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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Laurence Mcfadden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Morgan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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177 lbs
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185 cm
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Laurence Mcfadden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcfadden has a takedown stuffed.
Morgan looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Morgan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mcfadden circles away.
Mcfadden circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mcfadden counters with a nice double leg into side control. Morgan won't be happy with that.
Mcfadden is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Morgan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Morgan trying his best to control but Mcfadden has mounted him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcfadden controlling from the full mount.
Mcfadden seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Morgan for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mcfadden cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mcfadden lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Morgan hang on?
Morgan throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mcfadden. What's that going to do exactly?
Mcfadden controlling the pace for now.
Mcfadden working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mcfadden takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcfadden looking for a guillotine from mount but Morgan is having none of it.
Mcfadden content just to control the position here.
Morgan tries to lock up and control but Mcfadden gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mcfadden looking to secure an arm triangle but Morgan defends it well.
Mcfadden sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcfadden is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Morgan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mcfadden cracks Morgan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mcfadden content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcfadden'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcfadden jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Morgan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Morgan tries to escape but Mcfadden is in control.
Mcfadden is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Morgan has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mcfadden remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laurence Mcfadden dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mcfadden shoots in and drives through. Morgan sprawls well.
Morgan is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Mcfadden as Morgan shoots in.
A head kick by Morgan misses
and Mcfadden counters with a nice double leg into side control. Morgan won't be happy with that.
Mcfadden thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Laurence Mcfadden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morgan seems a little lost for a moment, as Mcfadden dominates the positioning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mcfadden connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Morgan's face as Mcfadden controls the position.
Mcfadden landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mcfadden in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcfadden tries for a kimura but Morgan is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mcfadden scores with punches from side control.
Mcfadden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
Mcfadden is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Morgan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Morgan is looking for a sweep.
Mcfadden is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcfadden is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Morgan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mcfadden thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mcfadden is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Morgan looks calm but he's in trouble here. Mcfadden gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Morgan is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Mcfadden lets go of the hold and Morgan can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Laurence Mcfadden!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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