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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Martin Gillmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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151 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martin Gillmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nathan Silver!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gillmore moves away.
Gillmore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silver misses with a body shot.
Silver cracks Gillmore with an open hand slap.
Gillmore looks to clinch
and Silver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gillmore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
Gillmore seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gillmore fails to land with a series of punches.
Silver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silver fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gillmore.
Silver takes a swing at Gillmore's ribcage but misses.
Gillmore closes the distance but Silver moves to the side
letting Silver counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gillmore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gillmore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
Nice straight punches there by Silver. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silver.
It looks like Martin Gillmore has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silver counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gillmore thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillmore tries to clinch but Silver moves away
and Silver counters with a good low kick that Gillmore was not able to check.
Gillmore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gillmore closes the distance but Silver moves to the side
and Silver counters with a nice body shot.
Martin Gillmore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver tests Gillmore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silver keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gillmore moves to clinch but Silver breaks away
and Silver counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gillmore thinking.
Silver connects with a body shot.
Silver scores with a jab to the body.
Gillmore clinches up with Silver and pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gillmore misses with a knee to the head.
Silver's coach down at Qube Striking was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Silver's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gillmore tries to clinch
and Silver counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillmore closes the distance but Silver moves to the side
and Silver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gillmore moves away.
Silver thows a body shot but no joy.
Silver lands with a nice body punch.
Silver misses the shot to the body.
Gillmore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
Gillmore misses with a series of wild punches.
Silver lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gillmore manages to avoid it.
Silver fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gillmore closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silver counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gillmore thinking.
Silver feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gillmore's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gillmore counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silver pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silver continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Good body shot from Silver.
Gillmore landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gillmore manages to avoid it.
Silver moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gillmore looks to clinch
and Silver counters with a straight right hand.
Silver is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gillmore rather than just go for the knockout.
Gillmore closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silver counters with a nice body shot.
Silver is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gillmore had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillmore tries to clinch up.
Gillmore tries to clinch
and Silver counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gillmore was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
Gillmore takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gillmore wants to clinch
and Silver counters with a nice body shot.
Silver connects with a body shot.
Gillmore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silver.
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gillmore tries to clinch
and Silver counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gillmore moves to clinch but Silver breaks away
and Silver counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gillmore doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver circles away.
Gillmore takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Silver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Gillmore's cut.
That's time! Gillmore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silver takes a swing at Gillmore's ribcage but misses.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
Gillmore tries to clinch up.
Gillmore tries to clinch up
and Silver counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silver takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gillmore moves to clinch but Silver breaks away
and Silver counters with a nice uppercut.
Gillmore closes the distance but Silver moves to the side
and Silver counters with a right hand to the body.
Silver attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gillmore wants to clinch
and Silver counters with a thumping low kick.
Silver lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gillmore at a distance.
Gillmore closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silver makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillmore wants to clinch
letting Silver counter with a right hand.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gillmore moves away.
Gillmore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silver connects with a body shot that sends Gillmore's belly button to the back.
Silver misses with a body shot.
Silver keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gillmore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
Gillmore doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Gillmore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silver throws a body punch but Gillmore moves out of range.
Gillmore tries to clinch
and Silver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillmore moves into the clinch successfully.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silver.
Gillmore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silver avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver avoids a wild elbow strike from Gillmore.
Silver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gillmore misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silver.
Gillmore creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silver manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Gillmore is predictable there
and Silver counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silver checks a leg kick.
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gillmore wants to clinch.
Silver connects with a body shot.
Silver looks to score with a jab to the body but Gillmore is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gillmore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silver jabs Gillmore to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gillmore darts in trying to clinch
and Silver counters with a left to the body.
Gillmore looks to clinch
and Silver counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nathan Silver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silver misses the shot to the body.
Gillmore rushes Silver and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silver blocks the elbow strike.
Silver works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gillmore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silver has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silver digs a right hand into Gillmore's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gillmore's gas tank.
Silver lands a body punch.
Gillmore misses with a punch on the inside.
Silver scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silver scores with a shot to the side of Gillmore's head.
Nice body punch from Silver.
Silver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silver lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gillmore throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silver lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Silver.
Gillmore misses with an elbow strike.
Silver scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Silver.
A short body shot lands from Silver as the two fighters clinch.
Gillmore creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silver lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silver manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silver dodges an elbow strike from Gillmore.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Silver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Martin Gillmore's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Silver misses with a body shot.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gillmore was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
Silver takes a swing at Gillmore's ribcage but misses.
Silver uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gillmore has time to react.
Silver throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gillmore closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silver counters with a straight right hand.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gillmore wants to clinch
and Silver counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gillmore darts in trying to clinch
and Silver makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gillmore fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silver scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silver counters with a left to the body.
Gillmore swinging wildly here.
Silver misses with a body shot.
Gillmore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silver comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silver misses the shot to the body.
Martin Gillmore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gillmore tries to clinch
and Silver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gillmore misses with a wild body shot.
Gillmore avoids the body shot from Silver.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gillmore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silver on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillmore tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gillmore misses with a kick to the body.
Gillmore looks to clinch
and Silver counters with a left to the body.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silver makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silver misses the shot to the body.
Silver thuds a left hand into Gillmore's body.
Gillmore walks into a stiff left hand from Silver.
Silver's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gillmore under the eye.
Gillmore misses with a body shot.
Silver ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silver wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver lands a nice hook to Gillmore's body. Gillmore takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gillmore misses with a body shot.
Gillmore tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Gillmore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gillmore closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Silver counter with a right hand.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silver counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gillmore thinking.
Gillmore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gillmore closes the distance but Silver moves to the side
and Silver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martin Gillmore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gillmore fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gillmore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gillmore will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gillmore doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver circles away.
Gillmore tries to clinch but Silver is having none of it.
Silver scores with a jab to the body.
Gillmore doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver circles away.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silver counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver connects with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gillmore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gillmore closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silver counters with a left to the body.
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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Silver!
Nathan Silver really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Damnfield clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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