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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Federico Piovene (ranked 4057 p4p, 4987 weight class) and Agildo Belluci (ranked 400 p4p, 455 weight class). Belluci comes into a darkened arena with his song building. BRAZIL kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Federico Piovene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Agildo Belluci!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piovene has managed to clinch.
Belluci wants to break free but Piovene has control.
Piovene tries to throw a body punch but Belluci avoids it by throwing Piovene back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Piovene.
Belluci blocking some punches.
Piovene prevents Belluci from breaking the clinch.
Belluci looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Piovene swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belluci is trying to break the clinch but Piovene has him pressed against the cage.
Belluci blocks a body shot from Piovene.
Belluci wants to break the clinch but can't.
Piovene lands a body shot.
Belluci looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Piovene tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belluci's elbow.
Piovene lands an uppercut.
Belluci can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Belluci's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piovene tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belluci's elbow.
Belluci is looking to break free of the clinch but Piovene has double underhooks.
Piovene scores with a hook to the body.
Piovene scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Piovene throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bellucis head.
Belluci wants to break free but Piovene has control.
Piovene scores with a nice hook to the head.
Belluci wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belluci wants to break the clinch but can't.
Piovene has Belluci pressed against the cage, preventing Belluci from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Piovene stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Belluci prevents a body shot from Piovene.
Piovene stalling in the clinch.
Belluci wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Piovene scores with a nice short uppercut.
Piovene misses with a body punch.
Belluci wants to get back to striking at distance but Piovene won't allow it.
Belluci's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Piovene digs a right hand into Belluci's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Belluci's gas tank.
Belluci wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Piovene has him pressed against the cage.
Piovene scores with a hook to the body.
Piovene is leaning against Belluci and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Piovene scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Piovene lands a shoulder strike.
Piovene stalling.
Piovene lands with a left to the head.
Piovene misses with a punch on the inside.
Piovene tries to work over Belluci's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Piovene is leaning against Belluci and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Piovene cracks Belluci with a nice body shot.
Belluci looks winded!
Piovene is leaning against Belluci and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Piovene.
Piovene stalling the fight.
Nice body punch from Piovene - that landed with a thud.
Piovene tries a body shot but Belluci blocks it.
A short uppercut from Piovene.
Piovene lands with a left to the head.
Piovene lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Piovene lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Piovene.
Belluci is trying to force a seperation but Piovene has the dominant position.
Piovene has Belluci pressed against the cage, preventing Belluci from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Piovene slowing the pace effectively.
Piovene throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Piovene effectively controlling the action here.
Piovene lands a shoulder strike.
Piovene keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Belluci's efforts to push away.
Piovene tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belluci's elbow.
Belluci can't break the clinch.
Belluci blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piovene pushes Belluci back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Piovene throws a punch but it's blocked by Belluci.
Piovene lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Piovene struggles to land a body shot inside as Belluci controls his hands.
Stalling in the clinch from Piovene.
Belluci tries to break the clinch but Piovene is controlling the position.
Belluci tries to circle away but Piovene has him pinned against the cage.
Piovene lands with a short shot to the head.
Belluci wants to break free but Piovene has control.
Piovene prevents Belluci from breaking the clinch.
Piovene gets through Belluci's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Piovene misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belluci wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Piovene has him pressed against the cage.
Piovene lands a left hand that snaps the head of Belluci backwards.
Belluci's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Belluci's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Piovene throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bellucis head.
Belluci is looking to break free of the clinch but Piovene has double underhooks.
Piovene lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Piovene lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Belluci.
Piovene lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Piovene swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Piovene lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belluci backwards.
Belluci is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piovene lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belluci tries to break free but Piovene pushes him back against the cage.
Piovene keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Belluci's efforts to push away.
Piovene lands a hook that snaps the head of Belluci backwards.
Piovene misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Piovene tries a body shot but Belluci blocks it.
Piovene misses with a punch on the inside.
Piovene prevents Belluci from breaking the clinch.
Belluci wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Piovene cracks Belluci with a nice body shot.
Piovene working aggressively here.
Belluci wants to break the clinch but can't.
Piovene works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A left hand lands to the body for Piovene.
Piovene lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belluci backwards.
Belluci breaks from the clinch.
Belluci misses the shot to the body.
Piovene connects with the punch.
Piovene swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Belluci counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Piovene throws a hook to the side of Belluci's head but Belluci sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Federico Piovene dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Piovene scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Belluci throws a jab when Piovene was well out of range.
Piovene throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belluci sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Piovene has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Piovene on the inside.
Piovene struggles to land a body shot inside as Belluci controls his hands.
Piovene lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Belluci backwards.
Belluci blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belluci blocking some punches.
Belluci has had enough of the clinch but Piovene keeps him there for the moment.
Piovene swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Belluci is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Piovene working aggressively here.
Federico Piovene has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Piovene.
Piovene scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Piovene.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piovene misses with a punch on the inside.
Piovene is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Piovene scores with a shot to the side of Belluci's head.
Belluci is trying to break the clinch but Piovene has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piovene lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Piovene manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Belluci blocks an uppercut.
Piovene makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Piovene.
Piovene keeps control of Belluci as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Piovene has Belluci pressed against the cage, preventing Belluci from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Piovene misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Belluci's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Piovene misses with a hook to the ribs.
Piovene leaning against his opponent.
Belluci tries to circle away but Piovene has him pinned against the cage.
Belluci wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Piovene has him pressed against the cage.
Belluci has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Piovene stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Piovene swings wildly with an uppercut but Belluci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piovene lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Piovene.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piovene lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Belluci has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Piovene swings wildly with an uppercut but Belluci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piovene lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Belluci.
Belluci is breathing heavily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Piovene.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Piovene creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Belluci is trying to break the clinch but Piovene has him pressed against the cage.
Belluci wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Piovene lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belluci has had enough of the clinch but Piovene keeps him there for the moment.
Piovene misses with a body punch.
Piovene slows down the pace here.
Piovene throws a punch but it's blocked by Belluci.
Piovene softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Piovene lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Belluci prevents a body shot from Piovene.
Piovene lands with a short shot to the head.
Piovene lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piovene lands a body punch.
Belluci has had enough of the clinch but Piovene keeps him there for the moment.
Piovene lands with a left to the head.
Belluci's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Piovene throws a head punch that misses.
Piovene has Belluci pressed against the cage, preventing Belluci from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Piovene lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Piovene lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Piovene stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Belluci wants to get back to striking at distance but Piovene won't allow it.
Piovene misses with some punches.
Piovene digs a right hand underneath Belluci's ribcage. Belluci let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Piovene.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Piovene takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from Piovene on the inside.
Piovene will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Belluci up against the cage.
Piovene has Belluci pressed against the cage, preventing Belluci from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Belluci is trying to push Piovene away but Piovene has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belluci can't break the clinch.
Piovene gets through Belluci's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Piovene working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Piovene lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Piovene scores with a nice short uppercut.
Piovene misses with the head strike.
Belluci is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Piovene is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belluci can do to turn this around?
Piovene doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Piovene lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Belluci.
Belluci pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Belluci.
A lazy left from Piovene finds it's target.
Piovene throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Piovene clinches up against the cage.
Belluci blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Piovene lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Belluci blocks a body shot from Piovene.
Belluci wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Belluci blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Federico Piovene dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Piovene throws a nice looking combination but Belluci bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Belluci's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Piovene connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Belluci scrambles back to his feet.
Piovene swinging wildly here.
Belluci pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Belluci uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Piovene.
Belluci is looking for the big counter here.
Belluci cracks Piovene with a right hand to the side of the head.
Belluci slips a jab from Piovene.
Federico Piovene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piovene. Belluci does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belluci slips a jab and a cross from Piovene.
Belluci lands with a straight right. Piovene didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piovene tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Piovene looks to throw the jab but Belluci is out of range.
Piovene darts in and clinches Belluci up against the cage.
Piovene throws a head punch that misses.
Piovene working aggressively here.
Piovene taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piovene softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Piovene keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Belluci's efforts to push away.
Belluci is looking to break free of the clinch but Piovene has double underhooks.
Belluci wants to break free but Piovene has control.
Belluci has had enough of the clinch but Piovene keeps him there for the moment.
Belluci breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Piovene. That snapped Belluci's head back.
Federico Piovene is winning the standup battle so far.
Piovene lands with a shot to the body.
Belluci misses with a body shot.
Belluci throws a right and a left that Piovene avoids nicely.
Piovene is looking to counter punch.
Piovene moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Belluci throws a right and a left that Piovene avoids nicely.
Belluci takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Belluci misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belluci takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Piovene missing with a left hand there. Belluci was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice straight punches there by Belluci. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Belluci.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piovene rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belluci moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piovene swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Piovene throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Belluci stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Belluci throws an off balance right hand
and Piovene counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Belluci throws a leg kick but Piovene sees it coming and moves out of range.
Piovene was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Belluci fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Belluci, as that shot connected.
Belluci throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Piovene sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Piovene misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Belluci was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Piovene slips a straight right by Belluci.
Belluci avoids the body shot from Piovene.
Belluci 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.
Piovene tries to clinch up.
Piovene avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Piovene tries to bum rush Belluci with a series of wild strikes but Belluci uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Belluci throws a jab but it's blocked by Piovene.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piovene connects with a looping right hand.
Piovene moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Belluci walks into a straight right hand from Piovene.
Piovene darts in and clinches Belluci up against the cage.
Belluci wants to break free but Piovene has control.
Belluci blocks a body shot from Piovene.
A frustrated look appears on Belluci's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Piovene lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Belluci is trying to break the clinch but Piovene has him pressed against the cage.
Belluci is trying to force a seperation but Piovene has the dominant position.
Belluci tries to break free but Piovene pushes him back against the cage.
Piovene struggles to land a body shot inside as Belluci controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Piovene.
Piovene has Belluci pressed against the cage, preventing Belluci from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Belluci wants to break free but Piovene has control.
Belluci blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belluci is trying to break free.
Good body shot from Piovene.
Piovene lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piovene lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Piovene.
Piovene lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piovene digs a right hand into Belluci's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Belluci's gas tank.
Piovene gets through Belluci's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Piovene.
Piovene lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Belluci is trying to break the clinch but Piovene has him pressed against the cage.
Piovene lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Piovene on the inside.
Piovene pushes Belluci back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Piovene.
Piovene lands a right hand that snaps the head of Belluci backwards.
Piovene lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Belluci backwards.
Piovene lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Piovene stalling the fight.
Stalling in the clinch from Piovene.
Piovene stalls.
Agildo Belluci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Federico Piovene is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Piovene working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Federico Piovene showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Piovene has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Federico Piovene!
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