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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Henry will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
30 - 20 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nathan Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Henry!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Silver throws a sloppy head kick
and Silver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice takedown defense from Silver. No joy for Henry on that attempt.
Henry has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Silver is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Henry is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silver sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A jab from Silver misses.
Henry pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silver back to the cage. Henry follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Henry shoots in but no luck this time.
Nathan Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Henry.
Henry misses with a takedown
and Henry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
Henry lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Silver connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Henry momentarily.
Silver misses with an uppercut.
Silver has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver blocks a jab.
Silver missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silver misses with a straight left.
Henry misses with a series of wild punches.
Silver with a hook.
Henry throws a right hand that misses
and Silver counters with a head kick.
Henry blocks the body kick.
Henry let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Silver misses with a head kick.
Henry avoids the head kick by Silver.
Henry listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses the shot to the body.
Silver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henry.
Silver misses with a wild combination.
Silver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry throws a head kick that misses.
Silver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Henry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Henry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Henry! But no joy.
A big right from Silver misses.
Silver misses with a double jab.
Nathan Silver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver cracks Henry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Henry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silver throws out the jab.
Henry unleashes a big counter combination but Silver bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Silver looks to land a combination but Henry avoids it well.
Silver takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Henry lands a two punch combo.
Silver scores with a spinning back kick!
Henry connects with a leg kick. Silver looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silver loads up on a big right hand but Henry slips the punch.
Silver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henry lands with a right hand.
It looks like Nathan Silver has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Henry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silver throws a jab when Henry was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver scores with a hook to the body. Henry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Henry stuns Silver with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Henry misses with an uppercut.
Silver misses the body punch
and Henry counters with a straight right hand.
Silver lands with a hook. Henry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Henry throws out a counter right but Silver avoids it with no problem.
Henry misses with a straight left.
A jab from Henry does it's job there.
Henry slips under a jab.
Silver throws out a loose jab but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Henry releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Silver throws a head kick that misses
and Henry counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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 Nathan Silver will probably get the nod.
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!
Silver tries a head kick but it misses.
Silver with a nice cross.
Silver misses with a right hand
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
Silver throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Silver lands an overhand right.
Henry moves away from the strike by Silver.
Henry looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silver throws a head kick that misses
and Henry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nathan Silver is winning the standup battle so far.
Silver misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henry blocks a head kick by Silver.
A nice side step and Henry releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Silver fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Henry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henry doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nathan Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver slips a jab from Henry.
Silver misses with an uppercut. Henry saw that one coming.
Henry unleashes a big counter combination but Silver bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Silver jabs Henry right on the nose. Henry blinks but takes it well.
Silver misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silver.
Henry takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silver throws a head kick that misses
and Henry counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Silver.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henry.
Henry throws out a counter right but Silver avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Henry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henry takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silver moves away from the strike by Henry.
Henry shoots in for a double leg but Silver sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silver misses with a right hand
letting Henry counter with a right hand.
Henry might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver scores with the left hand. Henry knows he should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Silver.
A telegraphed right hand from Silver misses the target.
Silver throws a jab when Henry was well out of range.
Silver throws a hook to the side of Henry's head but Henry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henry throws a nice looking combination but Silver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a sloppy head kick
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henry throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silver has Henry up against the cage in a clinch.
Silver misses with the head strike.
Henry misses with some punches.
Silver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Henry gets through Silver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Henry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silver throws a hook but Henry avoids it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silver. Henry shrugs it off though.
Silver throws an overhand right that lands on Henry's shoulder, as Henry tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Silver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver throws out a loose jab but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry tries a quick counter leg kick but Silver is wise to it.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Silver looks to land a combination but Henry avoids it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Henry.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Silver misses with a body shot
and Henry makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Henry doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Silver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Henry blocking some punches.
Silver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Silver throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Henry swings for the body but Silver moves out of range.
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Henry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silver.
Henry scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Henry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Henry lands a jab to the nose.
Silver tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Henry counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver misses with a low kick.
Silver lands with a hook. Henry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big right from Silver misses.
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Silver cracks Henry with an open hand slap.
Henry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henry swings for the body but Silver moves out of range.
Silver throws a wild body kick that Henry sees coming a mile off.
Silver throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henry scores with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Henry.
Silver lands an overhand right.
Silver ducks right into an uppercut from Henry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver clinches up with Henry and pushes him back against the cage.
Silver lands a right hand.
Henry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henry breaks the clinch.
Henry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Henry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Silver. Those never looked like landing.
Henry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot by Henry.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
Henry throws a nice looking combination but Silver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henry defending well as Silver loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
Silver works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silver darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henry manages to avoid it.
Henry looks to land a combination but Silver avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Henry is trying to counter with his kicks.
Silver throws a head kick that misses.
Silver is looking to land body kicks.
Henry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silver.
Silver keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silver stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Henry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver misses with a hook
letting Henry counter with a right hand.
John Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silver throws a head kick but Henry moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Henry.
A swing and a miss from Silver.
Henry slips under a jab from Silver.
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.
Well Silver has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Silver!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Nathan Silver made sure he mentioned Sully's Bar & Grill, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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