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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rey Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Scarlatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bautista's entrance music is Ladies and Gentlemen. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
6 - 11 - 0 |
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172 cm
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155 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rey Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Scarlatti!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scarlatti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Scarlatti throws a push kick but Bautista slaps the foot to one side.
Scarlatti misses with a body punch
and Bautista counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scarlatti lands a leg kick that knocks Bautista off balance momentarily.
Scarlatti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bautista.
Scarlatti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Scarlatti tries to bum rush Bautista with a series of wild strikes but Bautista uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Scarlatti closes the distance and clinches.
Scarlatti is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bautista gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bautista escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bautista lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Scarlatti at a distance.
Bautista throws a nice looking combination but Scarlatti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarlatti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bautista circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Scarlatti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Scarlatti shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bautista napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Scarlatti is looking to take a break and control but Bautista is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bautista struggling a bit here.
Scarlatti scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista is not content to let Scarlatti control the position.
Bautista is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Scarlatti controlling from side mount.
Bautista is not content to let Scarlatti control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Derek Scarlatti.
A left lands for Bautista.
Bautista checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Scarlatti is looking to slow Bautista down with leg kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Scarlatti.
Scarlatti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bautista as he avoids it easily.
Bautista keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scarlatti shoots for a double leg takedown but Bautista sprawls well. He's pushed Scarlatti's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rey Bautista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Scarlatti.
Bautista connects with the punch.
Rey Bautista is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scarlatti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bautista catches Scarlatti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bautista getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Scarlatti dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bautista connects with a body shot.
Scarlatti takes one to the chin there.
Scarlatti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scarlatti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bautista, pushing him back against the cage.
Bautista swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scarlatti jumps guard and drags Bautista to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bautista with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bautista with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bautista wants to stand but Scarlatti is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bautista throws a strike but Scarlatti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarlatti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bautista is pulling down on Scarlatti's head to control his posture.
Scarlatti wants to control from the top but Bautista keeps moving.
Bautista looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scarlatti is one step ahead there.
Scarlatti pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bautista is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti stops Bautista from standing up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bautista looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scarlatti shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bautista defends it nicely.
Bautista connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Scarlatti's hands.
Bautista closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bautista misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bautista lands a jab-cross combination.
Scarlatti is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bautista sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Scarlatti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bautista manages to avoid it.
Scarlatti dives in and grabs Bautista's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bautista pushes down on Scarlatti's head and hops out.
Rey Bautista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Scarlatti.
Scarlatti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bautista scores with a body shot.
Scarlatti doesn't manage to clinch there - Bautista circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti misses with the combination.
Scarlatti wants to clinch.
Scarlatti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bautista swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bautista lands a really nice looking cross but Scarlatti seems unphased.
Scarlatti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bautista counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey Bautista dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bautista catches Scarlatti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rey Bautista is winning the standup battle so far.
Scarlatti looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bautista is fending him off so far but Scarlatti persists. Nope, Bautista circles away and we're back to standing.
Scarlatti tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bautista swivels and escapes.
Bautista jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Scarlatti closes the distance and clinches.
Bautista is looking to break free of the clinch but Scarlatti has double underhooks.
Scarlatti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bautista lands the left hand.
Bautista is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Scarlatti has a takedown stuffed.
Rey Bautista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Scarlatti.
Scarlatti moves in looking to clinch but Bautista pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista lands a head shot.
Bautista misses with a few strikes there.
Bautista listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bautista cracks Scarlatti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bautista scores with a jab to the body.
Bautista slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bautista throws a nice looking combination but Scarlatti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Scarlatti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bautista sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bautista throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scarlatti.
Scarlatti throws a right hand that Bautista ducks under and follows up with a left that Bautista also avoids with ease.
Scarlatti shoots in for a double leg but Bautista sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A punch combination from Bautista misses.
Bautista works Scarlatti's body with a nice hook.
Scarlatti dodges the punch combination from Bautista.
Scarlatti dives in and grabs Bautista's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bautista pushes down on Scarlatti's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista blocks a head kick by Scarlatti.
Bautista checks a low kick from Scarlatti.
Bautista digs a good body shot into Scarlatti's ribs.
Scarlatti thows a body kick. Bautista tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jab by Bautista.
Bautista lands a jab to the head.
Bautista wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarlatti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Scarlatti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Bautista.
Bautista's jab looks to have found its range, popping Scarlatti under the eye.
Scarlatti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bautista swats away the attempt to clinch by Scarlatti.
Scarlatti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bautista manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scarlatti throws a body kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rey Bautista showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bautista 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rey Bautista!
After winning the bout, Rey Bautista thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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