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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lay Pray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Boorg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pray comes into the arena with Don't Fear the Reaper- Blue Oyster Cult blaring out of the sound system. Lay Pray has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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223 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 28 - 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Boorg!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boorg moves out of range of the body kick from Pray.
Pray shoots and misses
and Boorg counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Pray.
Boorg just misses with a punch to the body.
Boorg scores with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Pray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boorg slaps away a takedown attempt from Pray, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boorg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pray manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Boorg on his heels. He'll look to pass Boorg's guard now, I'm sure.
Pray sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boorg controls Pray momentarily but Pray frees himself.
Pray will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boorg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boorg keeping full guard, as Pray tries to pass.
Boorg is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pray is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lay Pray.
Pray's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boorg connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pray scrambles back to his feet.
Pray fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lay Pray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pray misses with a takedown attempt - Boorg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Boorg. No joy for Pray on that attempt.
Pray dives in for a single leg takedown but Boorg sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pray is breathing heavily.
Pray wants a takedown but no success here.
Boorg tries a body shot but Pray blocks it.
Come on Boorg - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boorg lands an elbow inside that Pray shrugs off.
Pray looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boorg is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right handed body shot lands from Boorg.
Boorg is leaning against Pray and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pray tries for a takedown. No joy.
Boorg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pray drags the fight down to the ground.
Boorg must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boorg trying to control the position from guard on top but Pray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boorg controlling from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Boorg stops Pray from standing up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Joseph Boorg wasn't active enough on the ground.
Boorg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pray shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boorg but Boorg pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boorg circles away.
Joseph Boorg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boorg dips to his left and cracks Pray with an uppercut!
A chopping leg kick lands by Boorg.
Pray fails with the takedown
and Boorg decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pray's guard.
Boorg controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pray keeping moving, preventing Boorg from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pray is trying to control the position but Boorg postures up.
Boorg controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Joseph Boorg hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pray shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pray's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boorg connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pray scrambles back to his feet.
Pray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boorg. Boorg obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boorg is looking to slow Pray down with leg kicks.
Pray misses with a takedown
and Boorg counters with a leg kick.
Boorg throws a leg kick which misses Pray's front leg but catches the back leg as Pray tries to avoid it.
Boorg lands a slapping body shot.
Pray has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boorg.
Pray takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boorg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pray's calf.
Boorg instigates a clinch.
Boorg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pray tries to score a body lock takedown but Boorg shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boorg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boorg is leaning against Pray and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boorg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boorg pushes Pray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pray wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boorg has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Boorg dominated that 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.
Boorg pushes Pray away with a front kick.
Pray takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boorg throws a head kick but Pray moves out of range.
Pray throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boorg's waist but Boorg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pray off to one side.
Pray stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boorg.
Boorg lands a nice looking body shot.
A cross from Boorg lands.
Joseph Boorg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boorg. Boorg obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boorg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pray's calf.
Boorg tests Pray's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boorg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pray. That did some damage!
Lay Pray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boorg digs a good hook to Pray's body.
Boorg connects with a jab.
Boorg throws a leg kick which misses Pray's front leg but catches the back leg as Pray tries to avoid it.
Jab by Boorg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boorg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pray. That did some damage!
Lay Pray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boorg is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boorg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boorg pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pray back to the cage. Boorg follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Boorg rushes Pray and presses him up against the cage.
Pray wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boorg has him pressed against the cage.
Boorg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pray fails to pull guard.
Pray tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Boorg just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lay Pray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boorg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boorg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pray backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boorg.
Pray is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Boorg to keep the fight standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boorg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pray letting Boorg take a breather here.
I was talking to Pray's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Boorg misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Boorg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pray goes for a takedown in the clinch but Boorg prevents it.
Boorg taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Boorg lands a nice shot to the body.
Boorg misses with a body punch.
Boorg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Prays head.
Boorg's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pray can't get the takedown.
Boorg digs a right hand into Pray's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pray's gas tank.
Boorg looking to slow down the pace here.
Boorg lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boorg will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pray up against the cage.
Boorg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joseph Boorg.
Boorg stuns Pray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pray dives in for a single leg takedown but Boorg sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Boorg takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Boorg looking to stall.
Boorg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pray or not.
Pray tries to break free but Boorg pushes him back against the cage.
Boorg can't find room to land a body shot as Pray controls the action.
Boorg tries a body shot but Pray blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boorg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Boorg.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pray as Boorg tries to tie him up.
Pray has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boorg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pray is keeping busy.
Boorg manages to break the clinch.
Boorg cracks the inside of Pray's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boorg jabs at Pray's body.
Pray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boorg. Boorg obviously looking to wear him down.
Pray has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boorg.
Boorg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boorg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boorg chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boorg connects with an inside leg kick.
Boorg lands a jab to Pray's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Boorg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Boorg moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A good leg kick by Boorg.
Boorg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Boorg connects with a leg kick. Pray looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Boorg feints and then cracks Pray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pray down.
Boorg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Boorg wants it to stay on the feet.
Pray walks into a straight right hand from Boorg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boorg scores with a leg kick.
Boorg lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pray will feel that in the morning.
Boorg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pray on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boorg.
Boorg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pray takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boorg throws a good cross that connects.
Pray takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Boorg chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice body punch from Boorg.
Pray tries to keep at a distance but Boorg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boorg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pray prevents a body shot from Boorg.
Pray is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Boorg is defending well.
Pray has Boorg pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Boorg manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lay Pray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boorg slows down the pace here.
Pray is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boorg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Boorg.
Boorg works on Pray's body with a couple of short punches.
Pray being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boorg scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boorg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Boorg.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joseph Boorg.
Pray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boorg. Boorg obviously looking to wear him down.
Boorg chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boorg lands a nice looking body shot.
Boorg tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boorg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pray avoids the head kick by Boorg.
That kick from Boorg tenderised Pray's leg. Pray is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boorg throws a jab when Pray was well out of range.
Boorg catches Pray with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boorg displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pray.
Boorg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Joseph Boorg is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boorg pushes Pray up against the cage in a clinch.
Boorg stalls.
A short right from Boorg.
Pray blocks a body shot from Boorg.
Boorg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pray is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boorg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boorg tries to stall but Pray uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pray drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Boorg gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pray wants a takedown.
Boorg trying to land knees to the body.
Pray tries to circle away but Boorg has him pinned against the cage.
Pray changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Boorg fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boorg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lay Pray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boorg feints and then cracks Pray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pray down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Boorg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boorg 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 25:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Boorg!
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