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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wanderlei Rua!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rua looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silver lands a left and a right that send Rua crashing to the mat, dazed. Silver thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rua is rocked!
It looks like Wanderlei Rua has been cut.
Silver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rua is still on wobbly legs! Can Silver finish him?
No luck for Rua with that takedown attempt.
Rua shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silver but Silver pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jack Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Rua.
A punch combination from Silver misses.
Silver tries to bum rush Rua with a series of wild strikes but Rua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rua seems to have recovered his senses.
Silver shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rua as he avoids it easily.
Rua tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silver sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rua somewhat.
A combination from Silver does no damage.
Silver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rua shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silver is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver pushes Rua off looking to stand but Rua dives back in and keeps control.
Rua is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silver sees it coming and defends easily.
Rua seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua is looking for a kimura but Silver is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rua to get the leverage.
Rua is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silver wants to get back to his feet.
Rua is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silver is just riding it out for now. Rua eventually gives up the hold.
Rua prevents Silver from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rua seems to be looking for submissions.
Silver wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silver misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rua scores with a takedown into Silver's guard.
Rua drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rua jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rua drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rua jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rua prevents Silver from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
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 thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rua jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rua thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silver knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rua on the ground.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silver misses with a wild combination.
Rua fails with the takedown
and Silver counters with a two punch combo.
Silver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rua has his takedown stuffed
and Silver counters with a one-two to the body.
Rua will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rua closes the distance and clinches up with Silver, looking for a takedown. Rua pushes Silver against the cage but Silver circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silver throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rua fails with a takedown attempt.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt
and Silver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rua dives in and grabs Silver's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silver pushes down on Rua's head and hops out.
Silver is looking to clinch but Rua is avoiding it.
Rua shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rua seems to be looking for submissions.
Rua is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rua seems to be working for a kimura but Silver defends the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silver sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wanderlei Rua will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Rua's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rua takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rua shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rua was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rua looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Rua won't let Silver get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Rua trying to control but Silver is having none of it.
Silver defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rua.
Silver is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rua working for a submission but Silver is keeping him at bay.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rua looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua has hold of Silver's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Silver manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rua has hold of Silver's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Silver manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rua has hold of Silver's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Silver manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rua is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Silver has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rua is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silver is surviving well by controlling Rua's body position as best he can.
Silver somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rua will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silver throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rua tries for a takedown but Silver sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jack Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Rua.
Silver tries to clinch up but Rua circles away and keeps his distance.
Silver lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silver tries to bum rush Rua with a series of wild strikes but Rua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rua closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rua is working for a submission of some sort.
Rua is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silver wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua is working for a submission of some sort.
Rua is looking for a kimura but Silver is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rua to get the leverage.
Silver is trying to stand up here but Rua is controlling him well.
Rua is looking for a kimura but Silver is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rua to get the leverage.
Rua is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silver sees it coming and defends easily.
Rua is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silver is trying to stand back up but Rua is controlling him
Rua is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silver is just riding it out for now. Rua eventually gives up the hold.
Rua is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silver is just riding it out for now. Rua eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silver has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rua is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silver sees it coming and defends easily.
Rua is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silver doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rua.
Rua is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Rua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Rua's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rua dodges the punch combination from Silver.
Silver loads up on a big right hand but Rua slips the punch.
Rua throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silver was covering up waiting for the punch and Rua finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rua pushing down on Silver's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rua seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silver does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rua stops Silver from getting back to his feet.
Silver 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.
Silver is staying active underneath Rua, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rua is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silver wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silver doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rua.
Rua is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silver is trying to stand up here but Rua is controlling him well.
Rua has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Silver defend it? Rua steps over the head and cranks it - Silver is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Rua!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wanderlei Rua!
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