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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Stoker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Belliveau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoker comes into the arena with Let There Be Rock by AC/DC blaring out of the sound system. Belliveau has chosen We will rock you as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
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195 lbs
32 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Edward Stoker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Belliveau!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
Belliveau drives through and clinches with Stoker against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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!
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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
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.'.
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