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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiff Sanford (ranked 199 p4p, 333 weight class) and Moses Okafor (ranked 30 p4p, 44 weight class). Sanford comes to the cage accompanied by Body Count - Body Count's in the House. Tiff Sanford could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Moses Okafor's chin.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiff Sanford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moses Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okafor connects with a body shot.
Okafor throws out a loose jab but Sanford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanford appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Okafor lands a nice looking body shot.
Sanford gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sanford tries to land knees in the clinch but Okafor avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanford.
Okafor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanford misses with a punch to the body.
Sanford misses with a punch on the inside.
Okafor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Tiff Sanford has been cut.
Sanford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Okafor is defending well for now.
Okafor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanford tries to land a knee to the head but Okafor blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okafor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sanford is breathing heavily.
Sanford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanford tries a body shot but Okafor blocks it.
A short right from Sanford.
Okafor is struggling to control the position.
Sanford tries to work over Okafor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanford.
Okafor has a couple of punches blocked by Sanford.
Okafor lands with a left to the head.
Sanford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Okafor blocks it with crossed arms.
Okafor lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanford backwards.
A shot in the inside from Sanford.
Sanford trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Okafor.
Sanford working Okafor over with knees to the body.
Okafor scores with a hook to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Okafor.
Okafor blocks an uppercut.
Okafor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanford backwards.
Okafor misses with a punch to the body.
Okafor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanford backwards.
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!
Okafor manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Okafor misses.
Sanford is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanford appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Okafor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanford counters with a slapping leg kick.
Okafor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Okafor throws the left hand but Sanford avoids the punch easily.
Sanford is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Okafor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Okafor missing with a left hand there. Sanford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Sanford misses the target.
Okafor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Okafor looks to land a right hand but Sanford moved out of range.
Okafor misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanford counters with a nice body shot.
Okafor works Sanford's body with a nice hook.
Okafor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sanford looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanford misses with a straight left.
Okafor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Sanford to counter with a crisp jab.
Okafor throws a combination. Sanford tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Okafor tests Sanford's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Okafor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big left from Okafor misses.
Okafor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Sanford to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Okafor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Okafor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okafor digs a good body shot into Sanford's ribs.
Sanford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Okafor loads up on a big right hand but Sanford slips the punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Okafor blocks the leg kick.
Okafor misses with a jab to the body
enabling Sanford to counter with a crisp jab.
Okafor misses with a combination
and Sanford counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Okafor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanford looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moses Okafor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Okafor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Okafor.
Okafor misses with an uppercut. Sanford saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Okafor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tiff Sanford's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Okafor lands a nice looking body shot.
Okafor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanford manages to avoid it.
Okafor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Okafor throws a sloppy body shot
and Sanford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Okafor.
It appears Sanford was looking to counter with a kick there.
Okafor clinches with his opponent.
Sanford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Okafor.
Okafor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanford landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Okafor backwards.
Sanford has a couple of punches blocked by Okafor.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanford.
Okafor is breathing heavily.
Sanford lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanford makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Okafor has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sanford seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Okafor can turn it around.
Sanford can't find room to land a body shot as Okafor controls the action.
Sanford lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanford as Okafor tries to tie him up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sanford lands a body shot.
Okafor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanford misses with the head strike.
Sanford misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanford landing knees to the head.
It looks like Moses Okafor has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Okafor.
Sanford tries a body shot but Okafor blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sanford drops Okafor with a big knee straight up the middle! Okafor is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Okafor is rocked!
Okafor dodges the punch combination from Sanford.
Okafor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Okafor throws a sloppy body shot
and Sanford counters with a low kick, right behind Okafor 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okafor misses with a body punch
and Sanford counters with a crisp right hand that drops Okafor! Sanford lets Okafor back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Okafor is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanford finish him?
Sanford cracks Okafor's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Okafor slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Sanford can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tiff Sanford!
A victorious Tiff Sanford thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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