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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lachlan Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cleveland Crosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Anderson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ready to Roll, The Black Dahlias. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lachlan Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cleveland Crosby!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Anderson finds it's way through Crosby's defenses.
Crosby misses with a lunging right hand
and Anderson counters with a leg kick.
Crosby tries to land a leg kick but Anderson saw it coming and moves away.
Crosby misses with a lunging right hand
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A leg kick checked by Crosby.
Crosby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crosby swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Anderson counters with a three punch combo that has Crosby backing up. Crosby nods at Anderson to acknowledge the strikes.
Anderson swings for the body but Crosby moves out of range.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crosby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Crosby counters with a straight right hand.
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crosby.
Anderson drives through and clinches with Crosby against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Crosby backwards.
Crosby prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
Crosby lands a shoulder strike.
Anderson misses with a knee strike.
Anderson digs a right hand into Crosby's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crosby's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Anderson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Crosby misses with a body punch.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Anderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Crosby.
Crosby works on Anderson's body with a couple of short punches.
Crosby lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Crosby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Crosby is working Anderson over against the cage.
Anderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anderson tries to score a body lock takedown but Crosby shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Crosby lands a nice shot to the body.
Crosby lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anderson or not.
Crosby scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head.
Crosby lands a good knee to the midsection. Anderson won't want to take too many of those.
Crosby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Crosby.
A right handed body shot lands from Crosby.
Anderson letting Crosby take a breather here.
Crosby putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Crosby obliges.
Crosby lands a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crosby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Crosby scores a nice knee to the body.
Crosby lands a body punch.
Crosby is working for takedown but Anderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Crosby pressing his opponent against the cage.
A hook to the body from Crosby.
A right hook to the body lands for Crosby.
Crosby lands a body shot.
Crosby lands a body punch.
Crosby blocking some punches.
Crosby tries to score a body lock takedown but Anderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Crosby lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crosby unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Crosby.
Crosby lands a shot to the body.
Crosby presses Anderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Crosby.
Crosby is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Crosby.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Crosby controls the action.
Crosby lands with a short shot to the head.
Crosby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Crosby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosby is working Anderson over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Crosby - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Crosby.
Crosby tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crosby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crosby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson avoiding damage as Crosby throws knees to the body.
Crosby lands a shot to the body.
Crosby stalling in the clinch.
Anderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
Crosby has Anderson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Anderson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lachlan Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cleveland Crosby.
Crosby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Crosby landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crosby is working Anderson over against the cage.
Crosby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crosby lands a good knee to the midsection. Anderson won't want to take too many of those.
Crosby digs a right hand underneath Anderson's ribcage. Anderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crosby is working Anderson over against the cage.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right hook to the body lands for Crosby.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crosby.
Anderson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Crosby.
Crosby lands a nice knee to the body.
Crosby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crosby comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Crosby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crosby controlling the action here for a moment.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crosby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anderson tries to work over Crosby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crosby digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crosby.
Crosby landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crosby has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Crosby.
Nice body punch from Crosby - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crosby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crosby lands a nice elbow.
Crosby stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good body shot from Crosby.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cleveland Crosby dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Crosby instigates a clinch.
Crosby taking a breather.
Crosby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as Crosby tries to tie him up.
Crosby prevents a body shot from Anderson.
A right hook to the body lands for Crosby.
Crosby works on Anderson's body with a couple of short punches.
Crosby managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Crosby is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
Anderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crosby blocking some punches.
Crosby jumps guard and drags Anderson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson won't allow Crosby to sweep him here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby trying to control the position.
Anderson wants to stand but Crosby is controlling his posture from full guard.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Crosby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crosby is working an open guard so Anderson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Anderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crosby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Crosby throws a sloppy body shot
and Anderson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crosby checks it well.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown but Crosby manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Anderson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A low kick from Crosby is predictable there
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Crosby misses the shot to the body.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crosby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crosby.
Crosby slips under a jab from Anderson.
Crosby lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosby misses with a straight left.
Crosby throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Crosby swinging wildly here.
Crosby throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Crosby checks the leg kick nicely there.
Crosby throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crosby walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Crosby slips the punch.
Crosby takes one on the button.
A jab from Crosby misses.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crosby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crosby checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lachlan Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson needs to keep his hands up - Crosby had a free shot at his head there.
Crosby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crosby moves into range and clinches up with Anderson.
Cleveland Crosby seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crosby's elbow.
Anderson misses with some punches.
Crosby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crosby misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Crosby.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Crosby.
Crosby lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
A right hand to the body from Crosby.
Nice body punch from Crosby.
Good body shot from Crosby.
Crosby lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anderson.
Crosby cracks Anderson with a nice body shot.
Crosby digs a right hand underneath Anderson's ribcage. Anderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crosby digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
Crosby is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Crosby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stalling in the clinch from Crosby.
A left hand lands to the body for Crosby.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Crosby avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Crosby managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson.
Crosby cracks Anderson with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Crosby.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cleveland Crosby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Crosby misses with a wild body shot.
Crosby scores with a body shot.
Crosby pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anderson is out of range and Crosby settles back down.
Crosby throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson tries to land a front kick but Crosby steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crosby moves into range and connects with a jab.
Anderson is rocked!
Crosby waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Anderson to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Oh Anderson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crosby loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Crosby throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crosby sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crosby trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Crosby tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.
Crosby working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Crosby trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cleveland Crosby has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Anderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Crosby misses with a left hand
and Anderson counters with a straight right hand.
Crosby throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Crosby.
Anderson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A cross from Crosby lands.
Crosby looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Crosby misses with a looping left.
Crosby misses with a looping left.
Crosby has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
Crosby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Anderson.
Crosby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andersons head.
Crosby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Good body shot from Crosby.
A hook to the body from Anderson.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lachlan Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crosby forces Anderson back against the cage and clinches.
Crosby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but Crosby blocks with his arms.
Crosby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crosby struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crosby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crosby lands an elbow that stopped Anderson in his tracks for a moment.
Crosby leaning against his opponent.
Crosby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson tries to circle away but Crosby has him pinned against the cage.
Crosby digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Crosby.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crosby missing with knees to the body.
Crosby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crosby scores with a hook to the body.
Crosby scores with a hook to the body.
Crosby lands an elbow that stopped Anderson in his tracks for a moment.
Crosby lands a shot to the body.
Crosby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Crosby.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crosby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crosby lands a knee to the body.
Crosby presses Anderson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crosby is working Anderson over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Crosby.
Crosby lands a good knee to the midsection. Anderson won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Crosby.
Crosby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crosby works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short left from Crosby.
Crosby digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
Crosby lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crosby.
Cleveland Crosby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crosby lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Crosby - that landed with a thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cleveland Crosby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crosby has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cleveland Crosby!
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