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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Risto Raivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raivo comes to the cage accompanied by Pocket full of shells. Damian Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 cm
23
191 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
23
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Risto Raivo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian Silva! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Raivo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control! Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Raivo keeps moving and retains side control. Raivo throwing strikes but Silva manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control! You can see the frustration on Raivo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Silva is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Raivo is trying to escape and Silva transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Raivo is forced to tap! Nice work there by Silva! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Damian Silva!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
55% |
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