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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lay Pray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace comes to the cage accompanied by Uprising. Pray is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Don't Fear the Reaper- Blue Oyster Cult. Lay Pray will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lay Pray!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pray shoots in for a takedown but Wallace shows good takedown defense.
Pray changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wallace looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pray trying to control the position but Wallace is working away.
Wallace is looking to regain half guard here but Pray keeps moving and retains side control.
Wallace looking for a sweep but Pray has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Pray content just to control the position here.
Pray tries to control but Wallace wriggling away.
Pray fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wallace really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pray avoids the attempt from Wallace to control.
Pray controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace is desperately trying to improve his position but Pray has a good base and remains in mount.
Pray sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wallace might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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.
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.
Pray shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wallace manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pray sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pray is controlling him.
Wallace is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wallace being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pray trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lay Pray.
Wallace tries to bum rush Pray with a series of wild strikes but Pray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wallace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wallace misses with a double jab.
Wallace rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pray looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wallace is fending him off so far but Pray persists. Nope, Wallace circles away and we're back to standing.
Pray fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
William Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lay Pray.
Wallace jabs at Pray's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray shoots and misses
and Wallace connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pray shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pray looks winded!
Pray blocks a head kick by Wallace.
Pray has his takedown stuffed
and Wallace makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wallace throws a right and a left that Pray avoids nicely.
Pray shoots and misses
and Wallace connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wallace misses with a double jab.
Wallace scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wallace drops an elbow to the side of Pray's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Pray to get to his feet.
Wallace lands a slapping body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wallace. That's going to slow Pray down.
A left and a right from Wallace both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pray moves forwards but Wallace connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wallace throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pray takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wallace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pray shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wallace sprawls well. Wallace wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pray gets slowly back to his feet.
Wallace throws a one two combo.
Oooooh!!! Wallace has knocked Pray down with a huge combo! Wallace steps away and waves a wobbly Pray back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Pray is rocked!
Wallace fakes the leg kick and cracks Pray in the body.
Pray is still on wobbly legs! Can Wallace finish him?
Wallace throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wallace scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pray seems to have recovered his senses.
Wallace lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wallace throws a series of punches but Pray avoids them all with ease.
Wallace slaps away a takedown attempt from Pray, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wallace jabs Pray right on the nose. Pray blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Wallace dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wallace looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wallace tries to stand but Pray is controlling from the bottom.
Wallace wants to control from the top but Pray keeps moving.
Pray controlling Wallace's posture.
Pray wants to sweep here but Wallace controlling him for the moment.
Pray looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because William Wallace just wasn't active enough.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pray is defended easily by Wallace.
Lay Pray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pray is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray misses with a takedown attempt
and Wallace counters with a straight right hand.
Wallace misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pray misses with a takedown
and Wallace counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
William Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lay Pray.
Wallace tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Wallace has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wallace postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pray looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pray taking shots to the head.
Pray regains half guard.
Pray is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace prevents Pray from standing back up.
Pray blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wallace.
Wallace is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pray can do to turn this around?
Wallace is keen to just control but Pray is a slippery customer.
William Wallace overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wallace slips a nice elbow through Pray's hands, connecting with Pray's forehead.
Wallace wants to stand but Pray has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Pray makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Pray misses with a few strikes there.
Wallace rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wallace decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pray has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Wallace is on him like a limpet, forcing Pray back against the cage.
Wallace misses with a body punch.
Pray is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wallace is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wallace unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pray lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wallace.
Wallace's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wallace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pray circles away quickly and effectively.
Pray shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wallace as he avoids it easily.
Wallace closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pray quickly recovers to half guard.
Wallace thows a huge punch but Pray dodges it nicely.
Wallace is controlling the pace.
Wallace wants to stand up but Pray has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Wallace drops an elbow to the side of Pray's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pray is pressing down on Wallace's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pray keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
Pray trying to control the position here.
Wallace stands up from Pray's guard - Wallace perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wallace looks to land a combination but Pray avoids it well.
Pray shoots in for a takedown but Wallace shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Wallace dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pray misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pray shoots in looking for a takedown. Wallace tries to sprawl out of it but Pray keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wallace manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wallace misses with a jab, cross combination.
William Wallace is winning the standup battle so far.
Wallace throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pray.
Pray with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wallace counters with a thumping low kick.
William Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lay Pray.
Wallace connects with a body shot.
Wallace shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pray manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wallace wants to control from the top but Pray keeps moving.
Wallace gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace throws a sloppy head kick and Pray moves out of range easily.
Wallace is looking to wear down Pray with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wallace lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wallace as he avoids it easily.
Wallace lands an overhand right.
Wallace swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pray takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wallace scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pray tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wallace defends well and Pray ends up having to push Wallace into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wallace scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pray dodges an elbow strike from Wallace.
Pray takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wallace scores with a shoulder strike.
Pray is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wallace gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wallace putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pray in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wallace displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pray.
Wallace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pray circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pray has a closed guard, preventing Wallace from standing up.
Wallace preventing the sweep.
Wallace scoring with some ground and pound.
Wallace stops Pray from standing up.
Wallace wants to control from the top but Pray keeps moving.
Pray trying to control the position.
Wallace stands and steps away. Pray gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wallace looks to land a body kick but Pray moved away.
Wallace misses the jab.
Pray fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wallace avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pray was covering up waiting for the punch and Wallace finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wallace trying to control but Pray is working from the bottom.
Pray controls Wallace momentarily but Wallace frees himself.
Wallace wanted to stand there but Pray had control of the position.
Pray is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pray has a closed guard, preventing Wallace from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wallace stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wallace wants it to stay on the feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wallace.
Wallace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wallace misses the shot to the body.
Wallace leaves Pray with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wallace digs a good hook to Pray's body.
Pray fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
It looks like Wallace has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Wallace shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace prevents Pray from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pray is trying to stand back up but Wallace is controlling him
And that's the end of the fight!
William 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Wallace!
Our winner, William Wallace, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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