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Event:
Cobra Kai: No Mercy 7
Date: Apr 22, 2023 |
#R1# Horrible takedown attempt by Power or perhaps it was just good defense by McLaughlin, which made it look bad. #CL2# Power moves into the clinch.#TD# McLaughlin turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Power is looking to work his way out of this bad position but McLaughlin is controlling him well.#SUB# McLaughlin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB# McLaughlin tries for a kimura but Power is defending well. McLaughlin is breathing heavily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McLaughlin working away. Power is trying to get back to half guard. Power wants to get back to his feet but McLaughlin drags him back down.#T1# Power takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Power is trying to control McLaughlin's posture but McLaughlin avoids it. McLaughlin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Power tries to escape but McLaughlin is in control. McLaughlin lands a decent elbow from side control. McLaughlin has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage. McLaughlin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. McLaughlin lands a few punches from side control. Power can't do much from the bottom here. Power takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Power takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
McLaughlin lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. #SUB# McLaughlin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Power, who protects the arm well. #T2##SUB# McLaughlin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Power is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked McLaughlin off and has taken his back! Power wants to control but McLaughlin is keeping busy. Power might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control McLaughlin haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. This has been an exciting period of action! McLaughlin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! Power looking to control but McLaughlin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. McLaughlin is looking to improve his position but Power isn't that keen on the idea. 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 regains half guard.#T3# McLaughlin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. 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. McLaughlin keeping moving, preventing Power from controlling successfully. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. McLaughlin pulls Power in close to prevent any damage. Power tries to free his leg and advance position but McLaughlin is retaining full guard. McLaughlin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Power manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##T4# McLaughlin scoring with punches to the head and body. Power 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.#SUB# McLaughlin drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. McLaughlin seems to have locked his on tight now - Power screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for McLaughlin, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Francis McLaughlin! |
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Event:
Cobra Kai: No Mercy 2
Date: Mar 18, 2023 |
#R1##CL2# 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.
#CL2# 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.
#CL2# 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.#TD# McLaughlin tightens his grip and picks Wqeweq up, before dumping him to the ground. Wqeweq manages to land in guard. #SUB# 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. #T1##SUB# 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. #T2# 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. #SUB# 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. #T3# 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. #REF3# The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2# 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.
#T4# 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.
#CL2# 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.
#CL2# 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!#R2##CL2# 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.#TD2# 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?#SUB# 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.#T1# 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.#SUB# 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.#T2# 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.
#SUB# 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. #T3# McLaughlin lands with a punch from half guard. Wqeweq blocking the ground and pound attempt from McLaughlin. #SUB# 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
#SUB# 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. #T4##SUB# McLaughlin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wqeweq sees it coming and defends easily. McLaughlin not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB# 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
#SUB# 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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Event:
AVKT 11: Klanoa Vs Voorhees
Date: Feb 18, 2023 |
#R1# Kaito throws a combination that misses #TD# and McLaughlin counters with a shoot takedown. Kaito fights it but they end up in guard. McLaughlin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kaito's guard. McLaughlin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Kaito wants to control but McLaughlin is keeping busy.
McLaughlin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Kaito is in trouble now - McLaughlin has advanced to mount! McLaughlin is looking to stand but Kaito has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
McLaughlin cracks Kaito with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
#SUB# McLaughlin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kaito has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kaito wants to hold on but McLaughlin pushes him away.#SUB# McLaughlin looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. This has been an exciting period of action! Kaito is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground! McLaughlin is landing with some decent strikes but Kaito is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#T1##SUB# McLaughlin has control of Kaito's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kaito regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kaito is trying to escape the mount.
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. Kaito 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. Kaito wants to hold on but McLaughlin pushes him away.#SUB# McLaughlin working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. Kaito keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. McLaughlin lands a big shot there that rocks Kaito but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kaito is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Kaito swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. #SUB# McLaughlin is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Kaito is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Kaito flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. McLaughlin anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Kaito and secures both hooks! This could be bad! McLaughlin slips an arm under Kaito chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. McLaughlin has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. McLaughlin is squeezing on Kaito like an anaconda would it's prey. Kaito fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Francis McLaughlin! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 03, 2023 |
#R1##TD2# Samuels gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. McLaughlin controlling from the top position. #SUB# Samuels looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Samuels not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McLaughlin trying to control but Samuels is working from the bottom. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McLaughlin stays in close to Samuels's body and controls the position. #SUB# Samuels had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McLaughlin defends it easily.#T1# Samuels is looking to stand up but McLaughlin isn't so interested in that idea. McLaughlin passes into half guard. Samuels is controlling McLaughlin's position as best he can from this difficult position. Samuels might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Samuels is not content to let McLaughlin control the position.#REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T2# Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#TD2# Samuels tries to sprawl but McLaughlin drives through with a takedown into half guard. Samuels trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2# McLaughlin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Samuels sees it coming and defends easily. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2# McLaughlin seems to be working for a kimura but Samuels defends the submission attempt. Samuels wants to improve his position but McLaughlin is controlling well.
Samuels avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McLaughlin. Samuels is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T3# McLaughlin is trying to control. Samuels wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. McLaughlin uses his free foot to push down on Samuels's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Samuels. McLaughlin working the ground and pound effectively.
McLaughlin controlling from mount. #SUB2# McLaughlin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
#SUB2# Samuels tries to improve his position but McLaughlin has taken his back! McLaughlin has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Samuels tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! McLaughlin pushes Samuels away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Francis McLaughlin! |
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