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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Memin Pinguin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rabago comes to the cage accompanied by Thursday Magnets Caught In A Metal Heart. Memin Pinguin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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173 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymond Rabago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Memin Pinguin!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinguin blocks a jab.
Pinguin looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Pinguin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rabago. That one must have hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rabago throws a head kick that misses.
Rabago lands a big head kick that sends Pinguin tumbling to the mat! Rabago takes a step backwards and waves Pinguin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Memin Pinguin has been cut.
Pinguin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rabago.
Rabago lands with a good body shot.
Pinguin avoids the body shot from Rabago.
Rabago tries to bum rush Pinguin with a series of wild strikes but Pinguin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pinguin wants to clinch.
Pinguin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rabago lands a right hook to the body.
Rabago moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rabago misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago misses with a few strikes there.
Rabago throws a one two combo.
Rabago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rabago lands with a nice combination. Pinguin backs away looking to recover.
Pinguin is rocked!
No joy there for Rabago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rabago keeps the fight on the outside.
Rabago scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rabago lands with a kick to the temple. Pinguin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rabago connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fighters circling - Rabago throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pinguin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rabago. Rabago obviously looking to wear him down.
Pinguin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rabago to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabago misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rabago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rabago throws a series of punches but Pinguin moves out of range.
Pinguin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rabago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rabago scores with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Rabago misses the target.
Rabago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Rabago catches Pinguin right on the button with a cross.
Pinguin doesn't manage to clinch there - Rabago circles away.
Rabago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rabago scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pinguin wants to clinch up but Rabago keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabago looks to land a combination but Pinguin avoids it well.
Rabago misses with a lunging right hand
and Pinguin counters by clinching up.
Pinguin working aggressively here.
Rabago breaks from the clinch.
Rabago's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rabago duly obliges.
Rabago tries a head kick but it misses.
Rabago misses with a hook
and Pinguin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pinguin.
Rabago blocking some punches.
Rabago is trying to force a seperation but Pinguin has the dominant position.
Rabago is trying to break the clinch but Pinguin has him pressed against the cage.
Rabago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rabago wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pinguin has him pressed against the cage.
Pinguin misses with the head strike.
Rabago wants to break free but Pinguin has control.
Pinguin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinguin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rabago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rabago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pinguin manages to avoid it.
Rabago connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pinguin momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rabago lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pinguin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pinguin tries to close the distance and clinch but Rabago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pinguin blocks a head kick by Rabago.
Rabago just misses with a punch to the body.
Rabago throws a poor cross that misses
and Pinguin counters by moving into the clinch.
A short left from Pinguin.
Rabago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rabago misses with a lunging right hand
and Pinguin counters by moving into the clinch.
Rabago is trying to push Pinguin away but Pinguin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinguin throws a punch but it's blocked by Rabago.
Pinguin has a couple of punches blocked by Rabago.
Rabago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rabago wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pinguin has him pressed against the cage.
Rabago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rabago wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pinguin has him pressed against the cage.
Rabago is trying to force a seperation but Pinguin has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Rabago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Memin Pinguin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pinguin walks into a stiff left hand from Rabago.
Rabago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rabago misses with the combination.
Raymond Rabago is winning the standup battle so far.
Pinguin takes one to the side of the head.
Pinguin is looking to clinch.
Pinguin slips a straight right by Rabago.
Pinguin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Rabago finds it's target.
Rabago swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pinguin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pinguin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pinguin throws a head punch that misses.
Rabago is trying to break the clinch but Pinguin has him pressed against the cage.
Pinguin throws a head punch that misses.
Rabago is trying to break free.
Rabago is trying to push Pinguin away but Pinguin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago working hard to break the clinch.
Pinguin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pinguin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rabago can't break the clinch.
Rabago tries to circle away but Pinguin has him pinned against the cage.
Rabago tries to circle away but Pinguin has him pinned against the cage.
Rabago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rabago blocking some punches.
Rabago wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rabago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rabago tries to break the clinch but Pinguin is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Pinguin fails to land.
Pinguin prevents Rabago from breaking the clinch.
Pinguin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinguin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinguin misses with a punch on the inside.
Rabago is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pinguin can do to turn this around?
Pinguin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rabago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rabago misses with a double jab
and Pinguin moves into the clinch.
Rabago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rabago is trying to break the clinch but Pinguin has him pressed against the cage.
Rabago tries to break the clinch but Pinguin is controlling the position.
Pinguin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rabago's efforts to push away.
Rabago tries to break the clinch but Pinguin is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pinguin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinguin misses with the head strike.
Rabago is trying to push Pinguin away but Pinguin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rabago is looking to break free of the clinch but Pinguin has double underhooks.
Pinguin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rabago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rabago is trying to push Pinguin away but Pinguin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pinguin misses with the head strike.
Pinguin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rabago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rabago goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rabago misses with a two punch combination.
Rabago bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pinguin's head backwards.
Rabago scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pinguin in his tracks.
Rabago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pinguin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rabago scores with a hook.
Rabago scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rabago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rabago lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pinguin circles away quickly and effectively.
Rabago lands with a kick to the temple. Pinguin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rabago lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rabago.
Rabago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pinguin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rabago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rabago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rabago misses with a double jab
and Pinguin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rabago wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rabago.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A frustrated look appears on Rabago's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pinguin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rabago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rabago misses with a series of wild punches.
Pinguin blocks a low kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Rabago.
Raymond Rabago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rabago throws a combination that misses
and Pinguin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pinguin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rabago's efforts to push away.
Rabago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rabago is trying to break the clinch but Pinguin has him pressed against the cage.
Pinguin throws a punch but it's blocked by Rabago.
Rabago wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pinguin has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rabago wants to get back to striking at distance but Pinguin won't allow it.
Rabago wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pinguin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rabago's efforts to push away.
Rabago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pinguin misses with a punch on the inside.
Rabago tries to break free but Pinguin pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raymond Rabago dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Memin Pinguin'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. This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Rabago. Those never looked like landing.
Pinguin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rabago fails to land with a series of punches.
Rabago changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rabago listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rabago plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pinguin doesn't manage to clinch there - Rabago circles away.
Rabago looks to throw the jab but Pinguin is out of range.
Rabago misses with an uppercut
and Pinguin counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pinguin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pinguin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rabago's efforts to push away.
Rabago is trying to force a seperation but Pinguin has the dominant position.
Rabago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rabago scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinguin avoids the head kick by Rabago.
Rabago lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rabago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rabago misses with a double jab
and Pinguin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pinguin.
Pinguin swings wildly with an uppercut but Rabago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinguin prevents Rabago from breaking the clinch.
Rabago tries to circle away but Pinguin has him pinned against the cage.
Rabago manages to break the clinch.
Rabago connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rabago misses with a shot to the body
and Pinguin moves into the clinch.
Pinguin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rabago is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from Pinguin.
Rabago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pinguin keeps control of Rabago as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rabago tries to break the clinch but Pinguin is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rabago working hard to break the clinch.
Rabago is trying to break the clinch but Pinguin has him pressed against the cage.
Rabago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Rabago misses.
Rabago pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rabago misses with a head kick.
Rabago falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pinguin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rabago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rabago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rabago tries to break free but Pinguin pushes him back against the cage.
Rabago blocks an uppercut.
Rabago wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rabago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rabago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pinguin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rabago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pinguin lands with a light punch inside.
Rabago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice straight punches there by Rabago. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rabago.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabago tries a head kick but it misses.
Rabago throws a combination that misses
and Pinguin counters by moving into the clinch.
Rabago is trying to push Pinguin away but Pinguin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pinguin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinguin throws a head punch that misses.
Pinguin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinguin.
Pinguin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rabago tries to break free but Pinguin pushes him back against the cage.
Rabago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rabago tries to break the clinch but Pinguin is controlling the position.
Rabago tries to break the clinch but Pinguin is controlling the position.
Pinguin has a couple of punches blocked by Rabago.
Rabago blocks an uppercut.
Rabago tries to break free but Pinguin pushes him back against the cage.
Rabago wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rabago blocking some punches.
Rabago is trying to push Pinguin away but Pinguin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rabago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Pinguin on the inside.
Rabago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pinguin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rabago's efforts to push away.
Rabago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rabago wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pinguin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rabago's efforts to push away.
Rabago breaks the clinch.
Rabago throws out a powerful jab.
Rabago misses with a right hand
and Pinguin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinguin.
Rabago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rabago darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rabago throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pinguin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pinguin.
Pinguin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rabago manages to break the clinch.
Rabago misses the body punch
and Pinguin moves into the clinch.
Rabago is trying to break free.
Rabago is trying to force a seperation but Pinguin has the dominant position.
Rabago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rabago scores with a head kick.
Rabago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinguin.
Memin Pinguin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rabago lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pinguin at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Memin Pinguin.
I think Rabago 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymond Rabago!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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