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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temel Dilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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158 lbs
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155 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent MT
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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
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Temel Dilli!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dilli.
Pearson rushes Dilli and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pearson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dilli has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pearson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pearson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dilli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pearson shoots for a takedown but Dilli saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pearson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pearson misses with a hook. Dilli ducked under it nicely.
Pearson with a poor takedown
and Dilli counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dilli.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Pearson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dilli misses with a body punch.
Pearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dilli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pearson backwards.
Dilli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pearson avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dilli darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dilli has closed the distance and engaged Pearson in a clinch.
Pearson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dilli pushes Pearson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dilli struggles to land a body shot inside as Pearson controls his hands.
Dilli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dilli takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dilli misses with a body shot.
Pearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dilli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pearson.
Pearson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dilli. Pearson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pearson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dilli on his heels. He'll look to pass Dilli's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dilli has Pearson pulled in close to control his posture.
Pearson wants to stand but Dilli has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dilli controlling Pearson's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dilli has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Temel Dilli was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pearson, as that shot connected.
Pearson throws a series of punches but Dilli moves out of range.
Pearson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pearson with a poor takedown
and Dilli counters with a straight right hand.
No luck for Pearson with that takedown attempt.
Pearson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pearson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dilli tries to avoid it but Pearson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dilli to the ground. Dilli escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pearson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilli throws a shot from downtown. Pearson moves away and avoids it.
Dilli scores with a shot to the body.
Dilli connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pearson's hands.
Pearson misses with a takedown
and Dilli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A lazy left from Dilli finds it's target.
Dilli wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pearson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dilli.
Dilli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pearson avoids the body shot from Dilli.
Jab by Dilli.
Pearson swings widly with a right hand
and Dilli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dilli takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pearson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dilli.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dilli works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pearson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Pearson misses with a takedown
and Dilli counters with a left and a right that stings Pearson.
A punch combination from Dilli misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pearson shoots in looking for a takedown. Dilli tries to sprawl out of it but Pearson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dilli manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pearson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dillis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pearson, as that shot connected.
Dilli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pearson scores with a hook.
Dilli is rocked!
Pearson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pearson looks to land a right hand but Dilli moved out of range.
Pearson throws out a loose jab but Dilli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilli connects with a single shot there.
Dilli connects with a looping right hand.
Dilli works over Pearson's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice defenses there by Dilli.
Dilli connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pearson momentarily.
Pearson tries for a takedown but Dilli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pearson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Temel Dilli dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pearson. Dilli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dilli slips a jab and a cross from Pearson.
Dilli doesn't manage to clinch there - Pearson circles away.
Dilli moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dilli looks to throw the jab but Pearson is out of range.
Pearson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pearson.
Pearson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dilli takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pearson gets the takedown into side control.
Dilli is still in real trouble! Can Pearson finish him?
What's Dilli going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Dilli is looking for a sweep.
Dilli seems to have recovered his senses.
Dilli can't do much from the bottom here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dilli tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Dilli struggling a bit here.
Dilli defending against the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Dilli's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dilli manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pearson's best efforts.
Dilli trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dilli is pressing down on Pearson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pearson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dilli has a closed guard, preventing Pearson from standing up.
Dilli keeping moving, preventing Pearson from controlling successfully.
Pearson wants to stand but Dilli is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dilli keeping moving, preventing Pearson from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilli is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tyson Pearson.
Dilli scores with a punch to the head.
Dilli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dilli.
Dilli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dilli.
Pearson has a takedown stuffed.
Dilli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pearson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dilli takes a swing at Pearson's ribcage but misses.
Dilli jabs Pearson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Temel Dilli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dilli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dilli wants to clinch up but Pearson keeps it at a distance.
Dilli connects with a crisp jab.
Dilli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pearson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dilli.
Dilli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pearson blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pearson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson is looking to take a break and control but Dilli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dilli tries to bench press Pearson off him but Pearson keeps the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pearson trying to control the action but Dilli is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
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 Tyson Pearson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dilli misses with a two punch combination.
Pearson tries for a takedown but Dilli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dilli. Pearson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dilli scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pearson in his tracks.
Dilli slips a straight right by Pearson.
Dilli moves out of range of the strikes.
Dilli connects with a body shot.
Pearson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pearson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dilli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dilli takes one to the side of the head.
Pearson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dilli thows a body shot but no joy.
Dilli's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pearson under the eye.
Dilli lands with a shot to the body.
Dilli moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pearson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson misses the jab.
A jab from Dilli does it's job there.
Pearson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dilli.
Dilli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dilli throws a one two combo.
Pearson clinches up against the cage.
Pearson breaks the clinch.
Dilli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pearson.
Dilli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pearson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pearson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dilli is fending him off so far but Pearson persists. Nope, Dilli circles away and we're back to standing.
Dilli misses with a body shot.
Dilli smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dilli cracks a nice hook into Pearson's ribs.
Pearson lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dilli has managed to clinch.
Pearson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dilli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dilli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pearson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Pearson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearson misses with some punches.
Dilli breaks from the clinch.
Pearson gets tackled into the cage by Dilli. Dilli maintains the clinch.
Pearson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dilli just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dilli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Dilli finds it's way through Pearson's defenses.
Dilli looks to land a left hand but Pearson moved out of range nicely.
Dilli stuffs the takedown attempt from Pearson. Pearson gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dilli dodges the punch combination from Pearson.
Pearson tries to clinch up.
Dilli fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dilli lands a right hook to the body.
Pearson closes the distance and pushes Dilli back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilli scores with a shot to the side of Pearson's head.
Dilli tries a body shot but Pearson blocks it.
Pearson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dilli can't find room to land a body shot as Pearson controls the action.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Dilli avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Dilli works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Dilli controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dilli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pearson is keeping the position for now.
Pearson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dilli tries to hold on but Pearson pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilli is in a horrible position here. Pearson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dilli blocking the ground and pound.
Pearson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
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 tries to reverse the position but Pearson maintains control.
Pearson trying to control but Dilli is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dilli manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Temel Dilli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dilli has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Temel Dilli!
Temel Dilli seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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