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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Dyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dyer comes to the cage accompanied by Zack Hemsey – Don't Get In My Way. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Good wrestler
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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Dyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez throws out a loose jab but Dyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dyer counters with a left to the body.
Alvarez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dyer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Aaron Alvarez has been cut.
The fighters circling - Alvarez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Dyer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dyer seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Alvarez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dyer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvarez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alvarez misses with a hook
and Dyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheers as Dyer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alvarez doesn't seem phased though.
Alvarez misses with a lunging right hand
and Dyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dyer ducks under a wild hook from Alvarez.
Dyer appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a shot from downtown. Dyer moves away and avoids it.
Dyer tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Alvarez manages to circle out of the way.
Alvarez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dyer is looking to counter the offense by Alvarez and move into the clinch.
Alvarez scores with a nice strike.
Dyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez throws an off balance right hand
and Alvarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dyer moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvarez lands a shoulder strike.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Alvarez tries to work over Dyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alvarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alvarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Alvarez.
Dyer misses with a knee strike.
Dyer breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dyer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alvarez throws a right hand that misses
and Dyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dyer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alvarez misses with a left hand
letting Dyer counter with a right hand.
Alvarez with a jab.
Alvarez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dyer counters with a straight right hand.
Alvarez throws out a loose jab but Dyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dyer lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dyer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Dyer.
Alvarez throws a counter combo.
Alvarez throws a hook but Dyer blocks it.
Alvarez throws a looping overhand right but Dyer ducks down to avoid it.
Dyer moves out of range as Alvarez strikes.
Dyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dyer takes one to the chin there.
Alvarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alvarez 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.
Dyer connects with a jab.
Dyer moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez lands a right hand.
Alvarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Dyer.
Alvarez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alvarez misses with the head strike.
Dyer lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dyer tries a knee to the head but Alvarez blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvarez.
Dyer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alvarez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dyer avoids the body shot from Alvarez.
Dyer throwing a counter right hand but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Dyer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
An attempted straight right counter from Dyer misses the target.
Alvarez lands a really nice looking cross but Dyer seems unphased.
Dyer avoids the body shot from Alvarez.
Dyer is looking to slow Alvarez down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tom Dyer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aaron Alvarez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dyer throws a head kick that misses.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dyer.
Aaron Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dyer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alvarez misses with a hook to the body
enabling Dyer to counter with a crisp jab.
Dyer lands a slapping body shot.
Alvarez lands with a nice body punch.
Dyer defending well as Alvarez loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Alvarez. That snapped Dyer's head back.
Dyer blocks a jab.
Dyer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dyer scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dyer is looking for a counter combo.
Alvarez blocks a low kick nicely.
Alvarez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dyer with a body shot.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dyer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dyer wants to slow Alvarez down by chopping away at his legs.
Alvarez swings widly with a right hand
and Dyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvarez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Dyer counter with a right hand.
Dyer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alvarez misses with a lunging right hand
and Dyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Dyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyer tries to clinch there but Alvarez circles away.
Dyer feints a jab promting Alvarez to slip. Dyer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Alvarez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dyer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez throws a jab when Dyer was well out of range.
Alvarez swings for the body but Dyer moves out of range.
Dyer scores with a one two! Alvarez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Alvarez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dyer at a distance.
Alvarez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dyer counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is looking to break free of the clinch but Dyer has double underhooks.
Alvarez throws a head punch that misses.
Alvarez pushes Dyer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dyer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tom Dyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dyer counters with a left and a right that stings Alvarez.
Dyer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvarez throws out the jab.
Dyer seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut
and Dyer counters with a left and a right that stings Alvarez.
Alvarez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alvarez misses with a wild body shot.
Dyer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Alvarez just manages to avoid it.
Dyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Alvarez thows a leg kick but Dyer checks it
and Dyer counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
A shot to the body from Alvarez misses
and Dyer moves into the clinch.
Alvarez tries to work over Dyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dyer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alvarez's face.
Dyer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dyer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alvarez is defending well for now.
Alvarez avoiding damage as Dyer throws knees to the body.
Alvarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Dyer.
Alvarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alvarez wants to get back to striking at distance but Dyer won't allow it.
Dyer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alvarez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alvarez scores with a hook to the body.
Dyer breaks from the clinch.
Dyer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dyer rushes Alvarez and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Dyer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Alvarez'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!
Dyer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Alvarez throws an overhand right that lands on Dyer's shoulder, as Dyer tries to avoid the shot.
Alvarez misses with a hook
and Dyer counters with an inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Alvarez. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from Dyer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Dyer does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Dyer misses its target.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Dyer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alvarez swings for the body but Dyer moves out of range.
Alvarez missing with a left hand there. Dyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dyer looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Dyer.
Alvarez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dyer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dyer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Alvarez throws an off balance right hand
and Dyer counters with a two punch combo.
Dyer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvarez.
Dyer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alvarez.
Dyer defending well as Alvarez loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Dyer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alvarez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut.
Dyer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Dyer avoids the body shot from Alvarez.
Dyer throws a big counter combination but Alvarez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Alvarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dyer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut
and Dyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dyer lands a nice shot that snaps Alvarez's head back.
Dyer wants to clinch up but Alvarez keeps it at a distance.
Dyer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alvarez on the side of the head.
Alvarez misses with a lunging right hand
and Dyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alvarez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dyer throws a big counter combination but Alvarez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a lazy uppercut
and Dyer counters with a low kick, right behind Alvarez 's knee.
Alvarez throws an off balance right hand
and Dyer counters with an inside leg kick.
Alvarez looks to land a left hand but Dyer moved out of range nicely.
Dyer throws a quick counter kick to the body but Alvarez avoids it.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dyer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That has opened up Aaron Alvarez's cut even more.
Alvarez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Alvarez misses with a straight left.
Dyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheers as Dyer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alvarez doesn't seem phased though.
Dyer throws a lazy right hand but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvarez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dyer staying out of range there.
Alvarez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dyer.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut
and Dyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvarez.
Dyer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Aaron Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dyer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Dyer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dyer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Dyer!
Tom Dyer bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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