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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abbe Faria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Dyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faria comes to the cage accompanied by Sadness. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
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290 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abbe Faria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Dyer!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Dyer.
Dyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Dyer misses.
Jab by Dyer.
Dyer lands a nice looking body shot.
Faria slips under a jab from Dyer.
Dyer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dyer jabs at Faria's body.
We've been informed that Dyer has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria blocks a jab.
Dyer misses with a hook
and Faria counters by clinching up.
Faria looking to throw knees to the head but Dyer is blocking nicely.
Dyer works on Faria's body with a couple of short punches.
Dyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dyer with a nice cross.
It looks like Abbe Faria has been cut.
Stephen Dyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dyer throws a series of punches but Faria moves out of range.
Dyer stalks Faria and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Faria's face. Faria staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dyer misses with a hook. Faria ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dyer, as that shot connected.
Dyer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dyer lands with a shot to the body.
Faria looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dyer throws a shot from downtown. Faria moves away and avoids it.
Dyer looks to land a combination. Faria sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dyer throws out a loose jab but Faria uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyer with a jab.
Faria walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Faria takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dyer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Abbe Faria's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Dyer.
Dyer throws an overhand right that lands on Faria's shoulder, as Faria tries to avoid the shot.
A left lands for Dyer.
Faria takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyer looks to land a right hand but Faria moved out of range.
Dyer misses with a few strikes there.
Dyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Faria is just out of range.
Dyer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Dyer misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dyer missing with a left hand there. Faria was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dyer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Dyer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abbe Faria's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Faria takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dyer misses with an uppercut.
Dyer misses with a straight right.
Dyer misses with an uppercut. Faria saw that one coming.
Dyer loads up on a big right hand but Faria slips the punch.
Dyer fails to land with a series of punches.
Dyer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice uppercut lands for Dyer. That snapped Faria's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faria takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Faria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dyer.
Dyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dyer takes a swing at Faria's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Dyer misses the target.
Dyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dyer missing with a left hand there. Faria was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyer throws out a loose jab but Faria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dyer lands a jab to Faria's midsection.
Dyer misses with a looping right.
Stephen Dyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Faria takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dyer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circling - Dyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dyer lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dyer scores with a nice strike.
Abbe Faria is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dyer connects with a looping right hand.
Abbe Faria's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dyer looks to land a left hand but Faria moved out of range nicely.
Dyer lands with a good body shot.
Faria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dyer.
Faria takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dyer loads up on a big right hand but Faria slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Dyer scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dyer misses with a straight right.
Faria has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dyer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Faria holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Faria.
Dyer fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Faria.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Dyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Abbe Faria's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dyer throws a shot to the body.
Faria takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dyer thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Dyer misses.
Dyer misses with a body shot.
Dyer misses with an uppercut. Faria saw that one coming.
Dyer digs a good body shot into Faria's ribs.
Dyer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyer throws an off balance right hand
and Faria moves into the clinch.
Faria changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dyer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Faria defending well as Dyer loads up on a big left hand.
Dyer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dyer throws a hook to the side of Faria's head but Faria sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Dyer - just one landing.
Faria takes one to the side of the head.
Dyer swings widly with a right hand
and Faria moves into the clinch.
Abbe Faria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dyer is trying to push Faria away but Faria has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Faria keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dyer's efforts to push away.
Faria working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dyer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faria wants a takedown but no success here.
Faria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dyer is trying to maintain a safe position but Faria gets an underhook and turns Dyer into the cage.
Faria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dyer stalling against the cage.
Dyer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Faria backwards.
Dyer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Faria tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dyer avoids it.
Dyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Faria's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dyer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Faria scrambles back to his feet.
Jeez, Abbe Faria's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Faria avoids the body shot from Dyer.
A swing and a miss from Dyer.
Dyer throws out a loose jab but Faria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dyer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Dyer has knocked Faria down with a huge combo! Dyer steps away and waves a wobbly Faria back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Abbe Faria's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stephen Dyer!
Stephen Dyer was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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