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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward McLauglin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosmo Oarsman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cosmo Oarsman has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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210 lbs
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222 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edward McLauglin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cosmo Oarsman!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Oarsman finds it's target.
Oarsman misses with a body shot.
Oarsman throws a leg kick but McLauglin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McLauglin throws out a loose jab but Oarsman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oarsman slips a straight right by McLauglin.
McLauglin throws a head kick but Oarsman moves out of range.
McLauglin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McLauglin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McLauglin moves in looking to clinch but Oarsman pushes him off.
McLauglin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oarsman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McLauglin is looking to slow Oarsman down with leg kicks.
Oarsman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McLauglin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oarsman. That's going to slow McLauglin down.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McLauglin trying to stall but Oarsman improves his position.
Oarsman takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLauglin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oarsman avoiding damage as McLauglin throws knees to the body.
McLauglin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oarsman is keeping busy.
Oarsman misses with a hook to the ribs.
McLauglin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McLauglin stalling in the clinch but Oarsman improves position.
McLauglin prevents a body shot from Oarsman.
Oarsman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McLauglin is defending well for now.
McLauglin misses with a knee strike.
McLauglin dodges an elbow strike from Oarsman.
McLauglin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oarsman connects with a nasty looking knee right to McLauglin's face.
It looks like Edward McLauglin has been cut.
McLauglin avoids the elbow strike from Oarsman, against the cage.
Oarsman misses with a body punch.
McLauglin is leaning against Oarsman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oarsman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Oarsman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLauglin gets through Oarsman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to McLauglin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Oarsman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McLauglin trying to stall but Oarsman improves his position.
McLauglin working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oarsman.
Oarsman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oarsman landing knees to the head.
Oarsman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Oarsman fails to land.
McLauglin misses with a knee strike.
Oarsman has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Oarsman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McLauglin's defenses.
McLauglin blocks a body shot from Oarsman.
Oarsman trying to land knees to the body.
McLauglin is trying to stall.
McLauglin prevents a body shot from Oarsman.
Oarsman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman misses with a punch to the body.
A knee to the head by McLauglin.
It looks like Cosmo Oarsman has been cut.
Oarsman misses with a hook to the ribs.
McLauglin misses with a knee strike.
McLauglin throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Oarsman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oarsman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McLauglin looking to throw knees to the head but Oarsman is blocking nicely.
McLauglin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oarsman blocks an uppercut.
Oarsman tries to work over McLauglin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McLauglin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oarsman lands a knee to the body.
Oarsman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLauglin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oarsman misses with a body punch.
McLauglin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McLauglin cracks Oarsman with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McLauglin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McLauglin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Oarsman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oarsman avoiding damage as McLauglin throws knees to the body.
McLauglin lands a nice uppercut.
McLauglin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oarsman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McLauglin connects with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Oarsman.
McLauglin struggles to land a body shot inside as Oarsman controls his hands.
McLauglin missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McLauglin lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Oarsman.
Oarsman takes a shot to the head.
McLauglin dodges an elbow strike from Oarsman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cosmo Oarsman will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
McLauglin rushes Oarsman and presses him up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oarsman just misses with a elbow thrown towards McLauglin's brow.
McLauglin throws a knee to the head but misses.
McLauglin missing with knees to the body.
McLauglin misses with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Oarsman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee calls for McLauglin to work.
McLauglin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oarsman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oarsman misses with a knee to the head.
Oarsman avoiding damage as McLauglin throws knees to the body.
McLauglin tries a knee to the head but Oarsman blocks it.
McLauglin effectively controlling the action here.
Oarsman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McLauglin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A body shot lands from McLauglin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oarsman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oarsman misses with some punches.
McLauglin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McLauglin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Oarsman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oarsman scores with a nice hook to the head.
McLauglin is trying to stall.
McLauglin looking to throw knees to the head but Oarsman is blocking nicely.
Oarsman trying to land knees to the body.
McLauglin takes a shot to the head.
Edward McLauglin's cut is getting worse.
Oarsman lands a nice elbow.
McLauglin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McLauglin avoids the elbow strike from Oarsman, against the cage.
McLauglin has Oarsman pressed against the cage.
Oarsman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin controlling the action here for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLauglin gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Oarsman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oarsman has a couple of punches blocked by McLauglin.
McLauglin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McLauglin lands with a left to the head.
McLauglin blocks an elbow strike from Oarsman.
Oarsman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oarsman just misses with a elbow thrown towards McLauglin's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Oarsman fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Oarsman throws an elbow but misses.
McLauglin controlling the action here for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McLauglin.
McLauglin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oarsman blocks it with crossed arms.
Oarsman can't find room to land a body shot as McLauglin controls the action.
McLauglin looking to stall.
McLauglin seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Oarsman is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Edward McLauglin.
Oarsman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oarsman blocks a head kick by McLauglin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman misses with a straight right.
McLauglin closes the distance and pushes Oarsman back into the cage.
Oarsman misses with a body punch.
McLauglin is trying to maintain a safe position but Oarsman gets an underhook and turns McLauglin into the cage.
McLauglin controlling the action here for a moment.
Oarsman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McLauglin avoiding damage as Oarsman throws knees to the body.
Oarsman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McLauglin's elbow.
McLauglin trying to stall but Oarsman improves his position.
Edward McLauglin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLauglin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oarsman being controlled against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oarsman obliges.
McLauglin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oarsman.
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 Edward McLauglin will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Oarsman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McLauglin walks into a jab.
McLauglin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McLauglin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Oarsman on the side of the head.
McLauglin throws a body punch but Oarsman moves out of range.
Oarsman thumps McLauglin with a low kick.
Edward McLauglin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McLauglin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - McLauglin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McLauglin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McLauglin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oarsman, right into the meat.
McLauglin checks a leg kick.
Oarsman tries to land a front kick but McLauglin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McLauglin lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
McLauglin thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLauglin looks to score with a jab to the body but Oarsman is just out of range.
McLauglin looks to score with a jab to the body but Oarsman is just out of range.
Oarsman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Oarsman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Oarsman.
McLauglin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oarsman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McLauglin misses with an uppercut.
Oarsman lands a jab to the head.
McLauglin clinches with his opponent.
Oarsman looking to throw knees to the head but McLauglin is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Oarsman throws an elbow but misses.
McLauglin trying to land knees to the body.
Oarsman lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oarsman just misses with a elbow thrown towards McLauglin's brow.
McLauglin blocks an elbow strike from Oarsman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLauglin avoids a wild elbow strike from Oarsman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oarsman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oarsman misses with the head strike.
McLauglin missing with knees to the body.
McLauglin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McLauglin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McLauglin is trying to stall.
Oarsman tries a knee to the head but McLauglin blocks it.
Oarsman lands a nice knee to the body.
Oarsman cracks McLauglin with a nice body shot.
Oarsman lands a knee to the body.
Oarsman landing knees to the head.
Edward McLauglin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Oarsman tries to throw a body punch but McLauglin avoids it by throwing Oarsman back against the cage.
McLauglin can't find room to land a body shot as Oarsman controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oarsman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oarsman landing knees to the body.
Oarsman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oarsman trying to land knees to the body.
McLauglin takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oarsman.
Oarsman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oarsman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oarsman lands an elbow just above McLauglin 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oarsman.
McLauglin is rocked!
Jeez, Edward McLauglin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Edward McLauglin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cosmo Oarsman!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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