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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donald Cerrone!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cerrone tries to close the distance and clinch but Wallace swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cerrone tries to clinch up but Wallace circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Wallace, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cerrone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cerrone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cerrone tries to clinch there but Wallace circles away.
Cerrone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wallace gets a takedown into half guard.
Cerrone is trying to stand.
Wallace postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Cerrone to stand up.
Wallace drives through and clinches with Cerrone against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cerrone jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wallace walks away with a smile on his face. Cerrone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cerrone misses with a takedown attempt
and Wallace counters by moving into the clinch.
Billy Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Cerrone.
Cerrone keeps control of Wallace as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cerrone is trying to break the clinch but Wallace has him pressed against the cage.
Wallace displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cerrone up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wallace just leaning against Cerrone, taking a breather.
Cerrone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wallace has him pressed against the cage.
Cerrone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cerrone looks gassed!
Wallace looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cerrone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wallace has him pressed against the cage.
Cerrone is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wallace gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cerrone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cerrone taking a breather.
Wallace is trying to break the clinch but Cerrone has him pressed against the cage.
Cerrone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wallace smiles and moves away.
Cerrone tries to keep at a distance but Wallace has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wallace using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wallace wants to get back to striking at distance but Cerrone won't allow it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wallace's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wallace clinches with his opponent.
Cerrone wants a takedown.
Wallace throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cerrones head.
Wallace breaks from the clinch.
Cerrone tries to keep at a distance but Wallace has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cerrone tries to pull guard but Wallace holds him up against the cage and eventually Cerrone drops back down to his feet.
Wallace pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wallace manages to break the clinch.
Wallace scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cerrone is rocked!
It looks like Donald Cerrone has been cut.
Wallace fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cerrone, pushing him back against the cage.
Cerrone is still on wobbly legs! Can Wallace finish him?
Wallace lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cerrone seems to have recovered his senses.
Wallace pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wallace lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cerrone up against the cage.
Cerrone jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wallace walks away with a smile on his face. Cerrone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wallace throws a combination. Cerrone tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wallace bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cerrone's head backwards.
Wallace shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cerrone's guard.
Wallace gets to his feet - Cerrone follows without any prompting.
Wallace clinches with his opponent.
Wallace manages to break the clinch.
Wallace looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cerrone!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cerrone is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Wallace controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cerrone trying desperately to get to his feet.
Cerrone is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cerrone tries to lock up and control but Wallace gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Wallace dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donald Cerrone's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wallace instigates a clinch.
Wallace will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cerrone up against the cage.
Wallace keeps control of Cerrone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wallace tries to stall but Cerrone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cerrone lands a shot to the body.
Cerrone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wallace moves into the clinch successfully.
Wallace tries to break the clinch but Cerrone is controlling the position.
Wallace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wallace lands a body shot.
Wallace lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wallace clinches up with Cerrone and pushes him back against the cage.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wallace throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wallace swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wallace throws a nice looking combination but Cerrone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cerrone is breathing heavily.
Wallace throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cerrone darts in trying to clinch
and Wallace counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Wallace as the two fighters clinch.
Wallace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wallace jabs at Cerrone's body.
Wallace digs a good body shot into Cerrone's ribs.
Cerrone keeps the fight on the outside.
Wallace wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wallace clinches.
Cerrone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wallace is keeping busy.
Cerrone wants to break the clinch but can't.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wallace softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wallace leaning against his opponent.
Cerrone tries to work over Wallace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wallace breaks from the clinch.
Wallace connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wallace has managed to clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wallace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace managing to block the knees to the body from Cerrone.
Wallace manages to break the clinch.
Wallace has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cerrone jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wallace walks away with a smile on his face. Cerrone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wallace moves into the clinch.
Wallace manages to break the clinch.
Wallace lands a slapping body shot.
Wallace is looking to wear down Cerrone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wallace was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wallace looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wallace has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wallace looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wallace's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
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 stands the fighters back up. Billy Wallace just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cerrone misses with a takedown attempt
and Wallace counters with a single leg into guard. Cerrone didn't expect that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallace scoring with some ground and pound.
Wallace slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cerrone looking for a sweep. Not yet Cerrone, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Wallace dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donald Cerrone's cut.
That's time! Wallace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wallace gets the takedown into side control.
Cerrone wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wallace gets to mount! Cerrone was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Wallace looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cerrone squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Wallace takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cerrone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billy Wallace overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wallace seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cerrone for as long as he can get away with.
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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Billy Wallace just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cerrone wants to clinch
and Wallace counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cerrone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wallace smiles and moves away.
Wallace gets a clinch.
Cerrone prevents Wallace from breaking the clinch.
Wallace is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cerrone can do to turn this around?
Wallace landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cerrone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cerrone tries to pull guard but Wallace won't allow it.
Cerrone breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone tries to clinch but Wallace moves away
and Wallace counters with a nice body shot.
Wallace swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Billy Wallace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wallace scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wallace scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wallace throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wallace throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cerrone.
Wallace scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cerrone trying to remain calm as Wallace controls from the top position.
Cerrone wants to get back to his feet but Wallace is dominant here and he's now got Cerrone's back!
Cerrone is covering up but some of the strikes from Wallace are getting through and doing damage.
Cerrone trying to control the position but Wallace manages to sink in the hooks.
Cerrone takes a big shot to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone is trying to stand back up.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Wallace gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Billy Wallace is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cerrone takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Wallace is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Wallace lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Wallace showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wallace has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Wallace!
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