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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Pinaglabanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvo Penaali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penaali has chosen Immortal Technique - Obnoxius as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. John Pinaglabanan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arvo Penaali's chin.
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144 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, John Pinaglabanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 2, fighting out of New York, Arvo Penaali!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinaglabanan misses with a hook.
Pinaglabanan lands a jab to the head.
Penaali checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pinaglabanan throws a push kick but Penaali slaps the foot to one side.
Penaali stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Penaali keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pinaglabanan.
Penaali ducks right into an uppercut from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan is looking to score with low kicks.
Penaali walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Penaali fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pinaglabanan misses with a left hand
and Pinaglabanan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've been hearing reports that Pinaglabanan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Penaali throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pinaglabanan.
Penaali scores with a hook to the body. Pinaglabanan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
John Pinaglabanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinaglabanan thows a leg kick but Penaali checks it
and Penaali counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pinaglabanan thinking.
Pinaglabanan shoots in and drives through. Penaali sprawls well.
Pinaglabanan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Penaali.
Pinaglabanan throws a leg kick
and Penaali counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Pinaglabanan misses the target.
Pinaglabanan lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penaali has managed to clinch.
Penaali blocks a body shot from Pinaglabanan.
Penaali blocks a body shot from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan misses with an elbow strike.
Penaali is trying to drag Pinaglabanan to the mat but Pinaglabanan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pinaglabanan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penaali fails to pull guard.
John Pinaglabanan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvo Penaali.
Penaali pulls Pinaglabanan into guard.
Pinaglabanan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Penaali looking for a guillotine here but Pinaglabanan defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penaali looking for a guillotine here but Pinaglabanan defends easily.
Pinaglabanan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pinaglabanan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Penaali's head.
Pinaglabanan trying to control but Penaali is working from the bottom.
Penaali not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pinaglabanan wants to control from the top but Penaali keeps moving.
Pinaglabanan works over Penaali with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan cracks Penaali with a solid left hand.
Pinaglabanan trying to control but Penaali is working from the bottom.
Penaali can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pinaglabanan controls the pace.
Penaali has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pinaglabanan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Penaali is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pinaglabanan distracts Penaali with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Penaali bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pinaglabanan's guard.
Pinaglabanan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan keeping moving, preventing Penaali from controlling successfully.
Penaali trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pinaglabanan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Penaali looking to pass the guard.
Pinaglabanan 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.
Penaali trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinaglabanan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penaali won't allow Pinaglabanan to sweep him here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Pinaglabanan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pinaglabanan slips a jab and a cross from Penaali.
Pinaglabanan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penaali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Penaali's guard.
Penaali pushes Pinaglabanan off and gets back to his feet.
Penaali scores with a jab to the head.
Penaali shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pinaglabanan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penaali postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Penaali lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pinaglabanan is trying to control the position but Penaali postures up.
Pinaglabanan wants to sweep here but Penaali controlling him for the moment.
Pinaglabanan is looking to sweep but instead, Penaali has passed into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penaali trying to control the action but Pinaglabanan is working from the bottom.
Penaali prevents Pinaglabanan from improving his position.
Penaali is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pinaglabanan is trying is best to control the position here.
Penaali thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pinaglabanan is positioning himself well to prevent Penaali advancing to mount.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pinaglabanan trying to control here.
Pinaglabanan is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Penaali looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pinaglabanan wants to get back to full guard.
Pinaglabanan has his hands clasped together around Penaali's back. He's all about the action.
Penaali not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Penaali is looking to stall here but Pinaglabanan recovers full guard.
Pinaglabanan keeping moving, preventing Penaali from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan is trying to keep Penaali in close.
Pinaglabanan managing to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Arvo Penaali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penaali feints and as Pinaglabanan raises his hands in defense, Penaali changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pinaglabanan has control of Penaali's left arm, preventing Penaali from doing any damage.
Penaali is looking to work some ground and pound but Pinaglabanan has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan is trying to control the position but Penaali postures up.
Penaali postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Penaali wants to control from the top but Pinaglabanan keeps moving.
Pinaglabanan pulls Penaali in close to prevent any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Penaali trying to control but Pinaglabanan is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Penaali has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Penaali looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinaglabanan is just out of range.
Penaali doesn't manage to clinch there - Pinaglabanan circles away.
Pinaglabanan misses with a body shot.
Penaali scores with a hook to the body. Pinaglabanan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Penaali is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pinaglabanan rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pinaglabanan throws an off balance right hand
and Penaali counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pinaglabanan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Penaali tries to avoid it but Pinaglabanan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Penaali to the ground. Penaali escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pinaglabanan throws a right hand that misses
and Penaali counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pinaglabanan blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Penaali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Penaali blocks the body kick.
Pinaglabanan tries to close the distance and clinch but Penaali swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pinaglabanan closes the distance and clinches.
Penaali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Penaali has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Penaali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pinaglabanan was well out of range. Poor timing from Penaali.
Penaali throws a jab when Pinaglabanan was well out of range.
Pinaglabanan throws a big shot that misses.
Pinaglabanan thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Penaali on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Penaali shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Penaali on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pinaglabanan lands a body shot.
Pinaglabanan looks to land a right hand but Penaali moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penaali throws a right and a left that Pinaglabanan avoids nicely.
Pinaglabanan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penaali was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinaglabanan.
Pinaglabanan pushes Penaali up against the cage in a clinch.
Penaali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penaali tries to break the clinch but Pinaglabanan is controlling the position.
Pinaglabanan swings wildly with an uppercut but Penaali uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan is pressed up against the cage. Penaali has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pinaglabanan down to the mat. Pinaglabanan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pinaglabanan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Penaali is trying to defend but Pinaglabanan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pinaglabanan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pinaglabanan drops an elbow to the side of Penaali's head.
Penaali actively working from the bottom here.
Penaali wants to get back to full guard.
Arvo Penaali has got the better of the ground game so far.
Penaali is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pinaglabanan pulls his head out easily.
Pinaglabanan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pinaglabanan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pinaglabanan trying to control from half guard but Penaali is working away.
Penaali is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pinaglabanan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pinaglabanan is taking a breather. Penaali says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Pinaglabanan moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Penaali.
Penaali struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penaali is not content to let Pinaglabanan control the position.
Penaali 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.
Penaali takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pinaglabanan lands a nice forearm strike.
You can see the frustration on Penaali's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Penaali sneaks back into half guard.
Penaali looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan prevents Penaali from improving his position.
Penaali is looking to control Pinaglabanan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Penaali avoid being mounted?
Pinaglabanan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pinaglabanan throwing shots but Penaali is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pinaglabanan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinaglabanan lands with a punch from half guard.
Pinaglabanan lands with a punch from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Pinaglabanan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pinaglabanan 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Pinaglabanan!
John Pinaglabanan tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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