maraçon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maraçon lands with a cross.
Laine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Maraçon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maraçon throws a low kick, looking for Laine's leg but Laine calmly moves out of range.
Laine closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Maraçon's guard.
Maraçon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Laine throws a big elbow that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maraçon is on top in guard.
Laine is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maraçon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Laine looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon sitting in guard here, content to control.
Maraçon decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Laine, up you get!
Laine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maraçon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Laine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maraçon throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maraçon. Maraçon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Laine tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maraçon swivels and escapes.
As Laine backs off Maraçon throws a huge counter combo but Laine manages to avoid it all.
Maraçon blocks a jab.
Laine loads up on a big right hand but Maraçon slips the punch.
Laine throws a right hand that misses
enabling Maraçon to counter with a crisp jab.
Laine throws a leg kick
and Maraçon counters with an outside leg kick.
Laine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maraçon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maraçon. That did some damage!
Maraçon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Laine on the side of the head.
Laine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maraçon.
Laine misses with a straight left.
Maraçon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laine manages to avoid it.
Laine feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Maraçon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Laine throws a hook but Maraçon avoids it easily.
Maraçon fakes the leg kick and cracks Laine in the body.
Laine dodges the punch combination from Maraçon.
Laine looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice shot lands for Maraçon.
Laine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Laine misses.
Maraçon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maraçon moves away.
The fighters circling - Maraçon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pablo Maraçon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Maraçon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Laine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maraçon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maraçon connects with a looping right hand.
Maraçon throws the kick towards the body but Laine avoids it.
Laine throws a leg kick but Maraçon checks it.
Maraçon takes one to the chin there.
Laine throws a hook but Maraçon avoids it easily.
Maraçon tries to counter with a clinch but Laine shakes him off and moves away.
Laine throws a hook but Maraçon avoids it easily.
Maraçon misses with a low kick.
Laine lands a lovely overhand right.
Laine looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Maraçon misses the shot to the body.
Laine throwing a counter right hand but Maraçon manages to avoid it.
Laine shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maraçon pinned against the cage. Maraçon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Maraçon really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maraçon slips a jab from Laine.
Maraçon connects with a leg kick. Laine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maraçon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laine changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Good standup being displayed there by Maraçon as he connects with a hook.
Laine takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Laine is trying hard to land a takedown here. Maraçon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Maraçon lands with a cross.
Laine throws out a loose jab but Maraçon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Laine.
Maraçon works the jab nicely.
Maraçon gets caught napping as Laine dives in and scores a takedown. Maraçon manages to retain guard.
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!
Maraçon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Laine trying to control the position from guard on top but Maraçon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laine is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Laine stopping the sweep attempt from Maraçon.
Laine with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Musta Laine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Laine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maraçon seems keen to control Laine's posture.
Laine trying to control but Maraçon is working from the bottom.
Laine cracks Maraçon with a solid left hand.
Laine is in close to Maraçon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Laine wants to control from the top but Maraçon keeps moving.
Laine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maraçon is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon looking to control.
Laine works over Maraçon with some ground and pound from guard.
Maraçon is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Laine engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Laine trying to control but Maraçon is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Maraçon scores with a jab.
Laine throws a leg kick but Maraçon checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Laine.
Maraçon cracks the inside of Laine's front leg.
Laine misses with a hook.
Maraçon misses with a low kick.
Laine swings for the body but Maraçon moves out of range.
Maraçon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Laine. That one must have hurt.
Maraçon lands with a kick to the ribs.
Maraçon connects with a body shot.
Maraçon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Laine connects with a body shot that sends Maraçon's belly button to the back.
Laine misses with a hook. Maraçon ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Laine misses the target.
Maraçon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maraçon is looking to slow Laine down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine throws a poor cross that misses
and Maraçon counters with a good low kick that Laine was not able to check.
Maraçon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laine. That did some damage!
Laine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laine shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maraçon sprawls well. Maraçon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Laine gets slowly back to his feet.
An inside leg kick from Maraçon misses.
Maraçon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Maraçon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laine moves away from the strike by Maraçon.
An inside leg kick from Laine misses.
Maraçon throws a good cross that connects.
Laine throws a leg kick but Maraçon checks it.
It seemed like Maraçon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maraçon moves out of range as Laine strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maraçon.
Laine misses with an uppercut
enabling Maraçon to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Pablo Maraçon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Laine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Maraçon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maraçon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Laine misses with an uppercut.
Maraçon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Laine shoots for a takedown but Maraçon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Maraçon works Laine's body with a nice hook.
Laine scores with a jab. Maraçon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Laine tries to score with a low kick but Maraçon moves his leg out of the way.
Laine defending well as Maraçon loads up on a big left hand.
Laine looks to score with a jab to the body but Maraçon is just out of range.
Laine fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Laine throws a lazy right hand but Maraçon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine throws a leg kick but Maraçon sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Maraçon.
Laine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Maraçon checks it well.
Maraçon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Laine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maraçon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good exchange - Laine coming out on top.
Laine shoots in for a takedown but Maraçon shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Musta Laine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laine on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maraçon scores with a nice strike.
Maraçon scores with a decent looking hook.
Laine connects with a jab.
Maraçon tries to clinch but Laine moves out of range.
Maraçon scoring well with a low kick there.
A clash of legs there as Laine blocks the low kick.
Maraçon misses with a hook
and Laine counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maraçon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Laine seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maraçon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Maraçon is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Maraçon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Maraçon.
Musta Laine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine landing some decent shots from guard.
Laine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maraçon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maraçon wants to sweep but no luck.
Laine throwing strikes but missing.
Maraçon has Laine pulled in close to control his posture.
Maraçon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Laine is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Laine accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maraçon working a defensive guard but Laine manages to pass into side control anyway.
Laine has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Maraçon takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Laine is putting a hurting on Maraçon here, landing some big shots from side control.
Laine working away.
Maraçon regains half guard.
Laine throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Maraçon to regain full guard.
Laine lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Laine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Laine drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Maraçon manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Laine has Maraçon in his guard.
Laine tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maraçon looking to pass the guard.
Laine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maraçon passes Laine's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Maraçon controlling the action here.
Laine tries to get to full guard but Maraçon has control of the leg.
Laine is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pablo Maraçon.
I've got Maraçon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 46:49
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Maraçon!
Pablo Maraçon is the new welterweight champion!
Pablo Maraçon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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