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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Liston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Blyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blyer has chosen Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. Rocky Blyer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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216 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sonny Liston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 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 waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Liston.
Liston ducks under a wild hook from Blyer.
Blyer shoots in looking for a takedown. Liston tries to sprawl out of it but Blyer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Liston manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Liston displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blyer.
Blyer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Blyer with a couple of short strikes.
Blyer misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Blyer sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Blyer throwing strikes here but Liston is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Liston knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blyer on the ground.
Blyer looking to finish Liston with some ground and pound. This is bad for Liston!
Liston really wants to buck Blyer off and get back to his feet.
Blyer looking to ground and pound but Liston is blocking nicely.
Liston is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Liston in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Blyer thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Liston's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyer lands a big shot there that rocks Liston but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liston is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Blyer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Blyer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Liston can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blyer breaks from Liston's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Liston is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Liston is in a horrible position here. Blyer smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Blyer sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Blyer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Liston is looking to escape.
Blyer throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Blyer working Liston over with strikes here.
Blyer throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liston is trying to stand up.
Blyer lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liston blocking the ground and pound.
Blyer looking to ground and pound but Liston is blocking nicely.
Blyer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blyer is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Blyer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Blyer misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Poor strikes thrown by Blyer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Blyer punching from mount but Liston doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Blyer fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Blyer lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Blyer working the ground and pound effectively.
Blyer working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Blyer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Blyer thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Blyer punishing his opponent with strikes.
Liston on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Liston tries to get out of the position.
Blyer looks gassed!
Blyer scoring with strikes but Liston is staying in there.
Liston wants to get back to his feet.
Blyer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Liston takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Blyer looking to finish Liston with some ground and pound. This is bad for Liston!
Blyer unloads with some shots from mount but Liston bucks and avoids them well.
Liston tries to buck Blyer off but he can't manage it.
Blyer lands with some strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blyer looking to finish Liston with some ground and pound. This is bad for Liston!
Liston is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Blyer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blyer connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Blyer thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Liston trying desperately to get to his feet.
Blyer throwing strikes here but Liston is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Liston tries to buck Blyer off but he can't manage it.
Blyer landing punches.
Blyer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Liston's face.
Blyer throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Liston is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Blyer is landing with some decent strikes but Liston is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blyer breaks from Liston's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Blyer working the ground and pound effectively.
Blyer working Liston over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Blyer dominated that round.
That's time! Liston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Blyer misses.
Blyer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blyer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Liston to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Rocky Blyer has been cut.
Blyer throws a hook but Liston avoids it easily.
Liston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blyer.
Blyer moves out of range of the strikes.
Blyer avoids the body shot from Liston.
Liston looks to land a right hand but Blyer moved out of range.
Liston misses with a double jab.
Liston misses with a double jab.
Liston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blyer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Liston sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blyer connects with a right hand. Liston shakes it off.
Liston has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blyer finds it's way round the side to connect with Liston's head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Blyer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Check out the look on Blyer's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liston is trying to get back to his feet.
Blyer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Liston sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Liston is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Blyer asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Blyer working the body and head with strikes.
Liston defending against the ground and pound.
Blyer working the body and head with strikes.
Blyer lands a decent elbow from side control.
Blyer working the ground and pound from side control.
Liston is pushing Blyer's head away, looking to escape. Blyer manages to hold on to the position though.
Blyer in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Liston avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Blyer.
Blyer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blyer landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blyer is chipping away with strikes.
Liston is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Blyer asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Blyer lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Liston down.
Blyer is staying tight to Liston's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Blyer connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Liston some visible discomfort.
Blyer decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Liston misses the shot to the body.
Sonny Liston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liston swings for the body but Blyer moves out of range.
Liston punishes Blyer's body with a nice straight punch.
Liston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blyer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liston throws a lazy right hand but Blyer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blyer, as that shot connected.
Blyer slips under a jab.
Sonny Liston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liston slaps away a takedown attempt from Blyer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blyer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Liston as he avoids it easily.
Sonny Liston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Blyer.
Liston with a hook.
Liston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Liston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blyer.
Liston swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blyer.
Liston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blyer throws out the jab.
Nice sprawl there from Liston as Blyer shoots in.
Blyer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Liston swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blyer misses with an uppercut.
Liston tries to bum rush Blyer with a series of wild strikes but Blyer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blyer was well out of range. Poor timing from Liston.
Liston misses with a hook. Blyer ducked under it nicely.
Liston drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blyer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Liston scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Liston throws a right and a left that Blyer avoids nicely.
Blyer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Liston as he avoids it easily.
Liston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blyer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Liston but Liston pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blyer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Liston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sonny Liston is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blyer looks to land a left hand but Liston moved out of range nicely.
Blyer might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Blyer catches Liston with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Liston dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rocky Blyer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Blyer shoots in for a double leg but Liston sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Liston throws a nice looking combination but Blyer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A lazy left from Liston finds it's target.
Horrible takedown by Blyer or perhaps it was just good defense by Liston which made him look bad.
Liston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blyer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Liston throws a series of strikes that have Blyer backpedaling.
Liston getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Liston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Liston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blyer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Liston swivels and escapes.
Sonny Liston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Blyer.
Liston uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blyer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Liston cracks a nice hook into Blyer's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Blyer.
Liston defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blyer.
Liston with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A lazy left from Liston finds it's target.
The crowd cheers as Blyer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Liston doesn't seem phased though.
Liston throws a series of punches but Blyer avoids them all with ease.
Blyer shoots for a double leg takedown but Liston sprawls well. He's pushed Blyer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Liston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sonny Liston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blyer works Liston's body with a nice hook.
Blyer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Liston defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Blyer.
A combination from Liston does no damage.
Blyer fails with a takedown attempt.
Blyer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liston throws out the jab.
Jab from Liston.
Blyer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blyer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Liston displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blyer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liston lands a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Liston!
Blyer shoots in and drives through. Liston sprawls well.
Liston cracks Blyer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Liston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blyer.
Horrible takedown by Blyer or perhaps it was just good defense by Liston which made him look bad.
A right-left combo lands from Liston.
Blyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blyer misses with a takedown attempt - Liston sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Liston. No joy for Blyer on that attempt.
Blyer drops his hands momentarily and Liston takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blyer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Liston as he jumps to the side.
Blyer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liston connects with a right hand. Blyer shakes it off.
Liston takes a swing at Blyer's ribcage but misses.
Liston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Blyer.
Liston stuffs the takedown attempt from Blyer. Blyer gets slowly back to his feet.
Liston lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Blyer fails with a takedown attempt.
Liston lands with an overhand left.
Liston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Liston stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Liston wants it to stay on the feet.
Liston scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Liston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blyer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Liston tries to avoid it but Blyer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Liston to the ground. Liston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liston lands a two punch combo.
Liston tries to bum rush Blyer with a series of wild strikes but Blyer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blyer throws a series of punches but Liston moves out of range.
Blyer tries for a takedown but Liston sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blyer clobbers Liston with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Liston throws a series of punches but Blyer moves out of range.
Blyer connects with a single shot there.
Blyer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Liston.
Blyer staying out of range there.
Blyer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Liston misses.
Blyer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Liston as he jumps to the side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blyer throws a good cross that connects.
Blyer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Liston lands a right hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Liston showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Liston 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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