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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Duffy (ranked 5230 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Lawrence (ranked 5106 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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185 lbs
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195 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamie Duffy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abraham Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duffy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawrence throws a head kick but Duffy moves out of range.
Duffy checks the leg kick.
Duffy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lawrence struggling a bit here.
Lawrence is trying to escape the position but Duffy is controlling the position.
Duffy is working Lawrence over with some ground and pound from side control.
Duffy working the ground and pound.
Lawrence is trying to control Duffy's posture but Duffy avoids it.
Lawrence is looking for a sweep.
Duffy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Duffy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lawrence knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Duffy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lawrence, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Duffy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Duffy wants to stand but Lawrence is controlling his arm.
You can see the frustration on Lawrence's face as Duffy controls the position.
Duffy has control of an arm but Lawrence manages to advance to Duffy's back!
Lawrence is hanging on to Duffy's back as he tries to escape.
Duffy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lawrence trying to control momentarily.
Lawrence controlling well, preventing Duffy from escaping the position.
Lawrence looking to hold on to the position here but Duffy rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Lawrence wants to control from the top but Duffy keeps moving.
Duffy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Duffy tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy has his hands on Lawrence's head, controlling the position.
Duffy is looking to stand up but Lawrence isn't so interested in that idea.
Lawrence trying to control but Duffy is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duffy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lawrence can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Duffy wants to stand up but Lawrence is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lawrence wants to control from the top but Duffy keeps moving.
Lawrence must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Duffy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lawrence's guard.
Lawrence not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Duffy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Duffy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Duffy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lawrence's guard.
Duffy preventing the sweep.
Lawrence is trying to hold Duffy in close to prevent damage but Duffy has managed to pass into half guard.
Duffy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lawrence trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duffy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Duffy is thwarting Lawrence's attempts to control the position.
Lawrence is looking to improve his position.
Duffy wants to pass to mount but Lawrence is defending the position.
Lawrence really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Duffy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lawrence wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duffy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Duffy moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Duffy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lawrence misses with a low kick.
Lawrence misses with a kick to the body
and Duffy counters with a takedown into side control.
Lawrence is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
A lull in the action here as Duffy stalls from top position.
Duffy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Lawrence's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lawrence trying to control but Duffy flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duffy is persistently looking for the submission but Lawrence is defending it well.
Duffy controlling the position well here. Lawrence rolled but Duffy kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy not allowing Lawrence to control his hands.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Duffy is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Lawrence defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Lawrence trying to control the action but Duffy just sinks the hooks in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Duffy is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Lawrence knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Lawrence for a finish.
Duffy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lawrence can do to turn this around?
Duffy is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Lawrence is in bad spot here.
Lawrence wants to control his opponent's hands but Duffy gets his hands free.
I really don't envy Lawrence right now.
Duffy controls the action.
Duffy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lawrence trying to control the hands but Duffy won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Duffy controlling the position well here. Lawrence rolled but Duffy kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Lawrence preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Duffy.
Jamie Duffy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Duffy lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Lawrence.
Lawrence grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Duffy working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Lawrence just trying to survive but Duffy is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence tries to break free.
Duffy just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Duffy is not going to allow Lawrence to sit and survive in this position.
Lawrence showing good submission defense here.
Lawrence fending off the submission attempt from Duffy.
Duffy is punishing Lawrence with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lawrence fending off the submission attempt from Duffy.
Duffy is landing with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Duffy dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Duffy blocks a head kick by Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a leg kick
and Duffy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Duffy.
Duffy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lawrence looking to hit a scissor sweep but Duffy is one step ahead there.
Duffy chips away with some ground and pound.
Duffy is stalling in the full guard.
Lawrence is looking to sweep but instead, Duffy has passed into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duffy controlling the action here.
Duffy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lawrence doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Duffy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Duffy wants to get back to his feet.
Lawrence tries to get to full guard but Duffy has control of the leg.
Lawrence is trying to control but can't.
Lawrence wants to control the action here but instead Duffy manages to pass to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lawrence can't escape the position.
Lawrence tries to lock up and control but Duffy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Duffy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lawrence has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Duffy content just to control the position here.
Lawrence is wriggling around trying to escape.
Duffy controlling from the full mount.
Duffy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Duffy.
Lawrence tries to improve his position but instead Duffy has taken his back!
Lawrence preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Duffy.
Lawrence tries to escape but Duffy has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy is persistently looking for the submission but Lawrence is defending it well.
Duffy gets his hands free as Lawrence looks to control.
Lawrence wants to escape the position.
Duffy is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Duffy is persistently looking for the submission but Lawrence is defending it well.
What can Lawrence do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Lawrence rolls, trying to escape but Duffy keeps control of the position.
Duffy is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Lawrence is defending well though. Duffy let's go of the attempt for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy controlling from the back.
Abraham Lawrence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lawrence just trying to survive but Duffy is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Duffy is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Lawrence has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Duffy scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duffy gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Jamie Duffy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lawrence is in bad spot here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Duffy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Duffy, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Duffy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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