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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Blyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Blyer!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blyer thuds his right hand into Bob's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice takedown defense from Bob. No joy for Blyer on that attempt.
Bob throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blyer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bob tries to close the distance and clinch but Blyer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bob clinches with his opponent.
Bob wants a takedown but no success here.
Bob scores a nice knee to the body.
Blyer looks gassed!
Bob breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bob throws a series of punches but Blyer avoids them all with ease.
Blyer fails with the takedown.
Bob lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bob fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bob fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bob tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rocky Blyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blyer has managed to clinch.
Bob breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bob gets a takedown into half guard.
Bob stands up from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bob not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blyer is not content to let Bob control the position.
Bob has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bob throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob wants to control the pace but Blyer is squirming around nicely.
Blyer is trying desperately to improve position.
Bob has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bob unloading with bombs!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blyer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bob throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob misses with a head shot.
Blyer is squirming around, avoiding Bob's attempts to control the action.
Bob lands with some strikes.
Blyer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bob. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Blyer is squirming around, avoiding Bob's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Poor strikes thrown by Bob there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blyer is squirming around, avoiding Bob's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bob dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bob shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blyer but Blyer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blyer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bob counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bob stops Blyer from getting back to his feet.
Bob is tying to control. Blyer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Billy Bob just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bob uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blyer.
Blyer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blyer throws a head kick but Bob moves out of range.
Blyer is breathing heavily.
Bob looks for a takedown but Blyer sprawls well.
Bob throws a head kick but Blyer moves out of range.
Blyer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bob takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob is trying to stall.
Bob scores with a knee to the head.
Bob has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Blyer uses from the top position.
Bob not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bob is really struggling to control Blyer but he's trying to hold on to the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bob is on top in guard.
Bob passes Blyer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blyer is not content to let Bob control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob decides to return to a standing position.
Blyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bob misses with a takedown attempt - Blyer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bob avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bob looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bob shoots in for a double leg but Blyer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bob takes one to the side of the head.
Bob dodges the punch combination from Blyer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Blyer jabs Bob right on the nose. Bob blinks but takes it well.
Bob tries to clinch up.
Blyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Bob misses.
Blyer instigates a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blyer leaning against his opponent.
Bob breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Billy Bob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blyer shoots in and drives through. Bob sprawls well.
Bob tries to clinch
and Blyer counters with a stiff right hand.
Horrible takedown by Bob or perhaps it was just good defense by Blyer which made him look bad.
Blyer fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blyer shoots for a takedown but Bob saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bob tries to clinch but Blyer moves out of range.
Blyer misses with a head kick.
Blyer swats away the attempt to clinch by Bob.
Bob shoots in but Blyer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blyer works the jab nicely.
Blyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bob misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blyer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blyer misses with a wild combination.
Bob will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bob showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blyer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bob dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Blyer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blyer misses with an uppercut. Bob saw that one coming.
Bob throws a series of punches but Blyer avoids them all with ease.
Blyer lands a nice shot that snaps Bob's head back.
No luck for Bob with that takedown attempt.
Blyer lands with an overhand left.
Blyer throws a right and a left that Bob avoids nicely.
Blyer gets caught flat footed, as Bob shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blyer is pulling down on Bob's head. It's preventing any offense from Bob, at least for the moment.
Blyer keeping moving, preventing Bob from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob tries to stand but Blyer is controlling from the bottom.
Bob trying to control but Blyer is working from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Blyer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bob is one step ahead there.
Bob thows a big elbow that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blyer misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob clinches up with Blyer and pushes him back against the cage.
Bob lands an elbow just above Blyer 's eye.
Bob drags the fight down to the ground.
Bob wants to stand up but Blyer is controlling him.
Rocky Blyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Billy Bob overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bob manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blyer manages to get himself to full guard.
Blyer keeping moving, preventing Bob from controlling successfully.
Blyer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blyer is trying to control the position but Bob postures up.
Billy Bob is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blyer keeping moving, preventing Bob from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bob stands up and waves to Blyer to follow him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Bob showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bob 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Bob!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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