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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Muuka Laine (ranked 2330 p4p, 4473 weight class) and Great Tiger (ranked 138 p4p, 226 weight class). Laine comes to the cage accompanied by Thats Not Me. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 32 - 0, fighting out of London, Muuka Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 44 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Great Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiger manages to avoid it.
Tiger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tiger lands with a straight right. Laine didn't see that one coming.
Jab from Laine.
Tiger's coach down at Punch Out Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tiger's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Great Tiger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Laine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good work by Tiger as he checks the leg kick.
Laine looks to land a right hand but Tiger moved out of range.
An inside leg kick from Tiger misses.
Laine looks to land a right hand but Tiger moved out of range.
Laine tries a low kick but Tiger avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Tiger. That snapped Laine's head back.
Tiger throws a shot to the body.
Tiger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine scores with a jab. Tiger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tiger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laine's sensitive parts.
Tiger throws the left hand but Laine avoids the punch easily.
Laine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That kick from Tiger tenderised Laine's leg. Laine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tiger checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Tiger.
Jab from Tiger.
Laine misses with a leg kick
and Tiger counters with a straight right hand.
Laine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laine lands a really nice looking cross but Tiger seems unphased.
Tiger walks into a straight right hand from Laine.
Laine lands with an uppercut that bounces Tiger off the cage and back into range.
Tiger just misses with a punch to the body.
Laine throws out a loose jab but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
It looks like Laine has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Tiger lands a jab to the head.
Tiger tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Laine counters with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tiger cracks Laine with an open hand slap.
Tiger feints and then cracks Laine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laine down.
Good standup being displayed there by Laine as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Laine misses.
Laine looks to land a right hand but Tiger moved out of range.
Tiger replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Laine blocks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Laine finds it's target.
Tiger throws a body punch but Laine moves out of range.
Laine lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tiger. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
A big right from Laine misses.
The fighters circling - Laine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laine.
Laine takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tiger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick lands for Tiger.
Laine throws a big shot that misses.
Tiger lands a right hook to the body.
Tiger digs a good hook to Laine's body.
Tiger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tiger clinches up with Laine and pushes him back against the cage.
Laine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laine avoids the elbow strike from Tiger, against the cage.
Laine throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine avoiding damage as Tiger throws knees to the body.
Laine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiger's elbow.
Laine trying to land knees to the body.
Laine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laine lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tiger.
Tiger prevents a body shot from Laine.
Laine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tiger manages to pull guard.
Tiger looking for a sweep. Not yet Tiger, not yet.
Tiger is trying to keep Laine in close.
Tiger has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Laine content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger working a defensive guard here.
Laine has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tiger managing to control the position.
Tiger being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiger pulls Laine in to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Great Tiger will probably get the nod.
That's time! Laine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tiger throws a hook but Laine blocks it.
Tiger lands a really nice looking cross but Laine seems unphased.
Tiger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laine.
Laine misses with a looping right.
Laine misses with a hook. Tiger ducked under it nicely.
Tiger thumps Laine with a low kick.
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
Tiger swings for the body but Laine moves out of range.
Tiger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big right from Laine misses.
Tiger misses with a low kick.
Laine throws out a leg kick but Tiger moves out of range and Laine only half commits.
Great Tiger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laine.
Tiger is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Laine rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick from Tiger, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laine is looking to score with low kicks.
Laine scores with a jab.
Laine throws a jab but it's blocked by Tiger.
A big right from Laine misses.
Laine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Tiger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tiger.
Laine lands a body shot.
Jab, jab by Laine - just one landing.
Laine misses with a head kick.
Laine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tiger walks into a stiff left hand from Laine.
Laine moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Laine misses.
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiger manages to avoid it.
Tiger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tiger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Laine is able to avoid easily.
Laine misses with a hook to the body
and Tiger counters with a stiff right hand.
Tiger throws a lazy right hand but Laine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laine gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tiger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Laine's knee momentarily.
Tiger moves forwards but Laine connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Laine avoids a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That kick from Tiger tenderised Laine's leg. Laine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tiger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine 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.
Nice shot by Tiger.
Laine misses with a leg kick.
Laine throws a body punch but Tiger moves out of range.
Laine just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiger misses with a kick to the body.
Tiger throws a low kick, looking for Laine's leg but Laine calmly moves out of range.
Laine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A solid body kick from Tiger.
Tiger throws a head kick that Laine semi-blocks.
Tiger scores with a jab to the body.
Tiger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laine.
A right-left combo lands from Laine.
Laine lands with a nice body kick.
Tiger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A nice leg kick from Tiger, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tiger thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws a leg kick which misses Laine's front leg but catches the back leg as Laine tries to avoid it.
Tiger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tiger manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tiger blocks a body shot from Laine.
Laine is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Laine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Laine throws an elbow that misses.
Laine tries to break the clinch but Tiger is controlling the position.
Laine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tiger.
Laine lands with a right to the head.
Tiger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laine avoids it.
Tiger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laine swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiger controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine gets through Tiger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Laine working aggressively here.
Tiger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tiger looking to slow down the pace here.
Laine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laine is leaning against Tiger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Laine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tiger backwards.
Tiger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tiger taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laine.
Tiger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tiger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tiger lands a nice looking body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Muuka Laine will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tiger connects with a leg kick.
Laine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tiger is out of range.
Tiger slips under a jab from Laine.
It seemed like Tiger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A right-left combo lands from Tiger.
Tiger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tiger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tiger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laine.
Tiger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tiger's sensitive parts.
Laine throws a hook but Tiger avoids it easily.
Laine lands a head shot.
Tiger lands a nice looking body shot.
Laine checks a leg kick.
Laine throws a front kick aimed at Tiger's knee but Tiger avoids it well.
Tiger only half commits to the counter leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine looks to land a left hand but Tiger moved out of range nicely.
Tiger lands with a good body shot.
Tiger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tiger lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A head kick by Tiger misses
and Laine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laine fakes the leg kick and cracks Tiger in the body.
Tiger misses the shot to the body.
Tiger misses with a wild body shot.
Laine is looking to counter punch.
Tiger with the inside leg kick.
Tiger misses the shot to the body.
Laine misses with a straight left.
Good work by Tiger as he checks the leg kick.
Laine stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tiger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Laine is able to avoid easily.
Laine appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Laine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tiger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laine throws a right hand that misses
and Tiger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laine slips under a jab.
Tiger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tiger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tiger slips a straight right by Laine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine fakes the leg kick and cracks Tiger in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiger forces Laine back against the cage and clinches.
Laine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Laine missing with knees to the body.
Laine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laine lands a left hand.
Laine lands with a left to the head.
Tiger avoids the elbow strike from Laine, against the cage.
Tiger tries to throw a body punch but Laine avoids it by throwing Tiger back against the cage.
Laine misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Tiger.
Laine prevents a body shot from Tiger.
Laine letting Tiger take a breather here.
Laine throws an elbow that misses.
Laine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tiger blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine misses with a body punch.
Laine swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Laine.
Tiger pushes Laine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tiger.
Laine struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiger controls his hands.
Tiger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Laine can't find room to land a body shot as Tiger controls the action.
Tiger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laine throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiger.
Laine trying to land knees to the body.
Laine breaks the clinch.
Tiger clinches up against the cage.
Tiger jumps guard but Laine turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tiger avoiding damage as Laine throws knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tiger.
Laine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Tiger.
Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tiger manages to break the clinch.
Tiger moves out of range of the leg kick from Laine.
Tiger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laine.
Tiger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tiger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laine feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
Tiger changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Laine looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Laine is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Great Tiger.
I think Tiger 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Great Tiger!
A relieved looking Great Tiger thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Muuka Laine was interviewed post fight and said 'Don’t Worry Ill Train Hard And Win'.
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