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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shane Mitchell (ranked 1352 p4p, 157 weight class) and Klaus Silverstein (ranked 2808 p4p, 257 weight class). Mitchell comes to the ring accompanied by Michael Jackson - Beat it. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!The key to victory for Shane Mitchell has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Klaus Silverstein!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell keeps the fight on the outside.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silverstein.
Mitchell is looking to counter the offense by Silverstein and move into the clinch.
Silverstein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silverstein moves away.
Some wild striking there from Mitchell.
Silverstein looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitchell is just out of range.
Mitchell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silverstein on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silverstein tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silverstein throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell throws a big counter combination but Silverstein scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mitchell works over Silverstein's head and body with a nice combination.
Mitchell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silverstein sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silverstein tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silverstein lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mitchell seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Silverstein misses with a left hand
and Mitchell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverstein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell drops down looking for a counter takedown but Silverstein sprawls and moves away.
Mitchell darts in and clinches Silverstein up against the ropes.
Mitchell stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Mitchell.
Silverstein wants a takedown but no success here.
Silverstein tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mitchell smiles and moves away.
Mitchell pushes Silverstein up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mitchell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell swings wildly with an uppercut but Silverstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchell turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mitchell manages to end up in side control.
Silverstein is trying to control Mitchell's posture but Mitchell avoids it.
Mitchell has control of an arm but Silverstein manages to advance to Mitchell's back!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silverstein is working for a kimura but Mitchell is defending it quite comfortably.
Silverstein wants to take a breather but Mitchell is having none of it.
Mitchell is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Silverstein jumps into side control!
Silverstein trying to control the position but Mitchell is working away.
My spies in Rio Fight Academy inform me that Silverstein has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Mitchell gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Still in half guard, Silverstein seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mitchell wants to control but Silverstein is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mitchell has a hand on Silverstein's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Silverstein takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mitchell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silverstein sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silverstein wants to control the pace but Mitchell is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Mitchell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silverstein darts in looking for a takedown but Mitchell gets double underhooks and turns Silverstein into the ropes.
Mitchell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mitchell passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silverstein!
Mitchell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silverstein is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silverstein tries to hold on but Mitchell pushes him away.
Mitchell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silverstein is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell controlling the position easily from mount.
Mitchell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silverstein can do to turn this around?
Mitchell avoids the attempt from Silverstein to control.
Mitchell lands a big shot there that rocks Silverstein but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silverstein tries to lock up and control but Mitchell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell wants to finish this one by submission but Silverstein is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mitchell.
Mitchell content just to control the position here.
Mitchell tries to control but Silverstein wriggling away.
Mitchell throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silverstein because Mitchell loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell wants to control but instead Silverstein manages to regain half guard.
Mitchell wants to take a breather but Silverstein is having none of it.
Silverstein wants to get back to full guard but Mitchell has passed into side control.
Mitchell is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Silverstein's shoulder. That is not cool.
Mitchell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silverstein is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mitchell is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Silverstein's shoulder. That is not cool.
Silverstein can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silverstein tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mitchell trying to control the action but Silverstein is working from the bottom.
Silverstein is looking for a sweep.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mitchell dips to his left and cracks Silverstein with an uppercut!
Mitchell fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silverstein to the ground. Mitchell is now in Silverstein's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Mitchell dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Silverstein tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mitchell swivels and escapes.
Mitchell misses with a double jab.
Silverstein looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Silverstein.
Mitchell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shane Mitchell is winning the standup battle so far.
Mitchell swats away the attempt to clinch by Silverstein.
Mitchell tries for a takedown but Silverstein sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silverstein tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silverstein is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mitchell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silverstein moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silverstein tries to clinch but Mitchell moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silverstein's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mitchell tightens his grip and picks Silverstein up, before dumping him to the ground. Silverstein manages to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverstein has Mitchell pulled in close to control his posture.
Silverstein looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mitchell is one step ahead there.
Silverstein looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mitchell puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Silverstein controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Mitchell trying to control the action but Silverstein is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silverstein is trying to get back to full guard.
Silverstein has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mitchell is working away from the top position though.
Silverstein is trying to get back to full guard.
Mitchell tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silverstein knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Silverstein wants to control but Mitchell is keeping busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a combination. Silverstein tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silverstein fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mitchell to the ground. Silverstein is now in Mitchell's guard.
Mitchell looking for a sweep. Not yet Mitchell, not yet.
Silverstein stays in close to Mitchell's body and controls the position.
Mitchell is trying to control the position but Silverstein postures up.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Silverstein from controlling successfully.
Mitchell controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silverstein looking to sit in guard and control but Mitchell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silverstein working a defensive guard but Mitchell passes into half guard.
Silverstein has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mitchell is working away from the top position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silverstein controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Mitchell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mitchell 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Mitchell!
Shane Mitchell thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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