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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy La Plegua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nines Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Plegua's entrance music is "Blut Royale" by Combichrist. A fine choice. Rodriguez has chosen Black Label Society - Overlord as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andy La Plegua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nines Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Plegua takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rodriguez keeps La Plegua at a distance using the push kick.
Rodriguez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rodriguez looks to land a body kick but La Plegua moved away.
Rodriguez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
La Plegua tries to clinch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but La Plegua is just out of range.
A big left from La Plegua misses.
Rodriguez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from La Plegua.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rodriguez.
La Plegua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez scores with the left hand. La Plegua knows he should have avoided that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rodriguez, as that shot connected.
La Plegua misses with a series of wild punches.
Rodriguez connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a quick inside leg kick.
La Plegua misses with a double jab
and Rodriguez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Rodriguez does it's job there.
La Plegua tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rodriguez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rodriguez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to La Plegua's calf.
Rodriguez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rodriguez throws a looping overhand right but La Plegua ducks down to avoid it.
La Plegua checks a leg kick.
Rodriguez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Plegua fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rodriguez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
La Plegua thows a body shot but no joy.
La Plegua dips to his left and cracks Rodriguez with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua misses with a body shot.
La Plegua swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rodriguez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
La Plegua misses with a body shot.
La Plegua throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by La Plegua.
Andy La Plegua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Rodriguez blocks the leg kick.
Rodriguez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from La Plegua.
La Plegua tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
La Plegua misses with the combination.
La Plegua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some bone on bone action there as La Plegua checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
La Plegua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
Rodriguez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodriguez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donk. Rodriguez catches La Plegua right on the button with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. La Plegua does a little dance to reset his feet.
La Plegua takes a swing at Rodriguez's ribcage but misses.
La Plegua throws a series of punches but Rodriguez avoids them all with ease.
Rodriguez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
La Plegua misses with a body shot.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut. La Plegua saw that one coming.
La Plegua swinging wildly here.
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez takes a swing at La Plegua's ribcage but misses.
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but La Plegua uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Plegua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodriguez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by La Plegua.
La Plegua lands a jab to Rodriguez's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Plegua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
La Plegua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodriguez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
La Plegua throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodriguez lands with a hook. La Plegua tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
La Plegua scores with a shot to the body.
Rodriguez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nines Rodriguez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
La Plegua throws a sloppy body shot
and Rodriguez counters with an outside leg kick.
La Plegua chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rodriguez can pounce on him.
La Plegua misses the shot to the body.
La Plegua feints and then cracks Rodriguez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rodriguez down.
La Plegua needs to keep his hands up - Rodriguez had a free shot at his head there.
Nines Rodriguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodriguez lands a big head kick that sends La Plegua tumbling to the mat! Rodriguez takes a step backwards and waves La Plegua back to his feet - he wants the finish!
La Plegua is rocked!
La Plegua is looking to wear down Rodriguez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by La Plegua as he connects with a hook.
Oh La Plegua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
La Plegua throws a leg kick but Rodriguez sees it coming and moves out of range.
La Plegua seems to have got his legs back now.
La Plegua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
La Plegua tries to clinch there but Rodriguez circles away.
La Plegua tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez throws a head kick but La Plegua moves out of range.
La Plegua forces Rodriguez back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Plegua lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from La Plegua on the inside.
La Plegua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for La Plegua to work.
Rodriguez working aggressively here.
La Plegua taking a breather.
La Plegua scores with a nice hook to the head.
La Plegua lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rodriguez misses with a punch on the inside.
La Plegua scores with an uppercut up the middle.
La Plegua misses with some punches.
Rodriguez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rodriguez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rodriguez lands a nice uppercut.
La Plegua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by La Plegua.
Rodriguez lands with a light punch inside.
La Plegua is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
La Plegua digs a right hand underneath Rodriguez's ribcage. Rodriguez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Plegua tries to work over Rodriguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rodriguez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the head.
A short left from La Plegua.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
La Plegua can't find room to land a body shot as Rodriguez controls the action.
La Plegua taking a breather.
La Plegua holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rodriguez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
La Plegua is leaning against Rodriguez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
La Plegua lands an uppercut.
Rodriguez misses with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from La Plegua.
Rodriguez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rodriguez blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rodriguez fails to land.
Rodriguez blocks an uppercut.
Rodriguez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
La Plegua misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rodriguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rodriguez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Rodriguez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rodriguez prevents a body shot from La Plegua.
Rodriguez blocks a body shot from La Plegua.
La Plegua lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodriguez struggles to land a body shot inside as La Plegua controls his hands.
La Plegua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rodriguez throws a head punch that misses.
La Plegua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rodriguez misses with a punch on the inside.
Rodriguez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from La Plegua.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
La Plegua is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
La Plegua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodriguez's elbow.
La Plegua lands a nice uppercut.
La Plegua lands an uppercut.
La Plegua can't find room to land a body shot as Rodriguez controls the action.
Andy La Plegua has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rodriguez is trying to maintain a safe position but La Plegua gets an underhook and turns Rodriguez into the cage.
Rodriguez has a couple of punches blocked by La Plegua.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rodriguez lands with a right to the head.
Rodriguez throws a punch but it's blocked by La Plegua.
La Plegua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
La Plegua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
La Plegua scores with a shoulder strike.
La Plegua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
La Plegua can't find room to land a body shot as Rodriguez controls the action.
Rodriguez stalling against the cage.
La Plegua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodriguez's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andy La Plegua 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. This is the final round!
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez feints and then cracks La Plegua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow La Plegua down.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot.
La Plegua swings for the body but Rodriguez moves out of range.
La Plegua moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot that snaps La Plegua's head back.
La Plegua sizes up Rodriguez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
La Plegua tries to clinch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
La Plegua throws an overhand right that lands on Rodriguez's shoulder, as Rodriguez tries to avoid the shot.
La Plegua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodriguez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot that snaps La Plegua's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from La Plegua.
Rodriguez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
La Plegua takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
La Plegua fails to land with a series of punches.
La Plegua moves into the clinch.
La Plegua is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rodriguez has a couple of punches blocked by La Plegua.
La Plegua misses with a short punch on the inside.
La Plegua taking a breather.
La Plegua misses with a hook to the ribs.
La Plegua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
La Plegua works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
La Plegua tries a body shot but Rodriguez blocks it.
Rodriguez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
La Plegua takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stalling in the clinch from Rodriguez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a shoulder strike.
Rodriguez has a couple of punches blocked by La Plegua.
Rodriguez presses La Plegua against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rodriguez tries to stall but La Plegua uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rodriguez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of La Plegua backwards.
Rodriguez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodriguez lands a hook to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez blocking some punches.
La Plegua lands a left hand.
La Plegua lands a hook to the side of the head.
La Plegua tries to throw a body punch but Rodriguez avoids it by throwing La Plegua back against the cage.
La Plegua misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rodriguez as La Plegua tries to tie him up.
Rodriguez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rodriguez misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for La Plegua.
Rodriguez prevents a body shot from La Plegua.
Rodriguez prevents a body shot from La Plegua.
La Plegua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rodriguez.
Rodriguez slows down the pace here.
La Plegua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rodriguez misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rodriguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rodriguez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a head punch that misses.
La Plegua digs a right hand underneath Rodriguez's ribcage. Rodriguez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rodriguez is trying to stall.
La Plegua stalls.
Rodriguez prevents a body shot from La Plegua.
La Plegua blocking some punches.
La Plegua is leaning against Rodriguez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Plegua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rodriguez throws a head punch that misses.
Rodriguez tries to stall but La Plegua uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee calls for La Plegua to work.
Rodriguez misses with the head strike.
La Plegua lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andy La Plegua.
I think La Plegua 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy La Plegua!
Andy La Plegua seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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