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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genghis Ron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Carmina Burana O Fortuna. Genghis Ron has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Genghis Ron!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ron connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Nathan Silver has been cut.
Silver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ron.
Ron throws a looping overhand right but Silver ducks down to avoid it.
Silver misses with a hook. Ron ducked under it nicely.
Silver takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ron tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ron throws an overhand right that lands on Silver's shoulder, as Silver tries to avoid the shot.
Ron tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ron swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ron tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silver defends well and Ron ends up having to push Silver into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver looking to slow down the pace here.
Ron prevents a body shot from Silver.
Ron keeps control of Silver as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silver swings wildly with an uppercut but Ron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silver can't break the clinch.
Silver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silver connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ron momentarily.
Ron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silver looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ron ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ron misses with a straight right.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ron has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ron throws out a powerful jab.
Ron throws a hook but Silver blocks it.
Silver leaves Ron with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silver misses with a lunging right hand
and Ron counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A combination from Silver does no damage.
Ron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silver.
Silver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ron misses with a wild body shot.
Silver misses with a two punch combination.
Ron shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silver sprawls well. Silver wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ron gets slowly back to his feet.
Nathan Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Genghis Ron.
Ron keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silver.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ron throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silver swats away the attempt to clinch by Ron.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ron bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ron defending well as Silver loads up on a big left hand.
Silver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silver throws a lazy uppercut
and Ron counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ron gets a double leg takedown into Silver's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ron passes easily into side control. Nice work.
A lull in the action here as Ron stalls from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genghis Ron dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Silver's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ron stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Genghis Ron seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Silver misses the target.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
Ron throws a lazy uppercut
and Silver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ron takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ron fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ron moves away.
Silver fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ron misses with a hook
and Silver counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silver scores with a nice head shot.
Silver misses with a hook. Ron ducked under it nicely.
Silver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ron.
Ron moves out of range as Silver strikes.
Silver tries to land a front kick but Ron steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ron looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ron throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silver misses with a body shot.
Silver throws a jab but it's blocked by Ron.
Silver throws a hook but Ron avoids it easily.
Ron fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ron misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Silver.
Ron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silver manages to avoid it.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Ron finds it's target.
Silver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ron moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ron tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ron moves away.
Ron ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Ron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nathan Silver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ron showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silver.
Ron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ron misses with a right hand
and Silver counters with a nice body shot.
Ron jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Silver dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Silver's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ron.
Ron scores with a hook to the body. Silver takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ron throws a hook but Silver blocks it.
Ron misses with a hook
and Silver counters with a straight right hand.
A clash of legs there as Ron blocks the low kick.
Ron scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ron clinches.
Silver has a couple of punches blocked by Ron.
Ron misses with a punch on the inside.
Silver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silver misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Ron.
Ron scores with a shot to the side of Silver's head.
Silver struggles to land a body shot inside as Ron controls his hands.
A short right from Silver on the inside.
Ron prevents Silver from breaking the clinch.
Silver's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
Silver is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ron is keeping busy.
Silver working aggressively here.
Silver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ron fails with a takedown attempt.
Silver lands with a shot to the body.
Ron uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silver.
Silver misses with a body punch
letting Ron counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with a wild body shot.
Ron throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot lands for Ron.
A punch combination from Silver misses.
Ron pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ron was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
Ron misses with a hook. Silver ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ron throws a combination that misses
and Silver counters with a three punch combo that has Ron backing up. Ron nods at Silver to acknowledge the strikes.
Ron misses the shot to the body.
Ron shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silver sprawls well. Silver wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ron gets slowly back to his feet.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ron.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver slips a straight right by Ron.
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 Nathan Silver.
I think Silver 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Silver!
Nathan Silver took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Damnfield clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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