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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Blyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blyer comes to the cage accompanied by Eye Of The Tiger. Steel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Immortal Technique-Point of no return. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
36 - 38 - 1 |
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184 cm
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212 lbs
35 - 30 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
36 - 38 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rocky Blyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 30 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cory Steel!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.
Steel has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Blyer is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Steel scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Blyer scores with a four punch combination!
Steel tries to move into range but Blyer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Steel throws a hook but Blyer blocks it.
Danga de danga de dang - Blyer scores with a four punch combination!
Blyer slips under a jab from Steel.
Blyer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Steel cracks Blyer with an open hand slap.
It looks like Rocky Blyer has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Steel swings widly with a right hand
and Blyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blyer.
Blyer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steel.
Blyer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Steel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blyer.
Nice uppercut lands for Steel. That snapped Blyer's head back.
No joy there for Steel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blyer is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steel throws a jab but it's blocked by Blyer.
Steel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blyer.
Blyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab, jab by Blyer - just one landing.
Blyer lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Blyer. Beautiful body shot.
Steel misses with a wild combination.
Blyer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Blyer defending well as Steel loads up on a big left hand.
Steel throws the left hand but Blyer avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Blyer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Steel. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a hook but Blyer avoids it easily.
Blyer drops Steel with a beautiful combination! Steel stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Blyer is looking for the KO!
It looks like Cory Steel has been cut.
Blyer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steel moves away.
Steel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blyer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steel misses with a straight left.
Blyer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Blyer ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
Steel blocks a jab.
Steel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cory Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel misses with the combination.
Blyer jabs at Steel's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a jab but it's blocked by Blyer.
Blyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steel.
Steel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blyer tries to bum rush Steel with a series of wild strikes but Steel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blyer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blyer is working the combinations to good effect here.
Steel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Blyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blyer throws a shot to the body.
Steel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel misses with a shot to the body
letting Blyer counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blyer lands with an uppercut that bounces Steel off the cage and back into range.
Steel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blyer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Steel scrambles back to his feet.
Nice jab there from Steel.
A slow jab from Steel misses its intended target.
Steel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blyer fails to land with a series of punches.
Blyer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blyer looks to land a combination but Steel avoids it well.
Steel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blyer finds it's way round the side to connect with Steel's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Blyer dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oooooh!!! Blyer has knocked Steel down with a huge combo! Blyer steps away and waves a wobbly Steel back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Blyer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Steel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blyer counters with a two punch combo.
Blyer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blyer scores with a nice strike.
Steel scores with a hook to the body. Blyer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Steel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blyer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steel.
Blyer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Steel.
Blyer throws a series of punches but Steel avoids them all with ease.
Steel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blyer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Blyer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Steel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blyer was well out of range. Poor timing from Steel.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Steel might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Blyer has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steel is breathing heavily.
Steel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blyer throws a series of strikes that have Steel backpedaling.
Blyer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steel can do to turn this around?
Blyer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Steel sprawling to the canvas! Steel rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Blyer finish him?!
Steel is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel throws a nice looking combination but Blyer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steel is still on wobbly legs! Can Blyer finish him?
Steel misses with a hook
and Blyer rattles Steel with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Steel tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Blyer dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Steel stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rocky Blyer!
A less than humble Rocky Blyer misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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