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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lebron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borre Oppeboen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes to the cage accompanied by Main Attraction. 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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272 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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260 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lebron James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borre Oppeboen!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James avoids the body shot from Oppeboen.
James lands with a kick to the temple. Oppeboen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Borre Oppeboen has been cut.
Oppeboen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. James looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oppeboen.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oppeboen.
James takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oppeboen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oppeboen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
James misses with a straight left.
Oppeboen blocks the body kick.
James avoids the body shot from Oppeboen.
James misses with a kick to the body.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lebron James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James looks to throw the jab but Oppeboen is out of range.
Oppeboen scores with a shot to the body.
James tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Oppeboen is able to avoid easily.
James misses the body punch
letting Oppeboen counter with a right hand.
James tries a head kick but it misses.
Oppeboen motions for James to come forward. Oppeboen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
James throws a sloppy head kick and Oppeboen moves out of range easily.
A head kick by James misses
and Oppeboen counters with a left to the body.
James throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oppeboen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down James rather than just go for the knockout.
Oppeboen dips to his left and cracks James with an uppercut!
James takes a swing at Oppeboen's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oppeboen blocks a low kick nicely.
Oppeboen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. James sprawls well initially but Oppeboen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
James keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Oppeboen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
James tries to get to full guard but Oppeboen has control of the leg.
Oppeboen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Oppeboen working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on James's thigh. James counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Oppeboen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
James will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oppeboen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oppeboen stopping the sweep attempt from James.
Oppeboen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. James swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oppeboen slips nicely into half guard.
James preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Oppeboen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oppeboen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James is trying to stand.
Oppeboen stalling away here and it's allowed James to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Oppeboen stands up over James, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oppeboen throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
Oppeboen controlling from the top position.
Oppeboen won't allow James to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Oppeboen controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borre Oppeboen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Borre Oppeboen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oppeboen.
James missing with a left hand there. Oppeboen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James throws a head kick but Oppeboen moves out of range.
James misses with the body kick
and Oppeboen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
James closes the distance but Oppeboen moves to the side
and Oppeboen counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Lebron James has been cut.
James misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oppeboen connects with a body shot.
James blocks a jab.
James moves out of range of the body kick from Oppeboen.
The fighters circling - Oppeboen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Oppeboen.
James lands a high kick!
James delivers a nice body kick.
Oppeboen is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James connects with a solid leg kick.
James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Oppeboen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Oppeboen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for James.
James misses with a low kick.
James avoids the body shot from Oppeboen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oppeboen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from James.
James throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from James.
A chopping leg kick lands by James.
Lebron James is winning the standup battle so far.
James throws a head kick that half lands.
That has opened up Borre Oppeboen's cut even more.
James connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The cut above Borre Oppeboen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Oppeboen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oppeboen swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James gets a clinch.
Oppeboen is looking to break free of the clinch but James has double underhooks.
James throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oppeboen is looking to break free of the clinch but James has double underhooks.
James stalling.
James scores with a hook to the body.
Oppeboen is trying to break free.
A knee to the head by James.
A right handed body shot lands from James.
A nice left hand lands by James.
James content to slow the pace in the clinch.
James lands a body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
James landing some nice looking knees to the body.
James stalling against the cage.
James throws an elbow that misses.
James with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James lands a nice shot to the body.
James lands with a short head shot on the inside.
James jerks Oppeboen's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Oppeboen drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! James goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from James because Oppeboen was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Lebron James!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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