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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Belton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tamad comes into the arena with The Joker blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Juan Tamad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Belton !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamad throws a leg kick
and Belton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tamad's knee momentarily.
Belton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tamad feints and then cracks Belton 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Belton down.
Tamad lands with a shot to the body.
Belton takes a swing at Tamad's ribcage but misses.
Tamad throws a hook but Belton avoids it easily.
Tamad on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Belton checks a leg kick.
Nice shot by Tamad.
Jab from Belton .
Tamad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belton .
Tamad throws a leg kick
letting Belton counter with a right hand.
Tamad sizes up Belton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Tamad.
Belton cracks Tamad with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tamad shoots in looking for a takedown but Belton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tamad's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belton checks a leg kick.
Belton lands a jab to the nose.
Tamad checks a leg kick nicely.
Belton lands a nice looking body shot.
Belton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tamad.
Belton connects with an inside leg kick.
Belton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tamad has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Belton throws out a leg kick but Tamad moves out of range and Belton only half commits.
Belton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tamad throws out the jab.
Belton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belton . Tamad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tamad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Belton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tamad looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice defenses there by Tamad.
Tamad avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tamad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Tamad misses.
Tamad throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tamad fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've been informed that Belton 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.
Belton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tamad backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belton gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tamad counters with a takedown into side control.
Belton is trying to improve his position.
The ground and pound from Tamad seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belton is trying to control Tamad's posture but Tamad avoids it.
An elbow from Tamad crashes against the mat.
Belton wants to control but Tamad postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad working the ground and pound but Belton is defending the strikes.
Tamad wants to take a breather but Belton manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Tamad.
Tamad throwing strikes from guard but Belton blocks nicely.
Belton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tamad's guard.
Belton wants to stand but Tamad has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belton is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Tamad seems keen to control Belton 's posture.
Belton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Belton tries to stand but Tamad is controlling from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Juan Tamad.
Belton misses with a low kick.
Tamad cracks the inside of Belton 's front leg.
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 Juan Tamad 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.
A big right from Tamad misses.
Juan Tamad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tamad stalks Belton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Belton 's face. Belton staggers backwards, shaken.
Belton throws a leg kick that misses.
Belton is looking to score with low kicks.
A jab from Belton finds it's way through Tamad's defenses.
Tamad steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Belton . That one must have hurt.
A low kick from Tamad misses
and Belton counters with a thumping low kick.
Tamad throws a leg kick which misses Belton 's front leg but catches the back leg as Belton tries to avoid it.
A low kick from Tamad misses
and Belton counters with a stiff right hand.
Belton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tamad keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tamad misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Tamad. Those never looked like landing.
Tamad tries to score with a low kick but Belton moves his leg out of the way.
Bill Belton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad walks into a jab.
Tamad throws a low kick but Belton avoids it.
Belton misses the shot to the body.
Tamad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tamad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belton .
Belton just misses with a punch to the body.
Tamad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belton manages to avoid it.
Tamad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tamad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belton .
Tamad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Belton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tamad tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Belton scoring well with a low kick there.
Tamad moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad throws a leg kick
and Belton counters with a right hand to the body.
Tamad chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Belton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tamad.
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 low kick from Belton is predictable there
and Tamad counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tamad postures up in Belton 's guard and throws a big left but Belton blocks it.
Tamad looking to sit in guard and control but Belton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Belton stands up from Tamad's guard - Belton perhaps looking for a knockout.
Belton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad wants to slow Belton down by chopping away at his legs.
Belton misses with a body kick.
Tamad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tamad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tamad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Belton counters with a one-two to the body.
Belton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Belton misses with a body shot.
Belton misses with a body shot.
Tamad scores with a crisp jab that stopped Belton in his tracks.
Tamad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belton .
Tamad is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tamad scores with a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Belton .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bill Belton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tamad.
Tamad takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Belton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tamad looks to land a left hand but Belton moved out of range nicely.
Belton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tamad goes for a double leg but Belton avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Belton continues to drive forward.
Tamad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tamad has Belton pressed against the cage, preventing Belton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tamad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Belton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Belton fakes the leg kick and cracks Tamad in the body.
Tamad throws a poor cross that misses
and Belton counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bill Belton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Tamad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Belton moves forwards but Tamad connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tamad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crunch! Belton slams his shin into Tamad's torso.
Belton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tamad. That did some damage!
Tamad feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Belton 's calf.
Belton bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Belton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tamad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belton .
Tamad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tamad. That's going to slow Belton down.
Belton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tamad.
Belton moves away from the strike by Tamad.
Tamad throws a series of strikes that have Belton backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tamad throws a leg kick
and Belton makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tamad has time to react.
Belton misses with a straight left.
A head kick from Belton lands but Tamad takes it in his stride.
Tamad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tamad misses with a body shot.
Belton throws a low kick, looking for Tamad's leg but Tamad calmly moves out of range.
Belton tried to score with a low kick but Tamad checks it.
Belton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tamad on the side of the head.
Tamad fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Belton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Belton ducks under a wild hook from Tamad.
Tamad slips under a jab.
Tamad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belton .
Tamad misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tamad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tamad throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tamad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belton throws the kick towards the body but Tamad avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Tamad.
A good leg kick by Belton .
Tamad throws a big shot that misses.
Belton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tamad momentarily.
Belton lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tamad takes a step back to recover.
Belton lands with an uppercut that bounces Tamad off the cage and back into range.
Tamad needs to keep his hands up - Belton had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belton works the jab nicely.
Tamad connects with a high kick.
No luck for Tamad with that takedown attempt.
Tamad will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tamad will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Belton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big left from Belton misses.
Tamad throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tamad throws a front kick aimed at Belton 's knee but Belton avoids it well.
Belton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tamad's head.
Tamad throws an off balance right hand
and Tamad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tamad misses with a straight left.
Tamad closes the distance and clinches up with Belton , looking for a takedown. Tamad pushes Belton against the cage but Belton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Tamad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad moves out of range as Belton throws a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tamad checks a leg kick nicely.
Belton throws a body kick that misses
and Tamad counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Belton 's guard now.
Belton wants to sweep here but Tamad controlling him for the moment.
Belton is trying to keep Tamad in close.
Tamad won't allow Belton to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tamad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Juan Tamad did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Belton throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Belton misses with a leg kick
and Tamad counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Belton !
Belton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tamad wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tamad throws an elbow but Belton slips to the side and avoids it well.
Belton is trying to get back to half guard.
Tamad working the strikes but Belton uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Belton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tamad.
Belton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tamad.
Belton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tamad trying to control from Belton 's half guard. Belton has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Juan Tamad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belton has momentary wrist control but Tamad slips an elbow through the middle.
Tamad preventing the sweep.
Tamad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Belton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Belton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tamad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tamad trying to control the position from guard on top but Belton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
We're going to have a standup here because Juan Tamad wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tamad.
Bill Belton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice cross by Tamad.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Belton lands with a straight right. Tamad didn't see that one coming.
Tamad looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tamad or perhaps it was just good defense by Belton , which made it look bad.
Belton tries to land a front kick but Tamad steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Belton wants it to stay on the feet.
Tamad checks the leg kick.
Tamad scores with a hook.
Tamad throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Belton throws a wild body kick that Tamad sees coming a mile off.
Belton lands a jab to the head.
Belton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Belton with a nice cross.
Tamad blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Belton .
Belton misses with a body kick.
Tamad misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad throws a shot from downtown. Belton moves away and avoids it.
Belton lands with a shot to the body.
Tamad avoids the head kick by Belton .
Nice defenses there by Belton .
Tamad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tamad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belton .
Tamad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Juan Tamad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Belton throws a shot from downtown. Tamad moves away and avoids it.
Tamad connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamad moves out of range of the body kick.
A combination from Belton does no damage.
Belton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
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 Juan Tamad.
I think Tamad 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 40:37
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 40:37
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 40:37
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Tamad!
Juan Tamad thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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