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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duggan comes to the cage accompanied by Bitch!!! Where you been. Jim Duggan had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jim Duggan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Jones!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duggan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Duggan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Duggan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Duggan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Duggan's head back.
Duggan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jones. That one must have hurt.
Jones drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Duggan keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Duggan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones postures up in Duggan's guard and throws a big left but Duggan blocks it.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Duggan keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Duggan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones with a hook.
Duggan catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duggan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones misses with a hook.
A big right from Duggan misses.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Duggan moved out of range nicely.
Jab by Jones.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Duggan sees coming a mile off.
Jones drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Duggan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Duggan keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Duggan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones postures up.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Duggan is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jim Duggan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Duggan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tom Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Duggan fails with the takedown.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Duggan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Jones is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Duggan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Duggan's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duggan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duggan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jones controls the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Duggan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duggan. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Duggan.
It looks like Tom Jones has been cut.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Duggan.
Duggan moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Duggan improves position.
Jones tries to work over Duggan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duggan backwards.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Duggan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Duggan tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Duggan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Duggan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Duggan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tom Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duggan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Duggan throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Duggan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jones trying to control but Duggan is working from the bottom.
Jones trying to move into half guard but instead Duggan has managed to sweep!
Jones controls Duggan momentarily but Duggan frees himself.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tom Jones wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jones is looking to slow Duggan down with leg kicks.
Duggan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Duggan's head.
Jones lands the left hand.
Jones shoots in but Duggan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Duggan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones cracks Duggan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Duggan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duggan's sensitive parts.
Good standup being displayed there by Duggan as he connects with a hook.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duggan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Duggan gets a clinch.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duggan backwards.
Duggan takes a shot to the head.
Jones can't break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Duggan controls the action.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Duggan wants to slow Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tom Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jones throws a jab when Duggan was well out of range.
Jim Duggan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duggan throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Duggan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones wants to slow Duggan down by chopping away at his legs.
Duggan missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duggan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Jones blocks a head kick by Duggan.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Duggan to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Duggan slips the punch.
Duggan tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Good work by Jones as he checks the leg kick.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Duggan throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Duggan slips under a jab from Jones.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Duggan sprawls well.
Duggan rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duggan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones lands a right hand.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duggan.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Duggan throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Duggan.
A short right from Jones.
Jones is working for takedown but Duggan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Duggan stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
Jim Duggan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Jones.
Duggan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tom Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Duggan avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Duggan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Duggan controls the action.
Duggan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duggan presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tom Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Duggan misses with some punches.
Duggan throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Duggan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Duggan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Duggan misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan prevents a body shot from Jones.
Good body shot from Jones.
Duggan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Jones.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duggan.
Duggan misses with some punches.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Duggan misses with the head strike.
Jones breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good shot there by Jones.
Duggan takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones lands with a hook. Duggan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Jones!
An out of breath Tom Jones thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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