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Event:
ROCK FC: GONY 4.2
Date: Dec 19, 2020 |
#R1#
Silva lands a high kick!
#CUT#It looks like Silas Babayaga has been cut.
Babayaga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Babayaga takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Silas Babayaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babayaga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Babayaga tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Babayaga has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Silva's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#TD2#
Babayaga successfully pulls guard.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Babayaga is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Babayaga isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Silva stacks Babayaga on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Silva!
Silva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Babayaga can do anything to dispel that myth.#T1#
Babayaga is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here as Silva stalls from top position.
You can see the frustration on Babayaga's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Babayaga holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Babayaga is looking for a sweep.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva scores with punches from side control.
Babayaga sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Babayaga is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Babayaga wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Babayaga has his hands clasped together around Silva's back. He's all about the action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T3#
Babayaga wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Babayaga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Babayaga takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Babayaga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Babayaga tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Babayaga doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Babayaga is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Babayaga closes the distance and clinches.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Babayaga is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Patricio Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silas Babayaga.
Babayaga jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Babayaga gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #T4#
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Babayaga off balance momentarily.#CL2#
Babayaga darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
Babayaga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Babayaga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Babayaga closes the distance looking to clinch #KD#
and Silva counters with a head kick that drops Babayaga to the mat! Babayaga scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC#Babayaga is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Silva clinches.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva taking a breather.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Babayaga is keeping busy.#TD2#
Babayaga successfully pulls guard.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patricio Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Silas Babayaga's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Silva with a nice calf kick.
Babayaga tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Babayaga crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Babayaga gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Babayaga manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.#CL2#
Babayaga clinches.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Babayaga is controlling the position.
Babayaga is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Babayaga.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Patricio Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silas Babayaga.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babayaga is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Babayaga improves position.
Silva looking to stall.
Silva seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Babayaga is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Babayaga's ribcage.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Babayaga is breathing heavily.#T1#
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Babayaga is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Silva has Babayaga pressed against the cage.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Babayaga jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Silva misses with some punches.
Patricio Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Babayaga blocking some punches.
Silva gets through Babayaga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Babayaga jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Babayaga gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Babayaga.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva connects with a leg kick.
Silva misses with a head kick.
#T2#
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL2#
Babayaga closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is pushing Babayaga up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silva seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Babayaga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva is looking to control Babayaga's arms but Babayaga gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Babayaga has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Babayaga drops back down to his feet.
Babayaga fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Babayaga is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.#T3#
Babayaga fails to pull guard.
Babayaga jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Babayaga is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Babayaga jumps guard but Silva stands there with Babayaga around his waist. Babayaga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Babayaga takes a knee right on the jaw!
#CUT#That has opened up Silas Babayaga's cut even more.#BC#
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Babayaga on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Babayaga tries to clinch up.
Silva thinks about countering with a head kick.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva with a nice cross.#T4#
Babayaga misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
#CL2#
Babayaga instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Babayaga letting Silva take a breather here.
Babayaga is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Babayaga fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Babayaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Babayaga backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Babayaga.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patricio Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Silas Babayaga's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Babayaga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Babayaga misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick. #CL2#
Babayaga closes the distance and clinches.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Babayagas head.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Babayaga can do to turn this around?
Babayaga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Babayaga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Babayaga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
Babayaga tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Babayaga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Babayaga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#CL#
Silva gets a clinch. #T1#
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Patricio Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silas Babayaga.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Babayaga as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva is looking to control Babayaga's arms but Babayaga gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Babayaga drops back down to his feet.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Babayaga tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Babayaga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Babayaga tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL#
Silva closes the distance and clinches. #T2#
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Babayaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Babayaga jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Babayaga gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Babayaga clinches.
Silva digs a right hand into Babayaga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Babayaga's gas tank.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Babayaga tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Babayaga drops back down to his feet.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Babayaga.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T3#
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Babayaga's head.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Babayaga is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Babayaga is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva stalling the fight.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Babayaga.
Babayaga jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Babayaga gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Babayaga takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Patricio Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#KD#
Silva lands a big head kick that sends Babayaga tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Babayaga back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Babayaga is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a powerful right kick. Babayaga tried to block low but the kick was high! Babayaga was taken right off of his feet! Silva jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Patricio Silva! |
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Event:
WCF 38.5: White Jr vs Anderson
Date: Sep 18, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
McGee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Babayaga, pushing him back against the cage.
Babayaga is trying to pull guard but McGee has him pressed against the cage.
Babayaga jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McGee walks away with a smile on his face. Babayaga gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McGee misses with a two punch combination.
Babayaga wants to counter with a clinch but McGee pushes him away.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Babayaga avoids a wild elbow strike from McGee.#TD2#
Babayaga pulls guard successfully.
Babayaga keeping full guard, as McGee tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Babayaga has his foot on McGee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McGee works his way back into a safe position though.
Babayaga being controlled here, momentarily.
Babayaga not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Babayaga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McGee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babayaga looking to hit a scissor sweep but McGee is one step ahead there.
McGee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T1#
McGee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Babayaga is keeping the position for now.
McGee wants to control from the top but Babayaga keeps moving.
Babayaga is trying to hold McGee in close to prevent damage but McGee has managed to pass into half guard.
Babayaga trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Babayaga is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McGee pulls his head out easily.
Babayaga is refusing to be controlled, as McGee sits in half guard.
McGee performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McGee prevents Babayaga from improving his position.
Babayaga is refusing to be controlled, as McGee sits in half guard.
McGee wants to free his trapped foot but Babayaga is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Babayaga wants to get back to full guard.
McGee frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Babayaga can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Babayaga tries to reverse the position but McGee maintains control.#T3##SUB#
McGee working for a guillotine from mount but Babayaga is in no mood to give up.
Babayaga tries to buck McGee off but he can't manage it.
McGee avoids the attempt from Babayaga to control.#SUB#
McGee looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
McGee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Babayaga trying desperately to get to his feet.
#T4#
Babayaga tries to hold on but McGee pushes him away. #SUB#
Babayaga tries to improve his position but McGee has taken his back! McGee has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Babayaga tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! McGee pushes Babayaga away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Akello McGee! |
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Event:
WCF 34: White vs Farrokhzad 2
Date: Aug 15, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL2#
Babayaga instigates a clinch.
McGee looks to throw an elbow but misses. #TD2#
Babayaga pulls guard successfully.
McGee trying to control the position from guard on top but Babayaga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Babayaga is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McGee is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Babayaga is looking for a triangle but McGee pushes his legs off easily.
McGee trying to control the position from guard on top but Babayaga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Babayaga throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Babayaga can do anything to dispel that myth.
McGee passes Babayaga's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee stalling. #SUB2#
Babayaga looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T1##SUB2#
Babayaga is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McGee pulls his head out easily.
McGee is trying to control the action in half guard but Babayaga is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB2#
Babayaga is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McGee pulls his head out easily.
McGee is trying to control the action in half guard but Babayaga is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McGee prevents Babayaga from improving his position.
McGee performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SUB2#
Babayaga looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Babayaga has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McGee is working away from the top position though.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
Babayaga looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McGee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Babayaga does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McGee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Babayaga knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Babayaga is trying to maintain the position but McGee is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#SUB2#
Babayaga is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McGee pulls his head out easily.
Babayaga wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Babayaga looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McGee looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Babayaga is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T3#
McGee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Babayaga is trying to maintain the position but McGee is very close to passing his half guard.
Babayaga is doing well to control the position and prevent McGee from advancing to side control.
McGee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Babayaga is looking to improve his position.
Babayaga is trying to maintain the position but McGee is very close to passing his half guard.
McGee moves nicely into side control. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Babayaga looks to move to half guard but instead McGee has passed into mount! Damn!
McGee wants to control the pace but Babayaga is squirming around nicely.
Babayaga wants to control but McGee is having none of it.
Babayaga sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
McGee wants to control but Babayaga is keeping him busy. #SUB#
McGee is looking for a kimura here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Babayaga trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akello McGee dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##CL#
McGee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Babayaga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McGee smiles and moves away.
#CL2#
Babayaga moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Babayaga jumps into guard, dragging McGee to the mat.
Babayaga is controlling McGee's posture.#SUB2#
Babayaga is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Babayaga is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McGee defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB2#
Babayaga has an active guard here but McGee has managed to pass into half guard.
#T1##SUB2#
Babayaga looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McGee is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Babayaga is looking to improve his position.
#SUB2#
Babayaga actively working from the bottom here.
Babayaga won't allow McGee to pass to mount.
Babayaga wants to control but McGee passes into side.
Babayaga tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but McGee presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! #T2##SUB#
McGee working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Babayaga turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips McGee off and cradles Babayaga's limp body as McGee celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Akello McGee! |
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