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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lay Pray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yazan Al Naber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pray comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Fear the Reaper- Blue Oyster Cult. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lay Pray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yazan Al Naber!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Naber displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Al Naber stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Al Naber wants it to stay on the feet.
Pray looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Al Naber shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pray misses with a combination
and Al Naber counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pray shoots and misses
and Al Naber counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pray is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lay Pray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pray has his takedown stuffed
and Al Naber counters with a series of strikes. Pray will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pray changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Al Naber tries to avoid it but Pray manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Al Naber to the ground. Al Naber escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pray is breathing heavily.
A right-left combo lands from Al Naber.
Pray blocks a head kick by Al Naber.
Al Naber misses with a wild combination.
Pray falls off balance throwing a combination
and Al Naber counters with a stiff right hand.
Al Naber falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pray counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Al Naber's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Naber pushes Pray off and scrambles back to his feet.
Pray leaves Al Naber with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Al Naber misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray fails with the takedown
and Al Naber counters with a left and a right that stings Pray.
Al Naber throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Al Naber.
Pray doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Al Naber counters with a straight right hand.
A nice combination there by Al Naber.
Pray fails with the takedown
and Al Naber counters with a shoot takedown. Pray fights it but they end up in guard.
Pray is trying to keep Al Naber in close.
Al Naber is looking to stand up but Pray won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pray is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Al Naber is controlling him.
Al Naber gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Naber throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pray avoids the head kick by Al Naber.
Al Naber scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pray misses with a takedown attempt
and Al Naber counters with a good, hard body kick but Pray shrugs it off.
Al Naber throws a head kick but Pray moves out of range.
Pray gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Al Naber counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Al Naber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pray has his takedown stuffed
and Al Naber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Al Naber throws a head kick that misses.
Pray has his takedown stuffed
and Al Naber counters with a two punch combo.
No joy there for Al Naber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pray scores with a takedown into Al Naber's guard.
Pray landing with the ground and pound.
Pray working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray looking to pass the guard.
Pray scoring with some ground and pound.
Pray is working Al Naber over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pray slips nicely into half guard.
Pray looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Al Naber is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pray landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pray looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Al Naber with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pray is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pray lands with a punch from half guard.
Al Naber is refusing to be controlled, as Pray sits in half guard.
Pray is controlling the pace.
Pray is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Naber taking some punishment here, with Pray in his half guard.
Pray drops an elbow to the side of Al Naber's head.
Pray wants to lay and pray for a moment but Al Naber keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yazan Al Naber dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pray shoots in and bounces Al Naber off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pray trying to control but Al Naber is working from the bottom.
Pray throws and elbow that misses. Al Naber uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pray's guard. Nice move by Al Naber!
Al Naber stopping the sweep attempt from Pray.
Pray kicks Al Naber off and gets to his feet.
Al Naber is breathing heavily.
Pray misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pray fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Al Naber sprawls well initially but Pray persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Al Naber is not content to let Pray control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lay Pray overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pray looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Al Naber with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pray trying to control from half guard but Al Naber is working away.
Pray lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pray working the head and body with strikes.
Pray wants to control but Al Naber is keeping him busy.
Pray is nestled in close to Al Naber, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Al Naber on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pray 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.
Al Naber on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pray looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pray lands a nice short elbow.
Pray will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pray controlling the action here.
Pray lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pray takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pray is looking to take a break and control but Al Naber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Al Naber is trying to stand.
Pray is nestled in close to Al Naber, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Al Naber trying to hold on to Pray's head to control him but Pray postures up.
Pray takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Pray is keen to just control but Al Naber is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray working over Al Naber with some ground and pound. Al Naber looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Al Naber on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pray trying to pass the guard but Al Naber defending well.
Ground and pound from Pray.
Pray wants to lay and pray for a moment but Al Naber keeps working.
Pray working over Al Naber with some ground and pound. Al Naber looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pray is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pray looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Al Naber with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pray 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.
Pray lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pray lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Naber tries to get to full guard but Pray has control of the leg.
Pray is nestled in close to Al Naber, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Al Naber on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pray seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pray seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Al Naber for as long as he can get away with.
Al Naber is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pray scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pray perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pray wants to lay and pray for a moment but Al Naber keeps working.
Pray lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lay Pray dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
No luck for Pray with that takedown attempt.
Pray closes this distance looking for a takedown but Al Naber circles away.
Al Naber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pray shoots in for a takedown but Al Naber shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lay Pray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al Naber misses with a double jab.
Pray shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Al Naber is trying to defend but Pray finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pray knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Al Naber on the ground.
Al Naber makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Pray fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Al Naber throws a sloppy head kick and Pray moves out of range easily.
Pray shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Al Naber defends it nicely.
Pray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Naber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Al Naber stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Al Naber wants it to stay on the feet.
Pray shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Al Naber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Al Naber misses with a series of wild punches.
Pray looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Al Naber!
Al Naber is squirming around, avoiding Pray's attempts to control the action.
Pray controlling the pace for now.
You get the feeling that Al Naber really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pray breaks from Al Naber's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Al Naber is in a horrible position here. Pray smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Al Naber is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pray controlling his opponent.
Pray scoring with strikes but Al Naber is staying in there.
Pray scoring with strikes but Al Naber is staying in there.
Pray connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pray controlling the position easily from mount.
Pray lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray with a couple of short strikes.
Pray dominating with strikes here.
Pray looking to control but Al Naber is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pray working Al Naber over with strikes here.
Pray tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pray can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Al Naber is looking to escape.
Pray controlling the pace for now.
Al Naber is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pray lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pray scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Al Naber?
BOOM! Pray connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pray scoring with strikes but Al Naber is staying in there.
Al Naber wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Pray jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Al Naber manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Pray is working Al Naber over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pray is putting a hurting on Al Naber here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pray remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lay Pray showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pray 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lay Pray!
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