Complex sentence: This was seen as a worked match between the two as an effort to allow Coleman to advance to the Finals without having to face Wanderlei SIlva who would have been Fujita's alternate if he declared that he was injured before the match started.
Split into simpler sentences: This was seen as a worked match between the two as an effort to allow Coleman to advance to the Finals. Thus, not having to face Wanderlei SIlva who would have been Fujita's alternate if he declared that he was injured before the match started.