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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takeda Shida (ranked 65 p4p, 136 weight class) and Tiff Sanford (ranked 11 p4p, 19 weight class). Sanford has chosen Body Count - Body Count's in the House as his entrance music. 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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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 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Takeda Shida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiff Sanford!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shida looks to throw the jab but Sanford is out of range.
Tiff Sanford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shida feints a jab promting Sanford to slip. Shida then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sanford slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Shida takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shida scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Tiff Sanford has been cut.
Shida looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sanford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanford has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanford lands with a light punch inside.
Sanford unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A low kick lands for Sanford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford lands a slapping body shot.
Sanford rushes Shida and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sanford keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shida's efforts to push away.
Sanford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanford scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Sanford.
Shida working hard to break the clinch.
Sanford lands a good knee to the midsection. Shida won't want to take too many of those.
A short body shot lands from Sanford as the two fighters clinch.
Shida is breathing heavily.
Sanford scores with a shot to the side of Shida's head.
Sanford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sanford lands a good knee to the midsection. Shida won't want to take too many of those.
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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shida backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanford unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sanford lands a knee to the body.
Shida blocks a body shot from Sanford.
Sanford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanford putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shida blocks an uppercut.
Sanford misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanford misses with a knee strike.
Sanford digs a right hand underneath Shida's ribcage. Shida let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sanford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanford is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sanford lands with a right to the head.
Sanford scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanford.
Sanford missing with knees to the body.
Sanford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shida wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shida breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shida slips under a jab.
Sanford pushes Shida up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanford lands a nice uppercut.
Sanford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shida is defending well for now.
Shida avoiding damage as Sanford throws knees to the body.
Sanford lands with a light punch inside.
Sanford swings wildly with an uppercut but Shida uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Sanford.
Sanford lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanford.
Sanford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shida avoids it.
Sanford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shida backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shida takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanford can't find room to land a body shot as Shida controls the action.
Shida is trying to push Sanford away but Sanford has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shida blocks a body shot from Sanford.
Sanford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Shida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sanford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shida is trying to break the clinch but Sanford has him pressed against the cage.
Sanford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shida is defending well for now.
Sanford swings wildly with an uppercut but Shida uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanford taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sanford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shida avoids it.
Shida tries to circle away but Sanford has him pinned against the cage.
Sanford scores with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tiff Sanford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tiff Sanford's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shida looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanford is just out of range.
Sanford misses the shot to the body.
Sanford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanford throws an off balance right hand
and Shida counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanford throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanford looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanford feints and then cracks Shida's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shida down.
Shida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanford.
Takeda Shida is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford misses with a body punch
and Shida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanford.
Sanford throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sanford scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shida misses with a leg kick
and Sanford counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sanford is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shida rather than just go for the knockout.
Sanford connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shida momentarily.
Sanford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shida.
Shida avoids the head kick by Sanford.
Sanford closes the distance but Shida moves to the side
enabling Shida to counter with a crisp jab.
Shida misses with a low kick.
Shida takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Sanford misses.
Shida tried to counter with a leg kick but Sanford avoided it.
Sanford throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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.
Shida moves out of range of the strikes.
As Sanford backs away, Shida returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sanford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shida.
Sanford fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shida, pushing him back against the cage.
Sanford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shida backwards.
Shida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanford trying to land knees to the body.
Sanford misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanford can't find room to land a body shot as Shida controls the action.
Sanford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanford has a couple of punches blocked by Shida.
Shida is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shida working hard to break the clinch.
Sanford trying to stall but Shida improves his position.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanford.
Shida has had enough of the clinch but Sanford keeps him there for the moment.
Sanford dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tiff Sanford seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sanford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shida takes a shot to the head.
Sanford landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanford misses with a short punch on the inside.
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.
The cut man is working on Tiff Sanford's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Shida slips a jab from Sanford.
Sanford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanford will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good leg kick by Sanford.
Takeda Shida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sanford throws a low kick but Shida avoids it.
Shida thinks about countering with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shida throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shida misses with a body kick.
And Sanford responds with a good body kick, but Shida manages to step out the way in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Sanford.
Sanford bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shida's head backwards.
Sanford fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shida checks it well.
Shida was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shida throws a one two combo.
Shida is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Shida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanford. That did some damage!
Sanford loads up on a big right hand but Shida slips the punch.
Sanford gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Shida counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shida gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shida throws out a leg kick but Sanford moves out of range and Shida only half commits.
Sanford moves out of range as Shida throws a body kick.
Sanford looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sanford throws a series of punches but Shida avoids them all with ease.
Sanford looks to land a right hand but Shida moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shida takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shida misses with a leg kick.
Sanford throws a fast counter high kick but Shida manages to duck under it in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shida scores with a leg kick.
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 clobbers Shida with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sanford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shida throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Shida misses.
Shida tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanford has closed the distance and engaged Shida in a clinch.
Shida manages to break the clinch.
Shida takes one to the side of the head.
Shida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanford.
Sanford now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shida staying out of range there.
Sanford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shida manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sanford.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanford scores with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiff Sanford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanford 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiff Sanford!
Our winner, Tiff Sanford, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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