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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marty Laguna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanislaus Kasava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasava comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Merle Haggard - Mama Tried kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
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156 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marty Laguna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stanislaus Kasava!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasava misses with a straight left.
Laguna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kasava.
Kasava lands with a good body shot.
Laguna misses with a series of wild punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Kasava scores with a four punch combination!
Kasava missing with a left hand there. Laguna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laguna swings for the body but Kasava moves out of range.
Kasava tests Laguna's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Laguna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kasava manages to avoid it.
Kasava cracks Laguna with a good jab.
Kasava misses the shot to the body.
Kasava bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Laguna's head.
Stanislaus Kasava seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasava doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kasava lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laguna circles away quickly and effectively.
Kasava fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kasava is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big right from Kasava misses.
Kasava circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kasava changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laguna closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kasava changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Laguna fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Laguna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kasava.
Laguna wants to clinch.
Laguna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marty Laguna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kasava shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Well, if Kasava is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laguna is doing well to control the position and prevent Kasava from advancing to side control.
Kasava is thwarting Laguna's attempts to control the position.
Kasava is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Horrible takedown by Kasava or perhaps it was just good defense by Laguna which made him look bad.
Laguna jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kasava fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marty Laguna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanislaus Kasava.
Kasava lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kasava dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kasava will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Laguna tries to close the distance and clinch but Kasava swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kasava works the jab nicely.
Laguna takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kasava cracks Laguna with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Horrible takedown by Kasava or perhaps it was just good defense by Laguna which made him look bad.
Laguna wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laguna slips a jab from Kasava.
Kasava throws an overhand right that lands on Laguna's shoulder, as Laguna tries to avoid the shot.
Kasava misses with a hook. Laguna ducked under it nicely.
Laguna lands a body shot.
Laguna avoids the body shot from Kasava.
Nice defenses there by Laguna.
Laguna closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Stanislaus Kasava has been cut.
Kasava swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Laguna.
Laguna connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laguna lands a right hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laguna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kasava gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Laguna is looking to wear down Kasava with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Laguna stuffs the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kasava walks into a stiff left hand from Laguna.
Laguna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kasava manages to avoid it.
Laguna misses with a few strikes there.
Laguna scores with a jab.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kasava misses with a double jab
and Laguna counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kasava thinking.
Laguna jabs Kasava right on the nose. Kasava blinks but takes it well.
Nice defenses there by Laguna.
Kasava gets a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kasava.
Laguna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laguna manages to break the clinch.
Marty Laguna is winning the standup battle so far.
Laguna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kasava gets a clinch.
Laguna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laguna drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kasava has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Good exchange - Kasava coming out on top.
Kasava scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Laguna doesn't seem bothered though.
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 doesn't manage to clinch there - Laguna circles away.
Laguna throws a big shot that misses.
Kasava fails with a takedown attempt.
Kasava is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasava doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kasava keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laguna lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kasava keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laguna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laguna looks to score with a jab to the body but Kasava is just out of range.
Laguna moves in looking to clinch but Kasava pushes him off.
Kasava connects with a body shot.
Laguna avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kasava thows a body shot but no joy.
Laguna bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Laguna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kasava swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kasava misses with a body punch
and Laguna counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Laguna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laguna doesn't manage to clinch there - Kasava circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Kasava.
Laguna tries to clinch there but Kasava circles away.
Laguna misses with a looping right.
Kasava fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Laguna.
Kasava closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Laguna did well to prevent Kasava getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasava wants to control but Laguna is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laguna desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Kasava is looking to take a break and control but Laguna is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasava sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Stanislaus Kasava hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice shot by Kasava.
Kasava cracks Laguna with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kasava scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laguna punishes Kasava's body with a nice straight punch.
Laguna moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kasava gets a clinch.
Kasava lands with a right to the head.
Kasava throws a head punch that misses.
Laguna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laguna tries to circle away but Kasava has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laguna tries to break free but Kasava pushes him back against the cage.
Laguna misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laguna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laguna wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty Laguna dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stanislaus Kasava's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Laguna on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kasava looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Laguna is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Laguna being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laguna wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kasava manages to pass to side control.
Laguna is looking to control Kasava's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Laguna avoid being mounted?
Laguna on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Laguna tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Laguna is trying to get back to full guard.
Laguna is doing well to control the position and prevent Kasava from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kasava controlling the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Laguna defending well as Kasava loads up on a big left hand.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kasava.
Laguna is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laguna is trying to escape the position but Kasava is controlling the position.
Laguna can't do much from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanislaus Kasava comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Laguna has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Marty Laguna!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Marty Laguna!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Marty Laguna!
Marty Laguna wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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