Post by The Sandmen on Jan 9, 2015 17:20:36 GMT -5
Marco Ruas looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Thiago Silva glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Thiago Silva fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Ruas's chin
Marco Ruas launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Ruas misses a step and Thiago Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Tremendous strikes from Silva!
Some big punches are landing!
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Silva looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Marco Ruas's punches
Ruas is on the receiving end of a great combo by Silva.
Ruas's Chin is beginning to swell
Silva attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Ruas's kick.
Ruas is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Silva's jaw!
Silva's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Ruas launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Silva.
Ruas misses a step and Thiago Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Ruas moves to shoot
but Thiago Silva delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Ruas has a small cut in his Nose
Nice punches from Thiago Silva.
Ruas staggers backwards. Silva wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Ruas looks to be in very good shape.
Marco Ruas is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Ruas moves forward looking for some action
Marco Ruas shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Thiago Silva tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Silva circles out and slips free of Marco Ruas's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Ruas launches a hook to the body
Bang! Silva stops that one with his ribs!
Some nice shots from Thiago Silva
that stun Ruas.
Ruas's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Ruas has a small cut in his Forehead
Silva steps backwards away from Marco Ruas. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Silva tries to grapple
He puts Ruas in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Silva launches a few hard punches to Marco Ruas's ribs!
Marco Ruas's ribs shows the damage! Thiago Silva is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Silva tries to breaks Marco Ruas's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Silva launches a couple of punches that leave marks in Ruas's ribs.
The fighters are clinching.
Marco Ruas pushes away Silva trying to keep the fight at striking range
Silva doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Marco Ruas
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Thiago Silva slightly pushes Ruas into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
A furious flurry of punches from Thiago Silva
puts Ruas in a world of hurt!
That punishment by Thiago Silva has left Ruas staggered! Thiago Silva should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Thiago Silva launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Ruas blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Marco Ruas's cheek! Ruas stumbles and the falls to the mat!
There is a small laceration on Marco Ruas's Right cheek
That punishment by Thiago Silva has left Ruas staggered! Thiago Silva should try push forward now and finish this!
Silva is standing while Ruas is on the ground on his back
Silva launches a kick to Ruas's thigh
Loud pop!
Silva is standing while Ruas is on the ground on his back
Ruas tries to hit Thiago Silva with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Silva dodges that
Ruas misses a step and Thiago Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Silva launches a kick to Ruas's thigh
Loud pop!
Silva is standing while Ruas is on the ground on his back
Silva launches a kick to Ruas's thigh
Loud pop!
Silva is standing while Ruas is on the ground on his back
Silva launches a kick to Ruas's thigh
Loud pop!
Silva is standing while Ruas is on the ground on his back
Marco Ruas is a bloody mess!
Ruas tries to hit Thiago Silva with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Silva dodges that
Silva is standing while Ruas is on the ground on his back
Silva moves backwards and gestures for Marco Ruas to stand up.
Marco Ruas is on his feet again.
Thiago Silva throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Ruas's chin! That stops Ruas in his tracks!
Ruas's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Marco Ruas seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Thiago Silva!
Marco Ruas continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Thiago Silva throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Ruas's chin! That stops Ruas in his tracks!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Silva steps backwards away from Marco Ruas. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Ruas doesn't stop bleeding.
Ruas pushes Thiago Silva and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Silva throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Ruas's Chin is beginning to swell
Ruas seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Marco Ruas's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Thiago Silva and Ruas engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Thiago Silva is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Marco Ruas seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Thiago Silva!
Middle kick from Silva.
Ruas receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Hard blow to Ruas's mid-section, he seems hurt
Ruas throws a low kick
Thiago Silva blocks.
Marco Ruas gets sloppy and Thiago Silva tries to take advantage...
Thiago Silva throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Ruas's chin! That stops Ruas in his tracks!
Thiago Silva is opening up on Ruas and raining down combinations!
Ruas's corner looks worried!
Not a desiderable position that Ruas is in now. Thiago Silva is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Ruas doesn't stop bleeding.
Silva tries to grapple
He puts Ruas in a double underhook!
Marco Ruas pushes away Silva trying to keep the fight at striking range
Silva doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Marco Ruas
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Thiago Silva is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Silva catches an ankle and Ruas is tripped to the mat!
Thiago Silva is in closed guard over Ruas
Silva gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Marco Ruas! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Marco Ruas doesn't defend himself!
Thiago Silva is in closed guard over Ruas
Thiago Silva tries to better his position on the ground...
Silva breaks the closed guard of Marco Ruas and moves to half guard
Thiago Silva is in side mount over Marco Ruas
Thiago Silva looks to mount Marco Ruas...
Thiago Silva slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Thiago Silva is in full mount over Marco Ruas
Silva gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Marco Ruas! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Marco Ruas doesn't defend himself!
Thiago Silva is in full mount over Marco Ruas
Thiago Silva tries to better his position on the ground...
Silva is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Thiago Silva is in full mount over Marco Ruas
Ruas doesn't stop bleeding.
Thiago Silva tries to better his position on the ground...
Silva is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Thiago Silva is in full mount over Marco Ruas
Thiago Silva hovers above Ruas
Good punches to Ruas's body.
The ref pulls off Thiago Silva! Ruas seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Crushing shot to Ruas's body! He's holding his side
Winner is Thiago Silva by TKO (GnP) at 2:30 Round 2
Statistics: Marco Ruas
Punches 2/5 (40%)
Kicks 0/4 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 132 s
Statistics: Thiago Silva
Punches 34/40 (85%)
Kicks 6/6 (100%)
Clinch strikes 5/6 (83%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/13 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 69 s
Interesting. And disappointing. I do not like Thiago, and feel he may be one of the more douchey fighters in MMA history. That said, he completely dominated a should-have-been-better-than-him Marco Ruas. Can't argue with results I guess.
Thiago Silva glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Thiago Silva fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Ruas's chin
Marco Ruas launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Ruas misses a step and Thiago Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Tremendous strikes from Silva!
Some big punches are landing!
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Silva looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Marco Ruas's punches
Ruas is on the receiving end of a great combo by Silva.
Ruas's Chin is beginning to swell
Silva attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Ruas's kick.
Ruas is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Silva's jaw!
Silva's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Ruas launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Silva.
Ruas misses a step and Thiago Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Ruas moves to shoot
but Thiago Silva delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Ruas has a small cut in his Nose
Nice punches from Thiago Silva.
Ruas staggers backwards. Silva wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Ruas looks to be in very good shape.
Marco Ruas is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Ruas moves forward looking for some action
Marco Ruas shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Thiago Silva tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Silva circles out and slips free of Marco Ruas's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Ruas launches a hook to the body
Bang! Silva stops that one with his ribs!
Some nice shots from Thiago Silva
that stun Ruas.
Ruas's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Ruas has a small cut in his Forehead
Silva steps backwards away from Marco Ruas. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Silva tries to grapple
He puts Ruas in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Silva launches a few hard punches to Marco Ruas's ribs!
Marco Ruas's ribs shows the damage! Thiago Silva is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Silva tries to breaks Marco Ruas's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Silva launches a couple of punches that leave marks in Ruas's ribs.
The fighters are clinching.
Marco Ruas pushes away Silva trying to keep the fight at striking range
Silva doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Marco Ruas
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Thiago Silva slightly pushes Ruas into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
A furious flurry of punches from Thiago Silva
puts Ruas in a world of hurt!
That punishment by Thiago Silva has left Ruas staggered! Thiago Silva should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Thiago Silva launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Ruas blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Marco Ruas's cheek! Ruas stumbles and the falls to the mat!
There is a small laceration on Marco Ruas's Right cheek
That punishment by Thiago Silva has left Ruas staggered! Thiago Silva should try push forward now and finish this!
Silva is standing while Ruas is on the ground on his back
Silva launches a kick to Ruas's thigh
Loud pop!
Silva is standing while Ruas is on the ground on his back
Ruas tries to hit Thiago Silva with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Silva dodges that
Ruas misses a step and Thiago Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Silva launches a kick to Ruas's thigh
Loud pop!
Silva is standing while Ruas is on the ground on his back
Silva launches a kick to Ruas's thigh
Loud pop!
Silva is standing while Ruas is on the ground on his back
Silva launches a kick to Ruas's thigh
Loud pop!
Silva is standing while Ruas is on the ground on his back
Marco Ruas is a bloody mess!
Ruas tries to hit Thiago Silva with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Silva dodges that
Silva is standing while Ruas is on the ground on his back
Silva moves backwards and gestures for Marco Ruas to stand up.
Marco Ruas is on his feet again.
Thiago Silva throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Ruas's chin! That stops Ruas in his tracks!
Ruas's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Marco Ruas seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Thiago Silva!
Marco Ruas continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Thiago Silva throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Ruas's chin! That stops Ruas in his tracks!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Silva steps backwards away from Marco Ruas. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Ruas doesn't stop bleeding.
Ruas pushes Thiago Silva and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Silva throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Ruas's Chin is beginning to swell
Ruas seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Marco Ruas's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Thiago Silva and Ruas engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Thiago Silva is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Marco Ruas seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Thiago Silva!
Middle kick from Silva.
Ruas receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Hard blow to Ruas's mid-section, he seems hurt
Ruas throws a low kick
Thiago Silva blocks.
Marco Ruas gets sloppy and Thiago Silva tries to take advantage...
Thiago Silva throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Ruas's chin! That stops Ruas in his tracks!
Thiago Silva is opening up on Ruas and raining down combinations!
Ruas's corner looks worried!
Not a desiderable position that Ruas is in now. Thiago Silva is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Ruas doesn't stop bleeding.
Silva tries to grapple
He puts Ruas in a double underhook!
Marco Ruas pushes away Silva trying to keep the fight at striking range
Silva doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Marco Ruas
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Thiago Silva is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Silva catches an ankle and Ruas is tripped to the mat!
Thiago Silva is in closed guard over Ruas
Silva gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Marco Ruas! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Marco Ruas doesn't defend himself!
Thiago Silva is in closed guard over Ruas
Thiago Silva tries to better his position on the ground...
Silva breaks the closed guard of Marco Ruas and moves to half guard
Thiago Silva is in side mount over Marco Ruas
Thiago Silva looks to mount Marco Ruas...
Thiago Silva slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Thiago Silva is in full mount over Marco Ruas
Silva gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Marco Ruas! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Marco Ruas doesn't defend himself!
Thiago Silva is in full mount over Marco Ruas
Thiago Silva tries to better his position on the ground...
Silva is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Thiago Silva is in full mount over Marco Ruas
Ruas doesn't stop bleeding.
Thiago Silva tries to better his position on the ground...
Silva is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Thiago Silva is in full mount over Marco Ruas
Thiago Silva hovers above Ruas
Good punches to Ruas's body.
The ref pulls off Thiago Silva! Ruas seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Crushing shot to Ruas's body! He's holding his side
Winner is Thiago Silva by TKO (GnP) at 2:30 Round 2
Statistics: Marco Ruas
Punches 2/5 (40%)
Kicks 0/4 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 132 s
Statistics: Thiago Silva
Punches 34/40 (85%)
Kicks 6/6 (100%)
Clinch strikes 5/6 (83%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/13 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 69 s
Interesting. And disappointing. I do not like Thiago, and feel he may be one of the more douchey fighters in MMA history. That said, he completely dominated a should-have-been-better-than-him Marco Ruas. Can't argue with results I guess.