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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Jeggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gwan Dylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dick Jeggins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gwan Dylan!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dylan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dylan lands in his opponent's guard.
Dylan won't allow Jeggins to sweep him here.
Dylan is looking to work some ground and pound but Jeggins has wrist control.
Jeggins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dylan is one step ahead there.
Jeggins on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jeggins tries to get out of the position.
Jeggins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jeggins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jeggins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jeggins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dylan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dylan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dylan keeps trying to improve his position.
Jeggins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dylan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jeggins is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeggins is trying to control the position but Dylan postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jeggins is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dylan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dylan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jeggins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jeggins 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.
Jeggins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dylan.
Dylan looking to pass the guard.
Dylan preventing the sweep.
Dylan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jeggins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dylan on the ground.
Dylan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jeggins manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan is trying to control but can't.
Dylan wants to get back to full guard but Jeggins has passed into side control.
Jeggins working away.
Jeggins has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Dylan tries to reverse the position but Jeggins maintains control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dylan stops Jeggins from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Jeggins moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Dylan has worked his arm free - good work by Dylan!
Jeggins tries to advance to mount but can't.
Dylan can't do much from the bottom here.
Dylan is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeggins looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jeggins tries for a kimura but Dylan is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jeggins throws a strike aimed at the side of Dylan's head but Dylan avoids it well.
Jeggins looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dylan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jeggins's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jeggins works his way into side control.
Dylan felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Dylan is trying to control Jeggins's posture but Jeggins avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeggins thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jeggins wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dylan, who protects the arm well.
Dylan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dylan wants to improve his position but Jeggins is controlling well.
Jeggins works his foot free and advances to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jeggins fails to move to back control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dick Jeggins will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dylan ducks under a wild hook from Jeggins.
Dylan has a takedown stuffed.
Dylan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dylan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dick Jeggins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gwan Dylan.
Jeggins decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jeggins passes to side control.
Jeggins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jeggins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jeggins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dylan keeps working.
Jeggins has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeggins fails to advance to Dylan's back.
Jeggins thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jeggins lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dylan hang on?
Jeggins pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Jeggins is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dylan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dylan shrugs it off.
Dylan is looking to improve his position but Jeggins isn't that keen on the idea.
Jeggins is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dylan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Dylan is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jeggins.
Dick Jeggins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jeggins throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jeggins wants to finish this one by submission but Dylan is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jeggins.
Dylan stops Jeggins from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Jeggins throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dylan wants to control but Jeggins is having none of it.
Dylan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jeggins trying to control but Dylan is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeggins unloads with some shots from mount but Dylan bucks and avoids them well.
Dylan is trying desperately to improve position.
Dylan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jeggins jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dylan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Dylan prevents Jeggins from improving position.
Dylan struggling a bit here.
Jeggins trying to control the position but Dylan is working away.
Jeggins has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dylan!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeggins with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dylan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jeggins.
Jeggins has control of Dylan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dylan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Dylan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jeggins.
Dylan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jeggins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jeggins trying to pass the guard but Dylan defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dylan is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Jeggins dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dylan gets caught flat footed, as Jeggins shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dylan wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jeggins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dylan keeping moving, preventing Jeggins from controlling successfully.
Dylan keeping full guard, as Jeggins tries to pass.
Dylan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dylan keeping full guard, as Jeggins tries to pass.
Dylan keeping moving, preventing Jeggins from controlling successfully.
Jeggins passes Dylan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan wants to control but Jeggins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dylan tries to get to full guard but Jeggins has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jeggins is working for a kimura here but Dylan manages to reverse the position and he's now in Jeggins's guard.
Jeggins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dylan is one step ahead there.
Dylan passes into half guard.
Jeggins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeggins won't allow Dylan to pass to mount.
Dylan moves nicely into side control.
Dylan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dylan trying to control the position but Jeggins is working away.
Jeggins is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dylan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dylan in particular looking to stall.
Jeggins tries to get to full guard but Dylan has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeggins is not content to let Dylan control the position.
Jeggins looking for a kimura from the bottom but Dylan passes into side control!
Jeggins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dylan trying to control the position but Jeggins is working away.
Jeggins is looking to regain half guard here but Dylan keeps moving and retains side control.
Dylan is looking to take a break and control but Jeggins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dylan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jeggins rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dylan's guard! Nice work there by Jeggins!
Jeggins throwing strikes from guard but Dylan blocks nicely.
Jeggins wants to pass the guard but Dylan is keeping the position.
Dylan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jeggins's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dylan won't allow Jeggins to sweep him here.
Dylan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jeggins's guard.
Gwan Dylan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dick Jeggins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jeggins makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jeggins.
Dylan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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 Dick Jeggins.
Well Jeggins has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Jeggins!
Dick Jeggins retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Dick Jeggins 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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energy
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hype
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