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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sterling Turner (ranked 2841 p4p, 3474 weight class) and Archie Laird (ranked 363 p4p, 441 weight class). The key to victory for Sterling Turner has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sterling Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Archie Laird!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laird gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Turner counters with a single leg into guard. Laird didn't expect that.
Turner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Laird trying to control the position here.
Turner throws a big elbow that misses.
Laird wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Laird looking for a guillotine here but Turner defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner throws an elbow that misses. Laird uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Turner's guard. Nice move by Laird!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Laird landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laird is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Turner looking to control.
Laird is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Turner wants to sweep but no luck.
Laird showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Laird cracks Turner with a solid left hand.
Laird is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Laird landing some decent shots from guard.
Laird keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Turner's head.
Laird wants to control from the top but Turner keeps moving.
Laird makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Laird chips away with some ground and pound.
Laird postures up and lands a big shot to Turner's brow.
Laird postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Laird postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laird won't allow Turner to sweep him here.
Turner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Turner tries to get out of the position.
Laird working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laird looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Laird landing some decent shots from guard.
Turner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Laird connects with a couple of short punches.
Turner is looking to stand back up but Laird counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Turner.
Laird is controlling the pace.
Laird stops Turner from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Laird slows the pace down in half guard.
Laird lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Laird not doing much here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Laird lands strikes from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Laird dominated that round.
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.
Laird moves into the clinch successfully.
Laird goes for a takedown in the clinch but Turner prevents it.
Laird gets control of Turner's arms and successfully pulls guard. Laird will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've been informed that Laird has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Turner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Turner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Laird tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Laird throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Laird has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laird is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ground and pound from Laird.
Nice strikes from Laird there.
Laird stops Turner from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Turner is looking to escape.
Laird looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Turner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Laird lands with a punch from half guard.
Turner looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Laird slows the pace down in half guard.
Turner trying to control but Laird postures up.
Laird seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Turner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Laird content to control rather than advance.
Turner trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner is looking for a sweep. Laird is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Laird seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Laird slips a nice elbow through Turner's hands, connecting with Turner's forehead.
Laird seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Laird sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Archie Laird has got the better of the ground game so far.
Laird is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Turner defends it well.
Laird moves into full mount! Turner won't be happy about that!
The referee warns Turner that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laird punishing his opponent with strikes.
Laird looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Turner is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turner is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Oh Turner is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laird cracks Turner with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Archie Laird!
During a confident post fight interview, Archie Laird thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Sterling Turner had this to say: 'win next time'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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