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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Silver (ranked 474 p4p, 59 weight class) and Temel Dilli (ranked 527 p4p, 64 weight class). Temel Dilli will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Red 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
36 - 22 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nathan Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Temel Dilli!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dilli.
Dilli scores with a nice right hand.
Dilli jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Silver misses.
Silver misses with a straight right.
Jab from Dilli.
Silver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dilli throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Dilli.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dilli. Silver does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dilli. Silver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dilli swings widly with a right hand
and Silver counters with a left to the body.
Dilli slips a straight right by Silver.
Silver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Dilli on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dilli scores with a shot to the side of Silver's head.
Silver has had enough of the clinch but Dilli keeps him there for the moment.
Dilli throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dilli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dilli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dilli misses with the head strike.
Dilli blocking some punches.
Dilli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Silver's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dilli misses with some punches.
Silver pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dilli scores with a shoulder strike.
Silver struggles to land a body shot inside as Dilli controls his hands.
Silver breaks the clinch.
Silver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dilli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dilli throws a low kick but Silver avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with an uppercut
and Dilli counters with a nice uppercut.
Dilli has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silver finds it's way round the side to connect with Dilli's head.
Dilli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silver moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Silver. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dilli misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Silver misses its target.
Dilli fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silver.
Silver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silver lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Temel Dilli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dilli jabs at Silver's body.
Silver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silver misses with a hook. Dilli ducked under it nicely.
Dilli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dilli misses with a hook.
Silver throwing a counter right hand but Dilli manages to avoid it.
Silver throws a lazy uppercut
and Dilli counters with a nice uppercut.
Dilli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silver throws an overhand right that lands on Dilli's shoulder, as Dilli tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Dilli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dilli throws out a loose jab but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dilli's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silver has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dilli finds it's way round the side to connect with Silver's head.
Silver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dilli.
Silver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dilli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silver.
Dilli throws out a counter right but Silver avoids it with no problem.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silver.
Silver connects with a jab.
Dilli takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dilli throws a lazy right hand but Silver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dilli tries to work over Silver's front leg with a kick but Silver checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Silver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silver slips a jab from Dilli.
Silver was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dilli throws a jab when Silver was well out of range.
Dilli blocks a head kick by Silver.
A nice side step and Dilli releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Silver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Silver misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Dilli.
Silver takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dilli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silver walks into a left hand.
Nice defenses there by Dilli.
Dilli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silver.
Silver on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silver misses with a looping left.
Dilli connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silver walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silver tries to clinch there but Dilli circles away.
Dilli swings for the body but Silver moves out of range.
Silver moves in looking to clinch but Dilli pushes him off.
Dilli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Temel Dilli dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silver jabs Dilli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dilli fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silver.
Dilli thuds his right hand into Silver's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silver tries to clinch but Dilli moves out of range.
Silver is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dilli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silver misses with a lunging right hand
and Dilli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dilli. Silver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silver moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Dilli fails to land.
Silver breaks from the clinch.
Silver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silver takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dilli has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dilli.
A counter left hand to the body from Silver misses its target.
Dilli throws a poor cross that misses
and Silver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Dilli.
Silver takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silver throws a combination. Dilli tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dilli is rocked!
It looks like Temel Dilli has been cut.
Silver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Dilli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dilli is still on wobbly legs! Can Silver finish him?
Silver instigates a clinch.
Dilli seems to have recovered his senses.
Silver lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silver.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dilli working aggressively here.
Dilli tries to circle away but Silver has him pinned against the cage.
Silver blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Silver.
Dilli can't find room to land a body shot as Silver controls the action.
Silver blocks an uppercut.
Dilli stalling in the clinch.
Silver swings wildly with an uppercut but Dilli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silver circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dilli thows a leg kick but Silver checks it
and Silver counters with a low kick, right behind Dilli 's knee.
Dilli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silver lands a jab to the head.
A low kick from Dilli misses
and Silver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silver cracks Dilli with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silver ducks under a wild hook from Dilli.
Silver closes the distance and clinches.
Silver swings wildly with an uppercut but Dilli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dilli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silver wants to break free but Dilli has control.
Silver struggles to land a body shot inside as Dilli controls his hands.
Silver manages to break the clinch.
Silver takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilli takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dilli misses with a low kick as Silver jumps back.
Silver clobbers Dilli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silver throws the left hand but Dilli avoids the punch easily.
Dilli has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dilli there as he acknowledges the shot.
Temel Dilli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silver gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good leg kick by Dilli there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dilli scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silver doesn't seem bothered though.
Dilli takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dilli scores with a hook.
Dilli uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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 big right from Dilli misses.
Silver blocks a head kick by Dilli.
Dilli lands a leg kick that knocks Silver off balance momentarily.
Dilli throws a leg kick which misses Silver's front leg but catches the back leg as Silver tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilli looks to land a right hand but Silver moved out of range.
Dilli connects with a single shot there.
Silver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dilli throws out a counter right but Silver avoids it with no problem.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silver lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dilli has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dilli and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silver walks into a left hand.
Dilli scores with a sloppy right hand. Silver should have avoided that one.
Silver throws a jab but it's blocked by Dilli.
Silver throws a body shot but no joy.
Dilli is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Silver throws out a loose jab but Dilli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilli lands with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver misses with a few strikes there.
Dilli listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silver closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dilli looks to throw the jab but Silver is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nathan Silver will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Temel Dilli's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Dilli misses with a body shot.
Silver misses with a hook. Dilli ducked under it nicely.
Dilli scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dilli fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silver misses with a hook
enabling Dilli to counter with a crisp jab.
Dilli throws a head kick that half lands.
Dilli throws a big shot that misses.
Dilli on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silver misses with a lunging right hand
and Dilli counters with a stiff right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silver.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dilli. Silver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silver feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Silver moves out of range of the body kick from Dilli.
Jab from Silver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dilli cracks Silver with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silver lunges at Dilli with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dilli's hand.
Dilli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silver counters with a big right hand! Oh Dilli is in trouble here! Silver follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nathan Silver!
Nathan Silver managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill, into his post fight interview.
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