Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: CEC 585
Date: May 02, 2018

#R1#
Karimov throws a hook to the side of Belliveau's head but Belliveau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belliveau looks to throw the jab but Karimov is out of range.
Karimov swings widly with a right hand
and Belliveau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karimov with a jab.
Karimov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Belliveau takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Karimov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL#
Karimov has Belliveau up against the cage in a clinch.
Belliveau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Karimov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Karimov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Belliveau looks winded!
Belliveau blocks a body shot from Karimov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belliveau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau throws a punch but it's blocked by Karimov.
Karimov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karimov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karimov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belliveau lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
Belliveau tries to work over Karimov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belliveau lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've been informed that Belliveau has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Belliveau makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Belliveau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Karimov blocks a body shot from Belliveau.
Belliveau swings wildly with an uppercut but Karimov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karimov has a couple of punches blocked by Belliveau.
Karimov lands a right hand.
Belliveau throws a head punch that misses.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside.
Karimov landing knees to the head.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Karimov controls the action.
Karimov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karimov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body.
Karimov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Belliveau tries a body shot but Karimov blocks it.
Karimov lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Karimov avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage. #T2#
Belliveau misses with a body punch.
Karimov struggles to land a body shot inside as Belliveau controls his hands.
Karimov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karimov misses with some punches.
Karimov prevents a body shot from Belliveau.
Karimov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Karimov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Karimov.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Karimov obliges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karimov.
Karimov digs a right hand into Belliveau's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Belliveau's gas tank.
Belliveau swings wildly with an uppercut but Karimov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Karimov.
Karimov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Karimov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Karimov lands a shot to the body.
Karimov works on Belliveau's body with a couple of short punches.
Karimov pushes Belliveau back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karimov lands a nice uppercut.
Karimov tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #T3#
Karimov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#
It looks like Steve Belliveau has been cut.
A short right from Karimov on the inside.
Karimov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Karimov is leaning against Belliveau and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Karimov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belliveau's elbow.
A knee to the head by Karimov.
Karimov lands a knee to the body.
Belliveau prevents a body shot from Karimov.
Karimov with a knee to the head.
Karimov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#ROC#
Belliveau is rocked!
Karimov misses with a punch on the inside.
Karimov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Karimov lands with a short shot to the head.
Belliveau is still on wobbly legs! Can Karimov finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karimov blocks a body shot from Belliveau.
Karimov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Belliveau seems to have recovered his senses.
Karimov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belliveau backwards.
Karimov missing with knees to the body.
Karimov scores with a shoulder strike.
Karimov crunches a lovely knee into Belliveau's ribcage.#T4#
Karimov scores with a shot to the side of Belliveau's head.
Karimov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karimov prevents a body shot from Belliveau.
Karimov prevents a body shot from Belliveau.
Karimov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karimov lands a right hand.
Belliveau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karimov lands a nice uppercut.
Karimov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Belliveau backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Belliveau fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karimov.
Karimov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Belliveaus head.
Belliveau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karimovs head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karimov working aggressively here. #KD#
Karimov drops Belliveau onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Belliveau is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Belliveau has a couple of punches blocked by Karimov.
Karimov misses with the head strike.
Karimov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Belliveau blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dasha Karimov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Belliveau's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Belliveau tries to keep at a distance but Karimov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Belliveau scores with a shoulder strike.
Karimov working aggressively here.
Karimov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karimov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Karimov misses with a knee strike. #KD#
Karimov drops Belliveau with a big knee straight up the middle! Belliveau is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karimov misses with a low kick.
Belliveau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karimov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Belliveau on the side of the head.
Karimov throws a leg kick which misses Belliveau's front leg but catches the back leg as Belliveau tries to avoid it.
Karimov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karimov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Karimov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dasha Karimov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karimov swings for the body but Belliveau moves out of range.
No joy there for Karimov, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #T1#
Karimov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karimov feints and then cracks Belliveau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Belliveau down.
Belliveau takes a jab right on the kisser.
Karimov 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.
The fighters circling - Belliveau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belliveau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karimov tries to clinch but Belliveau moves out of range.
Karimov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Belliveau is out of range.
Belliveau throws out a counter right but Karimov avoids it with no problem.
Karimov thuds his right hand into Belliveau's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A head kick from Karimov lands but Belliveau takes it in his stride. #CL#
Karimov moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Karimov.
Belliveau prevents a body shot from Karimov. #T2#
Karimov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Karimov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belliveau avoiding damage as Karimov throws knees to the body.
Karimov throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karimov.
Belliveau managing to block the knees to the body from Karimov.
Belliveau misses with a body punch.
Karimov missing with knees to the body.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Karimov controls his hands.
Belliveau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside.
Belliveau misses with the head strike.
Karimov prevents a body shot from Belliveau.
Karimov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Belliveau is defending well for now.
Karimov lands a shoulder strike.
Karimov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Karimov controls his hands.
Dasha Karimov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Belliveau fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Karimov can't find room to land a body shot as Belliveau controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karimov.
Karimov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karimov tries to land a knee to the head but Belliveau blocks with his arms.
Karimov lands with a light punch inside.
Karimov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Karimov.
Karimov works on Belliveau's body with a couple of short punches.
Belliveau is breathing heavily.
Belliveau tries a body shot but Karimov blocks it.
Karimov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karimov missing with knees to the body.
Belliveau lands a shoulder strike.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Karimov controls the action.
Belliveau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Karimov lands a body punch.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body.
Karimov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karimov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karimov tries to land a knee to the head but Belliveau blocks with his arms.
Belliveau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Karimov backwards.
Karimov pushes Belliveau back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belliveau blocks an uppercut.
Belliveau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Belliveau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Karimov.
Karimov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Belliveau is defending well for now.
Karimov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Belliveau blocks it with crossed arms.
Karimov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Karimov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belliveau can do to turn this around?
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Belliveau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karimov lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Karimov controls the action.
Belliveau tries a body shot but Karimov blocks it.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Karimov controls his hands.
Karimov lands an uppercut.#KD#
Karimov drops Belliveau with a big knee straight up the middle! Belliveau is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dasha Karimov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steve Belliveau's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Karimov throws a pinpoint strike between Belliveau's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Belliveau crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Karimov scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dasha Karimov!
Dasha Karimov took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

Event: CEC 574
Date: Mar 11, 2018

#R1#
Gatsby just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Belliveau releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gatsby shoots in looking for a takedown. Belliveau tries to sprawl out of it but Gatsby keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Belliveau manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Belliveau takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Belliveau lands a leg kick that knocks Gatsby off balance momentarily.
Belliveau fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gatsby is out of range.
Belliveau lands a slapping body shot.
Gatsby throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Belliveau counters with a slapping leg kick. #CL#
Gatsby instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatsby blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Belliveau.
Belliveau lands an uppercut.
We've been informed that Belliveau has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gatsby misses with a body punch.
Gatsby tries to throw a body punch but Belliveau avoids it by throwing Gatsby back against the cage.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gatsby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
Belliveau misses with a body punch.
A short right from Gatsby.
A head punch on the inside from Gatsby fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Belliveau fails to land.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gatsby's elbow.
Belliveau lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gatsby. #TD#
Gatsby has clasped his hands together around Belliveau's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Belliveau tries to get back to half guard but can't.#ES2#
Belliveau throws Gatsby to one side and escapes!
Gatsby misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Gatsby clinches up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Belliveau.
Belliveau is working Gatsby over against the cage.
Gatsby wants a takedown.
Belliveau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gatsby wants to take the fight to the mat but Belliveau manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Gatsby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gatsby is looking for a takedown.#T2#
Belliveau presses Gatsby against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Belliveau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gatsby backwards.
Belliveau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Belliveau misses with a body punch.
Gatsby is working Belliveau over against the cage.
Belliveau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gatsby swings wildly with an uppercut but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belliveau blocking some punches.
Gatsby blocking some punches.
Gatsby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gatsby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gatsby misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gatsby tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gatsby misses with a body punch.
Belliveau blocks an uppercut.
Belliveau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gatsby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gatsby tries for a takedown but Belliveau manages to get underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Belliveau. #T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau.
Belliveau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gatsby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Belliveau blocks a body shot from Gatsby.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Belliveau blocks it.
Belliveau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gatsby backwards.
Gatsby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Belliveau backwards.
Gatsby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gatsby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Belliveau scores with a nice short uppercut.
Belliveau throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Gatsby.
Gatsby misses with some punches.
Belliveau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belliveau gets through Gatsby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gatsby working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatsby misses with a punch on the inside.
Gatsby can't find room to land a body shot as Belliveau controls the action.
Belliveau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gatsby throws a head punch that misses.
Belliveau digs a right hand underneath Gatsby's ribcage. Gatsby let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T4#
Belliveau lands with a left to the head. #BC2#
Belliveau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Belliveau checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gatsby tries for a takedown but Belliveau sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Belliveau scoring well with a low kick there.
Belliveau throws a head kick that misses.
Gatsby digs a good body shot into Belliveau's ribs.
Gatsby misses with a body shot
and Belliveau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gatsby throws an overhand right that lands on Belliveau's shoulder, as Belliveau tries to avoid the shot.
Belliveau staying out of range there.
Steve Belliveau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gatsby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Belliveau takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gatsby.
Belliveau scores with a punch to the head.
Gatsby throws a body punch but Belliveau moves out of range.
Belliveau avoids the body shot from Gatsby.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Belliveau dominated that round.
That's time! Gatsby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Gatsby stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belliveau.
Belliveau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Belliveau! But no joy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Belliveau scores with a leg kick.
Gatsby connects with an inside leg kick.
Gatsby scores with a jab to the head. #TD#
Gatsby gets a double leg takedown into Belliveau's guard.
Gatsby being controlled here momentarily.
Gatsby stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belliveau swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatsby with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gatsby landing with the ground and pound.
Belliveau is trying to keep Gatsby in close.
Gatsby is looking to work some ground and pound but Belliveau has wrist control.#T1#
Belliveau is controlling Gatsby's posture.
Gatsby has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Belliveau trying to keep a closed guard but Gatsby is proving a slippery customer.
Gatsby won't allow Belliveau to get back to his feet.
Gatsby wants to control from the top but Belliveau keeps moving.
Gatsby with a nice head shot there.
Belliveau wants to control but Gatsby passes easily into half guard.
Belliveau taking some punishment here, with Gatsby in his half guard.
Gatsby content to control rather than advance.
Ground and pound from Gatsby. #T2#
Belliveau looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gatsby looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Belliveau is looking to control Gatsby's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Belliveau avoid being mounted?
Belliveau has hold of Gatsby's hands but Gatsby slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#ES2#
Belliveau makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Belliveau feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gatsby's calf.#TD#
Gatsby feints and as Belliveau raises his hands in defense, Gatsby changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belliveau keeping full guard, as Gatsby tries to pass.
Gatsby sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gatsby throws a big right hand that misses.
Belliveau wants to get back to his feet but Gatsby passes into half guard. #T3#
Belliveau is looking for a sweep. Gatsby is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jay Gatsby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Belliveau wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gatsby looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Belliveau is trying to maintain the position but Gatsby is very close to passing his half guard.
Gatsby stops Belliveau from getting back to his feet.
Gatsby drops an elbow to the side of Belliveau's head.
Belliveau has hold of Gatsby's hands but Gatsby slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gatsby stops Belliveau from getting back to his feet.
Belliveau is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T4#
Gatsby 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. #ES2#
Belliveau pushes Gatsby off and gets back to his feet.
Gatsby throws a leg kick which misses Belliveau's front leg but catches the back leg as Belliveau tries to avoid it. #CL2#
Belliveau has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau.
Gatsby is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Belliveau's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belliveau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gatsby backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatsby misses with a punch to the body.
Gatsby works on Belliveau's body with a couple of short punches.
Gatsby working aggressively here.
Gatsby tries to throw a body punch but Belliveau avoids it by throwing Gatsby back against the cage.
Gatsby blocks an uppercut.
Belliveau's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Belliveau tries to work over Gatsby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gatsby presses Belliveau against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Belliveau is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Gatsby.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Gatsby dominated that second round.
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.
#R3#
Gatsby fails with the takedown.
Gatsby throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gatsby tries to clinch
and Belliveau counters with a left to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Gatsby as he connects with a hook.
Belliveau fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gatsby is out of range.
Gatsby shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Belliveau as he jumps to the side.
Gatsby motions for Belliveau to come forward. Gatsby throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good exchange - Gatsby coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau throws out a loose jab but Gatsby uses good head movement to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gatsby.
Belliveau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good exchange - Gatsby coming out on top.
Gatsby is looking to chop away at Belliveau's legs. #T1#
A thudding body kick lands there by Gatsby!
Belliveau attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Belliveau lands with a thumping leg kick.
Belliveau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gatsby was well out of range. Poor timing from Belliveau.
Gatsby takes one on the button.
Gatsby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Gatsby rushes Belliveau and presses him up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Gatsby.
Belliveau takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Belliveau cracks Gatsby with a nice body shot.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Gatsby controls the action.
Belliveau blocks an uppercut.
Gatsby tries to score a body lock takedown but Belliveau shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Gatsby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belliveau digs a right hand underneath Gatsby's ribcage. Gatsby let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gatsby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau misses with a body punch.
Belliveau takes a shot to the head.
Gatsby misses with some punches. #T2#
Belliveau misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Belliveau on the inside.
Steve Belliveau seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Belliveau lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatsby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belliveau prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gatsby works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gatsby prevents a body shot from Belliveau.
Gatsby can't find room to land a body shot as Belliveau controls the action.
Gatsby misses with a punch to the body.
Gatsby goes for a takedown attempt but Belliveau pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Belliveau moves away from the strike by Gatsby.
Belliveau just misses with a punch to the body.
Gatsby throws a predictable looking body shot
and Belliveau counters with a good low kick that Gatsby was not able to check.
Gatsby shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Belliveau counters with a head kick.
Belliveau jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T3#
Gatsby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belliveau.
Gatsby moves in looking to clinch but Belliveau pushes him off.
Belliveau is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gatsby.
Steve Belliveau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Gatsby misses its intended target.
Belliveau wants to counter the offense by Gatsby and move into the clinch position.
Belliveau takes a swing at Gatsby's ribcage but misses.
Gatsby takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Belliveau swats away the attempt to clinch by Gatsby.
Gatsby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Belliveau lands with a hook. Gatsby tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CL#
Gatsby clinches with his opponent.
Gatsby misses with a body punch.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside. #T4#
Belliveau pushes Gatsby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gatsby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gatsby wants a takedown.
Belliveau working aggressively here.
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!
Gatsby has a couple of punches blocked by Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a body punch.
Gatsby struggles to land a body shot inside as Belliveau controls his hands.
Belliveau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gatsby backwards.
Belliveau lands a body shot.
A short right from Gatsby on the inside.
Belliveau gets underhooks to prevent Gatsby's takedown attempt.
Belliveau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belliveau lands with a short shot to the head.
Belliveau stops a takedown attempt from Gatsby.
Belliveau tries a body shot but Gatsby blocks it.
Belliveau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
Gatsby tries a body shot but Belliveau blocks it. #TD#
Gatsby has clasped his hands together around Belliveau's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Steve Belliveau just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Nice uppercut lands for Belliveau. That snapped Gatsby's head back.
Belliveau tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gatsby is able to avoid easily.
Gatsby thows a leg kick but Belliveau checks it
and Belliveau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Belliveau has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A shot to the liver by Belliveau. Beautiful body shot.#TD#
Gatsby closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Belliveau quickly recovers to half guard.#ES2#
Belliveau kicks Gatsby off and gets back to his feet.
Gatsby is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatsby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Gatsby misses.
Gatsby on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gatsby takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Belliveau stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Belliveau wants it to stay on the feet.
Gatsby takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gatsby doesn't manage to clinch there - Belliveau circles away.
Belliveau looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Belliveau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gatsby.
Gatsby moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T1#
The crowd cheers as Belliveau lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gatsby doesn't seem phased though.
Belliveau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gatsby was well out of range. Poor timing from Belliveau.
Gatsby throws a hook but Belliveau avoids it easily.
Gatsby will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gatsby throws a hook to the side of Belliveau's head but Belliveau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belliveau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gatsby.
Belliveau tries a quick counter leg kick but Gatsby is wise to it.#TD#
Gatsby shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #ES2#
Belliveau has his feet on Gatsby's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gatsby is looking to clinch.
Belliveau scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatsby scores with a jab. Belliveau acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Belliveau lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gatsby lands a nice leg kick that just misses Belliveau's sensitive parts. #T2#
Belliveau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belliveau scores with a body shot.
Gatsby tries to clinch but Belliveau is having none of it.
Belliveau tries to counter by closing the distance.
Belliveau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gatsby fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Belliveau has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gatsby scores with a nice head shot.
Belliveau misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
Gatsby closes the distance and clinches.
Belliveau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gatsby has Belliveau pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Belliveau manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Gatsby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belliveau scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gatsby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belliveau lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gatsby.
Belliveau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gatsby blocking some punches.
Belliveau tries a body shot but Gatsby blocks it. #T3#
Gatsby working aggressively here.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gatsby's elbow.
Gatsby throws a punch but it's blocked by Belliveau.
Gatsby lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Gatsby.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gatsby's elbow.
A hook to the body from Gatsby.
Belliveau stops a takedown attempt from Gatsby.
Gatsby lands with a right to the head.
Gatsby scores with a shot to the side of Belliveau's head.
Gatsby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gatsby misses with some punches.
Belliveau lands with a left to the head.
Belliveau lands a hook that snaps the head of Gatsby backwards.
Gatsby lands with a right to the head.
Gatsby is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Belliveau pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatsby tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belliveau is working Gatsby over against the cage.
A short right from Belliveau.
Belliveau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Gatsby.
Gatsby misses with a punch on the inside.
Gatsby lands an uppercut.
Gatsby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gatsby.
A right hook to the body lands for Belliveau.
Gatsby scores with a nice hook to the head.
Belliveau tries to work over Gatsby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gatsby tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Gatsby controls his hands. #TD#
Gatsby gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Belliveau seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gatsby scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Belliveau dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Belliveau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gatsby pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gatsby changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gatsby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belliveau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gatsby throws a low kick but Belliveau moves out of range easily.
Belliveau throws a push kick but Gatsby slaps the foot to one side.
Gatsby feints and then cracks Belliveau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Belliveau down.
Gatsby is looking to clinch but Belliveau is avoiding it.
Gatsby tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gatsby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gatsby 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 swats away the attempt to clinch by Gatsby.#T1#
Belliveau throws a body kick that misses.
Belliveau takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gatsby shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Belliveau as he avoids it easily.
Gatsby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belliveau.
Gatsby keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Belliveau throws a head kick but Gatsby moves out of range.
Belliveau lands a nice shot to the body.
Gatsby misses with a wild body shot.
Gatsby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belliveau was well out of range. Poor timing from Gatsby.
Gatsby throws the kick towards the body but Belliveau avoids it.
Belliveau replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gatsby blocks it well.
Belliveau looks to land a left hand but Gatsby moved out of range nicely.
Belliveau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Belliveau looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gatsby avoids the head kick by Belliveau.
Belliveau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gatsby.
Belliveau was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jay Gatsby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steve Belliveau is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Gatsby tries to clinch but Belliveau is having none of it.
Belliveau keeps the fight on the outside.
Gatsby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Belliveau wants to counter with a clinch but Gatsby pushes him away.#CL#
Belliveau tries to keep at a distance but Gatsby has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gatsby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Gatsby.
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!
Gatsby has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Belliveau after a bit of a struggle. #TD#
Gatsby lands a takedown into guard.
Gatsby in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gatsby wants to control from the top but Belliveau keeps moving.
Belliveau controlling Gatsby's posture.
Gatsby scoring with punches to the head and body. #T3#
Gatsby keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Belliveau's head.
Gatsby trying to control but Belliveau is working from the bottom.
Gatsby stops Belliveau from standing up.
Gatsby makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gatsby works over Belliveau with some ground and pound from guard.
Belliveau is looking to stand up but Gatsby isn't so interested in that idea.
Belliveau pulls Gatsby in close to prevent any damage.
Let's hope that Belliveau has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Belliveau.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gatsby throwing strikes but missing.
Belliveau wants to stand and escape but Gatsby is having none of it. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gatsby misses with a lunging right hand
and Belliveau counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gatsby is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Belliveau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gatsby throws out the jab.
Gatsby tries to land a leg kick but Belliveau saw it coming and moves away.
Belliveau only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gatsby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belliveau paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Belliveau lands a head kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jay Gatsby.
I think Belliveau 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Belliveau!
A less than humble Steve Belliveau misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Jay Gatsby was interviewed post fight and said 'Damn, I had him. I don't think I'd have lost if... In fact, I'm sure I won this fight, hope you give me a rematch, old sport. Can't repeat the past? Why, of course you can... of course you can. '.

Event: CEC 567
Date: Feb 07, 2018

#R1#
A big right from Kobashi misses.
Kobashi lands a leg kick that knocks Belliveau off balance momentarily.
Kobashi throws a push kick but Belliveau slaps the foot to one side.
Belliveau moves out of range of the body kick.
Belliveau gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kobashi.
Belliveau misses with a leg kick.
Kobashi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Belliveau.
Kobashi throws out a counter right but Belliveau avoids it with no problem.#CL#
Belliveau instigates a clinch.
Belliveau tries a body shot but Kobashi blocks it.
Kobashi lands a hook that snaps the head of Belliveau backwards.
Belliveau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kobashi backwards.
Belliveau scores with a shot to the side of Kobashi's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kobashi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belliveau backwards.
Belliveau swings wildly with an uppercut but Kobashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kobashi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Belliveau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Kobashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kobashi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kobashi blocking some punches.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside.
Kobashi can't find room to land a body shot as Belliveau controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kobashi.
Kobashi blocks a body shot from Belliveau.
Kobashi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kobashi blocks an uppercut.
Belliveau is leaning against Kobashi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Belliveau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kobashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kobashi struggles to land a body shot inside as Belliveau controls his hands.
Belliveau lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Kobashi.
Kobashi prevents a body shot from Belliveau.
Belliveau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kobashi tries a body shot but Belliveau blocks it. #T2#
A short left from Belliveau.
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!
Belliveau has a couple of punches blocked by Kobashi.
Belliveau takes a shot to the head.
Kobashi misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Kobashi breaks from the clinch.
Belliveau scores with a jab to the body.
Kobashi throws a wild body kick that Belliveau sees coming a mile off.
Belliveau walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kobashi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Belliveau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belliveau takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kobashi throws a body punch but Belliveau moves out of range.
Kenta Kobashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Kobashi misses its intended target.
Belliveau is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kobashi.
Kobashi tries a low kick but Belliveau avoids it.
Belliveau avoids the body shot from Kobashi.
Kobashi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Belliveau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kobashi throws a sloppy head kick and Belliveau moves out of range easily. #T3#
Belliveau staying out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Belliveau checks a leg kick. #CL#
Belliveau instigates a clinch.
Kobashi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kobashi takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Belliveau.
Kobashi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Belliveau prevents a body shot from Kobashi.
Kobashi blocking some punches.
Kobashi misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Kobashi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Kobashi.
Kobashi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kobashi misses with a body shot
and Kobashi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kobashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Belliveau moves forwards but Kobashi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kobashi scores with a hook.
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!
Belliveau throws a lazy head kick
and Kobashi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T4#
Kobashi lands a glancing blow to the side of Belliveau's head.
Kobashi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kobashi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Belliveau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kobashi. #CL#
Belliveau takes the fight into the clinch.
Kobashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Belliveau.
Kobashi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Belliveau blocks a body shot from Kobashi.
Kobashi misses with a body punch.
Belliveau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kobashi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Belliveau lands a right hand.
Belliveau prevents a body shot from Kobashi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kobashi misses with a body punch.
Kobashi blocking some punches.
Kobashi tries to throw a body punch but Belliveau avoids it by throwing Kobashi back against the cage.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belliveau throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kenta Kobashi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Belliveau throws an overhand right that lands on Kobashi's shoulder, as Kobashi tries to avoid the shot.
Belliveau attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kobashi throws out a counter right but Belliveau avoids it with no problem.
Kobashi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kobashi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Belliveau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kobashi.
Belliveau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kobashi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kobashi misses with an uppercut.
Kobashi lands a nice looking body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belliveau.
Kenta Kobashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kobashi throws a wild body kick that Belliveau sees coming a mile off.
Kobashi misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belliveau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Kobashi finds it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Kobashi. That snapped Belliveau's head back.
Kobashi swings for the body but Belliveau moves out of range. #T1#
Kobashi throws a head kick that half lands.
Belliveau blocks a jab.
Belliveau appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kobashi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Belliveau scores with a nice head shot.
Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kobashi.
Kobashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belliveau slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kobashi. Belliveau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belliveau tries to close the distance and clinch but Kobashi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kobashi misses with a hook
and Belliveau counters with a right hand to the body.
Belliveau moves forwards but Kobashi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Belliveau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kobashi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Belliveau changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kobashi thuds a left hand into Belliveau's body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kobashi.
Kobashi is looking to slow Belliveau down with leg kicks. #T2#
Kobashi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fighters circle momentarily. Belliveau darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Belliveau wants to slow Kobashi down by chopping away at his legs.
Belliveau lands a right hook to the body.
Belliveau moves into range and connects with a jab.
Belliveau throws a leg kick but Kobashi moved away.
Kobashi checks a low kick from Belliveau.
Belliveau tries to clinch but Kobashi moves out of range.
Kobashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belliveau.
Kobashi scores with a jab. Belliveau acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kobashi cracks a nice hook into Belliveau's ribs.
Kobashi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kobashi lands a right hook to the body.
Belliveau throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kobashi on the side of the head.
Kobashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belliveau moves away.
Kobashi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T3#
Belliveau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kobashi manages to avoid it.
Kobashi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kobashi looks to throw the jab but Belliveau is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kobashi.
Kobashi swings widly with a right hand
letting Belliveau counter with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Kobashi.
A telegraphed right hand from Kobashi misses the target.
Kobashi throws a right and a left that Belliveau avoids nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Belliveau.
Kobashi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kobashi misses the jab.
Belliveau turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kobashi 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.
Belliveau works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Belliveau misses with a head kick.
Kobashi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kobashi takes a shot to the body in his stride. #T4#
Belliveau avoids a kick to the body.
Belliveau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kobashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Belliveau.
Kobashi moves out of range as Belliveau strikes.
Belliveau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Belliveau keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kobashi throws a front kick that sends Belliveau stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Belliveau misses.
Kobashi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Belliveau checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kobashi lands a nice looking body kick.
Kobashi lands with a shot to the body.
Kobashi throws a body punch but Belliveau moves out of range.
Belliveau seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kobashi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belliveau scores with a jab to the jaw.#CL#
Belliveau rushes Kobashi and presses him up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belliveau.
Belliveau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kenta Kobashi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Belliveau lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Belliveau scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kobashi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kobashi looks to land a right hand but Belliveau moved out of range.
Belliveau throws a leg kick that misses.
Kobashi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Belliveau at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Belliveau.
Belliveau is looking to counter punch.
Belliveau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kobashi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Belliveau has time to react.
A slow jab from Kobashi misses its intended target.
Kobashi checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kobashi.
Belliveau fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kobashi.
Kobashi misses with a body shot.
Belliveau takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kobashi scores with a nice strike.#T1#
Kobashi drops his hands momentarily and Belliveau takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Belliveau misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kobashi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
As Kobashi tries to get set, Belliveau tries to push him back and clinch up but Kobashi manages to avoid the attempt.
Kobashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belliveau moves away.
Belliveau cracks a nice hook into Kobashi's ribs.
Kobashi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kobashi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Belliveau stuns Kobashi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kobashi takes one to the chin there.
Belliveau tries a low kick but Kobashi avoids it.
Belliveau misses with a low kick.
Belliveau connects with a looping right hand. #CL#
Belliveau clinches.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Kobashi controls his hands.
Belliveau lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Kobashi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Belliveau lands a nice shot to the body. #T2#
A nice right hand lands inside from Belliveau.
Belliveau lands an uppercut.
Steve Belliveau has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Kobashi controls his hands.
Belliveau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Belliveau fails to land.
Belliveau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Belliveau.
Belliveau pushes Kobashi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belliveau lands with a short shot to the head. #ROC#
Kobashi is rocked!
Kobashi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belliveau is working Kobashi over against the cage.
Belliveau blocks an uppercut.
Belliveau lands a nice uppercut.
Kobashi prevents a body shot from Belliveau.
Belliveau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kobashi is still on wobbly legs! Can Belliveau finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Belliveau fails to land.
Kobashi seems to have recovered his senses.
A hook to the body from Belliveau. #T3#
Good body shot from Belliveau.
Kobashi takes a shot to the head.
Belliveau gets through Kobashi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Belliveau digs a right hand underneath Kobashi's ribcage. Kobashi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Kobashi controls his hands.
Kobashi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belliveau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Belliveau lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Belliveau.
Belliveau lands with a left to the head.
Belliveau lands a body shot in the clinch.
Belliveau lands an uppercut.
Belliveau works on Kobashi's body with a couple of short punches.
Belliveau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belliveau presses Kobashi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Belliveau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Belliveau.
Kobashi takes a shot to the head. #T4#
Belliveau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kobashis head.
Belliveau pushes Kobashi against the cage. Belliveau is working some dirty boxing. Belliveau pushes off with a quick right hook! Kobashi goes down! Kobashi tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Belliveau moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Belliveau!
In his post fight interview, Steve Belliveau started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: CEC 565
Date: Jan 24, 2018

#R1#
Gone scores with a leg kick. #CL#
Belliveau moves into range and clinches up with Gone.#BC2#
Gone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belliveau. Gone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crunch! Gone slams his shin into Belliveau's torso.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belliveau.
Gone tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Belliveau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gone manages to avoid it.
Gone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Belliveau's sensitive parts.
Belliveau throws a head kick but Gone moves out of range.
Gone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belliveau.
Belliveau turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gone connects with the punch.
Gone scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belliveau tries to score with a low kick but Gone moves his leg out of the way.
Gone was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Belliveau moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gone cracks Belliveau with an open hand slap.#T1#
Belliveau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve Belliveau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gone lands with a straight right. Belliveau didn't see that one coming.
Belliveau thows a leg kick but Gone checks it
and Gone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Belliveau lands with a thumping leg kick.
Belliveau walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Belliveau tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Belliveau just misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau thows a leg kick but Gone checks it
and Belliveau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belliveau takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gone has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gone moves away.
Gone throws a shot from downtown. Belliveau moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belliveau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gone manages to avoid it.
Belliveau lands with a right hand.
Belliveau chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gone can pounce on him. #T2#
Gone checks a low kick from Belliveau.
Gone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Belliveau takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Belliveau moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Good work by Gone as he checks the leg kick.
Belliveau is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gone.
Gone walks into a jab.
Belliveau fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gone thuds his right hand into Belliveau's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belliveau.
Gone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belliveau is looking to wear down Gone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice cross by Gone.
Gone throws a right and a left that Belliveau avoids nicely.
Gone stuns Belliveau with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gone throws out a leg kick but Belliveau moves out of range and Gone only half commits. #T3#
Belliveau takes one to the side of the head.
Gone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Belliveau is out of range.
Gone is looking to slow Belliveau down with leg kicks.
Gone connects with a right hand. Belliveau shakes it off.
Belliveau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belliveau lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Belliveau fails with an attempt to clinch.
A cross from Gone lands.
Gone swings for the body but Belliveau moves out of range.
Gone thuds a left hand into Belliveau's body.
An inside leg kick lands from Gone.
Gone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belliveau.
Belliveau is looking to chop away at Gone's legs.
Gone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Belliveau.
It looked like Belliveau wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Belliveau scores with a decent looking hook.
Gone throws a body kick that misses.
Belliveau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gone lands the left hand.
Gone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belliveau looks to score with a jab to the body but Gone is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a good cross that connects.
Belliveau checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big right from Belliveau misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gone connects with an inside leg kick.
Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gone.
Gone lands a leg kick that knocks Belliveau off balance momentarily.
Belliveau throws a shot from downtown. Gone moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chins Gone dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
That kick from Belliveau tenderised Gone's leg. Gone is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big right from Gone misses.
Gone missing with a left hand there. Belliveau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gone moves away.
Gone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belliveau misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Gone.
Belliveau throws out a leg kick but Gone moves out of range and Belliveau only half commits.
Gone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Belliveau stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gone.
Belliveau moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gone scores with a jab. Belliveau acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gone dips to his left and cracks Belliveau with an uppercut!
Belliveau scores with a head kick. Gone tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belliveau. Gone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belliveau checks a leg kick nicely.
Chins Gone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belliveau misses with an attempted mid kick. #T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Belliveau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL#
Belliveau clinches with his opponent.
Gone has had enough of the clinch but Belliveau keeps him there for the moment.
Belliveau misses with the head strike.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belliveau is working Gone over against the cage.#BC2#
Gone breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gone works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Belliveau slips a straight right by Gone.
Belliveau swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belliveau swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belliveau lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #T2#
Gone throws an off balance right hand
and Belliveau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gone, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gone avoids the body shot from Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a low kick but Gone moves out of range easily.
Belliveau throws a head kick that misses.
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.
Gone throws out a leg kick but Belliveau moves out of range and Gone only half commits.
Gone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Gone blocks the low kick.
Gone misses with an uppercut. Belliveau saw that one coming.
Gone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belliveau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Belliveau throwing a counter right hand but Gone manages to avoid it.
A jab from Gone misses.
The fighters circling - Belliveau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Belliveau connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gone scrambles back to his feet.
Belliveau on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T3#
Gone throws an overhand right that lands on Belliveau's shoulder, as Belliveau tries to avoid the shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Belliveau checks a leg kick.
Belliveau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gone is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Belliveau with a body shot.
Belliveau dips to his left and cracks Gone with an uppercut!#ROC#
Gone is rocked!
Belliveau connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Gone out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Belliveau!
Steve Belliveau spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: CEC 561
Date: Dec 27, 2017

#R1#
Belliveau feints and then cracks Obliteratii's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Obliteratii down.
Obliteratii lands a head kick!
Belliveau has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Scotty's Yard in the buildup to the fight.#CL#
Belliveau clinches up against the cage.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belliveau lands with a left to the head.
Belliveau lands a shot to the body.
Obliteratii misses with a body punch.
Belliveau lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Obliteratii or not.
Obliteratii lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii gets through Belliveau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Obliteratii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belliveau throws a head punch that misses.
Belliveau lands a body punch.
Belliveau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Obliteratii has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Obliteratii lands with a left to the head.
Belliveau gets through Obliteratii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii blocking some punches. #T1#
Belliveau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau blocks a body shot from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belliveau's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obliteratii.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Obliteratii controls his hands.
Belliveau lands a hook that snaps the head of Obliteratii backwards.
Obliteratii blocks a body shot from Belliveau.
Belliveau works on Obliteratii's body with a couple of short punches.
Obliteratii misses with a body punch. #TD2#
Obliteratii pulls Belliveau into guard.
Belliveau wants to stand but Obliteratii has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #SUB2#
Obliteratii escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Belliveau gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Obliteratii throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Obliteratii has a closed guard, preventing Belliveau from standing up. #SUB2#
Obliteratii working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Belliveau doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Belliveau manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Belliveau wants to stand but Obliteratii has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #SUB2#
Obliteratii looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Belliveau wants to stand but Obliteratii has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #SUB2#
Obliteratii working for a triangle but Belliveau defends it easily. #SU#
Belliveau stands up and waves to Obliteratii to follow him.
Belliveau just misses with a punch to the body.
Obliteratii looks to land a right hand but Belliveau moved out of range.
Obliteratii lunges at Belliveau with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Belliveau's hand.
Belliveau swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Obliteratii.#CUT#
It looks like Zeus Obliteratii has been cut.#T3#
Belliveau throws a quick inside leg kick.
Obliteratii throws a front kick that sends Belliveau stumbling back into the cage.
A solid body kick from Belliveau.
Obliteratii tries to land a body kick
and Belliveau counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Belliveau misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Obliteratii.
Belliveau tries to clinch there but Obliteratii circles away.
Obliteratii scores with the left hand. Belliveau knows he should have avoided that one.
Obliteratii throws a body punch but Belliveau moves out of range.
Belliveau throws a leg kick but Obliteratii sees it coming and moves out of range.
Obliteratii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belliveau manages to avoid it.
Obliteratii misses with a body shot.
Obliteratii pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Belliveau seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Belliveau lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Obliteratii misses with a looping right.
Belliveau seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#CL2#
Obliteratii takes the fight into the clinch. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obliteratii digs a right hand into Belliveau's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Belliveau's gas tank.
Obliteratii is trying to pull guard but Belliveau has him pressed against the cage.
Obliteratii misses with some punches.
Obliteratii tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Belliveau prevents a body shot from Obliteratii.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obliteratii scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Obliteratii working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Belliveau fails to land.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body.
Obliteratii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belliveau pushes Obliteratii back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #TD2#
Obliteratii jumps guard. #SUB2#
Obliteratii has his foot on Belliveau's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Belliveau works his way back into a safe position though.#SU#
Belliveau gets to his feet - Obliteratii follows without any prompting.
Obliteratii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belliveau checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Zeus Obliteratii will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zeus Obliteratii's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Obliteratii takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Obliteratii misses with a hook.
Obliteratii pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Belliveau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belliveau tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Obliteratii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Belliveau throws a shot from downtown. Obliteratii moves away and avoids it.
Belliveau avoids the body shot from Obliteratii.
Belliveau misses with a looping right.
Belliveau takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Obliteratii checks the leg kick nicely there.
Belliveau gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obliteratii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a wild body shot.
Belliveau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Obliteratii throws out the jab.
Belliveau tries to counter by clinching up but Obliteratii breaks away and moves out of range.
Obliteratii throws a hook to the side of Belliveau's head but Belliveau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belliveau cracks Obliteratii with a good jab.#T1#
Belliveau throws a leg kick but Obliteratii moved away.
Belliveau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Belliveau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Belliveau is looking to chop away at Obliteratii's legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belliveau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belliveau doesn't manage to clinch there - Obliteratii circles away.
Obliteratii blocks a head kick by Belliveau.
Belliveau takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Obliteratii staying out of range there.
Belliveau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Belliveau jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Belliveau avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Obliteratii scores with a hook to the body. Belliveau takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Obliteratii scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zeus Obliteratii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Obliteratii looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Obliteratii misses with a kick to the body. #T2#
Belliveau moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Obliteratii throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Belliveau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Belliveau throws a chopping leg kick but Obliteratii manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Belliveau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belliveau turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Belliveau takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Obliteratii scores with a nice body kick.
Belliveau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obliteratii.
A jab from Obliteratii misses.
Obliteratii pivots, looking for a leg kick but Belliveau is out of range and Obliteratii settles back down.
Obliteratii punishes Belliveau's body with a nice straight punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Obliteratii checks a leg kick.
Obliteratii throws a body punch but Belliveau moves out of range.
Obliteratii moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big left from Obliteratii misses. #T3#
Obliteratii misses the jab.
Belliveau half committed to a counter leg kick.
Obliteratii lands with an overhand left.
Obliteratii misses with a body kick.
Obliteratii fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Obliteratii misses the shot to the body.
Belliveau throws a quick counter kick to the body but Obliteratii avoids it.
Belliveau throws a leg kick but Obliteratii checks it.
Obliteratii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Obliteratii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belliveau was well out of range. Poor timing from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii looks to land a left hand but Belliveau moved out of range nicely.
Obliteratii connects with the punch.
Obliteratii checks a low kick from Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a front kick aimed at Obliteratii's knee but Obliteratii avoids it well.
Obliteratii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Obliteratii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Obliteratii just misses with a punch to the body.
Obliteratii throws a shot from downtown. Belliveau moves away and avoids it.#T4#
Belliveau looks to throw a body kick
and Obliteratii counters with a nice uppercut.
Belliveau moves out of range as Obliteratii throws a body kick.
Belliveau lands with a slapping head kick.
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!
Belliveau throws a leg kick but Obliteratii moved away.
Obliteratii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belliveau drops his hands momentarily and Obliteratii takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Obliteratii looks to score with a jab to the body but Belliveau is just out of range.
Obliteratii misses with a hook.
Obliteratii misses with a straight right.
Belliveau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obliteratii.
Belliveau throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belliveau misses the shot to the body.
Belliveau tries to land a leg kick but Obliteratii saw it coming and moves away.
Belliveau throws a low kick but it's checked well by Obliteratii.
Obliteratii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeus Obliteratii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zeus Obliteratii's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Obliteratii tests Belliveau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Obliteratii throws a solid leg kick but Belliveau takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Obliteratii.
Obliteratii looks to land a right hand but Belliveau moved out of range.
Belliveau misses the shot to the body.
Obliteratii scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Belliveau with a jab.
Belliveau has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Obliteratii finds it's way round the side to connect with Belliveau's head.
Belliveau looks to score with a jab to the body but Obliteratii is just out of range.
Belliveau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Belliveau darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Obliteratii throws a low kick but it's checked well by Belliveau.
Belliveau appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belliveau avoids the body shot from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belliveau.
Obliteratii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belliveau.
Obliteratii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belliveau.#T1#
Belliveau scoring well with a low kick there.
Belliveau ducks under a wild hook from Obliteratii.
Belliveau is looking to counter punch.
Both fighters circling a little - Obliteratii finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Obliteratii misses with an attempted mid kick.
Belliveau throws a hook to the side of Obliteratii's head but Obliteratii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Obliteratii misses with a wild body shot.
Obliteratii tries a head kick but it misses.
Belliveau takes one to the chin there.
Obliteratii checks a low kick from Belliveau.
And Obliteratii responds with a good body kick, but Belliveau manages to step out the way in time.
Obliteratii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obliteratii's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Belliveau connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Obliteratii scrambles back to his feet.
Obliteratii lands a jab to Belliveau's midsection.
Obliteratii misses with a left hand
and Belliveau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Belliveau jabs Obliteratii to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Belliveau jabs Obliteratii right on the nose. Obliteratii blinks but takes it well.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obliteratii throws a body shot but no joy.
Obliteratii keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Belliveau misses with a body shot.
Belliveau checks a low kick from Obliteratii.
Belliveau throws a body punch but Obliteratii moves out of range.
Obliteratii misses with an uppercut. Belliveau saw that one coming.
Obliteratii throws out a loose jab but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obliteratii misses with an attempted mid kick.
Belliveau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii throws a leg kick but Belliveau sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Belliveau throws a wild body kick that Obliteratii sees coming a mile off.
Belliveau attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Obliteratii throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Belliveau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T3#
Belliveau attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Obliteratii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Belliveau on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Belliveau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Belliveau takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Obliteratii misses the target.
Belliveau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Obliteratii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obliteratii moves away.
Obliteratii throws a body shot but no joy.
Belliveau has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Belliveau there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big left from Obliteratii misses.
Obliteratii with a nice cross.
Belliveau slips a straight right by Obliteratii.
Obliteratii blocks a head kick by Belliveau.
Obliteratii scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Obliteratii moves out of range of the leg kick from Belliveau.#T4#
Good leg kick by Belliveau there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Belliveau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obliteratii.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Obliteratii. That's going to slow Belliveau down.
Obliteratii is looking to score with low kicks.
Belliveau slips under a jab from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii checks the leg kick nicely there.
Obliteratii thuds his right hand into Belliveau's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Obliteratii slips under a jab from Belliveau.
Obliteratii scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obliteratii. Belliveau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obliteratii looks to throw the jab but Belliveau is out of range.
Belliveau moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Belliveau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Belliveau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeus Obliteratii really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zeus Obliteratii's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R4#
Belliveau chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Obliteratii can pounce on him.
Belliveau chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Obliteratii jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Obliteratii tries to land a front kick but Belliveau steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Obliteratii misses with a jab to the body
and Obliteratii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Obliteratii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belliveau misses with a body shot.
Obliteratii misses with a kick to the body.
Obliteratii jabs Belliveau right on the nose. Belliveau blinks but takes it well.
Belliveau wants to slow Obliteratii down by chopping away at his legs.
Obliteratii counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau throws a leg kick but Obliteratii sees it coming and moves out of range.
Obliteratii throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Belliveau takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Obliteratii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belliveau.
Belliveau feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Obliteratii's calf.#T1#
Obliteratii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belliveau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belliveau looks to score with a jab to the body but Obliteratii is just out of range.
Obliteratii throws a hook to the side of Belliveau's head but Belliveau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Obliteratii cracks Belliveau with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Obliteratii fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Belliveau checks it well.
Obliteratii scores with a body shot.
Obliteratii takes a swing at Belliveau's ribcage but misses.
Obliteratii blocks a head kick by Belliveau.
An inside leg kick lands from Belliveau.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belliveau. Obliteratii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obliteratii appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Obliteratii throws a looping overhand right but Belliveau ducks down to avoid it.
Belliveau connects with a body shot.
Obliteratii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T2#
Obliteratii pushes Belliveau away with a front kick.
Obliteratii ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Obliteratii takes a swing at Belliveau's ribcage but misses.
Belliveau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Obliteratii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Obliteratii misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Belliveau wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
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!
Belliveau's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Obliteratii connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Belliveau scrambles back to his feet.
Obliteratii tries to clinch but Belliveau is having none of it.
Obliteratii feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Belliveaus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Belliveau is looking to wear down Obliteratii with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Belliveau lands with a kick to the ribs.
Obliteratii checks the leg kick nicely there.
Obliteratii misses with a hook. Belliveau ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Belliveau tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obliteratii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belliveau.
Belliveau avoids a kick to the body.
As Obliteratii tries to get set, Belliveau tries to push him back and clinch up but Obliteratii manages to avoid the attempt.
Obliteratii's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Belliveau throws a body shot but no joy. #T3#
A swing and a miss from Belliveau.
Belliveau blocks a head kick by Obliteratii.
Obliteratii swings for the body but Belliveau moves out of range.
Obliteratii takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Obliteratii takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Belliveau defending well as Obliteratii loads up on a big left hand.
A solid body kick from Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a leg kick.
Obliteratii misses with a wild body shot.
Obliteratii misses with a body shot.
Obliteratii moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Belliveau finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Belliveau looks to score with a jab to the body but Obliteratii is just out of range.
Belliveau throws a head kick that misses. #T4#
Obliteratii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belliveau throws out the jab.
A left lands for Belliveau.
Belliveau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Belliveau wants to land a leg kick but Obliteratii is out of range.
Belliveau fails with an attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belliveau scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Belliveau throws a sloppy head kick and Obliteratii moves out of range easily.
Belliveau moves out of range of the strikes.
Belliveau throws a half hearted mid kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Obliteratii.
Obliteratii misses with a left hand
and Belliveau counters with a nice leg kick.
Obliteratii thows a body kick. Belliveau tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Obliteratii pulls out of a head kick attempt. #CL#
Belliveau closes the distance and pushes Obliteratii back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Zeus Obliteratii will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Zeus Obliteratii's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Belliveau throws a chopping leg kick but Obliteratii manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Belliveau misses with a low kick.
Belliveau is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Obliteratii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belliveau.
Belliveau was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the body
and Obliteratii counters with a leg kick.
Belliveau will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Belliveau walks into a left hand.
Obliteratii catches Belliveau with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Obliteratii lands a jab to the nose.
Belliveau lands a really nice looking cross but Obliteratii seems unphased.
Belliveau moves out of range as Obliteratii strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau lands with a right hand.
Belliveau looks to score with a jab to the body but Obliteratii is just out of range.#CL#
Belliveau moves into range and clinches up with Obliteratii.
Obliteratii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obliteratii scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T1#
Obliteratii scores with a hook to the body.
Obliteratii lands with a left to the head.
Belliveau throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Belliveau.
Obliteratii misses with a body punch.
Obliteratii lands with a left to the head.
Obliteratii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Obliteratii tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belliveau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obliteratii's elbow.
Obliteratii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Obliteratii lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Obliteratii tries a body shot but Belliveau blocks it.
Obliteratii misses with a body punch.
Obliteratii swings wildly with an uppercut but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Obliteratii scores with a shoulder strike.
Steve Belliveau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Obliteratii misses with some punches.
Obliteratii lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Belliveau.
Zeus Obliteratii seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
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.
Obliteratii lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belliveau prevents a body shot from Obliteratii.
Belliveau digs a right hand underneath Obliteratii's ribcage. Obliteratii let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Obliteratii scores with a shot to the side of Belliveau's head.
Obliteratii tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belliveau blocks an uppercut.
Belliveau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belliveau's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Obliteratii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 misses with some punches.
Belliveau swings wildly with an uppercut but Obliteratii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obliteratii digs a right hand underneath Belliveau's ribcage. Belliveau let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Obliteratii misses with some punches.
A short right from Obliteratii.
A shot in the inside from Belliveau. #T3##TD2#
Obliteratii manages to pull guard. #SUB2#
Obliteratii is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Belliveau is aware though and is defending well.
Belliveau wanted to stand there but Obliteratii had control of the position.
Belliveau works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB#
Belliveau is looking for a kimura here. #SU#
Belliveau stands up and beckons Obliteratii to join him on the feet.
Belliveau has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Obliteratii finds it's way round the side to connect with Belliveau's head.
Obliteratii throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Obliteratii looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A lazy left from Obliteratii finds it's target.#T4#
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Obliteratii. Belliveau shrugs it off though.
Belliveau on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Obliteratii checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Belliveau misses with a low kick.
Obliteratii fakes the leg kick and cracks Belliveau in the body.
Good leg kick by Obliteratii there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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 bone on bone clash there as Obliteratii blocks the leg kick.
It seemed like Obliteratii was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Belliveau thows a leg kick but Obliteratii checks it
and Obliteratii counters with a nice uppercut.
Belliveau blocks a head kick by Obliteratii.
Belliveau misses with a low kick.
Obliteratii scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Belliveau.
Obliteratii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belliveau moves away.
Belliveau tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Obliteratii manages to circle out of the way.
Zeus Obliteratii is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Obliteratii lands a nice looking body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zeus Obliteratii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Obliteratii has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeus Obliteratii!
During a confident post fight interview, Zeus Obliteratii thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: CEC 557
Date: Dec 03, 2017

#R1#
Stoker keeps the fight on the outside.
Stoker 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.
Belliveau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stoker checks a leg kick.
Edward Stoker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stoker lands a leg kick that knocks Belliveau off balance momentarily.
Stoker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Belliveau's sensitive parts.
Stoker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stoker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stoker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crunch! Belliveau slams his shin into Stoker's torso.
Stoker 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.
Stoker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belliveau misses with a looping left.
Belliveau scores with a kick to the body.
Stoker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Belliveau wants to slow Stoker down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice defenses there by Stoker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belliveau fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stoker is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Belliveau darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stoker just misses with a punch to the body.
Stoker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belliveau.#T1#
Stoker missing with a left hand there. Belliveau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stoker just misses with a punch to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stoker. Belliveau shrugs it off though.
Stoker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Belliveau throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stoker.
Nice shot lands for Stoker.
Belliveau buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stoker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belliveau moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Belliveau throws a leg kick but Stoker moved away.
Stoker throws a chopping leg kick but Belliveau manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stoker throws a body shot but no joy.
Stoker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belliveau.
Stoker throws a body shot but no joy.
Stoker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Belliveau shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stoker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fighters circling - Stoker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stoker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Belliveau has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T2#
Belliveau takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stoker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stoker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stoker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#CL2#
Belliveau gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Belliveau is working Stoker over against the cage.
Good body shot from Belliveau.
Belliveau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stoker backwards.
Stoker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Belliveau. #BC#
Stoker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belliveau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stoker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Belliveau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stoker motions for Belliveau to come forward. Stoker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Belliveau steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Stoker.
Stoker throws a jab when Belliveau was well out of range.
Belliveau's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stoker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Belliveau scrambles back to his feet.
Belliveau throws out a loose jab but Stoker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belliveau tries to work over Stoker's front leg with a kick but Stoker checks it. #T3#
Belliveau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stoker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Belliveau throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belliveau throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stoker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Belliveau's calf.
Belliveau takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Belliveau's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stoker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Belliveau scrambles back to his feet.
Stoker throws a low kick but Belliveau avoids it.
Belliveau ducks right into an uppercut from Stoker.
Stoker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stoker moves away.
Stoker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belliveau.
Stoker lands a body shot.
Stoker misses with a looping right.
Belliveau tries to counter by closing the distance.
Stoker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Belliveau counters with an outside leg kick.
Belliveau throws a low kick, looking for Stoker's leg but Stoker calmly moves out of range.
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!
Belliveau lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stoker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stoker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T4#
Belliveau lands a slapping body shot.
A big left from Belliveau misses.
Stoker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Belliveau counters with a left to the body.
Belliveau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Belliveau pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stoker is out of range and Belliveau settles back down.
Stoker misses with a straight left.
Stoker scoring well with a low kick there.
Belliveau connects with a looping right hand.
Belliveau slips a jab from Stoker.
Belliveau shapes to counter with a head kick.
Belliveau misses with a wild body shot.
Belliveau takes one on the button.
Stoker throws a body shot but no joy.
Good work by Stoker as he checks the leg kick.
Stoker feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stoker moves away.
Stoker throws a looping overhand right but Belliveau ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Belliveau lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stoker doesn't seem phased though.
Belliveau pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Edward Stoker will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2#
Belliveau slips a straight right by Stoker.
Stoker throws a lazy right hand but Belliveau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stoker throws a body shot but no joy.
Belliveau takes a swing at Stoker's ribcage but misses.
Stoker swats away the attempt to clinch by Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a leg kick but Stoker checks it.
Nice cross by Stoker.
Belliveau keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stoker misses with an uppercut. Belliveau saw that one coming.
Stoker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stoker misses with a body shot #CL2#
and Belliveau counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Stoker breaks the clinch.
Belliveau pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Belliveau has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stoker.
A big right from Stoker misses.
Belliveau wants to counter the offense by Stoker and move into the clinch position.
Belliveau takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stoker, as that shot connected. #T1#
Stoker just misses with a punch to the body.
Stoker throws a sloppy body shot #CL2#
and Belliveau holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stoker wants to get back to striking at distance but Belliveau won't allow it. #BC#
Stoker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Belliveau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stoker lands an overhand right.
Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stoker.
Belliveau's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Belliveau with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Stoker misses its intended target.
Belliveau feints a counter leg kick.
Stoker scores with a sloppy right hand. Belliveau should have avoided that one.
Belliveau motions for Stoker to come forward. Belliveau throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stoker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stoker ducks under a wild hook from Belliveau.
Stoker just misses with a punch to the body.
Stoker throws a shot from downtown. Belliveau moves away and avoids it.
Stoker does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stoker misses with a body shot.
Belliveau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stoker manages to avoid it.#T2#
Belliveau throws a head kick but Stoker moves out of range.
Stoker misses with a straight left.
A bone on bone clash there as Stoker blocks the leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Stoker tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stoker lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belliveau is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stoker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Belliveau misses the shot to the body.
Stoker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belliveau.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Belliveau chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stoker can pounce on him.
Stoker connects with a body shot.
Belliveau throws a body shot but no joy.
Stoker lands a nice looking body shot.
Stoker looks to score with a jab to the body but Belliveau is just out of range.
Belliveau steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Stoker.
Edward Stoker is winning the standup battle so far.
Stoker misses the shot to the body.
Belliveau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Stoker there.
Belliveau throws a body punch but Stoker moves out of range. #T3#
Belliveau lands a leg kick that knocks Stoker off balance momentarily.
Stoker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Belliveau throws a leg kick but Stoker checks it.
Belliveau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stoker.
A swing and a miss from Stoker.
Belliveau throws a quick inside leg kick. #CL2#
Belliveau has Stoker up against the cage in a clinch.
Belliveau working aggressively here. #BC#
Stoker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stoker misses the shot to the body.
Stoker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stoker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belliveau was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoker.
Belliveau looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stoker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stoker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Belliveau throws a leg kick but Stoker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Belliveau cracks Stoker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T4#
Stoker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belliveau moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stoker throws a big shot that misses.
Belliveau takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stoker throws a jab when Belliveau was well out of range.
Stoker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Belliveau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Belliveau tries to work over Stoker's front leg with a kick but Stoker checks it.
Stoker misses with a wild body shot.
Belliveau misses the shot to the body.
Stoker blocks a low kick nicely.
Stoker lands with a nice body punch.
Belliveau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stoker throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Belliveau.
A head kick from Belliveau lands but Stoker takes it in his stride.
Belliveau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Belliveau avoids the body shot from Stoker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Stoker dominated that second round.
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.
#R3#
Belliveau ducks under a wild hook from Stoker.
Stoker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stoker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belliveau moves away.
Belliveau cracks Stoker with a good jab.
Belliveau fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stoker.
Stoker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Belliveau misses with the combination.
Stoker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stoker scores with a nice right hand.
Stoker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Belliveau can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoker throws a hook but Belliveau avoids it easily.
Stoker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Belliveau. Belliveau circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stoker avoids the head kick by Belliveau.
Belliveau throws the kick towards the body but Stoker avoids it.
Belliveau has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoker lands a body shot. #T1#
Belliveau tried to score with a low kick but Stoker checks it.
Stoker throws the left hand but Belliveau avoids the punch easily.
Stoker lands a nice shot that snaps Belliveau's head back.
Stoker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Belliveau throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Belliveau lands a jab to the nose.
Stoker lands with a shot to the body.
Belliveau throws a sloppy head kick
and Stoker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Belliveau thinking.
Stoker lands an overhand right.
Belliveau takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Belliveau slips under a jab from Stoker.
Belliveau misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Stoker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belliveau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stoker.
Belliveau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot lands for Belliveau.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stoker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belliveau sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T2#
The crowd cheers as Belliveau lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stoker doesn't seem phased though.#CL2#
Stoker tries to keep at a distance but Belliveau has taken the fight into the clinch.
Belliveau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stoker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC#
Stoker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Belliveau throws out a leg kick but Stoker moves out of range and Belliveau only half commits.
Belliveau moves forwards but Stoker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stoker thuds his right hand into Belliveau's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stoker cracks Belliveau with a good jab.
Stoker throws a hook but Belliveau blocks it.
Belliveau wants to counter the offense by Stoker and move into the clinch position.
Stoker misses with an uppercut.
Belliveau blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Stoker.
Stoker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stoker swings for the body but Belliveau moves out of range.
Belliveau bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stoker's head backwards.#T3#
Belliveau pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stoker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Belliveau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stoker.
Stoker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belliveau throws out the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belliveau.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belliveau.
Stoker lands a glancing blow to the side of Belliveau's head.
Belliveau fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stoker misses the jab.
A leg kick checked by Belliveau.
Stoker misses with a body shot.
Belliveau drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stoker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stoker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stoker throws a lazy right hand but Belliveau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Stoker misses. #T4#
Belliveau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belliveau connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belliveau is looking to clinch but Stoker is avoiding it.
A jab from Belliveau misses.
Belliveau lands a jab to Stoker's midsection.
Stoker misses with a hook
and Stoker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belliveau scores with a jab to the body.
Stoker throws a push kick but Belliveau slaps the foot to one side.
Belliveau misses with a body shot.
Belliveau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stoker.
Belliveau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belliveau.
Stoker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Belliveau throws a solid leg kick but Stoker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Belliveau.
Stoker was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Stoker misses the shot to the body.
Stoker misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Edward Stoker did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Stoker throws a body shot but no joy.
Belliveau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stoker cracks the inside of Belliveau's front leg.
Belliveau misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A counter left hand to the body from Stoker misses its target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stoker checks a leg kick.
Belliveau throws a leg kick that misses.
Stoker misses with a leg kick.
Stoker lands with a shot to the body.
Stoker looks to land a right hand but Belliveau moved out of range.
Stoker throws a leg kick that is checked#CL2#
and Belliveau counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Belliveau.
A short body shot lands from Belliveau as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau tries to work over Stoker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stoker is trying to break the clinch but Belliveau is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Stoker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Belliveau throws a body punch but Stoker moves out of range.
Stoker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T1#
Belliveau misses with an attempted mid kick.
Belliveau looks to score with a jab to the body but Stoker is just out of range.
Stoker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belliveau fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stoker.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stoker.
A bone on bone clash there as Belliveau blocks the leg kick.
Belliveau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stoker.
Belliveau steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Stoker.
Belliveau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stoker throws a lazy right hand but Belliveau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stoker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stoker misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stoker scores with a decent looking hook.
Stoker connects with a leg kick. Belliveau looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A solid body kick from Belliveau.
Belliveau lands a jab to Stoker's midsection.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.#T2#
Belliveau lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stoker looks to land a right hand but Belliveau moved out of range.
Stoker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Belliveau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stoker.
Belliveau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Belliveau thuds a left hand into Stoker's body.#CL2#
Belliveau has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stoker is trying to break the clinch but Belliveau has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
Stoker breaks from the clinch.
Belliveau moves out of range as Stoker strikes.
Stoker ducks under a wild hook from Belliveau.
An inside leg kick from Belliveau misses.
Stoker moves out of range as Belliveau throws a body kick.
Stoker misses the shot to the body.
Stoker slips a jab from Belliveau.
Belliveau moves out of range of the strikes.#T3#
Belliveau tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stoker is able to avoid easily.
Stoker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Belliveau tries to land a leg kick but Stoker saw it coming and moves away.
Belliveau ducks under a wild hook from Stoker.
Belliveau takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stoker moves out of range of the body kick from Belliveau.
A bone on bone clash there as Stoker blocks the leg kick.
Stoker avoids a kick to the body.
Belliveau finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stoker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stoker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Belliveau chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stoker can pounce on him.
Stoker lands a nice looking body shot.
Belliveau takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stoker scores with a body shot. #CL2#
Belliveau instigates a clinch. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Stoker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stoker swings for the body but Belliveau moves out of range.
Stoker lands a jab to the head.
Stoker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stoker throws the left hand but Belliveau avoids the punch easily.
Stoker cracks Belliveau with a right hand to the side of the head.
Belliveau looks to score with a jab to the body but Stoker is just out of range.
Stoker swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Belliveau motions for Stoker to come forward. Belliveau throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stoker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belliveau manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Stoker misses
and Belliveau counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stoker 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.
Stoker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belliveau. Stoker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stoker tests Belliveau's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL2#
Belliveau clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Edward Stoker will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R5#
Stoker 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 tries to move into range but Stoker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stoker.
Stoker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stoker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Belliveau counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Belliveau throws a head kick but Stoker moves out of range.
Stoker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Belliveau's hands.
Stoker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Belliveau looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice body punch from Stoker.
Stoker just misses with a punch to the body.
Stoker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Belliveau tries to clinch but Stoker moves out of range.
Stoker moves out of range of the strikes.
Stoker misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stoker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belliveau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stoker jabs at Belliveau's body.#T1#
Stoker moves out of range as Belliveau throws a body kick.
It looked like Stoker was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Belliveau.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belliveau.
Stoker misses with a wild body shot.
Belliveau tries to counter by closing the distance.
Stoker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belliveau manages to avoid it.
Stoker misses with a wild body shot.
Stoker throws a leg kick but Belliveau sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stoker.
Stoker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Belliveau throws a body punch but Stoker moves out of range.
Donk. Stoker catches Belliveau right on the button with a cross.
Belliveau on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stoker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belliveau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stoker misses with a body shot
and Belliveau counters with an outside leg kick.
Belliveau jabs Stoker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stoker swings for the body but Belliveau moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Belliveau.
Steve Belliveau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Belliveau fails in his attempt to clinch.
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belliveau wants to clinch.
Belliveau is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stoker rather than just go for the knockout.
Belliveau feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stoker's calf.
Belliveau has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Belliveau there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stoker lands a really nice looking cross but Belliveau seems unphased.
Good standup being displayed there by Stoker as he connects with a hook.
A good leg kick by Belliveau.
A left lands for Stoker.
Stoker works the jab nicely.
Stoker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T3#
Belliveau gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stoker throws a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Belliveau there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stoker throws an off balance right hand
and Belliveau counters with a thumping low kick.
Stoker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stoker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stoker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belliveau. Stoker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stoker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stoker throws a jab but it's blocked by Belliveau.
Stoker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Belliveau is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A big left from Belliveau misses.
Stoker scores with a shot to the body.
Stoker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stoker misses with a wild body shot.
Stoker cracks Belliveau with an open hand slap.#T4#
Belliveau gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stoker.
Belliveau takes one to the side of the head.
Belliveau misses with a low kick.
Stoker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stoker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Belliveau misses with a wild body shot.
Stoker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stoker lands with a nice body punch.
A big right from Stoker misses.
Belliveau ducks right into an uppercut from Stoker.
Jab from Belliveau.
Stoker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belliveau can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Belliveau. Stoker does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Belliveau. Belliveau obviously looking to wear him down.
Stoker's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Stoker misses with a wild body shot.
Belliveau swings for the body but Stoker moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Stoker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stoker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 50:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Stoker!
Edward Stoker retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Edward Stoker thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: CEC 553
Date: Nov 12, 2017

#R1#
Belliveau pushes Blake away with a front kick.
Belliveau works Blake's body with a nice hook.
Belliveau misses the shot to the body.
Blake scores with a push kick.
Blake misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blake walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Belliveau checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blake throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Belliveau swats away the attempt to clinch by Blake.
Belliveau 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.
Belliveau lands with a nice body punch.
Belliveau lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blake's sensitive parts.
Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belliveau.
Belliveau connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CUT#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Belliveau takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Blake lands a nice looking body shot. #T1#
A clash of legs there as Blake blocks the low kick.
Belliveau pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Belliveau throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belliveau.
Belliveau lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blake at a distance.
A jab from Blake finds it's way through Belliveau's defenses.
Blake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Belliveau throws a front kick that sends Blake stumbling back into the cage.
Blake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blake will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blake is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Belliveau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #TD2#
Blake drives through with a takedown into Belliveau's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Blake is fighting to break Belliveau's control of his arms but Belliveau is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T2#
Belliveau working a defensive guard here. #SU2#
Blake decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Belliveau, up you get!
Belliveau connects with a leg kick. Blake looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Belliveau chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belliveau.
Blake connects with a solid leg kick. #TD2#
Blake shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #SU2#
Blake gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Belliveau takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Belliveau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Belliveau sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.#T3#
Belliveau thows a leg kick but Blake checks it
and Blake counters with a stiff right hand.
Blake misses with a left hand
and Belliveau counters with a straight right hand.
Blake looks to land a right hand but Belliveau moved out of range.
Belliveau was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blake scores with a nice strike.
Blake takes one on the button.
Blake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belliveau throws a low kick but Blake moves out of range easily.
Belliveau throws a lazy right hand but Blake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blake unleashes a big counter combination but Belliveau bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Belliveau checks the leg kick.
Belliveau is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Blake.
Both fighters circling a little - Blake finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Good work by Blake as he checks the leg kick.
Belliveau checks a leg kick nicely.
Blake checks a leg kick. #T4#
Blake throws a wild body kick that Belliveau sees coming a mile off.
Belliveau tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blake is able to avoid easily.
Blake keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Belliveau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belliveau turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Belliveau changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Belliveau scores with a leg kick.
Blake bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Belliveau's head backwards.
Belliveau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blake misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belliveau 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.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blake with a hook.
Belliveau catches Blake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#ROC#
Blake is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Steve Belliveau will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##CL2#
Blake forces Belliveau back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Belliveau on the inside.
Blake is still on wobbly legs! Can Belliveau finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Blake fails to land.
Blake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belliveau avoids a wild elbow strike from Blake.
Blake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blake tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belliveau digs a right hand into Blake's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blake's gas tank.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Blake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Belliveau's brow.
Blake misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Belliveau.
Belliveau blocking some punches.
Blake seems to have recovered his senses.
Belliveau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Belliveau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blake's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head punch on the inside from Belliveau fails to land.
Belliveau lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau.
Belliveau blocking some punches.
Blake is breathing heavily.
Belliveau creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Blake's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Blake drops to his knees and Belliveau pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Belliveau!
Steve Belliveau tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: CEC 548
Date: Oct 18, 2017

#R1#
Belliveau takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Kurtz.
Belliveau takes a swing at Kurtz's ribcage but misses.
Belliveau throws a jab when Kurtz was well out of range.
Kurtz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belliveau.
Belliveau is looking to clinch.
Kurtz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Belliveau's calf.
A low kick from Belliveau is predictable there #TD#
so Kurtz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kurtz wants to pass the guard but Belliveau is keeping the position.
Kurtz advances position into side control!#SUB#
Kurtz is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Belliveau is trying to escape and Kurtz transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Belliveau is forced to tap! Nice work there by Kurtz! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Walter Kurtz!
A relieved looking Walter Kurtz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: CEC 543
Date: Sep 24, 2017

#R1#
Orion fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Belliveau checks it well. #CL#
Belliveau gets tackled into the cage by Orion. Orion maintains the clinch.
Orion is trying to force a seperation but Belliveau has the dominant position.
Belliveau misses with a body punch.
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orion's elbow.
Orion lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Orion blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
Belliveau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Orion swings wildly with an uppercut but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Orion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau tries to clinch up.
Orion turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Orion misses with a shot to the body
and Belliveau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Orion swings away with a body shot that misses
and Belliveau counters with a right hand to the body.
Belliveau has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Orion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belliveau.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belliveau slips a straight right by Orion.
And Belliveau responds with a good body kick, but Orion manages to step out the way in time.#T1#
Belliveau fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Orion moves out of range of the body kick from Belliveau.
Orion scores with a hook.
Belliveau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Orion looks for the body kick but Belliveau saw that one coming.
Belliveau on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
An inside leg kick lands from Belliveau.
Orion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Belliveau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Orion misses with an attempted mid kick. #CL2#
Belliveau gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Orion's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Orion scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC#
Orion manages to break the clinch.
Orion looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Belliveau blocks a head kick by Orion.
Orion keeps Belliveau at a distance using the push kick.
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!
Orion is looking to land body kicks.
Belliveau lands a glancing blow to the side of Orion's head.#T2#
Belliveau checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Belliveau throws a shot to the body.
Orion swings away with a body shot that misses
and Belliveau counters with a good low kick that Orion was not able to check.
We've been told by Orion's head coaches at White Eagle that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Belliveau moves out of range as Orion strikes.
Belliveau tries to counter with a clinch but Orion shakes him off and moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Orion. #CL2#
Belliveau fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Orion, pushing him back against the cage.
Orion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Belliveau.
Orion lands an elbow that stopped Belliveau in his tracks for a moment.
Orion tries to break free but Belliveau pushes him back against the cage.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Orion avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Orion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belliveau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belliveau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Orion throws a head punch that misses.
Belliveau lands with a left to the head.
Belliveau avoids the elbow strike from Orion, against the cage.
Orion can't find room to land a body shot as Belliveau controls the action. #T3#
Orion lands a nice uppercut.
Belliveau dodges an elbow strike from Orion.
Orion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orion tries to throw a body punch but Belliveau avoids it by throwing Orion back against the cage.
Belliveau blocks an uppercut.
Belliveau misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Belliveau fails to land.
Orion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belliveau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Orion lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Belliveau.
A body shot lands from Belliveau.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
Orion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a body punch.
Belliveau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Belliveau.
Belliveau pushes Orion back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Belliveau misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
Belliveau presses Orion against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orion swings wildly with an uppercut but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orion misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Orion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Belliveau with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #CL2#
Belliveau moves into the clinch.
Orion misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Belliveau.
Belliveau tries a body shot but Orion blocks it.
Belliveau prevents a body shot from Orion.
Orion blocking some punches. #BC#
Orion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cole Orion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orion walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Belliveau checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Belliveau unleashes a big counter combination but Orion bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Belliveau lands with a cross.
Belliveau misses with a leg kick
letting Orion counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belliveau thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Steve Belliveau will probably get the nod.
That's time! Orion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Orion takes a swing at Belliveau's ribcage but misses.
Orion has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Orion there as he acknowledges the shot.
Orion lands an overhand right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Orion.
Orion looks to land a right hand but Belliveau moved out of range.
Belliveau throws a leg kick but Orion moved away.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Orion tries a body shot but Belliveau blocks it.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Orion controls the action.
Belliveau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Orions head.
Orion lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Belliveau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Belliveau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belliveau cracks Orion with a nice body shot.
Belliveau lands a body shot.
Orion is trying to break the clinch but Belliveau is controlling him.
Orion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Orion backwards. #T1#
Belliveau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Steve Belliveau seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside.
Orion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belliveau lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Belliveau lands a hook that snaps the head of Orion backwards.
Belliveau lands a shoulder strike.
Orion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Orion controls the action.
Orion misses with a punch on the inside.
Belliveau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Orion controls his hands.
Belliveau scores with a shoulder strike.
Orion blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC#
Orion breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Orion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orion finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Orion.
Orion throws a poor cross that misses
and Belliveau counters with a thumping low kick. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belliveau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Orion has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Belliveau cracks a nice hook into Orion's ribs.
An inside leg kick from Belliveau misses.
Belliveau swings for the body but Orion moves out of range. #CL2#
Belliveau clinches up against the cage.
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Belliveau lands a nice uppercut.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orion's elbow.
Belliveau lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC2#
Belliveau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orion tries to land a front kick but Belliveau steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Belliveau is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Orion rather than just go for the knockout.
Belliveau avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Belliveau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orion.
A lazy left from Belliveau finds it's target.
A low kick from Orion misses #CL2#
and Belliveau counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside.
Belliveau misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
Orion blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Orion.
Orion gets through Belliveau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Belliveau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Belliveau scores with a nice short uppercut.
Orion blocks a body shot from Belliveau.
Nice body punch from Belliveau - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Belliveau.
Orion misses with a punch to the body.
Orion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orion scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC2#
Belliveau breaks the clinch.
Orion misses with a wild combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Orion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Belliveau as he connects with a hook.#T4#
Belliveau with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Orion with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Orion takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Belliveau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Belliveau cracks the inside of Orion's front leg.
Orion throws a solid leg kick but Belliveau takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Orion.
A jab from Belliveau misses.
Orion scoring well with a low kick there.
Orion misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Belliveau rushes Orion and presses him up against the cage.
Orion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orion misses with the head strike.
Orion misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Belliveau.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Orion.
Orion lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Belliveau or not.
Belliveau blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Belliveau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Orion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Belliveau chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Orion tries to work over Belliveau's front leg with a kick but Belliveau checks it.
Good leg kick by Orion there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Belliveau throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Belliveau.
Orion has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Orion there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice uppercut there from Belliveau.
Orion throws a low kick, looking for Belliveau's leg but Belliveau calmly moves out of range.
Orion scores with a jab to the head.
Orion misses with a lunging right hand
and Belliveau counters with a straight right hand.
A good leg kick by Orion.
Belliveau's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Belliveau. That's going to slow Orion down.
Belliveau takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Steve Belliveau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belliveau throws a good cross that connects.
Belliveau lands with a hook. Orion tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T1#
Belliveau buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Orion takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Belliveau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orion misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Belliveau checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Belliveau is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Orion with a body shot.
Belliveau connects with an inside leg kick.
Belliveau closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Orion misses with a body shot
and Belliveau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Belliveau scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Orion throws a hook but Belliveau blocks it.
Belliveau lands a nice shot that snaps Orion's head back.
Belliveau chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Orion can pounce on him.
Belliveau lands with a nice body punch.
Belliveau works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belliveau ducks under a wild hook from Orion.
Belliveau is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Belliveau tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cole Orion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steve Belliveau is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Belliveau misses with an uppercut. Orion saw that one coming.
Belliveau stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Orion.
An inside leg kick from Orion misses.
Belliveau moves away from the strike by Orion.
Belliveau connects with an inside leg kick.
Belliveau scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Belliveau misses with a looping right.
Orion lands a nice leg kick that just misses Belliveau's sensitive parts.
Orion throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Belliveau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orion throws a quick inside leg kick.
Orion digs a good body shot into Belliveau's ribs.
A punch lands to the side of Orion 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Belliveau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Orion looks to land a left hand but Belliveau moved out of range nicely.
Belliveau now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Belliveau looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T3#
Orion misses with an uppercut
and Belliveau counters with a leg kick.
Belliveau fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Orion.
Orion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orion tries to work over Belliveau's front leg with a kick but Belliveau checks it.
Belliveau throws a shot to the body.
Belliveau scores with a jab to the jaw.
Belliveau avoids the head kick by Orion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belliveau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Orion has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A low kick from Orion is predictable there
and Belliveau counters with a straight right hand.
Belliveau misses with a body kick.
Belliveau is looking to slow Orion down with leg kicks.
Orion misses with an uppercut
and Belliveau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Orion misses the jab.
Orion uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Belliveau has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orion throws an off balance right hand
and Belliveau counters with an inside leg kick.
Orion looks to score with a jab to the body but Belliveau is just out of range.#T4#
Belliveau connects with a looping right hand.
Nice defenses there by Belliveau.
Orion's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Belliveau bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Orion's head backwards.
Orion misses with a jab, cross combination.
Belliveau moves out of range of the strikes.
Orion throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL2#
and Belliveau counters by moving into the clinch.
Belliveau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orion scores with a shoulder strike. #BC#
Orion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orion rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Belliveau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Belliveau throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Orion lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Belliveau at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belliveau moves out of range of the strikes.
Orion looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Orion takes one to the side of the head.
Belliveau bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Orion's head.
Belliveau connects with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Belliveau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Belliveau has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Belliveau!
Steve Belliveau bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: CEC 539
Date: Sep 06, 2017

#R1#
Belliveau walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kurtz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Belliveau backs up against the cage.
Kurtz jabs Belliveau right on the nose. Belliveau blinks but takes it well.
Kurtz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kurtz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurtz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Belliveau buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kurtz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belliveau throws a head kick but Kurtz moves out of range.
Belliveau misses with a leg kick.
Belliveau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurtz.
Belliveau seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Belliveau tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Belliveau takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kurtz lands with a hook. Belliveau tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kurtz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Belliveau to score with a decent uppercut.
Kurtz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T1#
Kurtz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Steve Belliveau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belliveau scores with a leg kick.
Belliveau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kurtz thumps Belliveau with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Belliveau.
Belliveau drops his hands momentarily and Kurtz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kurtz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Belliveau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice body kick from Kurtz.
Kurtz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Belliveau moves out of range of the body kick from Kurtz.
Kurtz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kurtz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Belliveau counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belliveau misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
Belliveau throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kurtz misses with a low kick as Belliveau jumps back.
Belliveau is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kurtz.
Kurtz throws a body shot but no joy.
Belliveau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurtz misses with an uppercut.
Kurtz pushes Belliveau away with a front kick.
Kurtz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belliveau tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kurtz manages to circle out of the way.
Belliveau doesn't manage to clinch there - Kurtz circles away.
Kurtz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurtz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Belliveau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kurtz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Belliveau momentarily.
Belliveau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kurtz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T3#
A solid leg kick lands there for Kurtz.
Belliveau moves out of range of the body kick from Kurtz.
Kurtz takes a swing at Belliveau's ribcage but misses.
Kurtz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kurtz pushes Belliveau away with a front kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kurtz.
Belliveau rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kurtz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kurtz scores with a kick to the body.
Belliveau checks the leg kick.
Kurtz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belliveau manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kurtz. Belliveau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belliveau thuds a left hand into Kurtz's body.
Kurtz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Belliveau connects with an inside leg kick.
Kurtz moves out of range of the body kick.#T4#
Belliveau lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Walter Kurtz has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kurtz. Belliveau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belliveau misses with an uppercut. Kurtz saw that one coming.
Belliveau lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Steve Belliveau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Belliveau.
Kurtz throws out a loose jab but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belliveau throws out a powerful jab.
Kurtz walks into a jab.
Kurtz is looking to chop away at Belliveau's legs.
Belliveau slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belliveau scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kurtz in his tracks.
Kurtz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Belliveau looks to land a right hand but Kurtz moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Belliveau.
A jab from Kurtz finds it's way through Belliveau's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Kurtz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Walter Kurtz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Kurtz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kurtz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kurtz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kurtz misses with a straight right.
Belliveau jabs Kurtz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kurtz digs a good body shot into Belliveau's ribs.
Kurtz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kurtz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kurtz scores with the left hand. Belliveau knows he should have avoided that one. #CL#
Belliveau clinches up against the cage.
Belliveau blocks a body shot from Kurtz.
Still in the clinch, Kurtz scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurtz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kurtz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Kurtz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Belliveau looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Belliveau tries to close the distance and clinch but Kurtz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T1#
Kurtz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kurtz avoids the body shot from Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Belliveau misses #TD2#
and Kurtz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #ES#
Belliveau has one foot on Kurtz's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Belliveau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kurtz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Belliveau takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belliveau takes one on the button.
Kurtz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kurtz ducks under a wild hook from Belliveau.
Walter Kurtz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belliveau lands a leg kick that knocks Kurtz off balance momentarily.
Kurtz fakes the leg kick and cracks Belliveau in the body.
Kurtz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a big shot that misses.#T2#
Kurtz misses with a body kick.
Kurtz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Belliveau misses the shot to the body.
Kurtz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belliveau.
Belliveau lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kurtz loads up on a big right hand but Belliveau slips the punch.
Belliveau looks to throw the jab but Kurtz is out of range.
Belliveau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kurtz moves out of range of the leg kick from Belliveau.
Kurtz throws a wild body kick that Belliveau sees coming a mile off.
Kurtz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Belliveau wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Belliveau tries a low kick but Kurtz avoids it.
Belliveau throws a leg kick but Kurtz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kurtz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T3#
Belliveau misses with a wild body shot.
Belliveau has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Belliveau there as he acknowledges the shot.
Belliveau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Kurtz misses.
Belliveau looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Belliveau buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Belliveau takes a swing at Kurtz's ribcage but misses.
Belliveau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kurtz throws out the jab.
Belliveau seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kurtz lands a jab to Belliveau's midsection.
Kurtz throws a lazy right hand but Belliveau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Belliveau blocks the body kick.
Belliveau checks a low kick from Kurtz.
Kurtz's corner calls for a 1-2. Kurtz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Belliveau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kurtz.
Belliveau tries to counter by clinching up but Kurtz breaks away and moves out of range.#T4#
Belliveau is looking to score with low kicks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kurtz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Belliveau - the referee stops the clock and Kurtz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Belliveau. Kurtz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Belliveau with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurtz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belliveau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Belliveau will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Belliveau tries to land a front kick but Kurtz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice shot lands for Kurtz.
Belliveau misses with a leg kick #TD2#
and Kurtz counters with a single leg into guard. Belliveau didn't expect that.
Belliveau seems keen to control Kurtz's posture.#ES#
Belliveau pushes Kurtz off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kurtz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Belliveau in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belliveau scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kurtz doesn't seem bothered though.
Kurtz looks for a takedown but Belliveau sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Kurtz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Walter Kurtz'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.
#R3#
Belliveau throws a jab but it's blocked by Kurtz.
Kurtz lands with a right hand.
Belliveau throws a hook to the side of Kurtz's head but Kurtz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kurtz throws an overhand right that lands on Belliveau's shoulder, as Belliveau tries to avoid the shot.
Kurtz slips under a jab.
Belliveau takes a swing at Kurtz's ribcage but misses.
Kurtz misses the shot to the body.
Kurtz throws out a loose jab but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kurtz misses with a right hand #CL#
and Belliveau counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Kurtz avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Kurtz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Belliveau backwards.
Belliveau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Belliveau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T1#
Belliveau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kurtz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau lands a body shot.
Kurtz tries to throw a body punch but Belliveau avoids it by throwing Kurtz back against the cage.
Kurtz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Belliveau backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kurtz.
Belliveau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kurtz.
A short body shot lands from Kurtz as the two fighters clinch.
Belliveau swings wildly with an uppercut but Kurtz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kurtz lands a body punch.
Kurtz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kurtz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a punch but it's blocked by Kurtz. #T2#
Kurtz lands an uppercut.
Belliveau working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kurtz.
Kurtz lands a body punch.
Belliveau throws a head punch that misses.
Walter Kurtz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kurtz scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kurtz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kurtz scores with a shot to the side of Belliveau's head.
Belliveau tries a body shot but Kurtz blocks it.
Belliveau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belliveau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kurtz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kurtz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kurtz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kurtz pushes Belliveau back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kurtz prevents a body shot from Belliveau. #T3#
Kurtz can't find room to land a body shot as Belliveau controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kurtz.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kurtz's elbow.
Kurtz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kurtz lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Kurtz.
Kurtz misses with a body punch.
Kurtz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kurtz takes a shot to the head.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kurtz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belliveau's elbow.
Nice body punch from Belliveau.
A short uppercut from Belliveau.
Kurtz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Belliveaus head.
A nice left hand lands by Kurtz.
Kurtz misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
Nice body punch from Kurtz - that landed with a thud.
Kurtz lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurtz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belliveau backwards.
Kurtz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#BC2#
Kurtz manages to break the clinch.
Kurtz scores with a nice right hand.
Kurtz keeps the fight on the outside.
Kurtz throws a body shot but no joy.
Belliveau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurtz.
Belliveau dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kurtz. That did some damage!
Belliveau checks the leg kick nicely there.
Belliveau misses with a low kick.
Kurtz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belliveau.
Kurtz 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.

Walter Kurtz really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Walter Kurtz's cut.
That's time! Belliveau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Kurtz lands a right hook to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belliveau.
Nice cross by Kurtz.
Kurtz tries to move into range but Belliveau moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kurtz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belliveau.
A lazy body kick from Belliveau
and Kurtz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Belliveau throws a low kick but Kurtz moves out of range easily.
Kurtz connects with a leg kick. Belliveau looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Belliveau throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kurtz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belliveau.
Kurtz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kurtz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Belliveau fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kurtz, pushing him back against the cage.#T1#
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Belliveau's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Kurtz.
Kurtz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Belliveaus head.
Kurtz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Belliveau prevents it.
Kurtz misses with a short punch on the inside.
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.
Kurtz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kurtz pushes Belliveau back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Kurtz controls the action.
Kurtz working aggressively here.
Kurtz lands a shot to the body.
Kurtz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kurtz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belliveau prevents Kurtz from breaking the clinch.
Kurtz lands with a short shot to the head. #T2#
Kurtz misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Kurtz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kurtz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Belliveau connects with a jab.
Belliveau on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurtz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belliveau tries to score with a low kick but Kurtz moves his leg out of the way.
Belliveau throws a leg kick that misses.
Kurtz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Belliveau defends it well.
Belliveau swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kurtz. That's going to slow Belliveau down.
Nice straight punches there by Kurtz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kurtz.
Kurtz tests Belliveau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kurtz. #T3##CL#
Belliveau has closed the distance and engaged Kurtz in a clinch.
Kurtz misses with some punches.
Kurtz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Kurtz controls his hands.
Kurtz struggles to land a body shot inside as Belliveau controls his hands.
Belliveau blocks a body shot from Kurtz.
Kurtz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Kurtz.
Kurtz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Belliveau backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Kurtz. #ROC2#
Belliveau is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kurtz.
Oh Belliveau is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Belliveau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Kurtz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belliveau seems to have got his legs back now.
Kurtz throws the left hand but Belliveau avoids the punch easily.#T4#
Belliveau misses with a leg kick.
Kurtz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kurtz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Belliveau moves out of range of the body kick from Kurtz.
Belliveau misses with a low kick.
Kurtz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Belliveau defends it well.
Kurtz moves out of range as Belliveau strikes.
Belliveau scoring well with a low kick there.
Good shot there by Kurtz.
Belliveau throws out a leg kick but Kurtz moves out of range and Belliveau only half commits.
Belliveau moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Belliveau throws out a leg kick but Kurtz moves out of range and Belliveau only half commits.
Belliveau slips under a jab from Kurtz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Kurtz dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Walter Kurtz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Kurtz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belliveau.
Kurtz missing with a left hand there. Belliveau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kurtz tries a head kick but it misses.
Belliveau moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Belliveau misses with a looping right.
Belliveau moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Belliveau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kurtz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kurtz misses with a body punch
and Belliveau counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurtz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belliveau misses with a body kick.
Kurtz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kurtz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belliveau.#T1#
Belliveau throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kurtz on the side of the head.
Kurtz lands a nice looking body shot.
Kurtz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Belliveau on the side of the head.
Kurtz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kurtz throws the kick towards the body but Belliveau avoids it.
Kurtz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Belliveau lands a front kick.
Kurtz just misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau tried to counter with a leg kick but Kurtz avoided it.
A swing and a miss from Kurtz.
Kurtz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Belliveau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurtz manages to avoid it.
Belliveau attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A solid body kick from Kurtz.
Belliveau cracks a nice hook into Kurtz's ribs.
Steve Belliveau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Belliveau lands a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kurtz throws the left hand but Belliveau avoids the punch easily.
Belliveau attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And Kurtz responds with a good body kick, but Belliveau manages to step out the way in time.
Belliveau jabs at Kurtz's body.
Belliveau misses the shot to the body.
Kurtz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Belliveau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurtz manages to avoid it.
Kurtz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Belliveau has time to react.
Belliveau throws a big shot that misses.
Belliveau misses with a body kick.
Belliveau misses with a hook
and Kurtz counters with a straight right hand.
Kurtz looks to land a right hand but Belliveau moved out of range.#T3#
Kurtz tries to land a leg kick but Belliveau saw it coming and moves away.
Kurtz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the body
and Kurtz counters with a one-two to the body.
Jab by Kurtz.
Kurtz is looking to slow Belliveau down with leg kicks.
Kurtz tests Belliveau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Belliveau scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Belliveau misses with a low kick.
Belliveau goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kurtz throws a big shot that misses.
Kurtz connects with an inside leg kick.
Belliveau fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Kurtz finds it's target.
Kurtz scores with a nice head shot.
Kurtz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a kick to the body
and Kurtz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kurtz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Belliveau connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kurtz scrambles back to his feet.
Kurtz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belliveau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kurtz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kurtz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Belliveau looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kurtz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kurtz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kurtz looks to land a right hand but Belliveau moved out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Kurtz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kurtz 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Kurtz!
Walter Kurtz thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: CEC 533
Date: Aug 09, 2017

#R1#
Belliveau walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Steam checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Belliveau on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Belliveau motions for Steam to come forward. Belliveau throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Belliveau seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Steam scores with a punch to the head.
Steam throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Belliveau counters with a good low kick that Steam was not able to check.
Steam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steam throws a body kick that misses.
Belliveau fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and Steam releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Steam misses with a body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Steam finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Steam throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau tries to clinch there but Steam circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belliveau.
Steam walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Belliveau checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Belliveau scoring well with a low kick there.
Belliveau lands a head shot.#T1#
A lazy body kick from Belliveau
and Steam counters with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Steam misses.
Belliveau attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Belliveau swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Steam counters with a good low kick that Belliveau was not able to check.
Belliveau takes a swing at Steam's ribcage but misses.
Belliveau moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Steam lands a lovely overhand right.
Belliveau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steam throws a shot from downtown. Belliveau moves away and avoids it.
Belliveau's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Steam connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Belliveau scrambles back to his feet.
Steam throws a nice outside leg kick.
Belliveau stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Belliveau moves in looking to clinch but Steam pushes him off.
Steam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Belliveau swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steam misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steam lands a nice looking kick to the body. Belliveau takes a step back to recover. #T2#
Belliveau lands a glancing blow to the side of Steam's head.
Nice body punch from Steam.
Steam looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Steam scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
An inside leg kick lands from Belliveau.
No joy there for Steam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steam attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Steam misses with a looping right.
Steam misses with a head kick.
Steam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belliveau manages to avoid it.
Steam takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Steam throws a looping overhand right but Belliveau ducks down to avoid it.
Belliveau is looking to counter the offense by Steam and move into the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Belliveau as he connects with a hook.
Steam jabs at Belliveau's body.
Belliveau fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T3#
Steam avoids the body shot from Belliveau.
Steam moves forwards but Belliveau connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Steam.
Belliveau motions for Steam to come forward. Belliveau throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Belliveau misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Belliveau.
Steam misses with a straight left.
Belliveau takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Belliveau just misses with a punch to the body.
Steam misses with a body punch
and Belliveau counters with a left to the body.
Steam misses with a body kick.
Belliveau takes a jab right on the kisser.
Steam connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Belliveau's hands.
Belliveau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steam! But no joy.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belliveau moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Steam takes a jab right on the kisser.
Steam checks a leg kick nicely.
Belliveau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steam.
Steam jabs at Belliveau's body.
Belliveau wants to slow Steam down by chopping away at his legs.
Belliveau throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steam. Belliveau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steam throws a low kick but it's checked well by Belliveau.
Belliveau tried to counter with a leg kick but Steam avoided it.
Belliveau throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Steam throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belliveau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belliveau moves out of range of the body kick from Steam.
Belliveau takes a swing at Steam's ribcage but misses.
Steam throws a low kick but it's checked well by Belliveau.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bronson Steam dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Steam connects with a looping right hand.
Belliveau throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Steam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Steam blocks the low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Belliveau. That snapped Steam's head back.
No joy there for Steam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belliveau throws a quick inside leg kick.
Belliveau wants to clinch up but Steam keeps it at a distance.
Belliveau ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steam checks a low kick from Belliveau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Belliveau lands with a cross.
Belliveau has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Belliveau there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belliveau takes a swing at Steam's ribcage but misses.
Belliveau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steam steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.#T1#
Belliveau scores with a hook to the body. Steam takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steam lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Belliveau tries to close the distance and clinch but Steam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steam now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Belliveau swings away with a body shot that misses
and Steam counters with a head kick.
Belliveau tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steam throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belliveau fires out a quick counter leg kick but Steam just manages to avoid it.
Belliveau cracks Steam with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A shot to the liver by Steam. Beautiful body shot.
Belliveau throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Belliveau is looking to wear down Steam with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Belliveau thuds his right hand into Steam's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Belliveau looks to land a combination but Steam avoids it well.
Nice uppercut there from Belliveau.
Belliveau with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Belliveau darts in and clinches Steam up against the cage.
Steam misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Steam wants to take the fight to the mat but Belliveau manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Steam prevents a body shot from Belliveau.
Belliveau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steam throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Belliveaus head. #BC2#
Steam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steam looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Belliveau.
Belliveau misses the body punch
and Steam counters with a nice uppercut.
Steam slips a straight right by Belliveau.
Belliveau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Belliveau lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Steam walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Belliveau checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Belliveau scores with a body shot. #T3#
Belliveau tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steam tries to land a front kick but Belliveau steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Steam cracks Belliveau with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Steam lands a leg kick that knocks Belliveau off balance momentarily.
Steam moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Steam feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Belliveau's calf.
Belliveau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belliveau misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Belliveau 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 Steam has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Steam and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#CL#
Belliveau closes the distance and clinches.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside.
Steam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Belliveau fails to land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Steam tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T4#
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steam's elbow.
A short right from Steam on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steam tries to break the clinch but Belliveau is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steam.
Belliveau lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Belliveau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with an uppercut. Steam saw that one coming.
Belliveau works Steam's body with a nice hook.
Belliveau takes a swing at Steam's ribcage but misses.
Belliveau throws a head kick that misses.
Belliveau sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Steam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belliveau fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Belliveau misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Belliveau dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Steam looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Steam throws a leg kick which misses Belliveau's front leg but catches the back leg as Belliveau tries to avoid it.
Steam takes a swing at Belliveau's ribcage but misses.
Steam lands with an uppercut that bounces Belliveau off the cage and back into range.
Belliveau is looking to clinch but Steam is avoiding it.
Belliveau checks a leg kick.
Bronson Steam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belliveau connects with a body shot.
Belliveau tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Steam will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Belliveau sizes up Steam with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau throws a body shot but no joy.
Belliveau works Steam's body with a nice hook.
Steam's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Belliveau scores with the left hand. Steam knows he should have avoided that one.
Belliveau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Belliveau scores with a shot to the body. #T1#
Belliveau staying out of range there.
Belliveau lands a leg kick that knocks Steam off balance momentarily.
Belliveau is looking to slow Steam down with leg kicks.
Steam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Belliveau half committed to a counter leg kick.
Steam throws a series of strikes that have Belliveau backpedaling.
Steam looks to throw a body kick
and Belliveau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belliveau.
Belliveau lands a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belliveau.
Steam takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Belliveau throws a lazy uppercut
and Belliveau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belliveau throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Belliveau misses with a body shot. #T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Belliveau. Steam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steam looks to score with a jab to the body but Belliveau is just out of range.
Belliveau moves out of range as Steam throws a body kick.
Belliveau fires out a quick counter leg kick but Steam just manages to avoid it.
Belliveau throws out a leg kick but Steam moves out of range and Belliveau only half commits.
Steam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steam throws a wild body kick that Belliveau sees coming a mile off.
Belliveau turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Belliveau scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Steam lands with an uppercut that bounces Belliveau off the cage and back into range.
Belliveau walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Steam cracks a nice hook into Belliveau's ribs.
Belliveau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Belliveau moves out of range of the strikes.
Belliveau tries to counter by clinching up but Steam breaks away and moves out of range.#T3#
A clash of legs there as Steam blocks the low kick.
Steam throws a right hand that Belliveau ducks under and follows up with a left that Belliveau also avoids with ease.
Belliveau throws out a leg kick but Steam moves out of range and Belliveau only half commits.
Belliveau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steam was well out of range. Poor timing from Belliveau.
Steam misses the shot to the body.
Belliveau is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Steam.
Steam throws a lazy uppercut
and Belliveau counters with a thumping low kick.
Steam goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #CL#
Belliveau instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Belliveau.
Belliveau's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Steam is looking to break free of the clinch but Belliveau has double underhooks.
Steam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steam prevents a body shot from Belliveau.
A head punch on the inside from Steam fails to land.
Belliveau scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T4#
Steam misses with some punches.
Belliveau digs a right hand into Steam's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steam's gas tank.
Steam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Belliveau misses with a body punch.
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Belliveau fails to land.
Steam blocking some punches.
Steam wants to break the clinch but can't.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Steam controls the action.
Steam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steam blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belliveau tries to work over Steam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steam lands a right hand.
Steam tries to throw a body punch but Belliveau avoids it by throwing Steam back against the cage.
Belliveau misses with the head strike.
Steam makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Belliveau lands a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Steam breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Belliveau clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
Belliveau scores with a body shot.
Steam throws a jab when Belliveau was well out of range.
Belliveau tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Steam manages to circle out of the way.
That kick from Belliveau tenderised Steam's leg. Steam is trying to keep his angry face on.
Steam looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Steam has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Belliveau.
Belliveau listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Steam scores with a jab to the body.
Steam looks to score with a jab to the body but Belliveau is just out of range.
Belliveau throws a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Belliveau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belliveau scoring well with a low kick there.
Belliveau slips under a jab from Steam.#CL#
Belliveau gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T1#
Belliveau blocks an uppercut.
Belliveau blocking some punches.
Steam prevents a body shot from Belliveau. #BC2#
Steam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steam scores with a body shot.
Steam throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Steam checks the leg kick nicely there.
Belliveau lands with a hook. Steam tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Steam's jab looks to have found its range, popping Belliveau under the eye.
Steam scores with a jab. Belliveau acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Steam throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Belliveau's head.
Belliveau throws a leg kick
and Steam counters with a straight right hand.
Belliveau tries to clinch up but Steam circles away and keeps his distance.
Steam fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belliveau throws a sloppy head kick
and Belliveau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belliveau moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Steam avoids the head kick by Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a leg kick but Steam sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Belliveau lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Belliveau takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A solid body kick from Steam.
Good exchange - Steam coming out on top.
The crowd cheers as Steam lands an impressive looking overhand right. Belliveau doesn't seem phased though.
Belliveau moves forwards but Steam connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Belliveau wants to slow Steam down by chopping away at his legs.
Belliveau steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Steam. That one must have hurt.
Steam has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Steam misses the target. #T3#
Steam swings for the body but Belliveau moves out of range.
Steam tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Belliveau swings for the body but Steam moves out of range.
Steam lands with a straight right. Belliveau didn't see that one coming.
Belliveau is looking to chop away at Steam's legs.
Belliveau lands with a nice body punch.
Belliveau will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Steam misses with an uppercut.
Steam attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Steam scores with a punch to the head.
Steam swings for the body but Belliveau moves out of range.
Belliveau is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Steam.
Steam misses with a head kick.
You can see that Steam has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Belliveau misses with a body kick.
Nice cross by Belliveau.
Belliveau thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Steam if he has to take too many more of those. #T4#
Belliveau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Belliveau tries to clinch but Steam moves away
and Steam cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steam misses with a body kick.
Steam looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belliveau lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steam's sensitive parts.
Belliveau bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steam's head.#CL#
Belliveau clinches with his opponent.
Belliveau throws a punch but it's blocked by Steam.
Belliveau pushes Steam back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steam gets through Belliveau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Steam avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Bronson Steam will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Steam scores with a hook.
Steam connects with a high kick.
Belliveau takes a swing at Steam's ribcage but misses.
Belliveau swings for the body but Steam moves out of range.
Belliveau lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Steam with a nice cross.
Belliveau lands a nice looking body kick.
Belliveau moves out of range of the body kick.
A swing and a miss from Belliveau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steam cracks Belliveau with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steam throws an off balance right hand
and Belliveau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steam throws a half hearted mid kick.
Steam blocks a head kick by Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a low kick.#T1#
Belliveau walks into a straight right hand from Steam.
Belliveau smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab by Belliveau.
Steam throws a lazy uppercut
and Belliveau counters with a right hand to the body.
Steam lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Belliveau misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Steam counters with a nice uppercut.
Belliveau on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steam thuds his shin into the meat of Belliveau's side.
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.
Steam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steam uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Belliveau has time to react.
Belliveau misses with a body shot.
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!
Steam feints and then cracks Belliveau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Belliveau down.
The fighters circling - Steam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Belliveau misses its target.#T2#
Steam throws a jab when Belliveau was well out of range.
Steam lands a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belliveau.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Belliveau.#CL#
Steam gets tackled into the cage by Belliveau. Belliveau maintains the clinch.
Belliveau tries to work over Steam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steam throws a punch but it's blocked by Belliveau.
Belliveau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC2#
Steam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steam fails to land with a series of punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Belliveau misses its target.
Belliveau has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Belliveau there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Belliveau 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 Steam has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Steam and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Steam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belliveau.
Steam scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T3#
Belliveau moves away from the strike by Steam.
Steam lands a really nice looking cross but Belliveau seems unphased.
Steam throws a right hand that misses
and Belliveau counters with an outside leg kick.
Belliveau tries to clinch there but Steam circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Belliveau.
Steam looks to score with a jab to the body but Belliveau is just out of range.
Belliveau is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Steam.
Steam keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Belliveau connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Steam momentarily.
Steam throws a leg kick but Belliveau checks it.
Steam lands with a good body shot.
Belliveau takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Steam misses with a body kick.
Steam takes one to the side of the head. #T4#
Steam throws the left hand but Belliveau avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steam throws a body shot but no joy.
Steam moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Belliveau throws a nice inside leg kick.
Belliveau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steam steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Steam misses the target.
Belliveau tries to score with a low kick but Steam moves his leg out of the way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Belliveau.
Steam misses the jab.
Steam doesn't succeed with the takedown#CL#
and Belliveau moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Steam fails to land.
Steam swings wildly with an uppercut but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Steam avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bronson Steam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Steam 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bronson Steam!
Bronson Steam is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Bronson Steam, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: CEC 529
Date: Jul 19, 2017

#R1#
Stoker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stoker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Belliveau. Belliveau circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Belliveau turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Belliveau has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Stoker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stoker swings for the body but Belliveau moves out of range.
Stoker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stoker is looking to clinch.
Stoker throws the left hand but Belliveau avoids the punch easily.
Stoker misses with a looping left.
Stoker scores with a jab. Belliveau acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stoker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Belliveau.
Belliveau lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stoker stuns Belliveau with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab lands there for Stoker.#CL2#
Belliveau pushes Stoker up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stoker.
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body.
Stoker working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Stoker. #T1#
A right hook to the body lands for Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belliveau misses with the head strike.
Stoker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Stoker controls his hands.
Stoker 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.
Stoker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stoker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Stoker.
Stoker prevents a body shot from Belliveau.
Stoker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Belliveau.
Stoker throws a punch but it's blocked by Belliveau.
Stoker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stoker lands with a right to the head.
Belliveau blocking some punches.
Stoker presses Belliveau against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stoker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belliveau's elbow.
Belliveau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belliveau lands with a left to the head.
Stoker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belliveau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stoker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belliveau's elbow. #T2#
Stoker pushes Belliveau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stoker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stoker misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stoker.
Stoker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stoker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stoker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stoker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stoker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belliveau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stoker blocks a body shot from Belliveau.
Stoker works on Belliveau's body with a couple of short punches.
Belliveau lands with a left to the head.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belliveau lands with a left to the head.
Belliveau scores with a hook to the body.
Stoker pushes Belliveau back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belliveau lands a hook that snaps the head of Stoker backwards.
Stoker misses with a punch on the inside.
Stoker tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T3#
Belliveau lands a body shot.
Stoker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belliveau's elbow.
Stoker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stoker tries a body shot but Belliveau blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Stoker fails to land.
Stoker struggles to land a body shot inside as Belliveau controls his hands.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Belliveau.
Belliveau prevents a body shot from Stoker.
A body shot lands from Belliveau.
Belliveau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stoker pushes Belliveau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stoker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stoker's elbow.
Stoker presses Belliveau against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Belliveau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stoker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belliveau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stoker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belliveau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4#
Stoker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belliveau's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stoker.
A short left from Belliveau.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belliveau lands with a left to the head.
Belliveau misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Belliveau.
Belliveau lands with a right to the head.
Belliveau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A shot in the inside from Belliveau.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stoker's elbow.
Belliveau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stoker tries to throw a body punch but Belliveau avoids it by throwing Stoker back against the cage.
Belliveau is leaning against Stoker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belliveau lands with a light punch inside.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Stoker controls his hands.
Belliveau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau throws a punch but it's blocked by Stoker.
Stoker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Steve Belliveau will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stoker 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 Belliveau has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Belliveau and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Belliveau throws a body kick that misses.
Stoker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belliveau.
Stoker is looking to counter punch.
Belliveau scores with a push kick.
Stoker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Belliveau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Belliveau lands a leg kick that knocks Stoker off balance momentarily.
Stoker scores with a shot to the body.
Belliveau moves away from the strike by Stoker.
Stoker pushes Belliveau away with a front kick.
Belliveau with a hook.
Stoker lands a nice shot to the body.
Stoker blocks a jab.
Stoker works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #CL2#
Stoker gets tackled into the cage by Belliveau. Belliveau maintains the clinch.
Steve Belliveau seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Belliveau fails to land.
Stoker throws a punch but it's blocked by Belliveau. #T1#
Stoker working aggressively here.
Belliveau lands a shot to the body.
Belliveau lands a nice shot to the body.
Belliveau works on Stoker's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice left hand lands by Belliveau.
Belliveau tries a body shot but Stoker blocks it.
Stoker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Belliveau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Belliveau.
Belliveau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stoker misses with the head strike.
Stoker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stoker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belliveau's elbow.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stoker tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stoker misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Stoker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Belliveau.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belliveau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belliveau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belliveau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Belliveau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Stoker controls his hands.
Stoker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belliveau backwards.
Stoker throws a head punch that misses.
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau misses with a body punch.
Stoker lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
Belliveau lands a body shot.
Stoker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belliveau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Belliveau tries a body shot but Stoker blocks it.
Stoker blocks a body shot from Belliveau.
Stoker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stoker throws a punch but it's blocked by Belliveau. #T3#
Belliveau pushes Stoker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stoker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belliveau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Belliveau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stoker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau tries a body shot but Stoker blocks it.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stoker misses with the head strike.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stoker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stoker's elbow.
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body.
Stoker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stokers head.
Belliveau scores with a hook to the body.
Stoker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stoker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belliveau cracks Stoker with a nice body shot.
Belliveau digs a right hand underneath Stoker's ribcage. Stoker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Belliveau. #T4#
Belliveau lands a body punch in the clinch.
Belliveau lands a body shot in the clinch.
Belliveau digs a right hand into Stoker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stoker's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Belliveau.
Belliveau is leaning against Stoker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Belliveau.
Belliveau tries a body shot but Stoker blocks it.
Nice body punch from Belliveau - that landed with a thud.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Stoker avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Belliveau scores with a nice short uppercut.
Belliveau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Belliveau lands a nice uppercut.
Belliveau is leaning against Stoker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Belliveau pushes Stoker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau.
Stoker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belliveau misses with a body punch.
Belliveau throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoker lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Belliveau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
Belliveau throws a body punch but Stoker moves out of range.
Stoker scores with a nice body kick.
Edward Stoker is winning the standup battle so far.
Belliveau lands with a good body shot.
Belliveau takes a swing at Stoker's ribcage but misses.
Belliveau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belliveau connects with an inside leg kick.
Belliveau lands a nice shot to the body.
Stoker staying out of range there.
Stoker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Belliveau moves away from the strike by Stoker.
Stoker misses with a hook.
Belliveau wants to counter with a clinch but Stoker pushes him away.
A good leg kick by Belliveau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoker lands with a straight right. Belliveau didn't see that one coming.
Stoker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Belliveau ducks under a wild hook from Stoker.
Belliveau is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stoker with a body shot.
Stoker lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Belliveau drives through and clinches with Stoker against the cage. #T1#
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Stoker controls the action.
A short left from Stoker.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Stoker avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Belliveau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stoker is working Belliveau over against the cage.
Belliveau misses with the head strike.
Belliveau presses Stoker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Belliveau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau pushes Stoker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belliveau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belliveau scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stoker has a couple of punches blocked by Belliveau.
Belliveau gets through Stoker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stoker lands with a left to the head.
Stoker tries a body shot but Belliveau blocks it.
Belliveau lands a shot to the body.
Stoker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stoker misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
Stoker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belliveau's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoker prevents a body shot from Belliveau.
Stoker tries a body shot but Belliveau blocks it.
Stoker throws a punch but it's blocked by Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Belliveau.
Belliveau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stoker backwards.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stoker's elbow.
Nice body punch from Belliveau - that landed with a thud.
Belliveau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Belliveau lands with a left to the head. #BC2#
Belliveau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Belliveau.
Belliveau cracks Stoker with a good jab.
Edward Stoker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belliveau looks to score with a jab to the body but Stoker is just out of range.
Stoker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Belliveau fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Belliveau lands a leg kick that knocks Stoker off balance momentarily.
Stoker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T3#
Nice straight punches there by Stoker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stoker.
Stoker takes a swing at Belliveau's ribcage but misses.
Belliveau is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Belliveau jabs at Stoker's body.
Belliveau goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stoker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Stoker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stoker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That kick from Belliveau tenderised Stoker's leg. Stoker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stoker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stoker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Belliveau moves away from the strike by Stoker.
Belliveau throws a sloppy head kick and Stoker moves out of range easily.
Belliveau throws a jab when Stoker was well out of range.
Stoker throws a sloppy body shot
and Belliveau makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Belliveau on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Donk. Belliveau catches Stoker right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stoker takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T4#
Stoker misses with a low kick.
Stoker keeps the fight on the outside.
Stoker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stoker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belliveau.
Belliveau works Stoker's body with a nice hook.
Stoker connects with a single shot there.
Belliveau smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stoker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Stoker tries to move into range but Belliveau moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Belliveau thows a body kick. Stoker tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Belliveau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stoker manages to avoid it.
Stoker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stoker scores with a sloppy right hand. Belliveau should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the liver by Stoker. Beautiful body shot.
Stoker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stoker misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Belliveau misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Belliveau really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R4#
Stoker swings for the body but Belliveau moves out of range.
Stoker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stoker misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Belliveau is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stoker rather than just go for the knockout.
An inside leg kick from Belliveau misses.
Stoker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belliveau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Belliveau tries a quick counter leg kick but Stoker is wise to it.
Stoker wants to clinch up but Belliveau keeps it at a distance.
Stoker misses with the body kick
and Belliveau counters with a low kick, right behind Stoker 's knee.
Belliveau comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Belliveau tries to score with a low kick but Stoker moves his leg out of the way.
Stoker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belliveau throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Belliveau counters with an outside leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Belliveau connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stoker momentarily.
Stoker throws a body shot but no joy.
Belliveau throws a body kick that misses.
A low kick from Stoker is predictable there
and Belliveau counters with a nice body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Stoker! #T1#
Belliveau avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Belliveau tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stoker is able to avoid easily.
Stoker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Belliveau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Belliveau wants to clinch up but Stoker keeps it at a distance.
Belliveau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stoker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Belliveau walks into a jab.
Stoker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belliveau was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoker.
Belliveau misses with an uppercut. Stoker saw that one coming.
Stoker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stoker walks into a left hand.
Belliveau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belliveau ducks under a wild hook from Stoker.
Stoker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stoker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belliveau.
Stoker misses with a right hand
and Belliveau counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T2#
Stoker wants to clinch up but Belliveau keeps it at a distance.
Stoker just misses with a punch to the body.
Stoker misses with a body kick.
Stoker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belliveau dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stoker. That did some damage!
Stoker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Belliveau takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Belliveau avoids the head kick by Stoker.
Stoker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stoker misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Stoker as he connects with a hook.
Belliveau connects with an inside leg kick.
Stoker throws a body shot but no joy.
Good work by Stoker as he checks the leg kick.
Belliveau fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stoker checks it well. #T3#
Stoker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stoker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Belliveau.
Stoker throws a leg kick but Belliveau sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stoker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Belliveau counters with a body kick.
Stoker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stoker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stoker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stoker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Belliveau in his tracks.
Stoker throws a wild body kick that Belliveau sees coming a mile off.
Stoker misses with a leg kick.
Stoker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stoker tries to clinch
and Belliveau counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Belliveau misses.
Belliveau throws a body shot but no joy.
Stoker connects with a body shot that sends Belliveau's belly button to the back.
Stoker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Belliveau's calf.
Belliveau buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stoker tries a low kick but Belliveau avoids it.
Stoker throws a right hand that Belliveau ducks under and follows up with a left that Belliveau also avoids with ease.
Belliveau throws a low kick but Stoker moves out of range easily.
Stoker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stoker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Belliveau.
Belliveau tries to counter with a clinch but Stoker shakes him off and moves away.
Stoker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Belliveau is out of range.
Belliveau has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stoker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belliveau.
Stoker looks for the body kick but Belliveau saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stoker.
Belliveau does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Belliveau takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Belliveau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stoker backing away here, and Belliveau unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Belliveau takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Belliveau walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stoker misses with a straight left.
Belliveau replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Stoker blocks it well.
A big right from Stoker misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Edward Stoker will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R5#
Belliveau comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Belliveau misses with a low kick.
Stoker throws a right hand that misses
and Belliveau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Belliveau blocks the body kick.
Stoker scores with a body shot.
Belliveau throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stoker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belliveau was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoker.
Stoker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Belliveau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stoker.
Belliveau takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Belliveau just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoker scores with a spinning back kick!
Belliveau tried to score with a low kick but Stoker checks it.
Stoker jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Belliveau on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Belliveau looks to score with a jab to the body but Stoker is just out of range.
It looked like Stoker was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a low kick. #T1#
Belliveau just misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stoker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Belliveau doesn't seem bothered though.
Belliveau shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Belliveau throws out a leg kick but Stoker moves out of range and Belliveau only half commits.
Stoker throws a jab but it's blocked by Belliveau.
Stoker looks to land a left hand but Belliveau moved out of range nicely.
Stoker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Belliveau keeps the fight on the outside.
Stoker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stoker misses with a kick to the body.
Belliveau doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Belliveau ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Belliveau misses the shot to the body.
Belliveau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stoker was well out of range. Poor timing from Belliveau.
Belliveau finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stoker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Steve Belliveau is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Belliveau takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Belliveau feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stokers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stoker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stoker misses with a kick to the body.
Stoker just misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau flicks out a counter leg kick but Stoker steps away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Belliveau connects with a nice looking jab.
Belliveau moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stoker throws a body shot but no joy.
Belliveau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stoker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stoker tries to clinch up.
Stoker sets himself, and Belliveau steps forward looking for the clinch! Stoker avoids it this time.
Stoker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belliveau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Belliveau tries to clinch but Stoker is having none of it.
Belliveau lands a nice looking body shot. #T3#
Stoker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stoker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stoker throws a leg kick which misses Belliveau's front leg but catches the back leg as Belliveau tries to avoid it.
Stoker tries to clinch there but Belliveau circles away.
Belliveau blocks a head kick by Stoker.
Belliveau takes a swing at Stoker's ribcage but misses.
Stoker misses with a low kick.
Belliveau throws a looping overhand right but Stoker ducks down to avoid it.
Belliveau lands with a slapping head kick.
Belliveau checks a leg kick.
Stoker just misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stoker throws a hook but Belliveau avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Belliveau.
Stoker throws a jab but it's blocked by Belliveau.
Stoker misses with a wild body shot.
Belliveau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stoker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T4#
A big right from Stoker misses.
Stoker is looking to score with low kicks.
Stoker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stoker connects with a single shot there.
Stoker misses with the body kick
and Belliveau counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belliveau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice cross by Belliveau.
Stoker throws a body kick that misses #CL2#
and Belliveau moves into the clinch.
Belliveau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Stoker.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Stoker controls the action.
Belliveau is working Stoker over against the cage.
Belliveau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Belliveau throws a punch but it's blocked by Stoker.
Stoker lands with a light punch inside.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stoker throws a punch but it's blocked by Belliveau.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Steve Belliveau.
I think Belliveau 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Belliveau!
Steve Belliveau is the new middleweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Steve Belliveau started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Edward Stoker spoke after the fight, saying 'I may have lost that fight. But at least I'm not being managed by that douchebag Michael Knight (52061) anymore.'.

Event: GAMMA#636 Belliveau v Hanolla
Date: May 27, 2017

#R1#
Hanolla misses with a head kick. #CL2#
Hanolla has taken the fight to the clinch.
Belliveau throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Hanolla.
Belliveau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hanolla blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belliveau misses with the head strike.
Belliveau misses with some punches.
Belliveau scores with a shot to the side of Hanolla's head.
Hanolla jumps guard but Belliveau stands there with Hanolla around his waist. Hanolla gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hanolla prevents a body shot from Belliveau.
Hanolla is working Belliveau over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hanolla jumps guard but Belliveau turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hanolla throws a head punch that misses.
Hanolla tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Belliveau just stands there and leans against the cage.
Steve Belliveau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jutta Hanolla.
Hanolla digs a right hand underneath Belliveau's ribcage. Belliveau let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanolla tries to pull guard but Belliveau forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#T1#
Belliveau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hanolla makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Hanolla.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Hanolla controls the action.
Belliveau has a couple of punches blocked by Hanolla. #TD2#
Hanolla jumps guard. #SUB2#
Belliveau has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Hanolla to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Belliveau is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Hanolla pulls down on the head and he's put Belliveau to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jutta Hanolla!
Jutta Hanolla is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Jutta Hanolla thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: EVO 05102017
Date: May 10, 2017

#R1#
Bashorov throws a series of punches but Belliveau moves out of range.
Belliveau misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Bashorov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bashorov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bashorov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#TD2#
Bashorov shoots in and bounces Belliveau off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bashorov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Belliveau's guard.
Bashorov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #ES#
Belliveau manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bashorov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Belliveau throws out a loose jab but Bashorov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belliveau takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bashorov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belliveau swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Belliveau looks to score with a jab to the body but Bashorov is just out of range.
Belliveau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bashorov.
Belliveau looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bashorov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belliveau.#T1#
Belliveau on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Belliveau throws a leg kick but Bashorov checks it.
Bashorov missing with a left hand there. Belliveau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belliveau dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bashorov. That did some damage!
Bashorov jabs Belliveau right on the nose. Belliveau blinks but takes it well.
Bashorov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bashorov throws out a loose jab but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belliveau misses with a low kick as Bashorov jumps back.
Belliveau cracks Bashorov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bashorov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bashorov misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Bashorov - just one landing.
Belliveau looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bashorov! But no joy.
Belliveau misses with a low kick as Bashorov jumps back.
Bashorov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belliveau circles away quickly and effectively.
Belliveau tried to counter with a leg kick but Bashorov avoided it.
Belliveau seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
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!
Bashorov checks a low kick from Belliveau.
Belliveau takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bashorov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Belliveau had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bashorov looks to score with a jab to the body but Belliveau is just out of range.
Bashorov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Belliveau avoids it really well and circles away.#T2#
The fighters circle momentarily. Bashorov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bashorov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bashorov cracks Belliveau with a good jab.
Belliveau throws a body kick that misses.
Belliveau takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bashorov just misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau throws a body punch but Bashorov moves out of range.
Belliveau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bashorov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Belliveau defends it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Belliveau as Bashorov shoots in.
Steve Belliveau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karim Bashorov.
Belliveau takes a swing at Bashorov's ribcage but misses.
Bashorov lands a jab-cross combination.
Belliveau shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #T3##CL#
Bashorov tries to keep at a distance but Belliveau has taken the fight into the clinch.
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bashorov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Belliveau.
Belliveau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Belliveau swings wildly with an uppercut but Bashorov uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD2#
Bashorov pulls Belliveau into guard. #SU#
Belliveau decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bashorov, up you get!
Belliveau throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bashorov on the side of the head.
Bashorov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bashorov looks to score with a jab to the body but Belliveau is just out of range.
Bashorov blocks a head kick by Belliveau.
The fighters circling - Bashorov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A clash of legs there as Bashorov blocks the low kick.
A jab from Bashorov misses.
Belliveau connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Belliveau. #T4#
Bashorov throws an overhand right that lands on Belliveau's shoulder, as Belliveau tries to avoid the shot.
It appears Belliveau was looking to counter with a kick there.
Belliveau tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bashorov checks a low kick from Belliveau.
Belliveau walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Belliveau is looking to score with low kicks.
Bashorov blocks a head kick by Belliveau.
Belliveau swings widly with a right hand
and Bashorov counters with a left to the body.
No joy there for Bashorov, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #CL#
Belliveau gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bashorov lands with a short shot to the head.
Bashorov pushes Belliveau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bashorov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Belliveau gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bashorov jumps guard but Belliveau turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Bashorov controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Belliveau.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Karim Bashorov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Belliveau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belliveau throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bashorov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karim Bashorov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bashorov checks a leg kick.
Bashorov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Belliveau misses the target.
Bashorov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bashorov throws out a loose jab but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belliveau drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bashorov thuds his right hand into Belliveau's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bashorov lands a right hook to the body.
Bashorov just misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau tried to counter with a leg kick but Bashorov avoided it.
Bashorov lands the left hand.
Bashorov looks to land a left hand but Belliveau moved out of range nicely.
Belliveau feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Belliveau bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bashorov's head backwards.
Belliveau misses with a low kick.
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!
Belliveau moves away from the strike by Bashorov.
Belliveau throws a leg kick but Bashorov checks it.
Bashorov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.#T1#
Bashorov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Belliveau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#CL#
Bashorov gets tackled into the cage by Belliveau. Belliveau maintains the clinch. #TD2#
Bashorov pulls guard.
Belliveau is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Belliveau is looking to stand up but Bashorov won't let him. #SUB2#
Bashorov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Belliveau doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Belliveau manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Belliveau won't allow Bashorov to sweep him here.
Bashorov has a closed guard, preventing Belliveau from standing up.
Bashorov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Belliveau wants to get back to his feet.#T2##SUB2#
Bashorov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Belliveau wants to get back to his feet.
Belliveau is refusing to be controlled, as Bashorov sits in half guard.
Bashorov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Belliveau is controlling Bashorov's trapped leg to prevent Bashorov from advancing to side control.
Belliveau is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belliveau is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belliveau pushes Bashorov off looking to stand but Bashorov dives back in and keeps control.
Belliveau is not content to let Bashorov control the position.
Belliveau wants to get back to his feet.#T3#
Bashorov not doing much here. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Belliveau. That's going to slow Bashorov down.
Good work by Bashorov as he checks the leg kick.
Belliveau connects with a body shot.
Steve Belliveau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belliveau wants to slow Bashorov down by chopping away at his legs.
And Bashorov tries to counter it with a takedown but Belliveau pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Steve Belliveau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belliveau works Bashorov's body with a nice hook.
Belliveau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bashorov.
Belliveau is looking to wear down Bashorov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Belliveau, right into the meat.
Bashorov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bashorov looks to land a right hand but Belliveau moved out of range.
Bashorov throws a body shot but no joy.
Belliveau looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bashorov throws a big shot that misses.#T4#
Bashorov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belliveau was well out of range. Poor timing from Bashorov.
Belliveau thuds a left hand into Bashorov's body.
Bashorov misses with a body shot.
Belliveau will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Belliveau avoids the body shot from Bashorov.
Belliveau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bashorov.
Bashorov thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belliveau on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Belliveau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bashorov manages to avoid it.
Belliveau fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bashorov throws a body punch but Belliveau moves out of range.
Belliveau blocks a jab.
Bashorov lands a nice shot to the body.
Belliveau tries to land a body kick
and Bashorov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bashorov scores with a nice right hand.
Belliveau scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Belliveau scores with a shot to the body.
Bashorov misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karim Bashorov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Belliveau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3#
Belliveau throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bashorov.
Bashorov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Belliveau displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bashorov.
Belliveau thumps Bashorov with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Belliveau.
Belliveau lands with an overhand left.
Bashorov throws a body punch but Belliveau moves out of range.
Belliveau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belliveau throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau throws a good cross that connects.
Bashorov punishes Belliveau's body with a nice straight punch.
Belliveau scoring well with a low kick there.
Bashorov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belliveau tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bashorov is able to avoid easily.
Bashorov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T1#
A shot to the liver by Bashorov. Beautiful body shot.
Bashorov clobbers Belliveau with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good shot there by Bashorov.
Belliveau tries to score with a low kick but Bashorov moves his leg out of the way.
Bashorov lands a really nice looking cross but Belliveau seems unphased.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bashorov checks a leg kick. #CL#
Belliveau rushes Bashorov and presses him up against the cage.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Bashorov controls the action.
Bashorov lands with a right to the head.
Bashorov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Belliveau backwards.
Bashorov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Steve Belliveau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karim Bashorov.
Belliveau tries to work over Bashorov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Bashorov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bashorov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Belliveau is defending well.
Bashorov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Bashorov controls the action.
Bashorov tries to throw a body punch but Belliveau avoids it by throwing Bashorov back against the cage. #T2#
Belliveau gets through Bashorov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belliveau is working Bashorov over against the cage.
Belliveau lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Belliveau - that landed with a thud.
Bashorov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Belliveau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Belliveau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belliveau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bashorov tries a body shot but Belliveau blocks it.
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Bashorov blocking some punches.
Belliveau lands a hook that snaps the head of Bashorov backwards.
Bashorov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Steve Belliveau has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Belliveau has a couple of punches blocked by Bashorov.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Bashorov avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Belliveau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3#
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Bashorov controls the action.
Bashorov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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.
Bashorov misses with the head strike.
Bashorov is trying to break the clinch but Belliveau is controlling him.
Bashorov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Bashorov controls his hands.
Bashorov takes a shot to the head.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Bashorov avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Bashorov working aggressively here.
Belliveau misses with the head strike.
Bashorov lands a nice uppercut.
Belliveau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau.
Belliveau lands with a right to the head.
Belliveau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T4##TD2#
Bashorov pulls guard successfully. #SU#
Belliveau decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Crunch! Belliveau slams his shin into Bashorov's torso.
Bashorov misses with a body punch
and Belliveau counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belliveau with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Belliveau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bashorov lands the left hand.
Bashorov takes one to the chin there.
Belliveau works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Belliveau paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Belliveau throws a leg kick which misses Bashorov's front leg but catches the back leg as Bashorov tries to avoid it.
Bashorov throws an overhand right that lands on Belliveau's shoulder, as Belliveau tries to avoid the shot.
Bashorov blocks a leg kick.
Bashorov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Belliveau clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Belliveau looks for the body kick but Bashorov saw that one coming.
Bashorov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Belliveau doesn't seem bothered though. #CL#
Belliveau moves into the clinch successfully.
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body.
Bashorov goes for a takedown attempt but Belliveau pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bashorov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belliveau feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Belliveau defending well as Bashorov loads up on a big left hand.
Bashorov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Belliveau throws a low kick but Bashorov moves out of range easily.
Belliveau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bashorov.
Bashorov with the counter takedown but Belliveau avoids it easily.
Bashorov misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belliveau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashorov jabs at Belliveau's body.
Bashorov misses with a straight right.
Bashorov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belliveau sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T1#
Belliveau scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Belliveau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belliveau throws a low kick, looking for Bashorov's leg but Bashorov calmly moves out of range.
Belliveau throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bashorov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Belliveau gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bashorov.
Bashorov looks to score with a jab to the body but Belliveau is just out of range.
Belliveau looks to clinch #TD2#
and Bashorov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Belliveau is trying to stand back up but Bashorov is controlling him
Belliveau is doing well to control the position and prevent Bashorov from advancing to side control.
Bashorov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Belliveau looks like he's trying to stand up. #ES#
Belliveau makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belliveau with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bashorov to score with a decent uppercut.
Bashorov misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
Belliveau with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bashorov to score with a decent uppercut.
Bashorov connects with a crisp jab.
Belliveau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bashorov.
Bashorov works Belliveau's body with a nice hook.
Bashorov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#CL#
Belliveau pushes Bashorov up against the cage in a clinch.
Belliveau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bashorov backwards.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Bashorov controls the action.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belliveau.
Belliveau digs a right hand into Bashorov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bashorov's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bashorov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bashorov.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T3#
Bashorov blocking some punches.
Belliveau is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Steve Belliveau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karim Bashorov.
Belliveau blocks a body shot from Bashorov.
Bashorov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Belliveau prevents it.
Bashorov wants to break free but Belliveau has control.
Bashorov blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
Bashorov manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belliveau.
Belliveau is looking to land body kicks.
Bashorov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL#
Belliveau gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Belliveau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bashorov has a couple of punches blocked by Belliveau.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Bashorov controls the action. #BC2#
Bashorov manages to break the clinch.
Belliveau drops his hands momentarily and Bashorov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T4#
Belliveau swings for the body but Bashorov moves out of range.
Bashorov misses with a double jab.
Bashorov misses with a hook. Belliveau ducked under it nicely.
Bashorov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bashorov moves away.
Bashorov throws a hook to the side of Belliveau's head but Belliveau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bashorov throws a sloppy body shot
and Belliveau counters with a body kick that stops Bashorov in his tracks momentarily.
Bashorov is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bashorov shoots in looking for a takedown but Belliveau manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bashorov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bashorov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Belliveau. That one must have hurt.
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Belliveau takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bashorov throws out a loose jab but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Belliveau was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bashorov.
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Belliveau swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belliveau jabs Bashorov right on the nose. Bashorov blinks but takes it well.
Bashorov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Steve Belliveau will probably get the nod.
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!
#R5#
A punch lands to the side of Belliveau 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Belliveau is looking to land body kicks.
Bashorov misses with a takedown attempt - Belliveau sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#TD2#
Bashorov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#SUB2#
Bashorov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bashorov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Belliveau seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bashorov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Belliveau works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashorov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Belliveau is trying to keep Bashorov in close.
Bashorov stays in close to Belliveau's body and controls the position. #T1#
Bashorov is looking to work some ground and pound but Belliveau has wrist control.
Bashorov throwing strikes from guard but Belliveau blocks nicely.
Bashorov won't allow Belliveau to get back to his feet.
Belliveau controlling Bashorov's posture. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Belliveau throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Belliveau walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bashorov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Belliveau tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bashorov is able to avoid easily.
Bashorov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belliveau.
Bashorov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belliveau.
As Bashorov tries to get set, Belliveau tries to push him back and clinch up but Bashorov manages to avoid the attempt.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bashorov tries to break free but Belliveau pushes him back against the cage.
Belliveau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bashorov throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
Bashorov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belliveau.
Belliveau tries a body shot but Bashorov blocks it.
Belliveau prevents a takedown attempt there.
Steve Belliveau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karim Bashorov.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Bashorov controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Belliveau.
Bashorov blocks a body shot from Belliveau.
Bashorov is looking to break free of the clinch but Belliveau has double underhooks.
Belliveau lands a right hand.
Bashorov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belliveau lands with a short shot to the head.
Belliveau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bashorovs head. #T3##BC#
Belliveau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Belliveau throws a leg kick which misses Bashorov's front leg but catches the back leg as Bashorov tries to avoid it.
Bashorov looks to score with a jab to the body but Belliveau is just out of range.
Belliveau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bashorov was well out of range. Poor timing from Belliveau.
Bashorov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Belliveau defends it nicely.
Bashorov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bashorov misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Bashorov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bashorov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Belliveau on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #CL#
Belliveau clinches.
Belliveau lands a right hand. #T4#
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bashorov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Belliveau avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bashorov.
Belliveau pushes Bashorov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belliveau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bashorov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Belliveau walks away with a smile on his face. Bashorov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bashorov throws a body punch but Belliveau moves out of range.
Belliveau throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Bashorov counters with a takedown into side control.
Bashorov lands a nice forearm strike.
Belliveau wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bashorov is looking to take a break and control but Belliveau is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Belliveau showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Belliveau has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Glass scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Belliveau!
Steve Belliveau is the new middleweight champion!
Steve Belliveau tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: GAMMA#630 Belliveau v Rokicki
Date: Apr 29, 2017

#R1#
Rokicki misses with a body kick.
Belliveau throws a leg kick but Rokicki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Belliveau looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice body kick there by Rokicki.
Belliveau has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Scotty's Yard in the buildup to the fight.
Belliveau misses with a low kick.
Belliveau throws a leg kick but Rokicki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rokicki throws a shot from downtown. Belliveau moves away and avoids it.
Rokicki delivers a nice body kick.
Belliveau throws a lazy right hand but Rokicki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Rokicki releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rokicki throws a wild body kick that Belliveau sees coming a mile off.
Rokicki lands with a hook. Belliveau tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Belliveau loads up on a big right hand but Rokicki slips the punch.
An inside leg kick from Belliveau misses.
Belliveau tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rokicki connects with an inside leg kick.
Belliveau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rokicki was well out of range. Poor timing from Belliveau.
Rokicki lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rokicki misses the jab.
Belliveau sizes up Rokicki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CUT#
It looks like Piotr Rokicki has been cut.#T1#
Belliveau attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Belliveau gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Belliveau throws a solid leg kick but Rokicki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Belliveau.
Rokicki thuds his right hand into Belliveau's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rokicki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Rokicki.
Belliveau throws a leg kick but Rokicki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rokicki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Belliveau's head backwards.
Belliveau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Belliveau misses with a straight right.
Rokicki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rokicki misses with an uppercut. Belliveau saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Belliveau tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rokicki.
Belliveau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rokicki.
Rokicki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Rokicki does it's job there.
Rokicki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Belliveau's hands.
Rokicki has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#T2#
Belliveau steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rokicki. That one must have hurt.
Belliveau slips a jab from Rokicki.
It looked like Belliveau was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rokicki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Belliveau checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like Belliveau wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Belliveau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rokicki was well out of range. Poor timing from Belliveau.
Rokicki lands a nice hook to Belliveau's body. Belliveau takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rokicki circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Rokicki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Belliveau is looking to land body kicks.
Belliveau slips a jab from Rokicki.
Rokicki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rokicki with a hook.
Rokicki takes a swing at Belliveau's ribcage but misses.
Belliveau appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rokicki is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick misses from Rokicki.
Steve Belliveau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belliveau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belliveau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rokicki.
Nice defenses there by Belliveau.
Rokicki is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Belliveau had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.#T3#
Rokicki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belliveau moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Belliveau walks into a jab.
Rokicki lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Piotr Rokicki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belliveau is looking to score with low kicks.
Belliveau throws a leg kick
letting Rokicki counter with a right hand.
Rokicki staying out of range there.
Rokicki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Belliveau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rokicki.
Rokicki connects with a leg kick. Belliveau looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rokicki throws an overhand right that lands on Belliveau's shoulder, as Belliveau tries to avoid the shot.
Rokicki misses with a wild body shot.
Belliveau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rokicki.
Belliveau throws a sloppy head kick and Rokicki moves out of range easily.
Belliveau tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Belliveau enables Rokicki to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Belliveau manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#ES#
Belliveau scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rokicki missing with a left hand there. Belliveau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T4#
A combination from Rokicki does no damage.
A jab from Rokicki misses.
Rokicki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Belliveau dodges the punch combination from Rokicki.
Rokicki is looking to score with low kicks.
Rokicki thuds a left hand into Belliveau's body.
Rokicki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belliveau.
Rokicki throws a hook to the side of Belliveau's head but Belliveau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rokicki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Belliveau does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Belliveau takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy left from Rokicki finds it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rokicki. Belliveau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rokicki throws a hook but Belliveau blocks it.
Belliveau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rokicki takes a swing at Belliveau's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Rokicki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piotr Rokicki's cut.
That's time! Belliveau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Belliveau tried to score with a low kick but Rokicki checks it.
Rokicki misses with a body kick.
Belliveau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rokicki.
Rokicki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rokicki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Belliveau doesn't seem bothered though.
Belliveau's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rokicki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Belliveau scrambles back to his feet.
Rokicki misses the jab.
As Rokicki tries to get set, Belliveau tries to push him back and clinch up but Rokicki manages to avoid the attempt.
Rokicki misses with a straight right.
Belliveau lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rokicki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Belliveau misses the shot to the body.
Rokicki feints the counter takedown.
Belliveau keeps Rokicki at a distance using the push kick.
Belliveau scores with a shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Belliveau. Rokicki shrugs it off though.
Rokicki is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rokicki throws a series of punches but Belliveau avoids them all with ease.
Rokicki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rokicki throws out a loose jab but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Rokicki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belliveau.
Belliveau misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belliveau.
Belliveau lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Belliveau misses with a body shot.
Rokicki lands a nice shot to the body.
Rokicki lands a nice shot to the body.
Belliveau ducks under a wild hook from Rokicki.
Nice body kick there by Rokicki.
Belliveau pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rokicki fails to land with a series of punches.
Belliveau has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rokicki.
Rokicki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Belliveau scores with a nice head shot.
Rokicki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Belliveau's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rokicki sizes up Belliveau with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rokicki misses with a head kick. #T2#
Belliveau connects with a looping right hand.
Rokicki throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good exchange - Rokicki coming out on top.
Rokicki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belliveau moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rokicki jabs Belliveau to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rokicki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Rokicki misses the target.
A quick step to the side and Belliveau tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belliveau gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rokicki. Belliveau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belliveau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rokicki was well out of range. Poor timing from Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a straight right.
Rokicki missing with a left hand there. Belliveau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rokicki throws a body punch but Belliveau moves out of range.
As Rokicki backs away, Belliveau returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Belliveau has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rokicki finds it's way round the side to connect with Belliveau's head.
Rokicki connects with a body shot that sends Belliveau's belly button to the back.
Rokicki looks to land a right hand but Belliveau moved out of range.#T3#
Rokicki throws a hook but Belliveau blocks it.
Belliveau lands with a cross.
Rokicki takes one on the button.
Belliveau tries to land a leg kick but Rokicki saw it coming and moves away.
Belliveau takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rokicki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Belliveau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#TD2#
Rokicki shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Belliveau is trying to defend but Rokicki finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Belliveau is trying to maintain the position but Rokicki is very close to passing his half guard.
Rokicki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rokicki wants to take a breather but Belliveau is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES#
Belliveau pushes Rokicki off and gets back to his feet.
Rokicki thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Belliveau was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rokicki.
Belliveau throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#T4#
Rokicki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Belliveau throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rokicki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Belliveau finds it's way round the side to connect with Rokicki's head. #CUT#
That has opened up Piotr Rokicki's cut even more.#CL#
Belliveau darts in and clinches Rokicki up against the cage.
Rokicki throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Rokicki breaks from the clinch.
Rokicki moves out of range as Belliveau strikes.
Nice shot lands for Rokicki.
Rokicki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rokicki checks a leg kick nicely.
Rokicki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rokicki - that will leave a mark!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rokicki blocks a leg kick.
Belliveau on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rokicki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #CL#
Belliveau has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Rokicki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Piotr Rokicki'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.
#R3#
Belliveau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Belliveau takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Belliveau connects with a body shot that sends Rokicki's belly button to the back.
Piotr Rokicki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rokicki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rokicki throws an overhand right that lands on Belliveau's shoulder, as Belliveau tries to avoid the shot.
Belliveau wants to slow Rokicki down by chopping away at his legs.
Rokicki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rokicki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Belliveau crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rokicki - the referee stops the clock and Belliveau gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rokicki. Belliveau manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Belliveau misses with a body shot.
Rokicki only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Rokicki. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rokicki.
Rokicki lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as Belliveau blocks the low kick.
It appears Belliveau was looking to counter with a kick there.
Rokicki avoids a kick to the body.
Belliveau will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rokicki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rokicki works the jab nicely.#T1#
Rokicki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rokicki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Belliveau.
Belliveau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Belliveau throws a sloppy head kick and Rokicki moves out of range easily.
Belliveau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rokicki manages to avoid it.
Rokicki looks to throw the jab but Belliveau is out of range.
Belliveau misses the jab.
Rokicki scores with a nice strike.
A head kick misses from Belliveau.
Belliveau moves out of range as Rokicki strikes.
Belliveau misses with an uppercut.
Rokicki shoots in but Belliveau avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Belliveau throws a leg kick which misses Rokicki's front leg but catches the back leg as Rokicki tries to avoid it. #T2#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rokicki.
The fighters circling - Belliveau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rokicki misses with a low kick.
Belliveau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rokicki takes one on the button.
Belliveau misses with a body shot.
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!
Rokicki misses with a looping right.
Rokicki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belliveau.
Rokicki is looking for the big counter here.
Belliveau moves forwards but Rokicki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rokicki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rokicki throws an overhand right that lands on Belliveau's shoulder, as Belliveau tries to avoid the shot.
Rokicki throws a series of punches but Belliveau moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Belliveau. Beautiful body shot.
Belliveau throws a low kick but Rokicki moves out of range easily.
Rokicki flicks out a counter leg kick but Belliveau steps away.
The fighters circling - Rokicki throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL#
Belliveau closes the distance and pushes Rokicki back into the cage.#T3#
Rokicki misses with a punch on the inside.
Belliveau tries to work over Rokicki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rokicki takes a shot to the head.
Belliveau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rokicki backwards.
Rokicki working aggressively here.
Rokicki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Belliveau misses with a body punch.
Belliveau misses with the head strike.
Rokicki wants to take the fight to the mat but Belliveau manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rokicki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rokicki throws a punch but it's blocked by Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with some punches.
Belliveau dodges an elbow strike from Rokicki.
Rokicki swings wildly with an uppercut but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Rokicki misses with a punch on the inside.
Belliveau digs a right hand into Rokicki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rokicki's gas tank. #T4##BC2#
Rokicki manages to break the clinch.
Rokicki thuds his right hand into Belliveau's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rokicki 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 lands a jab to Rokicki's midsection.
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!
Belliveau thumps Rokicki with a low kick.
Belliveau cracks the inside of Rokicki's front leg.
Rokicki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Belliveau is out of range.
Rokicki lands with an overhand left.
Belliveau misses with a wild body shot.
Belliveau missing with a left hand there. Rokicki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belliveau swings for the body but Rokicki moves out of range.
Belliveau moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rokicki misses with a straight left.
Belliveau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rokicki manages to avoid it.
Belliveau feints and then cracks Rokicki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rokicki down.
Rokicki throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Steve Belliveau did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Piotr Rokicki's cut.
That's time! Belliveau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Belliveau gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Belliveau tries to move into range but Rokicki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Belliveau scores with a jab to the body.
Belliveau throws a leg kick but Rokicki moved away.
A head kick misses from Belliveau.
Rokicki throws a hook but Belliveau avoids it easily.
Rokicki avoids the body shot from Belliveau.
Rokicki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rokicki throws a chopping leg kick but Belliveau manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rokicki throws a hook but Belliveau avoids it easily.
Belliveau ducks under a wild hook from Rokicki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Belliveau.
Some bone on bone action there as Rokicki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Belliveau with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Belliveau fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rokicki checks it well.
Belliveau checks the leg kick.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Rokicki. Belliveau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belliveau misses the jab.
Belliveau looks to score with a jab to the body but Rokicki is just out of range.
Rokicki throws a leg kick
and Belliveau counters with a nice body kick.
A slow jab from Rokicki misses its intended target.
A combination from Rokicki does no damage.
Rokicki is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Belliveau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rokicki just misses with a punch to the body.
Rokicki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belliveau misses with an uppercut.
Rokicki throws a jab but it's blocked by Belliveau.
Belliveau goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A slow jab from Rokicki misses its intended target.
Rokicki throws an off balance right hand #CL#
and Belliveau counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Belliveau digs a right hand into Rokicki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rokicki's gas tank. #T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rokicki.
Belliveau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rokicki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belliveau's elbow.
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.
Rokicki lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Rokicki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Belliveau on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rokicki misses with a series of wild punches.
Rokicki misses with a leg kick
and Belliveau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rokicki throws the kick towards the body but Belliveau avoids it.
Belliveau dodges the punch combination from Rokicki.
Rokicki throws a head kick that Belliveau semi-blocks.
Rokicki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Belliveau just misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Rokicki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Belliveau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belliveau on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Belliveau swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rokicki.
Rokicki looks to score with a jab to the body but Belliveau is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rokicki misses the target.
A cross from Rokicki lands.
Rokicki moves away from the strike by Belliveau.
Rokicki checks a leg kick.
Rokicki lands with an overhand left.
Rokicki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rokicki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rokicki needs to keep his hands up - Belliveau had a free shot at his head there.#CUT#
The cut above Piotr Rokicki's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rokicki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belliveau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rokicki was well out of range. Poor timing from Belliveau.
Belliveau's corner calls for a 1-2. Belliveau obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #ROC#
Rokicki is rocked!#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belliveau circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Rokicki tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Belliveau wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Belliveau!
Steve Belliveau retains his middleweight title!
Steve Belliveau was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: GAMMA#625 Gunnar v Fjera 2
Date: Apr 08, 2017

#R1#
Laoka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Belliveau if he has to take too many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laoka. Belliveau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laoka lands a nice shot to the body.
Laoka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Katsu Laoka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belliveau tries to score with a low kick but Laoka moves his leg out of the way.
Belliveau feints and then cracks Laoka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laoka down.
Laoka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belliveau.
Laoka misses with a low kick.
Belliveau throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Laoka connects with a body shot that sends Belliveau's belly button to the back.
Belliveau throws a big shot that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Laoka blocks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laoka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Laoka scores with a hook to the body. Belliveau takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Belliveau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belliveau loads up on a big right hand but Laoka slips the punch.
That kick from Belliveau tenderised Laoka's leg. Laoka is trying to keep his angry face on.#T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Belliveau. Laoka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belliveau seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Donk. Laoka catches Belliveau right on the button with a cross.
Belliveau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Belliveau throws a good cross that connects.
Laoka connects with a looping right hand.
A good leg kick by Belliveau.
Laoka missing with a left hand there. Belliveau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belliveau jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.#KD#
Belliveau drops Laoka with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Laoka looks back up at him and smiles so Belliveau waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belliveau tries to move into range but Laoka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good exchange - Laoka coming out on top.
Laoka catches Belliveau with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Belliveau misses with a hook.
Belliveau buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Belliveau connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T2#
Belliveau throws a body punch but Laoka moves out of range.
Laoka digs a good hook to Belliveau's body.
Laoka scores with a sloppy right hand. Belliveau should have avoided that one.
Laoka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Belliveau momentarily.
Laoka slips under a jab from Belliveau.
Laoka defending well as Belliveau loads up on a big left hand.
Belliveau ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laoka dips to his left and cracks Belliveau with an uppercut!
Laoka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belliveau.
Belliveau digs a good body shot into Laoka's ribs.
Belliveau with a nice cross.
Nice body kick there by Laoka.
Laoka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laoka.
Belliveau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belliveau looks to score with a jab to the body but Laoka is just out of range.#T3#
Belliveau takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Laoka throws an overhand right that lands on Belliveau's shoulder, as Belliveau tries to avoid the shot.
Laoka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Belliveau takes a swing at Laoka's ribcage but misses.
Belliveau lands with a good body shot.
Laoka scoring well with a low kick there.
Laoka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belliveau's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Laoka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Belliveau scrambles back to his feet.
Laoka throws a body shot but no joy.
Laoka throws a chopping leg kick but Belliveau manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Belliveau throws a counter high kick but Laoka was just alert enough to avoid it.
Belliveau closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Laoka throws a hook to the side of Belliveau's head but Belliveau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laoka digs a good hook to Belliveau's body.
Laoka misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Laoka.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belliveau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laoka.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Laoka! But no joy.#T4#
Belliveau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laoka.
Belliveau looks to land a body kick but Laoka moved away.
Laoka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Belliveau throws a half hearted mid kick.
Laoka throws a leg kick that misses.
Laoka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laoka wants to slow Belliveau down by chopping away at his legs.
Belliveau feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Laoka throws a jab when Belliveau was well out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laoka.
Laoka throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Belliveau counter with a right hand.
Laoka sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Laoka swings widly with a right hand
and Laoka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belliveau needs to keep his hands up - Laoka had a free shot at his head there.
Laoka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laoka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Belliveau at a distance.
Belliveau takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Katsu Laoka will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Belliveau on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laoka. Laoka obviously looking to wear him down.
Belliveau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Laoka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Belliveau misses the shot to the body.
Laoka throws out a counter right but Belliveau avoids it with no problem.
Laoka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Belliveau thows a leg kick but Laoka checks it #TD2#
and Laoka counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Belliveau keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Belliveau trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laoka takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Belliveau is looking to escape.
Belliveau is looking to control Laoka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Belliveau avoid being mounted?#T1#
Belliveau slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Laoka is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Laoka stops Belliveau from standing up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laoka is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Laoka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laoka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laoka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laoka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laoka lands with a hook. Belliveau tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Laoka misses with a straight right. #T2#
Belliveau throws a looping overhand right but Laoka ducks down to avoid it.
Belliveau throws a lazy right hand but Laoka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laoka throws out a loose jab but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laoka misses with a wild body shot.
Laoka misses the jab.
Laoka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Belliveau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Belliveau buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laoka throws the kick towards the body but Belliveau avoids it.
Laoka lands a head shot.
Laoka lands with a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Laoka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Laoka avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Laoka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Belliveau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laoka was well out of range. Poor timing from Belliveau.
Katsu Laoka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belliveau misses the shot to the body. #T3#
Laoka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Belliveau seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Belliveau tries a low kick but Laoka avoids it.
Belliveau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laoka throws out the jab.
It looked like Belliveau wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Belliveau fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Laoka checks it well.
Belliveau takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Belliveau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laoka throws out the jab.
Belliveau was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Laoka misses with a wild body shot.
Belliveau throws a hook but Laoka avoids it easily.
Laoka blocks a low kick nicely.
Laoka works Belliveau's body with a nice hook.
Belliveau fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laoka throws a shot to the body.
Belliveau on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laoka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Laoka tests Belliveau's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T4#
Laoka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laoka misses with a hook. Belliveau ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Laoka misses.
Belliveau blocks a low kick nicely.
Laoka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belliveau.
Belliveau thuds a left hand into Laoka's body.
Laoka throws a lazy right hand but Belliveau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Belliveau listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Belliveau has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Laoka finds it's way round the side to connect with Belliveau's head.
Laoka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Laoka tries a head kick but it misses.
Belliveau moves into range and connects with a jab.
Belliveau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laoka throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Katsu Laoka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Laoka misses with a hook. Belliveau ducked under it nicely.
Laoka throws a lazy right hand but Belliveau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laoka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Laoka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Belliveau can pounce on him.
Belliveau finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Belliveau.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Laoka! But no joy.
Laoka's corner calls for a 1-2. Laoka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Laoka avoids the head kick by Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Belliveau misses its intended target.
Belliveau throws a good cross that connects.
Belliveau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laoka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Belliveau lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Laoka swats away the attempt to clinch by Belliveau.#T1#
Belliveau jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Belliveau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belliveau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laoka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Belliveau checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Laoka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Belliveau scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Belliveau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laoka.
Laoka scores with a hook to the body. Belliveau takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #CL#
Belliveau drives through and clinches with Laoka against the cage.
Laoka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Belliveau is keeping busy.
Laoka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laoka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belliveau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T2#
Belliveau misses with the head strike.
Belliveau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
Laoka throws a punch but it's blocked by Belliveau.
Laoka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belliveau digs a right hand into Laoka's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Laoka's gas tank.
Belliveau lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laoka or not.
Laoka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laoka misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Belliveau.
Laoka has a couple of punches blocked by Belliveau.
Belliveau is working Laoka over against the cage.
Belliveau has a couple of punches blocked by Laoka.
Belliveau tries to work over Laoka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belliveau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laokas head. #T3#
Belliveau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laoka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belliveau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laoka misses with a punch to the body.
Laoka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laoka takes a shot to the head.
Belliveau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Laoka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laoka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Belliveau misses with some punches.
Steve Belliveau has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laoka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Belliveau - that landed with a thud.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside.
Laoka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Laoka controls the action.
Laoka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4#
Laoka misses with a knee strike.
Belliveau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Belliveau on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laoka's elbow.
Laoka is trying to maintain a safe position but Belliveau gets an underhook and turns Laoka into the cage.
Laoka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Belliveau scores with a hook to the body.
Laoka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laoka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laoka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laoka tries to throw a body punch but Belliveau avoids it by throwing Laoka back against the cage.
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Belliveau.
Laoka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Laoka.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Laoka avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Belliveau clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R4#
Belliveau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Laoka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Belliveau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laoka avoids the body shot from Belliveau.
Belliveau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laoka with a nice cross.
Laoka lands with a kick to the ribs.
A jab from Laoka misses.
Belliveau tries to clinch up but Laoka circles away and keeps his distance.
Belliveau misses with a hook. Laoka ducked under it nicely.
Belliveau scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laoka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belliveau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laoka was well out of range. Poor timing from Belliveau.
Laoka swings for the body but Belliveau moves out of range.
As Laoka tries to get set, Belliveau tries to push him back and clinch up but Laoka manages to avoid the attempt.
Belliveau looks to score with a jab to the body but Laoka is just out of range.
Laoka walks into a stiff left hand from Belliveau.#T1#
Laoka misses the jab.
Belliveau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Laoka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Laoka looks to throw the jab but Belliveau is out of range.
Belliveau just misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laoka was well out of range. Poor timing from Belliveau.
A little jabbing left from Laoka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Belliveau is looking to clinch.
Belliveau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laoka.
Laoka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Belliveau tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laoka sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A leg kick checked by Belliveau.
Belliveau's corner calls for a 1-2. Belliveau obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Laoka scores with a jab to the head. #T2#
Belliveau lands with a hook. Laoka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #ROC#
Laoka is rocked!
Nice body kick there by Laoka.
Belliveau looks to throw the jab but Laoka is out of range.
Laoka throws a looping overhand right but Belliveau ducks down to avoid it.
Laoka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Belliveau has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laoka misses the shot to the body.
Laoka throws a big shot that misses.
Laoka works Belliveau's body with a nice hook.
Laoka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Belliveau works the jab nicely.
Laoka is still on wobbly legs! Can Belliveau finish him?
Belliveau misses with a wild body shot.
Laoka unleashes a big counter combination but Belliveau bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Laoka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Belliveau lands with a shot to the body.
Laoka seems to have recovered his senses.
Belliveau lands a nice looking kick to the body. Laoka takes a step back to recover. #T3#
Belliveau looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laoka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice straight punches there by Laoka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Laoka.
Laoka misses the jab.
Laoka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Belliveau can pounce on him.
Belliveau scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Laoka lands with an uppercut that bounces Belliveau off the cage and back into range.
Laoka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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.
Laoka blocks a leg kick.
Laoka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belliveau blocks the body kick.
Laoka looks to land a body kick but Belliveau moved away.#T4#
Laoka swinging wildly here.
It looked like Belliveau wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Belliveau ducks under a wild hook from Laoka.
Belliveau looks to land a body kick but Laoka moved away.
Belliveau takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Laoka misses
and Belliveau counters with a right hand to the body.
Laoka scores with a leg kick. #CL#
Belliveau rushes Laoka and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laoka.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laoka.
Laoka misses with the head strike.
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laoka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laoka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belliveau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Belliveau as Laoka tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Steve Belliveau will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R5#
Belliveau throws a head kick but Laoka moves out of range.
Laoka looks to land a right hand but Belliveau moved out of range.
Laoka moves out of range of the body kick from Belliveau.
Laoka throws out a counter right but Belliveau avoids it with no problem.
Laoka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Belliveau scores with a nice strike.
You can see that Laoka has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Laoka moves out of range of the body kick from Belliveau.
Belliveau thumps Laoka with a low kick.#CL#
Belliveau clinches up with Laoka and pushes him back against the cage.
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Belliveau scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Belliveau.
Laoka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau.
Laoka lands a left hand.
Laoka lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Laoka. #T1#
A right hand to the body from Belliveau.
Laoka tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belliveau pushes Laoka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Laoka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belliveau's elbow.
Belliveau throws a punch but it's blocked by Laoka.
Laoka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belliveau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laoka lands with a light punch inside.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laoka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belliveau throws a head punch that misses.
Laoka blocking some punches.
Belliveau lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
Laoka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs. #T2#
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Laoka controls his hands.
Belliveau misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Belliveau.
Laoka throws a punch but it's blocked by Belliveau.
Belliveau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Belliveau.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laoka.
Laoka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belliveau's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Belliveau.
Belliveau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laoka backwards.
Belliveau is working Laoka over against the cage.
Laoka struggles to land a body shot inside as Belliveau controls his hands.
Belliveau unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Laoka! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Belliveau is unloading with more strikes now! Laoka drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Belliveau!
Steve Belliveau retains his middleweight title!
A less than humble Steve Belliveau misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: Syn 513Belliveau vs Rutherford
Date: Mar 17, 2017

#R1#
Belliveau blocks a leg kick.
Belliveau throws a lazy right hand but Rutherford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Belliveau takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Belliveau throws a wild body kick that Rutherford sees coming a mile off.
A little jabbing left from Rutherford on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rutherford thuds his shin into the meat of Belliveau's side.
Rutherford misses with a body kick.
Rutherford lands a slapping body shot.
Rutherford 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 keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutherford looks to land a left hand but Belliveau moved out of range nicely.
Belliveau throwing a counter right hand but Rutherford manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford misses with a body kick.
Rutherford takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CL2#
Rutherford has managed to clinch. #BC2#
Rutherford breaks the clinch.
Rutherford throws a lazy right hand but Belliveau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T1#
Rutherford fails in his attempt to clinch.
And Belliveau counters with a quick kick to the body but Rutherford blocks it.
Rutherford jabs at Belliveau's body.
Belliveau throws a push kick but Rutherford slaps the foot to one side.
Rutherford is trying to counter with his kicks.
Rutherford scores with the left hand. Belliveau knows he should have avoided that one.
Rutherford tries a low kick but Belliveau avoids it.
Belliveau throws a hook to the side of Rutherford's head but Rutherford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rutherford! But no joy.
Belliveau moves away from the strike by Rutherford.
Belliveau swings for the body but Rutherford moves out of range.
Belliveau takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Belliveau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutherford.
Rutherford 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.
Rutherford lands a jab to Belliveau's midsection.
Belliveau lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rutherford's sensitive parts.
Rutherford on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belliveau moves out of range as Rutherford strikes.#T2#
Belliveau throws a hook but Rutherford blocks it.
Rutherford jabs Belliveau to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Belliveau takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Belliveau slips a jab from Rutherford.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rutherford.
Belliveau has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Scotty's Yard in the buildup to the fight.
Rutherford checks a leg kick.
Rutherford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rutherford throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Belliveau takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Some bone on bone action there as Belliveau checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rutherford lands with an overhand left.
Belliveau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rutherford scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good standup being displayed there by Rutherford as he connects with a hook.#T3#
Belliveau fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rutherford is out of range.
Rutherford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Belliveau has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Belliveau there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rutherford throws a right hand that Belliveau ducks under and follows up with a left that Belliveau also avoids with ease.
Rutherford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rutherford misses with a straight left.
Steven Rutherford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belliveau clobbers Rutherford with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Belliveau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rutherford throws out the jab.
Belliveau wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rutherford.
Rutherford swats away the attempt to clinch by Belliveau.
Rutherford is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Belliveau finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Belliveau has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Belliveau there as he acknowledges the shot.#T4#
A jab from Rutherford misses.
Belliveau misses the shot to the body.
Rutherford appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rutherford misses with a leg kick.
Rutherford moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutherford takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Belliveau throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rutherford throws a wild body kick that Belliveau sees coming a mile off.
It looked like Belliveau wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rutherford lands a leg kick that knocks Belliveau off balance momentarily.
Belliveau throws a hook to the side of Rutherford's head but Rutherford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belliveau checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rutherford takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Belliveau wants to land a leg kick but Rutherford is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Rutherford.
Rutherford takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Rutherford dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Rutherford throws a lazy body kick
and Belliveau counters with a nice uppercut.
Rutherford lands a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belliveau.
Belliveau staying out of range there.
Belliveau takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Belliveau checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rutherford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Belliveau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Belliveau tried to score with a low kick but Rutherford checks it.
Rutherford throws a leg kick but Belliveau sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau digs a good body shot into Rutherford's ribs.
Rutherford lunges at Belliveau with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Belliveau's hand.
Belliveau lands with a thumping leg kick.
Belliveau ducks right into an uppercut from Rutherford. #T1##CL2#
Rutherford gets a clinch.
Rutherford presses Belliveau against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Belliveau prevents a body shot from Rutherford.
Belliveau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belliveau misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belliveau.
Rutherford tries to throw a body punch but Belliveau avoids it by throwing Rutherford back against the cage.
Rutherford blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
A nice right hand lands inside from Belliveau.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rutherford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rutherford throws a punch but it's blocked by Belliveau.
Rutherford lands with a left to the head.
Rutherford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Belliveau backwards.
Belliveau lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Belliveau.
Belliveau blocks a body shot from Rutherford. #T2#
A left hand lands to the body for Belliveau.
A short right from Belliveau.
A head punch on the inside from Rutherford fails to land.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belliveau's elbow.
Rutherford has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Belliveau seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rutherford can turn it around.
Belliveau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
Rutherford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutherford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rutherford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steven Rutherford seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rutherford lands a left hand.
Rutherford tries to throw a body punch but Belliveau avoids it by throwing Rutherford back against the cage.
Rutherford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Belliveau lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Rutherford fails to land.
Belliveau has a couple of punches blocked by Rutherford.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rutherford.
Belliveau makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rutherford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belliveau tries a body shot but Rutherford blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Belliveau fails to land. #T3#
Rutherford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutherford can't find room to land a body shot as Belliveau controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rutherford.
Rutherford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Belliveau - that landed with a thud.
Belliveau scores with a nice hook to the head.
Belliveau lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Belliveau - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Belliveau scores with a nice short uppercut.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Belliveau.
Rutherford throws a punch but it's blocked by Belliveau.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Belliveau blocks it.
Belliveau blocks a body shot from Rutherford.
Rutherford can't find room to land a body shot as Belliveau controls the action.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rutherford misses with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutherford controls his hands.
Rutherford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belliveau lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutherford lands a nice shot to the body.
Rutherford is leaning against Belliveau and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Belliveau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutherford throws a head punch that misses.
Belliveau lands with a right to the head.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belliveau's elbow.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutherford's elbow.
Belliveau has a couple of punches blocked by Rutherford.
A left hand lands to the body for Belliveau.
A short uppercut from Rutherford.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Belliveau blocks it.
Rutherford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rutherford pushes Belliveau back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutherford drops down looking for an ankle pick but Belliveau pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belliveau throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Steven Rutherford will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R3#
Rutherford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Belliveau wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Belliveau's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rutherford under the eye.
Rutherford throws a lazy uppercut
and Belliveau counters with a stiff right hand.
Rutherford checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rutherford throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Belliveau misses with a body shot.
Steven Rutherford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rutherford wants to clinch
and Belliveau counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Belliveau uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford tries to clinch but Belliveau moves out of range.
Belliveau with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Belliveau looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rutherford is trying to counter with his kicks.
Belliveau moves out of range of the strikes.#T1#
Belliveau takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rutherford throws out a leg kick but Belliveau moves out of range and Rutherford only half commits.
Belliveau takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rutherford throws a hook but Belliveau blocks it.
Rutherford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belliveau.
Belliveau is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutherford. Belliveau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutherford throws a body kick that misses.
Belliveau looks for the body kick but Rutherford saw that one coming.
Rutherford connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A lazy body kick from Belliveau
and Rutherford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Belliveau takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Belliveau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belliveau swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rutherford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T2#
Rutherford misses with a straight left.
Belliveau is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rutherford.
Belliveau is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutherford throws a jab but it's blocked by Belliveau.
Rutherford misses with an uppercut. Belliveau saw that one coming.
Belliveau tries to score with a low kick but Rutherford moves his leg out of the way.
Belliveau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutherford.
Rutherford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Belliveau has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Belliveau throws a body punch but Rutherford moves out of range.
Rutherford replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Belliveau blocks it well.
Rutherford 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 Rutherford.
Rutherford is looking to clinch but Belliveau is avoiding it.
Rutherford throws a sloppy body shot
and Belliveau counters with a stiff right hand.
Belliveau lands a jab to Rutherford's midsection.#T3#
Rutherford checks a low kick from Belliveau.
Rutherford swings for the body but Belliveau moves out of range.
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutherford moves away.
Belliveau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutherford flicks out a counter leg kick but Belliveau steps away.
Belliveau punishes Rutherford's body with a nice straight punch.
Belliveau with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Belliveau ducks right into an uppercut from Rutherford.
Rutherford throws an off balance right hand
and Belliveau counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rutherford thinking.
Rutherford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Belliveau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belliveau misses the body punch
and Rutherford makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rutherford throws the kick towards the body but Belliveau avoids it.#T4#
Belliveau avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rutherford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Belliveau tries to land a front kick but Rutherford steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Belliveau connects with a single shot there.
Belliveau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutherford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belliveau feints and then cracks Rutherford's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rutherford down.
Belliveau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belliveau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rutherford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutherford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belliveau manages to avoid it.
Rutherford throws a leg kick which misses Belliveau's front leg but catches the back leg as Belliveau tries to avoid it.
Belliveau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Steve Belliveau did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
Rutherford checks a leg kick nicely.
Rutherford misses with an uppercut. Belliveau saw that one coming.
Belliveau walks into a left hand.
Rutherford throws a leg kick but Belliveau sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rutherford looks for the body kick but Belliveau saw that one coming.
Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rutherford.
Belliveau throws a body kick that misses
and Rutherford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rutherford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belliveau was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutherford.
Belliveau tries to close the distance and clinch but Rutherford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford blocks a low kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutherford. Belliveau does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Rutherford.
Rutherford lands the left hand.#T1#
Belliveau lands a nice shot to the body.
Rutherford keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick. #CL2#
Rutherford closes the distance and pushes Belliveau back into the cage.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belliveau's elbow.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Belliveau blocks it.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutherford's elbow.
A short uppercut from Belliveau.
Rutherford lands an uppercut.
Rutherford swings wildly with an uppercut but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belliveau lands with a right to the head.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belliveau's elbow.
Rutherford lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rutherford struggles to land a body shot inside as Belliveau controls his hands.
Rutherford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rutherford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Rutherford misses with some punches.
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belliveau tries to work over Rutherford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rutherford's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Belliveau scores with a hook to the body.
Belliveau tries to work over Rutherford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Rutherford as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belliveau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belliveau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutherford struggles to land a body shot inside as Belliveau controls his hands.
Belliveau misses with a body punch.
Belliveau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutherford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Belliveau.
Belliveau prevents a body shot from Rutherford.
Belliveau misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Belliveau fails to land.
Rutherford is leaning against Belliveau and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T3#
Rutherford lands a body punch.
Rutherford drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good body shot from Rutherford.
Rutherford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belliveau backwards.
Belliveau misses with some punches.
Rutherford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutherford lands with a right to the head.
Belliveau blocking some punches.
Belliveau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rutherford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rutherford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Belliveaus head.
Belliveau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutherford lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Rutherford. #T4#
Belliveau swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belliveau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutherford struggles to land a body shot inside as Belliveau controls his hands.
Rutherford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rutherford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belliveau blocks a body shot from Rutherford.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau.
Rutherford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Belliveau.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rutherford.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Belliveau.
Rutherford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rutherford misses with some punches.
Belliveau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Belliveau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belliveau throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutherford.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Belliveau.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Rutherford dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Belliveau looks to clinch
and Rutherford counters with a nice body shot.
Rutherford cracks Belliveau with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A bone on bone clash there as Rutherford blocks the leg kick.
Good shot there by Belliveau.
Belliveau looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rutherford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rutherford scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#CL2#
Rutherford darts in and clinches Belliveau up against the cage.
Belliveau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Belliveau.
Belliveau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rutherford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutherford throws a head punch that misses.
Belliveau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belliveau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Rutherford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutherford lands an uppercut.
Rutherford misses with the head strike.
Belliveau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutherford.
Rutherford has a couple of punches blocked by Belliveau.
Rutherford presses Belliveau against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belliveau's elbow.
Rutherford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Belliveaus head.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Belliveau.
Rutherford throws a punch but it's blocked by Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside.
Belliveau tries to work over Rutherford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belliveau has a couple of punches blocked by Rutherford.
Belliveau has a couple of punches blocked by Rutherford.
Belliveau tries a body shot but Rutherford blocks it.
Steve Belliveau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Rutherford takes a shot to the head.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
Rutherford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Belliveau backwards.
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutherford misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Rutherford.
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.
Belliveau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutherford is leaning against Belliveau and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Belliveau has a couple of punches blocked by Rutherford.
Belliveau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rutherford tries to throw a body punch but Belliveau avoids it by throwing Rutherford back against the cage.
Rutherford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belliveau backwards. #BC2#
Rutherford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Rutherford misses its intended target.
And Belliveau counters with a quick kick to the body but Rutherford blocks it.
Belliveau wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Steven Rutherford is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Belliveau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rutherford scores with a jab. Belliveau acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rutherford throws a body shot but no joy.
Belliveau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rutherford throws a one two combo.
Rutherford jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rutherford is looking to land body kicks.
Belliveau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutherford manages to avoid it.
Belliveau is looking to score with low kicks.
Belliveau backing away here, and Rutherford unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A low kick from Belliveau is predictable there
and Rutherford counters with an outside leg kick.
Rutherford misses with a few strikes there.
Rutherford goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#T4#
A big left from Rutherford misses.
Rutherford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belliveau.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutherford takes a swing at Belliveau's ribcage but misses.
Rutherford throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Belliveau tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rutherford throws out a loose jab but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belliveau takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rutherford lands with a nice combination. Belliveau backs away looking to recover.
Belliveau throws a head kick that misses.
Belliveau on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Belliveau throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rutherford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belliveau was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutherford.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Rutherford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rutherford has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Rutherford!
Steven Rutherford thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: GAMMA#615 Belliveau v Steam
Date: Feb 25, 2017

#R1#
Nice body punch from Belliveau.
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steam moves away.
Steam has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Belliveau is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Steam lands with a thumping leg kick.
Steam throws a leg kick but Belliveau moved away.
Belliveau has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Scotty's Yard in the buildup to the fight.
Belliveau on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Steam with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Belliveau avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Belliveau throws a wild body kick that Steam sees coming a mile off.
Steam 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.
Steam walks into a jab.
Steam tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#CL#
Belliveau closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steam wants to break free but Belliveau has control.
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Steam breaks the clinch.
Belliveau scores with a sloppy right hand. Steam should have avoided that one.
Belliveau throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Steam.#CUT#
It looks like Bronson Steam has been cut.#T1#
Steam swings widly with a right hand #CL#
and Belliveau counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Belliveau.
Steam blocks an uppercut.
Belliveau is working Steam over against the cage.
Steam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Steam controls the action.
Belliveau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steam backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau.
Steam working aggressively here.
Steam throws a head punch that misses.
Steam lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steam tries a body shot but Belliveau blocks it.
Belliveau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steam backwards.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Steam avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steam is trying to break the clinch but Belliveau has him pressed against the cage.
Steam goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Steam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
Belliveau throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Steam! But no joy.
Steam gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steam lands with a kick to the temple. Belliveau shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Steam throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Steam throws a head punch that misses.
Steam misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steam misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steam.
Steam is leaning against Belliveau and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Steam swings wildly with an uppercut but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steam lands a nice shot to the body.
Steam misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Steam fails to land.
Belliveau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3#
Belliveau lands a left hand.
Steam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belliveau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steam working aggressively here.
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Steam controls his hands.
Steam blocks a body shot from Belliveau.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Belliveau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steam throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Belliveau tries a body shot but Steam blocks it.
Belliveau lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Belliveau.
A body shot lands from Steam.
Steam misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belliveau misses with the head strike.
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Steam tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau.
A short left from Belliveau.
Belliveau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steam throws a head punch that misses.
Belliveau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steam's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Belliveau.
Belliveau takes a shot to the head.
Steam throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Belliveaus head.
Belliveau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Steam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steam misses with the head strike.
Steam scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside.
Steam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Belliveau dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bronson Steam's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Belliveau misses with a looping right.
Steam throws the kick towards the body but Belliveau avoids it.
Steam throws the kick towards the body but Belliveau avoids it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Steam throws a head kick but Belliveau moves out of range.
Steam takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Steam takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steam goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Belliveau dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steam. That did some damage!
Steam throws a sloppy head kick and Belliveau moves out of range easily.
Steam throws a jab but it's blocked by Belliveau.
Belliveau tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Steam manages to circle out of the way.
Steam cracks Belliveau with a good jab.
Bronson Steam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Belliveau misses
and Belliveau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheers as Belliveau lands an impressive looking overhand right. Steam doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Steam thumps Belliveau with a low kick.
Belliveau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steam.
Steam misses with a kick to the body.
Belliveau tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Steam manages to circle out of the way.#T1#
Steam scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Steam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belliveau looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Belliveau fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Steam misses with a body kick.
Belliveau throws a leg kick
and Steam counters with a stiff right hand.
Steam keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Steam lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bronson Steam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steam lands a nice looking body shot.
Steam misses with a hook.
Steam throws a body shot but no joy.
Belliveau jabs at Steam's body.
Nice body kick there by Steam.
Steam throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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!
Steam on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T2#
Steam misses with a leg kick.
Belliveau's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Steam connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Belliveau scrambles back to his feet.
Nice shot by Belliveau.
Steam tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belliveau closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Belliveau scores with a nice body kick.
Belliveau scores with a kick to the body.
Steam is breathing heavily.
Steam throws a hook to the side of Belliveau's head but Belliveau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belliveau tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Steam manages to circle out of the way.
Belliveau lands a jab to the head.
Belliveau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steam thinks about the counter body kick.
Steam misses with an uppercut. Belliveau saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belliveau.
Belliveau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T3#
Belliveau throws a low kick but Steam avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belliveau.
Nice shot by Steam.
Belliveau wants to land a leg kick but Steam is out of range.
Steam takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Steam looks to land a combination. Belliveau sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Steam misses with a wild body shot.
As Steam backs away, Belliveau returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice shot by Belliveau.
Belliveau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Steam has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Steam throws a head kick but Belliveau moves out of range.
Belliveau takes a swing at Steam's ribcage but misses.
Belliveau connects with a leg kick. Steam looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belliveau walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Some bone on bone action there as Belliveau checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Steam looks to land a body kick but Belliveau moved away.#T4##CL#
Belliveau rushes Steam and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Belliveau.
Steam tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steam's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steam.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Belliveau.
A head punch on the inside from Steam fails to land.
Belliveau swings wildly with an uppercut but Steam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steam lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steam misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Steam fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steam misses with a punch on the inside.
Belliveau throws a head punch that misses.
Belliveau lands a hook that snaps the head of Steam backwards.
Belliveau makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bronson Steam will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bronson Steam'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.
#R3#
Steam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belliveau.
Belliveau fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL#
Belliveau closes the distance and pushes Steam back into the cage.
Belliveau has Steam pressed against the cage, preventing Steam from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Belliveau has a couple of punches blocked by Steam.
Belliveau tries a body shot but Steam blocks it.
Belliveau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belliveau lands a left hand.
Steam can't find room to land a body shot as Belliveau controls the action.
Steam tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Steam - that landed with a thud.
Belliveau lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Steam manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Belliveau pushes Steam up against the cage in a clinch.
Belliveau throws a punch but it's blocked by Steam.
Belliveau blocking some punches.
Belliveau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steam backwards. #T1#
Belliveau has a couple of punches blocked by Steam.
Steam misses with the head strike.
Steve Belliveau has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Belliveau misses with some punches.
Steam swings wildly with an uppercut but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steam lands with a short shot to the head.
Steam is trying to push Belliveau away but Belliveau has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Belliveau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steam lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Belliveau scores with a shot to the side of Steam's head.
Belliveau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
Steam tries a body shot but Belliveau blocks it.
Steam tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belliveau's elbow.
Steam is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steam blocks a body shot from Belliveau.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belliveau.#T2#
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Steam avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Belliveau tries to work over Steam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Steam controls his hands.
Belliveau tries a body shot but Steam blocks it.
Steam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belliveau misses with a body punch.
Steam blocks an uppercut.
Belliveau misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steam.
Belliveau lands a nice shot to the body.
Steam's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belliveau presses Steam against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Steam.
Steam blocks a body shot from Belliveau.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steam.
Steam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steam lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T3#
Still in the clinch, Belliveau scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steam throws a head punch that misses.
Belliveau tries to work over Steam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steam is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steam working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Belliveau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steam's elbow.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steam cracks Belliveau with a nice body shot.
Steam misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steam scores with a shoulder strike.
Belliveau has a couple of punches blocked by Steam.
Belliveau blocking some punches.
Steam lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Belliveau.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belliveau cracks Steam with a nice body shot.
Belliveau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau lands with a left to the head. #T4#
Belliveau blocking some punches.
Belliveau lands with a light punch inside.
Steam tries a body shot but Belliveau blocks it.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Steam controls his hands.
Belliveau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belliveau blocking some punches.
Steam blocking some punches.
Belliveau tries to work over Steam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau throws a punch but it's blocked by Steam.
Belliveau tries to work over Steam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belliveau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steam misses with some punches.
Steam is trying to break the clinch but Belliveau has him pressed against the cage.
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body.
Steam misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Belliveau.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Belliveau clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bronson Steam's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
Belliveau works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a leg kick but Steam sees it coming and moves out of range.
Belliveau lands a jab to Steam's midsection.
Steam misses with the combination.
Steam takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Belliveau lands with a kick to the ribs.
Belliveau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Steam is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Belliveau.
Steam throws a lazy uppercut
and Belliveau counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Steam keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice straight punches there by Belliveau. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Belliveau.#T1#
Belliveau stuns Steam with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Belliveau misses with a body shot
and Steam finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Steam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Belliveau doesn't manage to clinch there - Steam circles away.
Belliveau blocks a head kick by Steam.
A head kick misses from Steam.
Belliveau lands a glancing blow to the side of Steam's head.
Belliveau's jab looks to have found its range, popping Steam under the eye.
Belliveau misses with a body shot.
Belliveau tries a low kick but Steam avoids it.#CL#
Belliveau has Steam up against the cage in a clinch.
Steam prevents a body shot from Belliveau. #T2#
Belliveau lands a nice uppercut.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Belliveau fails to land.
Steam goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Steam.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belliveau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steam backwards.
Belliveau tries a body shot but Steam blocks it.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Steam controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steam.
Belliveau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Belliveau.
A short right from Belliveau.
Steam misses with the head strike.
Steam misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belliveau blocks a body shot from Steam.
Belliveau scores with a shoulder strike. #T3#
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Steam.
Belliveau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside.
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belliveau swings wildly with an uppercut but Steam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belliveau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steam misses with some punches.
Steam misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau is working Steam over against the cage.
Steam lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Belliveau backwards.
Steam throws a punch but it's blocked by Belliveau. #T4#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Belliveau.
Steam lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Belliveau backwards.
Steam has a couple of punches blocked by Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belliveau takes a shot to the head.
Belliveau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belliveau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belliveau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belliveau lands an uppercut.
Steam misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belliveau pushes Steam back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belliveau keeps control of Steam as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Steam throws a punch but it's blocked by Belliveau.
Belliveau tries to work over Steam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belliveau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belliveau misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Belliveau had his way with Bronson Steam in that round.
The cut man is working on Bronson Steam's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R5#
Belliveau throws an off balance right hand
and Steam counters with a series of strikes. Belliveau will be more careful next time no doubt.
Steam catches Belliveau with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Belliveau takes a swing at Steam's ribcage but misses.
Belliveau fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Steam.
Belliveau does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Steam tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Steam.
Steam turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Belliveau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belliveau lands with an overhand left.
Belliveau connects with a body shot.
Steam is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Belliveau fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steam looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steam takes a swing at Belliveau's ribcage but misses.
Belliveau lands a jab to the head. #T1#
Belliveau throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Steam wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Belliveau lands with a good body shot.
Steam misses with a body kick.
Belliveau wants to clinch up but Steam keeps it at a distance.
Belliveau throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Steam colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Belliveau as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Steam is left battered and dazed whilst Belliveau and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Belliveau!
Steve Belliveau bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: GAMMA#611 Belliveau v Siblas
Date: Feb 04, 2017

#R1#
Siblas 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.
Siblas has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Siblas drops his hands momentarily and Belliveau takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Belliveau lands a glancing blow to the side of Siblas's head.#ROC#
Siblas is rocked!
Siblas tried to score with a low kick but Belliveau checks it.
Siblas avoids the head kick by Belliveau.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Siblas! But no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Belliveau, right into the meat.
Belliveau missing with a left hand there. Siblas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Siblas wants to counter with a clinch but Belliveau pushes him away.
Siblas misses the shot to the body.
Siblas misses with a looping left.
Belliveau lands a right hook to the body.
Siblas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Belliveau throws a leg kick which misses Siblas's front leg but catches the back leg as Siblas tries to avoid it.
Belliveau has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Scotty's Yard in the buildup to the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belliveau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Belliveau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belliveau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belliveau is looking to land body kicks.
Siblas throws a big shot that misses.
Belliveau is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Belliveau tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Siblas replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Belliveau blocks it well.
Tony Siblas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Belliveau throws the left hand but Siblas avoids the punch easily.
Belliveau connects with a leg kick. Siblas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Siblas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#KD#
Belliveau lands a big head kick that sends Siblas tumbling to the mat! Belliveau takes a step backwards and waves Siblas back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Siblas is still on wobbly legs! Can Belliveau finish him?#CUT#
It looks like Tony Siblas has been cut.
Belliveau scores with a nice body kick.
Siblas looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belliveau connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Siblas out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steve Belliveau!
Steve Belliveau retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Steve Belliveau rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: GAMMA#608 Volkov v Williams
Date: Jan 21, 2017

#R1#
Rokicki lands with a nice body kick.
Rokicki swings widly with a right hand
and Rokicki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belliveau scores with a jab. Rokicki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Belliveau misses with a lunging right hand
and Rokicki counters with a good, hard body kick but Belliveau shrugs it off.
Belliveau has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Belliveau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rokicki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rokicki throws a sloppy head kick and Belliveau moves out of range easily.
Belliveau fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rokicki on the side of the head.
Belliveau throws a shot from downtown. Rokicki moves away and avoids it.
Steve Belliveau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rokicki throws a poor cross that misses
and Belliveau makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fighters circling - Rokicki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belliveau thows a leg kick but Rokicki checks it
and Rokicki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rokicki checks a leg kick nicely.#T1#
Rokicki looks to land a right hand but Belliveau moved out of range.
Belliveau circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belliveau throws a jab but it's blocked by Rokicki.
Belliveau looks to land a body kick but Rokicki moved away.
A lazy left from Belliveau finds it's target.
Rokicki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rokicki moves away.
Rokicki throws a hook to the side of Belliveau's head but Belliveau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belliveau misses with a wild body shot.
Rokicki throwing a counter right hand but Belliveau manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Belliveau.#T2#
Belliveau misses with a right hand
and Rokicki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Belliveau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rokicki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Belliveau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rokicki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rokicki misses with a looping left.
Steve Belliveau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belliveau takes a swing at Rokicki's ribcage but misses.
Belliveau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rokicki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rokicki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rokicki loads up on a big right hand but Belliveau slips the punch.
Rokicki throws a head kick that misses
and Belliveau counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Belliveau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Belliveau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belliveau throws a lazy body kick
and Rokicki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A left lands for Rokicki.
Rokicki lands with a good body shot.
Rokicki checks a leg kick nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Rokicki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rokicki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belliveau flicks out a counter leg kick but Rokicki steps away.
Belliveau scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CUT2#
It looks like Piotr Rokicki has been cut.
Belliveau throws a nice inside leg kick.
Belliveau cracks the inside of Rokicki's front leg.
Belliveau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T4#
Belliveau wants to clinch.
Belliveau looks for the body kick but Rokicki saw that one coming.
Rokicki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Belliveau counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belliveau misses the jab.
Rokicki throwing a counter right hand but Belliveau manages to avoid it.
Belliveau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rokicki.
Belliveau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belliveau swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rokicki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rokicki cracks Belliveau with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Belliveau slips a straight right by Rokicki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Steve Belliveau will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Piotr Rokicki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Belliveau fails in his attempt to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Belliveau.
Rokicki throws a shot from downtown. Belliveau moves away and avoids it.
Belliveau is looking to chop away at Rokicki's legs.
Rokicki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Belliveau darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Belliveau tries to clinch
and Rokicki counters with a good, hard body kick but Belliveau shrugs it off.
Rokicki is looking to chop away at Belliveau's legs.
Belliveau throws out a counter right but Rokicki avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau ducks under a wild hook from Rokicki.
Belliveau throws a low kick but Rokicki avoids it.
Rokicki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
Rokicki avoids the body shot from Belliveau.
Rokicki throws a head kick that misses.
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Belliveau misses with a kick to the body.
Rokicki slips a jab from Belliveau.
Rokicki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rokicki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rokicki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Belliveau lands an overhand right.
Belliveau misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rokicki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
Rokicki throws out a powerful jab.
Rokicki tests Belliveau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rokicki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Belliveau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Belliveau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rokicki throws out a loose jab but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rokicki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rokicki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Belliveau in his tracks.
Belliveau throws a sloppy head kick and Rokicki moves out of range easily.
Rokicki quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Rokicki slips a straight right by Belliveau.
Rokicki wants to land a leg kick but Belliveau is out of range. #T3#
Belliveau gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Belliveau throws a leg kick but Rokicki checks it.
Belliveau misses with a lunging right hand
and Rokicki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Belliveau misses with a hook.
Rokicki fails with the takedown
and Belliveau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
Rokicki forces Belliveau back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Rokicki manages to break the clinch.
Rokicki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Belliveau steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rokicki. That one must have hurt.
Rokicki missing with a left hand there. Belliveau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Belliveau misses.#T4#
Rokicki lands a jab to the nose.
Rokicki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belliveau.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rokicki misses with a lunging right hand
and Belliveau counters with a good, hard body kick but Rokicki shrugs it off.
Belliveau ducks under a wild hook from Rokicki.
Rokicki throws a lazy uppercut #CL2#
and Belliveau counters by moving into the clinch.
Belliveau lands an uppercut.
Belliveau lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rokicki.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Belliveau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Belliveau blocks an uppercut.
Belliveau tries to work over Rokicki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Belliveau.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rokicki.
Belliveau lands with a light punch inside.
Belliveau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Steve Belliveau will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Piotr Rokicki's cut.
That's time! Rokicki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3#
Belliveau pushes Rokicki away with a front kick.
Rokicki checks a leg kick nicely.
Belliveau looks to score with a jab to the body but Rokicki is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Rokicki misses the target.
Rokicki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rokicki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Belliveau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Belliveau cracks Rokicki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Rokicki.
Belliveau misses with a body shot.
Belliveau lands with an overhand left.
Rokicki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belliveau manages to avoid it.#T1#
Rokicki misses with a low kick.
Belliveau takes one on the button.
Belliveau looks to score with a jab to the body but Rokicki is just out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Belliveau.
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rokicki moves away.
Belliveau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rokicki manages to avoid it.
Rokicki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Belliveau connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rokicki scrambles back to his feet.
Rokicki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steve Belliveau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rokicki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Belliveau is out of range.
Belliveau scores with a shot to the body. #T2#
Belliveau tries to work over Rokicki's front leg with a kick but Rokicki checks it.
Rokicki feinted with a counter takedown.
A big right from Belliveau misses.
Belliveau misses with a wild body shot.
Rokicki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Belliveau. Belliveau obviously looking to wear him down.
Rokicki throws a right hand that misses
and Belliveau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Belliveau uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rokicki has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belliveau throws a low kick but Rokicki avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Rokicki misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rokicki, as that shot connected.
Belliveau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T3#
Belliveau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Belliveau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belliveau lands a leg kick that knocks Rokicki off balance momentarily.
Belliveau throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rokicki misses with a leg kick #CL2#
and Belliveau counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Belliveau avoids a wild elbow strike from Rokicki.
Rokicki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Belliveau misses with a body punch.
Belliveau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rokicki.#BC2#
Belliveau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T4#
Belliveau works the jab nicely.
Rokicki misses the shot to the body.
Belliveau thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab lands there for Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rokicki tried to counter with a leg kick but Belliveau avoided it.
Belliveau lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belliveau misses with a kick to the body
and Rokicki counters with a three punch combo that has Belliveau backing up. Belliveau nods at Rokicki to acknowledge the strikes.
Rokicki tries for a takedown but Belliveau circles away easily
letting Belliveau counter with a right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belliveau.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Belliveau really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piotr Rokicki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R4#
Belliveau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rokicki looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Belliveau throws a leg kick but Rokicki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rokicki looks to land a left hand but Belliveau moved out of range nicely.
Rokicki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belliveau.
A thudding body kick lands there by Belliveau!
Rokicki blocks a head kick by Belliveau.
A head kick misses from Belliveau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rokicki throws a lazy uppercut
and Rokicki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belliveau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Belliveau scores with a kick to the midsection.#T1#
Belliveau tries to clinch
and Rokicki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rokicki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rokicki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rokicki misses with a body kick.
Belliveau lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Belliveau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rokicki misses with the body kick
and Belliveau counters with a lovely shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Belliveau scores with a shot to the body.
A solid body kick from Belliveau.
Rokicki avoids the body shot from Belliveau.
Rokicki throws a one two combo. #T2#
Rokicki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Belliveau. Rokicki shrugs it off though.
Belliveau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Belliveau.
Rokicki misses with the combination.
Belliveau wants to counter the offense by Rokicki and move into the clinch position.
Rokicki will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.#CL2#
Rokicki tries to keep at a distance but Belliveau has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rokicki misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Belliveau blocks an uppercut.
Belliveau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Belliveau lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rokicki or not.
Nice body punch from Belliveau - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Belliveau.
Belliveau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Belliveau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belliveau makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Belliveau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Belliveau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rokicki backwards.
Belliveau lands with a short shot to the head.
Rokicki 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 misses with a punch to the body.
Rokicki prevents a body shot from Belliveau.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Rokicki controls his hands.
Belliveau lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belliveau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Belliveau - that landed with a thud.
Rokicki swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T4#
Rokicki misses with some punches.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belliveau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rokicki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Belliveau blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Belliveau. #ROC2#
Rokicki is rocked!
Belliveau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oh Rokicki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Belliveau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rokicki throws an elbow but it misses.
Belliveau lands a right hand.
Belliveau creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Rokicki's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Rokicki drops to his knees and Belliveau pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Belliveau!
Steve Belliveau is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Steve Belliveau was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: GAMMA#604 Gennero v Rokicki
Date: Dec 31, 2016

#R1#
Bennet staying out of range there.
Belliveau scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bennet looks to land a right hand but Belliveau moved out of range.
Belliveau scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Belliveau has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Scotty's Yard in the buildup to the fight.
Belliveau scores with the left hand. Bennet knows he should have avoided that one.
Belliveau takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Belliveau walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Belliveau slips under a jab.
Bennet moves out of range as Belliveau throws a body kick.
Bennet looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
An inside leg kick lands from Belliveau.
Bennet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belliveau.
Bennet avoids the head kick by Belliveau.
Bennet connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Scotty Bennet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belliveau fails in his attempt to clinch.
Belliveau wants to land a leg kick but Bennet is out of range.
Bennet tries a quick counter leg kick but Belliveau is wise to it.
Bennet moves out of range of the body kick from Belliveau.
Bennet bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Belliveau's head.#T1#
A punch lands to the side of Belliveau 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Belliveau misses with a wild body shot.
Bennet drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bennet lands a nice shot to the body.
Belliveau moves out of range of the leg kick from Bennet.
Bennet scores with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a kick to the body
enabling Bennet to counter with a crisp jab.
Bennet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belliveau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Belliveau wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Belliveau moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bennet thows a left - swing and a miss!
A counter left hand to the body from Belliveau misses its target.
Bennet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bennet misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennet lands with a shot to the body.
Bennet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belliveau.
Bennet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belliveau throws a lazy right hand but Bennet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T2#
Good shot there by Bennet.
Bennet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennet thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Belliveau. Bennet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennet swings for the body but Belliveau moves out of range.
Bennet misses with an uppercut.
Belliveau misses with a wild body shot.
Bennet is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Belliveau had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.#CL2#
Bennet clinches up with Belliveau and pushes him back against the cage.
Bennet wants to get back to striking at distance but Belliveau won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Bennet.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Belliveau.
Nice body punch from Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bennets head. #BC2#
Bennet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belliveau thumps Bennet with a low kick.#T3#
Bennet misses with a leg kick #CL#
and Belliveau moves into the clinch.
Bennet is trying to break free.
Bennet looking to stall.
Belliveau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bennet is trying to break free.
A left hand lands to the body for Belliveau.
Bennet looks winded!#BC2#
Bennet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bennet crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Belliveau - the referee stops the clock and Bennet gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Belliveau. Bennet manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Belliveau throws a body shot but no joy.
Bennet drops his hands momentarily and Belliveau takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Belliveau thumps Bennet with a low kick.
Bennet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Belliveau throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bennet avoids it.#CL#
Belliveau pushes Bennet up against the cage in a clinch.
Belliveau is leaning against Bennet and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Belliveau.
Belliveau lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bennet or not.
Belliveau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Belliveau. #T4#
Belliveau tries to work over Bennet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bennet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Belliveau.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Bennet avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Belliveau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Belliveau cracks Bennet with a nice body shot.
Belliveau lands with a right to the head.
Belliveau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Belliveau pushes Bennet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC#
Bennet is rocked!
Belliveau misses with a body punch.
Belliveau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bennet is still on wobbly legs! Can Belliveau finish him?
A shot in the inside from Belliveau.
Belliveau dips a shoulder and cracks Bennet with a mighty uppercut! Bennet falls back against the cage and Belliveau unloads with a barrage of strikes! Bennet is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Belliveau screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Belliveau!
A less than humble Steve Belliveau misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
In defeat, Scotty Bennet stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm shop worn and injury riddled. Time to call it a career.'.

Event: T168
Date: Nov 11, 2016

#R1#
De Medici slips under a jab from Belliveau.
It seemed like De Medici was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Medici tried to score with a low kick but Belliveau checks it.
De Medici lands a nice hook to Belliveau's body. Belliveau takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Medici lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Belliveau at a distance.
Belliveau throws a body punch but De Medici moves out of range.
Belliveau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Medici.
Steve Belliveau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belliveau throws a jab when De Medici was well out of range.
De Medici looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A clash of legs there as Belliveau blocks the low kick.
Belliveau thows a leg kick but De Medici checks it
and De Medici connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Medici swats away the attempt to clinch by Belliveau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Medici throws a low kick but Belliveau avoids it.
Belliveau thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on De Medici if he has to take too many more of those.
Belliveau scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A thudding body kick lands there by Belliveau! #T1#
De Medici takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Belliveau has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Scotty's Yard in the buildup to the fight.
De Medici scores with a nice right hand.
Belliveau lands with a hook. De Medici tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Medici on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Medici slips a straight right by Belliveau.
Belliveau fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and De Medici releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A good leg kick by Belliveau.
Belliveau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Medici was well out of range. Poor timing from Belliveau.
De Medici keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Medici moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Medici takes a swing at Belliveau's ribcage but misses.
De Medici throws out a loose jab but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Medici wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Medici is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belliveau.
Belliveau appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#T2#
Belliveau avoids the head kick by De Medici.
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 chopping leg kick lands by De Medici.
Belliveau throws a body shot but no joy.
De Medici avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good standup being displayed there by De Medici as he connects with a hook.
De Medici stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Belliveau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Medici.
Belliveau throwing a counter right hand but De Medici manages to avoid it.
De Medici scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Medici is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belliveau.
Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Medici.
And Belliveau counters with a quick kick to the body but De Medici blocks it.
Belliveau connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Medici's hands.
Belliveau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Belliveau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Medici.
De Medici misses the jab.#T3#
De Medici staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from De Medici.
De Medici misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Belliveau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Medici misses with a double jab.
Belliveau is looking to counter with a body kick.
Belliveau does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A countering left hand to the body from De Medici misses.
Belliveau fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Medici is out of range.
De Medici throws out a counter right but Belliveau avoids it with no problem.
Belliveau misses with a head kick.
De Medici throws an off balance right hand
and Belliveau counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Belliveau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Medici was well out of range. Poor timing from Belliveau.
Belliveau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Medici throws a low kick but Belliveau avoids it.
Belliveau wants to clinch up but De Medici keeps it at a distance.
De Medici blocks a low kick nicely.#T4#
De Medici throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Belliveau misses with a hook
and De Medici counters with a nice body shot.
Belliveau tries to land a front kick but De Medici steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It seemed like De Medici was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Medici lands a high kick!
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Medici moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belliveau throws out a loose jab but De Medici uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belliveau goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Medici looks to score with a jab to the body but Belliveau is just out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Medici.
Belliveau throws an overhand right that lands on De Medici's shoulder, as De Medici tries to avoid the shot.
Belliveau finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
De Medici connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Medici cracks Belliveau with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Belliveau throws a head kick that De Medici semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Illumi De Medici will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Belliveau lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Medici's sensitive parts.
Belliveau closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Medici looks to score with a jab to the body but Belliveau is just out of range.
Belliveau swings for the body but De Medici moves out of range.
De Medici misses with a body kick.
De Medici misses with a hook. Belliveau ducked under it nicely.
De Medici attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Belliveau misses with a low kick.
Belliveau's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Medici under the eye.
De Medici misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Medici throws a hook but Belliveau avoids it easily.
Belliveau seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Illumi De Medici seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Medici takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
De Medici loads up on a big right hand but Belliveau slips the punch.
De Medici cracks the inside of Belliveau's front leg. #T1#
De Medici checks a leg kick.
Belliveau jabs at De Medici's body.
De Medici scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Belliveau throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Medici counters with a solid body kick.
Belliveau just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Belliveau there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Belliveau is looking to land body kicks.
Belliveau throws a leg kick which misses De Medici's front leg but catches the back leg as De Medici tries to avoid it.
Belliveau connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Belliveau tries to land a front kick but De Medici steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Medici appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De Medici takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Belliveau fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Medici is out of range.
De Medici lands with an uppercut that bounces Belliveau off the cage and back into range.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Medici scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Belliveau looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Belliveau blocks a low kick nicely.
De Medici throws a nice outside leg kick. #CL#
Belliveau instigates a clinch.
De Medici blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Medici misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belliveau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC2#
De Medici pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Medici looks to throw the jab but Belliveau is out of range.
Belliveau with a nice cross.
Belliveau throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from De Medici misses its intended target. #T3#
The fighters circling - De Medici throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belliveau seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Belliveau lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Medici looks to land a combination but Belliveau avoids it well.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the body
enabling De Medici to counter with a crisp jab.
Belliveau wants to clinch up but De Medici keeps it at a distance.
Belliveau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Medici has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Belliveau lands a nice shot that snaps De Medici's head back.
De Medici connects with a body shot that sends Belliveau's belly button to the back.
De Medici misses with a looping left.
Belliveau tried to counter with a leg kick but De Medici avoided it.
Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Medici.
Belliveau throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
De Medici pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belliveau.
De Medici throws a good cross that connects. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Medici throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
De Medici misses with a hook.
De Medici throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Medici misses with a looping right.
De Medici looks to score with a jab to the body but Belliveau is just out of range.
Belliveau was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Belliveau blocks a head kick by De Medici.
Belliveau is looking to counter with a body kick.
Belliveau pushes De Medici away with a front kick.
Belliveau takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Medici uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belliveau.
A big left from Belliveau misses.
Belliveau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Medici takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Illumi De Medici 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.
#R3#
A looping hook to the body misses from De Medici. Belliveau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belliveau quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Belliveau takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice shot by De Medici.
De Medici throws a chopping leg kick but Belliveau manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Medici comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Belliveau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Belliveau fires out a quick counter leg kick but De Medici just manages to avoid it.
De Medici throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As De Medici tries to get set, Belliveau tries to push him back and clinch up but De Medici manages to avoid the attempt.
De Medici's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Medici throws a leg kick but Belliveau sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Belliveau misses with a low kick as De Medici jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Belliveau connects with a right hand. De Medici shakes it off.
Belliveau buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the body
and Belliveau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Medici scoring well with a low kick there. #T1#
Belliveau wants to clinch up but De Medici keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from De Medici on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Medici darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Medici misses with a low kick as Belliveau jumps back.
De Medici lands with a cross.
De Medici moves out of range of the strikes.
De Medici has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Belliveau.
No joy there for De Medici, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belliveau throws a quick counter head kick but De Medici was just out of range.
Belliveau scores with a shot to the body.
De Medici misses with a wild body shot.
De Medici misses with a looping left.
De Medici defending well as Belliveau loads up on a big left hand.
De Medici is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Belliveau with a body shot.
Belliveau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Medici throws out the jab.
De Medici checks the leg kick nicely there. #T2#
Belliveau throws a jab but it's blocked by De Medici.
De Medici pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Medici scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Medici lands a jab.
De Medici throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Belliveau gets off balance looking for a body kick
and De Medici counters with a stiff right hand.
Belliveau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Medici.
De Medici digs a good hook to Belliveau's body.
De Medici will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Belliveau tries to close the distance and clinch but De Medici swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Medici looks to throw the jab but Belliveau is out of range.
Belliveau chopping away at his opponent's legs. #T3#
De Medici scores with a jab to the head.
De Medici uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belliveau.
De Medici feints a counter leg kick.
De Medici attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Medici takes one on the chin but seems OK.
De Medici lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Belliveau swinging wildly here.
Decent striking displayed by De Medici there.
Belliveau tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and De Medici finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Belliveau misses the body punch
and De Medici cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T4#
Belliveau defending well as De Medici loads up on a big left hand.
Belliveau is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from De Medici.
De Medici misses with a straight left.
Belliveau swings for the body but De Medici moves out of range.
Belliveau is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
De Medici throws a looping overhand right but Belliveau ducks down to avoid it.
Belliveau misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Medici counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Belliveau misses
and De Medici counters with a straight right hand.
De Medici has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Medici swings for the body but Belliveau moves out of range.
Belliveau tries to counter by clinching up but De Medici breaks away and moves out of range.
De Medici buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Belliveau connects with a body shot.
De Medici throws a leg kick that misses.
Belliveau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Illumi De Medici really dominated that round.
That's time! Belliveau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Belliveau tries to move into range but De Medici moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Belliveau tries a head kick but it misses.
Belliveau tries to clinch there but De Medici circles away.
De Medici checks a leg kick.
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 scores with a jab to the head.
De Medici attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Medici throws the left hand but Belliveau avoids the punch easily.
De Medici throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Medici stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belliveau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Medici throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Medici misses with a low kick.
De Medici pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Medici circles away from the clinch attempt
and De Medici counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
De Medici throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Medici throws a low kick but Belliveau avoids it.
Belliveau lands a nice shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belliveau.
De Medici avoids the head kick by Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and De Medici counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Belliveau thinking.
De Medici steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belliveau.
De Medici throws a series of punches but Belliveau avoids them all with ease.
Belliveau looks to throw the jab but De Medici is out of range.
A punch combination from De Medici misses.
Belliveau is looking to counter with a body kick.
De Medici closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T2#
De Medici connects with a good right hand that stumbles Belliveau. Belliveau circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Medici takes one to the side of the head.
De Medici lands a nice shot that snaps Belliveau's head back.
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!
Belliveau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Belliveau throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A punch lands to the side of De Medici 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Medici keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Medici appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Belliveau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belliveau throws a body kick that misses.
De Medici appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Medici attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Belliveau throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Belliveau throws a nice inside leg kick. #T3#
The fighters circling - Belliveau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Medici takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Belliveau connects with a body shot that sends De Medici's belly button to the back.
De Medici digs a good hook to Belliveau's body.
Belliveau fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Medici looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Belliveau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Medici.
De Medici fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Belliveau jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Belliveau avoids the body shot from De Medici.
De Medici checks a low kick from Belliveau.
De Medici throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Belliveau takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T4#
A thudding body kick lands there by Belliveau!
De Medici is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Belliveau throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Medici.
De Medici looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Belliveau lands with a good body shot.
De Medici cracks Belliveau with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Medici fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belliveau manages to avoid it.
As De Medici tries to get set, Belliveau tries to push him back and clinch up but De Medici manages to avoid the attempt.
De Medici avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Medici on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Medici throws a jab but it's blocked by Belliveau.
De Medici swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belliveau wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Belliveau ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Medici takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Belliveau scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Belliveau had his way with Illumi De Medici in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R5#
Belliveau fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Medici circles away from the clinch attempt
and De Medici counters with a straight right hand.
De Medici lands a glancing blow to the side of Belliveau's head.
Belliveau attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Medici cracks Belliveau with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Medici takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Belliveau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Medici.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Medici displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belliveau throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belliveau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Medici tried to score with a low kick but Belliveau checks it.#T1#
De Medici just misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from De Medici.
Belliveau throws a body shot but no joy.
De Medici takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Belliveau tries to land a front kick but De Medici steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Medici swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Belliveau swinging wildly here.
Belliveau throws a body punch but De Medici moves out of range.
Belliveau on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Belliveau 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 De Medici has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Medici and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Belliveau.
De Medici gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Belliveau.
Belliveau moves out of range as De Medici throws a body kick.
Steve Belliveau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
De Medici misses with an uppercut.
De Medici looks to land a left hand but Belliveau moved out of range nicely.
Belliveau throws a sloppy head kick and De Medici moves out of range easily.
De Medici connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Belliveau walks into a straight right hand from De Medici.
Belliveau slips under a jab.
Belliveau throws the kick towards the body but De Medici avoids it.
Belliveau throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Medici.
Belliveau lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A leg kick checked by Belliveau.
Belliveau takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Belliveau scores with a hook to the body. De Medici takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T3#
De Medici connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A clash of legs there as Belliveau blocks the low kick.
As De Medici tries to get set, Belliveau tries to push him back and clinch up but De Medici manages to avoid the attempt.
Belliveau just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Belliveau blocks the low kick.
De Medici swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And Belliveau counters with a quick kick to the body but De Medici blocks it.
De Medici throws an overhand right that lands on Belliveau's shoulder, as Belliveau tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Belliveau was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from De Medici.
De Medici fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Belliveau on the side of the head.
Belliveau rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Medici counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
De Medici cracks Belliveau with an open hand slap.
The fighters circling - De Medici throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - De Medici throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Medici avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T4#
De Medici misses with a straight left.
De Medici ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Belliveau gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Belliveau scores with a kick to the body.
De Medici blocks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belliveau lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Medici steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a straight left.
Good work by Belliveau as he checks the leg kick.
Belliveau wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
De Medici has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a sloppy head kick and De Medici moves out of range easily.
De Medici connects with a body shot that sends Belliveau's belly button to the back.
Belliveau lands a jab to De Medici's midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Illumi De Medici.
I think De Medici 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 William Gold scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Illumi De Medici!
Illumi De Medici is the new middleweight champion!
As Illumi De Medici got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I would like to thank the academy. '.

Event: T163
Date: Oct 07, 2016

#R1#
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. #T1#
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. #T2#
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.#CL#
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. #T3#
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. #BC2#
Coath breaks from the clinch. #T4#
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.
#R2#
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.#T1#
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.#CL#
Belliveau takes the fight into the clinch.
Coath prevents a body shot from Belliveau. #T2#
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. #T3#
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. #T4#
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. #BC2#
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.
#R3#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T3#
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. #BC2#
Coath breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
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. #T4#
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.
#R4#
Belliveau lands a front kick.#CL#
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.#T1#
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. #ROC#
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!#T2#
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. #BC2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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 #CL#
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!
#R5#
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. #T1#
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!#T2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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.

Event: T160 Hoshino vs McKane
Date: Sep 16, 2016

#R1#
Belliveau throws a sloppy head kick and Newton moves out of range easily.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Belliveau there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Belliveau lands with a kick to the ribs.
Belliveau's coach down at Scotty's Yard was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Belliveau's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Newton throws a big shot that misses.
Newton throws a body shot but no joy.
Newton staying out of range there.
Belliveau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good leg kick by Newton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid body kick from Belliveau.
Newton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with the body kick
and Newton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Belliveau takes one on the button.
Newton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Newton, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belliveau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Newton.
Newton lands a nice looking body shot. #T1#
Newton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Newton moves out of range as Belliveau throws a body kick.
Belliveau lands with a shot to the body.
Belliveau scores with a kick to the midsection.
Newton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belliveau moves away.
Belliveau takes a swing at Newton's ribcage but misses.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
Newton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Belliveau wants to counter the offense by Newton and move into the clinch position.
Aaron Newton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newton scoring well with a low kick there.
Newton misses with a leg kick
and Belliveau counters with a thumping low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newton. Belliveau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick from Belliveau.
Belliveau takes a swing at Newton's ribcage but misses.
Belliveau stuns Newton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice body punch from Newton.
Belliveau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belliveau moves out of range of the body kick.
Belliveau is trying to counter with his kicks.#T2#
Belliveau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Newton manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Belliveau.
A chopping leg kick lands by Newton.
Belliveau avoids a kick to the body.
Belliveau ducks under a wild hook from Newton.
Newton throws a body punch but Belliveau moves out of range.
Belliveau works Newton's body with a nice hook.
Newton throws a jab when Belliveau was well out of range.
Belliveau misses with a wild body shot.
Newton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Newton tests Belliveau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Belliveau lands with a shot to the body.
Newton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Belliveau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Newton.
Newton moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBelliveau.
Belliveau staying out of range there.
Belliveau wants to counter with a clinch but Newton pushes him away.#T3#
A slow jab from Belliveau misses its intended target.
Newton takes a swing at Belliveau's ribcage but misses.
Belliveau now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Newton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Belliveau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newton.
Newton lands a really nice looking cross but Belliveau seems unphased.
Belliveau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Newton.
Newton sets himself, and Belliveau steps forward looking for the clinch! Newton avoids it this time.
Newton tries to work over Belliveau's front leg with a kick but Belliveau checks it.
Belliveau lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Newton at a distance.
Belliveau is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Newton rather than just go for the knockout.
Belliveau cracks Newton with a good jab.
Newton throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Belliveau.
Newton lands a nice looking kick to the body. Belliveau takes a step back to recover.
Newton thows a leg kick but Belliveau checks it #CL2#
and Belliveau counters by moving into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Newton.
Belliveau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belliveau throws a punch but it's blocked by Newton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T4#
Newton cracks Belliveau with a nice body shot.
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Newton can't find room to land a body shot as Belliveau controls the action.
Newton blocks a body shot from Belliveau.
Newton prevents a body shot from Belliveau.
Newton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Newton is working Belliveau over against the cage.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Newton controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Belliveau.
Newton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belliveau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Newton's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Newton fails to land.
Belliveau throws a head punch that misses.
Newton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Newton working aggressively here.
Belliveau digs a right hand underneath Newton's ribcage. Newton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Newton blocks a body shot from Belliveau.
Newton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Steve Belliveau will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Belliveau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Newton.
Belliveau checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Belliveau takes a swing at Newton's ribcage but misses.
Belliveau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Newton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Steve Belliveau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Newton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Newton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Newton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Belliveau's head.
Newton swats away the attempt to clinch by Belliveau.#CL2#
Belliveau clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton struggles to land a body shot inside as Belliveau controls his hands.
Belliveau blocks an uppercut.
Belliveau lands a body punch.
Belliveau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Newtons head.
Belliveau scores with a hook to the body.#T1#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Newton.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Newton tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belliveau is working Newton over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Belliveau - that landed with a thud.
Belliveau pushes Newton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belliveau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Newton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau lands with a left to the head.
Belliveau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Newton takes a shot to the head.
Newton blocking some punches.
Newton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belliveau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belliveau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belliveau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newton misses with some punches. #T2#
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newton.
Newton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Newton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Belliveaus head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau.
Belliveau lands a nice uppercut.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside.
Belliveau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Newton on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside.
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body.
Newton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belliveau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Newton working aggressively here.
Belliveau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Belliveau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Newton lands a body shot in the clinch. #T3#
A right hook to the body lands for Newton.
Newton works on Belliveau's body with a couple of short punches.
Newton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Newton backwards.
Newton scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
Newton scores with a hook to the body.
Newton swings wildly with an uppercut but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belliveau digs a right hand into Newton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Newton's gas tank.
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belliveau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Newton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Newton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Newton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside.
Belliveau throws a punch but it's blocked by Newton. #T4#
Newton misses with some punches.
Newton blocks a body shot from Belliveau.
Belliveau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belliveau is working Newton over against the cage.
Newton takes a shot to the head.
Newton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belliveau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belliveau lands with a short shot to the head.
Belliveau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Newton avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Steve Belliveau seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Newton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Belliveau on the inside.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Newton avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belliveau scores with a hook to the body.
Belliveau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Newton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Belliveau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
#R3#
Belliveau thuds his shin into the meat of Newton's side.#CL2#
Newton gets tackled into the cage by Belliveau. Belliveau maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Newton fails to land.
Newton swings wildly with an uppercut but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belliveau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Newton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Belliveau.
Belliveau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #ROC2#
Newton is rocked!
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Newton misses with a body punch.
Newton blocks a body shot from Belliveau.
Newton will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Belliveau - that landed with a thud.
Belliveau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Newton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Belliveau scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newton tries to throw a body punch but Belliveau avoids it by throwing Newton back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Belliveau.
Newton tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Belliveau lands with a left to the head.
Newton misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau.
Belliveau lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Newton.
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Newton throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Belliveau.
A head punch on the inside from Belliveau fails to land.
Newton seems to have got his legs back now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Newton.
Belliveau lands a nice uppercut.
Belliveau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Newton backwards.
Newton tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside.
Newton struggles to land a body shot inside as Belliveau controls his hands.
Newton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Newton blocks a body shot from Belliveau.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T2#
Belliveau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Newtons head.
Still in the clinch, Newton scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Belliveau lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Belliveau.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Newton controls the action.
Belliveau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside.
Newton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Newton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Newton misses with a body punch.
Belliveau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Belliveau.
Newton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Newton controls the action.
Belliveau lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Newton. #T3#
Newton prevents a body shot from Belliveau.
Belliveau tries to work over Newton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Newton tries to throw a body punch but Belliveau avoids it by throwing Newton back against the cage.
Newton lands a body punch.
Belliveau lands a hook that snaps the head of Newton backwards.
Newton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Newton working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau.
Belliveau blocking some punches.
Belliveau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Newton.
Newton is leaning against Belliveau and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Newton blocks a body shot from Belliveau.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belliveau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Newton has a couple of punches blocked by Belliveau.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Newton controls the action.
Newton misses with some punches. #T4#
Newton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Newton struggles to land a body shot inside as Belliveau controls his hands.
Belliveau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau prevents a body shot from Newton.
Newton tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Belliveau.
Newton misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton swings wildly with an uppercut but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belliveau blocks an uppercut.
Newton throws a punch but it's blocked by Belliveau.
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Newton misses with a punch on the inside.
Belliveau blocks a body shot from Newton.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newton.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Newton controls the action.
Belliveau blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Belliveau really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Belliveau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Newton.
Newton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Newton throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Newton sets himself, and Belliveau steps forward looking for the clinch! Newton avoids it this time.
Newton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Newton lands with a straight right. Belliveau didn't see that one coming.
Newton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belliveau.
Newton throws a hook to the side of Belliveau's head but Belliveau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belliveau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Newton manages to avoid it.
Belliveau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Newton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice cross by Newton.
Newton throws a wild body kick that Belliveau sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau misses with a lunging right hand
and Newton counters with a stiff right hand.
Belliveau takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Newton 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 Belliveau has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Belliveau and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Newton throws a leg kick but Belliveau sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Newton scores with a punch to the head.#T1#
Newton misses with a looping left.
Newton sets himself, and Belliveau steps forward looking for the clinch! Newton avoids it this time.
Belliveau throws a body punch but Newton moves out of range.
Belliveau throws a low kick, looking for Newton's leg but Newton calmly moves out of range.
Belliveau lands with a slapping head kick.
Newton with a jab.
Newton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belliveau was well out of range. Poor timing from Newton.
Newton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #KD2#
Belliveau lands a big head kick that sends Newton tumbling to the mat! Belliveau takes a step backwards and waves Newton back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT2#
It looks like Aaron Newton has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newton loads up on a big right hand but Belliveau slips the punch.
Newton scores with a nice strike.
Newton 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.
Newton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Newton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Newton throws the left hand but Belliveau avoids the punch easily.#T2#
Belliveau misses with a straight right.
Belliveau tries to land a front kick but Newton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Donk. Newton catches Belliveau right on the button with a cross.
Belliveau avoids the head kick by Newton. #CL2#
Belliveau closes the distance and pushes Newton back into the cage.
Belliveau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Newtons head.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belliveau lands a shot to the body.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Newton throws a punch but it's blocked by Belliveau.
Newton prevents a body shot from Belliveau.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Newton avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Newton blocks a body shot from Belliveau.
Belliveau lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Newton.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Newton avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage. #T3#
Newton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belliveau blocking some punches.
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belliveau scores with a hook to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A left hand lands to the body for Newton.
Newton misses with a punch to the body.
Newton tries a body shot but Belliveau blocks it.
Newton tries to throw a body punch but Belliveau avoids it by throwing Newton back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Newton.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Newton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Newton swings wildly with an uppercut but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belliveau pushes Newton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belliveau's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Belliveau lands with a right to the head.
Belliveau throws a punch but it's blocked by Newton.
Belliveau lands a left hand. #T4#
Newton struggles to land a body shot inside as Belliveau controls his hands.
Belliveau makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Newton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belliveau digs a right hand into Newton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Newton's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
Newton misses with some punches.
Newton can't find room to land a body shot as Belliveau controls the action.
Belliveau blocks a body shot from Newton.
Newton has a couple of punches blocked by Belliveau.
Belliveau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Newton.
Newton lands an uppercut.
Newton misses with a punch on the inside.
Belliveau has a couple of punches blocked by Newton.
Belliveau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Newton misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Aaron Newton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aaron Newton's cut.
That's time! Newton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R5#
Newton wants to slow Belliveau down by chopping away at his legs.
Newton checks a leg kick.
Newton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Newton misses with a body shot.
Belliveau swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Some bone on bone action there as Belliveau checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Newton digs a good hook to Belliveau's body.
Newton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Belliveau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Belliveau.
Newton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Newton. That did some damage!
Newton throws a low kick but Belliveau moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by Belliveau.
Newton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Belliveau throws a head kick that misses. #T1#
Newton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good shot there by Newton.
Belliveau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Belliveau misses with a wild body shot.
Newton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Newton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Newton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Belliveau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Newton manages to avoid it.
Belliveau moves away from the strike by Newton.
Newton lands with a right hand.
Newton tries to land a leg kick but Belliveau saw it coming and moves away.
A clash of legs there as Belliveau blocks the low kick.
Belliveau throws a big counter head kick but Newton avoids it with no problem.
Newton throws an overhand right that lands on Belliveau's shoulder, as Belliveau tries to avoid the shot.
Newton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aaron Newton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steve Belliveau is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Newton throws a lazy right hand but Belliveau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Newton misses its intended target.
Belliveau scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belliveau lands an overhand right.
Newton fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Belliveau checks it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Newton misses the target.
Newton moves out of range as Belliveau strikes.
Newton is looking to land body kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Newton, right into the meat.
Newton wants to slow Belliveau down by chopping away at his legs.
Newton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belliveau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Newton misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Belliveau! But no joy.
Newton misses with a right hand
and Belliveau counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Newton thinking.
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.
Belliveau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Newton.#T3#
Newton walks into a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Belliveau checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Belliveau scores with a shot to the body. #CL2#
Belliveau has closed the distance and engaged Newton in a clinch.
Belliveau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newton.
Belliveau's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Newton tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Newton.
Newton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Newton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belliveau scores with a hook to the body.
Belliveau lands a hook that snaps the head of Newton backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
Newton lands a nice shot to the body.
Belliveau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Newton avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage. #T4#
Belliveau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Newton backwards.
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!
Newton misses with the head strike.
Belliveau lands a shot to the body.
Belliveau lands a hook that snaps the head of Newton backwards.
Newton can't find room to land a body shot as Belliveau controls the action.
Newton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau.
Newton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belliveau scores with a nice hook to the head.
Newton lands with a light punch inside.
Newton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Belliveau's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Newton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Newton avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Belliveau tries to work over Newton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belliveau digs a right hand underneath Newton's ribcage. Newton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Belliveau on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Steve Belliveau.
I think Belliveau 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 Glass scores the fight 46:49
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:49
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Steve Belliveau!
Steve Belliveau is the new middleweight champion!
A less than humble Steve Belliveau misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: T157 Newton vs Kaunismieli
Date: Aug 26, 2016

#R1#
Manison finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Manison swats away the attempt to clinch by Belliveau.
Manison blocks a jab.
Manison tests Belliveau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Belliveau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Manison misses the jab.
Manison lands a lovely overhand right.
Belliveau scores with a jab. Manison acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #CUT#
It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.
Belliveau cracks a nice hook into Manison's ribs.
Manison avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As Belliveau backs off Manison throws a huge counter combo but Belliveau manages to avoid it all.
Manison has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Manison tries to bum rush Belliveau with a series of wild strikes but Belliveau uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manison.
Belliveau jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Manison keeps the fight on the outside.
Belliveau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belliveau looks to score with a jab to the body but Manison is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Belliveau. #T1#
Manison scores with the left hand. Belliveau knows he should have avoided that one.
Belliveau wants to clinch.
Manison moves out of range as Belliveau throws a body kick.
Belliveau goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Manison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belliveau swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Manison throws a looping overhand right but Belliveau ducks down to avoid it.
Belliveau misses with a body shot.
Manison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belliveau chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manison moves away.
Belliveau lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Belliveau lands with an uppercut that bounces Manison off the cage and back into range.
Manison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T2#
Manison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Manison throws out a loose jab but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belliveau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manison.
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!
Belliveau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manison throws out the jab.
Manison misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a low kick, looking for Manison's leg but Manison calmly moves out of range.
Belliveau takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Belliveau connects with a body shot that sends Manison's belly button to the back.
Belliveau moves in looking to clinch but Manison pushes him off.
It seemed like Manison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Belliveau ducks under a wild hook from Manison.
Belliveau cracks a nice hook into Manison's ribs.
Manison throws a shot from downtown. Belliveau moves away and avoids it.
Belliveau seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Manison misses with a wild combination. #CL#
Belliveau drives through and clinches with Manison against the cage. #T3#
A short right from Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau throws a head punch that misses.
Belliveau pushes Manison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belliveau lands a shot to the body.
Belliveau has a couple of punches blocked by Manison.
Manison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Belliveau tries to work over Manison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manison takes a shot to the head.
Belliveau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manison wants to break free but Belliveau has control.
Manison tries to break free but Belliveau pushes him back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Belliveau.
Manison blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC2#
Manison breaks from the clinch. #T4#
Belliveau is looking to slow Manison down with leg kicks.
Manison swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manison moves away.
Belliveau thuds his right hand into Manison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
No joy there for Manison, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Belliveau is looking to wear down Manison with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Belliveau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manison throws out the jab.
Belliveau connects with a body shot that sends Manison's belly button to the back.
Belliveau misses with an uppercut.
Belliveau misses with a looping right.
Manison throws out a loose jab but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Manison misses its intended target.
Manison moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Belliveau has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Manison finds it's way round the side to connect with Belliveau's head.
Belliveau is looking to slow Manison down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Steve Belliveau will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
That's time! Belliveau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Manison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Manison misses with a leg kick
and Belliveau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Belliveau is looking to land body kicks.
Belliveau just misses with a punch to the body.
Manison blocks a head kick by Belliveau.
Manison lands a nice shot to the body.
Manison looks to throw the jab but Belliveau is out of range.
Belliveau looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Manison now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A swing and a miss from Belliveau.
It seemed like Manison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice straight punches there by Belliveau. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a head kick that Manison semi-blocks.
Belliveau throws a lazy right hand but Manison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Belliveau is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Manison can do to turn this around?
Manison looks to score with a jab to the body but Belliveau is just out of range.
Belliveau scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Belliveau counters with a quick kick to the body but Manison blocks it.
Belliveau scores with a shot to the body. #T1#
Manison loads up on a big right hand but Belliveau slips the punch.
Belliveau fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good shot there by Belliveau.
A slapping body kick lands there for Belliveau.
Manison 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.
Belliveau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belliveau tries to clinch up.
Belliveau tries to clinch but Manison moves out of range.
Belliveau moves out of range as Manison strikes.
Steve Belliveau is winning the standup battle so far.
Manison throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Belliveau.
A jab from Belliveau misses.
Nice defenses there by Belliveau.
Belliveau is looking to counter the offense by Manison and move into the clinch.
Manison scores with a decent looking hook.
Manison misses with a hook.
Belliveau lands a head shot.
Manison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belliveau.
Belliveau thinks about countering with a body kick.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belliveau takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Belliveau tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Manison throws out a counter right but Belliveau avoids it with no problem.
Belliveau explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Manison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manison throws a shot from downtown. Belliveau moves away and avoids it.
Belliveau wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Belliveau throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Manison takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Belliveau.
Belliveau looks to score with a jab to the body but Manison is just out of range.
Belliveau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#CL#
Belliveau has taken the fight to the clinch.
Belliveau misses with the head strike.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manison's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Belliveau fails to land.
Manison can't break the clinch. #T3#
Manison tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manison taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Manison blocks a body shot from Belliveau.
Manison is trying to break the clinch but Belliveau is controlling him.
Manison blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Belliveau.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Manison controls the action.
Belliveau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Manison backwards.
Belliveau swings wildly with an uppercut but Manison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manison is trying to push Belliveau away but Belliveau has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Belliveau working aggressively here. #T4#
Belliveau lands a shot to the body.
Belliveau lands a nice shot to the body.
Manison is breathing heavily.
Belliveau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Belliveau keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Manison's efforts to push away.
Belliveau prevents Manison from breaking the clinch.
Belliveau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manisons head.
Belliveau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Manison avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Manison tries a body shot but Belliveau blocks it.
A short right from Belliveau. #CUT#
That has opened up Konstantin Manison's cut even more.#BC2#
Manison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body kick from Belliveau.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Belliveau dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Belliveau drives through and clinches with Manison against the cage.
Manison blocking some punches.
Belliveau pushes Manison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau. #BC#
Belliveau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manison misses with a combination #CL#
and Belliveau counters by clinching up.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside.
Belliveau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau tries a body shot but Manison blocks it.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manison's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belliveau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with some punches. #T1#
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belliveau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Manison working hard to break the clinch.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Manison avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Belliveau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manison blocks an uppercut.
Belliveau throws a head punch that misses.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Manison controls his hands.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Manison controls his hands.
Manison is trying to break the clinch but Belliveau is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
Manison can't break the clinch.
Manison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Belliveau has him pressed against the cage.#T2#
Belliveau digs a right hand underneath Manison's ribcage. Manison let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Steve Belliveau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#BC#
Belliveau breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Belliveau drives through and clinches with Manison against the cage.
Belliveau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Manison avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Belliveau lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Manison or not.
Manison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Manison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Belliveau scores with a shoulder strike.
Belliveau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Manison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Belliveau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau. #BC#
Belliveau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manison jabs Belliveau to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Belliveau throws a wild body kick that Manison sees coming a mile off.#T3#
Belliveau closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Manison misses with a wild combination.
Manison walks into a stiff left hand from Belliveau.
Konstantin Manison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manison swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Belliveau to counter with a crisp jab.
Belliveau fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manison looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Konstantin Manison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belliveau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manison.#CL#
Belliveau closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Manison blocking some punches.
Manison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Belliveau digs a right hand into Manison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manison's gas tank.
Belliveau tries to work over Manison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belliveau swings wildly with an uppercut but Manison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #T4#
Belliveau gets through Manison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC2#
Manison breaks from the clinch.
Belliveau scores with a nice body kick.
Manison has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Belliveau.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belliveau just misses with a punch to the body.
Manison throws a shot from downtown. Belliveau moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manison. Belliveau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belliveau avoids the body shot from Manison.
Manison swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Belliveau keeps Manison at a distance using the push kick.
Belliveau lets loose with a powerful body kick. Manison will feel that in the morning.
Belliveau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Belliveau moves out of range as Manison strikes.
Belliveau turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Belliveau scores with a kick to the midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Belliveau showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Belliveau has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Belliveau!
Steve Belliveau decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: T151 - Chief vs Centurion
Date: Jul 15, 2016

#R1#
A telegraphed right hand from Belliveau misses the target.
Thory lands with a right hand.
Thory just misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#CL#
Belliveau closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Belliveau scores with a shot to the side of Thory's head.
Thory misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thory tries to throw a body punch but Belliveau avoids it by throwing Thory back against the cage.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Thory controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Belliveau.
Thory tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belliveau's elbow.
Belliveau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Belliveau tries a body shot but Thory blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thory lands a hook that snaps the head of Belliveau backwards.
Belliveau prevents a body shot from Thory.
Belliveau swings wildly with an uppercut but Thory uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thory working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Thory avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Thory blocking some punches. #T1#
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Thory avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Belliveau swings wildly with an uppercut but Thory uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belliveau lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thory or not.
Thory tries a body shot but Belliveau blocks it.
Thory has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Belliveau seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Thory can turn it around.
Belliveau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belliveau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belliveau has a couple of punches blocked by Thory.
Thory fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau prevents a body shot from Thory.
Thory misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thory.
Thory has a couple of punches blocked by Belliveau.
Thory has had enough of the clinch but Belliveau keeps him there for the moment.
Thory lands with a short shot to the head.
Thory working aggressively here.
Thory tries to break free but Belliveau pushes him back against the cage.
Belliveau misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Thory fails to land. #T2#
Thory tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thory pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thory working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Belliveau lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thory.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thory misses with the head strike.
Belliveau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thory.
Thory prevents a body shot from Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thory misses with some punches.
Belliveau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belliveau prevents a body shot from Thory.
Thory is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Belliveau gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Belliveau tries a body shot but Thory blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Thory.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau. #T3#
Thory lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belliveau backwards.
Thory blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thory blocking some punches.
Belliveau lands a body punch.
Belliveau tries to work over Thory's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belliveau lands with a left to the head.
Thory stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thory can't find room to land a body shot as Belliveau controls the action.
A short left from Thory.
Belliveau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thory backwards. #BC2#
Thory breaks the clinch.
Thory does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Belliveau throws a leg kick which misses Thory's front leg but catches the back leg as Thory tries to avoid it.
Belliveau buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Belliveau throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thory misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Thory as he connects with a hook.
Thory connects with a leg kick. Belliveau looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. #T4#
Belliveau scores with a nice head shot.
Belliveau lands a front kick.
Belliveau on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Belliveau, right into the meat.
Belliveau just misses with a punch to the body.
Thory appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Belliveau thuds a left hand into Thory's body.
Belliveau throws a shot to the body.
Thory walks into a left hand.
Belliveau misses with a kick to the body.
Thory let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A slow jab from Thory misses its intended target.
Belliveau lands with a straight right. Thory didn't see that one coming.
Belliveau looks to score with a jab to the body but Thory is just out of range.
Thory moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Thory misses the target.
Belliveau is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Thory.
Thory misses with an uppercut. Belliveau saw that one coming.
Thory misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Belliveau dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Belliveau misses with a body shot.
Thory throws a body punch but Belliveau moves out of range.
Thory attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thory lands with a shot to the body.
Belliveau throws the kick towards the body but Thory avoids it.
Belliveau lands with a kick to the ribs.
Belliveau looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Belliveau changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Belliveau fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thory, pushing him back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thory lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Belliveau.
Thory swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steve Belliveau has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Belliveau.
Belliveau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belliveau lands a body shot.
Thory tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs. #T1#
Thory lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC#
Belliveau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belliveau is looking to wear down Thory with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thory moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CUT#
It looks like Vic Thory has been cut.
Thory tries to clinch up.
Belliveau with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thory throws a hook to the side of Belliveau's head but Belliveau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belliveau lunges at Thory with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thory's hand.
Belliveau digs a good hook to Thory's body.
Belliveau lands a slapping body shot.
Thory dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Belliveau dips to his left and cracks Thory with an uppercut!
Belliveau scores with a kick to the body.
Thory is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belliveau connects with a crisp jab. #ROC#
Thory is rocked!
Thory misses with a head kick.
Thory is still on wobbly legs! Can Belliveau finish him?
Thory moves out of range as Belliveau throws a body kick.
Thory seems to have recovered his senses.
Belliveau scores with a hook to the body. Thory takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Belliveau throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thory stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T2#
Belliveau throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thory stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Belliveau connects with a solid leg kick.
Steve Belliveau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belliveau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thory manages to avoid it.
Belliveau throws a quick inside leg kick.
Belliveau lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belliveau. Thory does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Thory was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thory moves away.
Belliveau misses with a low kick as Thory jumps back.
Thory let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Belliveau lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thory throws a shot from downtown. Belliveau moves away and avoids it.
Thory takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Belliveau scores with a body shot.
Belliveau throws a leg kick which misses Thory's front leg but catches the back leg as Thory tries to avoid it.
Thory blocks a head kick by Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. #T3#
Thory lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CL2#
Thory takes the fight into the clinch.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Thory controls the action.
Thory working aggressively here.
Thory fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Belliveau fails to land.
Thory makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thory lands a nice shot to the body.
Thory has a couple of punches blocked by Belliveau.
Belliveau has a couple of punches blocked by Thory.
Belliveau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thory working aggressively here. #BC2#
Thory escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Belliveau avoids the body shot from Thory.
Thory clobbers Belliveau with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T4#
Thory tries to clinch but Belliveau moves out of range.
As Thory tries to get set, Belliveau tries to push him back and clinch up but Thory manages to avoid the attempt.
Thory lands with a nice body punch.
Belliveau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Belliveau moves into the clinch.
Thory scores with a hook to the body.
Thory misses with a body punch.
Thory is leaning against Belliveau and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thory's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thory has a couple of punches blocked by Belliveau.
Thory tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Belliveau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belliveau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Thory avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Thory misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belliveau lands an uppercut.
Belliveau is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thory can do to turn this around?
Belliveau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Belliveau dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vic Thory's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Belliveau misses with a body shot.
Thory is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Belliveau with a body shot.
Belliveau rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thory counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body kick there by Thory.#CL2#
Thory fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Belliveau, pushing him back against the cage.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thory misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Belliveau.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Thory avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Belliveau swings wildly with an uppercut but Thory uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Thory controls his hands.
Thory doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thory's elbow.
A short right from Belliveau on the inside.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thory's elbow.
Thory pushes Belliveau back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belliveau lands a body punch.
Thory lands a right hand. #T1#
A short left from Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thory softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Belliveau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thory misses with a punch on the inside.
Belliveau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thory blocks an uppercut.
Belliveau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thory backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
Belliveau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thory misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thory blocks a body shot from Belliveau.
Thory misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thory is working for takedown but Belliveau is calmly controlling the position for now.
Thory throws an elbow that misses.
Belliveau lands with a right to the head.
Thory's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T2#
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!
Belliveau lands with a left to the head.
Steve Belliveau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thory takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#KD#
Belliveau drops Thory onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Thory is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Belliveau dips a shoulder and cracks Thory with a mighty uppercut! Thory falls back against the cage and Belliveau unloads with a barrage of strikes! Thory is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Belliveau screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Belliveau!
A less than humble Steve Belliveau misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: T148: Spillane vs Mangrove Jr
Date: Jun 24, 2016

#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaunismieli. Belliveau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaunismieli throws a leg kick which misses Belliveau's front leg but catches the back leg as Belliveau tries to avoid it.
A big right from Kaunismieli misses.
Kaunismieli connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Belliveau momentarily.
Kaunismieli throws a hook to the side of Belliveau's head but Belliveau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belliveau wants to land a leg kick but Kaunismieli is out of range.
Kaunismieli checks a low kick from Belliveau.
Belliveau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli looks to score with a jab to the body but Belliveau is just out of range.
Belliveau has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Belliveau throws a low kick but Kaunismieli moves out of range easily.
Belliveau throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaunismieli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Belliveau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaunismieli manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Belliveau.
Kaunismieli gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Belliveau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kaunismieli takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T1#
Kaunismieli getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kaunismieli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belliveau.
Belliveau dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kaunismieli. That did some damage!
A thudding body kick lands there by Belliveau!
Belliveau throws a leg kick that misses.
Kaunismieli throwing a counter right hand but Belliveau manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Belliveau.
Belliveau scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#CL#
Kaunismieli takes the fight into the clinch.
Belliveau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Belliveau.
Come on Kaunismieli - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Belliveau misses with the head strike.
Kaunismieli manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Belliveau misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Belliveau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kaunismielis head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaunismieli.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belliveau tries a body shot but Kaunismieli blocks it.
Kaunismieli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli pushes Belliveau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kaunismieli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kaunismieli throws a punch but it's blocked by Belliveau.
A short left from Kaunismieli.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Kaunismieli avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Kaunismieli looking to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kaunismieli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Kaunismieli as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kaunismieli tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaunismieli.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Belliveau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Kaunismieli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belliveau prevents a body shot from Kaunismieli.
I was talking to Kaunismieli's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with an uppercut but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Belliveau on the inside.
Belliveau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaunismieli controls his hands.
Belliveau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaunismieli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belliveau's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Kaunismieli fails to land.
Kaunismieli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belliveau backwards.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaunismieli controls his hands.
Kaunismieli can't find room to land a body shot as Belliveau controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau.
Belliveau lands with a light punch inside.
Belliveau presses Kaunismieli against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with an uppercut but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Kaunismieli fails to land. #T4#
Kaunismieli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli has a couple of punches blocked by Belliveau.
Kaunismieli content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kaunismieli struggles to land a body shot inside as Belliveau controls his hands.
Kaunismieli throws a punch but it's blocked by Belliveau.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Kaunismieli avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Kaunismieli has a couple of punches blocked by Belliveau.
Belliveau lands a body punch in the clinch. #BC2#
Belliveau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kaunismieli digs a good hook to Belliveau's body.
Belliveau clobbers Kaunismieli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Belliveau throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kaunismieli counters with a left to the body.
Kaunismieli walks into a straight right hand from Belliveau.
Kaunismieli thows a leg kick but Belliveau checks it
enabling Belliveau to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kaunismieli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kalervo Kaunismieli will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Belliveau throws a right hand that Kaunismieli ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaunismieli also avoids with ease.
Belliveau does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Steve Belliveau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kaunismieli lands a nice looking body shot.
Belliveau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaunismieli.
Belliveau just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaunismieli is looking to counter the offense by Belliveau and move into the clinch.
Kaunismieli lands with an uppercut that bounces Belliveau off the cage and back into range.
Belliveau blocks a leg kick.#CL#
Kaunismieli moves into range and clinches up with Belliveau.
A shot in the inside from Belliveau.
Kaunismieli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kaunismieli working aggressively here.
Belliveau lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaunismieli tries a body shot but Belliveau blocks it.
Kaunismieli throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Belliveau. #T1#
A short uppercut from Kaunismieli.
Belliveau swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaunismieli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belliveau tries to work over Kaunismieli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaunismieli stalling the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kaunismieli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Belliveau lands a left hand.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaunismieli tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belliveau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kaunismieli backwards.
Belliveau pushes Kaunismieli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kalervo Kaunismieli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kaunismieli gets through Belliveau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Belliveau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Kaunismieli.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kaunismieli's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belliveau.
Belliveau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaunismieli blocking some punches.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Kaunismieli avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T2#
Kaunismieli pushes Belliveau back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli misses with some punches.
Belliveau misses with a body punch.
Belliveau is leaning against Kaunismieli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kaunismieli.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaunismieli throws a punch but it's blocked by Belliveau.
Belliveau lands a hook that snaps the head of Kaunismieli backwards.
Kaunismieli takes a shot to the head.
Kaunismieli tries to throw a body punch but Belliveau avoids it by throwing Kaunismieli back against the cage.
Belliveau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belliveau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Kaunismieli. #BC#
Kaunismieli breaks the clinch.
Belliveau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T3#
Kaunismieli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kaunismieli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaunismieli tests Belliveau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Belliveau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Belliveau.
Belliveau tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Belliveau takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Belliveau throws a head kick that half lands.
Kaunismieli displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kaunismieli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belliveau.
Belliveau blocks the body kick.
Belliveau misses with a body shot.
It looked like Kaunismieli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaunismieli misses with an uppercut
and Belliveau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Belliveau misses with a low kick.
Kaunismieli is looking to counter punch.#T4#
Belliveau chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good shot there by Kaunismieli.
Belliveau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaunismieli.
Belliveau moves away from the strike by Kaunismieli.
Belliveau lands a right hook to the body.
Kaunismieli throws a shot from downtown. Belliveau moves away and avoids it.
Kaunismieli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kaunismieli takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Belliveau misses with a kick to the body
and Kaunismieli counters with an inside leg kick.
Belliveau is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belliveau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Belliveau responds with a good body kick, but Kaunismieli manages to step out the way in time.
Belliveau throws a leg kick
and Kaunismieli counters with a left to the body.
Kaunismieli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Steve Belliveau will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Kaunismieli avoids the body shot from Belliveau.
Kaunismieli lands with a good body shot.
Kaunismieli misses with a series of wild punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kaunismieli, as that shot connected.
Kaunismieli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kaunismieli connects with a jab.
Belliveau cracks Kaunismieli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Belliveau has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kaunismieli finds it's way round the side to connect with Belliveau's head.
Belliveau cracks Kaunismieli with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli misses with a body shot.
Kaunismieli misses with a leg kick.
Belliveau avoids the head kick by Kaunismieli. #T1#
Belliveau scoring well with a low kick there.
Belliveau lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kaunismieli misses with a straight left.
Belliveau thows a leg kick but Kaunismieli checks it
and Kaunismieli counters with an outside leg kick.
Belliveau throws a body punch but Kaunismieli moves out of range.
Belliveau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belliveau throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belliveau slips a straight right by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli staying out of range there.
Kaunismieli bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Belliveau's head backwards.
Some bone on bone action there as Belliveau checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kaunismieli throws a good cross that connects.
Kaunismieli throws a solid leg kick but Belliveau takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kaunismieli.#T2#
Belliveau takes a kick to the side of the head.
Belliveau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kaunismieli fails in his attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Kaunismieli does it's job there.
Belliveau looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Belliveau feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kaunismieli's calf.
Belliveau tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kaunismieli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Belliveau fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli lands a head shot.
Kaunismieli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belliveau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Belliveau swings for the body but Kaunismieli moves out of range.
Belliveau staying out of range there.
Belliveau keeps Kaunismieli at a distance using the push kick.
Belliveau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kaunismieli.#T3#
Belliveau takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Belliveau takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch up.
Kaunismieli slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Belliveau avoids the body shot from Kaunismieli.
Belliveau tries a quick counter leg kick but Kaunismieli is wise to it.
Kaunismieli takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Belliveau lands a head kick. Kaunismieli smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Belliveau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Belliveau lands a nice shot that snaps Kaunismieli's head back.
Belliveau takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Belliveau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Belliveau ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaunismieli misses with a looping right.#T4#
A jab from Belliveau misses.
Belliveau throws a leg kick but Kaunismieli checks it.
Belliveau throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belliveau throws a lazy head kick
and Kaunismieli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Belliveau thinking.
Belliveau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaunismieli.
Belliveau slips under a jab.
Belliveau throws a shot to the body.
Kaunismieli looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Belliveau is looking to chop away at Kaunismieli's legs.
Belliveau throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Belliveau.
Kaunismieli moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kaunismieli throws a hook but Belliveau avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Kalervo Kaunismieli did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R4#
A swing and a miss from Kaunismieli.
Belliveau checks a low kick from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli throws an overhand right that lands on Belliveau's shoulder, as Belliveau tries to avoid the shot.
Belliveau 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.
Kaunismieli throws a hook but Belliveau blocks it.
Belliveau throws a head kick that misses.
Belliveau's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kaunismieli under the eye.
Kaunismieli lands a right hook to the body.
Belliveau throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaunismieli lands a jab to Belliveau's midsection.
A shot to the liver by Kaunismieli. Beautiful body shot.
Belliveau misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kaunismieli lands a nice shot to the body.
Belliveau misses with a body kick.
Kaunismieli throwing a counter right hand but Belliveau manages to avoid it.#T1#
Belliveau swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Belliveau lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kaunismieli takes a step back to recover.
Belliveau is looking to land body kicks.
Kaunismieli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaunismieli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaunismieli connects with a body shot.
Kaunismieli bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Belliveau's head backwards.
Kaunismieli's corner calls for a 1-2. Kaunismieli obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Belliveau scores with a hook to the body. Kaunismieli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Belliveau explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Belliveau throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kaunismieli throws a nice outside leg kick. #T2#
Belliveau slips a straight right by Kaunismieli.
Belliveau throws a body punch but Kaunismieli moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaunismieli doesn't manage to clinch there - Belliveau circles away.
Belliveau looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaunismieli is just out of range.
Kaunismieli throws a hook but Belliveau blocks it.
Kaunismieli moves in looking to clinch but Belliveau pushes him off.
Belliveau throws a low kick but Kaunismieli moves out of range easily.
Belliveau drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Belliveau throws a lazy body kick
letting Kaunismieli counter with a right hand.
Kaunismieli looks to land a combination. Belliveau sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Belliveau has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice cross by Kaunismieli.
Belliveau misses with a right hand
and Kaunismieli counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kaunismieli checks a leg kick nicely.#T3#
Kaunismieli throws a hook to the side of Belliveau's head but Belliveau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belliveau tries to counter by closing the distance.
Belliveau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Belliveau tries to land a body kick
and Kaunismieli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Belliveau's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Belliveau on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kaunismieli fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kaunismieli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Belliveau.
Kaunismieli scoring well with a low kick there.
Kaunismieli scores with a hook to the body. Belliveau takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Belliveau checks a low kick from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli lands a jab-cross combination.
Kaunismieli moves out of range of the body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaunismieli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T4#
Belliveau thows a leg kick but Kaunismieli checks it
and Kaunismieli counters with a stiff right hand.
Belliveau misses with an uppercut.
Kaunismieli looks to land a right hand but Belliveau moved out of range.
Kaunismieli takes a swing at Belliveau's ribcage but misses.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook.
Belliveau looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kaunismieli gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Belliveau's corner calls for a 1-2. Belliveau obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kaunismieli moves out of range of the body kick from Belliveau.
Belliveau avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook to the body
and Belliveau counters with a left to the body.
Kaunismieli will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A head kick misses from Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalervo Kaunismieli had his way with Steve Belliveau in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R5#
Belliveau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kaunismieli fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice shot lands for Belliveau.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kaunismieli 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 Belliveau has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Belliveau and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Belliveau finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kaunismieli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaunismieli throws out a powerful jab.
Belliveau throws a jab but it's blocked by Kaunismieli.
Belliveau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaunismieli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belliveau.
Kaunismieli misses the jab.
Kaunismieli swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Belliveau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kaunismieli avoids a kick to the body. #T1#
Kaunismieli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belliveau.
Kaunismieli throws a hook but Belliveau avoids it easily.
Kaunismieli sets himself, and Belliveau steps forward looking for the clinch! Kaunismieli avoids it this time.
Kaunismieli wants to clinch
and Belliveau makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Belliveau throws a head kick that Kaunismieli semi-blocks.
Belliveau connects with an inside leg kick.
Kaunismieli checks a leg kick.
Kaunismieli is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kaunismieli thows a leg kick but Belliveau checks it
and Belliveau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Belliveau throws a body kick that misses.
Belliveau tries to land a leg kick but Kaunismieli saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Kaunismieli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A left lands for Belliveau.
Good exchange - Kaunismieli coming out on top.
Belliveau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kaunismieli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T2#
Kaunismieli scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Steve Belliveau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Kaunismieli lands a body shot.
Belliveau takes one to the side of the head.
Belliveau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaunismieli.
A jab from Kaunismieli does it's job there.
Kaunismieli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy left from Kaunismieli finds it's target.
Kaunismieli moves out of range of the leg kick from Belliveau.
Kaunismieli connects with a solid leg kick.
Kaunismieli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belliveau.
Kaunismieli uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A lazy left from Kaunismieli finds it's target.
Belliveau throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T3#
Kaunismieli lunges at Belliveau with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Belliveau's hand.
Kaunismieli scores with a nice right hand.
Kaunismieli throws a shot from downtown. Belliveau moves away and avoids it.
Belliveau throws a body shot but no joy.
Belliveau takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Belliveau throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kaunismieli counters with a nice leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Belliveau.
Kalervo Kaunismieli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kaunismieli.
Belliveau drops his hands momentarily and Kaunismieli takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kaunismieli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belliveau paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Belliveau wants to counter the offense by Kaunismieli and move into the clinch position.
Kaunismieli lands with a cross.
Belliveau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T4#
Kaunismieli just misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belliveau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli punishes Belliveau's body with a nice straight punch.
Belliveau misses with a body shot.
Belliveau misses the jab.
Kaunismieli looks to throw the jab but Belliveau is out of range.
Belliveau staying out of range there.
A lazy left from Belliveau finds it's target.
Belliveau swings for the body but Kaunismieli moves out of range.
Belliveau tries to score with a low kick but Kaunismieli moves his leg out of the way.
Kaunismieli appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Belliveau misses with an attempted mid kick.
Belliveau takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kalervo Kaunismieli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kaunismieli has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ackerman scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Glass scores the fight 49:46
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kalervo Kaunismieli!
Kalervo Kaunismieli retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Kalervo Kaunismieli thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: T143: Viral Pandemonium
Date: May 20, 2016

#R1#
Belliveau goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Saades tries to counter with a takedown but Belliveau is quick to defend against it.
Saades misses with a leg kick.
Saades swinging wildly here.
Saades's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Belliveau connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saades scrambles back to his feet.
Saades scores with a push kick.
Belliveau closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Belliveau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saades looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saades avoids the body shot from Belliveau.
Saades avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belliveau throws a jab but it's blocked by Saades.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saades throws a lazy right hand but Belliveau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saades misses with a straight right.
Belliveau throws a low kick but Saades avoids it.
Saades thows a left - swing and a miss!
Octavio Saades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Saades.
A left lands for Saades.#T1#
Belliveau scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Saades.
Saades shoots in looking for a takedown. Belliveau tries to sprawl out of it but Saades keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Belliveau manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belliveau. Saades does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Belliveau lands an impressive looking overhand right. Saades doesn't seem phased though.
Belliveau comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Belliveau lands a nice shot to the body.
Belliveau has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Belliveau takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Belliveau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belliveau swings for the body but Saades moves out of range.
Saades swings for the body but Belliveau moves out of range.
Belliveau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saades.
Belliveau slips a jab from Saades.
Belliveau is trying to counter with his kicks.
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!
Belliveau lands a right hook to the body. #T2#
Belliveau misses the shot to the body.
Belliveau throws a lazy right hand but Saades sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saades takes a swing at Belliveau's ribcage but misses. #TD#
Saades shoots in and gets a takedown into Belliveau's guard.#ES2#
Belliveau pushes Saades off and gets back to his feet.
Jab from Belliveau.
Saades throws a looping overhand right but Belliveau ducks down to avoid it.
Saades looks to land a right hand but Belliveau moved out of range.
Belliveau fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saades on the side of the head.
Saades looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Belliveau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saades throws a hook but Belliveau avoids it easily.
Belliveau thinks about the counter body kick.
A jab from Saades does it's job there.#T3#
Belliveau tries to work over Saades's front leg with a kick but Saades checks it.
A shot to the liver by Saades. Beautiful body shot.
Saades uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Saades.
Belliveau digs a good hook to Saades's body.
Belliveau is looking to land body kicks.
Saades throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belliveau flicks out a counter leg kick but Saades steps away.
Saades lands with a slapping head kick.
Saades misses with a shot to the body
and Belliveau counters with a good low kick that Saades was not able to check.
Belliveau lands a jab to the head.
Saades lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Belliveau throws a push kick but Saades slaps the foot to one side.
Saades lunges at Belliveau with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Belliveau's hand.
Belliveau checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Saades uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a shot to the body. #T4#
Belliveau throws a body kick that misses.
Saades appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Saades has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saades there as he acknowledges the shot.
Belliveau is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Saades rather than just go for the knockout.
Saades swings for the body but Belliveau moves out of range.
Belliveau takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Saades is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Belliveau moves out of range of the body kick from Saades.
A slow jab from Saades misses its intended target.
Belliveau appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Steve Belliveau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saades throws a hook but Belliveau avoids it easily.
Belliveau misses with a kick to the body.
Saades takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Saades keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belliveau bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saades turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Belliveau rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saades moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saades walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Belliveau checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Belliveau moves out of range as Saades throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Steve Belliveau will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
An inside leg kick lands from Saades.
A jab from Belliveau misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belliveau.
Belliveau takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Belliveau attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Octavio Saades is winning the standup battle so far.
Belliveau slips under a jab from Saades.
Saades misses with a lunging right hand
and Belliveau counters with a nice body shot.
Saades throws a lazy right hand but Belliveau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saades connects with the punch.
Belliveau takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Belliveau lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Belliveau throws a big shot that misses.
Belliveau scores with a kick to the midsection.
Saades cracks Belliveau with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saades pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saades checks the leg kick.#T1#
Saades throws a leg kick but Belliveau sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Saades bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Belliveau moves out of range as Saades throws a body kick.
Saades bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Belliveau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saades is looking to score with low kicks.
A slow jab from Belliveau misses its intended target.
Belliveau fails to land with a series of punches.
Saades lands a nice leg kick that just misses Belliveau's sensitive parts. #CL2#
Belliveau closes the distance and pushes Saades back into the cage.
Belliveau lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saades or not.
Saades prevents a body shot from Belliveau.
Saades lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Belliveau.
Still in the clinch, Saades scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Belliveau.
Stalling in the clinch from Saades. #T2#
Belliveau has a couple of punches blocked by Saades.
Saades scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body.
Saades prevents a body shot from Belliveau.
Saades lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Saades.
Saades swings wildly with an uppercut but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saades stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Saades lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saades's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saades lands a nice shot to the body.
Saades throws a head punch that misses.
Saades is stalling here.
Saades stalling against the cage.
Saades goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T3#
A short right from Saades.
Belliveau being controlled against the cage.
Belliveau throws a head punch that misses.
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saades.
Belliveau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Saades stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside.
Belliveau misses with the head strike.
Saades blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belliveau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Saades lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Saades avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Saades lands a left hand.
Belliveau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saades backwards. #T4#
Belliveau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saadess 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!
Belliveau tries a body shot but Saades blocks it.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belliveau gets through Saades's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saades digs a right hand underneath Belliveau's ribcage. Belliveau let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Belliveau throws a punch but it's blocked by Saades.
Saades lands a shoulder strike.
Saades working aggressively here. #BC#
Saades breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Belliveau throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Belliveau misses with a hook.
Saades paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belliveau. Saades does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belliveau.
Belliveau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saades moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Belliveau blocks the leg kick.
Saades misses with a low kick as Belliveau jumps back.
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 Octavio Saades will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Saades misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Saades.
Belliveau misses with the body kick
and Saades counters with a thumping low kick.
Saades checks a leg kick nicely.
Saades swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Belliveau counters with a solid body kick.
Saades pivots, looking for a leg kick but Belliveau is out of range and Saades settles back down.
Belliveau tries to counter by closing the distance.
Belliveau takes a swing at Saades's ribcage but misses.
Belliveau connects with a jab.
Belliveau throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belliveau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saades throws a right hand that misses
and Belliveau counters with a right hand to the body.
Belliveau with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saades closes this distance looking for a takedown but Belliveau circles away.
Saades misses with a looping right.
Belliveau is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belliveau stuns Saades with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T1#
Saades blocks a low kick nicely.
Saades delivers a nice body kick.
Saades is looking to land body kicks.
Belliveau turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Saades misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saades misses with an uppercut. Belliveau saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belliveau.
Belliveau lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saades at a distance.
A lazy left from Belliveau finds it's target.
Saades 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 takes a swing at Saades's ribcage but misses.
Belliveau tries to close the distance and clinch but Saades swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saades looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A nice leg kick lands there from Belliveau.
Saades lands a nice looking body kick.#T2#
Belliveau needs to keep his hands up - Saades had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belliveau fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saades on the side of the head.
Belliveau moves out of range of the body kick from Saades.
Belliveau swings widly with a right hand
and Saades counters with a nice body shot.
Belliveau lands with a shot to the body.
Belliveau throws the kick towards the body but Saades avoids it.
Saades works Belliveau's body with a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saades. #CL2#
Belliveau rushes Saades and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Saades fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saades tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Belliveau just stands there and leans against the cage.
Saades's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Belliveau lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saades backwards.
A right hand to the body from Belliveau.
Belliveau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau. #T3#
Still in the clinch, Belliveau scores with a nice short uppercut.
Belliveau scores with a shot to the side of Saades's head.
Belliveau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Belliveau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saades backwards. #ROC2#
Saades is rocked!
Nice body punch from Belliveau.
Oh Saades is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saades misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belliveau throws a head punch that misses.
Belliveau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Belliveau dips a shoulder and cracks Saades with a mighty uppercut! Saades falls back against the cage and Belliveau unloads with a barrage of strikes! Saades is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Belliveau screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Belliveau!
A less than humble Steve Belliveau misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
In defeat, Octavio Saades stepped up to the mic, saying 'Getting to the final against a future legend was enough of a win for this guy!'.

Event: T141 - Future Icons
Date: May 06, 2016

#R1#
Belliveau slips a jab from Manison.
Belliveau takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Manison blocks the body kick.
Manison slips under a jab.
Belliveau misses with a body kick.
Manison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belliveau.
Manison connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CL2#
Belliveau instigates a clinch.
Belliveau has a couple of punches blocked by Manison.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau lands a nice uppercut.
Manison blocking some punches.
Belliveau swings wildly with an uppercut but Manison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belliveau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Belliveau lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manison is trying to push Belliveau away but Belliveau has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T1#
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manison is trying to break the clinch but Belliveau has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
Manison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manison throws a hook to the side of Belliveau's head but Belliveau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Manison throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Manison misses.
Belliveau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belliveau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manison.
Belliveau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Belliveau wants to counter the offense by Manison and move into the clinch position.
We've been informed that Belliveau has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Belliveau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belliveau.
Belliveau tries to counter by closing the distance.#CL2#
Belliveau forces Manison back against the cage and clinches.
Manison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside. #BC#
Manison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manison fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T2#
Nice jab there from Manison.
Manison loads up on a big right hand but Belliveau slips the punch.
Manison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belliveau.
Manison misses with a jab to the body #CL2#
and Belliveau counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Belliveau as the two fighters clinch.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Manison avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Manison lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Belliveau.
Belliveau prevents Manison from breaking the clinch.
Belliveau lands a hook that snaps the head of Manison backwards.
Belliveau lands with a left to the head. #BC#
Manison breaks from the clinch.
Manison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manison throws a looping overhand right but Belliveau ducks down to avoid it.
Manison sets himself, and Belliveau steps forward looking for the clinch! Manison avoids it this time.
Manison throws a hook but Belliveau blocks it.
Manison loads up on a big right hand but Belliveau slips the punch.
Belliveau throws a big shot that misses.#T3#
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belliveau moves away.
Belliveau slips a jab and a cross from Manison.
Belliveau moves out of range of the strikes.
Belliveau loads up on a big right hand but Manison slips the punch.
Belliveau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manison.
Belliveau throws a leg kick but Manison sees it coming and moves out of range.
Manison seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Manison connects with a body shot.
Belliveau throws a body punch but Manison moves out of range.
Belliveau chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Manison avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Manison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manison misses with an uppercut. Belliveau saw that one coming.
Manison misses with an uppercut #CL2#
and Belliveau moves into the clinch.
Belliveau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Belliveau has him pressed against the cage.
Belliveau fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Manison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T4#
Manison throws a big shot that misses.
Belliveau looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Manison is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Manison misses with a lunging right hand #CL2#
and Belliveau counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Belliveau.
Belliveau has a couple of punches blocked by Manison.
Belliveau lands a shoulder strike. #CUT2#
It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.
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!
Nice body punch from Belliveau.
Belliveau lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belliveau misses with the head strike.
Belliveau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Manison's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Manison working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Belliveau fails to land.
Manison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Belliveau misses with a body punch.
Belliveau keeps control of Manison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Belliveau dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Belliveau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Manison.
Belliveau swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Manison.
Belliveau slips a jab from Manison.
Manison jabs Belliveau right on the nose. Belliveau blinks but takes it well.
Manison throws a body punch but Belliveau moves out of range.
Manison looks to land a left hand but Belliveau moved out of range nicely.
Manison throws a body shot but no joy.
Manison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belliveau.
Manison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a body kick.
Belliveau fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manison lands with an overhand left.
Manison moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circling - Manison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manison throws a shot from downtown. Belliveau moves away and avoids it.
Manison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T1#
Manison throws a series of punches but Belliveau moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Belliveau. That snapped Manison's head back.
Manison slips a jab from Belliveau.
Belliveau lands with a shot to the body.
Belliveau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manison.
Konstantin Manison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belliveau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belliveau steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Manison.
Belliveau misses with a wild body shot.
Manison throwing a counter right hand but Belliveau manages to avoid it.
Belliveau cracks Manison with an open hand slap.
Manison misses with a straight left.
Belliveau throws a solid leg kick but Manison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Belliveau.
Manison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Belliveau tries to clinch but Manison moves out of range.
Manison takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Manison throws a right and a left that Belliveau avoids nicely.
Konstantin Manison is winning the standup battle so far.
Manison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belliveau.
Belliveau now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Manison misses with a hook #CL2#
and Belliveau counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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!
Belliveau misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Manison blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Belliveau on the inside.
Manison is trying to push Belliveau away but Belliveau has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Belliveau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manison misses with the head strike.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Manison.
Belliveau blocks a body shot from Manison.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside.
Steve Belliveau seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Manison tries to circle away but Belliveau has him pinned against the cage.
Manison misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Manison.
A shot in the inside from Belliveau.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Manison avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Manison scores with a nice short uppercut.#T3#
Belliveau gets through Manison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Belliveau.
Belliveau lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Belliveau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belliveau prevents Manison from breaking the clinch.
Manison can't break the clinch.
Belliveau misses with the head strike.
Manison has had enough of the clinch but Belliveau keeps him there for the moment.
Belliveau lands a nice shot to the body. #BC#
Manison breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Manison misses.
Belliveau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Manison with a jab.#T4#
Belliveau connects with a leg kick. Manison looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Belliveau.
Manison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belliveau.
Belliveau lands a really nice looking cross but Manison seems unphased.
Belliveau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Belliveau throws a body punch but Manison moves out of range.
Manison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belliveau moves away.#KD2#
Belliveau sends Manison crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Belliveau is motioning to the referee to let Manison up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#
Manison is rocked!
Belliveau ducks under a wild hook from Manison.
And Belliveau responds with a good body kick, but Manison manages to step out the way in time.
Oh Manison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manison throws a jab when Belliveau was well out of range.
Belliveau pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Belliveau with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Belliveau takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Manison seems to have got his legs back now.
Belliveau tries to land a front kick but Manison steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Manison misses with a left hand #CL2#
and Belliveau counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belliveau misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Belliveau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Manison'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Manison misses with a hook. Belliveau ducked under it nicely.
Belliveau scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Belliveau.
Manison misses with a straight left.
Belliveau throws a lazy head kick
letting Manison counter with a right hand.
Manison blocks a low kick nicely.
Belliveau gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Manison.
Manison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Belliveau counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Belliveau throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Manison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Manison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Manison throws a body punch but Belliveau moves out of range.
Belliveau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau jabs at Manison's body.
Manison misses with a left hand
and Belliveau counters with a nice body shot.
Manison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belliveau on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Belliveau with a nice cross.#T1#
Belliveau gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Manison.
Manison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belliveau manages to avoid it.
Manison cracks Belliveau with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Belliveau lets loose with a powerful body kick. Manison will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belliveau misses with a body kick.#CL2#
Belliveau takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Manison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manison throws a left and a right that both miss
and Belliveau counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Manison. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Manison.
Manison throws a lazy right hand but Belliveau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That kick from Belliveau tenderised Manison's leg. Manison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Belliveau lands a nice shot to the body.
Belliveau fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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!
Belliveau throws a sloppy head kick and Manison moves out of range easily.
Belliveau does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #T2#
Belliveau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manison.
Steve Belliveau is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Belliveau throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belliveau lands with a nice body punch.
Belliveau lands the left hand.#CUT2#
Konstantin Manison's cut is getting worse.
Belliveau just misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau throws a leg kick
and Manison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manison misses the jab.
Manison lands a slapping body shot.
Belliveau ducks under a wild hook from Manison.
Manison tries to move into range but Belliveau moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Manison misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Belliveau finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Manison thuds a left hand into Belliveau's body.
Belliveau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Manison throws a jab when Belliveau was well out of range.
Nice cross by Belliveau.#T3#
Belliveau misses with a looping left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Manison.
Manison scores with a hook.
Belliveau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Belliveau.
Manison tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Konstantin Manison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Belliveau throws a body punch but Manison moves out of range.
Manison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belliveau.
Manison swings widly with a right hand #CL2#
and Belliveau moves into the clinch.
Manison is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Belliveau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Belliveau gets through Manison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Manison tries to circle away but Belliveau has him pinned against the cage.
Belliveau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belliveau misses with the head strike.
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T4#
A head punch on the inside from Belliveau fails to land.
Belliveau has Manison pressed against the cage, preventing Manison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Belliveau fails to land.
Belliveau misses with the head strike.
Belliveau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belliveau lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Belliveau on the inside.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Manison controls the action.
Manison is looking to break free of the clinch but Belliveau has double underhooks.
Belliveau lands a body punch.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Manison controls his hands.
Belliveau prevents Manison from breaking the clinch.#BC#
Manison manages to break the clinch.
Manison fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Belliveau scores with a punch to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Belliveau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Belliveau has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Belliveau!
In his post fight interview, Steve Belliveau started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: T136 - Crossfire
Date: Apr 01, 2016

#R1#
Belliveau slips a jab from Green.
Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Green.
A counter left hand to the body from Belliveau misses its target.
Green throws the left hand but Belliveau avoids the punch easily.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Belliveau tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Green scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Belliveau misses with a body kick.
Belliveau thumps Green with a low kick.
Green cracks Belliveau with a right hand to the side of the head.
Belliveau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Green has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Green checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Green missing with a left hand there. Belliveau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belliveau tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Green manages to circle out of the way.
Green avoids the head kick by Belliveau.
Green lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A left lands for Green.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green connects with a jab.
Green scores with a spinning back kick!
Green checks a low kick from Belliveau.
Green let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Green looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T1#
Green misses with a hook. Belliveau ducked under it nicely.
Belliveau staying out of range there.
Belliveau throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Green lunges at Belliveau with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Belliveau's hand.
Green waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a low kick.
Belliveau misses with a low kick.
Belliveau lands with an uppercut that bounces Green off the cage and back into range.
Belliveau throws a shot to the body.
Belliveau swats away the attempt to clinch by Green.
Belliveau throws a body shot but no joy.
Belliveau keeps Green at a distance using the push kick.
Green lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Belliveau checks a leg kick.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Belliveau wants to clinch.#T2#
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!
Green misses with a hook. Belliveau ducked under it nicely.
Belliveau is looking to wear down Green with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Green tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belliveau swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Green tries to get set, Belliveau tries to push him back and clinch up but Green manages to avoid the attempt.
Green throws a front kick that sends Belliveau stumbling back into the cage.
Green looks to throw the jab but Belliveau is out of range.
Belliveau connects with a body shot.
Belliveau lands a lovely overhand right.
Green walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Belliveau misses with an attempted mid kick.
Green misses with an attempted mid kick.
Belliveau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green misses with a lunging right hand
and Belliveau counters with a left to the body.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a hook but Green blocks it.
Belliveau takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A good leg kick by Green. #T3#
Belliveau tries a head kick but it misses.
Green has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Belliveau.
Green swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Green throws a hook but Belliveau blocks it.
Green misses with an uppercut. Belliveau saw that one coming.
Belliveau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belliveau throws a wild body kick that Green sees coming a mile off.
Green missing with a left hand there. Belliveau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belliveau. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belliveau misses with a double jab.
Belliveau scores with a kick to the midsection.
Belliveau swings away with a body shot that misses
and Belliveau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belliveau slips under a jab from Green.
Green throws a wild body kick that Belliveau sees coming a mile off.
Belliveau misses with a body punch
letting Green counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Belliveau misses
enabling Green to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green throws a good cross that connects. #T4#
Belliveau slips a straight right by Green.
Belliveau looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Green waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a push kick but Green slaps the foot to one side.
Green throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belliveau is looking to land body kicks.
Green darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Green.
Green lands a nice leg kick that just misses Belliveau's sensitive parts.
Belliveau ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Belliveau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Belliveau seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A jab lands there for Green.
Belliveau connects with a nice looking jab.
Green darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Green dominated 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.
#R2#
Belliveau circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belliveau scores with a sloppy right hand. Green should have avoided that one.
Green throws the left hand but Belliveau avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Belliveau misses.
Belliveau scores with a leg kick.
Green punishes Belliveau's body with a nice straight punch.
Green scores with a jab to the head.
Belliveau throws a leg kick but Green checks it.
Green 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.
Green looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Green thows a body kick. Belliveau tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Paul Green seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Green misses.
Belliveau moves away from the strike by Green.
Green has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Belliveau throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Green on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Belliveau.
Belliveau lands a head shot.
Green looks for the body kick but Belliveau saw that one coming. #T1#
Green throws out a loose jab but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Green, as that shot connected.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Green misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Belliveau misses with a straight right.
Green misses with a looping right.
A left lands for Green.
Belliveau lands with a good body shot.
Green slips a straight right by Belliveau.
Green swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Belliveau.
Belliveau checks a low kick from Green.
Belliveau throws a quick inside leg kick.
Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL#
Belliveau has managed to clinch. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Belliveau's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
Green is looking to break free of the clinch but Belliveau has double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Belliveau.
Belliveau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Green lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Belliveau.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Belliveau on the inside.
Green blocks a body shot from Belliveau.
Belliveau lands with a light punch inside.
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Green's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Green avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Belliveau misses with the head strike. #T3##BC2#
Green breaks the clinch.
Green misses with a low kick.
Belliveau feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Green has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Belliveau.
Belliveau throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Green counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Belliveau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Green swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Green fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Belliveau on the side of the head.
Belliveau lets loose with a powerful body kick. Green will feel that in the morning.
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.
Green avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Green swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Belliveau slips under a jab.
A low kick from Belliveau misses
and Green counters with a good low kick that Belliveau was not able to check.
Belliveau misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Belliveau.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Green.
Green throws a jab when Belliveau was well out of range.
Green misses with an attempted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green misses with an uppercut. Belliveau saw that one coming.
Green with a hook.#T4#
Belliveau throws a leg kick which misses Green's front leg but catches the back leg as Green tries to avoid it.
Belliveau avoids the body shot from Green.
Belliveau loads up on a big right hand but Green slips the punch.
Belliveau tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Green is able to avoid easily.
Green looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Green scores with a hook.
Green missing with a left hand there. Belliveau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Green throws a series of punches but Belliveau avoids them all with ease.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belliveau.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Belliveau crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Green - the referee stops the clock and Belliveau gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Green. Belliveau manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Green with a nice cross.
A jab from Green misses.
A big right from Green misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green avoids the head kick by Belliveau.
Green tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Green missing with a left hand there. Belliveau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Paul Green will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Belliveau scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A punch lands to the side of Belliveau 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Green misses with an attempted mid kick.
Green misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Green 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 Belliveau has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Belliveau and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#CL#
Belliveau moves into the clinch.
Belliveau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Belliveau fails to land.
Belliveau lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Green.
Belliveau lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Belliveau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belliveau throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
Belliveau misses with a body shot.
Belliveau works the jab nicely.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
Green throws a solid leg kick but Belliveau takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Green.
Belliveau walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Green swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Green throws a good cross that connects.
Green rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Belliveau counters with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Belliveau.
Nice body kick from Green.
Belliveau looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Green blocks the body kick.
Green stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belliveau.
Green feints and then cracks Belliveau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Belliveau down.
A low kick from Green is predictable there
and Belliveau makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belliveau lands with a shot to the body.
Belliveau avoids a kick to the body.
Belliveau fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Green looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T2#
Belliveau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Green.
Belliveau is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Green.
Belliveau misses with a wild body shot.
Green takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Belliveau scores with a nice head shot.
Belliveau blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Belliveau.
Green misses with a body kick.
Belliveau throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Green counter with a right hand.
Belliveau throws the kick towards the body but Green avoids it.
Green misses with a looping left.
Belliveau delivers a nice body kick.
Belliveau is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Green.
Green takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Belliveau plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Green wants to slow Belliveau down by chopping away at his legs.
Belliveau throws out a powerful jab.
Belliveau lets loose with a powerful body kick. Green will feel that in the morning.#T3#
Green throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Belliveau chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Belliveau scores with a jab.
Green slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Belliveau lands a right hook to the body.
Green looks to land a left hand but Belliveau moved out of range nicely.
Belliveau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
Green with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Green misses with a body kick.
Belliveau pushes Green away with a front kick.
Green misses with a straight right.
Belliveau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Green throws a jab when Belliveau was well out of range.
Green pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belliveau.
Green is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Belliveau with a body shot.#T4#
Green throws a half hearted mid kick.
Belliveau lands a high kick! #ROC#
Green 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!
Green fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Belliveau looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Green is still on wobbly legs! Can Belliveau finish him?
Belliveau fakes the leg kick and cracks Green in the body.
Green seems to have recovered his senses.
Belliveau connects with a body shot that sends Green's belly button to the back.
Belliveau with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Green misses with a hook. Belliveau ducked under it nicely.
A left lands for Belliveau.
Belliveau moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Belliveau lands a head kick. Green smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Green throws a leg kick
and Belliveau counters with a nice low kick that buckles Green's knee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Belliveau, as that shot connected.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Green, as that shot connected.
Good standup being displayed there by Green as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Belliveau clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R4#
Green scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Belliveau does it's job there.
Belliveau throws a nice outside leg kick. #CL#
Belliveau moves into the clinch.
Green misses with a body punch.
Belliveau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Belliveau gets underhooks to prevent Green's takedown attempt.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Green tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Green is working Belliveau over against the cage.
Green lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Green misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belliveau misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau. #T1#
Belliveau blocks an uppercut.
Green changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Belliveau fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Belliveau moves away from the strike by Green.
Green thows a left - swing and a miss!
Green moves out of range of the body kick.
Belliveau looks to land a body kick but Green moved away.
Belliveau keeps the fight on the outside.
Green gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Green scores with a leg kick.
Belliveau lands a body shot.
Green misses with a looping right.
Green misses with a body kick.
Belliveau wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Belliveau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Belliveau tries to land a front kick but Green steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#T2#
Belliveau just misses with a punch to the body.
Green has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Belliveau throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Green misses with an uppercut.
Belliveau throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Green.
Green throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters circling a little - Belliveau finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
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!
Green tried to score with a low kick but Belliveau checks it.
A big left from Green misses.
Belliveau with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Green takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Green stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Green changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Green looks to throw the jab but Belliveau is out of range.
Green throws a lazy right hand but Belliveau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T3#
Green throws a series of punches but Belliveau moves out of range.
Green throws a push kick but Belliveau slaps the foot to one side.
Belliveau digs a good hook to Green's body.
Green misses with a straight right.
Belliveau misses the shot to the body.
Green smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Belliveau misses with a hook. Green ducked under it nicely.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belliveau.
Belliveau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Belliveau.
Belliveau wants to land a leg kick but Green is out of range.
Belliveau throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the body from Belliveau misses
and Green counters with a solid body kick.
Belliveau moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Green checks a leg kick.
Belliveau checks a leg kick. #T4#
Green throws a looping overhand right but Belliveau ducks down to avoid it.
Green scores with a nice right hand.
Belliveau throws a body kick that misses.
It seemed like Green was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belliveau misses with a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Green.
Belliveau slips under a jab.
Belliveau scores with a jab. Green acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Green lands a nice looking body kick.
Green lands a glancing blow to the side of Belliveau's head.
Green stuns Belliveau with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Green walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Green misses with an attempted mid kick.
Green moves out of range of the body kick from Belliveau.
Belliveau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Green.
Belliveau moves away from the strike by Green.
As Green tries to get set, Belliveau tries to push him back and clinch up but Green manages to avoid the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Steve Belliveau will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Belliveau checks a low kick from Green.
Belliveau looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
Belliveau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belliveau on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Green lands with a hook. Belliveau tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Green is looking to clinch.
Belliveau connects with a body shot.#CL#
Green tries to keep at a distance but Belliveau has taken the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Green.
Green digs a right hand underneath Belliveau's ribcage. Belliveau let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belliveau backwards.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belliveau tries to work over Green's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belliveau swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green prevents a body shot from Belliveau. #T1#
Belliveau prevents a body shot from Green.
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land.
Belliveau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Green blocks an uppercut.
Steve Belliveau has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Green lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Green tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Belliveau.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belliveau prevents a body shot from Green.
Belliveau throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Green.
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.
Belliveau throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau.
Green pushes Belliveau back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T2#
Green trying to stall but Belliveau improves his position.
Green misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Green as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Green.
Green lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Green tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belliveau's elbow.
Green misses with a hook from the clinch.
Green lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Green.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body.
Green works on Belliveau's body with a couple of short punches.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Belliveau avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T3#
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Green misses with a body punch.
Belliveau has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
Belliveau misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land.
Belliveau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belliveau misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belliveau prevents a body shot from Green.
Green tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belliveau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Green lands a body shot.
Belliveau scores with a shot to the side of Green's head.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T4#
Belliveau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belliveau throws a head punch that misses.
Green digs a right hand underneath Belliveau's ribcage. Belliveau let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Green throws a punch but it's blocked by Belliveau.
Belliveau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Green lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Belliveau breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Belliveau fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Green checks it well.
Green misses with a kick to the body.
Belliveau connects with a solid leg kick.
Green lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Belliveau thuds a left hand into Green's body.
Green takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Green connects with an inside leg kick.
Belliveau moves out of range of the strikes.
Belliveau lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Green at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Green.
I think Green 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Glass scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Green!
A relieved looking Paul Green thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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