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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Bits (ranked 3127 p4p, 3658 weight class) and Gage Hurt (ranked 384 p4p, 436 weight class). Gage Hurt told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Bits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gage Hurt!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bits lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bits keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bits slips a straight right by Hurt.
Hurt misses with a hook
and Bits counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bits looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hurt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hurt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bits throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hurt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slow jab from Hurt misses its intended target.
Hurt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bits.
A quick step to the side and Bits tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bits paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hurt just misses with a punch to the body.
Bits ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurt misses with an uppercut
and Bits makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hurt throws a lazy uppercut
and Bits cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hurt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bits.
Hurt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice jab there from Bits.
Bits avoids the body shot from Hurt.
Hurt throws a hook to the side of Bits's head but Bits sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hurt throws a body punch but Bits moves out of range.
Bits digs a good hook to Hurt's body.
Hurt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bits feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hurts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hurt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bits counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Hurt misses the target.
Bits connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hurt momentarily.
Bits looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bits keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hurt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hurt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bits counters with a straight right hand.
Hurt misses with a lunging right hand
and Bits counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bits scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hurt misses with a jab to the body
letting Bits counter with a right hand.
Hurt misses with a jab to the body
and Bits counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hurt walks into a straight right hand from Bits.
Hurt swings for the body but Bits moves out of range.
A slow jab from Hurt misses its intended target.
A big right from Hurt misses.
Hurt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bits connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bits digs a good hook to Hurt's body.
Bits scores with a nice right hand.
Nice cross by Bits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurt needs to keep his hands up - Bits had a free shot at his head there.
Hurt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bits fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hurt on the side of the head.
Hurt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bits uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hurt.
Hurt misses with a wild body shot.
Bits works the jab nicely.
Bits bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hurt's head backwards.
Hurt lands with an uppercut that bounces Bits off the cage and back into range.
Bits uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hurt has time to react.
Bits scores with a nice right hand.
Hurt misses the shot to the body.
Bits takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bits connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hurt misses the body punch
and Bits counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hurt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bits is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hurt lands with a shot to the body.
Hurt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hurt misses with a hook
enabling Bits to counter with a crisp jab.
Hurt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurt throws an off balance right hand
and Bits counters with a straight right hand.
Bits lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gage Hurt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bits dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bits lands with a good body shot.
Bits cracks Hurt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bits ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bits darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bits takes a swing at Hurt's ribcage but misses.
Hurt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hurt throws a lazy uppercut
letting Bits counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hurt misses with a hook. Bits ducked under it nicely.
Bits changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bits throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bits connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hurt. Hurt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hurt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bits counters with a stiff right hand.
Hurt throws a sloppy body shot
and Bits counters with a straight right hand.
Bits punishes Hurt's body with a nice straight punch.
Bits connects with a crisp jab.
Hurt misses with a hook to the body
and Bits connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurt takes one to the side of the head.
Hurt loads up on a big right hand but Bits slips the punch.
Bits connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bits lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bits closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bits lands with a shot to the body.
Hurt throws a sloppy body shot
and Bits counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Bits scores with a four punch combination!
Bits uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hurt.
Hurt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hurt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hurt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hurt misses with a straight left.
A cross from Bits lands.
Bits lands a nice hook to Hurt's body. Hurt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Bits darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bits uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hurt.
Bits ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hurt walks into a straight right hand from Bits.
Bits connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Bits dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bits ducks under a wild hook from Hurt.
Hurt misses with a body shot.
Bits scores with a jab.
Bits connects with a jab.
Bits scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hurt in his tracks.
Bits works the jab nicely.
Bits is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hurt can do to turn this around?
Bits lands a head shot.
Hurt throws a hook but Bits blocks it.
Bits lands a nice hook to Hurt's body. Hurt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hurt tries to move into range but Bits moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hurt misses with an uppercut
and Bits counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bits throws a shot to the body.
Hurt 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.
Hurt lands a glancing blow to the side of Bits's head.
Bits defending well as Hurt loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Bits misses the target.
Hurt misses with an uppercut
and Bits makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A shot to the body from Hurt misses
and Bits cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bits digs a good body shot into Hurt's ribs.
Bits lands a glancing blow to the side of Hurt's head.
Hurt throws a lazy uppercut
and Bits counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bits.
Hurt walks into a stiff left hand from Bits.
Hurt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bits moves away.
Jab by Bits.
Bits scores with a nice strike.
Hurt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hurt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hurt throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from Bits.
Bits uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bits.
Hurt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bits lunges at Hurt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hurt's hand.
Bits scores with a body shot.
Bits throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hurt.
Hurt lands a slapping body shot.
Hurt misses with a hook. Bits ducked under it nicely.
Hurt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hurt misses with a lunging right hand
and Bits counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bits dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Bits.
Hurt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bits ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bits moves out of range as Hurt strikes.
Tim Bits is winning the standup battle so far.
Bits steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hurt.
Bits blocks a jab.
Hurt swings for the body but Bits moves out of range.
Bits takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bits wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Bits finds it's way through Hurt's defenses.
Bits scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bits lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hurt misses with a straight right.
Bits sizes up Hurt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hurt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bits stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bits scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bits cracks Hurt with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bits scores with a nice right hand.
Bits jabs Hurt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bits goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hurt takes one to the side of the head.
Bits ducks under a wild hook from Hurt.
Hurt throws a jab when Bits was well out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bits!
Bits catches Hurt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hurt looks to score with a jab to the body but Bits is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bits, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bits walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bits fails to land with a series of punches.
Bits misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hurt misses with a looping right.
Hurt misses with a right hand
and Bits makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hurt is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bits.
Bits lands a right hook to the body.
Hurt throws out a loose jab but Bits uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurt misses with a wild body shot.
Bits lands with a good body shot.
Bits ducks under a wild hook from Hurt.
It looked like Bits wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab lands there for Bits.
Hurt thuds a left hand into Bits's body.
Hurt walks into a straight right hand from Bits.
Hurt looks to land a left hand but Bits moved out of range nicely.
Hurt throws a shot from downtown. Bits moves away and avoids it.
Hurt takes one to the side of the head.
Hurt misses with an uppercut
and Bits counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hurt tries to move into range but Bits moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hurt throws a poor cross that misses
and Bits cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bits ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hurt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bits lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bits staying out of range there.
Bits lands a nice shot that snaps Hurt's head back.
Hurt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bits manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Bits dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hurt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bits fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hurt misses with a hook.
Hurt misses with a body shot.
Hurt misses with a left hand
and Bits counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bits cracks Hurt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bits ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bits bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Hurt misses its intended target.
Bits with a jab.
Hurt throws a right hand that misses
and Bits counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bits listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hurt throws a shot from downtown. Bits moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bits defending well as Hurt loads up on a big left hand.
Hurt throws a right hand that misses
and Bits counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hurt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice body punch from Bits.
Hurt misses with a body shot.
Bits moves out of range as Hurt strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Bits.
Hurt tries to move into range but Bits moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hurt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hurt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bits moves away.
Bits connects with a body shot that sends Hurt's belly button to the back.
Hurt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bits sizes up Hurt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bits ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hurt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bits counters with a stiff right hand.
Hurt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bits lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice body punch from Bits.
Bits ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hurt misses the body punch
and Bits cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bits scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hurt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bits sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bits pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hurt back to the cage. Bits follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hurt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hurt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hurt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gage Hurt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tim Bits is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bits sizes up Hurt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bits 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.
Bits connects with a body shot.
Bits throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hurt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bits uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hurt.
Bits's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hurt under the eye.
Hurt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hurt swings widly with a right hand
and Bits counters with a left to the body.
Hurt misses with an uppercut
and Bits counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hurt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bits was well out of range. Poor timing from Hurt.
Hurt throws a big shot that misses.
Bits swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bits cracks Hurt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bits ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bits digs a good body shot into Hurt's ribs.
Bits scores with a punch to the head.
Bits scores with a three punch combo!
Hurt misses with a body shot.
Hurt misses with a hook
and Bits makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bits fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hurt on the side of the head.
Bits connects with the punch.
Bits ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hurt misses with an uppercut
and Bits makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bits lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hurt at a distance.
Bits cracks Hurt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hurt looks to score with a jab to the body but Bits is just out of range.
A lazy left from Bits finds it's target.
Bits stuns Hurt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bits sizes up Hurt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hurt misses with a lunging right hand
and Bits counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bits, as that shot connected.
Bits moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bits blocks a jab.
Hurt walks into a straight right hand from Bits.
Bits lands a head shot.
Bits fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bits connects with a right hand. Hurt shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bits lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bits thuds his right hand into Hurt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hurt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bits stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bits fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bits connects with a body shot.
Bits paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Bits. Beautiful body shot.
Bits moves out of range of the strikes.
Hurt throws a lazy right hand but Bits sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hurt walks into a stiff left hand from Bits.
Hurt throws a jab when Bits was well out of range.
Bits staying out of range there.
Hurt throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Bits to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bits lands with a hook. Hurt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hurt misses with a body punch
and Bits counters with a straight right hand.
Bits lands a jab to the head.
Bits lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Bits showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bits 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Bits!
After winning the bout, Tim Bits thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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