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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Blyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blyer comes to the cage accompanied by Eye Of The Tiger. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
34 - 36 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Blyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Grimm!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Grimm.
Blyer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blyer checks a low kick from Grimm.
Blyer tries to bum rush Grimm with a series of wild strikes but Grimm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grimm's coach down at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Grimm's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Blyer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Grimm. That one must have hurt.
Grimm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grimm throws out a loose jab but Blyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blyer throws the left hand but Grimm avoids the punch easily.
Blyer avoids the body shot from Grimm.
Blyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Blyer misses its target.
The fighters circling - Grimm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grimm misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Grimm.
Grimm connects with an inside leg kick.
We've been told by Blyer's head coaches at Facebreaker Academy - Striking that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blyer fails to land with a series of punches.
Grimm lands with an uppercut that bounces Blyer off the cage and back into range.
Blyer loads up on a big right hand but Grimm slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grimm.
Ben Grimm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blyer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grimm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grimm closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blyer checks a leg kick.
Grimm cracks Blyer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimm moves away.
Grimm takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grimm scoring well with a low kick there.
Blyer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Grimm scores with a push kick.
Grimm swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blyer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blyer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grimm can pounce on him.
Grimm clinches up against the cage.
Blyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grimm misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blyer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Grimm.
Blyer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grimm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blyer moves out of range of the body kick from Grimm.
Grimm ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blyer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grimm counters with a nice uppercut.
Grimm fakes the leg kick and cracks Blyer in the body.
Blyer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grimm takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grimm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blyer circles away quickly and effectively.
Grimm throws a big shot that misses.
Grimm misses with a head kick.
Grimm takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Grimm lands with a nice body kick.
Blyer missing with a left hand there. Grimm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grimm tries to clinch but Blyer is having none of it.
Grimm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blyer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blyer throws a looping overhand right but Grimm ducks down to avoid it.
Blyer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grimm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grimm thinks about the counter body kick.
Blyer tries to bum rush Grimm with a series of wild strikes but Grimm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grimm feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blyer's calf.
Grimm ducks right into an uppercut from Blyer.
Grimm fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blyer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grimm lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grimm throws a body kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Grimm.
Blyer blocks a jab.
Blyer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Blyer avoids the body shot from Grimm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimm manages to avoid it.
Grimm counters with a body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Grimm. That snapped Blyer's head back.
Grimm misses with a straight right.
Grimm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blyer.
Grimm has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice defenses there by Grimm.
Blyer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grimm throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Blyer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grimm throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good exchange - Blyer coming out on top.
Grimm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blyer swings for the body but Grimm moves out of range.
Blyer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Grimm dominated that 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.
Grimm lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blyer takes a swing at Grimm's ribcage but misses.
Grimm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grimm misses with a hook.
Grimm lands with a right hand.
Blyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grimm.
Blyer defending well as Grimm loads up on a big left hand.
Blyer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Blyer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grimm.
Blyer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Grimm fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blyer checks it well.
Blyer throwing a counter right hand but Grimm manages to avoid it.
Grimm walks into a straight right hand from Blyer.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grimm. That's going to slow Blyer down.
Nice body punch from Blyer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blyer throws a body punch but Grimm moves out of range.
Grimm is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A swing and a miss from Grimm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blyer.
Grimm throws a push kick but Blyer slaps the foot to one side.
Blyer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grimm throws a solid leg kick but Blyer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grimm.
Blyer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Grimm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blyer tries to bum rush Grimm with a series of wild strikes but Grimm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grimm throws a shot from downtown. Blyer moves away and avoids it.
Grimm lands a front kick.
Rocky Blyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grimm uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grimm.
Grimm plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blyer thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Blyer backs off Grimm throws a huge counter combo but Blyer manages to avoid it all.
Grimm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blyer.
Grimm digs a good body shot into Blyer's ribs.
Grimm throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm wants to slow Blyer down by chopping away at his legs.
Grimm swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A combination from Blyer does no damage.
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!
Grimm scoring well with a low kick there.
Grimm lands with an overhand left.
Blyer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grimm connects with an inside leg kick.
Grimm scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Blyer misses.
Grimm throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blyer on the side of the head.
Blyer connects with a looping right hand.
Blyer moves out of range of the body kick from Grimm.
Grimm throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimm manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grimm throws a wild body kick that Blyer sees coming a mile off.
Grimm throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blyer on the side of the head.
Blyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blyer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grimm.
A cross from Grimm lands.
Blyer throws a body punch but Grimm moves out of range.
Grimm follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Grimm misses with a body kick.
Grimm buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blyer!
Grimm tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blyer is able to avoid easily.
Grimm misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grimm moves away from the strike by Blyer.
Blyer misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimm connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blyer's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blyer throws out the jab.
Grimm only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Blyer with a jab.
Blyer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grimm misses with a head kick.
Grimm looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blyer throws a series of punches but Grimm avoids them all with ease.
Blyer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grimm dips to his left and cracks Blyer with an uppercut!
Blyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick from Grimm lands but Blyer takes it in his stride.
Blyer throws a series of punches but Grimm moves out of range.
Grimm flicks out a counter leg kick but Blyer steps away.
Grimm lands a glancing blow to the side of Blyer's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd cheers as Grimm lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blyer doesn't seem phased though.
Blyer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crunch! Grimm slams his shin into Blyer's torso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Grimm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Grimm throws a head kick but Blyer moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Blyer misses the target.
Blyer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grimm misses with a low kick.
Grimm throws a leg kick
and Blyer counters with a left and a right that stings Grimm.
Blyer misses with a series of wild punches.
Grimm cracks Blyer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Grimm misses with a body kick.
Grimm throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As Grimm looks to move away, Blyer throws a big counter combo bu Grimm just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyer misses with the combination.
Blyer throws a shot from downtown. Grimm moves away and avoids it.
Grimm misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Grimm there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm slips under a jab.
Blyer ducks under a wild hook from Grimm.
Grimm blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grimm.
Blyer throws a shot from downtown. Grimm moves away and avoids it.
Grimm misses with a straight left.
Blyer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grimm scores with a punch to the head.
Blyer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blyer throws a shot from downtown. Grimm moves away and avoids it.
Blyer throws a lazy uppercut
and Grimm counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grimm jabs at Blyer's body.
Blyer throws a series of punches but Grimm avoids them all with ease.
Blyer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blyer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimm misses with a few strikes there.
Blyer throws a hook but Grimm blocks it.
Blyer misses with a wild combination.
Blyer misses with a looping left.
Grimm thumps Blyer with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Grimm misses the target.
It looked like Blyer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blyer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grimm was well out of range. Poor timing from Blyer.
Grimm's corner calls for a 1-2. Grimm obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blyer misses with a wild body shot.
Blyer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grimm.
Blyer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Blyer takes one on the button.
Blyer is rocked!
Grimm throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oh Blyer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Blyer.
Blyer seems to have got his legs back now.
Grimm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blyer.
Grimm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blyer is looking to counter punch.
Rocky Blyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grimm lands a leg kick that knocks Blyer off balance momentarily.
Grimm bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Blyer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blyer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grimm circles away quickly and effectively.
Grimm lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blyer looks to throw the jab but Grimm is out of range.
A punch combination from Blyer misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grimm misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Blyer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grimm fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blyer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Grimm scores with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Grimm.
Grimm throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blyer fails to land with a series of punches.
Grimm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grimm lands a head shot.
Blyer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Grimm.
Blyer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grimm.
Blyer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grimm connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blyer scrambles back to his feet.
Grimm lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blyer's sensitive parts.
Grimm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blyer throws out the jab.
Grimm looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blyer throws an overhand right that lands on Grimm's shoulder, as Grimm tries to avoid the shot.
Blyer throws a series of strikes that have Grimm backpedaling.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grimm connects with a leg kick. Blyer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Grimm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grimm 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Grimm!
Ben Grimm looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'One last try at LHW. Lets see how it goes.'.
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