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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Pinaglabanan (ranked 2101 p4p, 226 weight class) and Daft Young (ranked 1280 p4p, 146 weight class). Pinaglabanan comes into the arena with Too Sexy! blaring out of the sound system. Young has chosen Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger 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 Daft Young's chin.
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144 lbs
27 - 15 - 1 |
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, John Pinaglabanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Daft Young!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Young lands with a light punch inside.
Young lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pinaglabanan backwards.
Young tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pinaglabanan's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Young.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
Young misses with a punch to the body.
Young misses with the head strike.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Pinaglabanan.
Young misses with some punches.
Pinaglabanan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Pinaglabanan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinaglabanan controls his hands.
Young lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Young - that landed with a thud.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pinaglabanan backwards.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinaglabanan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Young tries to throw a body punch but Pinaglabanan avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage.
Young is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinaglabanan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pinaglabanan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Young after a bit of a struggle.
Young goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Young digs a right hand into Pinaglabanan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pinaglabanan's gas tank.
Young lands an uppercut.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinaglabanan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinaglabanan blocks an uppercut.
Young goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Young is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Pinaglabanan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Young throws a punch but it's blocked by Pinaglabanan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
Pinaglabanan blocks an uppercut.
Pinaglabanan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Pinaglabanan.
Young lands a hook that snaps the head of Pinaglabanan backwards.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as Pinaglabanan controls the action.
Young struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinaglabanan controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young misses with the head strike.
Young lands a nice uppercut.
Young works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pinaglabanan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pinaglabanan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Young misses with a short punch on the inside.
Young working aggressively here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as Pinaglabanan controls the action.
Pinaglabanan prevents a body shot from Young.
Young lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pinaglabanan backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daft Young dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Young takes a swing at Pinaglabanan's ribcage but misses.
Pinaglabanan ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Pinaglabanan is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Young.
Pinaglabanan tries to clinch but Young is having none of it.
Young has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pinaglabanan is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pinaglabanan gets tackled into the cage by Young. Young maintains the clinch.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Pinaglabanan.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young lands an uppercut.
Young has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young lands with a light punch inside.
Young swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pinaglabanan wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young lands with a light punch inside.
Young tries to throw a body punch but Pinaglabanan avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage.
Pinaglabanan is working for takedown but Young is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pinaglabanan tries for a takedown but Young manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Pinaglabanan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
Pinaglabanan has Young pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Young manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pinaglabanan prevents a body shot from Young.
A short uppercut from Young.
Young misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan prevents a body shot from Young.
Young tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Young goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pinaglabanan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pinaglabanan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Young prevents it.
Pinaglabanan prevents a body shot from Young.
Young misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pinaglabanan backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Young creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Young stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Young working aggressively here.
Pinaglabanan blocks a body shot from Young.
Pinaglabanan blocks a body shot from Young.
Young misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
Pinaglabanan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Young is working Pinaglabanan over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Young after a bit of a struggle.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Young lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pinaglabanan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Young fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Young moves forwards but Pinaglabanan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pinaglabanan takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Young wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Young lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pinaglabanan backs up against the cage.
It looks like John Pinaglabanan has been cut.
Pinaglabanan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pinaglabanan is rocked!
Pinaglabanan gets a clinch.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Pinaglabanan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daft Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Pinaglabanan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Young throws a sloppy body shot
and Pinaglabanan counters by clinching up.
Pinaglabanan blocking some punches.
Pinaglabanan blocks an uppercut.
Young lands a hook that snaps the head of Pinaglabanan backwards.
Pinaglabanan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Young works on Pinaglabanan's body with a couple of short punches.
Pinaglabanan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Young fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pinaglabanan tries to score with a low kick but Young moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young works the jab nicely.
Young pushes Pinaglabanan up against the cage in a clinch.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Young misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young pushes Pinaglabanan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pinaglabanan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Young scores with a shoulder strike.
Pinaglabanan can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Pinaglabanan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young misses with a body punch.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as Pinaglabanan controls the action.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Young.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinaglabanan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young misses with a punch on the inside.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daft Young seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Young.
A right hook to the body lands for Young.
Young tries to throw a body punch but Pinaglabanan avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage.
Pinaglabanan blocks a body shot from Young.
Young lands a shot to the body.
Pinaglabanan blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pinaglabanan blocks an uppercut.
Young digs a right hand into Pinaglabanan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pinaglabanan's gas tank.
Young misses with a body punch.
Young lands a nice uppercut.
Young lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
Young can't find room to land a body shot as Pinaglabanan controls the action.
Pinaglabanan blocking some punches.
Young lands a body punch in the clinch.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Pinaglabanan.
John Pinaglabanan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinaglabanan blocks a body shot from Young.
Young gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pinaglabanan.
Young throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pinaglabanans head.
Young works on Pinaglabanan's body with a couple of short punches.
Young misses with some punches.
Pinaglabanan blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
Pinaglabanan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Young lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pinaglabanan backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daft Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Young has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daft Young!
Daft Young decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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