Intimidation Clothing Athlete of the Month: Jessamyn “The Gun” Duke

With the recent boom of women’s mixed martial arts, many feel that the division is based on the success of one woman. Despite multiple top-notch fighters on the radar, the real depth comes when you begin to look at the massive amount of top-level prospects that women’s MMA has on the horizon.

One such fighter is unbeaten bantamweight Jessamyn “The Gun” Duke (2-0), a 5’11″ physical specimen who is taller than most men who fight at 135 pounds. Clearly something special since winning her amateur debut with strikes in less than two minutes, Duke recently made her professional debut on the all-female Invicta FC 2 card where she laid a beatdown on Suzie Montero to start her career with a bang. Then, she followed up with a first round submission over Marciea Allen at Invicta FC 3 to continue her hot streak and move to 2-0 in her career.

The next stop for the Kentucky native will be Invicta FC 5, as she will once again travel to Kansas City, where she is set to take on Miriam Nakamoto (1-0) in a preliminary matchup. A member of the AFS Academy in Kentucky, Duke is a decorated striker who was referred to as “mini Wanderlei Silva” during her fight against Montero.

A highly goal-oriented fighter, Duke plans to be fighting for a professional title within the next two years. If she continues to impress on a big stage like she has with Invicta, that time frame sounds about right for “The Gun.”

“When I launched BluegrassMMA, I took 10 people to a local show in Northern Kentucky. The first MMA title fight I witnessed live was Jessamyn Duke vs. Sarah Cook. The whole group was blown away by here skill. From there I have either been to or watched every fight of hers live and I have had the pleasure of interviewing her several times as well as be one of her sponsors,” stated Gary Thomas of Bluegrass MMA. “Her athletic ability hasn’t been tapped yet and look at her resume. Undefeated as a pro is impressive, but what is even more impressive is her work ethic and commitment to her craft. We are all going to be witness to something great with Jessamyn as she grows in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. Not only is she a great ambassador for women’s MMA but my wife even commented that one day she hopes our daughter loves something as much as Jess loves MMA”

As a result of the thrilling start to her pro MMA career, which includes two stoppages in as many fights, Jessamyn Duke is officially the Intimidation Clothing Sponsored Athlete of the Month for March 2013. “We are pleased to announce Jessamyn Duke as our Athlete of the Month,” stated Luke Jernigan, President & CEO of Intimidation Clothing, LLC. “Jessamyn has proven not only to be a fantastic talent in the world of women’s MMA, but she also fits the mold of the kind of person Intimidation looks to sponsor, something we place a great amount of value on. While we have not sponsored Jessamyn as long as others in our core group of fighters, it certainly does not take anything away from her importance to our brand as the Intimidation name continues to be more highly recognized across the USA and beyond.”

Intimidation Clothing is a fast-growing brand of MMA apparel & training gear based in Ohio with a strong presence throughout the Midwest USA and a growing national presence. The Intimidation brand is regularly featured on multiple sporting events on SpikeTV, AXS TV, SportsTime Ohio, MTV2, FUEL TV and EpixHD as well as MMA highlight shows on Spike TV and HDNet/AXS TV. In addition to over 80 styles of high-quality, bold t-shirts and sweatshirts for men, women and children and is also known for their premium-quality EliteFighter MMA board shorts. Intimidation Clothing products can be found for sale online at IntimidationClothing.com and fans can follow the marketing wing of the company on Twitter, Intimidation Interactive Media, @IntimidationIM. Follow Intimidation Clothing on Facebook and @IntimidationMMA on Twitter.

Intimidation sponsored Jessamyn Duke to fight at Invicta 3 on October 6th in Kansas City, Kansas

Intimidation Clothing is pleased to announce that sponsored female fighter Jessamyn Duke will return to the Invicta cage at Invicta 3 in October. Duke, 26, who recently won her pro debut at Invicta 2, is already one of the most popular fighters in the state of Kentucky drawing praise from area MMA promotions, and even the highly respected Bluegrass MMA news site. The event, Invicta 3, will take place on Saturday, October 6th at Memorial Hall in in Kansas City, Kansas.

Jessamyn Duke (1-0 pro, 5-2 amateur) ended her amateur MMA career with a win in March 2012 at a Resurrection Fighting Alliance event in Nebraska. No stranger to pressure fights, Duke is a former amateur Champion for Tuff-N-Uff and the Northern Kentucky based Absolute Action MMA. In five amateur wins she finished four of her opponents, all of which came via submission. She began her pro career the same way her ammy career ended, with a win and a finish as she scored a 3rd round TKO of Suzie Montero (1-1) after controlling her opponent in rounds one and two at Invicta 2 in July. Her opponent, Marciea Allen (1-0 pro, 5-2 amateur), won her pro debut in August and will be making her Invicta debut at the event.

Intimidation Clothing is a fast-growing brand of MMA apparel & training gear based in Ohio with a strong presence throughout the Midwest USA and a growing national presence regularly being featured on multiple sporting events on MTV2, FUEL TV, EpixHD, AXS TV and SportsTime Ohio as well as MMA highlight shows on Spike TV and HDNet/AXS TV. In addition to over 70 styles of high-quality, bold t-shirts and sweatshirts for men, women and children. The company is also becoming known for their premium-quality EliteFighter MMA board shorts, as well as vale tudo shorts, rashguards and more available online at IntimidationClothing.com. Fans can like the Intimidation brand on Facebook and follow Intimidation on Twitter.

Intimidation Clothing & Jessamyn Duke agree to expanded sponsorship deal

Intimidation Clothing is pleased to announce and expanded sponsorship agreement has been reached with popular young female fighter Jessamyn Duke. Duke, 26, who recently won her pro debut at Invicta FC 2, is already one of the most popular fighters in the state of Kentucky drawing praise from area MMA promotions, and even the highly respected Bluegrass MMA news site. The terms of the deal are not public but will ensure that Duke represents Intimidation in multiple pro fights.

Jessamyn Duke (1-0 pro, 5-2 amateur) ended her amateur MMA career with a win in March 2012 at a Resurrection Fighting Alliance event in Nebraska. No stranger to pressure fights, Duke is a former amateur Champion for Tuff-N-Uff and the Northern Kentucky based Absolute Action MMA. In five amateur wins she finished four of her opponents, all of which came via submission. She began her pro career the same way her ammy career ended, with a win and a finish as she scored a 3rd round TKO of Suzie Montero (1-1) after controlling her opponent in rounds one and two at Invicta 2 in July. She is now scheduled to fight once again for Invicta, this time opposite Marciea Allen (1-0 pro, 5-2 amateur) on the Invicta 3 card on October 6th in Kansas City.

“I am very happy that Jessamyn Duke is now an official member of Team Intimidation,” said Luke Jernigan, President & CEO of Intimidation Clothing, LLC. “We have been watching Jessamyn’s career progress very closely and after sponsoring her pro debut it was clear that Jessamyn is a perfect fit for the Intimidation brand.”

Intimidation Clothing is a fast-growing brand of MMA apparel & training gear based in Ohio with a strong presence throughout the Midwest USA and a growing national presence regularly being featured on multiple sporting events on MTV2, FUEL TV, EpixHD, AXS TV and SportsTime Ohio as well as MMA highlight shows on Spike TV and HDNet/AXS TV. In addition to over 70 styles of high-quality, bold t-shirts and sweatshirts for men, women and children. The company is also becoming known for their premium-quality EliteFighter MMA board shorts, as well as vale tudo shorts, rashguards and more available online at IntimidationClothing.com. Fans can like the Intimidation brand on Facebook and follow Intimidation on Twitter.

Intimidation Clothing sponsored Jessamyn Duke scores 3rd round TKO in pro debut at Invicta FC 2 in Kansas City, Kansas

As an amateur, Jessamyn “The Gun” Duke answered the hype time and time again. Not only was she the Absolute Action MMA women’s Champion at 145 pounds as an amateur but the native of Kentucky also traveled out to Las Vegas, Nevada twice during her amateur career bringing home the Tuff-N-Uff Championship belt in July 2011. On Saturday night Duke (1-0) showed why she is one of the hottest prospects in professional women’s MMA scoring a 3rd round TKO win over Suzie Montero (1-1) at Invicta FC 2 in Kansas City, Kansas.

Jessamyn Duke ended her amateur MMA career at 5-2 with a win in March 2012 in Nebraska before making her pro debut on Saturday night at Invicta FC 2. Facing Montero, a fighter who came in 1-0 after defeating Kim Couture in her own pro debut, Duke controlled the pace throughout landing a plethora of knee strikes to the body of the much shorter Montero. In the 3rd round it was a variety of alternating elbows that finished her opponent as Duke landed elbow strikes repeatedly to the body and head before the referee was forced to stop the action.

“That was an incredibly impressive win for Jessamyn tonight,” stated Luke Jernigan, President & CEO of Intimidation Clothing, LLC. “We know how loyal Duke’s fan base is and being a part of her pro debut as one of Jessamyn’s sponsors is an honor. I am hopeful that this will be the first of many fights where Duke and Intimidation Clothing work together.”

Intimidation Clothing is a fast-growing brand of MMA apparel & training gear based in Ohio with a strong presence throughout the Midwest USA and a growing national presence regularly being featured on multiple sporting events on MTV2, FUEL TV, EpixHD, AXS TV and SportsTime Ohio as well as MMA highlight shows on Spike TV and HDNet/AXS TV. In addition to over 70 styles of high-quality, bold t-shirts and sweatshirts for men, women and children. The company is also becoming known for their premium-quality EliteFighter MMA board shorts, as well as vale tudo shorts, rashguards and more available online at IntimidationClothing.com. Fans can like the Intimidation brand on Facebook and follow Intimidation on Twitter.