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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry Longbow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Longbow comes to the cage accompanied by Hero. 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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139 lbs
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147 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Longbow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Nathan Silver!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longbow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silver tries to move into range but Longbow moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Longbow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Longbow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Longbow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silver is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Longbow with a body shot.
Longbow looks for the body kick but Silver saw that one coming.
Silver throws a jab but it's blocked by Longbow.
Longbow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silver lands a really nice looking cross but Longbow seems unphased.
Longbow throws a low kick, looking for Silver's leg but Silver calmly moves out of range.
Longbow lands a nice looking body shot.
Silver swings for the body but Longbow moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Longbow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silver throws a lazy uppercut
and Longbow counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Longbow misses with an uppercut.
Silver thuds his right hand into Longbow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Longbow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silver manages to avoid it.
Silver misses the body punch
and Longbow counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver lands a jab.
Longbow lands a high kick!
A big right from Silver misses.
Longbow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A leg kick checked by Longbow.
Nice uppercut lands for Silver. That snapped Longbow's head back.
Longbow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silver circles away quickly and effectively.
Silver goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Longbow was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silver.
Nathan Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Longbow lands with a kick to the temple. Silver shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Nathan Silver has been cut.
Silver lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silver slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver avoids the head kick by Longbow.
Silver misses with a straight left.
Longbow lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Longbow throws a body shot but no joy.
Longbow looks to land a left hand but Silver moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Longbow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Longbow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
Longbow throws a chopping leg kick but Silver manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice straight punches there by Silver. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silver.
Longbow bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silver dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Longbow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Longbow slips a jab and a cross from Silver.
Silver scores with a kick to the midsection.
Longbow looks to throw the jab but Silver is out of range.
Silver lands with a right hand.
Longbow walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silver checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silver takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Longbow connects with a nice looking jab.
Silver misses with an uppercut
and Longbow counters with a thumping low kick.
Silver walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Longbow checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Silver misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver cracks Longbow with a good jab.
Silver avoids the head kick by Longbow.
Silver lands a nice hook to Longbow's body. Longbow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick by Longbow misses
and Silver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silver lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Longbow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Longbow moves away from the strike by Silver.
Longbow fires out a quick counter leg kick but Silver just manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Silver misses
and Longbow counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Longbow moves out of range as Silver strikes.
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 Longbow has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Longbow and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Longbow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Longbow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silver.
Silver lands a high kick!
Longbow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Silver misses.
Longbow takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longbow shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silver lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Longbow moves out of range as Silver strikes.
Longbow cracks Silver with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silver swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Longbow does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Silver looks to move away, Longbow throws a big counter combo bu Silver just gets out of the way.
Silver has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Longbow.
Longbow ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Silver takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A head kick by Longbow misses
and Silver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silver keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Longbow ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver throws a leg kick that misses.
Silver connects with a leg kick. Longbow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab lands there for Longbow.
Longbow fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silver has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nathan Silver will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nathan Silver'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.
Silver throws a hook to the side of Longbow's head but Longbow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Longbow throws a sloppy head kick and Silver moves out of range easily.
Longbow scores with a one two! Silver had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Longbow blocks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Silver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Longbow takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Longbow staying out of range there.
Longbow appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Silver throws out a leg kick but Longbow moves out of range and Silver only half commits.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Longbow.
Longbow wants to land a leg kick but Silver is out of range.
Silver looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Longbow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longbow tried to score with a low kick but Silver checks it.
Longbow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silver is out of range and Longbow settles back down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silver.
Silver throws a nice inside leg kick.
Longbow scores with a sloppy right hand. Silver should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Longbow moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbow lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Longbow.
Silver throws a low kick but Longbow moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Silver.
Longbow takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Longbow lands a nice looking body shot.
Longbow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Longbow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Longbow.
A left lands for Longbow.
Longbow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silver throws out a loose jab but Longbow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver avoids the head kick by Longbow.
Silver appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Henry Longbow is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Longbow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Silver fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silver moves out of range of the body kick.
Longbow throws the left hand but Silver avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Longbow. Silver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silver dips to his left and cracks Longbow with an uppercut!
Silver ducks under a wild hook from Longbow.
Silver cracks Longbow with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Longbow throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Longbow throws a leg kick
and Silver counters with a body kick.
Longbow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silver.
Longbow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Longbow.
It seemed like Silver was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Longbow misses with a two punch combination.
Silver misses with a looping left.
Silver lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Longbow at a distance.
Silver throws a nice head kick!
Silver misses with a looping left.
Longbow was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silver walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Longbow checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A big right from Silver misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longbow on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Longbow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
Silver moves away from the strike by Longbow.
Good shot there by Silver.
Silver tries a low kick but Longbow avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Longbow misses its target.
Silver thows a leg kick but Longbow checks it
and Longbow counters with a left and a right that stings Silver.
Longbow looks to score with a jab to the body but Silver is just out of range.
Silver unleashes a big counter combination but Longbow bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A bone on bone clash there as Silver blocks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Longbow checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silver with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Longbow to score with a decent uppercut.
Silver takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Longbow misses with a right hand
and Silver counters with a nice body kick.
Longbow misses with a combination
and Longbow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Longbow's hands.
Longbow with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with a body kick.
Longbow walks into a straight right hand from Silver.
Silver bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Longbow's head backwards.
A big left from Longbow misses.
Longbow swings widly with a right hand
and Silver counters with a nice uppercut.
Longbow checks a low kick from Silver.
Longbow throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Longbow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silver fakes the leg kick and cracks Longbow in the body.
Longbow on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silver connects with a high kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver throws a big shot that misses.
Silver throws out a powerful jab.
Longbow connects with a nice looking jab.
Longbow throws a chopping leg kick but Silver manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nathan Silver will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nathan Silver's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Silver shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Longbow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Longbow lands with a good body shot.
Longbow throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silver lands the left hand.
Longbow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silver throws a half hearted mid kick.
Longbow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silver is able to avoid easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silver! But no joy.
Longbow lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Longbow throws a sloppy head kick and Silver moves out of range easily.
Silver blocks a head kick by Longbow.
Nice shot lands for Silver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Longbow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silver lands a jab to Longbow's midsection.
Longbow slips under a jab.
Longbow looks to throw the jab but Silver is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Longbow crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silver - the referee stops the clock and Longbow gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silver. Longbow manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Longbow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silver is out of range and Longbow settles back down.
Longbow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silver.
Longbow misses the shot to the body.
Longbow backing away here, and Silver unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Longbow scores with a jab to the jaw.
Longbow scores with a head kick.
Silver sizes up Longbow with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Longbow misses with a hook. Silver ducked under it nicely.
Silver appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Longbow throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silver stalks Longbow and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Longbow's face. Longbow staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longbow throws a head kick that misses.
Silver throws a jab but it's blocked by Longbow.
Silver just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLongbow.
Silver defending well as Longbow loads up on a big left hand.
Longbow misses with a double jab.
Henry Longbow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Silver catches Longbow right on the button with a cross.
Longbow misses with a double jab.
Silver throws out a counter right but Longbow avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silver misses with a leg kick
and Longbow counters with a left to the body.
Longbow will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Silver throws a body kick that misses.
Silver misses with a looping left.
Silver lands with a hook. Longbow tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Longbow throws a head kick that misses.
A nice side step and Silver releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Longbow throws a head kick that misses.
Longbow takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Longbow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silver scores with a leg kick.
Longbow gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Longbow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silver circles away quickly and effectively.
Silver checks a leg kick.
Silver misses with a body kick.
It looked like Longbow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a head kick that half lands.
Silver tries a low kick but Longbow avoids it.
Longbow tries a head kick but it misses.
Longbow backing away here, and Silver unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice shot by Silver.
Longbow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silver is able to avoid easily.
Silver throws a predictable looking body shot
and Longbow counters with a series of strikes. Silver will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silver punishes Longbow's body with a nice straight punch.
Silver lunges at Longbow with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Longbow's hand.
Good exchange - Silver coming out on top.
Silver scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Longbow cracks Silver with an open hand slap.
Longbow checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Longbow misses the target.
Longbow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Longbow.
Silver throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silver. That's going to slow Longbow down.
Longbow looks to score with a jab to the body but Silver is just out of range.
Silver throws a jab when Longbow was well out of range.
Silver with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silver scores with a jab. Longbow acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silver scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silver moves away from the strike by Longbow.
Longbow checks the leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Silver. Beautiful body shot.
Silver scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Longbow gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silver.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silver bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Longbow's head backwards.
Silver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nathan Silver is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silver keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Silver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silver has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Silver!
A relieved looking Nathan Silver thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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