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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ej Balingit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Fiddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freddie Fiddler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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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
37 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ej Balingit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddie Fiddler!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiddler lands a nice shot to the body.
Fiddler throws a head kick but Balingit moves out of range.
Fiddler looks to land a body kick but Balingit moved away.
Fiddler misses with a body shot.
Balingit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fiddler throws a leg kick but Balingit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fiddler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Balingit checks a leg kick.
Fiddler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fiddler misses the shot to the body.
Balingit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Freddie Fiddler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balingit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Balingit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fiddler walks into a jab.
Balingit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fiddler moves out of range as Balingit strikes.
Fiddler works Balingit's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiddler digs a good body shot into Balingit's ribs.
Fiddler scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Ej Balingit has been cut.
Jab by Fiddler.
Fiddler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fiddler ducks right into an uppercut from Balingit.
Fiddler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fiddler throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Balingit on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fiddler misses with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Fiddler 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fiddler slips a jab from Balingit.
Balingit takes one to the chin there.
Fiddler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fiddler works the jab nicely.
Balingit is rocked!
Fiddler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Balingit rather than just go for the knockout.
Balingit misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balingit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ej Balingit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fiddler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balingit.
Fiddler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balingit.
Balingit jabs at Fiddler's body.
Fiddler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Balingit.
Fiddler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balingit.
Balingit moves out of range as Fiddler throws a body kick.
Fiddler throws a wild body kick that Balingit sees coming a mile off.
Balingit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fiddler.
Fiddler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Balingit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fiddler moves away.
Balingit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fiddler throws a head kick but Balingit moves out of range.
Balingit misses with a body shot.
Fiddler takes a swing at Balingit's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balingit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Balingit tries to clinch there but Fiddler circles away.
Fiddler throws a head kick that misses.
Fiddler has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Balingit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fiddler under the eye.
Fiddler swats away the attempt to clinch by Balingit.
Fiddler throws a lazy right hand but Balingit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Balingit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fiddler cracks Balingit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Balingit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fiddler under the eye.
Balingit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fiddler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balingit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fiddler throws out the jab.
Fiddler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balingit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fiddler.
Fiddler motions for Balingit to come forward. Fiddler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fiddler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Balingit avoids it really well and circles away.
Balingit lands the left hand.
Fiddler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Balingit lands a nice hook to Fiddler's body. Fiddler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fiddler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fiddler has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Balingit finds it's way round the side to connect with Fiddler's head.
Fiddler misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fiddler wants to slow Balingit down by chopping away at his legs.
Balingit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fiddler misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Fiddler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ej Balingit's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Balingit lands a jab to the head.
Fiddler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fiddler throws a hook but Balingit blocks it.
Fiddler takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fiddler drops his hands momentarily and Balingit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Balingit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fiddler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balingit takes a swing at Fiddler's ribcage but misses.
Fiddler misses with a low kick.
Fiddler wants to land a leg kick but Balingit is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fiddler.
Balingit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balingit blocks a low kick nicely.
Fiddler connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiddler tries to move into range but Balingit moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fiddler tries to score with a low kick but Balingit moves his leg out of the way.
Fiddler throws a leg kick that misses.
Fiddler ducks under a wild hook from Balingit.
Balingit lands with a hook. Fiddler tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fiddler throws a low kick but it's checked well by Balingit.
Fiddler misses with an uppercut.
Balingit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Fiddler.
Balingit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fiddler.
Freddie Fiddler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Balingit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fiddler throws a low kick but Balingit avoids it.
Balingit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balingit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Balingit wants to clinch.
Fiddler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balingit cracks Fiddler with an open hand slap.
Fiddler looks to land a right hand but Balingit moved out of range.
Balingit missing with a left hand there. Fiddler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Balingit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fiddler manages to avoid it.
Balingit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fiddler takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fiddler fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Balingit on the side of the head.
Fiddler thumps Balingit with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balingit darts in and clinches Fiddler up against the cage.
Balingit using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fiddler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Balingit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Balingit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Balingit missing with knees to the body.
Balingit trying to land knees to the body.
Balingit takes a shot to the head.
Fiddler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Balingit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fiddler avoiding damage as Balingit throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Balingit struggles to land a body shot inside as Fiddler controls his hands.
Balingit struggles to land a body shot inside as Fiddler controls his hands.
Fiddler managing to block the knees to the body from Balingit.
Fiddler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balingit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fiddler avoids it.
A body shot lands from Fiddler.
Fiddler scores with a shoulder strike.
Fiddler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fiddler lands a hook that snaps the head of Balingit backwards.
Fiddler has Balingit pushed against the cage.
Balingit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Balingit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Balingit misses with the head strike.
Balingit seems to have got his legs back now.
Balingit is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Balingit lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Fiddler.
Fiddler misses with a knee strike.
Fiddler misses with an elbow strike.
Fiddler prevents a body shot from Balingit.
A short left from Fiddler.
Balingit lands a nice shot to the body.
Fiddler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Balingit avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fiddler lands with a left to the head.
Balingit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fiddler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Balingit blocks a jab.
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 Ej Balingit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ej Balingit's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Balingit blocks the body kick.
Fiddler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Balingit checks a leg kick.
Balingit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fiddler moves away.
Balingit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fiddler doesn't seem bothered though.
Balingit looks to score with a jab to the body but Fiddler is just out of range.
Balingit lands a jab to the head.
Fiddler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fiddler throws a shot from downtown. Balingit moves away and avoids it.
Balingit doesn't manage to clinch there - Fiddler circles away.
Balingit looks to score with a jab to the body but Fiddler is just out of range.
Balingit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fiddler throws a leg kick that misses.
Balingit throws a lazy right hand but Fiddler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiddler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Balingit blocks a head kick by Fiddler.
Fiddler tries to score a power double leg takedown but Balingit sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fiddler somewhat.
Fiddler slips a straight right by Balingit.
Fiddler throws a series of punches but Balingit avoids them all with ease.
Fiddler cracks the inside of Balingit's front leg.
Balingit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fiddler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fiddler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Balingit, as that shot connected.
Fiddler throws a head kick but Balingit moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler punishes Balingit's body with a nice straight punch.
Balingit thows a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Fiddler.
Fiddler scores with a head kick. Balingit tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Balingit avoids a kick to the body.
Balingit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fiddler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fiddler throws a jab when Balingit was well out of range.
Balingit scores with a jab to the body.
Fiddler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fiddler throws a big shot that misses.
Fiddler throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balingit moves away from the strike by Fiddler.
A decent looking cross lands there for Balingit.
Balingit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fiddler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fiddler throws a sloppy head kick and Balingit moves out of range easily.
Balingit thows a body shot but no joy.
Fiddler throws a leg kick but Balingit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Balingit throws an off balance right hand
enabling Fiddler to counter with a crisp jab.
Balingit closes the distance and clinches.
Fiddler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balingit can't find room to land a body shot as Fiddler controls the action.
Balingit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Balingit misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fiddler lands a hook that snaps the head of Balingit backwards.
Balingit struggles to land a body shot inside as Fiddler controls his hands.
Balingit tries to land knees in the clinch but Fiddler avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balingit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fiddler blocks it with crossed arms.
Balingit trying to land knees to the body.
Fiddler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Balingit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fiddler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Balingit avoids a kick to the body.
Fiddler misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balingit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Fiddler misses.
Fiddler is looking to score with low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fiddler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fiddler feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Balingits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fiddler misses the shot to the body.
Balingit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Fiddler really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ej Balingit's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fiddler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Balingit wants to clinch.
Fiddler swings widly with a right hand
and Balingit counters by clinching up.
Balingit avoiding damage as Fiddler throws knees to the body.
Balingit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Balingit throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fiddler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balingit ducks under a wild hook from Fiddler.
Fiddler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fiddler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Balingit's sensitive parts.
Balingit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Balingit stuns Fiddler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fiddler, right into the meat.
Fiddler defending well as Balingit loads up on a big left hand.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fiddler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Balingit in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balingit tries to clinch
and Fiddler counters with a nice uppercut.
Balingit thuds a left hand into Fiddler's body.
Balingit misses with a looping left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fiddler, right into the meat.
Balingit misses with a looping left.
Fiddler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Balingit.
Fiddler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Balingit avoids the body shot from Fiddler.
Balingit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slow jab from Fiddler misses its intended target.
Balingit with a nice cross.
Balingit misses with a straight left.
Balingit wants to clinch up but Fiddler keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler wants to land a leg kick but Balingit is out of range.
Fiddler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fiddler swings for the body but Balingit moves out of range.
A slow jab from Balingit misses its intended target.
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!
Fiddler looks to land a body kick but Balingit moved away.
Fiddler loads up on a big right hand but Balingit slips the punch.
Balingit scores with a shot to the body.
Balingit on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Balingit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fiddler connects with a solid leg kick.
Balingit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fiddler is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balingit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Balingit swings for the body but Fiddler moves out of range.
Balingit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fiddler.
Balingit throws a jab but it's blocked by Fiddler.
Balingit staying out of range there.
A big left from Balingit misses.
Crunch! Fiddler slams his shin into Balingit's torso.
Fiddler misses with a head kick.
Balingit tries to close the distance and clinch but Fiddler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Balingit tries to clinch but Fiddler is having none of it.
Balingit fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fiddler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Balingit misses with a body punch
and Fiddler counters with a nice uppercut.
Balingit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler gets tackled into the cage by Balingit. Balingit maintains the clinch.
Fiddler is trying to push Balingit away but Balingit has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fiddler avoiding damage as Balingit throws knees to the body.
Fiddler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fiddler drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Balingit gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fiddler misses with the head strike.
Balingit misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balingit.
Balingit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fiddler takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fiddler pushes off an throws an elbow but Balingit leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Balingit can't find room to land a body shot as Fiddler controls the action.
A body shot lands from Balingit.
A knee to the head by Balingit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Freddie Fiddler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ej Balingit's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Fiddler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Balingit thuds his right hand into Fiddler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fiddler is looking to chop away at Balingit's legs.
Fiddler takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Balingit sizes up Fiddler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fiddler walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Balingit misses.
Fiddler throws a body punch but Balingit moves out of range.
Balingit ducks right into an uppercut from Fiddler.
A telegraphed right hand from Fiddler misses the target.
Fiddler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fiddler motions for Balingit to come forward. Fiddler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fiddler lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Balingit. No joy for Fiddler on that attempt.
Balingit wants to clinch up but Fiddler keeps it at a distance.
Fiddler avoids the body shot from Balingit.
Fiddler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Balingit.
Balingit scores with a nice strike.
Fiddler cracks the inside of Balingit's front leg.
Balingit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fiddler.
Balingit throws a sloppy body shot
and Fiddler counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fiddler walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Balingit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fiddler clobbers Balingit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Balingit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fiddler.
Fiddler throws a looping overhand right but Balingit ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balingit misses with a body shot.
Fiddler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fiddler looks for the body kick but Balingit saw that one coming.
Fiddler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Balingit.
Fiddler throws the kick towards the body but Balingit avoids it.
A big left from Balingit misses.
Fiddler tests Balingit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Balingit is looking to clinch but Fiddler is avoiding it.
Fiddler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Balingit misses with a hook. Fiddler ducked under it nicely.
Balingit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fiddler.
Fiddler shoots in for a takedown but Balingit shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Balingit looks to clinch
and Fiddler counters with a stiff right hand.
Fiddler shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fiddler throws a leg kick that misses.
Balingit walks into a left hand.
Fiddler throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Balingit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fiddler throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Balingit misses with a hook. Fiddler ducked under it nicely.
Fiddler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fiddler tried to score with a low kick but Balingit checks it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fiddler!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balingit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Balingit takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Balingit misses with a wild body shot.
Fiddler lands a nice shot to the body.
Fiddler darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fiddler misses with a low kick.
Fiddler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fiddler gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Balingit.
Balingit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fiddler.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fiddler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Balingit throws a poor cross that misses
and Fiddler counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Balingit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddie Fiddler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fiddler has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Freddie Fiddler!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Freddie Fiddler!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Freddie Fiddler!
Freddie Fiddler wins by unanimous decision! Freddie Fiddler retains his heavyweight title!
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