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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Archie Laird (ranked 1213 p4p, 1894 weight class) and Amaharo Xan (ranked 187 p4p, 282 weight class). Xan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ARIGA TCHAN kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Archie Laird has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Archie Laird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Amaharo Xan!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xan looks to land a left hand but Laird moved out of range nicely.
Good exchange - Xan coming out on top.
Laird seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Laird bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laird throws a wild body kick that Xan sees coming a mile off.
Laird forces Xan back against the cage and clinches.
Laird blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xan misses with some punches.
Xan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xan has a couple of punches blocked by Laird.
Xan throws a punch but it's blocked by Laird.
Xan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Xan.
Xan misses with some punches.
Xan lands a right hand.
Xan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xan working aggressively here.
Xan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laird tries to score a body lock takedown but Xan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Xan can't find room to land a body shot as Laird controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Xan fails to land.
Xan scores with a hook to the body.
Laird blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Xan fails to land.
Xan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Xan.
Xan struggles to land a body shot inside as Laird controls his hands.
Xan throws a head punch that misses.
Laird tightens his grip and picks Xan up, before dumping him to the ground. Xan manages to land in guard.
Xan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Laird throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Xan wants to hit a sweep here but Laird passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Xan there!
Xan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Xan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xan is looking to get to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laird raining down hammerfists from mount.
Xan is in all sorts of trouble here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Xan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Laird lands a big shot there that rocks Xan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Xan is trying to escape the mount.
Laird is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Laird prevents Xan from getting the reversal.
Laird connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Laird lands a big elbow.
Xan is in all sorts of trouble here.
BOOM! Laird connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Xan working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laird landing punches.
Laird scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Xan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Laird missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Laird scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Laird not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Laird prevents Xan from improving his position.
Xan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Laird is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Xan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Laird controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xan tries to get to full guard but Laird has control of the leg.
Xan is refusing to be controlled, as Laird sits in half guard.
Laird working over Xan with some ground and pound. Xan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Laird is trying to control. Xan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Xan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Laird. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Xan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Xan wants to get back to full guard but Laird has mounted him!
Xan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Laird 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.
Laird tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Laird looking to finish Xan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Xan!
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Xan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Laird counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Laird with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Laird landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Laird is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Xan can do to turn this around?
Laird tries to pass the half guard into mount. Xan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Laird prevents Xan from improving his position.
Xan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Laird passes to full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laird with good strikes from the mount here!
Xan bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Laird is looking for a triangle but Xan pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laird working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Xan.
Archie Laird overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Laird is on top in guard.
Xan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Laird stays in close to Xan's body and controls the position.
Laird trying to control the position from guard on top but Xan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Xan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Laird postures up.
Laird preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laird works over Xan with some ground and pound from guard.
Laird advances to half guard.
Laird lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Xan taking some punishment here, with Laird in his half guard.
Laird controlling the action here.
Xan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laird wants to pass the guard but Xan is defending well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Laird connects with a nice short shot to Xan's temple.
Xan wants to improve his position but Laird is controlling well.
Laird is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Laird is keen to just control but Xan is a slippery customer.
Laird looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Xan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Laird lands a nice short elbow.
Laird not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xan manages to get to full guard.
Laird passes Xan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Laird there.
Xan throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Xan is looking to control Laird's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Xan avoid being mounted?
Laird sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Xan defending well though.
Laird looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laird controlling the pace.
Laird seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Xan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Laird dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Laird slips a straight right by Xan.
Laird throws a low kick but Xan avoids it.
Xan throws a lazy right hand but Laird sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Laird darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Laird ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xan moves away.
Laird jabs Xan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Laird drives through with a takedown into guard.
Laird slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Laird tries to advance to mount but can't.
Xan tries to bench press Laird off him but Laird keeps the position.
Xan is trying to work for a sweep but Laird has mounted him!
Xan is looking to get to half guard.
Laird with the ground and pound from mount.
We've been informed that Xan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laird prevents Xan from getting the reversal.
Laird lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xan gets back to half guard.
Laird trying to control the action but Xan is working from the bottom.
Xan is looking to improve his position.
Xan is staying active underneath Laird, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Laird connects with a nice short shot to Xan's temple.
Xan is looking to improve his position.
Xan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Laird is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Amaharo Xan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laird perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Laird working the head and body with strikes.
Laird is thwarting Xan's attempts to control the position.
Laird works his way into side control.
Laird advances nicely into full mount.
Laird lands a heavy elbow.
Xan is looking to get to half guard.
Laird lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Xan is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Xan taking shots to the head.
Xan is still in real trouble! Can Laird finish him?
Laird scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Xan?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laird postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Xan bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Laird and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Archie Laird!
An out of breath Archie Laird thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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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