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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Burke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Burke!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duke throws a series of punches but Burke avoids them all with ease.
Burke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Burke misses.
Burke looks to score with a jab to the body but Duke is just out of range.
Duke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duke cracks a nice hook into Burke's ribs.
Burke throws the left hand but Duke avoids the punch easily.
Duke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burke.
Duke lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Burke backs up against the cage.
Duke looks to land a combination but Burke avoids it well.
Duke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Burke moves out of range of the body kick.
Duke tries to clinch there but Burke circles away.
Duke moves in looking to clinch but Burke pushes him off.
Burke swats away the attempt to clinch by Duke.
Burke misses with a straight right.
A shot to the body from Burke misses
so Duke counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Duke doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Duke manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Duke controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burke throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Duke thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Burke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Duke is one step ahead there.
Duke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Duke will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Duke shoots in looking for a takedown. Burke tries to sprawl out of it but Duke keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Burke looks to land a left hand but Duke moved out of range nicely.
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.
Duke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Duke is breathing heavily.
Burke throws a big shot that misses.
Burke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Duke counters with a series of strikes. Burke will be more careful next time no doubt.
Burke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Duke counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Duke avoids the body shot from Burke.
Duke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Duke's corner calls for a 1-2. Duke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Duke swinging wildly here.
Burke dodges the punch combination from Duke.
Duke misses with a two punch combination.
Duke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burke slips a jab and a cross from Duke.
Burke throws a body punch but Duke moves out of range.
Duke thuds a left hand into Burke's body.
Duke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Duke shoots for a double leg takedown but Burke sprawls well. He's pushed Duke's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Duke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke jabs Burke right on the nose. Burke blinks but takes it well.
Ricky Burke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burke misses with a hook to the body
and Duke counters with a three punch combo that has Burke backing up. Burke nods at Duke to acknowledge the strikes.
Burke misses with a body shot
and Duke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Burke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duke scores with a leg kick.
Burke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Duke moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Burke misses with a body shot.
Burke misses with a looping right.
Duke throws a right and a left that Burke avoids nicely.
Burke misses with a shot to the body
and Duke counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Duke passes Burke's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duke is pressing down on Burke's thigh, looking to free his foot. Burke is holding on for now.
Burke is staying active underneath Duke, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke wants to pass to mount but Burke is defending the position.
Burke is trying to maintain the position but Duke is very close to passing his half guard.
Duke is keen to just control but Burke is a slippery customer.
Duke seems to be working for a kimura but Burke defends the submission attempt.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Burke looks to score with a jab to the body but Duke is just out of range.
Burke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duke slips a straight right by Burke.
Duke is looking to clinch.
Duke goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Duke dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
No joy there for Duke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Duke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Duke avoids the body shot from Burke.
Duke throws out a powerful jab.
Burke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duke manages to avoid it.
Burke misses with a body shot
and Duke counters with a left and a right that stings Burke.
Burke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duke was well out of range. Poor timing from Burke.
Burke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Duke lands a lovely overhand right.
Duke lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Duke.
Burke misses the shot to the body.
Burke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Duke counters with a series of strikes. Burke will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ricky Burke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duke shoots for a double leg takedown but Burke sprawls well. He's pushed Duke's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Duke throws a series of punches but Burke avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burke thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the body from Burke misses
and Duke counters with a series of strikes. Burke will be more careful next time no doubt.
Burke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duke manages to avoid it.
Duke pivots, looking for a leg kick but Burke is out of range and Duke settles back down.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke misses with a hook to the body
and Duke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Burke thinking.
Burke takes a swing at Duke's ribcage but misses.
Burke just misses with a punch to the body.
Duke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Duke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duke tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burke sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Duke somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Duke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duke shoots in for a double leg but Burke sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Duke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A shot to the body from Burke misses
and Duke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Burke scores with a jab.
Burke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burke dodges the punch combination from Duke.
Duke tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burke sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Duke somewhat.
Duke shoots for a double leg takedown but Burke sprawls well. He's pushed Duke's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ricky Burke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burke swings for the body but Duke moves out of range.
Burke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Duke counters with a left and a right that stings Burke.
Duke tries to clinch but Burke is having none of it.
Burke throws an overhand right that lands on Duke's shoulder, as Duke tries to avoid the shot.
Duke fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burke avoids it really well and circles away.
Burke just misses with a punch to the body.
Burke misses with a body shot
and Duke counters with a left and a right that stings Burke.
Burke swings for the body but Duke moves out of range.
Duke is working the combinations to good effect here.
A combination from Duke does no damage.
Burke throws a shot from downtown. Duke moves away and avoids it.
Duke misses with a double jab.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch but Burke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burke. Duke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burke avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke blocks a jab.
Duke is looking to wear down Burke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Burke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Duke.
Duke throws a combination. Burke tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Burke throws a sloppy body shot
and Duke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burke misses with a wild body shot.
Duke shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Duke showed some decent athleticism there.
Burke wants to improve his position but Duke is controlling well.
Duke is working for a kimura but Burke is defending it quite comfortably.
Burke is looking for a sweep. Duke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Burke can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burke trying to hold on to Duke's head to control him but Duke postures up.
Burke won't allow Duke to pass to mount.
Duke is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Duke is looking to advance position but Burke won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Burke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Duke throws a right hand that Burke ducks under and follows up with a left that Burke also avoids with ease.
Burke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Duke counters with a three punch combo that has Burke backing up. Burke nods at Duke to acknowledge the strikes.
Duke fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Duke dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Duke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Duke tries to land a front kick but Burke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Duke drops his hands momentarily and Burke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Duke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duke lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Burke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duke moves away.
Duke throws a right and a left that Burke avoids nicely.
Burke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Duke counters with a right hand to the body.
Burke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Duke counters with a three punch combo that has Burke backing up. Burke nods at Duke to acknowledge the strikes.
Tommy Duke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Duke lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Duke doesn't manage to clinch there - Burke circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burke. Duke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Burke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Duke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Burke drops his hands momentarily and Duke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Duke lands a jab to Burke's midsection.
Duke slips under a jab.
Duke lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burke's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke blocks a head kick by Duke.
Duke throws a combination. Burke tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Duke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burke.
Burke is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Duke.
Duke lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Duke punishes Burke's body with a nice straight punch.
Duke lands a nice looking body shot.
Duke stalks Burke and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Burke's face. Burke staggers backwards, shaken.
Duke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Burke but Burke pushes him off and we're back to square one.
An inside leg kick from Duke misses.
Burke misses with a body shot
and Burke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Duke!
Duke throws a right and a left that Burke avoids nicely.
Burke has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duke finds it's way round the side to connect with Burke's head.
Duke slips a jab from Burke.
Duke fails to land the takedown.
Burke misses with a body punch
and Duke counters with a series of strikes. Burke will be more careful next time no doubt.
Duke scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burke throws a jab but it's blocked by Duke.
Duke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Burke misses with a body punch
letting Duke counter with a right hand.
Burke misses with a jab to the body
and Burke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burke misses with a jab to the body
and Duke counters with a nice body shot.
Duke looks for a takedown but Burke sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Duke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duke jabs at Burke's body.
Burke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Duke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duke misses with a series of wild punches.
Burke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Duke counters with a three punch combo that has Burke backing up. Burke nods at Duke to acknowledge the strikes.
Burke looks to throw the jab but Duke is out of range.
Duke misses with a two punch combination.
Duke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burke misses with a hook. Duke ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Duke both land. Nice combination.
Burke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duke.
Duke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duke dives in and grabs Burke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Burke pushes down on Duke's head and hops out.
Burke stuns Duke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duke throws a right hand that Burke ducks under and follows up with a left that Burke also avoids with ease.
Burke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duke manages to avoid it.
Duke tries to clinch there but Burke circles away.
Duke tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burke swivels and escapes.
Good exchange - Burke coming out on top.
Duke doesn't manage to clinch there - Burke circles away.
Duke throws a head kick that Burke semi-blocks.
Duke avoids the body shot from Burke.
Burke cracks Duke with an open hand slap.
Burke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Duke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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.
Burke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Duke at a distance.
Burke slips a jab and a cross from Duke.
Burke cracks Duke with a good jab.
Duke looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Duke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duke lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Burke backs up against the cage.
Duke moves in looking to clinch but Burke pushes him off.
Duke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Burke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burke blocks a head kick by Duke.
Duke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Burke misses the body punch
and Duke counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A big left from Burke misses.
Duke connects with a nice looking jab.
Burke thows a body shot but no joy.
Duke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burke circles away quickly and effectively.
Ricky Burke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tommy Duke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duke misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Duke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Duke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Duke!
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