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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takeda Shida (ranked 7 p4p, 64 weight class) and Tiff Sanford (ranked 2 p4p, 9 weight class). Sanford has chosen Body Count - Body Count's in the House as his entrance music. Tiff Sanford has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Takeda Shida!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiff Sanford!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanford's sensitive parts.
Sanford is looking to clinch.
Shida lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Shida throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanford steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Shida.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shida. Sanford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shida sets himself, and Sanford steps forward looking for the clinch! Shida avoids it this time.
Sanford lands a nice looking body shot.
Shida misses with a wild body shot.
Sanford steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Shida.
Sanford digs a good hook to Shida's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanford looks to throw a body kick
and Shida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shida looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sanford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shida went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Shida swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanford.
As Sanford looks to move away, Shida throws a big counter combo but Sanford just gets out of the way.
Sanford misses with a body shot.
Sanford with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shida to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Tiff Sanford has been cut.
Shida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanford throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanford drives through and clinches with Shida against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shida.
Shida tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sanford tries to throw a body punch but Shida avoids it by throwing Sanford back against the cage.
Shida breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A jab from Shida misses.
Shida throws a leg kick but Sanford sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanford gets a clinch.
Sanford keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shida's efforts to push away.
Shida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford lands with a shot to the body.
Sanford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shida.
Sanford is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shida rather than just go for the knockout.
Sanford staying out of range there.
Shida motions for Sanford to come forward. Shida throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Shida misses.
Shida misses with a hook. Sanford ducked under it nicely.
Sanford tries to counter with a clinch but Shida shakes him off and moves away.
Sanford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shida was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanford.
Shida is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shida wants to slow Sanford down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shida really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sanford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sanford misses with some punches.
Sanford tries to throw a body punch but Shida avoids it by throwing Sanford back against the cage.
Sanford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanford has a couple of punches blocked by Shida.
Shida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanford looking to throw knees to the head but Shida is blocking nicely.
Sanford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Takeda Shida has been cut.
Sanford misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanford is leaning against Shida and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shida is trying to push Sanford away but Sanford has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sanford scores with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tiff Sanford dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Shida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sanford connects with a solid leg kick.
Shida slips a jab from Sanford.
Shida appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sanford gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Shida counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sanford digs a good body shot into Shida's ribs.
Sanford looks to land a combination but Shida avoids it well.
Takeda Shida is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shida's sensitive parts.
Shida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shida fakes the leg kick and cracks Sanford in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanford was well out of range. Poor timing from Shida.
Shida sets himself, and Sanford steps forward looking for the clinch! Shida avoids it this time.
Shida tries to work over Sanford's front leg with a kick but Sanford checks it.
Sanford is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sanford connects with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Shida.
Sanford tries to counter with a clinch but Shida shakes him off and moves away.
Sanford scores with a nice body kick.
Sanford looks to land a right hand but Shida moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Shida misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Shida.
Shida is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shida. Sanford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanford looks to score with a jab to the body but Shida is just out of range.
Shida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanford steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Shida.
Sanford lands a lovely overhand right.
Shida swings for the body but Sanford moves out of range.
Sanford tries to counter with a clinch but Shida shakes him off and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sanford tries to throw a body punch but Shida avoids it by throwing Sanford back against the cage.
Sanford lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford tries to land knees in the clinch but Shida avoids the damage to the body.
Sanford tries to throw a body punch but Shida avoids it by throwing Sanford back against the cage.
Sanford working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Sanford.
Sanford tries to work over Shida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shida tries to circle away but Sanford has him pinned against the cage.
Sanford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shida is trying to pull guard but Sanford has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanford.
Sanford scores with a shoulder strike.
Shida is trying to force a seperation but Sanford has the dominant position.
Sanford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanford missing with knees to the body.
Sanford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanford tries to work over Shida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanford has Shida pressed against the cage, preventing Shida from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shida can't break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanford.
Sanford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shida is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sanford to keep the fight standing.
Sanford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanford struggles to land a body shot inside as Shida controls his hands.
Sanford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sanford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shidas head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanford struggles to land a body shot inside as Shida controls his hands.
Sanford trying to land knees to the body.
Sanford cracks Shida with a nice body shot.
Sanford scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Sanford.
Shida tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sanford smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeda Shida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanford clinches up with Shida and pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tiff Sanford 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 the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shida takes one to the chin there.
Sanford throws a push kick but Shida slaps the foot to one side.
Sanford darts in trying to clinch
and Shida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shida keeps the fight on the outside.
Shida throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanford misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford tries to clinch but Shida is having none of it.
Sanford wants to clinch.
Shida appears to be looking for a big counter.
Shida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanford clinches up with Shida and pushes him back against the cage.
Sanford misses with the head strike.
Shida prevents a body shot from Sanford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sanford misses with a punch to the body.
Shida is trying to push Sanford away but Sanford has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shida tries to break free but Sanford pushes him back against the cage.
Shida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tiff Sanford seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shida pulls Sanford into guard.
Sanford wanted to stand there but Shida had control of the position.
Shida pulls Sanford in close to prevent any damage.
Shida is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford controlling the position well.
Sanford wants to control but Shida is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shida content to control rather than advance.
Sanford is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Shida in particular looking to stall.
Shida's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sanford lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanford tries to close the distance and clinch but Shida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takeda Shida clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sanford throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanford fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanford tries to clinch but Shida is having none of it.
Shida keeps the fight on the outside.
Shida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanford.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanford connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanford wants to clinch up but Shida keeps it at a distance.
Sanford throws a lazy uppercut
and Shida counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sanford's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shida tries a head kick but it misses.
Shida swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanford.
Shida tried to counter with a leg kick but Sanford avoided it.
Sanford throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanford wants to clinch up but Shida keeps it at a distance.
Sanford tries to clinch but Shida is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sanford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanford throws a body kick that misses
enabling Shida to counter with a crisp jab.
Shida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shida jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sanford gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shida avoids it.
Sanford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shida is trying to break the clinch but Sanford is controlling him.
Shida jumps guard but Sanford turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shida fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shida jumps guard but Sanford turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeda Shida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shida jumps guard but Sanford turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shida wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shida is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sanford to keep the fight standing.
Shida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shida has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sanford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crunch! Sanford slams his shin into Shida's torso.
Shida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanford is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Shida throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanford lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sanford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanford tries to clinch there but Shida circles away.
Sanford tries to clinch but Shida moves away
enabling Shida to counter with a crisp jab.
Crunch! Shida slams his shin into Sanford's torso.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shida lands with a kick to the temple. Sanford shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sanford slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Takeda Shida will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Shida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sanford slips under a jab from Shida.
Shida slips a straight right by Sanford.
A counter left hand to the body from Shida misses its target.
Shida takes a swing at Sanford's ribcage but misses.
Sanford tries to counter with a clinch but Shida shakes him off and moves away.
Shida misses with a wild body shot.
Sanford just misses with a punch to the body.
Shida feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanford clinches up with Shida and pushes him back against the cage.
Sanford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shida tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shida tries to pull guard but Sanford won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford lands a nice uppercut.
Shida tries to pull guard but Sanford won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeda Shida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shida jumps guard.
Shida looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanford is one step ahead there.
Sanford wants to pass the guard but Shida is keeping the position.
Shida is trying to keep Sanford in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanford tries to stand but Shida is controlling from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Shida wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanford looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shida is looking to chop away at Sanford's legs.
Shida moves away from the strike by Sanford.
A little feinted left hand from Shida on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sanford takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sanford darts in and clinches Shida up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanford tries to throw a body punch but Shida avoids it by throwing Sanford back against the cage.
Sanford tries to work over Shida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shida fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A head punch on the inside from Sanford fails to land.
Shida is trying to pull guard but Sanford has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sanford fails to land.
Sanford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shida backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sanford obliges.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sanford lands a nice knee to the body.
Shida is trying to pull guard but Sanford has him pressed against the cage.
Sanford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shida managing to block the knees to the body from Sanford.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanford working Shida over with knees to the body.
Sanford lands a body shot.
Sanford crunches a lovely knee into Shida's ribcage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiff Sanford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sanford 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 47:48
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiff Sanford!
Tiff Sanford is the new heavyweight champion!
Tiff Sanford decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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