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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Walter Sergio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeBron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walter Sergio could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to LeBron James's chin.
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135 lbs
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225 cm
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130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Walter Sergio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, LeBron James!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James has Sergio up against the cage in a clinch.
Sergio really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
James has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sergio avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sergio tries for a takedown. No joy.
James jumps guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now James is on top in guard.
Sergio keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
James loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sergio's head.
James got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sergio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, James has managed to get both his arms back between Sergio's legs - danger averted.
James is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
James with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sergio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from James.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James wants to control from the top but Sergio keeps moving.
Sergio has momentary wrist control but James slips an elbow through the middle.
Sergio controls James momentarily but James frees himself.
James postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sergio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for James on the ground.
Sergio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
James in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sergio wants to sweep but no luck.
James has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
James trying to control but Sergio is working from the bottom.
Sergio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sergio is trying to keep James in close.
James works over Sergio with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
James postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sergio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from James.
James distracts Sergio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sergio keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
James stands up and waves to Sergio to follow him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from James.
Sergio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and James counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sergio is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
James lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
James scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sergio is working an open guard so James takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sergio fails with the takedown
and James counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
James drops an elbow to the side of Sergio's head.
Nice strikes from James there.
James looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sergio wants to control but James is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James dominating with strikes here.
James raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sergio can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
James landing strikes from the mount.
James looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
James lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sergio hang on?
James postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sergio looks a forlorn figure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sergio is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LeBron James dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
James clinches with his opponent.
James blocks the elbow strike.
Sergio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but James is keeping busy.
Sergio is fighting off a takedown attempt but James is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sergio to the mat. Sergio regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Sergio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
James with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
James keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sergio's head.
James passes into half guard.
James working over Sergio with some ground and pound. Sergio looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
James lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from James.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sergio wants to get back to full guard.
James scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sergio on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
James lands with a punch from half guard.
James lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
James working over Sergio with some ground and pound. Sergio looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
James scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James drops an elbow to the side of Sergio's head.
James working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sergio wants to improve his position but James is controlling well.
James lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
James moves into full mount! Sergio won't be happy about that!
James dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by James.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
James landing strikes, looking to finish!
James raining down shots from the mount!
James lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
James with shots to the head and body - Sergio looks very uncomfortable down there.
James scoring with strikes but Sergio is staying in there.
James scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sergio in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sergio is bucking up trying to escape but James cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
James scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sergio?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James lands a big elbow.
James trying to control but he's not successful this time.
James looking to finish Sergio with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sergio!
James lands a big elbow.
Sergio tries to reverse the position but James maintains control.
James with shots to the head and body - Sergio looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sergio is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James scoring with strikes but Sergio is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by James.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LeBron James showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
James closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sergio quickly recovers to half guard.
James lands strikes from half guard.
Sergio is in trouble now - James has advanced to mount!
James lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
James lands a big shot there that rocks Sergio but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by James.
James lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sergio hang on?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, James cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
James looking to finish Sergio with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sergio!
James with shots to the head and body - Sergio looks very uncomfortable down there.
James landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James landing strikes from the mount.
Sergio is bucking up trying to escape but James cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
James is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sergio can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
James with good strikes from the mount here!
James working Sergio over with strikes here.
James landing punches.
James scores with a couple of good head shots there.
James pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
James lands with some strikes.
James lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
James scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James working away from the top, dropping strikes.
BOOM! James connects with a massive shot to the dome!
James trying to control but he's not successful this time.
James has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
James in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
James in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
James pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
James landing strikes, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James lands a nice shot to the head.
Sergio takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergio tries to lock up and control but James gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BOOM! James connects with a massive shot to the dome!
James pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
James lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Sergio that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
James content just to control the position here.
James lands a heavy elbow.
James landing punches.
James unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
James raining down shots from the mount!
James raining down hammerfists from mount.
James working the ground and pound effectively.
James breaks from Sergio's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, James cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sergio's face.
James lands a big shot there that rocks Sergio but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
LeBron James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got James winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 24:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 24:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... LeBron James!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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