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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Belanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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192 lbs
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Excellent MT
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World class boxer
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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
21 - 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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Bueno!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belanger throws a leg kick that misses.
Belanger wants to slow Bueno down by chopping away at his legs.
Bueno moves out of range as Belanger throws a body kick.
Bueno swings for the body but Belanger moves out of range.
Bueno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belanger manages to avoid it.
Belanger looks to land a right hand but Bueno moved out of range.
Bueno gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bueno lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Joe Belanger has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Bueno there.
Bueno scores with a body shot.
Belanger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bueno connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belanger thuds a left hand into Bueno's body.
Bueno misses with a straight left.
Bueno throws a shot from downtown. Belanger moves away and avoids it.
Bueno looks to score with a jab to the body but Belanger is just out of range.
Bueno lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Bueno misses the target.
Belanger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belanger misses with the body kick
and Bueno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bueno lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bueno, as that shot connected.
Bueno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belanger moves away.
Belanger blocks a jab.
Bueno swinging wildly here.
Belanger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bueno looks to throw the jab but Belanger is out of range.
A solid body kick from Belanger.
Belanger throws a series of punches but Bueno avoids them all with ease.
Pedro Bueno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belanger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belanger walks into a left hand.
Belanger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bueno is out of range.
Bueno swings for the body but Belanger moves out of range.
Belanger throws a sloppy head kick and Bueno moves out of range easily.
Belanger scoring well with a low kick there.
Belanger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Belanger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bueno was well out of range. Poor timing from Belanger.
Belanger throws a wild body kick that Bueno sees coming a mile off.
Belanger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bueno connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Belanger scrambles back to his feet.
Belanger thuds his right hand into Bueno's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bueno lands a jab to the head.
Nice shot lands for Bueno.
Bueno connects with a nice looking jab.
A combination from Bueno does no damage.
Belanger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Belanger tried to score with a low kick but Bueno checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belanger takes a swing at Bueno's ribcage but misses.
Bueno misses with an uppercut. Belanger saw that one coming.
Bueno connects with a good right hand that stumbles Belanger. Belanger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Belanger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bueno connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Belanger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Belanger shoots for a double leg takedown but Bueno sprawls well. He's pushed Belanger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Belanger misses with a takedown attempt - Bueno sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Belanger 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 Bueno has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bueno and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Belanger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Belanger takes one on the button.
Belanger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belanger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bueno lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belanger moves out of range as Bueno strikes.
Belanger slips a jab and a cross from Bueno.
Bueno connects with the punch.
Belanger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bueno throws a jab when Belanger was well out of range.
Bueno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belanger.
Belanger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bueno just misses with a punch to the body.
Belanger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bueno is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Belanger had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bueno scores with a nice head shot.
Bueno lands a nice hook to Belanger's body. Belanger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Belanger, right into the meat.
Bueno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belanger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bueno.
Bueno lands a nice shot that snaps Belanger's head back.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Belanger walks into a jab.
Bueno throws a looping overhand right but Belanger ducks down to avoid it.
Belanger misses with a head kick.
Belanger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bueno stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belanger.
A cross from Bueno lands.
Bueno tries to close the distance and clinch but Belanger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Belanger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circling - Bueno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bueno looks to land a right hand but Belanger moved out of range.
Bueno scores with a jab.
Belanger takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bueno lands with a right hand.
Bueno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belanger.
Bueno bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Belanger's head backwards.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belanger moves out of range as Bueno strikes.
A jab from Bueno misses.
Belanger explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bueno.
Bueno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belanger moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Belanger.
Belanger throws a push kick but Bueno slaps the foot to one side.
Belanger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bueno is out of range and Belanger settles back down.
Bueno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belanger moves away.
Belanger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bueno's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bueno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belanger.
Bueno throws a lazy right hand but Belanger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Bueno misses its intended target.
Bueno throws a big shot that misses.
Bueno just misses with a punch to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Belanger throws the kick towards the body but Bueno avoids it.
Bueno takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slow jab from Bueno misses its intended target.
Nice jab there from Bueno.
Belanger with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid body kick from Belanger.
Belanger throws a sloppy head kick and Bueno moves out of range easily.
Belanger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belanger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bueno.
Bueno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Belanger counters with an outside leg kick.
Belanger misses with a wild body shot.
Bueno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belanger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Belanger is looking to wear down Bueno with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bueno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bueno with a nice cross.
Joe Belanger's cut is getting worse.
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!
Belanger lands with a slapping head kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Belanger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bueno throws out the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Belanger.
Belanger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belanger has closed the distance and engaged Bueno in a clinch.
Belanger tries to work over Bueno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bueno lands a nice uppercut.
Belanger lands a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bueno.
Belanger takes a shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Belanger just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bueno's brow.
Bueno struggles to land a body shot inside as Belanger controls his hands.
Belanger can't find room to land a body shot as Bueno controls the action.
Belanger throws a punch but it's blocked by Bueno.
Belanger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belanger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bueno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Belanger struggles to land a body shot inside as Bueno controls his hands.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bueno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bueno swings wildly with an uppercut but Belanger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belanger tries a body shot but Bueno blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Bueno fails to land.
Bueno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Belanger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Bueno fails to land.
Bueno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Bueno on the inside.
Nice body punch from Bueno - that landed with a thud.
Bueno struggles to land a body shot inside as Belanger controls his hands.
Bueno tries to work over Belanger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bueno gets through Belanger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Belanger blocks a body shot from Bueno.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bueno misses with a body punch.
Belanger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bueno stuns Belanger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Bueno misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Bueno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Belanger's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bueno's jab looks to have found its range, popping Belanger under the eye.
Bueno staying out of range there.
Pedro Bueno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belanger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bueno is able to avoid easily.
Belanger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bueno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belanger.
Belanger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Bueno misses.
Belanger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bueno missing with a left hand there. Belanger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bueno misses with a body shot.
That kick from Belanger tenderised Bueno's leg. Bueno is trying to keep his angry face on.
Belanger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bueno avoids the head kick by Belanger.
A telegraphed right hand from Bueno misses the target.
Bueno lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belanger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bueno in his tracks.
Bueno misses the jab.
Bueno connects with a good right hand that stumbles Belanger. Belanger circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bueno looks to land a left hand but Belanger moved out of range nicely.
Bueno avoids a kick to the body.
Belanger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Belanger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Belanger throws a solid leg kick but Bueno takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Belanger.
Belanger slips under a jab from Bueno.
Nice straight punches there by Bueno. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bueno.
Joe Belanger's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bueno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belanger misses the jab.
Bueno moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bueno scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bueno throws a series of punches but Belanger avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Bueno misses.
Belanger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bueno with a jab.
Belanger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bueno works Belanger's body with a nice hook.
Bueno bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bueno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Horrible takedown by Belanger or perhaps it was just good defense by Bueno which made him look bad.
The fighters circling - Bueno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belanger moves forwards but Bueno connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bueno lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Belanger at a distance.
Bueno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Belanger counters with an outside leg kick.
Bueno lunges at Belanger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Belanger's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno scores with a jab to the jaw.
Belanger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belanger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Belanger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Belanger is looking to score with low kicks.
Bueno missing with a left hand there. Belanger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Belanger swings for the body but Bueno moves out of range.
Belanger moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bueno looks to land a left hand but Belanger moved out of range nicely.
Bueno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bueno lands a nice hook to Belanger's body. Belanger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bueno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bueno lands a nice looking body shot.
Belanger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bueno misses.
A slow jab from Bueno misses its intended target.
Bueno jabs at Belanger's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bueno misses with a hook
and Belanger counters with a leg kick.
Bueno avoids a kick to the body.
Bueno misses with a hook.
Belanger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Belanger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bueno moves out of range of the body kick.
Bueno misses the jab.
Belanger swats away the attempt to clinch by Bueno.
Bueno tries to clinch but Belanger moves out of range.
Belanger misses with a head kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bueno rushes Belanger and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Belanger on the inside.
A short uppercut from Belanger.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Belanger breaks the clinch.
Belanger tries to score with a low kick but Bueno moves his leg out of the way.
Bueno moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bueno stuns Belanger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Belanger, right into the meat.
Belanger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bueno.
Belanger with a hook.
Bueno throws out a loose jab but Belanger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belanger scores with a leg kick.
Belanger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Belanger looks to land a right hand but Bueno moved out of range.
Bueno throws the left hand but Belanger avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bueno checks a low kick from Belanger.
Bueno lands the left hand.
Belanger throws a hook but Bueno avoids it easily.
Bueno moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Belanger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bueno scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Belanger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bueno scores with a decent looking hook.
Jeez, Joe Belanger's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bueno misses with a straight right.
Bueno throws a shot to the body.
Bueno throws a looping overhand right but Belanger ducks down to avoid it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Belanger throws a body kick that misses.
Bueno just misses with a punch to the body.
Bueno connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Belanger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Belanger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bueno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Belanger takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bueno.
Pedro Bueno seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bueno struggles to land a body shot inside as Belanger controls his hands.
Belanger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bueno throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bueno.
Belanger looking to throw knees to the head but Bueno is blocking nicely.
Belanger misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bueno lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bueno lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Belanger or not.
Bueno misses with a punch to the body.
Bueno lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Belanger.
Bueno lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Bueno.
Bueno cracks Belanger with a nice body shot.
Bueno misses with a punch to the body.
Bueno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bueno works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Bueno.
Still in the clinch, Bueno scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bueno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joe Belanger's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pedro Bueno!
Pedro Bueno is the new middleweight champion!
A less than humble Pedro Bueno misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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