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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stanislaus Kasava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty Laguna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasava's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Merle Haggard - Mama Tried. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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156 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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145 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stanislaus Kasava!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marty Laguna!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasava fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laguna manages to avoid it.
Laguna buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laguna dodges the punch combination from Kasava.
Laguna throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kasava connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stanislaus Kasava seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasava thows a body shot but no joy.
Kasava throws a body punch but Laguna moves out of range.
Laguna takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kasava swings for the body but Laguna moves out of range.
Laguna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kasava ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kasava throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laguna is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kasava.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kasava, as that shot connected.
Laguna scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kasava in his tracks.
Laguna connects with a single shot there.
Kasava throws a combination that misses
and Laguna counters with a one-two to the body.
Kasava swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kasava uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Laguna has time to react.
Kasava misses with a body shot
and Laguna counters with a nice body shot.
Kasava pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laguna moves away from the strike by Kasava.
Laguna throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kasava on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasava thows a body shot but no joy.
Kasava lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasava swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kasava fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laguna lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Laguna.
Kasava misses with a wild body shot.
Laguna avoids the body shot from Kasava.
Laguna throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kasava stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kasava misses with a shot to the body
and Laguna counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Laguna lands with a cross.
Laguna throws a series of punches but Kasava moves out of range.
Laguna misses with an uppercut. Kasava saw that one coming.
Laguna falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kasava holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Laguna holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Laguna fails to land.
Laguna slowing the pace effectively.
Laguna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to de liver by Kasava. Beautiful body shot.
Laguna works the jab nicely.
Kasava misses with a hook to the body
and Laguna counters with a series of strikes. Kasava will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kasava misses with a body shot.
Kasava thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasava swings for the body but Laguna moves out of range.
Kasava swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Laguna.
Kasava gets a clinch.
Kasava wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kasava lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kasava tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laguna dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kasava takes a shot to the head.
Laguna misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kasava.
Kasava lands a nice shot to the body.
Kasava is trying to force a seperation but Laguna has the dominant position.
Kasava lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Laguna.
Laguna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kasava is working Laguna over against the cage.
Kasava working aggressively here.
Laguna has Kasava pressed against the cage, preventing Kasava from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laguna pushes Kasava back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Laguna scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Laguna fails to land.
Kasava misses with a punch to the body.
Kasava misses with a punch on the inside.
Laguna breaks from the clinch.
Kasava throws a shot to the body.
Kasava ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laguna moves away.
Kasava throws a hook but Laguna blocks it.
Kasava takes a swing at Laguna's ribcage but misses.
Kasava misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laguna.
Kasava is looking to wear down Laguna with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kasava ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laguna moves away.
Kasava throws a nice looking combination but Laguna bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kasava on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to the body from Kasava misses
and Laguna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kasava fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laguna manages to avoid it.
Laguna tries to close the distance and clinch but Kasava swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laguna loads up on a big right hand but Kasava slips the punch.
Some wild striking there from Laguna.
Kasava takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laguna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laguna scores with a body shot.
Laguna listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Laguna fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Laguna goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Stanislaus Kasava has been cut.
Kasava throws a good cross that connects.
Laguna looks to score with a jab to the body but Kasava is just out of range.
Laguna scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kasava takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Kasava.
Kasava throws a jab when Laguna was well out of range.
Kasava misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Laguna counters with a nice uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Laguna.
Kasava fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Laguna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kasava throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laguna is working the combinations to good effect here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kasava misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Laguna counters with a left and a right that stings Kasava.
Laguna punishes Kasava's body with a nice straight punch.
Laguna is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kasava had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Danga de danga de dang - Laguna scores with a four punch combination!
Laguna throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laguna lands a nice hook to Kasava's body. Kasava takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty Laguna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stanislaus Kasava's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A jab lands there for Laguna.
Kasava throws a body punch but Laguna moves out of range.
Kasava dives in and grabs Laguna's left leg, looking for a takedown. Laguna pushes down on Kasava's head and hops out.
A punch combination from Laguna misses.
Laguna fails to land with a series of punches.
Kasava ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Laguna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laguna swats away the attempt to clinch by Kasava.
Kasava throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laguna stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Laguna listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kasava misses with a body shot
and Laguna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kasava misses the body punch
letting Laguna counter with a right hand.
Marty Laguna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laguna scores with a hook.
Kasava misses the body punch
and Laguna counters with a right hand to the body.
Kasava keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kasava moves into the clinch.
Kasava misses with a punch to the body.
Laguna stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kasava breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasava looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kasava throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Laguna lands a nice shot to the body.
Kasava lands a head shot.
Kasava swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laguna misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laguna. Kasava does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kasava forces Laguna back against the cage and clinches.
Kasava can't break the clinch.
Kasava's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Laguna is stalling here.
Kasava struggles to land a body shot inside as Laguna controls his hands.
Laguna prevents a body shot from Kasava.
The referee calls for Laguna to work.
Laguna throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Laguna creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kasava tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Laguna.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasava misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kasava misses with a body punch.
Laguna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kasava has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Laguna keeps control of Kasava as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Laguna scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kasava.
Kasava looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kasava blocks the elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Laguna.
Laguna is pushing Kasava up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short uppercut from Laguna.
Laguna just leaning against Kasava, taking a breather.
Laguna throws a punch but it's blocked by Kasava.
Laguna stalling the fight.
Laguna misses with the head strike.
Kasava lands a nice shot to the body.
Laguna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laguna scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laguna lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Laguna.
Kasava breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kasava swings away with a body shot that misses
and Laguna counters with a nice body shot.
Laguna lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kasava backs up against the cage.
Laguna showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kasava.
Laguna scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kasava is looking to clinch.
Laguna punishes Kasava's body with a nice straight punch.
Kasava misses with a hook to the body
and Laguna counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kasava drops his hands momentarily and Laguna takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Laguna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kasava lands with a good body shot.
Kasava has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Laguna finds it's way round the side to connect with Kasava's head.
Laguna looks to land a left hand but Kasava moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kasava. Laguna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kasava throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laguna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laguna lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kasava misses with a jab to the body
and Laguna counters with a series of strikes. Kasava will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kasava misses with a wild body shot.
Laguna comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kasava clinches up with Laguna and pushes him back against the cage.
Laguna looking to slow down the pace here.
Kasava tries to work over Laguna's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kasava struggles to land a body shot inside as Laguna controls his hands.
Laguna taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Laguna as the two fighters clinch.
Kasava blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laguna has a couple of punches blocked by Kasava.
Kasava struggles to land a body shot inside as Laguna controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kasava.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laguna blocks an uppercut.
Laguna trying to stall but Kasava improves his position.
Still in the clinch, Laguna scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laguna's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Laguna lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty Laguna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stanislaus Kasava's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kasava connects with a body shot.
Kasava swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kasava throws a predictable looking body shot
and Laguna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kasava tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laguna was well out of range. Poor timing from Kasava.
Kasava misses with a jab to the body
and Laguna counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laguna. Kasava does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kasava throws a wild body kick that Laguna sees coming a mile off.
A left and a right from Kasava both land. Nice combination.
Laguna avoids the body shot from Kasava.
Laguna buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kasava closes the distance but Laguna moves to the side
and Laguna counters with a three punch combo that has Kasava backing up. Kasava nods at Laguna to acknowledge the strikes.
Kasava's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kasava duly obliges.
Kasava takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kasava swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Laguna counters by moving into the clinch.
Laguna lands with a left to the head.
Kasava misses with a punch to the body.
Laguna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laguna pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kasava bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laguna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasava lands a body shot.
Laguna changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Laguna avoids the body shot from Kasava.
Kasava throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kasava throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kasava throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Laguna to counter with a crisp jab.
Marty Laguna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kasava just misses with a punch to the body.
Kasava works Laguna's body with a nice hook.
Laguna misses with a wild combination.
Kasava throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laguna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kasava is looking to clinch but Laguna is avoiding it.
Kasava thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laguna throws a body punch but Kasava moves out of range.
Laguna lands a nice hook to Kasava's body. Kasava takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kasava throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laguna wants to clinch.
Laguna uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kasava has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasava misses with a hook to the body
and Laguna counters with a series of strikes. Kasava will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kasava has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Laguna connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kasava momentarily.
Laguna lands a nice shot to the body.
Laguna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laguna throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kasava takes one to the chin there.
Kasava throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kasava showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laguna.
Laguna lands with a good body shot.
Laguna takes a swing at Kasava's ribcage but misses.
Kasava thows a body shot but no joy.
Kasava walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to de liver by Laguna. Beautiful body shot.
Laguna has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Laguna takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kasava lands with a shot to the body.
Laguna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kasava misses with an uppercut. Laguna saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasava misses with a body punch
and Laguna counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Laguna throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kasava will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kasava takes a swing at Laguna's ribcage but misses.
Laguna lands with a right hand.
Kasava swings for the body but Laguna moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Laguna.
Kasava misses with a body punch
and Laguna counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Laguna misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kasava swinging wildly here.
Kasava fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laguna manages to avoid it.
Kasava throws a body punch but Laguna moves out of range.
Laguna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kasava.
Kasava fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kasava tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laguna was well out of range. Poor timing from Kasava.
Kasava ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laguna moves away.
Laguna misses with a few strikes there.
Kasava walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laguna throws a hook but Kasava avoids it easily.
Laguna lands with a nice combination. Kasava backs away looking to recover.
Kasava ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laguna moves away.
Kasava takes a jab right on the kisser.
Laguna takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kasava misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Laguna counters with a two punch combo.
Kasava misses with a hook. Laguna ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Laguna misses.
Laguna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kasava was well out of range. Poor timing from Laguna.
Kasava ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kasava uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laguna.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laguna 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 Kasava has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kasava and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laguna throws a jab when Kasava was well out of range.
Kasava throws a body punch but Laguna moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laguna. Kasava does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laguna looks to land a right hand but Kasava moved out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Laguna!
Laguna thuds his right hand into Kasava's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Laguna just misses with a punch to the body.
Laguna lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty Laguna really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stanislaus Kasava's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kasava throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laguna lands a nice hook to Kasava's body. Kasava takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice body punch from Kasava.
Kasava lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laguna at a distance.
Kasava scores with a hook.
Kasava avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laguna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kasava tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laguna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laguna lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kasava at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kasava. Laguna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kasava lands with a hook. Laguna tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kasava scores with a jab to the body.
Kasava fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laguna manages to avoid it.
Laguna lands a nice looking body shot.
Kasava takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kasava misses with a shot to the body
and Laguna counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kasava throws a body punch but Laguna moves out of range.
Kasava tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laguna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laguna misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laguna lands with a nice combination. Kasava backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasava looks to score with a jab to the body but Laguna is just out of range.
Kasava dodges the punch combination from Laguna.
Kasava looks to score with a jab to the body but Laguna is just out of range.
Laguna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laguna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kasava moves away.
Kasava takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kasava ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laguna moves away.
Kasava throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kasava showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laguna.
Laguna with a jab.
Kasava sizes up Laguna with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Laguna takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Laguna avoids the body shot from Kasava.
Laguna defending well as Kasava loads up on a big left hand.
Kasava tries to clinch
and Laguna counters with a nice uppercut.
Kasava swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Kasava finds it's way through Laguna's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laguna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kasava misses the shot to the body.
Kasava walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kasava misses with a wild body shot.
Kasava takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kasava misses with a double jab
and Laguna counters by clinching up.
Laguna leaning his opponent against the cage.
Laguna lands with a short shot to the head.
Kasava misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Laguna scores with a nice short uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Kasava's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kasava breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kasava misses with a jab to the body
and Laguna counters with a nice uppercut.
Laguna throws a looping overhand right but Kasava ducks down to avoid it.
Kasava swings for the body but Laguna moves out of range.
Laguna keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laguna. Kasava does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laguna. Kasava does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from Kasava misses
and Laguna counters with a series of strikes. Kasava will be more careful next time no doubt.
Laguna cracks Kasava with a good jab.
Kasava wants to clinch up but Laguna keeps it at a distance.
Kasava gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Laguna lands a shot to the body.
Laguna scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Laguna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laguna breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Laguna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laguna throws a combination that misses
enabling Kasava to counter with a crisp jab.
Kasava throws a jab but it's blocked by Laguna.
Laguna fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kasava throws a right hand that Laguna ducks under and follows up with a left that Laguna also avoids with ease.
Laguna jabs at Kasava's body.
Laguna ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kasava lands with a good body shot.
Laguna throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kasava clinches up with Laguna and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasava lands with a short shot to the head.
Laguna lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kasava.
Kasava swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kasava lands a body punch in the clinch.
Laguna manages to break the clinch.
Kasava misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Laguna counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Laguna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kasava fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laguna manages to avoid it.
Laguna works Kasava's body with a nice hook.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kasava jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Laguna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kasava changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laguna digs a good hook to Kasava's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kasava tries to clinch up.
Kasava misses with a body punch
and Laguna counters with a stiff right hand.
Laguna closes the distance and clinches.
Laguna slows down the pace here.
Marty Laguna seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Laguna trying to control the position but instead, Kasava has worked for underhooks and has pushed Laguna into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty Laguna dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Stanislaus Kasava's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kasava avoids the body shot from Laguna.
Laguna lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kasava backs up against the cage.
Kasava throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laguna stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Laguna lands a nice hook to Kasava's body. Kasava takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Laguna misses with a looping right.
Laguna throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kasava stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kasava throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kasava tries to clinch up.
Laguna takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laguna avoids the body shot from Kasava.
Kasava tries to clinch up.
Laguna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laguna closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Laguna makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Laguna fails to land.
Kasava tries to throw a body punch but Laguna avoids it by throwing Kasava back against the cage.
Kasava works on Laguna's body with a couple of short punches.
Kasava lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laguna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kasava swings for the body but Laguna moves out of range.
Kasava ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laguna moves away.
Laguna lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kasava wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laguna lands the left hand.
Kasava takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Laguna swats away the attempt to clinch by Kasava.
Kasava lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kasava. Laguna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kasava wants to clinch
and Laguna counters with a nice body shot.
Laguna scores with a jab to the body.
Kasava misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Laguna counters with a straight right hand.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Laguna throws a series of punches but Kasava avoids them all with ease.
Laguna fails to land with a series of punches.
Laguna lands with a nice body punch.
Laguna thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laguna takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Laguna swinging wildly here.
Laguna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kasava moves away.
Laguna lands with a shot to the body.
Kasava closes the distance looking to clinch
and Laguna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laguna misses with a low kick as Kasava jumps back.
Laguna keeps the fight on the outside.
Kasava looks to score with a jab to the body but Laguna is just out of range.
Kasava misses with a body shot.
Kasava misses with a combination
and Laguna counters with a nice body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Laguna. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Laguna.
Kasava takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Laguna takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Laguna gets a clinch.
Laguna misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laguna has Kasava pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Laguna.
Kasava lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laguna or not.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Laguna.
Laguna is trying to break the clinch but Kasava is controlling him.
Kasava blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kasava blocks an uppercut.
Kasava throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marty Laguna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Laguna blocking some punches.
Laguna misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Laguna.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kasava.
Laguna swings wildly with an uppercut but Kasava uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laguna blocks a body shot from Kasava.
Stanislaus Kasava has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasava lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kasava.
Kasava wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Laguna has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Kasava.
Kasava is trying to break free.
Laguna tries to throw a body punch but Kasava avoids it by throwing Laguna back against the cage.
Laguna working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kasava tries a body shot but Laguna blocks it.
Laguna blocks an uppercut.
Laguna slowing the pace effectively.
Kasava tries to work over Laguna's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kasava works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Laguna leaning against his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marty Laguna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Laguna 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Marty Laguna!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Marty Laguna!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Marty Laguna!
Marty Laguna wins by unanimous decision!
Marty Laguna is the new featherweight champion!
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