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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gerard Mclaughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Evans will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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177 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerard Mclaughlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Evans!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans shoots in for a takedown but Mclaughlin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mclaughlin leaves Evans with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mclaughlin really is a fat lump.
Evans shoots in for a takedown but Mclaughlin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gerard Mclaughlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Evans.
Evans drives through and clinches with Mclaughlin against the cage.
Evans goes for a takedown attempt but Mclaughlin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Evans dives in and grabs Mclaughlin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mclaughlin pushes down on Evans's head and hops out.
Mclaughlin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Evans works his way to full guard. Good work.
Evans working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mclaughlin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mclaughlin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mclaughlin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mclaughlin is one step ahead there.
Mclaughlin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Evans throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mclaughlin postures up.
Evans looking for a sweep. Not yet Evans, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerard Mclaughlin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Evans closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mclaughlin circles away.
Evans looks winded!
Mclaughlin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Evans quickly recovers to half guard.
Evans is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mclaughlin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mclaughlin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mclaughlin prevents Evans from improving his position.
Mclaughlin tries to stand but can't do so whilst Evans controls his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclaughlin stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gerard Mclaughlin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Evans with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mclaughlin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mclaughlin gets a double leg takedown into Evans's guard.
Evans preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mclaughlin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Evans controls Mclaughlin momentarily but Mclaughlin frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclaughlin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Evans lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mclaughlin!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mclaughlin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mclaughlin tries to reverse the position but Evans maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard Mclaughlin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mclaughlin swats away the attempt to clinch by Evans.
Evans shoots in looking for a takedown. Mclaughlin tries to sprawl out of it but Evans keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mclaughlin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Evans shoots and misses
and Mclaughlin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mclaughlin lands a takedown into guard.
Evans seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mclaughlin lands a couple of elbows.
Mclaughlin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Evans pushes Mclaughlin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Evans is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclaughlin dives in and scores a takedown into Evans's guard.
Mclaughlin wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
Evans is looking for a triangle but Mclaughlin pushes his legs off easily.
Gerard Mclaughlin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mclaughlin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mclaughlin preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclaughlin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gerard Mclaughlin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mclaughlin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mclaughlin is trying to control. Evans wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Evans is controlling Mclaughlin's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Mclaughlin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Evans defending well though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans trying to hold on to Mclaughlin's head to control him but Mclaughlin postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans looking for submissions off his back.
Evans trying to hold on to Mclaughlin's head to control him but Mclaughlin postures up.
Nice strikes from Mclaughlin there.
Still in half guard, Mclaughlin seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Evans keeps the fight on the outside.
Mclaughlin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Well, if Mclaughlin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mclaughlin wants to stand up but Evans is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard Mclaughlin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mclaughlin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Evans has his takedown stuffed
and Mclaughlin counters with a nice uppercut.
Evans closes the distance and clinches.
Evans is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Evans is working for takedown but Mclaughlin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Evans fails to pull guard.
Gerard Mclaughlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Evans.
Evans tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mclaughlin avoids it.
Evans takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mclaughlin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Evans uses from the top position.
Evans got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mclaughlin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Evans has managed to get both his arms back between Mclaughlin's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mclaughlin, up you get!
Mclaughlin has managed to clinch.
Evans taking a breather.
Evans jumps guard and drags Mclaughlin to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Evans wants to stand but Mclaughlin is controlling the position.
Evans is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mclaughlin defends well.
Mclaughlin won't allow Evans to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclaughlin tries to stand but Evans is controlling from the bottom.
Evans is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mclaughlin defends well.
Mclaughlin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mclaughlin won't allow Evans to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mclaughlin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gerard Mclaughlin.
Mclaughlin slips a jab and a cross from Evans.
Mclaughlin closes the distance and pushes Evans back into the cage.
Mclaughlin has hold of one of Evans's legs. Evans is fighting the takedown attempt but Mclaughlin gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Mclaughlin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mclaughlin tries to stand but Evans is controlling from the bottom.
Evans throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Evans wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclaughlin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Evans has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mclaughlin has managed to get both his arms back between Evans's legs - danger averted.
Mclaughlin is looking to stand up but Evans won't let him.
Mclaughlin tries to free his leg and advance position but Evans is retaining full guard.
Evans being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mclaughlin is working Evans over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerard 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerard Mclaughlin!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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