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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Dyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dyer has chosen Zack Hemsey – Don't Get In My Way as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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218 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francisco Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Dyer!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar stuns Dyer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Escobar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dyer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Escobar blocks it with crossed arms.
Escobar is struggling to control the position.
Nice body punch from Escobar.
Dyer lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Francisco Escobar has been cut.
Escobar tries to circle away but Dyer has him pinned against the cage.
Dyer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dyer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Escobar's face.
Dyer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Escobar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Escobar tries to stall but Dyer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dyer scores with a knee to the head.
Dyer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Escobar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dyer's elbow.
Dyer is pressed up against the cage. Escobar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dyer down to the mat. Dyer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Francisco Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Dyer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar looks to clinch
and Dyer counters with a left and a right that stings Escobar.
Escobar misses with a combination
letting Dyer counter with a right hand.
Escobar is rocked!
Dyer moves into the clinch.
Escobar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dyer is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
A knee to the head by Dyer.
Oh Escobar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've been hearing reports that Escobar has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escobar seems to have got his legs back now.
Dyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Escobar was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Escobar moves into the clinch successfully.
Escobar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Escobar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dyer blocking some punches.
Escobar pulls guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dyer won't allow Escobar to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar keeping moving, preventing Dyer from controlling successfully.
Escobar wants to sweep but no luck.
Dyer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Escobar keeping moving, preventing Dyer from controlling successfully.
Escobar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dyer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Escobar is keeping the position for now.
Dyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Escobar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Escobar keeping moving, preventing Dyer from controlling successfully.
Dyer wants to pass the guard but Escobar is keeping the position.
Dyer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dyer wants to control from the top but Escobar keeps moving.
Escobar working for a triangle but Dyer defends it easily.
Escobar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyer wants to control from the top but Escobar keeps moving.
Dyer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Escobar keeping full guard, as Dyer tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escobar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dyer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dyer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dyer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Escobar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dyer has managed to get both his arms back between Escobar's legs - danger averted.
Escobar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dyer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Dyer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francisco Escobar's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Escobar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Escobar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dyer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dyer misses with a series of wild punches.
Escobar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Escobar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dyer.
Dyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dyer landing knees to the head.
Dyer working Escobar over with knees to the body.
Dyer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dyer tries a knee to the head but Escobar blocks it.
Escobar is trying to pull guard but Dyer has him pressed against the cage.
Dyer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Escobar blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Escobar tries to pull guard but Dyer won't allow it.
Dyer trying to land knees to the body.
Escobar is looking to control Dyer's arms but Dyer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Escobar has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyer stops a takedown attempt from Escobar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco Escobar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dyer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tom Dyer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Escobar tries a body shot but Dyer blocks it.
Dyer is pressed up against the cage. Escobar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dyer down to the mat. Dyer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Escobar closes the distance and clinches.
Dyer gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Dyer trying to control from half guard but Escobar is working away.
Tom Dyer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dyer moves into full mount! Escobar won't be happy about that!
Dyer jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Escobar manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Dyer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Escobar has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dyer trying to control the action but Escobar is working from the bottom.
Dyer goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Escobar rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dyer's guard! Nice work there by Escobar!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar stands and throws Dyer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Escobar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dyer is pushing Escobar's head away, looking to escape. Escobar manages to hold on to the position though.
Escobar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dyer tries to buck Escobar off but Escobar is having none of it.
Escobar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dyer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Escobar tries for a kimura but Dyer is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Escobar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Escobar moves into full mount!
Dyer tries to reverse the position but Escobar maintains control.
Dyer is still trying to improve position.
Escobar won't let Dyer get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Escobar looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Escobar looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tom Dyer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Francisco Escobar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Escobar tries to clinch up.
Dyer unleashes a big counter combination but Escobar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Francisco Escobar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dyer throws a hook to the side of Escobar's head but Escobar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escobar wants to clinch up but Dyer keeps it at a distance.
Escobar moves to clinch but Dyer breaks away
and Dyer counters with a stiff right hand.
Escobar doesn't manage to clinch there - Dyer circles away.
Escobar misses with a straight left.
Dyer is looking for the big counter here.
Dyer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escobar.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar is looking to clinch.
Escobar wants to clinch up but Dyer keeps it at a distance.
Dyer throws a right and a left that Escobar avoids nicely.
Escobar fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar darts in trying to clinch
and Dyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dyer. That's going to slow Escobar down.
Escobar 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.
Escobar tries to clinch but Dyer is having none of it.
Escobar wants to clinch
enabling Dyer to counter with a crisp jab.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dyer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Escobar circles away quickly and effectively.
Escobar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Escobar misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escobar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dyer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Escobar doesn't manage to clinch there - Dyer circles away.
Dyer tries to counter with a clinch but Escobar shakes him off and moves away.
Dyer lands an overhand right.
Dyer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Escobar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dyer.
Dyer working Escobar over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dyer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dyer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Escobar is trying to maintain a safe position but Dyer gets an underhook and turns Escobar into the cage.
Escobar is trying to pull guard but Dyer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dyer scores with a knee to the head.
Escobar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dyer is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco Escobar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Dyer.
Escobar is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Escobar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dyer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Escobar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dyer lands an uppercut.
Dyer landing knees to the body.
Dyer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dyer landing knees to the head.
Dyer lands with a left to the head.
Francisco Escobar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dyer throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dyer.
Dyer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dyer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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 lands a big knee! That's hurt Escobar! Oh, he's all over the place! Dyer lands another knee that sends Escobar to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Dyer!
Tom Dyer spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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FIGHT
RATING
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