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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John McDufee (ranked 24320 p4p, 2464 weight class) and Tim Bits (ranked 552 p4p, 281 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John McDufee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Bits!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDufee forces Bits back against the cage and clinches.
McDufee slowing the pace effectively.
McDufee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McDufee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bits avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bits looks to land a right hand but McDufee moved out of range.
And McDufee counters with a quick kick to the body but Bits blocks it.
Bits defending well as McDufee loads up on a big left hand.
Bits throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McDufee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bits takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McDufee clinches up with Bits and pushes him back against the cage.
Bits manages to break the clinch.
McDufee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bits misses with a looping right.
McDufee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bits scores with a crisp jab that stopped McDufee in his tracks.
Bits has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McDufee finds it's way round the side to connect with Bits's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bits throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McDufee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bits.
McDufee clinches.
Bits throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDufees head.
Bits's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bits escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McDufee misses with an uppercut.
Bits scores with a nice right hand.
McDufee pushes Bits up against the cage in a clinch.
McDufee is looking to control Bits's arms but Bits gets an underhook and turns him. Now McDufee has his back to the cage.
McDufee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bits in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bits looks winded!
McDufee lands with a light punch inside.
Bits pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from McDufee misses.
Bits throws an overhand right that lands on McDufee's shoulder, as McDufee tries to avoid the shot.
McDufee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McDufee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McDufee lands with a straight right. Bits didn't see that one coming.
McDufee throws a shot from downtown. Bits moves away and avoids it.
McDufee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Bits.
Bits lands a left hand.
Bits misses with some punches.
McDufee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bits is trying to force a seperation but McDufee has the dominant position.
McDufee landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDufee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bits blocking some punches.
Bits has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McDufee seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bits can turn it around.
McDufee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bits can't break the clinch.
Bits blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bits doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDufee taking a breather.
McDufee keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bits's efforts to push away.
Bits misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bits working aggressively here.
Bits breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Bits. That snapped McDufee's head back.
McDufee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bits.
Bits misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDufee.
McDufee throws a lazy uppercut
and Bits counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot by McDufee.
McDufee tries to clinch there but Bits circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bits. McDufee does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDufee misses with an uppercut
letting Bits counter with a right hand.
McDufee misses the body punch
letting Bits counter with a right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bits misses with a shot to the body
and McDufee counters with a straight right hand.
McDufee blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - McDufee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bits takes a swing at McDufee's ribcage but misses.
McDufee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McDufee moves into range and clinches up with Bits.
A bit of stalling here from McDufee.
A right hook to the body lands for McDufee.
McDufee stalling in the clinch but Bits improves position.
McDufee scores with a shoulder strike.
McDufee looking to throw knees to the head but Bits is blocking nicely.
Bits tries to break the clinch but McDufee is controlling the position.
Bits lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
McDufee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bits swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDufee leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bits has a couple of punches blocked by McDufee.
Bits tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from McDufee on the inside.
Bits misses with a hook from the clinch.
McDufee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bits backwards.
A short uppercut from McDufee.
Bits swings wildly with an uppercut but McDufee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A knee to the head by McDufee.
McDufee tries to land knees in the clinch but Bits avoids the damage to the body.
Bits escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bits circles away from the clinch attempt.
McDufee throws a shot to the body.
McDufee staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDufee lands a front kick.
Bits sizes up McDufee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bits takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bits digs a good body shot into McDufee's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John McDufee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bits takes a swing at McDufee's ribcage but misses.
Bits pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bits throws out a loose jab but McDufee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bits tests McDufee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McDufee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McDufee defending well as Bits loads up on a big left hand.
Bits scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McDufee doesn't seem bothered though.
McDufee has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
McDufee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bits.
McDufee looks to throw the jab but Bits is out of range.
Tim Bits seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDufee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bits staying out of range there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McDufee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bits ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bits misses with a wild body shot.
Bits uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDufee.
McDufee wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDufee misses with a body punch
and Bits counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bits swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bits tests McDufee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McDufee tries to clinch up
and Bits counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDufee throws a head kick that misses.
McDufee looks to land a left hand but Bits moved out of range nicely.
McDufee slips a straight right by Bits.
It looked like McDufee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab, jab by Bits - just one landing.
Bits throws a big shot that misses.
Bits keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDufee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDufee throwing a counter right hand but Bits manages to avoid it.
McDufee misses with a straight right.
Bits connects with a body shot.
McDufee tries to clinch there but Bits circles away.
Bits throws an off balance right hand
and Bits takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bits takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
McDufee throws an overhand right that lands on Bits's shoulder, as Bits tries to avoid the shot.
Bits looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McDufee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McDufee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bits misses with a lunging right hand
and McDufee counters with a series of strikes. Bits will be more careful next time no doubt.
McDufee throws a looping overhand right but Bits ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Bits on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McDufee tries to clinch up.
Bits moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McDufee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDufee takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McDufee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bits moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Bits misses.
Bits scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McDufee doesn't seem bothered though.
McDufee's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McDufee duly obliges.
A big right from McDufee misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Bits misses.
McDufee walks into a jab.
A slow jab from Bits misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bits looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bits slips under a jab from McDufee.
McDufee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McDufee clinches.
McDufee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bits backwards.
Bits working hard to break the clinch.
John McDufee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McDufee blocking some punches.
Bits blocks a body shot from McDufee.
McDufee is working Bits over against the cage.
Bits is breathing heavily.
McDufee misses with a knee strike.
McDufee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bits lands a left hand that snaps the head of McDufee backwards.
McDufee misses with a punch to the body.
Bits doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from McDufee.
McDufee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bits throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bits pushes McDufee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from McDufee.
Bits wants to get back to striking at distance but McDufee won't allow it.
A short left from McDufee.
Bits fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bits looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bits is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McDufee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McDufee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bits blocks a body shot from McDufee.
Bits's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McDufee scores with a push kick.
McDufee works Bits's body with a nice hook.
Bits walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDufee slips under a jab.
Bits throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McDufee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McDufee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bits breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bits lunges at McDufee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McDufee's hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John McDufee will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
McDufee fails to land with a series of punches.
Tim Bits has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDufee with a nice cross.
McDufee connects with a right hand. Bits shakes it off.
McDufee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bits throws a lazy right hand but McDufee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McDufee is looking to counter the offense by Bits and move into the clinch.
Bits throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McDufee's head.
Bits swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bits misses with a wild body shot.
Bits connects with a good right hand that stumbles McDufee. McDufee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slow jab from Bits misses its intended target.
McDufee throws a series of punches but Bits avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from McDufee.
McDufee wants to clinch up but Bits keeps it at a distance.
Bits throws out a counter right but McDufee avoids it with no problem.
Bits defending well as McDufee loads up on a big left hand.
Bits swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bits rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McDufee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bits throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDufee moves out of range of the strikes.
McDufee misses with a body shot
and Bits counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Bits.
Bits let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bits fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDufee manages to avoid it.
Bits lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McDufee circles away quickly and effectively.
Bits takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McDufee lands with a shot to the body.
McDufee lands a really nice looking cross but Bits seems unphased.
Bits showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McDufee.
Bits throws a big shot that misses.
McDufee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bits on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bits throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDufee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bits's head backwards.
McDufee lands a leg kick that knocks Bits off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDufee misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bits thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDufee is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Bits on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McDufee slips under a jab.
It looked like McDufee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bits fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bits swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McDufee counters with a stiff right hand.
McDufee takes a swing at Bits's ribcage but misses.
McDufee lands a lovely overhand right.
McDufee lands a jab to the nose.
McDufee takes one on the button.
McDufee rushes Bits and presses him up against the cage.
McDufee can't find room to land a body shot as Bits controls the action.
Bits lands a right hand that snaps the head of McDufee backwards.
McDufee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bits backwards.
Bits blocks an uppercut.
Bits manages to break the clinch.
McDufee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bits lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDufee misses with a double jab.
McDufee lands a jab to the nose.
The fighters circling - Bits throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bits on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bits throws a jab but it's blocked by McDufee.
A nice leg kick from McDufee, right into the meat of the thigh.
McDufee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bits misses with an uppercut.
Bits throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McDufee.
Bits is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bits swings for the body but McDufee moves out of range.
McDufee throws a body punch but Bits moves out of range.
Bits has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McDufee slips under a jab from Bits.
Bits throws a head kick that misses.
McDufee half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bits misses with a hook
letting McDufee counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bits with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McDufee to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDufee clinches up with Bits and pushes him back against the cage.
McDufee misses with a hook to the ribs.
McDufee manages to break the clinch.
McDufee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bits paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bits misses the jab.
Bits throws a combination. McDufee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bits throws an overhand right that lands on McDufee's shoulder, as McDufee tries to avoid the shot.
Bits throws a jab but it's blocked by McDufee.
McDufee pushes Bits up against the cage in a clinch.
Bits takes a shot to the head.
Bits lands a left hand that snaps the head of McDufee backwards.
McDufee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bits avoids it.
Bits lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bits can't find room to land a body shot as McDufee controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDufee struggles to land a body shot inside as Bits controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bits.
McDufee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bits lands with a light punch inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John McDufee.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McDufee, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John McDufee!
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