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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sanford Fanning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Sandman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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216 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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210 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Sanford Fanning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Sandman!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fanning takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sandman lands a jab to Fanning's midsection.
Sandman moves into the clinch.
Fanning tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fanning doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Fanning fails to land.
Good body shot from Fanning.
Sandman tries for a takedown. No joy.
A shot in the inside from Fanning.
Fanning is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sandman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fanning after a bit of a struggle.
Sanford Fanning has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Sandman.
A short left from Fanning.
Sandman wants a takedown.
Sandman tries to score a body lock takedown but Fanning shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sandman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fanning lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sandman backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fanning lands a shot to the body.
Sandman looks winded!
Sandman wants to take the fight to the mat but Fanning manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sandman is trying to drag Fanning to the mat but Fanning just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Fanning lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fanning has a couple of punches blocked by Sandman.
Sandman is looking for a takedown.
Fanning works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Fanning creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fanning lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fanning lands a nice uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sandman has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A head punch on the inside from Fanning fails to land.
Sandman tries to score a body lock takedown but Fanning shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fanning.
Fanning scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sandman is rocked!
Sandman blocks a body shot from Fanning.
Sandman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fanning fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fanning cracks Sandman with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sanford Fanning!
After winning the bout, Sanford Fanning thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The Sandman spoke after the fight, saying 'cunt was doped up'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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