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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cole Orion (ranked 56 p4p, 10 weight class) and Steve Belliveau (ranked 184 p4p, 30 weight class). Belliveau is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by We will rock you. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Belliveau!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Belliveau checks it well.
Belliveau gets tackled into the cage by Orion. Orion maintains the clinch.
Orion is trying to force a seperation but Belliveau has the dominant position.
Belliveau misses with a body punch.
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orion's elbow.
Orion lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Orion blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
Belliveau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Orion swings wildly with an uppercut but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau tries to clinch up.
Orion turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Orion misses with a shot to the body
and Belliveau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Orion swings away with a body shot that misses
and Belliveau counters with a right hand to the body.
Belliveau has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Orion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belliveau.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belliveau slips a straight right by Orion.
And Belliveau responds with a good body kick, but Orion manages to step out the way in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belliveau fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Orion moves out of range of the body kick from Belliveau.
Orion scores with a hook.
Belliveau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Orion looks for the body kick but Belliveau saw that one coming.
Belliveau on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
An inside leg kick lands from Belliveau.
Orion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Belliveau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Orion misses with an attempted mid kick.
Belliveau gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Orion's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Orion scores with a nice short uppercut.
Orion manages to break the clinch.
Orion looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Belliveau blocks a head kick by Orion.
Orion keeps Belliveau at a distance using the push kick.
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!
Orion is looking to land body kicks.
Belliveau lands a glancing blow to the side of Orion's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Belliveau throws a shot to the body.
Orion swings away with a body shot that misses
and Belliveau counters with a good low kick that Orion was not able to check.
We've been told by Orion's head coaches at White Eagle that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Belliveau moves out of range as Orion strikes.
Belliveau tries to counter with a clinch but Orion shakes him off and moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Orion.
Belliveau fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Orion, pushing him back against the cage.
Orion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belliveau doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Belliveau.
Orion lands an elbow that stopped Belliveau in his tracks for a moment.
Orion tries to break free but Belliveau pushes him back against the cage.
Belliveau tries to throw a body punch but Orion avoids it by throwing Belliveau back against the cage.
Orion tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belliveau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belliveau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Orion throws a head punch that misses.
Belliveau lands with a left to the head.
Belliveau avoids the elbow strike from Orion, against the cage.
Orion can't find room to land a body shot as Belliveau controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion lands a nice uppercut.
Belliveau dodges an elbow strike from Orion.
Orion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orion tries to throw a body punch but Belliveau avoids it by throwing Orion back against the cage.
Belliveau blocks an uppercut.
Belliveau misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Belliveau fails to land.
Orion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belliveau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Orion lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Belliveau.
A body shot lands from Belliveau.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
Orion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a body punch.
Belliveau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Belliveau.
Belliveau pushes Orion back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Belliveau misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau presses Orion against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orion swings wildly with an uppercut but Belliveau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Belliveau with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Belliveau moves into the clinch.
Orion misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Belliveau.
Belliveau tries a body shot but Orion blocks it.
Belliveau prevents a body shot from Orion.
Orion blocking some punches.
Orion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cole Orion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orion walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Belliveau checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Belliveau unleashes a big counter combination but Orion bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Belliveau lands with a cross.
Belliveau misses with a leg kick
letting Orion counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belliveau thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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.
That's time! Orion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Orion takes a swing at Belliveau's ribcage but misses.
Orion has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Orion there as he acknowledges the shot.
Orion lands an overhand right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Orion.
Orion looks to land a right hand but Belliveau moved out of range.
Belliveau throws a leg kick but Orion moved away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Orion tries a body shot but Belliveau blocks it.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Orion controls the action.
Belliveau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Orions head.
Orion lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Belliveau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Belliveau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belliveau cracks Orion with a nice body shot.
Belliveau lands a body shot.
Orion is trying to break the clinch but Belliveau is controlling him.
Orion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Orion backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belliveau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Steve Belliveau seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside.
Orion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belliveau lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Belliveau lands a hook that snaps the head of Orion backwards.
Belliveau lands a shoulder strike.
Orion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Belliveau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belliveau can't find room to land a body shot as Orion controls the action.
Orion misses with a punch on the inside.
Belliveau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Belliveau struggles to land a body shot inside as Orion controls his hands.
Belliveau scores with a shoulder strike.
Orion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orion breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Orion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orion finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Orion.
Orion throws a poor cross that misses
and Belliveau counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belliveau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Orion has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Belliveau cracks a nice hook into Orion's ribs.
An inside leg kick from Belliveau misses.
Belliveau swings for the body but Orion moves out of range.
Belliveau clinches up against the cage.
Belliveau working aggressively here.
Belliveau lands a nice uppercut.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orion's elbow.
Belliveau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Belliveau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orion tries to land a front kick but Belliveau steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Belliveau is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Orion rather than just go for the knockout.
Belliveau avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Belliveau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orion.
A lazy left from Belliveau finds it's target.
A low kick from Orion misses
and Belliveau counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Belliveau misses with a punch on the inside.
Belliveau misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
Orion blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Orion.
Orion gets through Belliveau's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Belliveau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Belliveau scores with a nice short uppercut.
Orion blocks a body shot from Belliveau.
Nice body punch from Belliveau - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Belliveau.
Orion misses with a punch to the body.
Orion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orion scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belliveau breaks the clinch.
Orion misses with a wild combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Orion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Belliveau as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Orion with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Orion takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Belliveau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Belliveau cracks the inside of Orion's front leg.
Orion throws a solid leg kick but Belliveau takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Orion.
A jab from Belliveau misses.
Orion scoring well with a low kick there.
Orion misses with a wild body shot.
Belliveau rushes Orion and presses him up against the cage.
Orion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orion misses with the head strike.
Orion misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Belliveau.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Orion.
Orion lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Belliveau or not.
Belliveau blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belliveau.
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.
That's time! Orion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Belliveau chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Orion tries to work over Belliveau's front leg with a kick but Belliveau checks it.
Good leg kick by Orion there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Belliveau throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Belliveau.
Orion has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Orion there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice uppercut there from Belliveau.
Orion throws a low kick, looking for Belliveau's leg but Belliveau calmly moves out of range.
Orion scores with a jab to the head.
Orion misses with a lunging right hand
and Belliveau counters with a straight right hand.
A good leg kick by Orion.
Belliveau's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Belliveau. That's going to slow Orion down.
Belliveau takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Steve Belliveau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belliveau throws a good cross that connects.
Belliveau lands with a hook. Orion tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belliveau buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Orion takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Belliveau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orion misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Belliveau checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Belliveau is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Orion with a body shot.
Belliveau connects with an inside leg kick.
Belliveau closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Orion misses with a body shot
and Belliveau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Belliveau scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Orion throws a hook but Belliveau blocks it.
Belliveau lands a nice shot that snaps Orion's head back.
Belliveau chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Orion can pounce on him.
Belliveau lands with a nice body punch.
Belliveau works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belliveau ducks under a wild hook from Orion.
Belliveau is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Belliveau tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cole Orion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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 misses with an uppercut. Orion saw that one coming.
Belliveau stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Orion.
An inside leg kick from Orion misses.
Belliveau moves away from the strike by Orion.
Belliveau connects with an inside leg kick.
Belliveau scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Belliveau misses with a looping right.
Orion lands a nice leg kick that just misses Belliveau's sensitive parts.
Orion throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Belliveau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orion throws a quick inside leg kick.
Orion digs a good body shot into Belliveau's ribs.
A punch lands to the side of Orion 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Belliveau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Orion looks to land a left hand but Belliveau moved out of range nicely.
Belliveau now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Belliveau looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion misses with an uppercut
and Belliveau counters with a leg kick.
Belliveau fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Orion.
Orion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orion tries to work over Belliveau's front leg with a kick but Belliveau checks it.
Belliveau throws a shot to the body.
Belliveau scores with a jab to the jaw.
Belliveau avoids the head kick by Orion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belliveau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Orion has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A low kick from Orion is predictable there
and Belliveau counters with a straight right hand.
Belliveau misses with a body kick.
Belliveau is looking to slow Orion down with leg kicks.
Orion misses with an uppercut
and Belliveau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Orion misses the jab.
Orion uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Belliveau has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orion throws an off balance right hand
and Belliveau counters with an inside leg kick.
Orion looks to score with a jab to the body but Belliveau is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau connects with a looping right hand.
Nice defenses there by Belliveau.
Orion's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Belliveau bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Orion's head backwards.
Orion misses with a jab, cross combination.
Belliveau moves out of range of the strikes.
Orion throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Belliveau counters by moving into the clinch.
Belliveau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orion scores with a shoulder strike.
Orion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orion rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Belliveau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Belliveau throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Orion lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Belliveau at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Belliveau moves out of range of the strikes.
Orion looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Orion takes one to the side of the head.
Belliveau bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Orion's head.
Belliveau connects with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Belliveau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Belliveau has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Belliveau!
Steve Belliveau bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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