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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marty Laguna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rey Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bautista has chosen Ladies and Gentlemen as his entrance music. 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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145 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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170 cm
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158 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marty Laguna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rey Bautista!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista misses with a hook
and Laguna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Laguna fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bautista looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bautista avoids the body shot from Laguna.
Laguna misses with a hook
and Bautista counters with a stiff right hand.
Bautista swings widly with a right hand
and Laguna counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bautista thinking.
Laguna is looking to clinch.
Laguna misses the shot to the body.
Laguna scores with a decent looking hook.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bautista misses with a right hand
and Laguna counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laguna keeps control of Bautista as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Laguna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bautista swings for the body but Laguna moves out of range.
Bautista misses with a lunging right hand
and Laguna counters with a straight right hand.
Laguna on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Laguna misses with a lunging right hand
and Bautista counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bautista misses with an uppercut
and Laguna counters with a series of strikes. Bautista will be more careful next time no doubt.
Laguna wants to clinch up but Bautista keeps it at a distance.
Bautista misses with a right hand
and Laguna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laguna scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bautista in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista forces Laguna back against the cage and clinches.
Laguna lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laguna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laguna throws a combination that misses
and Bautista counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bautista slips a straight right by Laguna.
Bautista missing with a left hand there. Laguna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laguna tries to clinch but Bautista is having none of it.
Laguna throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laguna throws a right hand that misses
and Bautista counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bautista lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista throws a hook to the side of Laguna's head but Laguna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bautista misses with a straight left.
Marty Laguna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laguna avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laguna punishes Bautista's body with a nice straight punch.
Laguna throws a poor cross that misses
and Bautista counters with a left to the body.
Laguna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laguna misses with a shot to the body
letting Bautista counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista misses with a lunging right hand
letting Laguna counter with a right hand.
Bautista might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bautista throws a hook to the side of Laguna's head but Laguna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good exchange - Bautista coming out on top.
Bautista lands with a hook. Laguna tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bautista takes a swing at Laguna's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from Bautista finds it's target.
A shot to the body from Laguna misses
and Bautista counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laguna swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bautista counters with a series of strikes. Laguna will be more careful next time no doubt.
Laguna throws a lazy uppercut
and Bautista counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty Laguna dominated that round.
That's time! Laguna's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bautista misses with a left hand
and Laguna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bautista walks into a jab.
Laguna throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bautista on the side of the head.
Laguna just misses with a punch to the body.
Bautista throws an off balance right hand
and Laguna counters with a left to the body.
Laguna bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Bautista. Beautiful body shot.
Laguna misses with a left hand
and Laguna takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bautista misses with a jab to the body
letting Laguna counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laguna moves in looking to clinch but Bautista pushes him off.
Bautista swats away the attempt to clinch by Laguna.
Marty Laguna is winning the standup battle so far.
Bautista connects with a good right hand that stumbles Laguna. Laguna circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Laguna throws a shot to the body.
Bautista scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bautista thows a body shot but no joy.
Laguna takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Laguna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bautista was well out of range. Poor timing from Laguna.
Laguna avoids the body shot from Bautista.
Bautista misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Laguna counters with a right hand to the body.
Bautista bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Laguna's head.
Laguna tries to clinch but Bautista is having none of it.
Bautista scores with a punch to the head.
Bautista lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laguna circles away quickly and effectively.
Marty Laguna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laguna fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laguna scores with a jab to the head.
Bautista throws a lazy uppercut
and Laguna counters with a nice body shot.
Bautista misses the shot to the body.
Laguna fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bautista takes a jab right on the kisser.
Laguna misses with a series of wild punches.
Bautista misses with a shot to the body
and Laguna counters with a stiff right hand.
Laguna pushes Bautista up against the cage in a clinch.
Laguna breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laguna wants to clinch.
Laguna 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 slips under a jab from Bautista.
Bautista rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Laguna counters by moving into the clinch.
Laguna manages to break the clinch.
Bautista walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bautista misses with a straight right.
Bautista keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty Laguna dominated that second round.
That's time! Laguna's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bautista clinches up against the cage.
Laguna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laguna throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laguna misses with the combination.
Bautista looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laguna missing with a left hand there. Bautista was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Bautista. Those never looked like landing.
Laguna misses the body punch
and Bautista counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista misses with a straight left.
Bautista scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Laguna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Laguna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laguna misses with a combination
and Bautista counters with a nice uppercut.
Bautista uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laguna.
Bautista rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laguna moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bautista pushes Laguna up against the cage in a clinch.
Laguna breaks the clinch.
Laguna takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bautista clinches up with Laguna and pushes him back against the cage.
Laguna pushes Bautista back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bautista tries to break the clinch but Laguna is controlling the position.
Bautista wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bautista tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Laguna just stands there and leans against the cage.
Laguna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laguna throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marty Laguna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bautista misses with an uppercut
and Laguna counters by moving into the clinch.
Bautista is trying to stall.
Laguna scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laguna breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laguna misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laguna throws a combination that misses
and Bautista counters with a left to the body.
Bautista throws a sloppy body shot
and Laguna counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Laguna lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bautista works Laguna's body with a nice hook.
Bautista misses with a hook
and Laguna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bautista.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Laguna looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laguna blocking some punches.
Bautista is looking to break free of the clinch but Laguna has double underhooks.
Rey Bautista has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bautista looking to slow down the pace here.
Bautista looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bautista tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Laguna smiles and moves away.
Bautista clinches up against the cage.
Bautista tries to stall but Laguna uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laguna is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bautista swings wildly with an uppercut but Laguna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bautista misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rey Bautista.
Well Laguna 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marty Laguna!
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