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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between LeBron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dewayne Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dewayne Carter!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James shoots in and drives through. Carter sprawls well.
James closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carter circles away.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horrible takedown by James or perhaps it was just good defense by Carter which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for LeBron James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carter's waist but Carter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing James off to one side.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
LeBron James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
James closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carter circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter stuffs the takedown attempt from James. James gets slowly back to his feet.
James tries a head kick but it misses.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carter as he avoids it easily.
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
James moves in looking to clinch but Carter pushes him off.
James moves in looking to clinch but Carter pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from James.
James is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
No joy there for Carter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Carter as James shoots in.
Carter swinging wilding here.
Carter stuffs the takedown attempt from James. James gets slowly back to his feet.
James fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for James with that takedown attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carter.
James closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carter circles away.
James closes the distance and clinches up with Carter, looking for a takedown. James pushes Carter against the cage but Carter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Carter throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
James slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
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.
Carter looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
Dewayne Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter scores with a three punch combo!
Carter throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
James looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carter is fending him off so far but James persists. Nope, Carter circles away and we're back to standing.
Carter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
James shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carter but Carter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
James has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dewayne Carter dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from James.
James misses with a takedown attempt - Carter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
James shoots for a double leg takedown but Carter sprawls well. He's pushed James's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
James fails with an attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from James.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for LeBron James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter moves out of range as James throws a body kick.
James shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carter's waist but Carter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing James off to one side.
A punch combination from Carter misses.
James throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carter counters with a left and a right that stings James.
Carter misses with the combination.
James with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carter counters with a series of strikes. James will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carter misses with a wild combination.
James has his takedown stuffed
and Carter counters with a one-two to the body.
Carter stalks James and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into James's face. James staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with the combination.
Carter misses with a wild combination.
Carter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James has his takedown stuffed
and Carter counters with a series of strikes. James will be more careful next time no doubt.
James is looking to chop away at Carter's legs.
James shoots and misses
and Carter counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James slips a jab and a cross from Carter.
Carter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
James looks to clinch
and Carter counters with a one-two to the body.
James closes the distance but Carter moves to the side
and Carter counters with a left and a right that stings James.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
James misses with a takedown
and Carter counters with a left and a right that stings James.
James dodges the punch combination from Carter.
Carter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No joy there for Carter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for James. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dewayne Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
James shoots and misses
and Carter counters with a two punch combo.
James gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carter counters with a three punch combo that has James backing up. James nods at Carter to acknowledge the strikes.
James wants to clinch but Carter slips to the side
and Carter counters with a two punch combo.
James swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carter counters with a two punch combo.
James wants to clinch
and Carter counters with a series of strikes. James will be more careful next time no doubt.
James misses with a double jab
and Carter counters with a series of strikes. James will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses with a takedown attempt
and Carter counters with a left and a right that stings James.
James is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for LeBron James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
James fails with the takedown
and Carter counters with a left and a right that stings James.
Oh James is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carter throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh James colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Carter as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and James is left battered and dazed whilst Carter and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dewayne Carter!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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