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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Pinaglabanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monroe has chosen Deep Ocean - Island drumming as his entrance music. Ricky Monroe acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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144 lbs
25 - 13 - 1 |
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143 lbs
13 - 10 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, John Pinaglabanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinaglabanan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pinaglabanan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pinaglabanan taking a breather here.
Monroe is looking to regain half guard here but Pinaglabanan keeps moving and retains side control.
Monroe on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
We've been hearing good reports from Pinaglabanan's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Pinaglabanan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pinaglabanan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pinaglabanan scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monroe tries to buck Pinaglabanan off but Pinaglabanan is having none of it.
Pinaglabanan scoring with punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinaglabanan trying to control the action but Monroe is working from the bottom.
Monroe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pinaglabanan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan taking a breather here.
Monroe on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Monroe throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Pinaglabanan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Monroe some visible discomfort.
Monroe regains half guard there - taking advantage of Pinaglabanan's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Monroe wants to get back to his feet.
Monroe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Monroe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Monroe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinaglabanan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Monroe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pinaglabanan has managed to get both his arms back between Monroe's legs - danger averted.
Monroe is looking for a triangle but Pinaglabanan pushes his legs off easily.
Pinaglabanan cracks Monroe with a solid left hand.
Pinaglabanan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Monroe is on top in guard.
Pinaglabanan trying to keep a closed guard but Monroe is proving a slippery customer.
Monroe lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pinaglabanan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Monroe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pinaglabanan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Monroe being controlled here momentarily.
Monroe is looking to work some ground and pound but Pinaglabanan has wrist control.
Pinaglabanan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pinaglabanan trying to keep a closed guard but Monroe is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pinaglabanan pulls Monroe in close to his closed guard and prevents Monroe from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pinaglabanan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Monroe is one step ahead there.
Monroe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Monroe cracks Pinaglabanan with a solid left hand.
Pinaglabanan is trying to keep Monroe in close.
Monroe throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Monroe throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Pinaglabanan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Monroe scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pinaglabanan is trying to control Monroe's posture but Monroe avoids it.
Monroe landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pinaglabanan is trying to control Monroe's posture but Monroe avoids it.
Pinaglabanan is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pinaglabanan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pinaglabanan is trying to get back to half guard.
Monroe working the ground and pound but Pinaglabanan is defending the strikes.
Pinaglabanan can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Monroe working the ground and pound from side control.
Pinaglabanan tries to buck Monroe off but Monroe is having none of it.
Monroe tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pinaglabanan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Monroe.
Pinaglabanan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Monroe's best efforts.
Pinaglabanan wants to control but Monroe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Monroe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pinaglabanan defending well though.
Monroe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Monroe is looking to take a break and control but Pinaglabanan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ricky Monroe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pinaglabanan is positioning himself well to prevent Monroe advancing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pinaglabanan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pinaglabanan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Monroe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Monroe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Monroe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pinaglabanan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pinaglabanan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Monroe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pinaglabanan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Monroe throwing strikes from guard but Pinaglabanan blocks nicely.
Pinaglabanan is pulling down on Monroe's head. It's preventing any offense from Monroe, at least for the moment.
Monroe cracks Pinaglabanan with a solid left hand.
Monroe preventing the sweep.
Pinaglabanan controlling the position.
Monroe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pinaglabanan pulls Monroe in close to prevent any damage.
Pinaglabanan trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pinaglabanan is really struggling to control Monroe but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Monroe closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Monroe lands in his opponent's guard.
Monroe being controlled here momentarily.
Monroe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pinaglabanan's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Monroe throws a big right hand that misses.
Pinaglabanan pulls Monroe in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Monroe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Monroe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pinaglabanan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Monroe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pinaglabanan pinned against the cage. Pinaglabanan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pinaglabanan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Monroe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pinaglabanan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Monroe is fending him off so far but Pinaglabanan persists. Nope, Monroe circles away and we're back to standing.
Pinaglabanan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Monroe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pinaglabanan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Monroe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinaglabanan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Monroe manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Monroe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Monroe manages to get to full guard.
Pinaglabanan chips away with some ground and pound.
Pinaglabanan stands up over Monroe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Monroe is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Pinaglabanan has his hands clasped together but Monroe extends and breaks Pinaglabanan's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Monroe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricky Monroe!
A relieved looking Ricky Monroe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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