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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike McLaughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincenzo Coccotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike McLaughlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vincenzo Coccotti!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coccotti throws a leg kick but McLaughlin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Coccotti just misses with a punch to the body.
McLaughlin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Coccotti loads up on a big right hand but McLaughlin slips the punch.
Jab from McLaughlin.
Coccotti feints and then cracks McLaughlin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McLaughlin down.
Coccotti wants to clinch
and Coccotti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McLaughlin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Coccotti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McLaughlin misses with a looping left.
McLaughlin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coccotti was well out of range. Poor timing from McLaughlin.
Nice shot lands for Coccotti.
McLaughlin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Coccotti swinging wildly here.
Coccotti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLaughlin looks to land a left hand but Coccotti moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Coccotti misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Coccotti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLaughlin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Coccotti backs away, McLaughlin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McLaughlin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coccotti.
McLaughlin lands with a hook. Coccotti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Coccotti misses with a hook
and McLaughlin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Coccotti thinking.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McLaughlin.
McLaughlin throws out a loose jab but Coccotti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coccotti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McLaughlin doesn't seem bothered though.
Coccotti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Coccotti tries to land a leg kick but McLaughlin saw it coming and moves away.
McLaughlin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Coccotti.
Coccotti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from McLaughlin misses the target.
Coccotti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McLaughlin throws a quick inside leg kick.
McLaughlin jabs at Coccotti's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin throws a leg kick but Coccotti moved away.
Coccotti throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy left from McLaughlin finds it's target.
Coccotti takes one to the chin there.
Coccotti throws a lazy right hand but McLaughlin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McLaughlin moves into the clinch.
McLaughlin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coccotti misses with a body punch.
Coccotti tries to throw a body punch but McLaughlin avoids it by throwing Coccotti back against the cage.
McLaughlin misses with a hook to the ribs.
McLaughlin blocks an uppercut.
McLaughlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Coccotti blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from McLaughlin fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McLaughlin.
Coccotti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coccotti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McLaughlin lands a nice shot to the body.
McLaughlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coccotti blocking some punches.
McLaughlin misses with a hook to the ribs.
McLaughlin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McLaughlin misses with a punch to the body.
Coccotti lands a shoulder strike.
McLaughlin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McLaughlin lands a body punch in the clinch.
McLaughlin tries to work over Coccotti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McLaughlin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Coccotti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McLaughlin struggles to land a body shot inside as Coccotti controls his hands.
Coccotti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Coccotti.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coccotti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Coccotti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coccotti.
Coccotti can't find room to land a body shot as McLaughlin controls the action.
McLaughlin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLaughlin misses with a short punch on the inside.
McLaughlin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coccotti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Coccotti tries a body shot but McLaughlin blocks it.
Coccotti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McLaughlin lands a hook that snaps the head of Coccotti backwards.
McLaughlin can't find room to land a body shot as Coccotti controls the action.
Coccotti cracks McLaughlin with a nice body shot.
Coccotti tries a body shot but McLaughlin blocks it.
Coccotti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike McLaughlin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Coccotti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Coccotti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McLaughlin lands with a shot to the body.
McLaughlin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Coccotti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Coccotti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McLaughlin moves away.
McLaughlin misses with a wild body shot.
Coccotti looks to land a left hand but McLaughlin moved out of range nicely.
Coccotti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Coccotti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McLaughlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coccotti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McLaughlin throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLaughlin tries to clinch there but Coccotti circles away.
Coccotti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin connects with a body shot that sends Coccotti's belly button to the back.
McLaughlin moves forwards but Coccotti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McLaughlin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coccotti throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Coccotti misses with a looping right.
McLaughlin scores with a jab to the head.
Coccotti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McLaughlin misses with an uppercut.
Coccotti checks a leg kick nicely.
Coccotti slips a straight right by McLaughlin.
Coccotti with a nice cross.
McLaughlin checks a low kick from Coccotti.
McLaughlin tries to move into range but Coccotti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Coccotti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Coccotti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McLaughlin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coccotti.
McLaughlin misses with a body shot.
Coccotti moves out of range of the strikes.
McLaughlin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Coccotti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McLaughlin scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coccotti ducks under a wild hook from McLaughlin.
Coccotti walks into a stiff left hand from McLaughlin.
Coccotti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McLaughlin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coccotti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McLaughlin lands with a right to the head.
Coccotti throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from McLaughlin.
Coccotti blocks a body shot from McLaughlin.
A short uppercut from Coccotti.
McLaughlin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coccottis head.
Coccotti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McLaughlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coccotti lands with a left to the head.
McLaughlin lands a left hand.
McLaughlin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coccotti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McLaughlin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A leg kick checked by McLaughlin.
McLaughlin lands the left hand.
McLaughlin throws a looping overhand right but Coccotti ducks down to avoid it.
McLaughlin throws a looping overhand right but Coccotti ducks down to avoid it.
Coccotti tries to keep at a distance but McLaughlin has taken the fight into the clinch.
McLaughlin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coccotti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McLaughlin backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coccotti.
McLaughlin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McLaughlin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McLaughlin misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Coccotti.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coccotti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coccotti prevents a body shot from McLaughlin.
Coccotti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coccotti throws a head punch that misses.
Coccotti tries a body shot but McLaughlin blocks it.
McLaughlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Coccotti tries to work over McLaughlin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Coccotti misses with the head strike.
Coccotti tries a body shot but McLaughlin blocks it.
Coccotti tries to work over McLaughlin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Coccotti.
Coccotti has a couple of punches blocked by McLaughlin.
Coccotti misses with a hook to the ribs.
McLaughlin scores with a hook to the body.
Coccotti tries to work over McLaughlin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McLaughlin lands with a short shot to the head.
McLaughlin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coccotti backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mike McLaughlin will probably get the nod.
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 slow jab from McLaughlin misses its intended target.
Coccotti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Coccotti misses with a straight left.
Coccotti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coccotti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McLaughlin to score with a decent uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Coccotti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Coccotti misses with a hook
enabling McLaughlin to counter with a crisp jab.
Coccotti takes one on the button.
Coccotti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Coccotti is rocked!
Coccotti misses with a body punch
and McLaughlin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Coccotti is still on wobbly legs! Can McLaughlin finish him?
McLaughlin drops Coccotti with a big left hand! Coccotti is injured, injured bad! McLaughlin jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike McLaughlin!
Mike McLaughlin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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