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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Abodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Anderton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugo Abodo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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297 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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286 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hugo Abodo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Jamie Anderton!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Abodo.
Abodo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Abodo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Jamie Anderton has been cut.
Abodo looking to score a takedown here. Anderton is defending well but Abodo drives through and ends up in Anderton's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Anderton has Abodo pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abodo wants to control from the top but Anderton keeps moving.
Abodo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anderton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Abodo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anderton looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Abodo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Abodo looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Abodo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Abodo misses with a wild body shot.
Abodo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Abodo passes to side control.
Abodo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Abodo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Abodo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abodo wants to control but Anderton is keeping him busy.
Abodo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Abodo misses with the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abodo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Abodo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Anderton, who protects the arm well.
Abodo taking a break here but Anderton is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderton trying to hold on to Abodo's head to control him but Abodo postures up.
Abodo tries to pass to full mount but Anderton defends it.
Anderton is defending against the submission attempts here by Abodo.
Anderton is refusing to be controlled, as Abodo sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abodo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Anderton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abodo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abodo is thwarting Anderton's attempts to control the position.
Abodo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderton keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Abodo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamie Anderton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Anderton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab by Abodo.
Abodo blocks the body kick.
Abodo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Abodo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderton moves away.
Anderton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Abodo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anderton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Anderton scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abodo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hugo Abodo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Abodo.
Anderton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abodo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abodo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anderton but Anderton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anderton lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abodo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice defenses there by Abodo.
Anderton misses with a looping left.
Abodo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anderton defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Abodo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abodo checks a low kick from Anderton.
Abodo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Abodo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Abodo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abodo.
Abodo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abodo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderton is defending well for now.
Abodo throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderton.
Abodo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderton trying to control the position but instead, Abodo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anderton into the cage.
Anderton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Anderton is trying to break the clinch but Abodo is controlling him.
Abodo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abodo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderton tries to stall but Abodo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anderton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anderton is leaning against Abodo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anderton trying to stall but Abodo improves his position.
Anderton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Abodo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abodo is trying to trip Anderton. He has hold of a leg but Anderton is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Abodo persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Abodo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hugo Abodo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abodo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Anderton is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Anderton has escaped and now he's on top!
Abodo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Abodo has his foot on Anderton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anderton works his way back into a safe position though.
Anderton trying to control the position from guard on top but Abodo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abodo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abodo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Abodo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anderton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anderton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderton wanted to stand there but Abodo had control of the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abodo is keeping the position for now.
Anderton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Abodo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jamie Anderton'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.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anderton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Anderton delivers a nice body kick.
Anderton tried to score with a low kick but Abodo checks it.
Anderton throws a head kick but Abodo moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anderton. That's going to slow Abodo down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abodo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anderton finds it's way round the side to connect with Abodo's head.
Anderton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abodo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderton.
Anderton lands a jab to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abodo misses with a takedown attempt - Anderton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anderton.
Anderton cracks the inside of Abodo's front leg.
Anderton sends Abodo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Anderton is motioning to the referee to let Abodo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Abodo is rocked!
It looks like Hugo Abodo has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderton delivers a nice body kick.
Oh Abodo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderton lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Abodo - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Anderton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jamie Anderton!
Jamie Anderton is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Jamie Anderton thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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