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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grady Mclaughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Grady Mclaughlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacob Youngblood!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclaughlin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mclaughlin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Youngblood trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclaughlin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Youngblood changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mclaughlin tries to avoid it but Youngblood manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mclaughlin to the ground. Mclaughlin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mclaughlin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Youngblood dodges the punch combination from Mclaughlin.
Mclaughlin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Youngblood is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mclaughlin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclaughlin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Mclaughlin stopping the sweep attempt from Youngblood.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Mclaughlin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Youngblood manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mclaughlin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Youngblood is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mclaughlin defends well.
Mclaughlin throws an elbow that misses. Youngblood uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mclaughlin's guard. Nice move by Youngblood!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Youngblood drops back looking for a leg! Mclaughlin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mclaughlin manages to kick Youngblood off! Youngblood jumps back into Mclaughlin's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grady Mclaughlin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mclaughlin wants to clinch.
Youngblood tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mclaughlin swivels and escapes.
Youngblood dives in for a single leg takedown but Mclaughlin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mclaughlin throws a head kick but Youngblood moves out of range.
Youngblood changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mclaughlin lands a jab-cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mclaughlin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mclaughlin just leaning against Youngblood, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclaughlin prevents the takedown attempt.
Grady Mclaughlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Youngblood.
Mclaughlin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Youngblood backwards.
Mclaughlin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Youngblood can do to turn this around?
Youngblood tries for a takedown. No joy.
Youngblood is breathing heavily.
Youngblood goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mclaughlin prevents it.
Mclaughlin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mclaughlin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Youngblood managing to block the knees to the body from Mclaughlin.
Mclaughlin is pressed up against the cage. Youngblood has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mclaughlin down to the mat. Mclaughlin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mclaughlin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Youngblood looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mclaughlin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Mclaughlin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclaughlin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Youngblood for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclaughlin is putting a hurting on Youngblood here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mclaughlin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Mclaughlin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A lull in the action here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mclaughlin closes the distance and clinches.
Mclaughlin missing with knees to the body.
Youngblood is looking for a takedown.
Youngblood is looking for a takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mclaughlin missing with knees to the body.
Mclaughlin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mclaughlin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grady Mclaughlin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Youngblood.
Mclaughlin slaps away a takedown attempt from Youngblood, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mclaughlin feinted with a counter takedown.
No joy there for Mclaughlin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mclaughlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Youngblood drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mclaughlin defends it well.
Mclaughlin has closed the distance and engaged Youngblood in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mclaughlin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Youngblood's elbow.
A hook to the body from Mclaughlin.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mclaughlin.
Youngblood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Youngblood is working for takedown but Mclaughlin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Grady Mclaughlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Youngblood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclaughlin lands with a left to the head.
Mclaughlin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mclaughlin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mclaughlin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mclaughlin working some strikes from top position.
Mclaughlin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Mclaughlin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grady Mclaughlin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mclaughlin continues to stall.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mclaughlin moves into the clinch.
Youngblood avoiding damage as Mclaughlin throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclaughlin trying to land knees to the body.
Youngblood is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mclaughlin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Youngblood is defending well for now.
Youngblood changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mclaughlin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mclaughlin looks to land a combination. Youngblood sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Youngblood is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mclaughlin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mclaughlin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mclaughlin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mclaughlin stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grady Mclaughlin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mclaughlin 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grady Mclaughlin!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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