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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeBron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Diego Sanchez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Diego Sanchez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanchez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, LeBron James!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sanchez thuds a left hand into James's body.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt James.
Sanchez scores with a hook.
James throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez misses the jab.
James tries to counter with a clinch but Sanchez shakes him off and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanchez.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from James - that will leave a mark!
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanchez. That did some damage!
James throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James staying out of range there.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez connects with a good right hand that stumbles James. James circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
James tries to counter by closing the distance.
James lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
James moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
James flicks out a counter leg kick but Sanchez steps away.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
James misses the jab.
James tries a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
James has taken the fight to the clinch.
I was talking to Sanchez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by James as Sanchez tries to tie him up.
Sanchez scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with the head strike.
James misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt James or not.
Sanchez is leaning against James and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Sanchez on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez digs a right hand underneath James's ribcage. James let out a lung full of air as it connected.
James lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
Sanchez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of James backwards.
James working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, James scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
James misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanchez.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
Still in the clinch, Sanchez scores with a nice short uppercut.
James throws a head punch that misses.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
Sanchez has James pressed against the cage.
Sanchez scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James misses with some punches.
James misses with the head strike.
James letting Sanchez take a breather here.
A short uppercut from Sanchez.
James blocking some punches.
Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
James working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
James putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanchez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of James backwards.
Sanchez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
James missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from James.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by James.
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!
James tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing James back against the cage.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James misses with a knee to the head.
Sanchez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez scores with a nice right hand.
A big left from James misses.
As James looks to move away, Sanchez throws a big counter combo bu James just gets out of the way.
Sanchez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
James defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez throws a jab when James was well out of range.
James walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
James throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
James throws a lazy head kick
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sanchez throws a jab when James was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Sanchez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanchez clobbers James with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sanchez throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez cracks James with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
The fighters circling - James throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
James motions for Sanchez to come forward. James throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
James is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sanchez connects with a nice looking jab.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James wants to counter the offense by Sanchez and move into the clinch position.
James misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James dips to his left and cracks Sanchez with an uppercut!
James on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good exchange - Sanchez coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent James stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by James.
James walks into a jab.
James blocks the body kick.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Diego Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
James lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
James tries to counter with a clinch but Sanchez shakes him off and moves away.
Diego Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and James counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by James.
A short uppercut from James.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of James backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from James.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez tries to land a front kick but James steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Sanchez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and James counters with a head kick. That will keep Sanchez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James is looking to land body kicks.
Sanchez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
James shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
James misses with an uppercut
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sanchez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and James counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez keeps James at a distance using the push kick.
Sanchez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches James on the side of the head.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sanchez defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes one to the side of the head.
James shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sanchez scores with a body shot.
James throws a chopping leg kick but Sanchez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Sanchez there.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. James moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez scores with a jab.
James is rocked!
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
Sanchez cracks James with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
James is still on wobbly legs! Can Sanchez finish him?
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez works James's body with a nice hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from James.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
James lands a head kick. Sanchez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A clash of legs there as Sanchez blocks the low kick.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy right hand. James should have avoided that one.
Sanchez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James moves out of range of the body kick.
James was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
James throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Sanchez dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
James moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sanchez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches James on the side of the head.
Sanchez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
James throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
James has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sanchez tries a low kick but James avoids it.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
James digs a good hook to Sanchez's body.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James misses with an uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Sanchez.
James takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sanchez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. James doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between James's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James throws a chopping leg kick but Sanchez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
James misses with a hook
and Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A cross from Sanchez lands.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the body
and James counters with a low kick, right behind Sanchez 's knee.
James lands a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from James.
A little feinted left hand from Sanchez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sanchez moves out of range as James strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Sanchez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sanchez stalks James and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into James's face. James staggers backwards, shaken.
James missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez checks a leg kick nicely.
James moves out of range of the body kick from Sanchez.
James appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanchez scores with a jab.
James looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
James throws a wild body kick that Sanchez sees coming a mile off.
James waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a nice body kick.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by James.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by James. Beautiful body shot.
James throws a big shot that misses.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James throws out a counter right but Sanchez avoids it with no problem.
James throws the kick towards the body but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez tests James's chin there with a solid looking shot.
James throws a leg kick that misses.
James connects with the punch.
Sanchez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sanchez throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
James takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sanchez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Sanchez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jamess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez scores with the left hand. James knows he should have avoided that one.
Sanchez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
James throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
James tests Sanchez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
James with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Sanchez clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by James.
An inside leg kick from James misses.
Sanchez checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
A low kick from James is predictable there
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A good leg kick by Sanchez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sanchez scores with a nice head shot.
Sanchez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sanchez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by James.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez cracks the inside of James's front leg.
James throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
Sanchez checks the leg kick.
Sanchez throwing a counter right hand but James manages to avoid it.
James pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
James thumps Sanchez with a low kick.
James is looking to chop away at Sanchez's legs.
Nice shot by James.
James pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from James.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as James lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanchez doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Sanchez does it's job there.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
James is looking to score with low kicks.
Sanchez quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
James throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sanchez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
James throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice cross by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Sanchez with a jab.
James misses with a kick to the body.
Sanchez lands a nice leg kick that just misses James's sensitive parts.
James throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez tried to score with a low kick but James checks it.
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
James dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanchez. That did some damage!
James throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanchez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice defenses there by James.
James steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez works James's body with a nice hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Sanchez blocks the leg kick.
A cross from Sanchez lands.
James throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanchez.
James throws a chopping leg kick but Sanchez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
A bone on bone clash there as Sanchez blocks the leg kick.
Jab, jab by Sanchez - just one landing.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
James throws out a leg kick but Sanchez moves out of range and James only half commits.
A left lands for Sanchez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Sanchez had his way with LeBron James in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A combination from James does no damage.
Sanchez throws a hook but James blocks it.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
James connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanchez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
James lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
and James counters by clinching up.
Sanchez lands a left hand.
Sanchez is trying to maintain a safe position but James gets an underhook and turns Sanchez into the cage.
James trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a right to the head.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
James missing with knees to the body.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
James prevents a body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow.
Sanchez lands a right hand.
Sanchez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning James up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Sanchez.
LeBron James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a shoulder strike.
James crunches a lovely knee into Sanchez's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
James pushes Sanchez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
James comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Diego Sanchez has been cut.
James digs a right hand underneath Sanchez's ribcage. Sanchez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
James using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
James misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Sanchez trying to stall but James improves his position.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanchez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diego Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
James is leaning against Sanchez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from James.
James working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
Sanchez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamess head.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
James lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Sanchez avoids the elbow strike from James, against the cage.
James throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
James unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by James.
James throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanchez.
James scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from James.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez scores with a shot to the side of James's head.
James working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
LeBron James comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sanchez 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Sanchez!
Diego Sanchez retains his middleweight title!
Diego Sanchez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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