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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamison's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Love It Loud. Duke is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jumping Jack Flash. 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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205 lbs
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183 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Jamison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raul Duke!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamison stuffs the takedown attempt from Duke. Duke gets slowly back to his feet.
Duke misses with a head kick.
Jamison scores a takedown into full mount!
Duke is desperately trying to improve his position but Jamison has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jamison trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Duke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jamison trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jamison stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison drives through and clinches with Duke against the cage.
Duke is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jamison gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Duke drags the fight down to the ground.
Jamison stopping the sweep attempt from Duke.
Jamison has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jamison gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jamison drives through and clinches with Duke against the cage.
Duke missing with knees to the body.
Jamison manages to pull guard.
Jamison throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Duke escapes and throws Jamison's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Jamison tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke trying to control the action but Jamison is working from the bottom.
Duke remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Duke wants to control but Jamison is keeping him busy.
Jamison is trying to control Duke's posture but Duke avoids it.
Duke looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jamison sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jamison knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Duke on the ground.
Duke trying to control the action but Jamison is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Duke with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jamison counters with a shoot takedown. Duke fights it but they end up in guard.
Robert Jamison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raul Duke.
Duke wants to sweep but no luck.
Duke thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jamison postures up.
Jamison trying to control but Duke is working from the bottom.
Jamison preventing the sweep.
Duke looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke working a defensive guard here.
Jamison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jamison lands an overhand right.
Jamison wants to clinch.
Duke darts in trying to clinch
and Jamison counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jamison.
Stalling in the clinch from Jamison.
Duke looking to throw knees to the head but Jamison is blocking nicely.
Jamison changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Duke fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jamison shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Duke is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Jamison dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jamison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jamison tries to clinch up but Duke circles away and keeps his distance.
Jamison tries to clinch up
and Duke counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jamison's guard now.
Duke trying to control but Jamison is working from the bottom.
Duke gets to his feet - Jamison follows without any prompting.
Jamison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Duke misses with a head kick.
Jamison closes this distance looking for a takedown but Duke circles away.
Duke throws a sloppy head kick and Jamison moves out of range easily.
Duke misses with a looping right.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jamison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duke is looking to clinch but Jamison is avoiding it.
Duke closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke controlling the pace.
Duke stands up out of the half guard.
Nice takedown defense from Jamison. No joy for Duke on that attempt.
Jamison has taken the fight to the clinch.
Duke tries to score a body lock takedown but Jamison shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jamison tries to pull guard but Duke holds him up against the cage and eventually Jamison drops back down to his feet.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jamison takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Duke fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Robert Jamison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raul Duke.
Duke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Duke will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jamison up against the cage.
Jamison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duke looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison closes the distance but Duke moves to the side
and Duke counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jamison's guard now.
Duke stands up from Jamison's guard - Duke perhaps looking for a knockout.
Duke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jamison fails with the takedown.
Jamison closes the distance looking to clinch
and Duke counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duke thows a big elbow that misses.
Duke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Duke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Raul Duke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Duke wants to control from the top but Jamison keeps moving.
Jamison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison is pulling down on Duke's head. It's preventing any offense from Duke, at least for the moment.
Duke trying to control but Jamison is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jamison misses with a takedown
and Duke counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison struggling a bit here.
Duke has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Duke gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jamison moves into the clinch.
Duke tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jamison smiles and moves away.
Jamison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Duke shoots for a takedown but Jamison saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Duke shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jamison counters with a single leg into guard. Duke didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jamison won't allow Duke to sweep him here.
Duke controls Jamison momentarily but Jamison frees himself.
Duke wants to improve his position but instead Jamison has moved into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Duke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Duke darts in and clinches Jamison up against the cage.
Jamison is trying to break free.
Duke fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Duke avoiding damage as Jamison throws knees to the body.
Duke pulls guard successfully.
Duke looking for a sweep. Not yet Duke, not yet.
Jamison postures up and lands a big shot to Duke's brow.
Jamison stopping the sweep attempt from Duke.
Duke is trying to keep Jamison in close.
Duke wants to stand and escape but Jamison is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duke looking for a guillotine here but Jamison defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamison trying to stand up but can't free himself from Duke's guard.
Duke is trying to control the position but Jamison postures up.
Duke lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jamison!
Duke connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jamison wants to hold on but Duke pushes him away.
Jamison is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jamison takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jamison tries to control Duke's body but Duke pushes him off. Jamison squirms to his side and now Duke has his back!
Duke gets his hands free as Jamison looks to control.
Duke throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Jamison controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Jamison is really stuck here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duke biding his time, looking for the opening.
Jamison breaks Duke's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Duke, up you get!
Robert Jamison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jamison looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Duke!
Duke tries to hold on but Jamison pushes him away.
Jamison goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Duke turns into him and now he's in Jamison's guard.
Duke stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jamison shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Duke's guard.
Duke wants to get back to his feet but Jamison passes into half guard.
Jamison stands up out of the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamison darts in and clinches Duke up against the cage.
Jamison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duke throws a body kick the misses
and Jamison counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Jamison stands and steps away. Duke gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Robert Jamison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jamison has closed the distance and engaged Duke in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Duke.
Duke drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jamison gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duke.
Jamison is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Duke pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Duke prevents Jamison from breaking the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duke successfully pulls guard.
Duke trying to keep a closed guard but Jamison is proving a slippery customer.
Duke looking for a guillotine here but Jamison defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Jamison showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jamison has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Jamison!
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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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