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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Blyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blyer comes to the cage accompanied by Eye Of The Tiger. Henry comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Unashamed kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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210 lbs
44 - 47 - 1 |
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214 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
44 - 47 - 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
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Henry!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry slips a jab and a cross from Blyer.
Blyer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blyer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Henry has his takedown stuffed
and Blyer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blyer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Henry has Blyer up against the cage in a clinch.
Henry looking to stall.
Blyer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Henrys head.
Blyer stalling in the clinch.
Blyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry throws a nice looking combination but Blyer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henry fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Blyer sprawls well initially but Henry persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry stops Blyer from getting back to his feet.
Henry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blyer is trying to stand up here but Henry is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henry prevents Blyer from standing back up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Henry is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Henry slips a jab and a cross from Blyer.
Henry darts in looking for a takedown but Blyer gets double underhooks and turns Henry into the cage.
Blyer blocks the body kick.
Henry tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Henry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Henry tries to clinch but Blyer is having none of it.
Rocky Blyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blyer cracks Henry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Henry moves in looking to clinch but Blyer pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blyer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henry shoots in but Blyer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rocky Blyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Henry.
Nice shot by Henry.
Henry lands with a right hand.
Blyer thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry looks to score with a jab to the body but Blyer is just out of range.
Blyer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Henry scores with the left hand. Blyer knows he should have avoided that one.
Henry scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Blyer misses with a double jab.
Henry closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Blyer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henry tries for a takedown. No joy.
Blyer is looking to break free of the clinch but Henry has double underhooks.
Henry has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blyer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Blyer blocks a body shot from Henry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry misses with a punch to the body.
Blyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henry will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blyer up against the cage.
Henry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blyer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blyer blocks a body shot from Henry.
Blyer tries to break free but Henry pushes him back against the cage.
Blyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blyer looks to land a left hand but Henry moved out of range nicely.
Henry drives through with a takedown into guard.
Henry showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Henry's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry stops Blyer from standing up.
Blyer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Henry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blyer being controlled here, momentarily.
Henry stops Blyer from standing up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Blyer takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
Henry closes the distance and clinches.
Blyer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Henry looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Henry dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blyer misses with a hook.
Blyer misses with a body shot.
Henry staying out of range there.
Henry's corner calls for a 1-2. Henry obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Henry takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like John Henry has been cut.
Henry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blyer is fending him off so far but Henry persists. Nope, Blyer circles away and we're back to standing.
Henry misses with a low kick.
Blyer dodges the punch combination from Henry.
Henry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blyer doesn't seem bothered though.
A slow jab from Blyer misses its intended target.
Blyer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henry.
Henry misses with a wild body shot.
Henry takes a swing at Blyer's ribcage but misses.
Blyer misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henry slips a jab from Blyer.
Henry throws a right hand that Blyer ducks under and follows up with a left that Blyer also avoids with ease.
Blyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rocky Blyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Henry dives in and grabs Blyer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blyer pushes down on Henry's head and hops out.
Blyer is looking to counter punch.
Henry moves out of range as Blyer strikes.
Blyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blyer misses with a looping left.
Henry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blyer'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.
Blyer is trying to break the clinch but Henry is controlling him.
Henry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blyer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Henry wants a takedown but no success here.
Rocky Blyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Henry.
Blyer blocks a body shot from Henry.
Blyer breaks from the clinch.
Blyer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Henry is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Blyer rather than just go for the knockout.
Henry moves out of range of the strikes.
Blyer misses with a body shot.
Blyer lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Blyer coming out on top.
John Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blyer doesn't seem bothered though.
Henry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blyer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henry circles away quickly and effectively.
Rocky Blyer is winning the standup battle so far.
Blyer throws a series of punches but Henry avoids them all with ease.
Henry tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blyer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blyer throws a big counter combination but Henry scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Henry fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Blyer to the ground. Henry is now in Blyer's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyer wants to stand but Henry is controlling the position.
Henry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Henry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henry stops Blyer from standing up.
Henry trying to control but Blyer is working from the bottom.
Henry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henry stops Blyer from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Blyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Henry scores with a leg kick.
Henry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blyer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Henry. Henry obviously looking to wear him down.
Henry misses the shot to the body.
Henry throws a body punch but Blyer moves out of range.
Henry moves in looking to clinch but Blyer pushes him off.
Blyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Henry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Blyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Blyer misses with a few strikes there.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Blyer.
Henry digs a good hook to Blyer's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henry swings for the body but Blyer moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rocky Blyer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Henry's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Blyer looks to land a right hand but Henry moved out of range.
Henry tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The fighters circling - Henry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henry misses with a hook.
Blyer throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Henry is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Blyer misses the jab.
Blyer misses with a wild body shot.
Blyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blyer throws a body shot but no joy.
Blyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Henry moves away from the strike by Blyer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blyer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blyer misses the shot to the body.
Blyer takes a swing at Henry's ribcage but misses.
Blyer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henry circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Blyer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Blyer is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Henry presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Blyer has had enough of the clinch but Henry keeps him there for the moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Henry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blyer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blyer wants it to stay on the feet.
Henry connects with a body shot.
Blyer swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
Henry goes for a double leg but Blyer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blyer continues to drive forward.
Blyer misses the jab.
Blyer tries to keep at a distance but Henry has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blyer's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blyer is trying to push Henry away but Henry has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Henry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry tries to work over Blyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henry digs a right hand into Blyer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blyer's gas tank.
Blyer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Henry up against the cage.
Henry trying to control the position but instead, Blyer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Henry into the cage.
Henry digs a right hand into Blyer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blyer's gas tank.
Henry lands with a right to the head.
Blyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blyer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Henry misses with a body shot.
Blyer swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyer cracks Henry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Henry shoots in looking for a takedown. Blyer tries to sprawl out of it but Henry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blyer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blyer throwing a counter right hand but Henry manages to avoid it.
Rocky Blyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Henry.
Blyer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henry.
Blyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henry. Blyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Blyer misses the target.
Henry tries to clinch up.
Blyer missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blyer misses with a wild body shot.
Blyer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henry feints the counter takedown.
Blyer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blyer throws a hook but Henry avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henry trying to control but Blyer is working from the bottom.
Blyer being controlled here, momentarily.
Blyer keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Henry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rocky Blyer.
I think Blyer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Blyer!
Rocky Blyer tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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