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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiff Sanford (ranked 3723 p4p, 4128 weight class) and Micahel Anderson (ranked 448 p4p, 491 weight class). Sanford comes to the cage accompanied by Jefferson Starship - Jane. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiff Sanford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Micahel Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanford keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sanford misses with an uppercut.
Sanford swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Sanford seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt - Sanford sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sanford swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Anderson walks into a left hand.
A slow jab from Sanford misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Sanford circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanford loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sanford enables Anderson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sanford manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson passes Sanford's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Anderson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sanford to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Anderson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sanford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanford on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sanford tries to get out of the position.
Anderson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Anderson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Anderson drops back looking for a leg! Sanford is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sanford manages to kick Anderson off! Anderson jumps back into Sanford's guard.
Sanford looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanford, not yet.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Anderson seems to have locked his on tight now - Sanford screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Anderson, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Micahel Anderson!
In his post fight interview, Micahel Anderson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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