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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jari Xera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lebron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Xera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lebron James!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
James misses with a left hand
and Xera counters with a thumping low kick.
That kick from Xera tenderised James's leg. James is trying to keep his angry face on.
Xera throws a big shot that misses.
Xera lets loose with a powerful body kick. James will feel that in the morning.
James looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xera keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A lazy left from Xera finds it's target.
Xera fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
James walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James tries to keep at a distance but Xera has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Xera just misses with a elbow thrown towards James's brow.
Xera throws a knee to the head but misses.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xera keeps control of James as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Xera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Xera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Xera is looking to control James's arms but James gets an underhook and turns him. Now Xera has his back to the ropes.
Xera lands an elbow inside.
Xera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xera throws an elbow but it misses.
James avoids a wild elbow strike from Xera.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
James blocks the elbow strike.
James is trying to break the clinch but Xera has him pressed against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Xera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
James wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Xera has him pressed against the ropes.
Xera lands an elbow just above James 's eye.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Xera throws an elbow but misses.
Xera looking to stall.
James wants to break free but Xera has control.
James avoids a wild elbow strike from Xera.
Xera lands with a left to the head.
Xera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Xera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Xera throws an elbow but misses.
Xera scores with an uppercut up the middle.
James tries to circle away but Xera has him pinned against the ropes.
Xera prevents James from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
James is trying to push Xera away but Xera has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Xera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Xera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Xera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xera prevents James from breaking the clinch.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
Xera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
James tries to break free but Xera pushes him back against the ropes.
Xera looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xera keeps control of James as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
James working hard to break the clinch.
James has had enough of the clinch but Xera keeps him there for the moment.
Xera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James blocks a head kick by Xera.
Xera scores with a leg kick.
James throws a leg kick
and Xera counters with a good low kick that James was not able to check.
James walks into a jab.
Lebron James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Xera.
Xera catches James with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Xera lands with a thumping leg kick.
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 telegraphed right hand from Xera misses the target.
Xera throws a shot to the body.
Xera looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
Xera lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Xera looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
James misses with a right hand
and Xera counters with a leg kick.
Xera swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
James moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Xera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Xera throws a leg kick which misses James's front leg but catches the back leg as James tries to avoid it.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Xera.
James misses with a left hand
and Xera counters with an inside leg kick.
James thows a body shot but no joy.
A thudding body kick lands there by Xera!
Xera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Xera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xera connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xera is looking to clinch.
Xera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
Xera throws a leg kick which misses James's front leg but catches the back leg as James tries to avoid it.
James rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Xera counters with a nice uppercut.
James misses with a lunging right hand
and Xera counters with an inside leg kick.
Xera takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
Xera lands a high kick!
A big right from Xera misses.
Xera lands a nice leg kick that just misses James's sensitive parts.
Xera throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Xera walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Xera tries to close the distance and clinch up but James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James slips under a jab.
That kick from Xera tenderised James's leg. James is trying to keep his angry face on.
Xera with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Xera tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Xera dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
James scores with a body shot.
James misses with a lunging right hand
and Xera holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
James blocking some punches.
James tries to break the clinch but Xera is controlling the position.
Xera lands a nice knee to the body.
James is looking to break free of the clinch but Xera has double underhooks.
Xera has James pressed against the ropes, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Xera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xera pushes off an throws an elbow but James leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Xera here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Xera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
James manages to break the clinch.
James misses with a hook
and Xera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
James's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
James tries to keep at a distance but Xera has taken the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Xera throws an elbow that misses.
Xera misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
James working hard to break the clinch.
Xera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Xera throws an elbow but misses.
Xera misses with a knee to the head.
James avoids the elbow strike from Xera, against the ropes.
Xera misses with some punches.
Xera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite James's efforts to push away.
Xera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but James blocks it with crossed arms.
James working hard to break the clinch.
Xera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Xera lands a damaging elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Xera just misses with a elbow thrown towards James's brow.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
James is trying to break the clinch but Xera is controlling him.
Xera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Xera keeps control of James as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Xera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by James as Xera tries to tie him up.
James has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
James has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Xera prevents James from breaking the clinch.
James tries to break the clinch but Xera is controlling the position.
James wants to break free but Xera has control.
Xera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but James is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
James is looking to break free of the clinch but Xera has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by James as Xera tries to tie him up.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
James wants to break free but Xera has control.
James can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Xera tries a knee to the head but James blocks it.
James working hard to break the clinch.
Xera tries to stall but James uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Xera keeps control of James as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
James wants to break free but Xera has control.
Xera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from James.
Xera trying to control the position but instead, James has worked for underhooks and has pushed Xera into the ropes.
Xera prevents James from breaking the clinch.
James wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
James dodges an elbow strike from Xera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is looking to break free of the clinch but Xera has double underhooks.
James is trying to break the clinch but Xera has him pressed against the ropes.
Xera prevents James from breaking the clinch.
Xera is trying to stall.
James is trying to push Xera away but Xera has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
James wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
James is trying to break the clinch but Xera has him pressed against the ropes.
James is trying to break the clinch but Xera has him pressed against the ropes.
Xera has James pressed against the ropes, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
James blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
James wants to break free but Xera has control.
James is trying to break the clinch but Xera has him pressed against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Xera.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
James is trying to force a seperation but Xera has the dominant position.
Xera has James pressed against the ropes, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Xera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Xera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite James's efforts to push away.
Xera keeps control of James as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
James is trying to push Xera away but Xera has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Xera misses with an elbow over the top.
James is looking to break free of the clinch but Xera has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Xera.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
James working hard to break the clinch.
Xera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
James wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
James blocks the elbow strike.
James tries to break the clinch but Xera is controlling the position.
Xera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
James tries to break free but Xera pushes him back against the ropes.
Xera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite James's efforts to push away.
Xera working aggressively here.
James tries to circle away but Xera has him pinned against the ropes.
Xera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from James.
James is trying to break the clinch but Xera has him pressed against the ropes.
Xera wants to stall.
James is trying to force a seperation but Xera has the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Xera is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
James is trying to force a seperation but Xera has the dominant position.
James has had enough of the clinch but Xera keeps him there for the moment.
Xera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jari Xera dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
James throws a chopping leg kick but Xera manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Xera throws a jab when James was well out of range.
James works Xera's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. James darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
James lands with a hook. Xera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
James instigates a clinch.
Xera misses with an elbow strike.
James looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from James.
James is trying to push Xera away but Xera has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
James is trying to push Xera away but Xera has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Xera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Xera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite James's efforts to push away.
James is trying to break the clinch but Xera has him pressed against the ropes.
James wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Xera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
James pulls guard effortlessly.
Xera connects with a couple of short punches.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if James can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is looking to stand up but Xera isn't so interested in that idea.
Xera postures up in James's guard and throws a big left but James blocks it.
Xera postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Xera postures up in James's guard and throws a big left but James blocks it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Xera accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Xera throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Xera thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
James is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Xera trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Xera stops James from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xera throwing strikes but missing.
Xera wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
Xera throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Xera throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xera takes one on the button.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
James scores with a sloppy right hand. Xera should have avoided that one.
Xera walks into a stiff left hand from James.
James misses with a looping right.
James jabs Xera to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lebron James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xera throws a hook but James blocks it.
Xera moves away from the strike by James.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by James!
James lands a nice shot that snaps Xera's head back.
James bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
James connects with a good right hand that stumbles Xera. Xera circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James misses with a straight right.
Jab by James.
Jari Xera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Xera is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
James clobbers Xera with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lebron James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Xera has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jari Xera!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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