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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carney Duffy (ranked 1472 p4p, 170 weight class) and Frankie Logan (ranked 1755 p4p, 201 weight class). Duffy comes to the cage accompanied by Brawl - Bloody spit. Logan has chosen Blackened Sunrise - Viking Skull as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Frankie Logan enters the cage!
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184 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
28 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carney Duffy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Logan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan cracks Duffy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Logan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Logan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Duffy tries to counter by clinching up but Logan breaks away and moves out of range.
Logan misses with a right hand
and Duffy counters with a left to the body.
Logan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Logan misses with an uppercut. Duffy saw that one coming.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Duffy.
Duffy throws an overhand right that lands on Logan's shoulder, as Logan tries to avoid the shot.
Logan cracks Duffy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Duffy looks to score with a jab to the body but Logan is just out of range.
Logan misses with a looping left.
Duffy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Logan throws a hook but Duffy blocks it.
Duffy takes a swing at Logan's ribcage but misses.
Duffy misses with a head kick.
Logan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Logan takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Logan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Duffy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Logan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Duffy lands an overhand right.
It looks like Frankie Logan has been cut.
Logan tries a low kick but Duffy avoids it.
Duffy avoids the body shot from Logan.
Logan fails to land with a series of punches.
Duffy connects with a high kick.
Duffy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Logan moves away.
Logan catches Duffy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Logan closes the distance and clinches.
Logan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duffy prevents a body shot from Logan.
Logan wants to get back to striking at distance but Duffy won't allow it.
Duffy slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Logan breaks from the clinch.
Logan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duffy throws out the jab.
Logan throws out a counter right but Duffy avoids it with no problem.
Duffy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Duffy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Logan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Logan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A good leg kick by Duffy.
Logan misses with a low kick.
Logan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duffy manages to avoid it.
Logan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Logan throws a leg kick
and Duffy counters with a good, hard body kick but Logan shrugs it off.
Duffy defending well as Logan loads up on a big left hand.
Duffy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Logan at a distance.
Duffy scores with a hook to the body. Logan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Logan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Duffy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Duffy tenderised Logan's leg. Logan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Duffy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Logan on the side of the head.
Logan throws a shot from downtown. Duffy moves away and avoids it.
Logan throws the left hand but Duffy avoids the punch easily.
Logan tries to clinch up but Duffy circles away and keeps his distance.
Logan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Logan misses with a wild body shot.
Logan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duffy throws out the jab.
Logan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Duffy thuds his shin into the meat of Logan's side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Logan's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duffy throws a head kick that misses.
Duffy keeps the fight on the outside.
Duffy lands a front kick.
Duffy takes a swing at Logan's ribcage but misses.
Logan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Duffy tries to work over Logan's front leg with a kick but Logan checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Logan! But no joy.
Duffy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Duffy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Logan lands a nice looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Duffy.
Logan misses with a hook
and Duffy counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Logan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Duffy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carney Duffy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frankie Logan's cut.
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.
A jab from Duffy misses.
Duffy slips under a jab.
Logan throws a good cross that connects.
Logan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Logan misses with a low kick.
Duffy throws a head kick that misses.
Duffy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Logan misses with a hook. Duffy ducked under it nicely.
Duffy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Logan throws a series of punches but Duffy avoids them all with ease.
Duffy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Logan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Duffy.
Duffy delivers a nice body kick.
Duffy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Logan throws a lazy uppercut
and Duffy counters with a three punch combo that has Logan backing up. Logan nods at Duffy to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duffy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Duffy misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Logan! But no joy.
A jab lands there for Logan.
A lazy left from Duffy finds it's target.
Logan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Duffy.
Logan is rocked!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Duffy.
Logan is still on wobbly legs! Can Duffy finish him?
Logan scores with the left hand. Duffy knows he should have avoided that one.
Duffy scores with a hook.
Duffy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duffy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Logan seems to have recovered his senses.
Logan throws a low kick, looking for Duffy's leg but Duffy calmly moves out of range.
Duffy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Logan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Logan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carney Duffy is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy misses with a looping right.
Logan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duffy manages to avoid it.
Duffy misses with a head kick.
Duffy misses with an uppercut
and Logan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Logan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duffy.
Duffy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Logan avoids the head kick by Duffy.
Duffy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duffy defending well as Logan loads up on a big left hand.
Duffy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duffy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Logan.
Logan misses the shot to the body.
Duffy lands a jab to the head.
Logan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Duffy.
Logan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duffy throws out the jab.
Logan throws a series of punches but Duffy moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy lands with a hook. Logan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Duffy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Logan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duffy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Logan avoids the body shot from Duffy.
Duffy moves out of range as Logan strikes.
Logan cracks Duffy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Logan looks to land a left hand but Duffy moved out of range nicely.
Logan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Duffy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duffy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Logan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Logan misses with a hook.
Duffy lands a big head kick that sends Logan tumbling to the mat! Duffy takes a step backwards and waves Logan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duffy moves away from the strike by Logan.
Logan blocks a head kick by Duffy.
Duffy misses the jab.
Logan throws out a counter right but Duffy avoids it with no problem.
Duffy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Logan misses the target.
Logan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Logan misses with an uppercut. Duffy saw that one coming.
Duffy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Logan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Logan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duffy cracks the inside of Logan's front leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Logan checks a leg kick nicely.
Duffy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Logan can do to turn this around?
Logan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Logan looks to land a right hand but Duffy moved out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carney Duffy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frankie Logan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A leg kick checked by Logan.
Logan misses with a double jab
and Duffy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Logan closes the distance and pushes Duffy back into the cage.
Logan breaks from the clinch.
Duffy cracks the inside of Logan's front leg.
Duffy avoids the body shot from Logan.
Nice shot lands for Duffy.
Logan misses with an uppercut.
Logan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan connects with a jab.
Duffy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Logan manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Logan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Logan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Duffy is looking to slow Logan down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duffy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Logan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Duffy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Duffy avoids the head kick by Logan.
Logan throws a hook but Duffy avoids it easily.
Duffy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Duffy tries to bum rush Logan with a series of wild strikes but Logan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Logan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Logan throws a jab but it's blocked by Duffy.
Logan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Duffy throws a sloppy head kick and Logan moves out of range easily.
Duffy throws a body kick that misses.
Logan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Duffy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Logan.
Frankie Logan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duffy throws a body shot but no joy.
Logan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duffy.
Duffy throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duffy tries to clinch there but Logan circles away.
Duffy throws a leg kick but Logan checks it.
Logan scores with a one two! Duffy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Carney Duffy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Duffy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Logan misses with a series of wild punches.
Duffy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jab from Duffy.
A punch lands to the side of Logan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Duffy lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duffy misses with a low kick.
Duffy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Logan as he connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Logan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duffy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Logan was well out of range. Poor timing from Duffy.
Duffy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Logan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duffy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Donk. Duffy catches Logan right on the button with a cross.
Logan lands a slapping body shot.
Duffy tries a low kick but Logan avoids it.
Logan just misses with a punch to the body.
Duffy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Logan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duffy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Logan.
Duffy is looking to clinch but Logan is avoiding it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duffy.
Logan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duffy scores with a nice body kick.
Logan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Logan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Duffy is able to avoid easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Logan as he connects with a hook.
Logan just misses with a punch to the body.
Logan thows a leg kick but Duffy checks it
and Duffy counters with a leg kick.
Duffy ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
An attempted straight right counter from Duffy misses the target.
Duffy moves out of range as Logan strikes.
Logan misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Carney Duffy.
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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carney Duffy!
A very excited looking Carney Duffy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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