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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mirko McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ej Balingit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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290 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirko McCracken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ej Balingit!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCracken misses the shot to the body.
McCracken throws a lazy right hand but Balingit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Balingit lands with a cross.
Balingit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCracken.
McCracken throws a lazy uppercut
and Balingit counters by clinching up.
Balingit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCracken blocks it with crossed arms.
McCracken pushes Balingit back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balingit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Balingit unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Balingit unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McCracken is breathing heavily.
Balingit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCracken blocks it with crossed arms.
Balingit lands a knee to the body.
McCracken's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balingit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Balingit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McCracken is trying to force a seperation but Balingit has the dominant position.
Balingit lands a hook that snaps the head of McCracken backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCracken.
McCracken escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCracken misses with a right hand
and Balingit holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Balingit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken has had enough of the clinch but Balingit keeps him there for the moment.
Balingit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McCracken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Balingit's elbow.
McCracken misses with an elbow over the top.
Balingit missing with knees to the body.
Balingit keeps control of McCracken as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Balingit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McCracken tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Balingit avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Balingit obliges.
McCracken is trying to push Balingit away but Balingit has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Balingit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Balingit is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McCracken can't break the clinch.
McCracken working hard to break the clinch.
McCracken lands a body shot in the clinch.
McCracken prevents a body shot from Balingit.
Balingit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCracken.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Balingit obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Balingit.
Balingit connects with a nasty looking knee right to McCracken's face.
Balingit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCracken lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balingit prevents a body shot from McCracken.
McCracken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Balingit obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Balingit.
A knee to the head by Balingit.
Balingit lands a nice uppercut.
Balingit lands a right hand that snaps the head of McCracken backwards.
Balingit pushes McCracken back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Balingit landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Balingit.
Balingit utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Balingit.
Balingit lands a right hand that snaps the head of McCracken backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balingit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McCracken backwards.
Balingit scores a nice knee to the body.
McCracken on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Balingit scores with a knee to the head.
Balingit scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ej Balingit 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.
Balingit has managed to clinch.
Balingit digs a right hand underneath McCracken's ribcage. McCracken let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Our sources have told us that McCracken has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Balingit lands a nice knee to the body.
Balingit utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Balingit lands a knee to the head.
Balingit digs a right hand underneath McCracken's ribcage. McCracken let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Balingit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Balingit lands a knee to the body.
Balingit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCracken blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Balingit.
A shot in the inside from Balingit.
McCracken is rocked!
Balingit with a knee to the head.
Oh McCracken is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balingit drops McCracken on his ass with a big knee up the middle! McCracken bounces straight back to his feet before the referee can even start a count. We'll have to wait a moment to see if that actually hurt him or not, as he takes the standing 8 count.
Balingit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McCracken on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Balingit lands a jab to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Balingit rushes McCracken and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balingit throws a knee to the head but misses.
McCracken seems to have got his legs back now.
McCracken escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balingit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McCracken momentarily.
Balingit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Balingit is looking to clinch.
McCracken swings for the body but Balingit moves out of range.
McCracken misses with an uppercut
and Balingit holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Balingit.
Balingit scores with a shot to the side of McCracken's head.
Balingit crunches a lovely knee into McCracken's ribcage.
Balingit misses with a knee to the head.
Balingit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Balingit tries to land knees in the clinch but McCracken avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McCracken creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Balingit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCracken's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Balingit.
McCracken tries to break free but Balingit pushes him back against the ropes.
McCracken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Balingit lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balingit drops McCracken with a big knee! Will McCracken beat the count? Yep, he's up already and we're only at 3... let's see if he's just faking it or if he's actually OK.
Balingit fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McCracken, pushing him back against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Balingit.
McCracken can't break the clinch.
Balingit lands a knee to the body.
Balingit tries to work over McCracken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCracken throws a knee to the head but misses.
Balingit tries a knee to the head but McCracken blocks it.
Balingit tries to throw a body punch but McCracken avoids it by throwing Balingit back against the ropes.
Balingit putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McCracken in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Balingit using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCracken has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Balingit unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Balingit landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McCracken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balingit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCracken avoids it.
McCracken misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCracken digs a right hand underneath Balingit's ribcage. Balingit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Balingit avoids the elbow strike from McCracken, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ej Balingit will take that one after putting his opponent down more than once in the round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Balingit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Balingit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Balingit.
Balingit moves into range and clinches up with McCracken.
Balingit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCracken lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Balingit.
Balingit lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCracken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Balingit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCracken blocks it with crossed arms.
A left hand lands to the body for McCracken.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCracken.
McCracken breaks the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for McCracken.
It looks like Ej Balingit has been cut.
McCracken throws a series of strikes that have Balingit backpedaling.
Balingit is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCracken fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Balingit, pushing him back against the ropes.
McCracken lands a body punch.
Balingit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCracken wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCracken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balingit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCracken throws a wild body kick that Balingit sees coming a mile off.
Balingit slips under a jab from McCracken.
McCracken takes one on the button.
McCracken misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot lands for Balingit.
Balingit wants to clinch up but McCracken keeps it at a distance.
McCracken misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCracken misses with a head kick.
Balingit slips a jab and a cross from McCracken.
Balingit tries to clinch up but McCracken circles away and keeps his distance.
McCracken misses with an uppercut.
McCracken throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balingit jabs McCracken to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Balingit slips under a jab.
Nice jab there from McCracken.
McCracken takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mirko McCracken is winning the standup battle so far.
McCracken throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Balingit moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCracken can't find room to land a body shot as Balingit controls the action.
Balingit tries a body shot but McCracken blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balingit.
Balingit tries to land a knee to the head but McCracken blocks with his arms.
Balingit lands a right hand.
Balingit trying to land knees to the body.
McCracken missing with knees to the body.
McCracken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCracken lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Balingit tries to close the distance and clinch but McCracken swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Balingit with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko McCracken clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ej Balingit's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
McCracken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balingit was well out of range. Poor timing from McCracken.
Mirko McCracken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCracken lands a nice looking kick to the body. Balingit takes a step back to recover.
Balingit throws a body shot but no joy.
McCracken swats away the attempt to clinch by Balingit.
McCracken cracks Balingit with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can Balingit get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. Balingit looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
McCracken swings widly with a right hand
and Balingit moves into the clinch.
McCracken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Balingit trying to land knees to the body.
McCracken wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Balingit has him pressed against the ropes.
Ej Balingit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McCracken is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCracken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balingit missing with knees to the body.
Balingit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCracken avoids it.
McCracken tries to circle away but Balingit has him pinned against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCracken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Balingit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Balingit misses the shot to the body.
McCracken swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McCracken misses with a left hand
and Balingit counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Balingit misses with a body punch.
McCracken misses with an elbow over the top.
Balingit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Balingit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Balingit connects with a knee to the head.
Balingit has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Balingit lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Mirko McCracken has been cut.
Balingit utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Balingit managing to block the knees to the body from McCracken.
A knee to the head by Balingit.
McCracken tries a body shot but Balingit blocks it.
Balingit misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balingit scores with a shot to the side of McCracken's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McCracken tries to break the clinch but Balingit is controlling the position.
Balingit with a knee to the head.
Balingit misses with a body punch.
McCracken looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Balingit.
Balingit misses with a body punch.
Balingit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Balingit misses with a knee strike.
Balingit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balingit lands a shot to the body.
Balingit blocks an uppercut.
Balingit with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balingit.
Balingit pushes McCracken back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balingit avoiding damage as McCracken throws knees to the body.
McCracken tries to circle away but Balingit has him pinned against the ropes.
McCracken looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Balingit is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko McCracken takes the final round due to the solitary knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Balingit scores with a shot to the body.
Ej Balingit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Balingit cracks McCracken with an open hand slap.
Balingit lands a nice shot that snaps McCracken's head back.
McCracken throws a body shot but no joy.
McCracken is looking to land body kicks.
Balingit tries to clinch up but McCracken circles away and keeps his distance.
McCracken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Balingit.
McCracken throws an overhand right that lands on Balingit's shoulder, as Balingit tries to avoid the shot.
McCracken walks into a stiff left hand from Balingit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from McCracken misses the target.
McCracken circles away from the clinch attempt.
Balingit tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCracken swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Balingit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCracken.
Balingit fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken misses with a head kick.
McCracken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCracken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCracken tries to keep at a distance but Balingit has taken the fight into the clinch.
McCracken scores with a hook to the body.
Balingit is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
McCracken stalling the fight.
McCracken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mirko McCracken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCracken moves into range and connects with a jab.
Balingit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but McCracken paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCracken closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from McCracken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCracken is trying to break the clinch but Balingit has him pressed against the ropes.
Balingit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCracken is defending well for now.
McCracken creates a bit of space and cracks Balingit with an uppercut that drops him to the canvas! Balingit is wobbled and seems to be struggling to get back to his feet. 3,4,5. He's up! Phew, his manager will be relieved but they're no doubt wondering whether he'll be able to recover properly and get back in the fight!
That has opened up Ej Balingit's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balingit jabs at McCracken's body.
Balingit wants to clinch but McCracken slips to the side
and McCracken counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Balingit goes down! McCracken rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Balingit is up to one knee.... 8,9....10! He didn't make it! This fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mirko McCracken!
The defeated Ej Balingit had this to say: 'Thank you, this is it.'.
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