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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Silver (ranked 617 p4p, 62 weight class) and Bill Bronson (ranked 635 p4p, 66 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Red Belt
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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
37 - 23 - 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
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bill Bronson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson misses with an uppercut
letting Silver counter with a right hand.
Silver throws out a loose jab but Bronson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bill Bronson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronson swinging wildly here.
Bronson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bronson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bronson landing with the ground and pound.
Bronson throws a big elbow that misses.
Bronson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bronson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bronson preventing the sweep.
Bronson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silver has Bronson pulled in close to control his posture.
Silver manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver scores with a shot to the side of Bronson's head.
Bronson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silver misses with a punch on the inside.
Bronson misses with a punch to the body.
Silver pushes Bronson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silver lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silver loads up on a big right hand but Bronson slips the punch.
Bronson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silver tries to clinch there but Bronson circles away.
Bronson tries a head kick but it misses.
Silver throws a jab when Bronson was well out of range.
A big right from Bronson misses.
Bronson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silver blocks a jab.
Bronson walks into a jab.
A big right from Silver misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson misses with a left hand
and Silver counters with a good low kick that Bronson was not able to check.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bronson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nathan Silver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silver lands a lovely overhand right.
Silver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bronson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bronson.
Bronson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jab, jab by Silver - just one landing.
Silver blocks the body kick.
Bronson misses with a shot to the body
and Silver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silver darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bronson is rocked!
A bone on bone clash there as Silver blocks the leg kick.
Bronson is still on wobbly legs! Can Silver finish him?
Bronson throws an overhand right that lands on Silver's shoulder, as Silver tries to avoid the shot.
Bronson seems to have recovered his senses.
Silver catches Bronson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bronson scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson darts in and clinches Silver up against the cage.
Bronson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bronson backwards.
Silver throws a punch but it's blocked by Bronson.
Silver lands with a light punch inside.
Silver misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Bronson fails to land.
Silver has a couple of punches blocked by Bronson.
Bronson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bronson stalling in the clinch but Silver improves position.
Silver has a couple of punches blocked by Bronson.
Stalling in the clinch from Silver.
Bronson working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Silver.
Silver misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Bronson.
Bronson misses with a body punch.
Silver wants to break free but Bronson has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bronson's elbow.
Silver is pressed up against the cage. Bronson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silver down to the mat. Silver avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silver cracks the inside of Bronson's front leg.
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!
Bronson slips a jab from Silver.
Bronson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bronson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silver moves in looking to clinch but Bronson pushes him off.
Silver throws a looping overhand right but Bronson ducks down to avoid it.
Bronson misses with a kick to the body.
That kick from Bronson tenderised Silver's leg. Silver is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silver keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silver throwing a counter right hand but Bronson manages to avoid it.
Bronson misses with a right hand
and Silver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bronson just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silver ducks under a wild hook from Bronson.
Bronson missing with a left hand there. Silver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters circling - Silver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silver lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bronson misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Silver wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab lands there for Silver.
Bronson ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Bronson with the counter takedown but Silver avoids it easily.
Silver avoids the body shot from Bronson.
Silver throws a hook but Bronson avoids it easily.
Bronson thuds his shin into the meat of Silver's side.
Bronson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice body kick from Bronson.
Silver slips a straight right by Bronson.
Silver throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bronson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bronson tries to close the distance and clinch but Silver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Silver misses its target.
Bronson throws a hook but Silver avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silver has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silver throws a jab when Bronson was well out of range.
A punch combination from Bronson misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Silver misses the target.
Silver catches Bronson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bronson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronson.
Silver connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bronson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bronson closes the distance and clinches up with Silver, looking for a takedown. Bronson pushes Silver against the cage but Silver circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bronson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bronson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silver did well to prevent Bronson getting side control.
Silver manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Bronson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Bronson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bronson is looking for a takedown.
Bronson swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bronson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronson scores with a hook to the body.
Bronson blocks an uppercut.
Silver is trying to break free.
Silver lands with a left to the head.
Silver lands with a right to the head.
Silver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silver throws a punch but it's blocked by Bronson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bronson works on Silver's body with a couple of short punches.
Silver is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nathan Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Bronson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bronson.
Silver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silver lands a hook that snaps the head of Bronson backwards.
Bronson struggles to land a body shot inside as Silver controls his hands.
Bronson struggles to land a body shot inside as Silver controls his hands.
Silver throws a punch but it's blocked by Bronson.
Silver lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver misses with a punch on the inside.
Silver lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bronson taking a breather.
Silver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bronsons head.
Bronson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Silver.
Bronson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silver prevents it.
Silver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bronson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
Bronson tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing Bronson back against the cage.
Silver makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronson struggles to land a body shot inside as Silver controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Silver fails to land.
Silver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bronson letting Silver take a breather here.
Still in the clinch, Bronson scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronson tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bronson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silver lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Silver scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Silver fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
Silver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silver working hard to break the clinch.
Silver taking a breather.
Bronson misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Silver dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bronson throws the left hand but Silver avoids the punch easily.
Bronson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bronson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big right from Bronson misses.
Silver fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bronson, pushing him back against the cage.
Bronson throws a head punch that misses.
Bronson working aggressively here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bronson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silver throws a head punch that misses.
Silver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silver lands a hook that snaps the head of Bronson backwards.
Bronson scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bronson.
Silver throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver blocks a body shot from Bronson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver misses with a body punch.
Silver lands an uppercut.
Silver digs a right hand into Bronson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bronson's gas tank.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bronson backwards.
Silver is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silver controlling the action here for a moment.
A short uppercut from Silver.
A bit of stalling here from Silver.
Silver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bronson can do to turn this around?
Silver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bronson slowing the pace effectively.
Silver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bill Bronson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bronson.
Good standup being displayed there by Silver as he connects with a hook.
Silver connects with a solid leg kick.
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bronson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bronson ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bronson is defended easily by Silver.
Nathan Silver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bronson thumps Silver with a low kick.
Bronson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silver connects with a nice looking jab.
Bronson lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bronson misses with a wild body shot.
Silver throws a right hand that misses
and Bronson counters with a nice uppercut.
Silver is looking to clinch but Bronson is avoiding it.
Silver smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bronson needs to keep his hands up - Silver had a free shot at his head there.
Bronson misses with a body shot
and Silver counters with a stiff right hand.
Bronson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silver manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silver lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch but Bronson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good exchange - Bronson coming out on top.
Silver lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bronson with the counter takedown but Silver avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Silver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bronson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silver. Silver obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver punishes Bronson's body with a nice straight punch.
Bronson swings for the body but Silver moves out of range.
Bronson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bronson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silver sizes up Bronson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silver throws a jab but it's blocked by Bronson.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bronson was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
Silver cracks Bronson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bronson scores with a body shot.
Bronson instigates a clinch.
Bronson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silver blocks a body shot from Bronson.
Bronson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nathan Silver has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silver lands an uppercut.
Silver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Silver showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Silver!
Nathan Silver took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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hype
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