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Reece McLaren victorious at One Championship: Reign of Dynasties [VIDEO]

By on October 10, 2020

Gold Coast-based Reece McLaren returned to the cage on Friday night where he took on the undefeated Finnish fighter Aleksi Toivonen.

The bout took place in Singapore as part of the ONE Championship: Reign of Dynasties event.

Toivonen came into the bout with an unblemished 7-0 and was to provide stiff competition to McLaren who is ranked number 5 in the promotions bantamweight division.

During the fight McLaren missed and slipped with an early hick kick as he bounced back to his feet. The two clinched and they battled for position against the cage. The two separated and exchanged singular shots from the outside.

Midway through the round, McLaren started to take control, momentarily dropping his 28-year-old opponent. McLaren increased the tempo, dominating the centre of the cage. The fighters clinched again and this time a sharp knee to the abdomen, dropped Toivonen and ended the contest.

McLaren moves to 14-7 (One Champion 7-4), while Toivonen drops to 7-1, 2 no-contest (One Championship 1-1).

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Started Martial Arts training after watching Mr Miyagi and Daniel-son in Karate Kid back in 1987. By the time MMA arrived many years later, I was hooked. Coverage of local MMA was via scarce posts on forums like the Underground and Sherdog. I embarked on covering the sport in 2002 and since then have written thousands of articles for both print and online media, before branching out and starting Fight News Australia in 2010. Outside the site, I dream of riding in an F1 car.
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