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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Baggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duffy has chosen Down with the Sickness as his entrance music. 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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255 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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235 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Baggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikey Duffy!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baggins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Duffy works the jab nicely.
Baggins throws a right and a left that Duffy avoids nicely.
Baggins scores with a jab. Duffy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baggins swings for the body but Duffy moves out of range.
Baggins cracks Duffy with a good jab.
Baggins drops Duffy with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Duffy looks back up at him and smiles so Baggins waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Duffy is rocked!
Baggins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duffy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Duffy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Baggins has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duffy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy throws a big right hand that misses.
Baggins keeping moving, preventing Duffy from controlling successfully.
Baggins has his hands on Duffy's head, controlling the position.
Duffy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Duffy postures up and lands a big shot to Baggins's brow.
Baggins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baggins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Duffy.
Duffy throwing strikes from guard but Baggins blocks nicely.
Duffy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baggins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Duffy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Duffy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baggins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Duffy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Baggins keeping moving, preventing Duffy from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy throws a strike but Baggins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Duffy wants to hit a switch here but Baggins passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Duffy there!
Duffy is squirming around, avoiding Baggins's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy tries to reverse the position but Baggins maintains control.
Duffy is still trying to improve position.
Baggins controlling the pace for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baggins looking to control but Duffy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Fred Baggins will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Baggins digs a good hook to Duffy's body.
Baggins throws a body punch but Duffy moves out of range.
Duffy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baggins was well out of range. Poor timing from Duffy.
Fred Baggins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duffy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duffy avoids the body shot from Baggins.
Baggins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Duffy to score with a decent uppercut.
Baggins takes a swing at Duffy's ribcage but misses.
Baggins misses with a combination
and Duffy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Baggins's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baggins is trying to keep Duffy in close.
Duffy landing some decent shots from guard.
Duffy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Duffy tries to free his leg and advance position but Baggins is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baggins keeping moving, preventing Duffy from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duffy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mikey Duffy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Duffy wants to control from the top but Baggins keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mikey Duffy wasn't active enough on the ground.
Baggins misses with a jab to the body
and Duffy counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duffy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Baggins defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
An elbow from Duffy crashes against the mat.
Duffy throws a strike aimed at the side of Baggins's head but Baggins avoids it well.
Duffy trying to control the position but Baggins is working away.
Duffy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Baggins avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Duffy.
Duffy works to advance to full mount. Baggins defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy is trying to control here but Baggins has managed to regain half guard.
Duffy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Duffy throwing shots but Baggins is blocking nicely.
Duffy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Duffy controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duffy thows a huge punch but Baggins dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Duffy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Duffy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baggins manages to avoid it.
Fred Baggins is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice sprawl there from Baggins as Duffy shoots in.
Duffy misses with a straight left.
Baggins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duffy.
Baggins swings away with a body shot that misses
and Duffy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Duffy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Baggins regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Duffy.
Duffy wants to control from the top but Baggins keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Duffy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Baggins keeping moving, preventing Duffy from controlling successfully.
Duffy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baggins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Baggins looking for a sweep. Not yet Baggins, not yet.
Duffy is looking to work some ground and pound but Baggins has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy trying to control but Baggins is working from the bottom.
Duffy is working Baggins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Duffy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Duffy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duffy trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Baggins manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Duffy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baggins regains half guard.
Duffy trying to control from Baggins's half guard. Baggins has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Baggins wants to sweep here but Duffy controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy wants to control from the top but Baggins keeps moving.
Duffy landing some decent shots from guard.
Duffy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duffy throws a big elbow that misses.
Duffy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikey Duffy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Duffy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikey Duffy!
In his post fight interview, Mikey Duffy started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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