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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between LeBron Jamess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Moonra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moonra has chosen Cosmic Gate - Back 2 the future as his entrance music. LeBron Jamess has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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250 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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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
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, LeBron Jamess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Moonra!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Moonra.
Jamess on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Moonra. Moonra obviously looking to wear him down.
Jamess throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jacob Moonra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moonra takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jamess checks a leg kick nicely.
Moonra throws a chopping leg kick but Jamess manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Moonra throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Moonra jabs Jamess to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jamess takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jamess misses with a hook.
Moonra swings for the body but Jamess moves out of range.
Moonra is looking to slow Jamess down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jamess cracks Moonra with a good jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Moonra.
Jamess misses with a wild combination.
Jamess throws a series of punches but Moonra avoids them all with ease.
Jamess misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Jamess throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moonra lands with a straight right. Jamess didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamess throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jamess keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moonra lands a slapping body shot.
Moonra moves in looking to clinch but Jamess pushes him off.
Jamess staying out of range there.
Moonra dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jamess. That did some damage!
Jamess misses with a two punch combination.
Moonra throws an overhand right that lands on Jamess's shoulder, as Jamess tries to avoid the shot.
Jamess swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jamess gets caught napping as Moonra dives in and scores a takedown. Jamess manages to retain guard.
Moonra pushes down on Jamess's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Moonra looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moonra missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jamess regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Moonra.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moonra preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moonra postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. LeBron Jamess wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Moonra moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Jamess, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jamess swats away the attempt to clinch by Moonra.
Moonra changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jamess looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jamess is trying to control Moonra's posture but Moonra avoids it.
Moonra working the ground and pound but Jamess is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moonra is trying to ground and pound but Jamess uses the momentary lack of control by Moonra to regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moonra winds up and cracks Jamess with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jamess won't allow Moonra to pass to mount.
Jamess wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Moonra dominated that round.
That's time! Jamess's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jamess stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jamess wants it to stay on the feet.
Jamess avoids the body shot from Moonra.
Moonra misses with a lunging right hand
and Jamess counters with a left to the body.
Jacob Moonra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jamess misses with a two punch combination.
Jamess rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moonra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moonra is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jamess rather than just go for the knockout.
No joy there for Jamess, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jamess takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Moonra looks to land a left hand but Jamess moved out of range nicely.
Moonra takes a swing at Jamess's ribcage but misses.
LeBron Jamess is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jamess misses with a series of wild punches.
Jamess doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Moonra lands with a nice body kick.
Moonra darts in and clinches Jamess up against the cage.
Moonra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moonra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jamess manages to break the clinch.
LeBron Jamess is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moonra ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jamess keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moonra throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Moonra.
Moonra throws a leg kick but Jamess checks it.
Jamess will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moonra. That's going to slow Jamess down.
Moonra attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jamess misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Jamess, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moonra tries to close the distance and clinch but Jamess swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Moonra explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Moonra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jamess but Jamess pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Moonra darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moonra connects with a jab.
Moonra thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moonra. Jamess does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jamess connects with a jab.
No joy there for Jamess, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jamess uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moonra.
Moonra ducks under a wild hook from Jamess.
Moonra lands a nice looking body kick.
Jamess is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Moonra closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jamess is trying to buck Moonra off.
Jamess defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamess struggling a bit here.
Moonra throws a strike aimed at the side of Jamess's head but Jamess avoids it well.
Moonra stands up.
Moonra slips a jab from Jamess.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamess swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Moonra counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jamess's knee momentarily.
Moonra cracks Jamess with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jamess misses with a looping right.
Moonra is looking to slow Jamess down with leg kicks.
Moonra is looking to land body kicks.
Jamess blocks a low kick nicely.
Jamess rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moonra moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Jamess finds it's way through Moonra's defenses.
Jamess scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Moonra looking to score a takedown here. Jamess is defending well but Moonra drives through and ends up in Jamess's guard.
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!
Jamess uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jamess misses with a few strikes there.
Moonra looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moonra lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jamess's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Moonra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Moonra takes a swing at Jamess's ribcage but misses.
Jamess looks to land a left hand but Moonra moved out of range nicely.
Jamess throws a hook to the side of Moonra's head but Moonra sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moonra throws a leg kick which misses Jamess's front leg but catches the back leg as Jamess tries to avoid it.
Moonra pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jamess is out of range and Moonra settles back down.
A punch combination from Jamess misses.
Moonra thows a body shot but no joy.
Moonra misses with an attempted mid kick.
Moonra throws a solid leg kick but Jamess takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Moonra.
Jamess fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moonra lands a body shot.
Moonra goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Moonra throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jamess uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moonra.
Moonra throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jamess stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jamess cracks Moonra with a right hand to the side of the head.
Moonra is looking to land body kicks.
A combination from Jamess does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moonra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jamess looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Moonra as he connects with a hook.
Jamess misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moonra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jamess slips under a jab from Moonra.
Jamess uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moonra.
Moonra goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Moonra misses the shot to the body.
Jamess throws a nice looking combination but Moonra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jamess uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Moonra has time to react.
A punch combination from Jamess misses.
Jamess checks a leg kick.
Moonra looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moonra wants to clinch.
Jamess is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jamess.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamess swinging wildly here.
Moonra keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jamess.
Jamess slips a straight right by Moonra.
Moonra throws out a leg kick but Jamess moves out of range and Moonra only half commits.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Moonra - that will leave a mark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moonra feints and then cracks Jamess's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jamess down.
Jamess looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moonra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Jamess.
Moonra shoots in looking for a takedown. Jamess tries to sprawl out of it but Moonra keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jamess manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jamess will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jamess on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Moonra. Moonra obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moonra shoots in and bounces Jamess off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Moonra lands a couple of elbows.
Moonra landing some decent shots from guard.
Jacob Moonra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Moonra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jamess swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamess working a defensive guard but Moonra passes into half guard.
Moonra trying to pass the guard but Jamess defending well.
Moonra works his way into side control.
LeBron Jamess has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jamess is trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Moonra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Moonra has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Moonra!
After winning the bout, Jacob Moonra thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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