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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Francis McLaughlin (ranked 5502 p4p, 5321 weight class) and Asdw Wqeweq (ranked 372 p4p, 366 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Francis McLaughlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asdw Wqeweq!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wqeweq rushes McLaughlin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McLaughlin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wqeweq fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wqeweq closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wqeweq tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McLaughlin just stands there and leans against the cage.
McLaughlin goes for a takedown attempt but Wqeweq pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wqeweq rushes McLaughlin and presses him up against the cage.
McLaughlin wants to take the fight to the mat but Wqeweq manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francis McLaughlin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wqeweq tries to pull guard but McLaughlin holds him up against the cage and eventually Wqeweq drops back down to his feet.
McLaughlin wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLaughlin tightens his grip and picks Wqeweq up, before dumping him to the ground. Wqeweq manages to land in guard.
McLaughlin drops back looking for a leg! Wqeweq is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wqeweq manages to kick McLaughlin off! McLaughlin jumps back into Wqeweq's guard.
McLaughlin postures up in Wqeweq's guard and throws a big left but Wqeweq blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLaughlin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wqeweq preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McLaughlin with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McLaughlin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McLaughlin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wqeweq utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wqeweq working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McLaughlin is breathing heavily.
Wqeweq utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wqeweq avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wqeweq wants to stand and escape but McLaughlin is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McLaughlin landing with the ground and pound.
McLaughlin is looking to work some ground and pound but Wqeweq has wrist control.
McLaughlin prevents Wqeweq from getting back to his feet.
McLaughlin lands a couple of digs.
McLaughlin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wqeweq utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McLaughlin postures up in Wqeweq's guard and throws a big left but Wqeweq blocks it.
McLaughlin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McLaughlin lands a couple of digs.
McLaughlin throws a big elbow that misses.
McLaughlin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McLaughlin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wqeweq really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McLaughlin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wqeweq working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McLaughlin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wqeweq wants to stand but McLaughlin is controlling the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McLaughlin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McLaughlin prevents Wqeweq from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wqeweq closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McLaughlin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wqeweq gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
McLaughlin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wqeweq prevents it.
Wqeweq is trying to pull guard but McLaughlin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wqeweq tries to pull guard but McLaughlin holds him up against the cage and eventually Wqeweq drops back down to his feet.
Wqeweq tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McLaughlin just stands there and leans against the cage.
McLaughlin tries for a takedown but Wqeweq manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wqeweq tries to pull guard but McLaughlin holds him up against the cage and eventually Wqeweq drops back down to his feet.
Wqeweq tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McLaughlin is looking for a takedown.
Wqeweq tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McLaughlin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wqeweq fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wqeweq tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McLaughlin smiles and moves away.
Wqeweq darts in and clinches McLaughlin up against the cage.
Wqeweq tries to pull guard but McLaughlin holds him up against the cage and eventually Wqeweq drops back down to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McLaughlin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wqeweq is defending well.
Wqeweq jumps guard but McLaughlin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McLaughlin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wqeweq pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wqeweq closes the distance and pushes McLaughlin back into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Francis McLaughlin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wqeweq forces McLaughlin back against the cage and clinches.
Wqeweq fails to pull guard.
Wqeweq should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Wqeweq manages to pull guard.
McLaughlin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
McLaughlin throwing strikes from guard but Wqeweq blocks nicely.
McLaughlin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McLaughlin works over Wqeweq with some ground and pound from guard.
McLaughlin cracks Wqeweq with a solid left hand.
McLaughlin postures up and lands a big shot to Wqeweq's brow.
McLaughlin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wqeweq can do to turn this around?
McLaughlin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLaughlin is in close to Wqeweq's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McLaughlin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McLaughlin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLaughlin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
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 lands with a punch from half guard.
McLaughlin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McLaughlin slips a nice elbow through Wqeweq's hands, connecting with Wqeweq's forehead.
McLaughlin is working for a submission of some sort.
McLaughlin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wqeweq wants to get back to his feet.
McLaughlin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
McLaughlin prevents Wqeweq from standing back up.
McLaughlin is working for a submission of some sort.
Wqeweq avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wqeweq defending well though.
McLaughlin is nestled in close to Wqeweq, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLaughlin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McLaughlin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wqeweq keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin lands with a punch from half guard.
Wqeweq blocking the ground and pound attempt from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wqeweq sees it coming and defends easily.
McLaughlin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wqeweq is trying to stand back up but McLaughlin is controlling him
McLaughlin seems to be working for a kimura but Wqeweq defends the submission attempt.
McLaughlin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McLaughlin throwing shots but Wqeweq is blocking nicely.
McLaughlin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wqeweq sees it coming and defends easily.
McLaughlin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McLaughlin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wqeweq keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wqeweq is trying to stand back up but McLaughlin is controlling him
McLaughlin 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! Wqeweq is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Francis McLaughlin!
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