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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy La Plegua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Plegua comes into the arena with "Blut Royale" by Combichrist blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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167 lbs
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164 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 4 - 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
18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphael Marciano! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Marciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but La Plegua manages to avoid it. La Plegua blocks the body kick.
La Plegua fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Marciano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. La Plegua thows a body shot but no joy. Marciano takes the fight into the clinch. La Plegua managing to block the knees to the body from Marciano.
La Plegua avoiding damage as Marciano throws knees to the body.
La Plegua looking to slow down the pace here. La Plegua pushes Marciano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. La Plegua blocks a body shot from Marciano. La Plegua lands a left hand.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
A short left from La Plegua. Still in the clinch, La Plegua scores with a nice short uppercut. Marciano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of La Plegua backwards. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Marciano tries to throw a body punch but La Plegua avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the cage. La Plegua tries to work over Marciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Marciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round. Marciano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
La Plegua tries to work over Marciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Marciano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with La Plegua's elbow. Marciano tries to throw a body punch but La Plegua avoids it by throwing Marciano back against the cage. La Plegua misses with a hook from the clinch. Marciano digs a right hand underneath La Plegua's ribcage. La Plegua let out a lung full of air as it connected. La Plegua misses with a short punch on the inside. Marciano lands a knee to the body.
La Plegua misses with a punch to the body.
La Plegua misses with some punches.
Marciano blocks a body shot from La Plegua. Marciano blocks an uppercut.
Marciano unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marciano blocks an uppercut.
La Plegua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. La Plegua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Marciano trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Marciano. This has been an exciting period of action! La Plegua swings wildly with an uppercut but Marciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Marciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marciano lands with a left to the head. A right hand to the body from La Plegua.
Marciano is leaning against La Plegua and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Marciano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
La Plegua tries to throw a body punch but Marciano avoids it by throwing La Plegua back against the cage. Stalling in the clinch from Marciano.
Marciano gets through La Plegua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Marciano has a couple of punches blocked by La Plegua.
Marciano blocks a body shot from La Plegua. La Plegua lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marciano backwards. La Plegua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La Plegua tries to throw a body punch but Marciano avoids it by throwing La Plegua back against the cage. Marciano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt La Plegua or not. La Plegua misses with a short punch on the inside. Good body shot from La Plegua.
La Plegua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. La Plegua misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Marciano unloads a knee to the mid-section. Marciano blocks an uppercut.
La Plegua can't find room to land a body shot as Marciano controls the action.
Marciano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but La Plegua blocks it with crossed arms. Marciano gets through La Plegua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. La Plegua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Marciano blocking some punches.
La Plegua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marciano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. La Plegua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
La Plegua's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Nice body punch from Marciano - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Marciano lands a hook that snaps the head of La Plegua backwards. A short body shot lands from La Plegua as the two fighters clinch.
La Plegua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marciano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. La Plegua tries to work over Marciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. La Plegua takes a shot to the head. La Plegua struggles to land a body shot inside as Marciano controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Marciano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. La Plegua wants to stall.
Marciano lands a body shot in the clinch.
La Plegua throws a punch but it's blocked by Marciano. Marciano stalling in the clinch but La Plegua improves position. La Plegua misses with a short punch on the inside. Marciano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. La Plegua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La Plegua misses with a body punch.
Marciano lands a hook that snaps the head of La Plegua backwards. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. La Plegua tries to work over Marciano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A head punch blocked on the inside by Marciano. Marciano lands a shot to the body. A head punch blocked on the inside by Marciano. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Marciano connects with a nasty looking knee right to La Plegua's face.
La Plegua misses with a short punch on the inside. Marciano scores a nice knee to the body.
La Plegua misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Marciano dominated that 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.
La Plegua wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. La Plegua tries to close the distance and clinch but Marciano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Marciano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Marciano misses with a body shot.
Andy La Plegua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Marciano moves in looking to clinch but La Plegua pushes him off. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Marciano. La Plegua shrugs it off though. Marciano staying out of range there. La Plegua looks to throw the jab but Marciano is out of range. La Plegua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marciano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Marciano takes a swing at La Plegua's ribcage but misses. Marciano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. A looping hook to the body misses from Marciano. La Plegua does a little dance to reset his feet. Marciano checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marciano misses the shot to the body. Marciano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt La Plegua.
That's one minute gone in the round. La Plegua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Marciano moves into the clinch successfully.
La Plegua tries to throw a body punch but Marciano avoids it by throwing La Plegua back against the cage. A short right from La Plegua. Still in the clinch, La Plegua scores with a nice short uppercut. Marciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raphael Marciano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Marciano tries a body shot but La Plegua blocks it.
La Plegua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marciano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marciano obliges. A nice right hand lands inside from La Plegua. La Plegua works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Marciano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down La Plegua. Marciano lands a left hand.
Marciano lands with a left to the head. A short uppercut from La Plegua. Marciano lands a right hand. La Plegua misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Marciano lands a knee to the head.
La Plegua working aggressively here.
Marciano is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La Plegua working aggressively here.
Marciano misses with a body punch.
Marciano blocks an uppercut.
La Plegua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marciano misses with a hook from the clinch. La Plegua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La Plegua tries to throw a body punch but Marciano avoids it by throwing La Plegua back against the cage. Marciano prevents a body shot from La Plegua. A nice right hand lands inside from Marciano. Marciano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
La Plegua has Marciano pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. La Plegua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Marciano. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for La Plegua. Marciano misses with a punch to the body.
La Plegua misses with some punches.
La Plegua can't find room to land a body shot as Marciano controls the action.
Marciano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but La Plegua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
La Plegua can't find room to land a body shot as Marciano controls the action.
La Plegua blocks an uppercut.
Marciano is stalling here.
Marciano connects with a nasty looking knee right to La Plegua's face.
Marciano lands a shoulder strike. Marciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
La Plegua misses with some punches.
Marciano throws a knee to the head but misses.
La Plegua takes a knee to the side of the body. La Plegua misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Marciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marciano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. La Plegua is defending well for now. La Plegua has a couple of punches blocked by Marciano.
La Plegua tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marciano's elbow. A head punch on the inside from La Plegua fails to land. La Plegua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marciano. Marciano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. La Plegua is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marciano. Marciano blocking some punches.
La Plegua misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Marciano digs a right hand into La Plegua's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on La Plegua's gas tank. Marciano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but La Plegua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marciano tries to land a knee to the head but La Plegua blocks with his arms.
Marciano prevents a body shot from La Plegua. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marciano. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Marciano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
La Plegua swinging wildly here.
La Plegua misses with a body shot.
Marciano explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. La Plegua is looking to wear down Marciano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Marciano tests La Plegua's chin there with a solid looking shot. La Plegua misses with an uppercut. La Plegua fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Marciano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits La Pleguas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! La Plegua takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
La Plegua is rocked! La Plegua moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Oh La Plegua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! La Plegua misses with a hook
and Marciano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps La Plegua thinking. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Marciano moves into the clinch successfully.
La Plegua tries to throw a body punch but Marciano avoids it by throwing La Plegua back against the cage. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Marciano obliges. La Plegua seems to have got his legs back now. La Plegua misses with a hook from the clinch. Marciano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of La Plegua backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round. La Plegua is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marciano is keeping busy. Marciano lands with a right to the head. La Plegua tries a body shot but Marciano blocks it.
La Plegua misses with a body punch.
Marciano blocks an uppercut.
Marciano crunches a lovely knee into La Plegua's ribcage. Marciano crunches a lovely knee into La Plegua's ribcage. Marciano scores with a hook to the body. Marciano unloads a knee to the mid-section. La Plegua swings wildly with an uppercut but Marciano uses good head movement to avoid it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Marciano scores a nice knee to the body.
Marciano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Marciano is leaning against La Plegua and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Marciano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marciano dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. A knee to the head by Marciano.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Marciano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A hook to the body from Marciano.
Marciano cracks La Plegua with a nice body shot. Marciano lands with a short head shot on the inside. Marciano working the clinch nicely. La Plegua is working for position but Marciano cracks him with a big knee to the head! La Plegua crumples up against the cage and Marciano lands two more shots before the ref can save La Plegua! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Raphael Marciano! Raphael Marciano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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