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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Pinaglabanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serge Ibaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.



171 cm
32
144 lbs
15 - 7 - 0
170 cm
32
143 lbs
23 - 5 - 0
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, John Pinaglabanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Serge Ibaka!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibaka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pinaglabanan throws a lazy right hand but Ibaka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pinaglabanan lands an overhand right.
Pinaglabanan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ibaka.
Pinaglabanan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pinaglabanan with a jab.
Pinaglabanan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibaka manages to avoid it.
Pinaglabanan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pinaglabanan throws a lazy right hand but Ibaka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pinaglabanan looks to land a right hand but Ibaka moved out of range.
Ibaka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pinaglabanan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ibaka counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ibaka throws a jab but it's blocked by Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pinaglabanan throws a combination that misses
and Pinaglabanan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pinaglabanan ducks under a wild hook from Ibaka.
Pinaglabanan misses with a body punch
and Ibaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John Pinaglabanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinaglabanan misses with an uppercut. Ibaka saw that one coming.
Ibaka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ibakas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A decent looking cross lands there for Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ibaka. That one must have hurt.
Ibaka takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Pinaglabanan has managed to clinch.
Ibaka tries to throw a body punch but Pinaglabanan avoids it by throwing Ibaka back against the cage.
A short left from Ibaka.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinaglabanan.
Ibaka gets through Pinaglabanan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pinaglabanan tries to work over Ibaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pinaglabanan working aggressively here.
Pinaglabanan managing to block the knees to the body from Ibaka.

Pinaglabanan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Pinaglabanan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Ibaka fails to land.
Ibaka's coach down at England Fight Club MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ibaka's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pinaglabanan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ibaka lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pinaglabanan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ibaka misses with the head strike.
Pinaglabanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ibaka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pinaglabanan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pinaglabanan misses with some punches.
Ibaka misses with some punches.
Ibaka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pinaglabanan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ibaka working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ibaka.
Ibaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinaglabanan controls his hands.
Ibaka blocks a body shot from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan prevents a body shot from Ibaka.
Ibaka tries to land knees in the clinch but Pinaglabanan avoids the damage to the body.
Pinaglabanan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pinaglabanan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ibaka tries to land knees in the clinch but Pinaglabanan avoids the damage to the body.
Pinaglabanan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pinaglabanan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ibaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinaglabanan controls his hands.
Pinaglabanan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ibaka misses with the head strike.
Pinaglabanan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ibaka backwards.
Pinaglabanan has a couple of punches blocked by Ibaka.
Pinaglabanan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ibaka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pinaglabanan is defending well for now.
Ibaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinaglabanan controls his hands.
Ibaka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ibaka has Pinaglabanan pressed against the cage.
Pinaglabanan misses with some punches.
Ibaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pinaglabanan misses with a punch on the inside.
Ibaka misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Pinaglabanan fails to land.
Pinaglabanan swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Ibaka.
Ibaka gets through Pinaglabanan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pinaglabanan swings wildly with an uppercut but Ibaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ibaka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pinaglabanan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibaka is trying to maintain a safe position but Pinaglabanan gets an underhook and turns Ibaka into the cage.
A short right from Ibaka.
Pinaglabanan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ibaka misses with an elbow over the top.
Pinaglabanan misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinaglabanan.
Ibaka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pinaglabanan or not.
Pinaglabanan avoiding damage as Ibaka throws knees to the body.
Ibaka lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinaglabanan tries to throw a body punch but Ibaka avoids it by throwing Pinaglabanan back against the cage.
Ibaka blocks an uppercut.
Ibaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ibaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
A bit of stalling here from Ibaka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Serge Ibaka will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.


Pinaglabanan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ibaka!
Ibaka fails to land with a series of punches.
Ibaka looks to land a right hand but Pinaglabanan moved out of range.
Pinaglabanan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ibaka thinks about the counter body kick.
Ibaka connects with a crisp jab.
Pinaglabanan tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Ibaka to counter with a crisp jab.
Ibaka might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pinaglabanan tries to clinch but Ibaka is having none of it.
Ibaka tries to counter with a clinch but Pinaglabanan shakes him off and moves away.
Pinaglabanan misses with a two punch combination.
Pinaglabanan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ibaka counters with a straight right hand.
Pinaglabanan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ibaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinaglabanan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Pinaglabanan misses.
Ibaka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pinaglabanan avoids the body shot from Ibaka.
Ibaka moves out of range as Pinaglabanan strikes.
Ibaka jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibaka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ibaka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pinaglabanan is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Ibaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pinaglabanan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pinaglabanan misses with a straight right.
Nice shot by Ibaka.
Pinaglabanan slips a straight right by Ibaka.
A little feinted left hand from Pinaglabanan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pinaglabanan lands a right hook to the body.
Pinaglabanan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ibaka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pinaglabanan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ibaka.
Pinaglabanan lands a jab to Ibaka's midsection.
Pinaglabanan lands a nice shot that snaps Ibaka's head back.
Pinaglabanan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Pinaglabanan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ibaka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pinaglabanan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ibaka scrambles back to his feet.
Pinaglabanan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ibaka moves out of range as Pinaglabanan strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka misses with an uppercut. Pinaglabanan saw that one coming.
Pinaglabanan moves to clinch but Ibaka breaks away
and Ibaka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ibaka swats away the attempt to clinch by Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibaka manages to avoid it.
Ibaka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pinaglabanan tries to clinch
and Ibaka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Pinaglabanan closes the distance and clinches.
Pinaglabanan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ibaka backwards.
Nice body punch from Ibaka - that landed with a thud.
Ibaka missing with knees to the body.
Ibaka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ibaka misses with a body punch.
Ibaka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pinaglabanan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ibaka lands with a left to the head.
Pinaglabanan is looking to break free of the clinch but Ibaka has double underhooks.
Pinaglabanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ibaka gets through Pinaglabanan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pinaglabanan struggles to land a body shot inside as Ibaka controls his hands.
Ibaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ibaka lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ibaka.
Ibaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pinaglabanan managing to block the knees to the body from Ibaka.
Ibaka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ibaka blocks an uppercut.
Ibaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinaglabanan controls his hands.
Pinaglabanan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ibaka blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pinaglabanan wants to get back to striking at distance but Ibaka won't allow it.
Ibaka misses with a punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Ibaka.
Ibaka missing with knees to the body.
Pinaglabanan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ibakas head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ibaka.
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!
Ibaka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ibaka working aggressively here.
Pinaglabanan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ibaka.
Pinaglabanan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ibaka swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinaglabanan uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ibaka scores with a shoulder strike.
Ibaka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pinaglabanan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pinaglabanan prevents a body shot from Ibaka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Serge Ibaka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!


Ibaka walks into a jab.
Pinaglabanan takes a swing at Ibaka's ribcage but misses.
Ibaka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Serge Ibaka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ibaka takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pinaglabanan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pinaglabanan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pinaglabanan takes one to the side of the head.
Pinaglabanan misses with a looping left.
Ibaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Ibaka looks to move away, Pinaglabanan throws a big counter combo but Ibaka just gets out of the way.
Pinaglabanan tries to clinch there but Ibaka circles away.
Ibaka throws a counter combo.
Ibaka moves out of range as Pinaglabanan strikes.
Pinaglabanan throws a poor cross that misses
and Ibaka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinaglabanan tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Ibaka counter with a right hand.
Ibaka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ibaka wants to counter the offense by Pinaglabanan and move into the clinch position.
Pinaglabanan misses the shot to the body.

Pinaglabanan rushes Ibaka and presses him up against the cage.
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!
Ibaka blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pinaglabanan blocking some punches.
Ibaka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan throws a punch but it's blocked by Ibaka.
Ibaka lands a hook that snaps the head of Pinaglabanan backwards.

Pinaglabanan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pinaglabanan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ibaka.
Pinaglabanan works the jab nicely.
Ibaka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ibaka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Pinaglabanan moves into the clinch.

Pinaglabanan breaks from the clinch.
Pinaglabanan looks to score with a jab to the body but Ibaka is just out of range.
Pinaglabanan throws a body shot but no joy.
Ibaka missing with a left hand there. Pinaglabanan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan throws a big shot that misses.
Ibaka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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!
Ibaka tries to clinch up but Pinaglabanan circles away and keeps his distance.

Pinaglabanan pushes Ibaka up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pinaglabanan as Ibaka tries to tie him up.
Pinaglabanan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ibaka misses with a punch on the inside.
Ibaka trying to land knees to the body.
Pinaglabanan has a couple of punches blocked by Ibaka.
Ibaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ibaka swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinaglabanan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinaglabanan misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ibaka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ibaka blocking some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Ibaka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka missing with knees to the body.
Ibaka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pinaglabanan backwards.
Ibaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ibaka can't find room to land a body shot as Pinaglabanan controls the action.
Ibaka is leaning against Pinaglabanan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pinaglabanan misses with the head strike.
Serge Ibaka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pinaglabanan misses with some punches.
Ibaka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pinaglabanan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pinaglabanan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ibaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pinaglabanan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ibaka's elbow.
Pinaglabanan misses with a punch on the inside.
Pinaglabanan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ibaka trying to stall but Pinaglabanan improves his position.
A short right from Ibaka on the inside.
Ibaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pinaglabanan misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pinaglabanan.
Ibaka blocking some punches.
Ibaka can't find room to land a body shot as Pinaglabanan controls the action.
Pinaglabanan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pinaglabanan misses with the head strike.
Ibaka scores with a shot to the side of Pinaglabanan's head.
Ibaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pinaglabanan swings wildly with an uppercut but Ibaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinaglabanan scores with a shot to the side of Ibaka's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibaka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pinaglabanan.
Ibaka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pinaglabanan misses with a punch on the inside.
Ibaka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pinaglabanan misses with some punches.

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 John Pinaglabanan.
Well Ibaka has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... John Pinaglabanan!

After the fight, John Pinaglabanan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Serge Ibaka spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm on a tough run but I'm close to figuring it out. I'll be back at the top.'.
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