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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ej Balingit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stroker's choice of entrance music: TBR - Bigger Than Kiss. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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290 lbs
29 - 8 - 0 |
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259 lbs
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Great wrestler
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
29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ej Balingit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Stroker!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balingit misses with a body shot.
Stroker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Balingit tries to clinch but Stroker is having none of it.
Balingit loads up on a big right hand but Stroker slips the punch.
Balingit misses the shot to the body.
Stroker slips under a jab.
Stroker misses with a hook. Balingit ducked under it nicely.
Stroker connects with a solid leg kick.
Balingit moves out of range of the strikes.
Balingit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Balingit thows a body shot but no joy.
Harry Stroker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balingit moves away from the strike by Stroker.
Stroker connects with a right hand. Balingit shakes it off.
Balingit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stroker.
Balingit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stroker. Stroker obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stroker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balingit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Balingit misses with a jab to the body
and Stroker counters with a stiff right hand.
Stroker thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balingit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Ej Balingit has been cut.
Balingit throws a hook but Stroker blocks it.
Balingit avoids a kick to the body.
Stroker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stroker fakes the leg kick and cracks Balingit in the body.
Stroker misses with a two punch combination.
Ej Balingit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Balingit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stroker.
Balingit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stroker manages to avoid it.
Stroker is looking to land body kicks.
Balingit moves out of range as Stroker throws a body kick.
Stroker misses with a kick to the body.
Balingit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stroker.
Stroker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Balingit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balingit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Balingit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stroker. Stroker obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balingit throws an overhand right that lands on Stroker's shoulder, as Stroker tries to avoid the shot.
Stroker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Stroker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balingit makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Balingit lands a slapping body shot.
Balingit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stroker.
Balingit misses the shot to the body.
Stroker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circling - Balingit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Balingit connects with a body shot.
Stroker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Balingit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balingit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stroker doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroker lands a jab to the head.
Balingit thows a body shot but no joy.
Stroker connects with a body shot that sends Balingit's belly button to the back.
Balingit is breathing heavily.
Stroker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Balingit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stroker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stroker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stroker, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balingit throws a jab when Stroker was well out of range.
Stroker throws a head kick but Balingit moves out of range.
Balingit just misses with a punch to the body.
Stroker lands with a hook. Balingit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stroker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stroker shoots in and bounces Balingit off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Stroker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balingit is trying to control the position but Stroker postures up.
Stroker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Stroker trying to control the position from guard on top but Balingit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Balingit looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Harry Stroker was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A head kick misses from Stroker.
Stroker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stroker looks to score with a jab to the body but Balingit is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Stroker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ej Balingit's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stroker misses with a wild combination.
Balingit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balingit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Balingit ducks right into an uppercut from Stroker.
Balingit lands an overhand right.
Balingit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A lazy left from Stroker finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stroker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Balingit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Balingit tries to clinch there but Stroker circles away.
Stroker moves away from the strike by Balingit.
Stroker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harry Stroker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stroker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Balingit throws out the jab.
Balingit scores with a body shot.
Donk. Stroker catches Balingit right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stroker. Balingit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balingit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balingit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stroker.
Stroker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Balingit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stroker.
Stroker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Balingit's head.
Balingit blocks a low kick nicely.
Balingit avoids the head kick by Stroker.
Balingit misses with a hook
and Stroker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Balingit is rocked!
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!
Stroker throws a head kick that misses.
Stroker thows a body shot but no joy.
Balingit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stroker lands with a kick to the ribs.
A big right from Balingit misses.
Balingit is looking to wear down Stroker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stroker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Balingit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Balingit. Balingit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oh Balingit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ej Balingit's cut is getting worse.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stroker.
Balingit seems to have got his legs back now.
Stroker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balingit.
Balingit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stroker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Balingit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stroker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Stroker.
Stroker knocks Balingit to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Stroker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Balingit is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Balingit's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stroker with the ground and pound but Balingit regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Balingit controlling the position well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroker slips a nice elbow through Balingit's hands, connecting with Balingit's forehead.
Stroker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stroker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Balingit with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stroker working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stroker prevents Balingit from improving his position.
Stroker is looking to advance position but Balingit won't allow it.
Balingit is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balingit trying to control but Stroker postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Stroker there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stroker lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balingit is trying to maintain the position but Stroker is very close to passing his half guard.
Stroker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Balingit is looking for a sweep. Stroker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stroker seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Stroker thows a huge punch but Balingit dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Stroker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ej Balingit's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Stroker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stroker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Balingit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stroker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stroker thows a body shot but no joy.
A leg kick checked by Balingit.
Stroker scores with a nice body kick.
Stroker throws a series of punches but Balingit avoids them all with ease.
Stroker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Balingit checks a leg kick nicely.
Stroker just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Stroker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stroker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Balingit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stroker.
Stroker scores with a head kick. Balingit tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stroker tries to score with a low kick but Balingit moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stroker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balingit.
Balingit thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balingit. Stroker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Balingit is looking to clinch but Stroker is avoiding it.
Balingit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stroker moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stroker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Balingit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Balingit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Balingit just misses with a punch to the body.
Balingit moves away from the strike by Stroker.
Stroker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Balingit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stroker works Balingit's body with a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Stroker.
Stroker cracks Balingit with a good jab.
Ej Balingit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Stroker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balingit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stroker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Balingit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stroker tries for a takedown but Balingit sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Balingit lands a jab.
Stroker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stroker lands a leg kick that knocks Balingit off balance momentarily.
Balingit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Balingit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Balingit scores with a jab to the body.
Stroker misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Stroker is predictable there
and Balingit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Balingit avoids the head kick by Stroker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroker feints and then cracks Balingit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Balingit down.
Stroker misses with a head kick.
Balingit throws a sloppy body shot
and Stroker counters with a nice low kick that buckles Balingit's knee momentarily.
Balingit closes the distance and pushes Stroker back into the cage.
Stroker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Balingit's face.
Ej Balingit's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Balingit gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stroker.
Balingit prevents a body shot from Stroker.
Come on Balingit - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice body punch from Balingit.
Balingit effectively controlling the action here.
Stroker looking to slow down the pace here.
Harry Stroker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balingit misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stroker has clasped his hands together around Balingit's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Balingit prevents Stroker from improving position.
Balingit misses with a strike from the bottom.
Stroker gets to mount! Balingit was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Stroker blocks Balingit's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stroker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stroker dominating with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Stroker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stroker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Stroker!
Harry Stroker seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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