The Lion Killer

Chris "Bukwas" Anderson " the Lion Killer"

 July 12th  Chris Anderson stepped into the Battlefield Fight League's cage
for his second time in just over 2 month. This time it was at the Hard Rock
Casino in Port Coquitlam and the winner of this match goes on to fight for the
BFL Amateur Title in the Fall. Andersons last opponent  was Mike Crisp, a
grappler that trained out of Lions MMA in Vancouver. Chris dominated that 
opponent so I imagine they wanted revenge. They matched up their
top striker (former BC heavyweight kickboxing champ and top ranked mma fighter)
Kiarash Moghaddam for this important fight.
  We had plenty of time to get ready for Kiarash so we brought in some of
the best fighters the Valley has to offer for Andersons training camp. Names
like Mike Hackert, Nathan Swayze, Todd Stewart, Russ McCumber, Travis Peterson,
Pat Kitto and Chris " Quicksand Anderson' just to name a few of the dozens. I was
proud to see the alumni of past and present members come together and put their
bodies on the line to get Chris ready for this battle. Everyone was united for
this one as they often do when an important fight comes up for an athlete in the
Valley
  Anderson put on an extra 5 pounds of muscle mass in our Kettlebell class
and that seemed to be a huge part of the outcome of this fight. Proper nutrition,
power and strength along with the endless days of sparring put Chris at the peak
of his his career going into this battle.
Before we went into this fight we knew that Kiarash would be fighting at
his lightest weight at 170lbs. Weight cutting is a science and in order to drop
weight divisions you have to make sacrifices  in order to do so. We figured that
he would either have to diet down with carb depletion,  cut huge amounts of
water weight or lose muscle mass to make 170lbs. Either way he was coming in
weak and we would take advantage of that with Andersons endless amounts of
cardio and pressure. At weigh ins we could tell he didnt make weight as
easily as Anderson did. Most of which was done on the ferry in a sauna
suit.
  Entering the cage Kiarash tried to intimidate Anderson with a huge mean
mug stare. This did nothing but fuel Bukwas's fire. When the fight started Chris
took the center of the cage and dictated where the fight was going. Anderson
shot for a take down right away and was successful getting him to the ground.
They were inticapating this as we heard in an interview earlier in the day. They
thought that Anderson was a ground fighter so we played right into it. Moghaddam
was able to get up to his feet without suffering any blows but he had taken him
off his game. Anderson pursued him across the cage and started finding
his range with combos and a few leg kicks. He was confident enough to land a
spinning back kick which pleased the crowd. Moghaddam wasnt able to put
anything togther always on his heals as Anderson followed him around the cage
keeping up the pressure. Anderson threw 2 overhand rights. One clipping
Moghaddam and the other just missing by a few inches. Anderson attempted a soft
kick  which his opponent caught but he wasnt able to capitolize on which proved to
be the only time he was able to touch Anderson in the fight. In the next few
seconds Anderson fakes the overhand right and goes for the straight cross to the
body. Moghaddam knees buckle and Anderson delivers another fatal blow to the
same spot.  Two more bunches land before the ref Tony Williamson jumps in to stop
the fight 1:10 into the very first round. The crowd goes wild and Anderson leaps
to the top of the cage to thank his fans.
  Later that night the BFL welterweight champion Curtis Harriot 6-1 won his
championship fight and vacated his title to pursue his pro career. Harriot's only
loss was to Anderson so we were a little disappointed we didnt get to try to
take it away from him later in the year. Maybe he didnt want that fight and
wanted to go out on top?
  All we know now is that we are waiting to see who who will agree to fight
Anderson for the belt as he just dominated the 2 toughest guys in the division.
Guess we are goinng to have to wait and see.
  We would like to thank everyone that supported Chris and the Bulldog Fight
Team for this event and its sponsors. Chris does not get paid to fight so what
he does is not for the cash but for the love of the sport. Without sponsorship a
young athlete would not be able to follow his dream and represent the Comox
Valley in a sport where we have to cross obsticales every week just to compete.
Many thanks to Skidlords clothing company, Plateau plumbing, Comox Chiropractic,
Siefferts farm and the fine people Island Bison for all chipping in to clothe
and feed him. I would also like to thank all the people that took time off their
busy schedules to help train Chris for his fight.
  If you are interested in sponsoring Chris in his upcoming title fight
please message Jonny Mac for packages. If you would like to see more of chris
you can follow him on Facbook under Chris Bukwas Anderson or go to the Comox Valley Boxing Club page

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