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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy La Plegua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Plegua comes to the cage accompanied by "Blut Royale" by Combichrist. Martinez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Emperor's Dawn. Andy La Plegua has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andy La Plegua!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Plegua is looking to clinch but Martinez is avoiding it.
La Plegua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Martinez thows a huge punch but La Plegua dodges it nicely.
Martinez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Martinez passes to side control.
La Plegua is working to avoid the ground and pound but Martinez connects with a decent elbow.
La Plegua tries to bench press Martinez off him but Martinez keeps the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Plegua manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
La Plegua not doing much here.
Martinez is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but La Plegua pulls his head out easily.
Martinez is trying to get back to full guard.
Martinez has a hand on La Plegua's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. La Plegua takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
La Plegua tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez wants to hold on but La Plegua pushes him away.
La Plegua tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to improve his position but La Plegua isn't that keen on the idea.
Martinez wants to control but La Plegua is having none of it.
La Plegua tries to control but Martinez wriggling away.
Martinez is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martinez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
La Plegua sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
La Plegua can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Martinez is looking to escape.
La Plegua sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
La Plegua's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andy La Plegua.
La Plegua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martinez.
La Plegua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
La Plegua blocks a head kick by Martinez.
La Plegua missing with a left hand there. Martinez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
La Plegua misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
La Plegua misses with a straight right.
We've been told by La Plegua's head coaches at CEC Underdark that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - La Plegua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
La Plegua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martinez was well out of range. Poor timing from La Plegua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richard Martinez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab from Martinez does it's job there.
Martinez lets loose with a powerful body kick. La Plegua will feel that in the morning.
La Plegua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martinez ducks right into an uppercut from La Plegua.
La Plegua missing with a left hand there. Martinez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martinez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from La Plegua.
La Plegua is looking to clinch but Martinez is avoiding it.
Martinez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Richard Martinez has been cut.
La Plegua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez throws out a powerful jab.
Martinez cracks the inside of La Plegua's front leg.
Martinez pivots, looking for a leg kick but La Plegua is out of range and Martinez settles back down.
La Plegua gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from La Plegua.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but La Plegua has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Plegua lands on the inside with an uppercut.
La Plegua works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
La Plegua misses with a body punch.
Martinez lands with a light punch inside.
La Plegua misses with a body punch.
Martinez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. La Plegua fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - La Plegua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
La Plegua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
La Plegua throws a looping overhand right but Martinez ducks down to avoid it.
Martinez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Martinez connects with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - La Plegua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
La Plegua is looking to clinch but Martinez is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua misses with a body shot.
A left and a right from Martinez both land. Nice combination.
Martinez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez ducks under a wild hook from La Plegua.
Martinez misses with a low kick.
La Plegua blocks a low kick nicely.
La Plegua tries to clinch there but Martinez circles away.
La Plegua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martinez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
La Plegua cracks Martinez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Martinez takes one to the chin there.
Andy La Plegua is winning the standup battle so far.
La Plegua keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
La Plegua leaves Martinez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Andy La Plegua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Martinez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Martinez.
La Plegua takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Martinez lands a leg kick that knocks La Plegua off balance momentarily.
Martinez tries to move into range but La Plegua moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Martinez is rocked!
Martinez keeps the fight on the outside.
Martinez is still on wobbly legs! Can La Plegua finish him?
Martinez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Martinez seems to have recovered his senses.
La Plegua controlling the position for now.
La Plegua moves into full guard.
La Plegua wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martinez is fighting to break La Plegua's control of his arms but La Plegua is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Martinez throws a strike but La Plegua rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Martinez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Martinez trying to keep a closed guard but La Plegua is proving a slippery customer.
Martinez is looking for a triangle here but La Plegua uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
La Plegua just content to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy La Plegua dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Richard Martinez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
La Plegua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martinez.
La Plegua throws a good cross that connects.
La Plegua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martinez.
La Plegua swinging wildly here.
La Plegua lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
La Plegua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martinez. Martinez obviously looking to wear him down.
La Plegua closes the distance and clinches.
Martinez lands a nice uppercut.
La Plegua swings wildly with an uppercut but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Plegua throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez misses with a punch to the body.
Martinez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Plegua looks to clinch
and Martinez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in La Plegua's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Plegua trying to control the position here.
Martinez distracts La Plegua with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Martinez throwing strikes from guard but La Plegua blocks nicely.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
La Plegua controlling the position.
Martinez throwing strikes from guard but La Plegua blocks nicely.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but La Plegua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez won't allow La Plegua to sweep him here.
Martinez advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martinez is working away from the top position though.
Martinez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Martinez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed La Plegua's head.
La Plegua is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Martinez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Martinez throwing shots but La Plegua is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
La Plegua tries to get to full guard but Martinez has control of the leg.
Martinez wants to control but La Plegua is keeping him busy.
Martinez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
La Plegua avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Martinez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Martinez there.
La Plegua is looking for a sweep. Martinez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
La Plegua wants to control but Martinez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Martinez is looking to advance position but La Plegua won't allow it.
Martinez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed La Plegua's head.
Martinez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
La Plegua trying to control but Martinez postures up.
La Plegua avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Martinez.
Martinez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Martinez trying to control from La Plegua's half guard. La Plegua has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Martinez looking to sit in guard and control but La Plegua gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua stays in close to Martinez's body and controls the position.
La Plegua avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Martinez looking for a guillotine here but La Plegua defends easily.
La Plegua has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez controlling La Plegua's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Martinez really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Martinez's cut.
That's time! La Plegua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
La Plegua's corner calls for a 1-2. La Plegua obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Martinez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Martinez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Martinez showed some decent athleticism there.
Martinez wants to pass to mount but La Plegua is defending the position.
La Plegua wants to get back to full guard.
Martinez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Martinez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Martinez.
Martinez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. La Plegua defending well though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La Plegua slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws a strike but La Plegua rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
La Plegua trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Martinez looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! La Plegua has picked Martinez up and slammed him! Martinez can't keep hold of the triangle and La Plegua manages to pass to side control!
Martinez is looking to regain half guard here but La Plegua keeps moving and retains side control.
La Plegua trying to control the position but Martinez is working away.
La Plegua content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez manages to get back to half guard.
La Plegua works his foot free and advances to mount.
Martinez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Martinez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Martinez wants to control the action here but instead La Plegua manages to pass to full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La Plegua looking to control but Martinez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Martinez regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua is figuring out what he wants to do next.
La Plegua has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Richard Martinez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Martinez tries to get to full guard but La Plegua has control of the leg.
La Plegua tries to pass the half guard into mount. Martinez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Martinez tries to get to full guard but La Plegua has control of the leg.
La Plegua takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andy La Plegua has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Martinez wants to slow La Plegua down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Martinez does it's job there.
La Plegua throws a right hand that misses
and Martinez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in La Plegua's guard.
La Plegua not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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!
Martinez trying to control but La Plegua is working from the bottom.
Martinez won't allow La Plegua to sweep him here.
Martinez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but La Plegua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
La Plegua ducks right into an uppercut from Martinez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Martinez dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Richard Martinez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
La Plegua doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
La Plegua tries to clinch but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Martinez is looking to chop away at La Plegua's legs.
La Plegua takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
La Plegua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - La Plegua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Martinez. La Plegua shrugs it off though.
Martinez walks into a stiff left hand from La Plegua.
La Plegua wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
La Plegua misses with a lunging right hand
and Martinez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in La Plegua's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Plegua is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Martinez moves into full guard.
La Plegua tries to stand but Martinez is controlling from the bottom.
Martinez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for La Plegua!
Martinez thowing shots but they're missing.
La Plegua tries to get back to half guard but can't.
La Plegua blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands a nice shot to the head.
La Plegua tries to lock up and control but Martinez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Martinez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez raining down shots from the mount!
Martinez is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But La Plegua has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from La Plegua!
Martinez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but La Plegua has passed into side control.
Richard Martinez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Martinez is looking to regain half guard here but La Plegua keeps moving and retains side control.
La Plegua content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to bench press La Plegua off him but La Plegua keeps the position.
Martinez is trying to control La Plegua's posture but La Plegua avoids it.
La Plegua staying calm.
Martinez is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Plegua decides to stand up, so the ref orders Martinez to his feet.
Andy La Plegua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
La Plegua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from La Plegua misses.
La Plegua throws a series of punches but Martinez avoids them all with ease.
Martinez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez gets tackled into the cage by La Plegua. La Plegua maintains the clinch.
Martinez pulls guard.
Martinez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but La Plegua can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Martinez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:49
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Martinez!
Richard Martinez is the new lightweight champion!
Richard Martinez spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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