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PBP Commentary |
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). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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290 lbs
38 - 18 - 0 |
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34
291 lbs
33 - 16 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
38 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ej Balingit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Renato Sanches!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanches avoids the body shot from Balingit.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sanches has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Balingit slips under a jab from Sanches.
Sanches thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanches throws a big shot that misses.
Sanches lands the left hand.
It looks like Ej Balingit has been cut.
Sanches misses with a kick to the body.
Sanches misses with a body shot.
Sanches looks to land a body kick but Balingit moved away.
Balingit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanches.
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?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanches avoids the body shot from Balingit.
Sanches looks to throw the jab but Balingit is out of range.
Balingit has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice body punch from Sanches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanches misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sanches throws a shot from downtown. Balingit moves away and avoids it.
Sanches misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanches sends Balingit crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sanches is motioning to the referee to let Balingit up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanches throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanches misses with a hook.
Balingit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Balingit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Balingit slips under a jab.
Sanches misses with a right hand
and Balingit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Renato Sanches has been cut.
Balingit avoids the body shot from Sanches.
Sanches swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanches throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanches looks to score with a jab to the body but Balingit is just out of range.
Sanches misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balingit.
Sanches misses with a leg kick
and Balingit counters with a crisp right hand that drops Sanches! Balingit lets Sanches back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Sanches is rocked!
Sanches throws a body punch but Balingit moves out of range.
Balingit keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanches tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Balingit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanches throws the kick towards the body but Balingit avoids it.
Balingit checks a low kick from Sanches.
Balingit closes the distance and pushes Sanches back into the cage.
Balingit tries a body shot but Sanches blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanches.
Balingit misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balingit throws a head punch that misses.
Balingit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanches lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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.
Sanches blocks a body shot from Balingit.
Sanches working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Balingit missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Sanches - that landed with a thud.
Sanches misses with a punch to the body.
Balingit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Balingit misses with a body punch.
Balingit tries a knee to the head but Sanches blocks it.
Sanches blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanches throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Balingits head.
Balingit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanches backwards.
Sanches blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balingit unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanches lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sanches tries a body shot but Balingit blocks it.
Sanches on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balingit throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanches blocks it with crossed arms.
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.
Sanches looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanches throws a punch but it's blocked by Balingit.
Sanches is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Sanches fails to land.
Sanches misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanches on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanches is trying to break the clinch but Balingit has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Balingit struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanches controls his hands.
Balingit working Sanches over with knees 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 knee to the head.
Balingit scores with a nice hook to the head.
Balingit misses with a punch to the body.
Sanches works on Balingit's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Sanches dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Balingit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanches.
and Sanches counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Balingit! He's just covering up as Sanches starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renato Sanches! Renato Sanches retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Renato Sanches thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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