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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Duggan (ranked 3764 p4p, 1398 weight class) and Sammy Beach (ranked 441 p4p, 200 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Duggan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sammy Beach!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beach gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Duggan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Beach makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Duggan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beach lands with a left to the head.
Duggan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duggan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beach connects with a body shot that sends Duggan's belly button to the back.
Duggan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duggan darts in and clinches Beach up against the cage.
Duggan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beach moves in looking to clinch but Duggan pushes him off.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duggan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beach is looking to clinch but Duggan is avoiding it.
Beach fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beach tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Duggan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beach clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beach has a couple of punches blocked by Duggan.
Beach misses with the head strike.
Duggan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beach lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duggan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beach can't find room to land a body shot as Duggan controls the action.
Duggan dodges an elbow strike from Beach.
Beach blocks a body shot from Duggan.
Duggan manages to break the clinch.
Duggan misses with a low kick.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch but Duggan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duggan misses with a straight right.
Duggan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice uppercut lands for Beach. That snapped Duggan's head back.
Beach tries to clinch but Duggan moves out of range.
Duggan throws a leg kick but Beach moved away.
Beach moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Jim Duggan has been cut.
Beach slips under a jab.
Beach is looking to clinch but Duggan is avoiding it.
Duggan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Beach has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Duggan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Beach's head backwards.
Duggan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Beach to the ground. Duggan is now in Beach's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beach wants to get back to his feet but Duggan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Duggan won't allow Beach to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beach keeping moving, preventing Duggan from controlling successfully.
Duggan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Beach is looking to stand up but Duggan isn't so interested in that idea.
Duggan controlling from the top position.
Beach is trying to keep Duggan in close.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sammy Beach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beach tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Duggan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beach dips to his left and cracks Duggan with an uppercut!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Beach is looking to control Duggan's arms but Duggan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Beach has his back to the cage.
Duggan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beach has Duggan pushed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Duggan.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Beach can't find room to land a body shot as Duggan controls the action.
Beach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beach misses with the head strike.
Duggan manages to pull guard.
Duggan looking for a guillotine here but Beach defends easily.
Beach trying to control the position from guard on top but Duggan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Duggan looking for subs off his back but Beach has passed one foot through into half guard.
Beach is trying to control the action in half guard but Duggan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jim Duggan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jim Duggan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Duggan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Beach on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Duggan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beach. That did some damage!
Duggan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Beach takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Beach ducks right into an uppercut from Duggan.
Duggan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Beach throws out a counter right but Duggan avoids it with no problem.
Beach swings for the body but Duggan moves out of range.
Beach is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duggan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Beach quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duggan is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Beach pushes Duggan off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beach is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Duggan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Duggan is thwarting Beach's attempts to control the position.
Duggan trying to control the action but Beach is working from the bottom.
Beach wants to improve his position but Duggan is controlling well.
Duggan is keen to just control but Beach is a slippery customer.
Jim Duggan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Duggan wants to free his trapped foot but Beach is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Duggan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Duggan is trying to control the action in half guard but Beach is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Duggan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Beach moves into full guard.
Duggan won't allow Beach to get back to his feet.
Duggan wants to pass the guard but Beach is keeping the position.
Duggan wants to control from the top but Beach keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Duggan with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan prevents Beach from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Beach tries to keep at a distance but Duggan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Duggan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beach's elbow.
Beach tries a body shot but Duggan blocks it.
Duggan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Duggan struggles to land a body shot inside as Beach controls his hands.
Beach tries to throw a body punch but Duggan avoids it by throwing Beach back against the cage.
Beach prevents the takedown attempt.
Duggan throws a punch but it's blocked by Beach.
Duggan controlling the action here for a moment.
Duggan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duggan stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beach tries a body shot but Duggan blocks it.
Beach misses with a body punch.
Duggan tries to throw a body punch but Beach avoids it by throwing Duggan back against the cage.
Beach tries to throw a body punch but Duggan avoids it by throwing Beach back against the cage.
Duggan wants to stall.
Duggan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duggan has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Beach uses from the top position.
Duggan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Beach has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Duggan is proving hard to escape from.
Duggan is trying to hold Beach in close to prevent damage but Beach has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duggan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Beach pulls his head out easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Duggan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jim Duggan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Beach throws a one two combo.
Duggan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Duggan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Duggan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Beach's head.
Beach is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Duggan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Duggan trying to control the position from guard on top but Beach is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duggan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beach is keeping the position for now.
Beach wants to get back to his feet but Duggan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan trying to control the position from guard on top but Beach is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Beach tries to clinch up but Duggan circles away and keeps his distance.
Beach tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Duggan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duggan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beach is looking to clinch but Duggan is avoiding it.
Duggan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beach was well out of range. Poor timing from Duggan.
Beach fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beach closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Beach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beach blocks a body shot from Duggan.
Sammy Beach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duggan blocks an uppercut.
Duggan prevents a body shot from Beach.
Duggan blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Duggan - that landed with a thud.
Duggan struggles to land a body shot inside as Beach controls his hands.
Beach's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duggan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beach is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beach rushes Duggan and presses him up against the cage.
Beach is working Duggan over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duggan tries a body shot but Beach blocks it.
Beach can't find room to land a body shot as Duggan controls the action.
Duggan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Duggan misses with a punch to the body.
Beach lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Duggan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duggan stalling in the clinch but Beach improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan breaks the clinch.
Beach fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Duggan, pushing him back against the cage.
Beach misses with an elbow over the top.
Beach lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Beach.
Beach can't break the clinch.
Beach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beach lands a right hand.
Beach looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Beach on the inside.
Duggan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beach softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Beach prevents a body shot from Duggan.
Beach doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beach lands an elbow inside.
Duggan can't find room to land a body shot as Beach controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beach.
Beach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beach throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beach prevents a body shot from Duggan.
Duggan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beach misses with a punch to the body.
Beach misses with a punch to the body.
Beach tries to work over Duggan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beach misses with an elbow strike.
Beach pushes Duggan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beach creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Duggan blocks a body shot from Beach.
Duggan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duggan breaks the clinch.
Duggan dodges the punch combination from Beach.
Duggan lands a front kick.
Duggan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duggan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Duggan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Beach comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Duggan 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Duggan!
Jim Duggan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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