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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Drop The World- Lil Wayne. Rickson Rua is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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200 lbs
16 - 10 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rickson Rua!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua also avoids with ease.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Rua fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Rua backing up. Rua nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua also avoids with ease.
Silva throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rua gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Matt Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Rua.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Rua counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Silva manages to escape to his feet.
Rua shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rua's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rua tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Rua will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Rua with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Rua will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rua tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rua fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rua gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Rua.
Matt Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rua looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
It looks like Rickson Rua has been cut.
Rua closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Rua wants to stand but Silva has his arm trapped.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet here but Rua is keeping cool and he's managed to take Silva's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but Rua has full control of the position and if anything, Silva has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Rua slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Silva controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rickson Rua's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rua doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rua tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Rua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Matt Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Rua.
Rua doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Rua 's knee.
Rua moves to clinch but Silva breaks away
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva punishes Rua's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva lands a head shot.
Rua shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rua is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Matt Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Rua has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Rua.
Rua is rocked!
and Silva counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Rua! He's just covering up as Silva starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Silva!
Matt Silva retains his middleweight title!
Matt Silva really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KaotiX Fight Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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