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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marty Laguna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costa has chosen His Own Highlight Video as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Felipe Costa was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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145 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
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166 cm
29
141 lbs
21 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marty Laguna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felipe Costa!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laguna steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Costa. That one must have hurt.
Costa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Laguna misses with a looping left.
Laguna swings for the body but Costa moves out of range.
Laguna blocks a leg kick.
Costa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Costa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Laguna avoids the head kick by Costa.
Costa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laguna.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Laguna feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Costas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Costa tries to bum rush Laguna with a series of wild strikes but Laguna uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Costa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Laguna counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Costa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Laguna did well to prevent Costa getting side control.
Costa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Laguna is looking for a sweep. Costa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa is working for a kimura but Laguna is defending it quite comfortably.
Costa looking for a submission but Laguna manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Costa looking to pass the guard.
Laguna lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Costa!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laguna controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laguna has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Laguna trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Costa is looking to get to half guard.
Laguna knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Costa on the ground.
Costa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Laguna looking to control but Costa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Laguna controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Costa is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marty Laguna will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Laguna swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Costa counters with a one-two to the body.
Costa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Laguna moves away from the strike by Costa.
Laguna scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Laguna just misses with a punch to the body.
Laguna stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Costa.
Laguna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laguna changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Costa misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Laguna counters with a series of strikes. Costa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Costa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Costa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice takedown defense from Laguna. No joy for Costa on that attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Laguna misses the target.
Costa misses with a combination
and Laguna counters with a three punch combo that has Costa backing up. Costa nods at Laguna to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Costa walks into a left hand.
Costa throws a combination that misses
and Laguna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laguna is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Costa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laguna.
Costa throws a hook but Laguna avoids it easily.
Costa misses with a left hand
and Laguna counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laguna just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Some wild striking there from Costa.
A nice combination there by Costa.
Costa misses with a combination
enabling Laguna to counter with a crisp jab.
Costa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Laguna checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Costa is rocked!
A jab from Costa does it's job there.
Costa walks into a straight right hand from Laguna.
Costa is still on wobbly legs! Can Laguna finish him?
Laguna falls off balance throwing a combination
and Costa counters with a nice uppercut.
Costa seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laguna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Laguna counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty Laguna dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Costa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Costa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Costa. Laguna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laguna throws a series of punches but Costa avoids them all with ease.
Costa throws a leg kick but Laguna checks it.
Laguna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Costa throws a nice looking combination but Laguna bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laguna lands a body shot.
Marty Laguna is winning the standup battle so far.
Costa misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laguna slips under a jab from Costa.
Laguna getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Costa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Laguna moves out of range as Costa throws a body kick.
Laguna lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Laguna.
Marty Laguna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laguna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Costa misses with a low kick as Laguna jumps back.
Nice jab there from Laguna.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laguna stuns Costa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marty Laguna is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laguna connects with a right hand. Costa shakes it off.
Costa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Costa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marty Laguna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Costa throws a right and a left that Laguna avoids nicely.
A combination from Laguna does no damage.
Costa shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa misses with a double jab
enabling Laguna to counter with a crisp jab.
Costa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Costa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laguna throws a hook but Costa blocks it.
Costa lunges at Laguna with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Laguna's hand.
Laguna takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Laguna lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa throws a body kick that misses.
Laguna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Costa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Laguna counters with a stiff right hand.
Costa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Costa walks into a jab.
Costa misses with a combination
and Laguna counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Felipe Costa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Costa swings widly with a right hand
and Laguna counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marty Laguna showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marty Laguna!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Marty Laguna waved his t-shirt featuring CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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