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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giovanni Bertuccio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Dyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bertuccio comes into the arena with He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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265 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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195 cm
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290 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giovanni Bertuccio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Dyer!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bertuccio moves forwards but Dyer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bertuccio closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Stephen Dyer has been cut.
Bertuccio tries to clinch but Dyer moves out of range.
Dyer throws a lazy right hand but Bertuccio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dyer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sloppy strikes from Bertuccio. Those never looked like landing.
Bertuccio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dyer throws a right hand that Bertuccio ducks under and follows up with a left that Bertuccio also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dyer lands a nice shot that snaps Bertuccio's head back.
Bertuccio connects with a looping right hand.
Bertuccio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bertuccio moves out of range as Dyer strikes.
Bertuccio tries to clinch but Dyer moves out of range.
Bertuccio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bertuccio fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Dyer misses.
Bertuccio throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertuccio moves to clinch but Dyer breaks away
and Dyer counters with a crisp one two that drops Bertuccio! Dyer thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bertuccio to his feet! Bertuccio is in big trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bertuccio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dyer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bertuccio clinches up against the cage.
Dyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bertuccio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dyer.
Bertuccio rushes Dyer and presses him up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bertuccio.
A short uppercut from Dyer.
Dyer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dyer wants to break free but Bertuccio has control.
Bertuccio pushes Dyer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Bertuccio.
Bertuccio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertuccio misses with a punch on the inside.
Dyer is trying to break the clinch but Bertuccio has him pressed against the cage.
Dyer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dyer stuns Bertuccio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Giovanni Bertuccio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bertuccio slips a jab from Dyer.
Dyer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dyer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bertuccio closes the distance and clinches.
Bertuccio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dyer is trying to break the clinch but Bertuccio is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Bertuccio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bertuccio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bertuccio taking a breather.
Dyer prevents a body shot from Bertuccio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyer blocks an uppercut.
Dyer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dyer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bertuccio has him pressed against the cage.
Bertuccio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bertuccio.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bertuccio.
A short left from Bertuccio.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dyer wants to break the clinch but can't.
A hook to the body from Bertuccio.
Bertuccio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dyer has a couple of punches blocked by Bertuccio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bertuccio taking a breather.
Bertuccio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dyer breaks the clinch.
Bertuccio ducks under a wild hook from Dyer.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dyer!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bertuccio is looking to clinch.
Dyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bertuccio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dyer throws a looping overhand right but Bertuccio ducks down to avoid it.
Bertuccio wants to clinch up but Dyer keeps it at a distance.
Bertuccio wants to clinch.
Dyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bertuccio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Dyer to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stephen Dyer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stephen Dyer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dyer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dyer misses with a hook to the body
and Bertuccio holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bertuccio keeps control of Dyer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bertuccio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dyer is looking to break free of the clinch but Bertuccio has double underhooks.
Bertuccio tries to work over Dyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bertuccio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dyer has had enough of the clinch but Bertuccio keeps him there for the moment.
Dyer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dyer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Giovanni Bertuccio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dyer blocking some punches.
Dyer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dyer stalling.
Dyer is looking to break free of the clinch but Bertuccio has double underhooks.
Bertuccio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertuccio tries to land knees in the clinch but Dyer avoids the damage to the body.
Dyer is looking to break free of the clinch but Bertuccio has double underhooks.
Bertuccio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bertuccio has a couple of punches blocked by Dyer.
Dyer manages to break the clinch.
Bertuccio wants to clinch up but Dyer keeps it at a distance.
Dyer tries to bum rush Bertuccio with a series of wild strikes but Bertuccio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bertuccio tries to close the distance and clinch but Dyer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dyer misses the shot to the body.
Dyer throws a looping overhand right but Bertuccio ducks down to avoid it.
Dyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Bertuccio is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Dyer misses with a hook
and Bertuccio comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Dyer stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Bertuccio is on him like rabid pit bull! Dyer slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giovanni Bertuccio!
Giovanni Bertuccio 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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hype
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