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Event:
DMMA 12: Woods vs Tucker
Date: May 26, 2021 |
#R1#
McLaughlin moves out of range of the strikes.
McLaughlin slips under a jab from Okoye.
McLaughlin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#CL#
McLaughlin clinches with his opponent.
Okoye blocking some punches.
Okoye missing with knees to the body.
Okoye lands a hook that snaps the head of McLaughlin backwards.
A head punch on the inside from McLaughlin fails to land.
Okoye fails to pull guard.
McLaughlin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Okoye's elbow.
McLaughlin managing to block the knees to the body from Okoye.
A shot in the inside from McLaughlin.
Okoye lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okoye working aggressively here.
#BC2#
Okoye breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McLaughlin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okoye.
Okoye feints the counter takedown.
Okoye thows a left - swing and a miss!
Okoye with a poor takedown
and McLaughlin counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
A swing and a miss from Okoye.
Okoye displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McLaughlin throws out the jab.
McLaughlin moves into range and connects with a jab.
McLaughlin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okoye with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McLaughlin to score with a decent uppercut.
McLaughlin misses with a combination
and Okoye counters with a left to the body.
Okoye fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Frankie McLaughlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Israel Okoye.
McLaughlin misses with a straight left.
And Okoye tries to counter it with a takedown but McLaughlin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Frankie McLaughlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
McLaughlin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from McLaughlin misses the target.
Okoye drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McLaughlin defends it well.
Okoye is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McLaughlin, as that shot connected.
McLaughlin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Okoye is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Okoye tries to clinch up but McLaughlin circles away and keeps his distance.
McLaughlin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okoye ducks under a wild hook from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD2#
and Okoye counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #T3#
McLaughlin gets full guard.#SUB2#
Okoye thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Okoye pushing down on McLaughlin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #SUB2#
Okoye is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
#SUB2#
Okoye is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! McLaughlin is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Israel Okoye! |
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Event:
DMMA 2: Andrianakis vs Kuti
Date: Apr 21, 2021 |
#R1#
McLaughlin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez tried to score with a low kick but McLaughlin checks it.
Sanchez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez throws a lazy uppercut
and McLaughlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A combination from McLaughlin does no damage.
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and McLaughlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McLaughlin was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Sanchez walks into a stiff left hand from McLaughlin.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McLaughlin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by McLaughlin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McLaughlin moves away.
McLaughlin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sanchez moves into range and connects with a jab.
McLaughlin blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a body shot
and McLaughlin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch lands to the side of Sanchez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McLaughlin lands with a nice combination. Sanchez backs away looking to recover.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
McLaughlin throws out a counter right but Sanchez avoids it with no problem.
Matteo Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Sanchez lands.
Sanchez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez swings for the body but McLaughlin moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez throws a sloppy body shot
and McLaughlin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McLaughlin lands the left hand.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McLaughlin moves away.
A little jabbing left from McLaughlin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McLaughlin was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McLaughlin moves away.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
#T2#
McLaughlin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McLaughlin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McLaughlin lands with an overhand left.
McLaughlin throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McLaughlin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from McLaughlin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McLaughlin takes one to the chin there.
Sanchez is looking to wear down McLaughlin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McLaughlin connects with a looping right hand.
#ROC2#Sanchez is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. McLaughlin engages and cracks Sanchez with a massive lead left hook - Sanchez tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! McLaughlin is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frankie McLaughlin! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 02, 2021 |
#R1#
McLaughlin cracks Higgins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Higgins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McLaughlin as he jumps to the side.
We've been told by McLaughlin's head coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Higgins circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by McLaughlin. Higgins falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for McLaughlin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frankie McLaughlin!
Tee Higgins was interviewed post fight and said 'Lets run it back.'. |
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Event:
ROCK FC 12
Date: Dec 25, 2020 |
#R1#
Collner tries to bum rush McLaughlin with a series of wild strikes but McLaughlin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Collner looks to score with a jab to the body but McLaughlin is just out of range.
Collner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McLaughlin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
McLaughlin clobbers Collner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CUT#It looks like Cedrick Collner has been cut.
Collner's corner calls for a 1-2. Collner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McLaughlin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Collner throws out the jab. #KD#
McLaughlin cracks Collner with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McLaughlin has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Collner to stand back up!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McLaughlin knocks out Collner with a massive right hand! The ref tackles McLaughlin before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. McLaughlin picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frankie McLaughlin! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 15, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD2#
Niculescu closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McLaughlin to the mat! McLaughlin manages to get full guard.
Niculescu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Niculescu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McLaughlin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McLaughlin is adopting a defensive guard.
Niculescu is working McLaughlin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McLaughlin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Niculescu on the ground.
McLaughlin is trying to keep Niculescu in close.
#SUB#
Niculescu got a little sloppy there for a moment and McLaughlin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Niculescu has managed to get both his arms back between McLaughlin's legs - danger averted.
Niculescu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Niculescu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Niculescu working some strikes from top position.
Niculescu working some strikes from top position.#CUT2#It looks like Frankie McLaughlin has been cut.
Niculescu scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niculescu working some strikes from top position.#ROC2#McLaughlin is rocked!#CUT2#Frankie McLaughlin's cut is getting worse.
Niculescu working some strikes from top position.
Oh McLaughlin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#CUT2#Frankie McLaughlin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Niculescu gets to his feet and stands over McLaughlin, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! McLaughlin felt that one! Niculescu unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save McLaughlin from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dragos Niculescu! |
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