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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Temel Dilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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155 lbs
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159 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Temel Dilli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franco Rivera!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera moves to clinch but Dilli breaks away
and Dilli counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dilli missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rivera is staying active underneath Dilli, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dilli frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rivera is squirming around, avoiding Dilli's attempts to control the action.
Rivera taking shots to the head.
Dilli working the ground and pound effectively.
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!
Dilli sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dilli cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dilli sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rivera tries to hold on but Dilli postures up.
Dilli throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dilli throws a wild left hand from mount and Rivera manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Dilli throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilli seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dilli's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dilli thows a huge punch but Rivera dodges it nicely.
Dilli trying to control from Rivera's half guard. Rivera has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Dilli trying to control but Rivera is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dilli.
Rivera keeping moving, preventing Dilli from controlling successfully.
Rivera seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Temel Dilli just wasn't active enough.
Dilli tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rivera defends well and Dilli ends up having to push Rivera into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rivera blocks a body shot from Dilli.
Dilli tries to work over Rivera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dilli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dilli misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilli throws a head punch that misses.
Dilli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rivera breaks the clinch.
Rivera looks to throw the jab but Dilli is out of range.
Rivera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dilli.
Rivera tries to clinch but Dilli is having none of it.
Rivera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rivera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dilli misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rivera tries to clinch but Dilli is having none of it.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Dilli.
Dilli just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera doesn't manage to clinch there - Dilli circles away.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivera tries to clinch but Dilli moves out of range.
Rivera tries to clinch but Dilli moves away
and Dilli counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rivera's guard now.
Rivera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dilli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Temel Dilli dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rivera tries to clinch up but Dilli circles away and keeps his distance.
Rivera looks to clinch
and Dilli counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dilli throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivera blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dilli.
Dilli throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dilli is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rivera avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dilli.
Dilli missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rivera is trying to stand up here but Dilli is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dilli is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dilli working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dilli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rivera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dilli is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rivera keeping full guard, as Dilli tries to pass.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rivera has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rivera tries to clinch there but Dilli circles away.
Rivera tries to clinch but Dilli moves out of range.
Dilli smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rivera moves out of range of the strikes.
Dilli misses with a hook. Rivera ducked under it nicely.
Dilli shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rivera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dilli postures up in Rivera's guard and throws a big left but Rivera blocks it.
Dilli slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dilli trying to control but Rivera is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilli throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rivera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dilli drives through with a takedown into Rivera's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've been hearing that Dilli has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dilli in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dilli is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dilli trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera keeping moving, preventing Dilli from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dilli throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dilli missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dilli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rivera is keeping the position for now.
Dilli with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivera controlling the position.
Dilli scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivera keeping full guard, as Dilli tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Temel Dilli dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dilli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dilli misses with a few strikes there.
Dilli closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rivera's guard.
Rivera working a defensive guard here.
Dilli loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rivera looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dilli is one step ahead there.
Rivera trying to keep a closed guard but Dilli is proving a slippery customer.
Dilli working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dilli lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dilli wants to control from the top but Rivera keeps moving.
Rivera trying to control the position.
Dilli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rivera can do to turn this around?
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dilli accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dilli sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dilli has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Franco Rivera was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rivera tries to clinch up.
Temel Dilli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries to clinch up.
Temel Dilli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dilli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dilli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dilli scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dilli swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
A head kick misses from Rivera.
Rivera is looking to clinch.
Rivera wants to clinch
and Dilli counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rivera won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dilli controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Franco Rivera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Temel Dilli has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dilli misses with a hook. Rivera ducked under it nicely.
Dilli looks to land a combination but Rivera avoids it well.
Rivera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A left and a right from Dilli both land. Nice combination.
Rivera defending well as Dilli loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries to clinch but Dilli moves out of range.
Rivera is looking to clinch.
Dilli lands with a good body shot.
Rivera doesn't manage to clinch there - Dilli circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dilli is defended easily by Rivera.
Dilli loads up on a big right hand but Rivera slips the punch.
Rivera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dilli.
Rivera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rivera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rivera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dilli misses with a body shot.
Dilli misses with a hook.
Rivera tries a head kick but it misses.
Rivera throws a wild body kick that Dilli sees coming a mile off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Temel Dilli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dilli, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Temel Dilli!
A victorious Temel Dilli thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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