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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel The Malkind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lachlan Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: ready to Roll, The Black Dahlias. Lachlan Anderson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 cm
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217 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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181 cm
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200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nigel The Malkind! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lachlan Anderson! The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The Malkind looks for the body kick but Anderson saw that one coming. The Malkind tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away. The Malkind staying out of range there. Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Malkind.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
The Malkind digs a good body shot into Anderson's ribs. A shot to de liver by Anderson. Beautiful body shot. Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A jab from Anderson does it's job there. Anderson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Malkind. Anderson slips under a jab from The Malkind. The Malkind comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Jab, jab by Anderson - just one landing. The Malkind slips under a jab. Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Anderson throws a body punch but The Malkind moves out of range. The Malkind is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Malkind.
Anderson connects with a single shot there. Anderson connects with the punch. Anderson lands a with a good body shot. Anderson misses with a straight right. Anderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. The Malkind defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand. The Malkind throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily. Anderson staying out of range there. Lachlan Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Anderson connects with the punch. The Malkind lands a glancing blow to the side of Anderson's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Anderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Malkind's calf. The Malkind throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson. Anderson cracks The Malkind with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Nice shot lands for The Malkind. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Anderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Malkind's head. The Malkind moves into the clinch. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as The Malkind tries to tie him up. Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. The Malkind misses the jab. The Malkind keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson. The Malkind is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Anderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Anderson throws a series of punches but The Malkind moves out of range. The Malkind shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anderson sprawls well. Anderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Malkind gets slowly back to his feet. Anderson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Anderson jabs at The Malkind's body. Nice defenses there by The Malkind. The Malkind fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nigel The Malkind. That's going to take a lot out of him. Anderson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. The Malkind takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Anderson throws a hook but The Malkind blocks it. The Malkind wants to clinch. Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The Malkind bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. The Malkind misses with a hook to the body
and The Malkind takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Anderson throws a lazy right hand but The Malkind sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Malkind looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The Malkind takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Anderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Anderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anderson. Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Anderson lands with a shot to the body. The Malkind is breathing heavily. The Malkind takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lachlan Anderson will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Anderson finds it's way through The Malkind's defenses. Anderson misses the jab. A low kick from The Malkind misses and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Anderson cracks The Malkind with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Nigel The Malkind is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Anderson misses with a combination
and The Malkind counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Anderson manages to escape and get back to his feet! Anderson misses with a hook. Anderson scores with a punch to the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Anderson throws a nice looking combination but The Malkind bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. The Malkind looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range. The Malkind misses with a takedown attempt and Anderson counters with a nice leg kick. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. The Malkind showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
The Malkind misses with a double jab.
Lachlan Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round. A big left from Anderson misses. The Malkind has closed the distance and engaged Anderson in a clinch.
The Malkind tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Anderson with a nice cross. The Malkind shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut. Lachlan Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Anderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Malkind misses with a wild combination.
The Malkind throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of The Malkind's head but The Malkind sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Anderson thuds his right hand into The Malkind's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. A nice leg kick lands there from Anderson. Anderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Nigel The Malkind has been cut. This has been an exciting period of action! Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Anderson throws a big shot that misses. Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. The Malkind slips a jab from Anderson. Anderson cracks The Malkind with a good jab. The Malkind tries to clinch up. The Malkind drops Anderson with a nice combination! The Malkind dives into Anderson's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Lachlan Anderson has been cut. Anderson wants to stand and escape but The Malkind is having none of it. The Malkind trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Anderson is looking to stand up but The Malkind isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Anderson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. The Malkind fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Malkind lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. The Malkind misses with a combination
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Anderson throws a big shot that misses. The Malkind ducks under a wild hook from Anderson. The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
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. Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Malkind circles away quickly and effectively. Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Malkind ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. The Malkind slips a straight right by Anderson. Anderson throws a hook but The Malkind avoids it easily. The Malkind checks the leg kick nicely there.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a low kick. The Malkind looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. The Malkind ducks under a wild hook from Anderson. The Malkind misses with a hook. The Malkind on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lachlan Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Malkind shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anderson but Anderson pushes him off and we're back to square one. Anderson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The Malkind scores to the head and body with a nice combination! The Malkind throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range. Anderson lands with a nice body punch. Anderson misses with a straight right. The Malkind lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson wants to slow The Malkind down by chopping away at his legs. The Malkind fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it. The Malkind throws a front kick aimed at Anderson's knee but Anderson avoids it well. The Malkind ducks right into an uppercut from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round. The Malkind checks a leg kick. A jab lands there for The Malkind. The Malkind lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Anderson sprawling to the canvas. The Malkind follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Anderson hang on?
Anderson is rocked! The Malkind wants to pass the guard but Anderson is defending well. Anderson strikes from the bottom but The Malkind passes into mount!
Anderson is trying to get back to his feet but can't. The Malkind landing punches. The Malkind wants to control but instead Anderson manages to regain half guard. Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The Malkind blocks the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson trying to control but The Malkind postures up.
Anderson wants to improve his position but The Malkind is controlling well.
Anderson is trying to stand back up but The Malkind is controlling him
The Malkind seems to be working for a kimura but Anderson defends the submission attempt. The Malkind is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Anderson is trying to stand back up but The Malkind is controlling him
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. No joy there for The Malkind, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson throws a series of strikes that have The Malkind backpedaling.
Anderson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. The Malkind lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Anderson throws a combination that misses and The Malkind counters with a one-two to the body. Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
The Malkind gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Anderson misses. A good leg kick by Anderson. The Malkind checks a leg kick nicely. Nigel The Malkind has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The Malkind is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Anderson scores with a punch to the head. Anderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. The Malkind scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anderson in his tracks. This has been an exciting period of action! Some wild striking there from The Malkind.
Lachlan Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Anderson ducks under a wild hook from The Malkind.
And that's the end of the fight! Nigel The Malkind showed his dominance in that final round. I think Anderson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29 Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29 Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lachlan Anderson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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