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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ej Balingit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Sanches (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanches has chosen Breaking Benjamin - Ordinary Man as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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290 lbs
31 - 13 - 0 |
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291 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ej Balingit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Sanches!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Sanches!
Balingit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Balingit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balingit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanches paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Balingit.
Sanches connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Balingit's hands.
It looks like Ej Balingit has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balingit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanches moves away.
Sanches misses with a body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Balingit as he connects with a hook.
Sanches feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Balingit sprawling to the canvas! Balingit rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sanches finish him?!
Balingit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanches rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Balingit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanches blocks a jab.
Sanches throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Balingit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sanches lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanches blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balingit scores with a shot to the side of Sanches's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Balingit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Balingit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sanches misses with some punches.
Sanches lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanches creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanches.
Balingit is struggling to control the position.
Sanches will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Balingit up against the cage.
Balingit blocking some punches.
Sanches breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balingit lands a nice looking body shot.
Balingit lands with a good body shot.
Balingit is looking to wear down Sanches with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Balingit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sanches uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balingit.
Sanches keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balingit tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sanches manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Balingit cracks Sanches with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sanches thows a body shot but no joy.
Balingit checks a leg kick.
Sanches scores with a leg kick.
Sanches keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanches tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balingit was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanches.
Balingit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanches misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanches throws a shot from downtown. Balingit moves away and avoids it.
Sanches lands a lovely overhand right.
Balingit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanches.
Balingit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balingit looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanches is just out of range.
Balingit throws a hook but Sanches blocks it.
Oooooh!!! Sanches has knocked Balingit down with a huge combo! Sanches steps away and waves a wobbly Balingit back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Balingit is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanches bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oh Balingit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balingit misses with a looping left.
Balingit seems to have got his legs back now.
Sanches feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Balingit's calf.
Balingit lunges at Sanches with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sanches's hand.
Sanches goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Balingit just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanches throws a jab when Balingit was well out of range.
Sanches misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice body punch from Sanches.
Balingit is breathing heavily.
Sanches tries to bum rush Balingit with a series of wild strikes but Balingit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanches loads up on a big right hand but Balingit slips the punch.
Balingit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanches avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanches slips under a jab.
Sanches misses with a body shot.
Sanches connects with the punch.
Ej Balingit's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balingit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanches finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sanches stuns Balingit with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Sanches dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ej Balingit's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sanches looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sanches tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanches feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Balingit's calf.
A clash of legs there as Balingit blocks the low kick.
Sanches throws a right and a left that Balingit avoids nicely.
Sanches lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sanches with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Sanches.
Sanches ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Balingit moves forwards but Sanches connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sanches cracks Balingit with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Balingit looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Sanches finish him?
Sanches throws a hook but Balingit avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That kick from Sanches tenderised Balingit's leg. Balingit is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanches looks to land a combination but Balingit avoids it well.
Sanches tries to score with a low kick but Balingit moves his leg out of the way.
Balingit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanches.
Sanches keeps the fight on the outside.
Balingit missing with a left hand there. Sanches was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Balingit throws a lazy right hand but Sanches sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanches has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanches keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balingit.
Balingit ducks under a wild hook from Sanches.
A big left from Balingit misses.
Sanches throws a nice looking combination but Balingit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balingit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sanches tries to work over Balingit's front leg with a kick but Balingit checks it.
Sanches lands with an uppercut that bounces Balingit off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanches moves away from the strike by Balingit.
Balingit scores with a hook.
Sanches misses with a low kick.
Balingit has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sanches connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balingit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Balingit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanches.
Sanches misses with a body shot.
Sanches throws a body punch but Balingit moves out of range.
Renato Sanches seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Balingit blocks a jab.
Sanches lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Balingit misses with a body shot.
Sanches misses with a wild combination.
Balingit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balingit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanches throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Balingit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Balingit cracks Sanches with a nice body shot.
Balingit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanches.
Balingit scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balingit lands a left hand.
Balingit keeps control of Sanches as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Balingit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanches is defending well for now.
Balingit lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanches lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Balingit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanches blocks it with crossed arms.
Sanches tries to circle away but Balingit has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sanches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Balingit.
Balingit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanches blocking some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Balingit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanches or not.
Balingit stalling in the clinch.
Sanches tries a body shot but Balingit blocks it.
Balingit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Balingit tries a body shot but Sanches blocks it.
Sanches looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanches looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Sanches 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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Some bone on bone action there as Balingit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sanches lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Balingit at a distance.
Sanches jabs Balingit right on the nose. Balingit blinks but takes it well.
Balingit lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanches's head.
Balingit just misses with a punch to the body.
Balingit misses the shot to the body.
Sanches slips under a jab from Balingit.
Sanches looks to land a right hand but Balingit moved out of range.
Sanches takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Balingit wants to clinch.
Balingit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanches. Sanches circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanches misses with a straight left.
Balingit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Balingit forces Sanches back against the cage and clinches.
Sanches softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Balingit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanches's elbow.
Sanches tries to throw a body punch but Balingit avoids it by throwing Sanches back against the cage.
Balingit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanches avoids it.
Balingit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sanches takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balingit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanches's elbow.
Balingit scores with a shot to the side of Sanches's head.
Ej Balingit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Balingit utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Balingit landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Balingit is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanches swings wildly with an uppercut but Balingit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balingit lands a left hand.
Balingit tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanches avoids the damage to the body.
Sanches breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balingit misses with a body punch
and Sanches counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Balingit misses with an uppercut
and Sanches counters with an outside leg kick.
Balingit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanches was well out of range. Poor timing from Balingit.
Balingit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanches scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sanches pivots, looking for a leg kick but Balingit is out of range and Sanches settles back down.
Balingit throws a looping overhand right but Sanches ducks down to avoid it.
Balingit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balingit moves out of range of the body kick.
Balingit jabs at Sanches's body.
Balingit throws a lazy right hand but Sanches sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Sanches.
Balingit punishes Sanches's body with a nice straight punch.
Balingit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanches.
Balingit cracks Sanches with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sanches connects with a body shot that sends Balingit's belly button to the back.
Balingit misses with a hook to the body
and Sanches counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balingit fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanches wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Balingit blocks a jab.
Balingit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanches counters with an outside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Sanches there.
Sanches lands with a thumping leg kick.
Balingit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balingit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sanches looks to land a right hand but Balingit moved out of range.
Sanches changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanches slips under a jab from Balingit.
Balingit takes one on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, jab by Balingit - just one landing.
Balingit throws a body punch but Sanches moves out of range.
Sanches throws a leg kick which misses Balingit's front leg but catches the back leg as Balingit tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ej Balingit did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Ej Balingit's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
OH! Balingit has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Sanches smells blood and charges in for the finish! Sanches unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Balingit sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Renato Sanches! Renato Sanches retains his heavyweight title!
Renato Sanches decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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