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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pako Laine (ranked 101 p4p, 13 weight class) and De Bruyne (ranked 120 p4p, 18 weight class). Laine comes into the arena with Nikke Ankara - Värifilmi blaring out of the sound system. Bruyne has chosen Busta Rhymes - Other Side Of The Road as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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160 lbs
38 - 13 - 4 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pako Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 13 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, De Bruyne!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine misses with a looping right.
Bruyne lands a jab.
Laine sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bruyne motions for Laine to come forward. Bruyne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laine misses with a body kick.
Bruyne has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Laine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Laine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bruyne's calf.
Laine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laine checks a leg kick.
Bruyne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bruyne scores with a nice head shot.
A left lands for Bruyne.
Bruyne walks into a straight right hand from Laine.
Laine slips a jab from Bruyne.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruyne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laine.
Bruyne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bruyne jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bruyne moves out of range of the body kick from Laine.
A punch lands to the side of Bruyne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Laine throws an overhand right that lands on Bruyne's shoulder, as Bruyne tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruyne.
Bruyne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
Bruyne lands a nice hook to Laine's body. Laine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Laine is looking to chop away at Bruyne's legs.
Laine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bruyne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bruyne.
Laine appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Laine scores with a shot to the body.
Laine blocks the body kick.
Laine misses with a wild body shot.
Bruyne throws the left hand but Laine avoids the punch easily.
Bruyne moves out of range as Laine strikes.
Bruyne throws out a loose jab but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruyne missing with a left hand there. Laine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Laine connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bruyne's hands.
Bruyne throws a shot from downtown. Laine moves away and avoids it.
Laine checks a low kick from Bruyne.
Bruyne throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bruyne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruyne is looking to score with low kicks.
Bruyne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bruyne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A good leg kick by Laine.
Bruyne throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Laine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy body kick from Bruyne
and Laine counters with a nice uppercut.
Bruyne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laine works the jab nicely.
Laine loads up on a big right hand but Bruyne slips the punch.
Laine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laine goes for a double leg but Bruyne avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bruyne continues to drive forward.
Laine sizes up Bruyne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bruyne throws a hook but Laine blocks it.
Bruyne pushes Laine away with a front kick.
Bruyne scores with a hook to the body. Laine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bruyne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne connects with the punch.
Bruyne avoids the head kick by Laine.
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Bruyne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laine scores with a hook to the body. Bruyne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Laine takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bruyne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Laine misses the target.
Laine keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Laine throws a leg kick but Bruyne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big right from Laine misses.
Laine avoids the body shot from Bruyne.
Bruyne lands a jab.
Bruyne lands a front kick.
Laine checks a leg kick.
Laine is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bruyne checks a leg kick.
Laine gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bruyne connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laine punishes Bruyne's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne throws a leg kick but Laine moved away.
Some wild striking there from Laine.
Bruyne appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bruyne blocks a jab.
Laine lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Laine misses with a straight left.
A jab from Bruyne misses.
Laine attempts a counter takedown but Bruyne avoids it well and moves away.
Laine is looking to clinch.
Bruyne takes a swing at Laine's ribcage but misses.
Bruyne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Laine connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bruyne scrambles back to his feet.
Bruyne throws a shot from downtown. Laine moves away and avoids it.
Laine looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruyne is just out of range.
Laine misses with a left hand
letting Bruyne counter with a right hand.
Laine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bruyne counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laine misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Bruyne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Laine misses with a right hand
and Bruyne counters with a stiff right hand.
Bruyne throws out a powerful jab.
Laine scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bruyne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but De Bruyne will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bruyne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Laine is out of range and Bruyne settles back down.
Laine appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Laine misses with a low kick.
Bruyne misses with a body kick.
Laine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bruyne is out of range.
Laine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bruyne.
Bruyne walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
An inside leg kick from Laine misses.
Laine misses with the body kick
and Bruyne counters with a two punch combo.
Bruyne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laine manages to avoid it.
Laine swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bruyne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Laine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Bruyne misses its intended target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laine.
Bruyne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laine was well out of range. Poor timing from Bruyne.
Laine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bruyne looks to land a right hand but Laine moved out of range.
Laine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bruyne digs a good body shot into Laine's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruyne tests Laine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bruyne lands with a nice body kick.
Laine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Laine lands a jab to Bruyne's midsection.
Laine throws a shot from downtown. Bruyne moves away and avoids it.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Bruyne.
A swing and a miss from Bruyne.
Laine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bruyne.
Bruyne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laine.
Bruyne throws a hook but Laine blocks it.
Bruyne blocks a jab.
Bruyne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bruyne slips under a jab.
Laine lands a jab to the head.
Bruyne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laine throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bruyne! But no joy.
Laine scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine misses with a low kick.
Bruyne jabs Laine right on the nose. Laine blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne takes a jab right on the kisser.
Laine connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bruyne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laine.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bruyne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laine circles away quickly and effectively.
Laine fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bruyne just manages to avoid it.
Bruyne throws a lazy right hand but Laine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Bruyne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bruyne throws a leg kick
and Laine makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bruyne lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Laine throws a hook but Bruyne blocks it.
Laine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bruyne misses with a looping left.
Laine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bruyne on the side of the head.
Laine scoring well with a low kick there.
Laine throws the left hand but Bruyne avoids the punch easily.
Laine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Laine throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bruyne's waist but Bruyne gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Laine off to one side.
Laine throws a low kick but Bruyne avoids it.
Bruyne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Laine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laine is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne misses with a looping left.
Bruyne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bruyne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laine half committed to a counter leg kick.
Good shot there by Bruyne.
A big left from Laine misses.
Laine misses with a looping right.
Laine catches Bruyne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bruyne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bruyne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Bruyne.
Laine lunges at Bruyne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bruyne's hand.
Laine takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Laine misses with a looping left.
Bruyne counters with a body kick.
Laine throws an overhand right that lands on Bruyne's shoulder, as Bruyne tries to avoid the shot.
Bruyne just misses with a punch to the body.
Laine misses with an uppercut.
Laine tries to work over Bruyne's front leg with a kick but Bruyne checks it.
Laine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bruyne to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laine misses with an uppercut. Bruyne saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bruyne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Laine is able to avoid easily.
Laine throws a leg kick but Bruyne checks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Laine.
Bruyne checks a low kick from Laine.
Bruyne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Laine misses the target.
Laine shoots in looking for a takedown. Bruyne tries to sprawl out of it but Laine keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bruyne manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bruyne jabs Laine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bruyne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laine.
A big left from Bruyne misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laine slips under a jab.
Bruyne looks for the body kick but Laine saw that one coming.
Bruyne lands a nice looking body shot.
Laine slips under a jab.
Bruyne connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but De Bruyne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bruyne looks to land a left hand but Laine moved out of range nicely.
Laine slips a straight right by Bruyne.
Bruyne ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
Laine bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bruyne's head backwards.
Bruyne misses the jab.
Laine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Laine misses with a low kick as Bruyne jumps back.
A punch lands to the side of Laine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bruyne scores with the left hand. Laine knows he should have avoided that one.
Bruyne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laine's sensitive parts.
Good leg kick by Laine there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Laine throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bruyne throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine throws a low kick but Bruyne avoids it.
Bruyne on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Laine connects with a nice looking jab.
Laine bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruyne scores with a nice body kick.
Bruyne misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine misses with a wild body shot.
Laine misses with the combination.
Bruyne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bruyne's head.
Laine looks to throw the jab but Bruyne is out of range.
Laine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bruyne can pounce on him.
Bruyne lands a jab to Laine's midsection.
Bruyne misses with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Bruyne. Beautiful body shot.
Laine connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Laine misses.
Bruyne throws the kick towards the body but Laine avoids it.
Bruyne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Laine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bruyne 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine's corner calls for a 1-2. Laine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Laine will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Laine throws a body punch but Bruyne moves out of range.
Bruyne clobbers Laine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Laine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Laine misses with a body shot.
Laine swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bruyne counters with an outside leg kick.
Laine shoots in but Bruyne avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A clash of legs there as Laine blocks the low kick.
Bruyne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Laine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bruyne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Laine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bruyne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruyne throws a hook but Laine avoids it easily.
Laine half committed to a counter leg kick.
Laine looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruyne is just out of range.
Bruyne is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne throws a looping overhand right but Laine ducks down to avoid it.
Laine throws a jab but it's blocked by Bruyne.
Bruyne does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Laine blocks a jab.
Bruyne lands with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Laine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laine blocks a jab.
Laine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bruyne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laine misses with an uppercut.
Laine missing with a left hand there. Bruyne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bruyne clobbers Laine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Laine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bruyne.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bruyne.
Laine throws a shot from downtown. Bruyne moves away and avoids it.
Laine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bruyne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bruyne lets loose with a powerful body kick. Laine will feel that in the morning.
Bruyne throws a lazy right hand but Laine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bruyne ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bruyne.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruyne swinging wildly here.
Bruyne misses the jab.
Bruyne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bruyne defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Laine.
Bruyne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Laine is able to avoid easily.
A big left from Bruyne misses.
Laine throwing a counter right hand but Bruyne manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Laine.
Laine's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bruyne connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Laine scrambles back to his feet.
Laine throws a big shot that misses.
Laine misses with an uppercut.
Bruyne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laine throws a big shot that misses.
Laine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bruyne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laine manages to avoid it.
Laine throws a sloppy head kick
and Bruyne counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but De Bruyne just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bruyne connects with a body shot that sends Laine's belly button to the back.
Bruyne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laine.
Bruyne throws out a loose jab but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruyne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Laine shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bruyne as he jumps to the side.
Laine scores with a sloppy right hand. Bruyne should have avoided that one.
Bruyne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laine avoids the body shot from Bruyne.
Laine shoots and misses
and Bruyne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bruyne.
Laine scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bruyne in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine throws a lazy right hand but Bruyne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laine slips a straight right by Bruyne.
Laine tries a low kick but Bruyne avoids it.
Bruyne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Laines jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bruyne feints and then cracks Laine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laine down.
A big left from Bruyne misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruyne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Laine misses with a body kick.
Bruyne throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Laine tries to clinch but Bruyne moves out of range.
Bruyne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Bruyne.
Bruyne lands a slapping body shot.
Bruyne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Bruyne does it's job there.
Bruyne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laine.
Laine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bruyne's head.
Bruyne punishes Laine's body with a nice straight punch.
Bruyne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laine's sensitive parts.
Laine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laine fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pako Laine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laine takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Laine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Laine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab by Bruyne.
Bruyne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That kick from Bruyne tenderised Laine's leg. Laine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laine scores with a nice head shot.
Laine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bruyne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bruyne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Laine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruyne was well out of range. Poor timing from Laine.
Laine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruyne.
Bruyne checks a leg kick.
Laine misses with a straight left.
Bruyne lands a jab to Laine's midsection.
Nice jab there from Bruyne.
Bruyne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bruyne. That's going to slow Laine down.
Laine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bruyne blocks a head kick by Laine.
Bruyne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laine throwing a counter right hand but Bruyne manages to avoid it.
Bruyne misses with a hook.
Laine scores with a jab to the body.
Bruyne misses with a hook.
Laine misses with a kick to the body.
A big right from Bruyne misses.
Bruyne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laine misses with a wild body shot.
Laine throws a big shot that misses.
Laine is looking to slow Bruyne down with leg kicks.
Laine lands a glancing blow to the side of Bruyne's head.
Bruyne misses with a kick to the body.
Bruyne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Laine moves in looking to clinch but Bruyne pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Bruyne.
Laine throws a leg kick
and Bruyne counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruyne moves out of range of the body kick from Laine.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laine 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 Bruyne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bruyne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laine missing with a left hand there. Bruyne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruyne. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laine slips a straight right by Bruyne.
A left lands for Bruyne.
Laine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bruyne.
Laine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bruyne.
Laine throws a leg kick but Bruyne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Laine shoots in and drives through. Bruyne sprawls well.
Bruyne tries a quick counter leg kick but Laine is wise to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
De Bruyne dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bruyne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laine.
Laine lands a jab to the nose.
Nice shot lands for Bruyne.
Laine checks the leg kick.
Laine smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big right from Laine misses.
Bruyne throws a leg kick that misses.
Laine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruyne was well out of range. Poor timing from Laine.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruyne. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruyne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laine.
Laine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bruyne can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruyne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bruyne lands with a straight right. Laine didn't see that one coming.
Laine has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bruyne finds it's way round the side to connect with Laine's head.
Laine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruyne walks into a stiff left hand from Laine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bruyne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bruyne misses with a leg kick
and Laine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laine goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Laine throws an overhand right that lands on Bruyne's shoulder, as Bruyne tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Bruyne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Laine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bruyne throws a lazy right hand but Laine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bruyne throws a front kick aimed at Laine's knee but Laine avoids it well.
Laine darts in and clinches Bruyne up against the cage.
Bruyne misses with some punches.
Bruyne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bruyne - that will leave a mark!
Laine throws a nice looking combination but Bruyne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bruyne slips under a jab.
Bruyne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Laine misses.
Pako Laine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne misses with a body shot.
Laine shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bruyne is trying to defend but Laine finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Laine throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bruyne trying to control from the bottom.
Bruyne keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Laine works his way into full mount!
Laine throwing strikes but Bruyne uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruyne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Laine.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laine looks to land a strike but Bruyne avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bruyne is adopting a defensive guard.
Laine trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruyne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Laine looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bruyne wants to stand up but Laine is controlling him.
Bruyne wants to improve his position but instead Laine has moved into half guard.
Bruyne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Laine is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Laine wants to pass to mount but Bruyne is defending the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pako Laine showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bruyne has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... De Bruyne!
De Bruyne took some time post fight to say the following; 'Peel Steel, you absolutely suck'.
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