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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enoch Thompson (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. Jim Duggan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Enoch Thompson's chin.
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204 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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188 cm
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197 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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 - 9 - 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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Enoch Thompson! The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A nice inside leg kick there by Thompson. That's going to slow Duggan down. Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thompson motions for Duggan to come forward. Thompson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Duggan moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off. Duggan misses with a hook. Duggan ducks right into an uppercut from Thompson. Duggan throws a low kick, looking for Thompson's leg but Thompson calmly moves out of range. Duggan slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
Thompson misses with a looping left. Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duggan was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson. Duggan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Duggan lands a shot to the body. Duggan lands on the inside with an uppercut. Duggan throws an elbow that misses.
Duggan struggles to land a body shot inside as Thompson controls his hands.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Duggan is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thompson can't break the clinch.
Duggan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow. Thompson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. A shot in the inside from Duggan. A nice left hand lands by Duggan.
Duggan missing with knees to the body.
Thompson breaks the clinch.
Duggan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
Duggan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duggan throws a body kick that misses. A bone on bone clash there as Duggan blocks the leg kick.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duggan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thompson throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thompson throws a hook but Duggan blocks it. Thompson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duggan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Thompson loads up on a big right hand but Duggan slips the punch. A looping hook to the body misses from Duggan. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet. A looping hook to the body misses from Duggan. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet. Thompson works Duggan's body with a nice hook. Thompson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Duggan avoids a lazy jab quite easily. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Thompson misses with a double jab
and Duggan counters with a low kick, right behind Thompson 's knee. Thompson moves out of range of the leg kick from Duggan. A swing and a miss from Thompson. Thompson misses with a body shot.
Thompson scoring well with a low kick there.
Thompson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Duggan momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thompson misses with a right hand and Duggan counters with a stiff right hand. Thompson misses with a hook to the body
and Duggan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Duggan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson throws a jab but it's blocked by Duggan. Thompson goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Duggan tries to move into range but Thompson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Duggan wants to clinch. Duggan throws a head kick that misses. Thompson swats away the attempt to clinch by Duggan. A left and a right from Thompson both land. Nice combination. Thompson misses with a right hand letting Duggan counter with a right hand. Thompson throws a body punch but Duggan moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Duggan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Thompson misses with a looping left. Thompson misses with a low kick as Duggan jumps back. Enoch Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Thompson misses with a hook. Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Thompson.
Thompson scores with a nice right hand.
Duggan tries to clinch up but Thompson circles away and keeps his distance. Duggan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Thompson lands with a cross. Thompson misses with a hook. Duggan ducked under it nicely. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Duggan. Thompson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Thompson throws a series of punches but Duggan avoids them all with ease. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enoch Thompson dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Duggan tests Thompson's chin there with a solid looking shot. Thompson misses with a wild combination.
Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duggan moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duggan moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Thompson scores with a nice right hand.
Thompson tries to land a leg kick but Duggan saw it coming and moves away.
Duggan is looking to score with low kicks. A solid leg kick lands there for Thompson.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Thompson works over Duggan's head and body with a nice combination. Duggan throws a leg kick which misses Thompson's front leg but catches the back leg as Thompson tries to avoid it. Duggan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thompson doesn't seem bothered though. Thompson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A nice combination there by Duggan.
Enoch Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thompson feints and then cracks Duggan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duggan down. Duggan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thompson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Thompson throws a body punch but Duggan moves out of range. Thompson misses the body punch and Thompson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
Thompson misses with a right hand and Duggan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Thompson is lucky that one didn't land flush. Thompson takes a kick to the side of the head. Enoch Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Duggan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thompson. Thompson connects with a right hand. Duggan shakes it off. Thompson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Thompson throws a shot from downtown. Duggan moves away and avoids it. Duggan slips a jab from Thompson. Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duggan's corner calls for a 1-2. Duggan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Thompson misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thompson motions for Duggan to come forward. Thompson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Thompson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Jab by Duggan. Duggan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thompson throws a right hand that Duggan ducks under and follows up with a left that Duggan also avoids with ease. Thompson lands a jab to the head.
Duggan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thompson is not content to let Duggan control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Jim Duggan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Duggan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thompson. Enoch Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Duggan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Good shot there by Duggan. Duggan ducks under a wild hook from Thompson. Thompson feints a jab promting Duggan to slip. Thompson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Duggan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Thompson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Duggan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thompson is able to avoid easily. Thompson moves into range and connects with a jab. Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
Thompson scores with a jab. Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Duggan is just out of range. Duggan connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Thompson misses. Thompson throws a right hand that Duggan ducks under and follows up with a left that Duggan also avoids with ease. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jim Duggan will probably get the nod. That's time! Duggan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duggan tests Thompson's chin there with a solid looking shot. Duggan blocks a jab. Duggan defending well as Thompson loads up on a big left hand. Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duggan moves away. Duggan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Duggan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thompson swinging wildly here.
Thompson looks to throw the jab but Duggan is out of range. Duggan blocks a jab. Thompson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Thompson missing with a left hand there. Duggan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Duggan throws a hook but Thompson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thompson lands a right hook to the body.
Duggan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thompson throws a looping overhand right but Duggan ducks down to avoid it. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thompson.
Thompson throws a right and a left that both miss. Duggan motions for Thompson to come forward. Duggan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Thompson connects with a looping right hand.
Duggan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duggan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thompson but Thompson pushes him off and we're back to square one. Thompson misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Duggan to counter with a crisp jab. The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Nice uppercut lands for Thompson. That snapped Duggan's head back.
Duggan tried to score with a low kick but Thompson checks it. Thompson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Duggan can pounce on him.
Thompson misses with a combination
and Duggan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A slow jab from Thompson misses its intended target. Duggan motions for Thompson to come forward. Duggan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Thompson throws a looping overhand right but Duggan ducks down to avoid it. Thompson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Duggan can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Thompson blocks a jab. Thompson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duggan circles away quickly and effectively. Duggan is looking to clinch. Thompson missing with a left hand there. Duggan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Duggan fails with a takedown attempt. Thompson looks to land a right hand but Duggan moved out of range. Thompson misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thompson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Duggan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Duggan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. A good leg kick by Thompson. Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
Duggan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Thompson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thompson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Duggan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thompson is out of range and Duggan settles back down. Nice cross by Thompson. Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duggan. Thompson throws a body punch but Duggan moves out of range. A solid leg kick lands there for Duggan.
Thompson misses with a hook
and Duggan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Thompson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Duggan in his tracks. Thompson is looking to score with low kicks. Duggan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thompson pinned against the cage. Thompson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Duggan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Thompson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Duggan on the side of the head. Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duggan sees it coming and avoids it easily. Duggan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Duggan throws a right hand that Thompson ducks under and follows up with a left that Thompson also avoids with ease. Thompson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duggan counters with a takedown into side control. 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! Thompson defending against the ground and pound. Duggan trying to control the action but Thompson is working from the bottom. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Duggan moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
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 Jim Duggan. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:29 Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29 Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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hype
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pop
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