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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between LeBron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Eduardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eduardo has chosen Darude - Sandstorm as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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2 - 1 - 0 |
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201 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, LeBron James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulo Eduardo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eduardo lands a high kick!
It looks like LeBron James has been cut.
Paulo Eduardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eduardo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Eduardo throws a front kick that sends James stumbling back into the cage.
Eduardo looks to land a body kick but James moved away.
Eduardo throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
James takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eduardo throws a push kick but James slaps the foot to one side.
Eduardo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Eduardo moves out of range as James strikes.
James takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
James takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Eduardo misses with an attempted mid kick.
James avoids the head kick by Eduardo.
Eduardo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Eduardo scores with a kick to the body.
Eduardo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as James is landing a low percentage of strikes.
James avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo misses with a few strikes there.
Eduardo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Eduardo digs a good hook to James's body.
Eduardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
James will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Eduardo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping body kick lands there for Eduardo.
James takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James walks forward, straight into a front kick from Eduardo.
James pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Eduardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from James misses.
Eduardo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
James misses with a leg kick
and Eduardo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
James is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
James clinches up against the cage.
James will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
James using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Eduardo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Eduardo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James pulls out of a head kick attempt.
James throws a body kick that misses
and Eduardo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eduardo misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eduardo throws a head kick that misses.
Eduardo throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
James thows a leg kick but Eduardo checks it
and Eduardo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. James is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Eduardo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James looks to clinch
and Eduardo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eduardo feints a jab promting James to slip. Eduardo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. James slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Eduardo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eduardo throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
Eduardo lands a head kick!
James moves out of range as Eduardo throws a body kick.
Eduardo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
James is rocked!
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!
A thudding body kick lands there by Eduardo!
A decent looking body kick lands there for James.
James moves out of range of the body kick from Eduardo.
A head kick by Eduardo misses
and James counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from James.
James throws a head kick that Eduardo semi-blocks.
James bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Eduardo! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Eduardo is rocked!
James wants to stand but Eduardo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Eduardo is still in real trouble! Can James finish him?
Eduardo seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We're going to have a standup here because LeBron James wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
James throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Eduardo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on LeBron James's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Eduardo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eduardo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of James's head.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eduardo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from James misses its intended target.
Eduardo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Eduardo throws a one two combo.
Eduardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eduardo misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
James thumps Eduardo with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James lands with a right hand.
Eduardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
Eduardo tries to land a body kick
letting James counter with a right hand.
James blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eduardo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Eduardo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
James 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.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eduardo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eduardo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eduardo works over James's head and body with a nice combination.
Eduardo is breathing heavily.
James throws a head kick that misses.
Eduardo misses with a kick to the body.
James steps in with a hook that catches Eduardo right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! James follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Eduardo looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). LeBron James!
Our winner, LeBron James, 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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