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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Prayers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Deupreaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacques Deupreaux is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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270 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lance Prayers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Deupreaux!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deupreaux shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Prayers is trying to defend but Deupreaux finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prayers trying to hold on to Deupreaux's head to control him but Deupreaux postures up.
Prayers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Deupreaux on the ground.
Deupreaux looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Deupreaux wants to take a breather but Prayers is having none of it.
Deupreaux thows a huge punch but Prayers dodges it nicely.
Deupreaux has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Deupreaux working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prayers is refusing to be controlled, as Deupreaux sits in half guard.
Prayers is looking for a sweep. Deupreaux is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deupreaux not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Deupreaux is looking for submissions but instead, Prayers has regained full guard.
Deupreaux tries to stand but Prayers is controlling from the bottom.
Deupreaux stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Prayers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Deupreaux postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Deupreaux looking to pass the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Prayers tries to clinch there but Deupreaux circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Deupreaux shoots for a takedown but Prayers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Prayers gets the takedown into side control.
Deupreaux regains half guard there - taking advantage of Prayers's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Prayers is looking to stall here but Deupreaux recovers full guard.
Prayers trying to control the position from guard on top but Deupreaux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prayers is really struggling to control Deupreaux but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Prayers not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Prayers trying to control but Deupreaux is working from the bottom.
Deupreaux is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Prayers is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Prayers throws a big right hand that misses.
Deupreaux wants to stand and escape but Prayers is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Deupreaux shoots and misses
and Prayers counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Prayers.
Prayers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Deupreaux is keeping the position for now.
Prayers wants to control from the top but Deupreaux keeps moving.
Prayers is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Deupreaux dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
No luck for Deupreaux with that takedown attempt.
Prayers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Deupreaux counters with a one-two to the body.
Deupreaux tries for a takedown but Prayers circles away easily
and Prayers counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Deupreaux wants to sweep but no luck.
Deupreaux is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Prayers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prayers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Deupreaux swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Prayers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Deupreaux avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Prayers controlling from the top position.
Prayers trying to control but Deupreaux is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Deupreaux scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prayers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Deupreaux scores with a takedown into Prayers's guard.
Prayers controls Deupreaux momentarily but Deupreaux frees himself.
Prayers has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Deupreaux wants to control from the top but Prayers keeps moving.
Prayers has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deupreaux preventing the sweep.
Deupreaux lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Deupreaux is looking to work some ground and pound but Prayers has wrist control.
Deupreaux pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Prayers is keeping the position for now.
Deupreaux trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Deupreaux wants to control from the top but Prayers keeps moving.
Prayers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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.
Deupreaux looking to pass the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Deupreaux misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Deupreaux bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Prayers's head backwards.
Deupreaux rushes Prayers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Deupreaux works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prayers drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Deupreaux gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Prayers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Deupreaux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.
Deupreaux lands with a straight right. Prayers didn't see that one coming.
Deupreaux throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Prayers on the side of the head.
Deupreaux tries to clinch up but Prayers circles away and keeps his distance.
Prayers misses with a double jab
letting Deupreaux counter with a right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Deupreaux there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deupreaux misses with a two punch combination.
Deupreaux pushes Prayers up against the cage in a clinch.
Deupreaux scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Deupreaux lands a hook that snaps the head of Prayers backwards.
Prayers could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Deupreaux breaks from the clinch.
Deupreaux gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Deupreaux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deupreaux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Prayers.
Deupreaux gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Deupreaux slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Deupreaux on the inside.
Deupreaux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deupreaux with a poor takedown
and Prayers counters with a nice double leg into side control. Deupreaux won't be happy with that.
Lance Prayers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Deupreaux throws Prayers to one side and escapes!
Deupreaux lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deupreaux misses with a wild combination.
Jacques Deupreaux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deupreaux closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Deupreaux lands in his opponent's guard.
Prayers is trying to control the position but Deupreaux postures up.
Deupreaux controls from within his opponent's guard.
Prayers controls Deupreaux momentarily but Deupreaux frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deupreaux is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Deupreaux trying to control but Prayers is working from the bottom.
Deupreaux seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Deupreaux trying to control the position from guard on top but Prayers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Prayers on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Prayers tries to get out of the position.
Deupreaux is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jacques Deupreaux just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Prayers wants to clinch but Deupreaux slips to the side
and Deupreaux counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Deupreaux sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Prayers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lance Prayers 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.
Deupreaux sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Prayers defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Deupreaux comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Deupreaux 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Deupreaux!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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