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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Sturmpruegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Belliveau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belliveau is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by We will rock you. Steve Belliveau acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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195 lbs
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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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Sturmpruegel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Belliveau!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belliveau scores with a leg kick.
Belliveau has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sturmpruegel is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jab by Belliveau.
Belliveau avoids the body shot from Sturmpruegel.
We've been told by Sturmpruegel's head coaches at Wax on Wax off 'Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Belliveau takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belliveau.
Sturmpruegel is trying to break the clinch but Belliveau is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short left from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sturmpruegel blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturmpruegel tries to work over Belliveau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sturmpruegel is leaning against Belliveau and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sturmpruegel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sturmpruegel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Belliveau breaks from the clinch.
Sturmpruegel misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel throws a hook to the side of Belliveau's head but Belliveau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belliveau wants to land a leg kick but Sturmpruegel is out of range.
Belliveau with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sturmpruegel to score with a decent uppercut.
Belliveau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel tries to land a leg kick but Belliveau saw it coming and moves away.
Belliveau lands with a hook. Sturmpruegel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Belliveau, right into the meat.
Belliveau lands with a thumping leg kick.
Belliveau misses with a head kick.
Sturmpruegel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Belliveau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sturmpruegel misses with an uppercut.
Sturmpruegel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Belliveau checks it well.
Sturmpruegel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belliveau moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sturmpruegel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Belliveau's head backwards.
Belliveau thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau misses with a body shot.
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!
Belliveau pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sturmpruegel works Belliveau's body with a nice hook.
Sturmpruegel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Steve Belliveau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belliveau throws a poor cross that misses
and Sturmpruegel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good leg kick by Sturmpruegel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sturmpruegel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sturmpruegel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Belliveau.
Belliveau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belliveau looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sturmpruegel lands a nice shot that snaps Belliveau's head back.
Sturmpruegel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Belliveau misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sturmpruegel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Belliveau.
A big right from Belliveau misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel lands with a hook. Belliveau tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Belliveau lands a jab to the nose.
Belliveau scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sturmpruegel in his tracks.
Sturmpruegel walks into a stiff left hand from Belliveau.
Belliveau thumps Sturmpruegel with a low kick.
Sturmpruegel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Belliveau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belliveau lands a head kick. Sturmpruegel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Belliveau ducks under a wild hook from Sturmpruegel.
Belliveau throws out a counter right but Sturmpruegel avoids it with no problem.
Belliveau fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sturmpruegel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belliveau fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sturmpruegel checks it well.
An inside leg kick from Belliveau misses.
Sturmpruegel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Belliveau.
Sturmpruegel lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Sturmpruegel there.
Sturmpruegel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Belliveau under the eye.
Belliveau thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sturmpruegel slips under a jab from Belliveau.
Sturmpruegel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Belliveau checks it well.
Belliveau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sturmpruegel throws a nice looking combination but Belliveau bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sturmpruegel throws a body punch but Belliveau moves out of range.
Sturmpruegel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Belliveau looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Belliveau throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sturmpruegel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sturmpruegel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Belliveau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sturmpruegel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belliveau.
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 Roberto Sturmpruegel will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick misses from Belliveau.
Decent striking displayed by Belliveau there.
Belliveau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Belliveau throws a low kick but Sturmpruegel moves out of range easily.
Belliveau paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Belliveau tries to clinch but Sturmpruegel moves out of range.
Sturmpruegel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Belliveau lands with a nice body kick.
Sturmpruegel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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.
Sturmpruegel is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belliveau misses with a low kick.
Belliveau throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sturmpruegel digs a good body shot into Belliveau's ribs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sturmpruegel checks a leg kick.
It looked like Sturmpruegel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Belliveau.
Sturmpruegel scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belliveau throws a lazy uppercut
and Sturmpruegel counters with a leg kick.
Belliveau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sturmpruegel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sturmpruegel throws a leg kick that misses.
Belliveau gets a clinch.
Sturmpruegel blocks an uppercut.
Belliveau blocks a body shot from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sturmpruegel tries to break free but Belliveau pushes him back against the cage.
Belliveau prevents a body shot from Sturmpruegel.
A short right from Belliveau on the inside.
Belliveau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sturmpruegel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sturmpruegel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Belliveau prevents a body shot from Sturmpruegel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel struggles to land a body shot inside as Belliveau controls his hands.
Sturmpruegel tries a body shot but Belliveau blocks it.
Sturmpruegel misses with a punch to the body.
Sturmpruegel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belliveau breaks the clinch.
Belliveau sizes up Sturmpruegel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Belliveau lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sturmpruegel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sturmpruegel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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!
Belliveau misses with a body punch
and Sturmpruegel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Belliveau throws a chopping leg kick but Sturmpruegel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Belliveau throws a hook to the side of Sturmpruegel's head but Sturmpruegel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sturmpruegel is looking to slow Belliveau down with leg kicks.
Sturmpruegel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belliveau manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Belliveau was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice cross by Belliveau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel wants to land a leg kick but Belliveau is out of range.
Belliveau flicks out a counter leg kick but Sturmpruegel steps away.
Sturmpruegel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Belliveau on the side of the head.
Sturmpruegel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belliveau.
Sturmpruegel digs a good body shot into Belliveau's ribs.
Belliveau misses with a straight left.
Roberto Sturmpruegel is winning the standup battle so far.
Sturmpruegel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sturmpruegel lands a slapping body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a shot from downtown. Sturmpruegel moves away and avoids it.
Belliveau throws a leg kick that is checked
and Belliveau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belliveau ducks under a wild hook from Sturmpruegel.
Belliveau throws a nice inside leg kick.
Belliveau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sturmpruegel works Belliveau's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belliveau was well out of range. Poor timing from Sturmpruegel.
A little jabbing left from Belliveau on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Belliveau moves away from the strike by Sturmpruegel.
Belliveau misses with a straight right.
Belliveau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belliveau manages to avoid it.
Sturmpruegel feints and then cracks Belliveau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Belliveau down.
Belliveau throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sturmpruegel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sturmpruegel. That's going to slow Belliveau down.
A good leg kick by Belliveau.
Belliveau connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sturmpruegel connects with a right hand. Belliveau shakes it off.
Sturmpruegel lands a body shot.
Sturmpruegel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sturmpruegel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Belliveau just manages to avoid it.
Belliveau misses with a hook
letting Sturmpruegel counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Roberto Sturmpruegel 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. This is the final round!
Sturmpruegel misses with a hook to the body
and Belliveau counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Sturmpruegel.
Belliveau cracks Sturmpruegel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Belliveau on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sturmpruegel checks a leg kick nicely.
Belliveau misses with an uppercut. Sturmpruegel saw that one coming.
Sturmpruegel throws a body shot but no joy.
Belliveau misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Sturmpruegel misses its intended target.
Sturmpruegel checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Belliveau blocks the leg kick.
Sturmpruegel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Belliveau slips under a jab from Sturmpruegel.
Nice jab there from Belliveau.
Belliveau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belliveau throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sturmpruegel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Belliveau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sturmpruegel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Belliveau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belliveau will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Sturmpruegel was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sturmpruegel throws a leg kick but Belliveau sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Belliveau avoids the body shot from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Belliveau.
Belliveau scores with a jab to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belliveau.
Nice defenses there by Sturmpruegel.
Belliveau lands a jab to the nose.
Belliveau will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sturmpruegel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sturmpruegel thuds his right hand into Belliveau's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sturmpruegel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belliveau circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Belliveau listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belliveau scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Sturmpruegel.
Belliveau moves forwards but Sturmpruegel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Belliveau lands a leg kick that knocks Sturmpruegel off balance momentarily.
Belliveau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sturmpruegel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sturmpruegel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Belliveau cracks the inside of Sturmpruegel's front leg.
Belliveau tries to land a front kick but Sturmpruegel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Sturmpruegel misses.
Belliveau's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big right from Sturmpruegel misses.
Belliveau feints a counter leg kick.
Sturmpruegel lands with a nice body punch.
Belliveau's corner calls for a 1-2. Belliveau obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel connects with a leg kick. Belliveau looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sturmpruegel blocks a head kick by Belliveau.
Sturmpruegel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Belliveau shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Belliveau throws a big shot that misses.
Belliveau throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like Sturmpruegel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Belliveau.
Belliveau misses with a body kick.
Belliveau throws a low kick but Sturmpruegel avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Sturmpruegel blocks the leg kick.
As Belliveau backs away, Sturmpruegel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sturmpruegel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Belliveau.
Belliveau swings for the body but Sturmpruegel moves out of range.
Belliveau on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Belliveau takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Belliveau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Belliveau misses with a left hand
and Sturmpruegel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Belliveau staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Sturmpruegel.
Belliveau misses with a left hand
and Sturmpruegel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belliveau connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Belliveau punishes Sturmpruegel's body with a nice straight punch.
Sturmpruegel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Belliveau counters with a nice uppercut.
Sturmpruegel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Belliveau throws a big shot that misses.
Belliveau slips a jab from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel misses with a hook
and Belliveau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Belliveau will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Belliveau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sturmpruegel 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Sturmpruegel!
A victorious Roberto Sturmpruegel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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