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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Poulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ej Balingit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
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290 lbs
29 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Poulter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ej Balingit!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balingit looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulter is just out of range.
Balingit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Poulter slips under a jab.
Balingit slips a straight right by Poulter.
Poulter throws an off balance right hand
letting Balingit counter with a right hand.
Balingit lands a jab to the nose.
Balingit misses with a hook. Poulter ducked under it nicely.
Poulter throws a head kick but Balingit moves out of range.
Balingit swings for the body but Poulter moves out of range.
Poulter lands with a nice body punch.
Poulter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poulter misses with a low kick.
Poulter thuds his shin into the meat of Balingit's side.
Balingit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Poulter on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poulter throws a push kick but Balingit slaps the foot to one side.
Poulter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Balingit checks it well.
Balingit scores with a shot to the body.
Poulter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Poulter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balingit takes a swing at Poulter's ribcage but misses.
Poulter misses with a body kick.
Poulter throws a wild body kick that Balingit sees coming a mile off.
Paul Poulter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balingit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Poulter at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balingit. Poulter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balingit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Balingit thows a body shot but no joy.
Poulter gets tackled into the cage by Balingit. Balingit maintains the clinch.
Balingit has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Poulter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Poulter is trying to push Balingit away but Balingit has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Poulter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Poulter digs a right hand underneath Balingit's ribcage. Balingit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Balingit can't find room to land a body shot as Poulter controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balingit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Poulter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Balingit is keeping busy.
Poulter landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balingit using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poulter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Poulter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Poulter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Poulter tries to land knees in the clinch but Balingit avoids the damage to the body.
Balingit putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Poulter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Poulter looking to throw knees to the head but Balingit is blocking nicely.
Poulter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Balingit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balingit dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Balingit scores with a knee to the head.
Poulter tries a knee to the head but Balingit blocks it.
Poulter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Poulter tries to land knees in the clinch but Balingit avoids the damage to the body.
Poulter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Balingit.
Poulter tries to break the clinch but Balingit is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Poulter tries to break free but Balingit pushes him back against the cage.
Balingit is trying to maintain a safe position but Poulter gets an underhook and turns Balingit into the cage.
Balingit using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poulter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Balingit landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Poulter crunches a lovely knee into Balingit's ribcage.
Poulter prevents a body shot from Balingit.
Balingit avoids a wild elbow strike from Poulter.
Poulter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Poulter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balingit misses with a knee strike.
Poulter tries to land a knee to the head but Balingit blocks with his arms.
Balingit with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balingit gets through Poulter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Balingit scores a nice knee to the body.
A short left from Balingit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Balingit can't find room to land a body shot as Poulter controls the action.
Balingit crunches a lovely knee into Poulter's ribcage.
Poulter is breathing heavily.
Balingit misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Balingit.
The referee calls for Balingit to work.
The crowd are getting on Balingit's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Balingit looking to stall.
Balingit avoiding damage as Poulter throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poulter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balingit.
Balingit lands a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Balingit - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Balingit is trying to maintain a safe position but Poulter gets an underhook and turns Balingit into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ej Balingit dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Poulter scores with a kick to the midsection.
Poulter misses with a low kick.
Poulter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Balingit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poulter.
Balingit looks to throw the jab but Poulter is out of range.
Poulter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Poulter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Balingit moves away.
Poulter slips under a jab.
Balingit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Balingit takes a swing at Poulter's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick there by Poulter.
A good leg kick by Poulter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balingit moves out of range of the body kick from Poulter.
A chopping leg kick lands by Poulter.
Balingit just misses with a punch to the body.
Poulter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Balingit.
Poulter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balingit.
Balingit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Poulter has time to react.
Both fighters circling a little - Poulter finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Balingit jabs Poulter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Poulter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Balingit is breathing heavily.
Balingit avoids the head kick by Poulter.
Poulter throws a push kick but Balingit slaps the foot to one side.
Balingit avoids the head kick by Poulter.
Poulter throws a right hand that misses
and Balingit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Balingit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Balingit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Balingit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Poulter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balingit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poulter manages to avoid it.
Poulter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Paul Poulter is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Balingit misses.
Balingit is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Poulter rather than just go for the knockout.
Poulter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Balingit.
A shot to the liver by Balingit. Beautiful body shot.
Balingit avoids the head kick by Poulter.
Balingit walks forward, straight into a front kick from Poulter.
Poulter throws an overhand right that lands on Balingit's shoulder, as Balingit tries to avoid the shot.
Poulter tries to work over Balingit's front leg with a kick but Balingit checks it.
Balingit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Balingit moves out of range as Poulter throws a body kick.
Poulter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Balingit is out of range and Poulter settles back down.
Poulter throws a push kick but Balingit slaps the foot to one side.
Poulter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balingit.
Balingit lands with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Poulter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balingit blocks a head kick by Poulter.
Poulter swats away the attempt to clinch by Balingit.
Poulter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Poulter throws a sloppy head kick and Balingit moves out of range easily.
Poulter throws a head kick but Balingit moves out of range.
Poulter throws a head kick but Balingit moves out of range.
Balingit swings for the body but Poulter moves out of range.
Poulter throws a sloppy head kick and Balingit moves out of range easily.
Balingit darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Poulter just misses with a punch to the body.
Balingit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poulter was well out of range. Poor timing from Balingit.
Balingit misses the shot to the body.
Poulter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Balingit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Balingit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Poulter throws the left hand but Balingit avoids the punch easily.
Balingit lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Balingit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balingit lands with a nice body punch.
Balingit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Poulter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Poulter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balingit.
A big left from Balingit misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poulter. Balingit does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balingit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poulter moves away.
Poulter lands a head kick. Balingit smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Ej Balingit has been cut.
Balingit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poulter.
Balingit moves out of range of the body kick from Poulter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Paul Poulter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ej Balingit's cut.
That's time! Poulter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Poulter looks to land a body kick but Balingit moved away.
Poulter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Balingit. That did some damage!
Balingit checks a leg kick nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Balingit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Balingit looks to land a right hand but Poulter moved out of range.
Balingit throws a body punch but Poulter moves out of range.
Poulter throws a leg kick that misses.
Balingit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balingit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poulter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poulter cracks Balingit with an open hand slap.
Balingit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Poulter.
Poulter swings for the body but Balingit moves out of range.
Balingit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Poulter is looking to chop away at Balingit's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balingit throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Poulter counter with a right hand.
Balingit moves out of range as Poulter throws a body kick.
Poulter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balingit lands the left hand.
Balingit looks to throw the jab but Poulter is out of range.
Poulter lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Poulter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Balingit lands a glancing blow to the side of Poulter's head.
Balingit lands a really nice looking cross but Poulter seems unphased.
Poulter avoids the body shot from Balingit.
Balingit thows a body shot but no joy.
Poulter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Balingit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulter tries to land a front kick but Balingit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Balingit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Balingit blocks a head kick by Poulter.
Balingit throws a hook but Poulter blocks it.
Poulter has Balingit up against the cage in a clinch.
Poulter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Balingit.
Balingit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Balingit.
Balingit throws a knee to the head but misses.
Balingit has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Poulter.
Poulter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Poulter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Balingit moves into the clinch successfully.
Poulter is stalling here.
Balingit missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Balingit fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balingit misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poulter.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Poulter as Balingit tries to tie him up.
Balingit has a couple of punches blocked by Poulter.
Balingit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Poulter blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Poulter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Balingit gets through Poulter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Poulter lands a nice uppercut.
Poulter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Poulter is working Balingit over against the cage.
Balingit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Poulter blocks it with crossed arms.
Balingit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poulter's elbow.
Ej Balingit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Balingit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Poulters head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balingit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Balingit avoiding damage as Poulter throws knees to the body.
Balingit lands a hook that snaps the head of Poulter backwards.
Poulter misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balingit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poulter blocking some punches.
Balingit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Poulter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Poulter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Balingit misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balingit connects with a nasty looking knee right to Poulter's face.
Poulter with a knee to the head.
Poulter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Balingit misses with an uppercut. Poulter saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ej Balingit.
Well Balingit 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ej Balingit!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ej Balingit thanked FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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