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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jonas Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua wants to clinch.
Rua lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Rua as Silva shoots in.
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silva trying to control but Rua is having none of it.
Silva landing strikes from the mount.
Silva looking to control but Rua is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rua gets back to half guard.
Rua is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Rua keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rua is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rua slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rua looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Rua is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rua is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Rua looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rua looking to control.
Rua has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rua is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rua had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Silva is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Rua Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Silva's back instead.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva manages to reverse the position and now he's in Rua's guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Rua is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rua is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rua had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Silva is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Rua Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Silva's back instead.
Silva manages to reverse the position and now he's in Rua's guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rua is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua looking to control.
Silva wants to stand but Rua has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rua is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Rua is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rua is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva tries to stand but Rua is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauricio Rua dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rua gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rua is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rua drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silva dives on top into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rua looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Rua trying to control the position.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Rua is keeping the position.
Rua looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rua's guard.
Mauricio Rua overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rua has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Rua's legs - danger averted.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
Rua working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rua is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Rua is keeping the position.
Rua has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rua is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Rua escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rua is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rua is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Silva has his hands clasped together but Rua extends an breaks Silva's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Rua.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mauricio Rua!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
47% |
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