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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francois Duvalier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lay Pray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pray has chosen Don't Fear the Reaper- Blue Oyster Cult as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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300 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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30
300 lbs
10 - 14 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Francois Duvalier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lay Pray!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pray looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Duvalier cracks Pray with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Duvalier has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Pray to stand back up!
It looks like Lay Pray has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duvalier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pray drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pray throwing strikes from guard but Duvalier blocks nicely.
Pray engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvalier avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pray controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lay Pray wasn't active enough on the ground.
Duvalier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duvalier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pray fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Duvalier avoids it really well and circles away.
Pray looks for a takedown but Duvalier sprawls well.
Francois Duvalier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lay Pray.
Pray manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Duvalier on his heels. He'll look to pass Duvalier's guard now, I'm sure.
Pray engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pray throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Duvalier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pray 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.
Duvalier utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pray controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pray throws a big right hand that misses.
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!
Pray won't allow Duvalier to sweep him here.
Pray is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Lay Pray hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Duvalier misses with a looping right.
Pray darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pray throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
It looks like Pray might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Pray's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Let's hope that Pray has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lay Pray has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Pray decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pray stalling.
Pray works his way into full mount!
Duvalier in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lay Pray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lay Pray's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duvalier.
Duvalier leaves Pray with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pray closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Francois Duvalier is winning the standup battle so far.
Duvalier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pray manages to avoid it.
Duvalier throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duvalier keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duvalier stuffs the takedown attempt from Pray. Pray gets slowly back to his feet.
Francois Duvalier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lay Pray.
Pray drives through with a takedown into Duvalier's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pray trying to control the position from guard on top but Duvalier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pray won't allow Duvalier to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray postures up.
Pray controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Francois Duvalier has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pray feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pray passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pray tries to score with some ground and pound. Duvalier controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pray controlling from side mount.
Pray has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lay Pray has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Duvalier stuffs the takedown attempt from Pray. Pray gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray shoots in but Duvalier avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Duvalier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duvalier misses with a looping right.
Pray fails to land the takedown.
Duvalier throws out a loose jab but Pray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pray shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Duvalier pinned against the cage. Duvalier gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Francois Duvalier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duvalier cracks a nice hook into Pray's ribs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pray is breathing heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Pray 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pray shoots in for a takedown but Duvalier shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Duvalier ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Duvalier connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Pray to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Duvalier!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Francois Duvalier!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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