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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Muuka Laine (ranked 1469 p4p, 1082 weight class) and Selfie Lord (ranked 171 p4p, 134 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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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 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Muuka Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 29 - 2, fighting out of London, Selfie Lord!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lord sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laine lands a nice hook to Lord's body. Lord takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Laine staying out of range there.
Good leg kick by Lord.
Laine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lord was well out of range. Poor timing from Laine.
Lord looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lord is looking to score with low kicks.
Lord swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Lord 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've been informed that Lord has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine throws a jab but it's blocked by Lord.
Lord throws a jab when Laine was well out of range.
Laine avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lord throws a shot to the body.
Lord loads up on a big right hand but Laine slips the punch.
Lord throws out a loose jab but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab by Lord.
A low kick lands for Lord.
Lord with a nice cross.
Lord connects with a looping right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lord.
Lord misses with a looping right.
Lord throws the left hand but Laine avoids the punch easily.
Lord connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lord lands a body shot.
Lord ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laine misses with a looping left.
Laine throws a front kick aimed at Lord's knee but Lord avoids it well.
Lord throws a body kick that misses.
Jab from Lord.
Laine connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Laine looks to land a right hand but Lord moved out of range.
As Laine backs off Lord throws a huge counter combo but Laine manages to avoid it all.
Lord misses with a kick to the body
and Laine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lord lands a nice looking body shot.
Laine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lord.
Lord connects with an inside leg kick.
Laine misses with a hook. Lord ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Laine.
Lord tests Laine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Laine does it's job there.
A big right from Laine misses.
A nice leg kick from Lord, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Laine misses.
It seemed like Lord was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lord lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Laine takes one on the button.
Laine misses with a lunging right hand
and Lord counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laine throws a leg kick
and Lord counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lord tries to bum rush Laine with a series of wild strikes but Laine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Selfie Lord seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lord throws a push kick but Laine slaps the foot to one side.
Lord throws the left hand but Laine avoids the punch easily.
Laine attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from Laine lands.
Lord checks a leg kick.
Lord misses with a wild combination.
Lord smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laine. That's going to slow Lord down.
Lord thumps Laine with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Selfie Lord dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Laine lands a nice hook to Lord's body. Lord takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Laine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And Lord responds with a good body kick, but Laine manages to step out the way in time.
Laine checks a low kick from Lord.
It looked like Laine was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lord cracks a nice hook into Laine's ribs.
A slow jab from Lord misses its intended target.
Laine misses with a straight left.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Laine might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Laine slips under a jab.
Laine lands a two punch combo.
Laine takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Laine tries to bum rush Lord with a series of wild strikes but Lord uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lord lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lord with a hook.
Lord swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine staying out of range there.
Laine takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lord scores with a crisp jab that stopped Laine in his tracks.
Lord turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lord lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Selfie Lord seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lord takes one to the chin there.
Lord misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Laine counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lord scores with a sloppy right hand. Laine should have avoided that one.
Lord throws a poor cross that misses
and Laine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laine throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lord.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laine connects with a single shot there.
Lord slips under a jab.
Laine smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lord throws a leg kick which misses Laine's front leg but catches the back leg as Laine tries to avoid it.
Laine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lord.
Lord looks for the body kick but Laine saw that one coming.
Laine misses with a hook
and Lord counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lord.
Lord rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laine counters with a nice uppercut.
Lord lands with a good body shot.
Laine misses with a body shot.
Laine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine with the inside leg kick.
Laine lands a jab.
Lord misses the jab.
Lord lands with a hook. Laine tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Laine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lord scores with a nice strike.
Lord fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A good leg kick by Lord.
Lord waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laine.
Lord slips a straight right by Laine.
Laine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lord tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laine was well out of range. Poor timing from Lord.
Lord's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Laine connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lord scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord throws an off balance right hand
and Laine counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laine feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Laine throws an overhand right that lands on Lord's shoulder, as Lord tries to avoid the shot.
Lord works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lord jabs at Laine's body.
Laine slips under a jab.
Lord uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laine.
Laine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lord cracks Laine with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lord avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lord needs to keep his hands up - Laine had a free shot at his head there.
Laine misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Selfie Lord will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lord displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laine throws out the jab.
Laine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lord lands a jab to the head.
Laine throws a hook but Lord blocks it.
Lord swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lord lands a head shot.
Nice jab there from Lord.
Lord throws a leg kick
and Laine counters with a two punch combo.
Lord misses with an uppercut
and Laine counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laine moves out of range as Lord strikes.
Lord lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laine at a distance.
Lord has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Laine scores with a head kick. Lord tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Laine moves out of range as Lord strikes.
Laine lands a left and a right that send Lord crashing to the mat, dazed. Laine thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Lord is rocked!
Laine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lord is still on wobbly legs! Can Laine finish him?
A swing and a miss from Lord.
Lord takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Lord.
Lord seems to have recovered his senses.
Laine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lord throws a right hand that misses
and Laine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Laine does no damage.
A big right from Lord misses.
Muuka Laine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Some wild striking there from Laine.
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.
Laine blocks a jab.
Lord misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lord takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laine walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Laine looks to land a combination but Lord avoids it well.
Lord missing with a left hand there. Laine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laine throwing a counter right hand but Lord manages to avoid it.
Lord slips a straight right by Laine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord digs a good body shot into Laine's ribs.
Lord throws out a leg kick but Laine moves out of range and Lord only half commits.
Lord thows a leg kick but Laine checks it
and Laine counters with a good low kick that Lord was not able to check.
Lord throws a body shot but no joy.
Laine throwing a counter right hand but Lord manages to avoid it.
Lord misses with an uppercut. Laine saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Laine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Laine throws a head kick that misses.
Laine blocks a low kick nicely.
Lord throws a big shot that misses.
Lord lands with an overhand left.
Laine misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lord! But no joy.
Laine gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Laine throws a sloppy head kick and Lord moves out of range easily.
Selfie Lord is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lord has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good leg kick by Lord.
Lord throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lord.
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Laine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lord misses with a looping right.
Laine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lord counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laine is looking to counter punch.
Laine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laine is looking to counter punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Selfie Lord.
Well Lord has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Selfie Lord!
Selfie Lord thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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