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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danik Babuckiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danik Babuckiy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danik Babuckiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babuckiy shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Babuckiy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Babuckiy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Babuckiy lands in his opponent's guard.
Babuckiy gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Babuckiy feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Babuckiy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Babuckiy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Silva preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Babuckiy pulls Silva in to control the position.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Babuckiy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Babuckiy manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Babuckiy's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Babuckiy is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Babuckiy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
Silva looking to control.
Babuckiy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Babuckiy has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Silva looks gassed!
Babuckiy tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Babuckiy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Babuckiy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Babuckiy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Babuckiy has control of the leg.
Babuckiy working the head and body with strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Babuckiy in particular looking to stall.
Silva flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva tries to roll over but Babuckiy keeps him under control.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Babuckiy is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Babuckiy misses with a combination
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Babuckiy's guard.
Babuckiy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva tries to stand but can't do so whilst Babuckiy controls his leg.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Babuckiy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Babuckiy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
Babuckiy tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babuckiy is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
Babuckiy misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Babuckiy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva wants to control but Babuckiy is keeping him busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Babuckiy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Babuckiy lands in his opponent's guard.
Babuckiy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Babuckiy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babuckiy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Babuckiy defends well.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Danik Babuckiy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Babuckiy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Babuckiy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Babuckiy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Babuckiy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Babuckiy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Danik Babuckiy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Babuckiy is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Babuckiy gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Babuckiy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Babuckiy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Babuckiy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Babuckiy tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Babuckiy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Babuckiy stands up from Silva's guard - Babuckiy perhaps looking for a knockout.
Babuckiy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Babuckiy counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Babuckiy defends easily.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Babuckiy!
Babuckiy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Babuckiy tries to get out of the position.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babuckiy tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Babuckiy is just holding on here. Silva manages to take his back.
Silva working for a choke but Babuckiy is defending well.
Silva is not going to allow Babuckiy to sit and survive in this position.
Silva patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Silva is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Silva gets his hands free as Babuckiy looks to control.
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.
Babuckiy showing good submission defense here.
Silva patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Babuckiy is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babuckiy looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Danik Babuckiy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Babuckiy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva trying to control the position.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Babuckiy pushes his legs off easily.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Babuckiy wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babuckiy thows a big elbow that misses.
Babuckiy landing with the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Babuckiy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva is pushing Babuckiy's head away, looking to escape. Babuckiy manages to hold on to the position though.
Babuckiy decides to stand back up.
Danik Babuckiy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babuckiy gets the takedown into side control.
Babuckiy is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control Babuckiy's posture but Babuckiy avoids it.
The referee asks Babuckiy politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Babuckiy prefers to stall for the moment though.
Babuckiy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Babuckiy's best efforts.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Babuckiy there.
Babuckiy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babuckiy stands up out of the half guard.
Babuckiy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a solid body kick.
Babuckiy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Silva manages to get back to half guard.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Babuckiy is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to escape.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Babuckiy has control of the leg.
Danik Babuckiy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Babuckiy slows the pace down in half guard.
Babuckiy works his foot free and advances to mount.
Babuckiy throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Babuckiy loaded up on that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danik Babuckiy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Babuckiy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danik Babuckiy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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