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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Belliveau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Coath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belliveau comes into the arena with We will rock you blaring out of the sound system. Coath comes into a darkened arena with his song building. For Heavy Metal we will die! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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195 lbs
24 - 10 - 0 |
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189 lbs
17 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Belliveau!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Coath!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coath lands with a right hand.
Belliveau tries to move into range but Coath moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Coath has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Belliveau is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Coath keeps the fight on the outside.
Coath ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coath feints a counter leg kick.
Coath swinging wildly here.
Belliveau lands with an overhand left.
Belliveau throws a chopping leg kick but Coath manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Belliveau lands a really nice looking cross but Coath seems unphased.
Coath lands with an overhand left.
Coath lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coath throws an off balance right hand
and Belliveau counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Belliveau shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Belliveau scores with a nice head shot.
Coath throws a head kick but Belliveau moves out of range.
Belliveau misses with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Belliveau blocks the leg kick.
Coath throws a jab but it's blocked by Belliveau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coath lands a really nice looking cross but Belliveau seems unphased.
Coath lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Belliveau at a distance.
Coath connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Belliveau's hands.
Belliveau bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Coath's head.
Belliveau throws a quick inside leg kick.
Belliveau connects with a looping right hand.
Belliveau looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Coath pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Coath backs away, Belliveau returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Coath takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Belliveau cracks Coath with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Belliveau misses the 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!
Coath will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Belliveau thinks about countering with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coath looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belliveau throws the kick towards the body but Coath avoids it.
Belliveau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau just misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau scores with the left hand. Coath knows he should have avoided that one.
Coath pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belliveau tries to counter by clinching up but Coath breaks away and moves out of range.
Coath shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Belliveau has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Scotty's Yard in the buildup to the fight.
Coath takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Coath shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Belliveau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coath.
Belliveau moves out of range as Coath throws a body kick.
Coath swings for the body but Belliveau moves out of range.
Coath misses with a left hand
and Belliveau counters with a nice low kick that buckles Coath's knee momentarily.
Coath fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Belliveau.
Belliveau rushes Coath and presses him up against the cage.
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Coath can't find room to land a body shot as Belliveau controls the action.
Belliveau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Coath blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau has a couple of punches blocked by Coath.
Coath lands a body shot.
Belliveau throws a head punch that misses.
Belliveau swings wildly with an uppercut but Coath uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coath blocks a body shot from Belliveau.
Coath throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Belliveau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coath misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coath struggles to land a body shot inside as Belliveau controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belliveau.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coath's elbow.
Coath misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coath working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Coath scores with a shoulder strike.
Belliveau prevents Coath from breaking the clinch.
Coath blocks a body shot from Belliveau.
Belliveau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coath breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coath bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Belliveau's head.
Belliveau lands with a straight right. Coath didn't see that one coming.
Belliveau is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belliveau chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Coath can pounce on him.
Coath changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Coath fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Belliveau is out of range.
Belliveau misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Coath counters with a nice low kick that buckles Belliveau's knee momentarily.
Coath lands a jab to the nose.
Belliveau takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Coath throws a jab but it's blocked by Belliveau.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coath. Belliveau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belliveau ducks under a wild hook from Coath.
Coath fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belliveau manages to avoid it.
Belliveau is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coath throws a head kick but Belliveau moves out of range.
Coath looks to throw a body kick
and Belliveau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Coath uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belliveau.
Belliveau finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Coath will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Belliveau 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.
Chris Coath seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coath throws a push kick but Belliveau slaps the foot to one side.
Coath misses with an uppercut.
Coath misses with a two punch combination.
Belliveau misses with a head kick.
Coath throws out a counter right but Belliveau avoids it with no problem.
Belliveau has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Coath.
Coath keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Belliveau lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Belliveau throws a jab when Coath was well out of range.
Coath moves in looking to clinch but Belliveau pushes him off.
Belliveau tries to clinch but Coath is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coath throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Coath lands a slapping body shot.
Belliveau tries to move into range but Coath moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Coath tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Belliveau is able to avoid easily.
Belliveau fires out a quick counter leg kick but Coath just manages to avoid it.
Belliveau swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Belliveau works Coath's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belliveau wants to clinch up but Coath keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Belliveau.
Coath is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belliveau.
Belliveau is looking to land body kicks.
Coath misses with a body kick.
Belliveau scores with a jab. Coath acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Belliveau thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coath takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Chris Coath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coath moves out of range of the body kick from Belliveau.
Coath avoids the body shot from Belliveau.
Belliveau 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.
Belliveau swings for the body but Coath moves out of range.
Belliveau tries to clinch up but Coath circles away and keeps his distance.
Belliveau takes the fight into the clinch.
Coath prevents a body shot from Belliveau.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coath takes a shot to the head.
Belliveau has a couple of punches blocked by Coath.
Coath works on Belliveau's body with a couple of short punches.
Coath misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belliveau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coath lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belliveau avoids a wild elbow strike from Coath.
Coath scores with a nice hook to the head.
Coath scores with a shot to the side of Belliveau's head.
Coath goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coath misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Belliveau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coath.
Coath throws an elbow that misses.
Coath throws a head punch that misses.
Coath tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coath can't find room to land a body shot as Belliveau controls the action.
Belliveau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coath backwards.
Belliveau tries to work over Coath's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belliveau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coath backwards.
Belliveau lands with a right to the head.
Belliveau misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Coath.
Coath lands a right hand.
Belliveau lands a body punch in the clinch.
Coath throws a punch but it's blocked by Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body.
Coath blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coath lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Coath makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Belliveau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steve Belliveau has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Coath tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coath lands with a left to the 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!
Coath lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coath blocks an uppercut.
Coath working aggressively here.
Belliveau digs a right hand into Coath's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Coath's gas tank.
Good body shot from Coath.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Belliveau.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coath.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belliveau.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coath's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
Coath tries a body shot but Belliveau blocks it.
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body.
Coath misses with the head strike.
Coath struggles to land a body shot inside as Belliveau controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Belliveau scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Belliveau.
Coath breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Belliveau throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chris Coath will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Coath takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Belliveau misses the shot to the body.
Coath fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Belliveau.
Belliveau avoids the head kick by Coath.
Coath tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coath throws a push kick but Belliveau slaps the foot to one side.
Belliveau wants to slow Coath down by chopping away at his legs.
Coath scores with a kick to the midsection.
Coath connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Belliveau!
Coath throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coath comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Coath lunges at Belliveau with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Belliveau's hand.
Belliveau goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Belliveau scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belliveau pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coath throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coath throws a low kick but it's checked well by Belliveau.
Coath fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belliveau manages to avoid it.
Coath connects with an inside leg kick.
Belliveau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coath throws a leg kick which misses Belliveau's front leg but catches the back leg as Belliveau tries to avoid it.
Coath takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Belliveau scores with a kick to the body.
Coath misses with a looping left.
Belliveau looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Good work by Belliveau as he checks the leg kick.
Coath misses with a straight right.
Belliveau throws a looping overhand right but Coath ducks down to avoid it.
Coath cracks Belliveau with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Belliveau swats away the attempt to clinch by Coath.
Belliveau is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coath connects with the punch.
Coath blocks the body kick.
Belliveau takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
A head kick misses from Coath.
Coath 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.
Belliveau chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Coath can pounce on him.
Coath feints and then cracks Belliveau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Belliveau down.
Coath gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Belliveau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belliveau is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Belliveau looks to throw the jab but Coath is out of range.
Coath stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belliveau.
Belliveau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coath paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coath looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coath misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coath tries a body shot but Belliveau blocks it.
Coath lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coath creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Coath breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Belliveau closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Coath.
Belliveau is working Coath over against the cage.
Belliveau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belliveau blocks an uppercut.
Coath scores with a nice hook to the head.
Belliveau gets through Coath's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Belliveau tries a body shot but Coath blocks it.
Coath misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Coath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Belliveau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Coath misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coath.
Coath lands an uppercut.
Coath swings wildly with an uppercut but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Coath.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Coath controls the action.
Belliveau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Belliveau lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belliveau.
Belliveau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coath can't find room to land a body shot as Belliveau controls the action.
Coath tries to throw a body punch but Belliveau avoids it by throwing Coath back against the cage.
Belliveau digs a right hand into Coath's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Coath's gas tank.
Coath takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Belliveau presses Coath against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Belliveau blocks a body shot from Coath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Chris Coath just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Belliveau lands a front kick.
Belliveau has Coath up against the cage in a clinch.
Coath working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Belliveau fails to land.
A body shot lands from Belliveau.
Coath lands a nice uppercut.
Belliveau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Belliveau.
A short right from Belliveau.
A short right from Belliveau.
Belliveau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Belliveau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coath is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Belliveau lands a body shot.
Belliveau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Coath backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belliveau lands a nice shot to the body.
Coath blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Belliveau scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belliveau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Belliveau lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Belliveau.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coath's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Belliveau fails to land.
Belliveau lands a left hand.
Belliveau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Belliveau lands with a short shot to the head.
Coath misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau misses with a body punch.
Belliveau scores with a shot to the side of Coath's head.
Coath is rocked!
Belliveau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Coath is still on wobbly legs! Can Belliveau finish him?
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Coath controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Belliveau.
Belliveau scores with a shot to the side of Coath's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belliveau lands a shot to the body.
Coath's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Coath avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Belliveau.
A right hand to the body from Coath.
Belliveau blocks a body shot from Coath.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coath misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coath seems to have recovered his senses.
Coath blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coath's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belliveau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belliveau looks to land a right hand but Coath moved out of range.
Belliveau lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Coath at a distance.
Belliveau misses with an uppercut. Coath saw that one coming.
Nice jab there from Belliveau.
Coath pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Belliveau looks to score with a jab to the body but Coath is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coath feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Belliveau's calf.
Coath takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Coath tries to close the distance and clinch but Belliveau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Belliveau throws a body shot but no joy.
Coath lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A leg kick checked by Coath.
Coath slips a jab from Belliveau.
Coath displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belliveau throws out the jab.
Coath replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Belliveau blocks it well.
Belliveau misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Coath darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Coath misses with a body shot.
Belliveau tries to clinch up but Coath circles away and keeps his distance.
Belliveau moves in looking to clinch but Coath pushes him off.
Coath throws out a counter right but Belliveau avoids it with no problem.
Coath throws a jab but it's blocked by Belliveau.
Belliveau fires out a quick counter leg kick but Coath just manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coath misses with a low kick as Belliveau jumps back.
Belliveau pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Coath just misses with a punch to the body.
Coath thows a leg kick but Belliveau checks it
and Belliveau counters by clinching up.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Coath avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Belliveau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belliveau tries a body shot but Coath blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coath lands a body punch in the clinch.
Coath throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Coath lands with a short shot to the head.
Belliveau lands with a short shot to the head.
Coath blocks a body shot from Belliveau.
Coath lands a nice elbow.
Belliveau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Belliveau had his way with Chris Coath in 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Coath misses with a looping right.
Both fighters circling a little - Coath finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A jab from Belliveau misses.
Coath jabs Belliveau right on the nose. Belliveau blinks but takes it well.
Coath connects with a body shot that sends Belliveau's belly button to the back.
Belliveau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coath.
Coath misses with a series of wild punches.
Belliveau thinks about countering with a body kick.
Belliveau throws a hook but Coath avoids it easily.
Coath swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coath misses with a body kick.
Belliveau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coath.
Coath connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coath throws out a loose jab but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belliveau tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Coath manages to circle out of the way.
Coath looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Coath tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Belliveau manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Belliveau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Coath.
Nice jab there from Coath.
A jab from Belliveau finds it's way through Coath's defenses.
Coath goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Belliveau throws a solid leg kick but Coath takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Belliveau.
Coath throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belliveau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coath uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belliveau.
Coath tries to move into range but Belliveau moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Belliveau tries to clinch up.
Belliveau tries a head kick but it misses.
Steve Belliveau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coath throws a series of punches but Belliveau moves out of range.
Coath is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coath lands a head kick. Belliveau smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coath lands the left hand.
Belliveau moves away from the strike by Coath.
Coath loads up on a big right hand but Belliveau slips the punch.
Belliveau tries to clinch but Coath moves out of range.
Coath tries a head kick but it misses.
Belliveau is looking to land body kicks.
Belliveau stuns Coath with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Belliveau moves out of range of the body kick from Coath.
Belliveau tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Coath manages to circle out of the way.
Belliveau misses with a kick to the body
and Coath counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coath with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coath blocks a head kick by Belliveau.
Belliveau looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Belliveau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Coath as he connects with a hook.
Belliveau attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Coath was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Coath lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Belliveau chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Coath can pounce on him.
A lazy body kick from Belliveau
and Coath counters with a nice low kick that buckles Belliveau's knee momentarily.
Coath throws a leg kick which misses Belliveau's front leg but catches the back leg as Belliveau tries to avoid it.
Belliveau 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.
Belliveau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coath.
Belliveau defending well as Coath loads up on a big left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Coath.
Coath takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Belliveau wants to clinch.
Coath looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coath swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Coath there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Belliveau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coath paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belliveau moves forwards but Coath connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Coath lands with a kick to the ribs.
Belliveau is looking to land body kicks.
Belliveau plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Coath avoids a kick to the body.
Belliveau backing away here, and Coath unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Belliveau walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Coath checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Belliveau misses with a hook.
Coath throws a jab when Belliveau was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Coath comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Coath 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 James Atkins scores the fight 49:47
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:49
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Steve Belliveau!
Steve Belliveau retains his middleweight title!
Steve Belliveau bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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