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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Blyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan The Tall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blyer comes to the cage accompanied by Eye Of The Tiger. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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185 cm
48
210 lbs
45 - 48 - 1 |
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198 cm
29
216 lbs
16 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
45 - 48 - 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
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duncan The Tall! The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Blyer swinging wildly here.
Blyer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. The Tall dips to his left and cracks Blyer with an uppercut! The Tall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blyer misses the jab. Blyer throws a hook but The Tall blocks it. The Tall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Blyer misses with an uppercut
and The Tall counters with a nice body shot. Sloppy strikes from The Tall. Those never looked like landing. The Tall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blyer sees it coming and avoids it easily. The Tall cracks a nice hook into Blyer's ribs. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Blyer looks to score with a jab to the body but The Tall is just out of range. The Tall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. The Tall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blyer moves out of range and avoids them all easily. The Tall moves out of range as Blyer strikes. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The Tall misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blyer jabs The Tall to the body, keeping him at a distance. The Tall paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. The Tall lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Blyer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like The Tall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Blyer takes a swing at The Tall's ribcage but misses. Blyer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Tall counters with a left and a right that stings Blyer. Blyer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Blyer is breathing heavily. The Tall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Tall has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Blyer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The Tall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. The Tall is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. The Tall lands a lovely overhand right. The Tall misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The Tall throws a series of punches but Blyer moves out of range. The Tall misses with the combination.
Blyer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Tall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. The Tall works Blyer's body with a nice hook. A punch combination from The Tall misses. Blyer misses with a looping right. The Tall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. The Tall slips a jab from Blyer. Blyer drops his hands momentarily and The Tall takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Blyer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. A jab from Blyer misses. The Tall catches Blyer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Blyer throws a sloppy body shot
and The Tall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. The Tall is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Blyer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Blyer swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blyer looks to score with a jab to the body but The Tall is just out of range. Blyer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Blyer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice uppercut there from The Tall. The Tall cracks Blyer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blyer is rocked! Blyer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Tall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Blyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing. The Tall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. The Tall scores with a jab to the head.
The Tall has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. The Tall uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Oh Blyer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Blyer is really struggling to find his range with his punches. The Tall's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Blyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Tall manages to avoid it. The Tall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blyer seems to have got his legs back now. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The Tall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The Tall misses with a two punch combination.
Blyer swings for the body but The Tall moves out of range.
Blyer throws the left hand but The Tall avoids the punch easily. Nice uppercut lands for The Tall. That snapped Blyer's head back.
Blyer thows a left - swing and a miss! The Tall lands a head shot. Blyer dodges the punch combination from The Tall.
An attempted straight right counter from Blyer misses the target. The Tall 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 misses with a body shot.
The Tall doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. The Tall lands a nice hook to Blyer's body. Blyer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Blyer moves forwards but The Tall connects with a nice, crisp jab. The Tall lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan The Tall dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blyer misses with a combination
and The Tall counters with a one-two to the body. Blyer takes a shot right to the bread basket. 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. No joy there for The Tall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Tall avoids the body shot from Blyer.
The Tall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Blyer thows a left - swing and a miss! Blyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Tall manages to avoid it. A countering left hand to the body from The Tall misses. Blyer misses with a straight right. The Tall let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Blyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from The Tall does no damage. A combination from The Tall does no damage. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Blyer might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. The Tall scores with a jab to the body. Blyer drops his hands momentarily and The Tall takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. The Tall catches Blyer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Blyer swings for the body but The Tall moves out of range.
The Tall misses with a jab to the body
and Blyer counters with a lovely straight right hand! The Tall avoids the body shot from Blyer.
Blyer looks to land a combination but The Tall avoids it well. The Tall scores with a three punch combo!
The Tall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blyer doesn't seem bothered though. Blyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Tall sees it coming and avoids it easily. Blyer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Sloppy strikes from Blyer. Those never looked like landing. The Tall comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. The Tall has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The Tall throws a series of punches but Blyer moves out of range. The Tall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Blyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Tall dips to his left and cracks Blyer with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice uppercut lands for The Tall. That snapped Blyer's head back.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! The Tall has cracked Blyer with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! The Tall lands another huge swinging hook and Blyer tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Blyer, before The Tall can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Duncan The Tall! Duncan The Tall seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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