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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Risto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and D Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaw has chosen Know your enemy as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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178 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Risto Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, D Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva misses with a takedown
enabling Shaw to counter with a crisp jab.
Shaw has a takedown stuffed.
Shaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Shaw counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva jumps guard but Shaw stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Risto Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shaw.
Shaw trying to land knees to the body.
Shaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva shoots and misses
and Shaw counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
D Shaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Shaw counters with a thumping low kick.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Shaw counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva wants to control but Shaw postures up.
Shaw controls the position.
Shaw in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Shaw has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva regains half guard.
Shaw wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva won't allow Shaw to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Shaw is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Shaw looks gassed!
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Shaw is controlling him well.
Shaw content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shaw counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva is trying to keep Shaw in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Shaw is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shaw controls the pace.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Shaw passes into side control.
Shaw scores with a couple of short elbows.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Shaw in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's four 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.
Shaw decides to stand up, so the ref orders Silva to his feet.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shaw counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Shaw controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Shaw advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shaw trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
D Shaw dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shaw bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Shaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Shaw counters with a thumping low kick.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Shaw counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Shaw stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Shaw advances to mount.
Silva is just holding on here. Shaw manages to take his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw keeps control of the position as Silva tries to break free.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shaw has good solid back control here.
Shaw is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Silva has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Silva wants to escape the position.
Shaw somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Shaw lands shots from the back.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva wants to control his opponent's hands but Shaw gets his hands free.
Shaw is looking to control Silva but Silva is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Silva wants to control his opponent's hands but Shaw gets his hands free.
Silva covers up after that shot from Shaw.
Silva covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Shaw is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Silva is trying to break free.
Shaw is not going to allow Silva to sit and survive in this position.
Silva defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Shaw's arms.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shaw on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to break free.
Silva staying busy and making it hard for Shaw to control.
Shaw is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Silva taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Shaw.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). D Shaw!
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hype
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