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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Muuka Laine (ranked 385 p4p, 43 weight class) and Brando Reigns (ranked 619 p4p, 68 weight class). Reigns is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tragedy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muuka Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brando Reigns!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reigns staying out of range there.
Laine scores with a nice right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Reigns.
Laine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reigns.
Laine catches Reigns with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jab, jab by Reigns - just one landing.
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reigns manages to avoid it.
Laine misses with a hook
and Reigns counters with a stiff right hand.
Reigns misses with a wild body shot.
Laine pushes Reigns up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Reigns's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Laine can't find room to land a body shot as Reigns controls the action.
Laine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reigns looks to throw the jab but Laine is out of range.
Reigns looks for the body kick but Laine saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine rushes Reigns and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reigns wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine breaks the clinch.
Laine misses with a hook. Reigns ducked under it nicely.
Laine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laine misses with a looping left.
Reigns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laine.
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.
Nice straight punches there by Reigns. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reigns.
Reigns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laine.
Reigns misses with a straight right.
Reigns shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Reigns was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Laine tries to escape but Reigns is in control.
Reigns working the ground and pound.
Reigns has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine is trying to get back to his feet.
Reigns fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Reigns creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Laine sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Reigns throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Laine throws Reigns to one side and escapes!
Muuka Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Laine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reigns gets a takedown into half guard.
Laine manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Reigns keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Laine digs a right hand into Reigns's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reigns's gas tank.
Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reigns backwards.
Laine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laine lands a shot to the body.
Laine lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reigns throws a head kick but Laine moves out of range.
Laine blocks the body kick.
Laine tries to counter by clinching up but Reigns breaks away and moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Laine.
Muuka Laine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reigns throws a looping overhand right but Laine ducks down to avoid it.
Reigns avoids the head kick by Laine.
A nice side step and Reigns releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine lands a jab to the head.
Jab, jab by Laine - just one landing.
Laine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laine thows a leg kick but Reigns checks it
and Reigns counters with a nice leg kick.
Reigns throws a jab when Laine was well out of range.
Reigns ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Reigns loads up on a big right hand but Laine slips the punch.
Laine misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Laine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reigns misses with a looping right.
Laine tried to counter with a leg kick but Reigns avoided it.
A head kick misses from Reigns.
Reigns tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Laine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laine connects with a right hand. Reigns shakes it off.
Reigns fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine connects with a crisp jab.
Reigns throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Laine was covering up waiting for the punch and Reigns finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Laine pushes Reigns off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Laine is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reigns takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reigns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reigns.
Reigns feints the counter takedown.
A big right from Reigns misses.
Laine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Reigns throws a series of punches but Laine moves out of range.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Reigns.
Laine throwing a counter right hand but Reigns manages to avoid it.
Reigns takes a swing at Laine's ribcage but misses.
Laine tried to counter with a leg kick but Reigns avoided it.
Laine throws a hook to the side of Reigns's head but Reigns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reigns misses with a straight left.
Laine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reigns.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reigns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reigns gets tackled into the cage by Laine. Laine maintains the clinch.
Reigns is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reigns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muuka Laine dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Laine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice cross by Reigns.
Reigns scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Laine slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Laine thumps Reigns with a low kick.
Laine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reigns throws out a leg kick but Laine moves out of range and Reigns only half commits.
Laine misses with a hook. Reigns ducked under it nicely.
Reigns unleashes a big counter combination but Laine bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Laine misses with a low kick as Reigns jumps back.
Laine lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A punch combination from Laine misses.
Laine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reigns moves away.
Muuka Laine is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Reigns misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine tries to land a leg kick but Reigns saw it coming and moves away.
Reigns looks to land a body kick but Laine moved away.
Reigns scores with a sloppy right hand. Laine should have avoided that one.
Nice shot by Laine.
Laine misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine throws a sloppy body shot
and Reigns counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Laine thinking.
A jab from Laine finds it's way through Reigns's defenses.
Reigns misses the jab.
Reigns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laine.
Laine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Laine does it's job there.
Reigns throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Reigns throws a low kick, looking for Laine's leg but Laine calmly moves out of range.
Reigns lands a jab to the nose.
Reigns with a hook.
Reigns throws a hook but Laine blocks it.
Reigns drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Laine digs a good body shot into Reigns's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine throws the kick towards the body but Reigns avoids it.
Laine walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reigns throws a lazy right hand but Laine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reigns takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine throws the kick towards the body but Reigns avoids it.
Reigns scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reigns scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laine, right into the meat.
Laine lands a really nice looking cross but Reigns seems unphased.
Laine jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Laine gets a clinch.
Reigns drops down looking for an ankle pick but Laine pulls his leg out and moves away.
Reigns moves away from the strike by Laine.
Reigns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reigns works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Reigns 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Laine connects with a looping right hand.
Laine scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reigns doesn't seem bothered though.
Laine throws a jab but it's blocked by Reigns.
Laine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reigns.
Laine cracks Reigns with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reigns. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reigns goes for a double leg but Laine avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Laine continues to drive forward.
Reigns looks to land a right hand but Laine moved out of range.
Laine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Reigns takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Laine misses the jab.
Laine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reigns can do to turn this around?
Laine cracks Reigns with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Laine staying out of range there.
Reigns 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.
Laine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reigns. Reigns circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reigns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laine scores with a shot to the body.
That kick from Laine tenderised Reigns's leg. Reigns is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reigns. Laine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Reigns takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reigns.
Reigns thuds a left hand into Laine's body.
Laine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine lands a jab to the nose.
Laine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reigns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laine misses with a looping right.
Reigns connects with a jab.
Reigns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Reigns throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laine misses with a straight left.
Laine misses with a hook
and Reigns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laine clinches up with Reigns and pushes him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Laine.
Reigns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Laine is predictable there
and Reigns counters with a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Reigns there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laine moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Reigns takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reigns slips under a jab.
Reigns takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muuka Laine dominated that second round.
That's time! Laine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Laine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reigns.
A right-left combo lands from Laine.
Laine lands a lovely overhand right.
A solid body kick from Laine.
Laine smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Reigns pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Reigns checks a leg kick.
Reigns misses with a takedown attempt - Laine sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Laine appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Reigns goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laine slips a jab from Reigns.
Reigns digs a good body shot into Laine's ribs.
Reigns shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Laine as he jumps to the side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Laine.
Reigns takes one to the chin there.
Reigns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigns fails with the takedown.
Muuka Laine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brando Reigns.
Laine takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Reigns misses with a hook
and Laine counters with a nice low kick that buckles Reigns's knee momentarily.
Laine cracks Reigns with an open hand slap.
Laine pushes Reigns up against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Laine.
Laine lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Reigns takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laine struggles to land a body shot inside as Reigns controls his hands.
Reigns prevents a body shot from Laine.
Reigns is looking for a takedown.
Laine stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Laine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reigns wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Laine misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reigns tries to break free but Laine pushes him back against the cage.
Laine presses Reigns against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Reigns has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Laine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Laine lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reigns.
Laine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reigns backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine lands a body punch.
Reigns blocks an uppercut.
Laine is leaning against Reigns and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Laine lands a hook that snaps the head of Reigns backwards.
Laine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reigns's elbow.
Laine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reigns blocks an uppercut.
Laine tries a body shot but Reigns blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Laine.
Reigns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laine scores with a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Laine as he connects with a hook.
Laine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Reigns 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Laine misses with a hook.
Reigns looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reigns connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Laine's hands.
Brando Reigns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reigns closes the distance and clinches up with Laine, looking for a takedown. Reigns pushes Laine against the cage but Laine circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Reigns misses with a straight left.
Laine has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Reigns.
Reigns changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Laine looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reigns creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Laine sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Reigns looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Laine is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine sneaks out the side door and pushes Reigns away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Laine cracks Reigns with a right hand to the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Laine.
Reigns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laine.
Reigns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laine was well out of range. Poor timing from Reigns.
Reigns slips a jab from Laine.
Reigns follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Laine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Laine blocks the body kick.
Laine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reigns on the side of the head.
Laine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laine just misses with a punch to the body.
Reigns gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Laine throws a big shot that misses.
Reigns's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Laine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muuka Laine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laine has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muuka Laine!
A very excited looking Muuka Laine rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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