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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Belanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickinson has chosen Harvester of Sorrow as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
19 - 5 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Belanger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Dickinson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson wants to clinch
and Belanger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dickinson moves to clinch but Belanger breaks away
letting Belanger counter with a right hand.
Belanger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dickinson doesn't seem bothered though.
Belanger connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Belanger scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dickinson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belanger.
Belanger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dickinson closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Belanger counter with a right hand.
It looks like Dave Dickinson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickinson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dickinson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Belanger counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dickinson has his takedown stuffed
and Belanger counters with a right hand to the body.
Belanger circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Belanger counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belanger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dickinson avoids the head kick by Belanger.
Belanger stuns Dickinson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dickinson moves to clinch but Belanger breaks away
and Belanger counters with a straight right hand.
Belanger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dickinson tries to clinch up
and Belanger counters with a nice leg kick.
Dickinson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Belanger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Belanger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dickinson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dickinson closes the distance but Belanger moves to the side
and Belanger makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Belanger lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dickinson takes a step back to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dickinson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Belanger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dickinson's knee momentarily.
Dickinson throws a right and a left that Belanger avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Belanger counters with a nice uppercut.
Dickinson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Belanger counters with a good low kick that Dickinson was not able to check.
Dickinson looks gassed!
Dickinson wants to clinch up but Belanger keeps it at a distance.
Belanger blocks a head kick by Dickinson.
Dickinson throws a sloppy head kick and Belanger moves out of range easily.
Dickinson fails with a takedown attempt.
Dickinson closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Belanger counter with a right hand.
Dickinson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Belanger is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Belanger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dickinson's sensitive parts.
Belanger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dickinson.
Belanger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dickinson moves to clinch but Belanger breaks away
and Belanger counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dickinson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Belanger can pounce on him.
Dave Dickinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belanger lands with a slapping head kick.
That has opened up Dave Dickinson's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belanger feints and then cracks Dickinson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dickinson down.
Dickinson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dickinson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dickinson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dickinson is rocked!
Dickinson shoots in looking for a takedown but Belanger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dickinson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dickinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Belanger finish him?
Joe Belanger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Dickinson.
Belanger works Dickinson's body with a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Belanger, as that shot connected.
Dickinson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Belanger.
A slapping leg kick lands for Belanger.
Belanger walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Dickinson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Belanger swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Dickinson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Belanger!
Joe Belanger retains his middleweight title!
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hype
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