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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ive Nackershort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nackershort comes to the cage accompanied by The Rocky Theme. Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Thunderstruck by AC/DC. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Ive Nackershort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Silva!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nackershort misses with a wild combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nackershort tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Nackershort can't get the takedown.
Nackershort has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nackershort wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ive Nackershort. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nackershort uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Nackershort throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nackershort.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nackershort. That did some damage!
Nackershort cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Nackershort in a clinch.
Silva trying to stall but Nackershort improves his position.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
A jab lands there for Nackershort.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva is looking to clinch but Nackershort is avoiding it.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nackershort throws a big shot that misses.
Nackershort misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Nackershort makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nackershort circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nackershort misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Nackershort thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
No joy there for Nackershort, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nackershort misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva throws a right hand that Nackershort ducks under and follows up with a left that Nackershort also avoids with ease.
Nackershort lands a body shot.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nackershort is breathing heavily.
Nackershort misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Nackershort takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Nackershort's front leg but catches the back leg as Nackershort tries to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nackershort throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
A left lands for Silva.
Silva takes one on the button.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva tries to clinch but Nackershort is having none of it.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nackershort tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Nackershort drops back down to his feet.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nackershort takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nackershort blocks a head kick by Silva.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to slow Nackershort down with leg kicks.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Nackershort pushes him off.
Silva lands an overhand right.
Silva instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nackershort tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva working Nackershort over with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nackershort as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nackershort jumps guard but Silva stands there with Nackershort around his waist. Nackershort gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Nackershort improves position.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva looks to throw a body kick
and Nackershort counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nackershort blocks a head kick by Silva.
Nackershort throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Nackershort waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Andy Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Nackershort, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nackershort scores with a shot to the body.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Nackershort scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nackershort stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Nackershort lands with a right hand.
Silva gets a clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nackershort blocks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva tries to clinch but Nackershort is having none of it.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Nackershort misses the shot to the body.
Nackershort with a nice cross.
No joy there for Nackershort, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Nackershort avoids it.
Ive Nackershort is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nackershort lands a jab.
Andy Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nackershort swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nackershort swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva takes one on the button.
Silva tries a low kick but Nackershort avoids it.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva swings for the body but Nackershort moves out of range.
Nackershort is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nackershort misses with a series of wild punches.
Nackershort blocks a low kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Nackershort looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nackershort checks a low kick from Silva.
A combination from Nackershort does no damage.
Nackershort takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nackershort moves out of range as Silva strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nackershort.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Nackershort swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silva throws a low kick but Nackershort avoids it.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nackershort throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Nackershort fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Nackershort.
Nackershort waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Nackershort blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva lands a body shot.
A head kick misses from Silva.
No joy there for Nackershort, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nackershort counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Nackershort swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nackershort takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nackershort takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Nackershort scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Nackershort tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Nackershort.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nackershort will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva tries to clinch but Nackershort is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nackershort throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Nackershort throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva wants to stall.
Nackershort tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nackershort as Silva tries to tie him up.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Nackershort on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva slows down the pace here.
Nackershort's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws a leg kick but Nackershort checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nackershort.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nackershort swinging wildly here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nackershort checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
Nackershort slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nackershort takes a step back to recover.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Nackershort.
Silva tries to clinch up but Nackershort circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Nackershort bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva throws a push kick but Nackershort slaps the foot to one side.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva tries to clinch
and Nackershort counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nackershort 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.
Nackershort swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Nackershort moves out of range.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Nackershort drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva avoiding damage.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva tries to stall but Nackershort uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nackershort is defending well for now.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is looking to control Nackershort's arms but Nackershort gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nackershort up against the cage.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nackershort in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Andy Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Nackershort won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Donk. Silva catches Nackershort right on the button with a cross.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Nackershort's leg but Nackershort calmly moves out of range.
Silva staying out of range there.
Nackershort listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nackershort checks a leg kick nicely.
Nackershort throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva is looking to chop away at Nackershort's legs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silva.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Nackershort moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Nackershort misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nackershort misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Nackershort misses.
Nackershort swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Nackershort there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nackershort throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Nackershort's defenses.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nackershort fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Nackershort lands a body shot.
Nackershort throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva is looking to slow Nackershort down with leg kicks.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nackershort.
Nackershort looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good work by Nackershort as he checks the leg kick.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nackershort.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nackershort.
Silva tries to clinch but Nackershort is having none of it.
A nice combination there by Nackershort.
Nackershort takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nackershort is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Ive Nackershort has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nackershort misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nackershort with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nackershort takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Nackershort does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nackershort makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nackershort chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Nackershort moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nackershort will feel that in the morning.
Nackershort misses with an uppercut.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva throws a low kick but Nackershort avoids it.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nackershort.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nackershort's calf.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Nackershort sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nackershort throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nackershort.
Nackershort will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Nackershort throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Nackershort's takedown attempt.
Silva stalling against the cage.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Nackershort drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nackershort lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva has Nackershort pressed against the cage.
Andy Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Nackershort's side.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nackershort.
Nackershort keeps the fight on the outside.
Nackershort keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Silva throws a head kick that Nackershort semi-blocks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot to de liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nackershort chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 James Atkins scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Silva!
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