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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Belanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Federico Lovalente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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187 cm
25
193 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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178 cm
21
197 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Good knees
Very strong |
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Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Belanger! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Federico Lovalente! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Belanger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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It looks like Joe Belanger has been cut. Belanger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Lovalente takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Belanger. Lovalente takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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It looks like Federico Lovalente has been cut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lovalente misses with a few strikes there.
Lovalente clobbers Belanger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Belanger tries a low kick but Lovalente avoids it. Lovalente takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lovalente lands with an overhand left. Lovalente thows a body shot but no joy. Nice defenses there by Lovalente. Belanger misses with a low kick. Belanger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Belanger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lovalente looks gassed! Belanger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belanger.
Lovalente chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Belanger can pounce on him.
Belanger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belanger cracks Lovalente with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Lovalente takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Belanger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Belanger's corner calls for a 1-2. Belanger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. A chopping leg kick lands by Belanger. Belanger misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belanger.
Belanger drops Lovalente with a beautiful combination! Lovalente stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Belanger is looking for the KO!
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Lovalente is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lovalente circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Belanger. Lovalente falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Belanger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Belanger! Joe Belanger retains his middleweight title!
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C
A |
G |
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C
B |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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