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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darek Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maigonis Lupata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bautista's entrance music is Ludacris - Move B*tch (Get Out the Way) . A fine choice. 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 Maigonis Lupata was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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212 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darek Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maigonis Lupata!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupata shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bautista but Bautista pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bautista is looking to clinch.
Bautista tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lupata paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bautista wants to clinch up but Lupata keeps it at a distance.
Bautista feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lupata controlling the position.
Lupata looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bautista trying to control but Lupata is working from the bottom.
Bautista working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bautista with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lupata trying to keep a closed guard but Bautista is proving a slippery customer.
Bautista trying to control the position from guard on top but Lupata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lupata throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista is working Lupata over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bautista has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bautista accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lupata throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Lupata is trying to control the position but Bautista postures up.
Lupata utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bautista throws a big elbow that misses.
Bautista throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lupata is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bautista loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bautista slips nicely into half guard.
Bautista lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bautista moves into full mount! Lupata won't be happy about that!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bautista fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bautista lands a couple of good shots and Lupata has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista working for the choke.
Lupata is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The referee is taking a good look at Lupata as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Bautista!
Bautista scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Lupata is looking for a way out.
Bautista is punishing Lupata with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bautista avoiding Lupata 's attempts to control his hands.
Lupata is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Bautista is working the ground and pound. Can Lupata escape?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupata showing good submission defense here.
Bautista scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Lupata is looking for a way out.
Bautista is landing with strikes from the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bautista scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lupata manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Bautista is now in side control.
Bautista cracks Lupata with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lupata tries to buck Bautista off but Bautista is having none of it.
Bautista landing a few strikes.
Lupata is rocked!
Lupata is looking to reverse the position.
Bautista lands a few punches from side control.
Lupata parries the strikes from Bautista easily there. Bautista is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lupata to escape.
Bautista scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lupata keeps working.
Bautista is really struggling to control Lupata but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bautista cracks Lupata with a big elbow.
Bautista works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lupata can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lupata can't do much from the bottom here.
Bautista lands an elbow.
Bautista decides to stand back up.
Bautista tries to clinch up but Lupata circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice takedown defense from Bautista. No joy for Lupata on that attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bautista looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bautista tries to clinch but Lupata is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darek Bautista dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bautista moves into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Bautista has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Lupata struggles to land a body shot inside as Bautista controls his hands.
Lupata successfully pulls guard.
Bautista is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lupata can do to turn this around?
Bautista throws a big elbow that misses.
Lupata seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bautista in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lupata utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lupata looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bautista is one step ahead there.
Bautista postures up.
Bautista throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Darek Bautista overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bautista distracts Lupata with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bautista postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bautista stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lupata is defended easily by Bautista.
Bautista feints and as Lupata raises his hands in defense, Bautista changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista trying to control the position from guard on top but Lupata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bautista missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lupata keeping moving, preventing Bautista from controlling successfully.
Bautista scoring with some ground and pound.
Lupata is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bautista connects with a couple of short punches.
Lupata working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bautista doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bautista manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lupata looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lupata is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bautista accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bautista throwing strikes but missing.
Bautista postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bautista postures up and lands a big shot to Lupata's brow.
Bautista lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bautista stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lupata swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lupata avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bautista throwing strikes but missing.
Lupata is pulling down on Bautista's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupata tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bautista with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lupata wants to stand up but Bautista is controlling him.
Lupata has his feet on Bautista's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bautista displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lupata.
Bautista moves in looking to clinch but Lupata pushes him off.
Lupata throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bautista's waist but Bautista gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lupata off to one side.
Darek Bautista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maigonis Lupata.
Bautista moves into the clinch.
Bautista makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bautista with a knee to the head.
Bautista has picked Lupata up - he's going for a ride! Bautista dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bautista is looking to take a break and control but Lupata is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista 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.
Bautista wants to work for an arm triangle but Lupata is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lupata trying to control but Bautista postures up.
Bautista winds up and cracks Lupata with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bautista wants to take a breather but Lupata is having none of it.
Lupata keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bautista thows a huge punch but Lupata dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darek Bautista dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bautista is looking to clinch.
Bautista is looking to clinch but Lupata is avoiding it.
Bautista closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bautista working the body and head with strikes.
Bautista is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lupata knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lupata tries to bench press Bautista off him but Bautista keeps the position.
Bautista connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lupata some visible discomfort.
Lupata wants to control but Bautista postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lupata regains half guard.
Bautista lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bautista lands strikes from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bautista connects with a nice short shot to Lupata's temple.
Lupata looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lupata takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista drops an elbow to the side of Lupata's head.
Bautista sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lupata defending well though.
Bautista is thwarting Lupata's attempts to control the position.
Lupata on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bautista not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bautista takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lupata is trying to get back to full guard.
Bautista is trying to control the action in half guard but Lupata is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bautista lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bautista throwing shots but Lupata is blocking nicely.
Bautista looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lupata with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bautista thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lupata's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupata looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bautista thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lupata wants to get back to full guard.
Bautista lands with a punch from half guard.
Bautista working the head and body with strikes.
Bautista takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bautista looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lupata with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bautista lands strikes from half guard.
Bautista seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bautista passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lupata tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lupata is bucking up trying to escape but Bautista cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista lands a big elbow.
Lupata is still in real trouble! Can Bautista finish him?
Lupata is in a horrible position here. Bautista smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bautista connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bautista unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Lupata wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Bautista celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darek Bautista!
A very excited looking Darek Bautista made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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