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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Pinaglabanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Kopp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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170 cm
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130 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
17 - 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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Kopp!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinaglabanan misses with a head kick.
Pinaglabanan shoots in and bounces Kopp off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pinaglabanan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kopp is keeping the position for now.
Pinaglabanan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pinaglabanan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kopp looking for a sweep. Not yet Kopp, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kopp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pinaglabanan throws an elbow that misses. Kopp uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pinaglabanan's guard. Nice move by Kopp!
Kopp throwing strikes from guard but Pinaglabanan blocks nicely.
Pinaglabanan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kopp works over Pinaglabanan with some ground and pound from guard.
Kopp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pinaglabanan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kopp scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopp distracts Pinaglabanan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pinaglabanan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kopp missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kopp preventing the sweep.
Kopp trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pinaglabanan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kopp manages to get himself to full guard.
Pinaglabanan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pinaglabanan trying to control the position from guard on top but Kopp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kopp swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pinaglabanan won't allow Kopp to sweep him here.
Pinaglabanan postures up in Kopp's guard and throws a big left but Kopp blocks it.
Pinaglabanan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pinaglabanan lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kopp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pinaglabanan lands a couple of digs.
Pinaglabanan is looking to work some ground and pound but Kopp has wrist control.
Pinaglabanan throws a big elbow that misses.
Pinaglabanan wants to control from the top but Kopp keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pinaglabanan content to stall in guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kopp tries to clinch but Pinaglabanan moves out of range.
Pinaglabanan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kopp tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pinaglabanan swivels and escapes.
Kopp walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pinaglabanan.
Kopp misses with a looping right.
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!
Pinaglabanan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kopp closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pinaglabanan quickly recovers to half guard.
Pinaglabanan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan has Kopp pulled in close to control his posture.
Pinaglabanan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kopp can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pinaglabanan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
John Pinaglabanan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pinaglabanan trying to keep a closed guard but Kopp is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kopp sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pinaglabanan's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pinaglabanan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kopp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kopp scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kopp throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pinaglabanan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kopp connects with a nice short shot to Pinaglabanan's temple.
Pinaglabanan tries to roll over but Kopp keeps him under control.
Pinaglabanan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kopp must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kopp postures up and lands a big shot to Pinaglabanan's brow.
Pinaglabanan managing to control the position.
Pinaglabanan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kopp won't allow Pinaglabanan to sweep him here.
Pinaglabanan trying to keep a closed guard but Kopp is proving a slippery customer.
Pinaglabanan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopp lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kopp postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pinaglabanan trying to keep a closed guard but Kopp is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kopp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kopp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pinaglabanan pulls Kopp in to control the position.
Kopp lands a couple of elbows.
Pinaglabanan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kopp throws a big right hand that misses.
Pinaglabanan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pinaglabanan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kopp manages to get himself to full guard.
Kopp is trying to control the position but Pinaglabanan postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pinaglabanan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kopp is trying to control the position but Pinaglabanan postures up.
Pinaglabanan trying to control but Kopp is working from the bottom.
Pinaglabanan throws a big right hand that misses.
Pinaglabanan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
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.
Pinaglabanan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kopp swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kopp lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Pinaglabanan is pulling down on Kopp's head. It's preventing any offense from Kopp, at least for the moment.
Kopp postures up in Pinaglabanan's guard and throws a big left but Pinaglabanan blocks it.
Kopp throws a big elbow that misses.
Kopp chips away with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pinaglabanan has Kopp pulled in close to control his posture.
Kopp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pinaglabanan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Kopp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pinaglabanan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pinaglabanan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kopp did well to prevent Pinaglabanan getting side control.
Kopp wants to control but Pinaglabanan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pinaglabanan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pinaglabanan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kopp's head.
Pinaglabanan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pinaglabanan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinaglabanan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pinaglabanan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kopp is refusing to be controlled, as Pinaglabanan sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan throwing shots but Kopp is blocking nicely.
Pinaglabanan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pinaglabanan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kopp trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kopp fails to land the takedown.
Pinaglabanan moves into range and clinches up with Kopp.
Pinaglabanan working aggressively here.
Kopp has Pinaglabanan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pinaglabanan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pinaglabanan misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan misses with some punches.
Pinaglabanan tries to land knees in the clinch but Kopp avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pinaglabanan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pinaglabanan lands a shoulder strike.
Kopp blocks an elbow strike.
Kopp tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pinaglabanan just stands there and leans against the cage.
John Pinaglabanan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Kopp.
Pinaglabanan struggles to land a body shot inside as Kopp controls his hands.
Pinaglabanan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pinaglabanan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kopp is looking for a takedown.
Pinaglabanan turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Pinaglabanan manages to end up in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan misses with the ground and pound.
Kopp taking a bit of punishment here - Pinaglabanan scoring with strikes.
Pinaglabanan working the body and head with strikes.
Kopp is looking to regain half guard here but Pinaglabanan keeps moving and retains side control.
Pinaglabanan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kopp can do to turn this around?
Kopp wants to control but Pinaglabanan postures up.
Pinaglabanan cracks Kopp with a big right hand but Kopp just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kopp is rocked!
A big shot lands for Pinaglabanan! That's hurt Kopp! Will he recover? Pinaglabanan fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Pinaglabanan!
John Pinaglabanan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Dave Kopp was interviewed post fight and said 'Man, Stumpy got lucky, I want a rematch!'.
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