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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Neil Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Pinaglabanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John Pinaglabanan enters the cage!
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145 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
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144 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
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
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Neil Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, John Pinaglabanan!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake connects with a right hand. Pinaglabanan shakes it off.
Pinaglabanan has taken the fight to the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pinaglabanan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drake tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pinaglabanan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Drake blocks a body shot from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drake tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pinaglabanan as Drake tries to tie him up.
Drake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pinaglabanan backwards.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinaglabanan controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinaglabanan lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Pinaglabanan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Pinaglabanan.
Drake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drake tries to pull guard but Pinaglabanan holds him up against the cage and eventually Drake drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pinaglabanan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Pinaglabanan.
Drake shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Drake trying to control but Pinaglabanan is working from the bottom.
Pinaglabanan controlling the position.
Pinaglabanan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Drake stopping the sweep attempt from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan pulls Drake in close to his closed guard and prevents Drake from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pinaglabanan keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
John Pinaglabanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Pinaglabanan.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
Pinaglabanan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pinaglabanan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pinaglabanan scores with a shot to the side of Drake's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinaglabanan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drake tries to pull guard but Pinaglabanan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pinaglabanan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan rushes Drake and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Drake tries to pull guard but Pinaglabanan holds him up against the cage and eventually Drake drops back down to his feet.
Drake taking a breather.
Pinaglabanan struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
Drake jumps guard but Pinaglabanan stands there with Drake around his waist. Drake gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short left from Pinaglabanan.
Drake blocks an uppercut.
Pinaglabanan lands a right hand.
Pinaglabanan throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
Pinaglabanan working aggressively here.
Pinaglabanan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan is working Drake over against the cage.
Pinaglabanan scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake blocking some punches.
Pinaglabanan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake trying to stall but Pinaglabanan improves his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Drake looking to slow down the pace here.
Pinaglabanan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pinaglabanan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pinaglabanan lands an uppercut.
Drake is rocked!
Pinaglabanan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Drake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pinaglabanan works on Drake's body with a couple of short punches.
Pinaglabanan throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
Pinaglabanan lands an uppercut.
Drake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pinaglabanan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Drake is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pinaglabanan is keeping busy.
Pinaglabanan misses with the head strike.
Pinaglabanan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Drake tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pinaglabanan smiles and moves away.
Pinaglabanan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Pinaglabanan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pinaglabanan throws a solid leg kick but Drake takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pinaglabanan.
Drake seems to have got his legs back now.
Pinaglabanan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Drake.
Drake checks the leg kick nicely there.
Drake connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Pinaglabanan feints and then cracks Drake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drake down.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Pinaglabanan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Drake scores with a nice head shot.
Pinaglabanan is looking to slow Drake down with leg kicks.
Pinaglabanan walks into a straight right hand from Drake.
Pinaglabanan moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Pinaglabanan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake is trying to pull guard but Pinaglabanan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pinaglabanan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pinaglabanan misses with a punch on the inside.
Drake lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake.
Pinaglabanan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pinaglabanan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pinaglabanan throws a head punch that misses.
Pinaglabanan throws a head punch that misses.
John Pinaglabanan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Drake pulls guard effortlessly.
Pinaglabanan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pinaglabanan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Drake has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pinaglabanan has managed to get both his arms back between Drake's legs - danger averted.
Drake has his foot on Pinaglabanan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pinaglabanan works his way back into a safe position though.
Drake is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Drake keeping full guard, as Pinaglabanan tries to pass.
Pinaglabanan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Drake is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pinaglabanan defends well.
Pinaglabanan trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan connects with a couple of short punches.
Pinaglabanan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pinaglabanan trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Drake has momentary wrist control but Pinaglabanan slips an elbow through the middle.
Pinaglabanan trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pinaglabanan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pinaglabanan wants to pass the guard but Drake is keeping the position.
Pinaglabanan works over Drake with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake trying to control the position.
Pinaglabanan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
More stalling from Pinaglabanan.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pinaglabanan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A low kick from Pinaglabanan is predictable there
and Drake counters with a nice uppercut.
Pinaglabanan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan connects with an inside leg kick.
Drake tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Drake blocks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Drake misses the target.
Pinaglabanan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinaglabanan.
Drake throws a right hand that Pinaglabanan ducks under and follows up with a left that Pinaglabanan also avoids with ease.
Pinaglabanan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Pinaglabanan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drake.
Pinaglabanan rushes Drake and presses him up against the cage.
Drake takes a shot to the head.
Pinaglabanan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drakes head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pinaglabanan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pinaglabanan.
Drake tries to pull guard but Pinaglabanan holds him up against the cage and eventually Drake drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Drake trying to stall but Pinaglabanan improves his position.
Pinaglabanan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drake throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pinaglabanan's waist but Pinaglabanan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Drake off to one side.
John Pinaglabanan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pinaglabanan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Drake trying to control the position but instead, Pinaglabanan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Drake into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Pinaglabanan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Pinaglabanan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pinaglabanan takes the fight into the clinch.
Pinaglabanan throws a head punch that misses.
Pinaglabanan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pinaglabanan.
Drake blocks a body shot from Pinaglabanan.
Drake just leaning against Pinaglabanan, taking a breather.
Drake is trying to maintain a safe position but Pinaglabanan gets an underhook and turns Drake into the cage.
Drake stalling in the clinch but Pinaglabanan improves position.
Drake blocks a body shot from Pinaglabanan.
A head punch on the inside from Pinaglabanan fails to land.
Drake just leaning against Pinaglabanan, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake is trying to pull guard but Pinaglabanan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Pinaglabanan.
Drake misses with the head strike.
Drake jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pinaglabanan walks away with a smile on his face. Drake gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pinaglabanan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Drake's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pinaglabanan throws a leg kick which misses Drake's front leg but catches the back leg as Drake tries to avoid it.
Drake gets tackled into the cage by Pinaglabanan. Pinaglabanan maintains the clinch.
Drake looking to stall.
Pinaglabanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A shot in the inside from Pinaglabanan.
Drake fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pinaglabanan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drake is looking to control Pinaglabanan's arms but Pinaglabanan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Drake has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Pinaglabanan fails to land.
Pinaglabanan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Pinaglabanan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pinaglabanan as Drake tries to tie him up.
Pinaglabanan has a couple of punches blocked by Drake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake taking a breather.
Pinaglabanan throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
Pinaglabanan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinaglabanan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drake is trying to maintain a safe position but Pinaglabanan gets an underhook and turns Drake into the cage.
Drake working aggressively here.
Pinaglabanan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pinaglabanan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pinaglabanan creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Drake's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Drake drops to his knees and Pinaglabanan pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Pinaglabanan!
John Pinaglabanan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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