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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward McLauglin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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210 lbs
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180 cm
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLauglin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor avoids a kick to the body.
McLauglin connects with a looping right hand.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
McLauglin throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
Taylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McLauglin.
Taylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taylor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Taylor shoots for a takedown but McLauglin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McLauglin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McLauglin.
McLauglin misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLauglin thumps Taylor with a low kick.
McLauglin lands with a cross.
McLauglin cracks Taylor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McLauglin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McLauglin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taylor counters with a nice body shot.
Taylor slips a jab from McLauglin.
McLauglin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McLauglin throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor.
McLauglin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taylor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McLauglin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McLauglin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McLauglin looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Taylor takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Edward McLauglin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McLauglin misses with a wild combination.
A combination from McLauglin does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor slips a straight right by McLauglin.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from McLauglin. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taylor.
Taylor missing with a left hand there. McLauglin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McLauglin throws a leg kick but Taylor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McLauglin looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Taylor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McLauglin throws a solid leg kick but Taylor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McLauglin.
McLauglin slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
McLauglin throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McLauglin throws a big shot that misses.
McLauglin misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McLauglin is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from McLauglin.
A leg kick checked by McLauglin.
McLauglin fails in his attempt to clinch.
McLauglin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Taylor checks a low kick from McLauglin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McLauglin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Taylor.
McLauglin has closed the distance and engaged Taylor in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward McLauglin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McLauglin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - McLauglin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taylor throws a leg kick that misses.
McLauglin leaves Taylor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Taylor blocks the body kick.
McLauglin cracks Taylor with an open hand slap.
McLauglin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taylor momentarily.
McLauglin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Edward McLauglin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McLauglin throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Edward McLauglin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor blocks a head kick by McLauglin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor moves into range and clinches up with McLauglin.
McLauglin slowing the pace effectively.
McLauglin landing knees to the head.
It looks like Ryan Taylor has been cut.
Taylor gets through McLauglin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Edward McLauglin has been cut.
McLauglin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor's elbow.
McLauglin landing knees to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Taylor as McLauglin tries to tie him up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McLauglin.
McLauglin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Taylor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McLauglin tries to land a knee to the head but Taylor blocks with his arms.
McLauglin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taylor's efforts to push away.
McLauglin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin avoiding damage.
McLauglin misses with a knee to the head.
McLauglin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McLauglin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taylor pushes McLauglin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
McLauglin throws a leg kick which misses Taylor's front leg but catches the back leg as Taylor tries to avoid it.
McLauglin misses with a kick to the body.
McLauglin misses with a low kick.
McLauglin looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McLauglin.
McLauglin instigates a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McLauglin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McLauglin seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
McLauglin keeps control of Taylor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McLauglin scores with a knee to the head.
McLauglin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taylor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McLauglin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Taylor wants to break the clinch but can't.
McLauglin keeps control of Taylor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taylor letting McLauglin take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Taylor crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McLauglin - the referee stops the clock and Taylor gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McLauglin. Taylor manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McLauglin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor moves out of range of the body kick from McLauglin.
McLauglin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McLauglin throws a one two combo.
McLauglin misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward McLauglin dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Taylor walks forward, straight into a front kick from McLauglin.
Taylor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McLauglin moves into the clinch successfully.
Taylor has had enough of the clinch but McLauglin keeps him there for the moment.
McLauglin stalling the fight.
Taylor takes a knee right on the jaw!
McLauglin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McLauglin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McLauglin controlling the action here for a moment.
McLauglin has Taylor pressed against the cage, preventing Taylor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLauglin scores with a knee to the head.
Taylor is rocked!
McLauglin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor is still on wobbly legs! Can McLauglin finish him?
McLauglin misses with a knee to the head.
McLauglin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McLauglin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McLauglin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McLauglin tries a knee to the head but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Edward McLauglin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McLauglin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McLauglin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taylor can do to turn this around?
A bit of stalling here from McLauglin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McLauglin misses with a knee strike.
McLauglin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor seems to have recovered his senses.
McLauglin has Taylor pressed against the cage, preventing Taylor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Taylor.
McLauglin misses with a punch on the inside.
McLauglin keeps control of Taylor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McLauglin misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor tries a body shot but McLauglin blocks it.
Taylor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McLauglin prevents Taylor from breaking the clinch.
McLauglin stalling the fight.
McLauglin scores with a knee to the head.
McLauglin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Edward McLauglin is winning the standup battle so far.
Taylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taylor avoids the body shot from McLauglin.
Edward McLauglin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McLauglin doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
McLauglin misses with an uppercut
and Taylor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin works the jab nicely.
McLauglin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taylor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor fails to land the takedown.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McLauglin.
McLauglin has managed to clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A shot in the inside from McLauglin.
Ryan Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLauglin landing knees to the head.
McLauglin leaning his opponent against the cage.
McLauglin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McLauglin tries to land a knee to the head but Taylor blocks with his arms.
McLauglin stalling against the cage.
McLauglin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
McLauglin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward McLauglin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McLauglin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward McLauglin!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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