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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stu Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herb Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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189 cm
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183 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stu Hart! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herb Hurt! The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hart ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. A nice combination there by Hart.
A punch combination from Hart misses. A right-left combo lands from Hart. Stu Hart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. This has been an exciting period of action! Hurt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hart circles away. Hart rushes Hurt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Hurt fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hart breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Hart clinches up with Hurt and pushes him back against the cage. Hart lands with a short shot to the head. Hurt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hart gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stu Hart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herb Hurt. Hurt looks gassed! Hart can't break the clinch.
Hurt letting Hart take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hurt tries to pull guard but Hart holds him up against the cage and eventually Hurt drops back down to his feet.
Hart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Hart softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Hurt trying to stall but Hart improves his position.
Hart tries to break the clinch but Hurt is controlling the position. Hart lands with a light punch inside. Hart lands with a light punch inside. Hurt jumps guard but Hart stands there with Hurt around his waist. Hurt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hurt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hart pushes Hurt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Hurt pulls guard. Hart wanted to stand there but Hurt had control of the position. Hart with a flurry of punches that miss. Hart sitting in guard here, content to control. Hurt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Hart trying to control but Hurt is working from the bottom. Hart thows a big elbow that misses. Hart with a flurry of punches that miss. Hart is looking to stand up but Hurt won't let him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Hart misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hart tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Nice sprawl there from Hart as Hurt shoots in. Hart digs a good body shot into Hurt's ribs. Some wild striking there from Hart.
Hurt shoots in looking for a takedown. Hart tries to sprawl out of it but Hurt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hart manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Hurt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Hurt shoots in for a takedown but Hart shows good takedown defense. Hart throws a series of punches but Hurt moves out of range. Hurt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Hart tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hurt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Hurt swats away the attempt to clinch by Hart. Hurt tries to clinch but Hart moves out of range. Hart tries to clinch but Hurt is having none of it. Hurt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hart circles away. Hurt has closed the distance and engaged Hart in a clinch.
Hart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hart rushes Hurt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hart is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hurt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stu Hart dominated that round. That's time! Hart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hart bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hurt's head backwards. No joy there for Hart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hart scores with a takedown into Hurt's guard. Hart working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Hurt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hart. Hart landing with the ground and pound. Hart tries to free his leg and advance position but Hurt is retaining full guard. Hurt working a defensive guard here.
Hart lands a couple of elbows. Hart wants to stand but Hurt is controlling his posture from full guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Hurt lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hart!
That's one minute gone in the round. Hart looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Hart holding both Hurt 's hands and preventing any damage. I would not like to be Hart right now.
Hurt's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. I really don't envy Hart right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Hart is trying to get back to his feet but Hurt has full control of the position and if anything, Hart has just worked his way into a worse spot. Hurt doesn't have the hooks in and Hart manages to turn into his guard.
Hart throws a strike but Hurt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Hurt trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Hart will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Hart on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hart tries to get out of the position. Hurt won't allow Hart to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Hart has managed to clinch.
Hurt jumps guard but Hart stands there with Hurt around his waist. Hurt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hart wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Hart. Hart letting Hurt take a breather here. Hart gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hurt.
Hurt has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hart uses from the top position. Hurt trying to keep a closed guard but Hart is proving a slippery customer.
Hart postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Hurt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Hart stopping the sweep attempt from Hurt. Hart looking to pass the guard. Hart is in close to Hurt's body, working some short punches and elbows. Hart not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Hart tries to free his leg and advance position but Hurt is retaining full guard. Hart wants to stand but Hurt has a closed guard, so he can't escape. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stu Hart dominated that second round. 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!
Hurt has his takedown stuffed and Hart counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Hart scores with a jab to the body. Hart gets in close and instigates a clinch. Hurt tries to pull guard but Hart holds him up against the cage and eventually Hurt drops back down to his feet.
Hart misses with a punch on the inside.
Hurt jumps guard but Hart stands there with Hurt around his waist. Hurt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stu Hart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herb Hurt. Hurt has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hart uses from the top position. Hurt has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Hart is looking to stand up but Hurt won't let him. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hurt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hurt keeping moving, preventing Hart from controlling successfully. Hurt seems keen to control Hart's posture. Hart wants to control from the top but Hurt keeps moving. Hart with a flurry of punches that miss. Hart wanted to stand there but Hurt had control of the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground. Hart moves in looking to clinch but Hurt pushes him off. Hurt closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hart to the mat! Hart manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hart is looking to stand back up but Hurt counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hart. Hart tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Hurt presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Hart is working to get back to half guard.
Hart wants to hold on but Hurt pushes him away. Hart is desperately trying to improve his position but Hurt has a good base and remains in mount. Hurt goes for an armbar but Hart turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hart. Hart trying to control but Hurt is working from the bottom. Hart gets to his feet. Hurt looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hurt tries for a takedown but Hart circles away easily and Hart counters by clinching up. Hurt wants a takedown.
Hart wants to get back to striking at distance but Hurt won't allow it.
Hurt avoiding damage.
Hart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hart walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hurt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Hurt moves into range and clinches up with Hart. Hurt fails to pull guard.
Hurt is trying to maintain a safe position but Hart gets an underhook and turns Hurt into the cage. Hurt letting Hart take a breather here. Hurt tries to pull guard but Hart won't allow it.
Herb Hurt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hurt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hart gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A right hook to the body lands for Hart.
Hart taking a breather. A short left from Hart. Hart lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hurt stalling the fight.
Hurt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Hart stalling in the clinch.
Hart escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight! Stu Hart showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hart, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27 Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stu Hart!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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