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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Salvatore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cpl. Steve Henshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Henshaw. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Salvatore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Cpl. Steve Henshaw!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henshaw throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Salvatore misses with a double jab.
Henshaw takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Henshaw with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Salvatore to score with a decent uppercut.
Henshaw ducks under a wild hook from Salvatore.
Salvatore takes a swing at Henshaw's ribcage but misses.
Salvatore bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Henshaw with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Henshaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salvatore moves away.
Salvatore throws a nice looking combination but Henshaw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Salvatore connects with a body shot that sends Henshaw's belly button to the back.
Jab by Salvatore.
Henshaw wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henshaw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salvatore.
Salvatore doesn't manage to clinch there - Henshaw circles away.
Henshaw misses with a lunging right hand
and Salvatore counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Salvatore misses its intended target.
Salvatore with a hook.
A good leg kick by Henshaw.
Nick Salvatore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Henshaw 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 Salvatore has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Salvatore and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Some bone on bone action there as Henshaw checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Henshaw moves out of range of the strikes.
Salvatore blocks a low kick nicely.
Henshaw closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Salvatore quickly recovers to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henshaw trying to control the action but Salvatore is working from the bottom.
Salvatore tries to get to full guard but Henshaw has control of the leg.
Henshaw trying to pass the guard but Salvatore defending well.
Henshaw sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Salvatore defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henshaw not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henshaw looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Salvatore controlling the position well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nick Salvatore.
Salvatore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henshaw wants to slow Salvatore down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore is looking to chop away at Henshaw's legs.
Salvatore just misses with a punch to the body.
Henshaw misses with a body kick.
Salvatore thows a body shot but no joy.
Salvatore misses with a wild body shot.
Salvatore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big left from Henshaw misses.
Henshaw is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salvatore.
Salvatore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henshaw shoots in and drives through. Salvatore sprawls well.
Salvatore tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice takedown defense from Salvatore. No joy for Henshaw on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nick Salvatore will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Salvatore misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henshaw is defended easily by Salvatore.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Henshaw.
Nice body kick from Henshaw.
Salvatore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Henshaw misses with a head kick.
Henshaw lands a nice hook to Salvatore's body. Salvatore takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Henshaw ducks under a wild hook from Salvatore.
Henshaw dodges the punch combination from Salvatore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henshaw fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Salvatore is out of range.
Henshaw lands a leg kick that knocks Salvatore off balance momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Salvatore checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Salvatore swings away with a body shot that misses
and Henshaw counters with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Henshaw.
Salvatore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henshaw moves away.
Henshaw takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Henshaw fails to land the takedown.
Henshaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore lands a jab to Henshaw's midsection.
Henshaw feints and as Salvatore raises his hands in defense, Henshaw changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Salvatore looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henshaw loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Henshaw forces his way into half guard.
Salvatore knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Henshaw on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henshaw working over Salvatore with some ground and pound. Salvatore looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henshaw trying to mount his opponent but Salvatore defends it.
Henshaw trying to control from Salvatore's half guard. Salvatore has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Salvatore looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henshaw wants to control from the top but Salvatore keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Salvatore looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henshaw is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We're going to have a standup here because Nick Salvatore wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Henshaw misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cpl. Steve Henshaw showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Salvatore ducks under a wild hook from Henshaw.
Salvatore just misses with a punch to the body.
Salvatore misses with a double jab.
Henshaw takes a swing at Salvatore's ribcage but misses.
Salvatore checks a leg kick.
Salvatore takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Henshaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Salvatore manages to avoid it.
Salvatore connects with a body shot.
Salvatore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick from Henshaw lands but Salvatore takes it in his stride.
Henshaw scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvatore avoids the head kick by Henshaw.
Salvatore misses with a shot to the body
and Henshaw counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Salvatore swings widly with a right hand
and Henshaw counters with a body kick.
Henshaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salvatore moves away.
Salvatore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salvatore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henshaw.
Salvatore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henshaw scores with a head kick. Salvatore tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Henshaw misses with a leg kick
and Salvatore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cpl. Steve Henshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henshaw throws a head kick but Salvatore moves out of range.
Salvatore lands a glancing blow to the side of Henshaw's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Henshaw pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Henshaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salvatore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henshaw throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salvatore attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Henshaw thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Salvatore. That snapped Henshaw's head back.
Henshaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Salvatore is just out of range.
Salvatore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henshaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henshaw misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Henshaw.
Henshaw takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Salvatore scores with the left hand. Henshaw knows he should have avoided that one.
Salvatore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Henshaw tries to land a front kick but Salvatore steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Salvatore looks to score with a jab to the body but Henshaw is just out of range.
Henshaw fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Salvatore.
Salvatore misses the shot to the body.
Salvatore is looking to wear down Henshaw with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvatore uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Henshaw has time to react.
Salvatore is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Henshaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Salvatore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henshaw throws out the jab.
Salvatore connects with a body shot that sends Henshaw's belly button to the back.
Salvatore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henshaw moves away.
Salvatore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henshaw doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Salvatore. Beautiful body shot.
Henshaw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Salvatore lands the left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henshaw checks the leg kick nicely there.
Henshaw shoots in and drives through. Salvatore sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nick Salvatore.
I think Salvatore has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Salvatore!
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energy
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RATING
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