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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Abobo (ranked 3333 p4p, 3915 weight class) and Charles Sanders (ranked 154 p4p, 175 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanders's choice of entrance music: Le Freak- CHIC. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bo Abobo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders misses with a straight right.
Abobo missing with a left hand there. Sanders was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanders misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abobo tries to bum rush Sanders with a series of wild strikes but Sanders uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanders ducks under a wild hook from Abobo.
Sanders throws out a counter right but Abobo avoids it with no problem.
Abobo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanders lunges at Abobo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Abobo's hand.
Sanders slips under a jab.
Abobo needs to keep his hands up - Sanders had a free shot at his head there.
Abobo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Abobo looks to land a right hand but Sanders moved out of range.
Abobo missing with a left hand there. Sanders was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abobo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abobo needs to keep his hands up - Sanders had a free shot at his head there.
Sanders lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanders works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sanders uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abobo.
Sanders swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sanders misses with a right hand
and Abobo counters with a stiff right hand.
Abobo misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Abobo misses its intended target.
Sanders throws a good cross that connects.
Sanders scores with a jab.
Sanders misses with a looping left.
Abobo throws a hook but Sanders blocks it.
Abobo looks to land a right hand but Sanders moved out of range.
Abobo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abobo misses with an uppercut.
Abobo lands a slapping body shot.
Sanders slips under a jab.
Sanders misses with a hook
and Abobo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Charles Sanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abobo throws a looping overhand right but Sanders ducks down to avoid it.
Abobo cracks a nice hook into Sanders's ribs.
Abobo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanders makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abobo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Abobo lands with a good body shot.
Sanders swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Abobo misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders throws a jab when Abobo was well out of range.
A jab from Sanders finds it's way through Abobo's defenses.
Sanders's coach down at Catch Wrestling L.A. was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sanders's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A slow jab from Abobo misses its intended target.
Abobo throws a big shot that misses.
Sanders is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abobo.
Sanders misses the jab.
Abobo dips to his left and cracks Sanders with an uppercut!
Abobo throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Sanders counter with a right hand.
Sanders moves out of range as Abobo strikes.
Abobo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanders looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanders gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Abobo misses with a right hand
and Sanders counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good exchange - Sanders coming out on top.
Sanders avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abobo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanders.
Sanders looks to throw the jab but Abobo is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders moves away from the strike by Abobo.
Abobo staying out of range there.
Sanders with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Abobo misses with the combination.
A shot to the body from Abobo misses
and Sanders counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abobo loads up on a big right hand but Sanders slips the punch.
Nice cross by Sanders.
Sanders swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanders slips under a jab.
Abobo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanders thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanders throws a good cross that connects.
Sanders moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanders moves out of range as Abobo strikes.
Sanders looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sanders takes a swing at Abobo's ribcage but misses.
Sanders displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abobo throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Abobo misses.
Abobo moves forwards but Sanders connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanders steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abobo.
Sanders misses with a left hand
and Abobo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanders moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Abobo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sanders bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanders swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abobo throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanders.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanders! But no joy.
Nice cross by Sanders.
Sanders takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abobo jabs Sanders right on the nose. Sanders blinks but takes it well.
Nice straight punches there by Abobo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Abobo.
Sanders slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Abobo slips under a jab from Sanders.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Charles Sanders will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Abobo throws a hook but Sanders avoids it easily.
Sanders throws the left hand but Abobo avoids the punch easily.
Abobo throws a nice looking combination but Sanders bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanders looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sanders jabs Abobo right on the nose. Abobo blinks but takes it well.
Abobo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanders cracks Abobo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Abobo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sanders throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abobo.
Sanders misses with a hook. Abobo ducked under it nicely.
Abobo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanders.
Abobo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanders connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abobo misses with a looping left.
Sanders throws a looping overhand right but Abobo ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abobo looks to land a left hand but Sanders moved out of range nicely.
Abobo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanders moves away.
Abobo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Charles Sanders seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanders jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Abobo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abobo misses with an uppercut.
Sanders moves into range and connects with a jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Abobo might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sanders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abobo.
Abobo slips under a jab.
Abobo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sanders cracks Abobo with a good jab.
Abobo throws a hook to the side of Sanders's head but Sanders sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abobo misses with a hook.
Abobo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanders jabs Abobo right on the nose. Abobo blinks but takes it well.
Abobo misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Sanders on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Abobo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanders.
Abobo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanders.
Sanders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abobo.
Abobo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanders looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanders throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanders rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abobo counters with a stiff right hand.
Abobo throws the left hand but Sanders avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Abobo misses.
Abobo misses with a hook. Sanders ducked under it nicely.
Sanders looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sanders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abobo misses with a straight left.
Abobo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Abobo looks to throw the jab but Sanders is out of range.
Abobo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanders sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanders ducks under a wild hook from Abobo.
Abobo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Sanders was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Abobo.
Sanders looks to land a right hand but Abobo moved out of range.
Abobo moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Abobo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sanders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abobo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Abobo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Sanders was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Abobo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders dips to his left and cracks Abobo with an uppercut!
Abobo throws out a loose jab but Sanders uses good head movement to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Abobo.
Sanders waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abobo.
Abobo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanders.
Sanders misses with a straight left.
Sanders connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sanders takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Abobo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanders.
Abobo slips a jab from Sanders.
A big right from Sanders misses.
A little feinted left hand from Abobo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sanders slips under a jab.
It seemed like Sanders was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Abobo throws the left hand but Sanders avoids the punch easily.
Sanders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abobo.
Abobo throws the left hand but Sanders avoids the punch easily.
Sanders looks to land a left hand but Abobo moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders throws a right and a left that Abobo avoids nicely.
Sanders throws a lazy right hand but Abobo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Sanders 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanders rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abobo counters with a nice uppercut.
Abobo jabs Sanders to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Abobo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slow jab from Sanders misses its intended target.
Abobo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanders moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanders gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sanders connects with a body shot.
Abobo slips under a jab from Sanders.
Sanders misses with a lunging right hand
and Abobo counters with a left to the body.
Sanders displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abobo throws out the jab.
Sanders keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abobo ducks under a wild hook from Sanders.
Sanders jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Charles Sanders will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sanders stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sanders misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Abobo counters with a stiff right hand.
Abobo lands with a nice body punch.
Abobo clobbers Sanders with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sanders misses with a wild body shot.
Sanders takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sanders uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abobo.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanders misses the target.
Sanders throws the left hand but Abobo avoids the punch easily.
Abobo cracks Sanders with a good jab.
Abobo misses the jab.
Sanders throws a body punch but Abobo moves out of range.
Abobo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanders.
Sanders moves out of range as Abobo strikes.
Sanders just misses with a punch to the body.
Abobo throwing a counter right hand but Sanders manages to avoid it.
Sanders lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Abobo does it's job there.
Some wild striking there from Abobo.
Nice defenses there by Sanders.
Sanders lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Abobo throws a one two combo.
Sanders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abobo is looking to counter punch.
Sanders slips under a jab.
Abobo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanders throws out the jab.
A big left from Abobo misses.
Sanders throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abobo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Charles Sanders is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Abobo misses with an uppercut.
Sanders staying out of range there.
Abobo walks into a left hand.
Sanders looks to land a right hand but Abobo moved out of range.
Abobo throws a lazy right hand but Sanders sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abobo scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanders misses with an uppercut. Abobo saw that one coming.
Abobo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sanders comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Abobo throws an overhand right that lands on Sanders's shoulder, as Sanders tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanders! But no joy.
Sanders takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Abobo throws a body punch but Sanders moves out of range.
Sanders uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Abobo has time to react.
Abobo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abobo misses with a right hand
letting Sanders counter with a right hand.
Sanders scores with a hook to the body. Abobo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Abobo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanders.
Sanders jabs Abobo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Abobo misses with a hook. Sanders ducked under it nicely.
Sanders looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sanders with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Abobo to score with a decent uppercut.
Sanders throws out a loose jab but Abobo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abobo misses with a hook
and Abobo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanders bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Abobo.
Sanders ducks under a wild hook from Abobo.
A little jabbing left from Sanders on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sanders scores with a nice strike.
Abobo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanders counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanders connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Abobo momentarily.
Sanders misses the jab.
A slow jab from Abobo misses its intended target.
Sanders swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanders scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sanders throws the left hand but Abobo avoids the punch easily.
Abobo cracks Sanders with a right hand to the side of the head.
Abobo with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanders scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders lands a glancing blow to the side of Abobo's head.
Abobo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanders looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Abobo tries to bum rush Sanders with a series of wild strikes but Sanders uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanders misses with a hook. Abobo ducked under it nicely.
Sanders misses with a looping left.
A jab from Sanders misses.
Abobo lands a two punch combo.
Sanders connects with a nice looking jab.
A big right from Abobo misses.
Sanders throws a hook but Abobo avoids it easily.
Sanders looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanders misses with a hook.
Abobo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanders in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abobo misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanders counters with a right hand to the body.
Bo Abobo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abobo misses with a few strikes there.
Sanders scores with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Charles Sanders.
Well Sanders 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Sanders!
Charles Sanders very nearly forgot to thank Advance Sport Supplements amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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