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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Joseph Babidi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saxon Delafield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Great elbows
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Babidi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saxon Delafield!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babidi scores with a head kick.
Babidi avoids the body shot from Delafield.
Babidi gets tackled into the ropes by Delafield. Delafield maintains the clinch.
Delafield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Delafield manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Babidi.
The referee is keeping an eye on Delafield - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Delafield is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Delafield effectively controlling the action here.
Delafield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babidi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Delafield gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Delafield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Delafield avoids the head kick by Babidi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Babidi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babidi misses with a body shot.
Delafield shapes to counter with a head kick.
Delafield chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Babidi can pounce on him.
Delafield tries to bum rush Babidi with a series of wild strikes but Babidi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Delafield instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for Delafield to work.
Babidi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Delafield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Babidi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Babidi is looking to clinch but Delafield is avoiding it.
Delafield closes the distance and clinches.
Babidi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Delafield breaks from the clinch.
Delafield misses with a body kick.
Babidi punishes Delafield's body with a nice straight punch.
Babidi tries to bum rush Delafield with a series of wild strikes but Delafield uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delafield darts in and clinches Babidi up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delafield manages to break the clinch.
Babidi cracks a nice hook into Delafield's ribs.
Babidi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Delafield 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.
Babidi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Babidi tries to clinch up but Delafield circles away and keeps his distance.
Delafield takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Babidi lands with a cross.
Babidi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Delafield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Delafield drives through and clinches with Babidi against the ropes.
Delafield creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Babidi tries to work over Delafield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Delafield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Delafield avoids the body shot from Babidi.
Despite the aggression on Delafield's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Babidi lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Saxon Delafield will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Delafield clinches.
Babidi tries a body shot but Delafield blocks it.
Babidi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Delafield breaks from the clinch.
Babidi scores with a hook.
Babidi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Babidi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delafield was well out of range. Poor timing from Babidi.
Delafield takes the fight into the clinch.
Delafield breaks the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Babidi, right into the meat.
Babidi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Delafield's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delafield takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Babidi throws a sloppy head kick
and Babidi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Babidi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Delafield is able to avoid easily.
A clash of legs there as Delafield blocks the low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Babidi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delafield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babidi.
Babidi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Babidi misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Delafield was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick misses from Delafield.
Delafield moves into range and clinches up with Babidi.
Delafield misses with a body punch.
Babidi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Delafield avoiding damage as Babidi throws knees to the body.
Babidi can't find room to land a body shot as Delafield controls the action.
Babidi tries to work over Delafield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babidi blocks a body shot from Delafield.
Babidi misses with a knee strike.
Delafield manages to break the clinch.
Babidi looks to land a body kick but Delafield moved away.
Joseph Babidi is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Babidi.
Delafield tries to counter by closing the distance.
A good leg kick by Babidi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babidi tries to clinch but Delafield is having none of it.
Babidi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Delafield is out of range and Babidi settles back down.
Babidi gets tackled into the ropes by Delafield. Delafield maintains the clinch.
Delafield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Delafield checks a low kick from Babidi.
Saxon Delafield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Delafield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Delafield throws a head kick that misses.
Babidi thuds a left hand into Delafield's body.
Joseph Babidi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delafield tries to clinch up.
Babidi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Babidi backs off Delafield throws a huge counter combo but Babidi manages to avoid it all.
Babidi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Delafield misses with a wild body shot.
Babidi throws a leg kick
and Delafield counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Delafield.
Delafield effectively controlling the action here.
Babidi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Delafield's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Babidi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Babidi throws a low kick but Delafield avoids it.
Delafield moves into the clinch.
Delafield is pushing Babidi up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Delafield takes an elbow to the temple.
Delafield stalling the fight.
Delafield breaks from the clinch.
Babidi misses with a body shot.
Delafield has taken the fight to the clinch.
Delafield just leaning against Babidi, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babidi lands an elbow inside.
Delafield lands a nice knee to the body.
Babidi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Delafield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice straight punches there by Babidi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Babidi.
Babidi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Babidi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Delafield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Delafield blocks the leg kick.
Delafield pushes Babidi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Babidi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Delafield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Babidi lands an uppercut.
Delafield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Babidi scores with a hook to the body. Delafield takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Delafield blocks a jab.
Babidi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Babidi wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delafield throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Babidi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Delafield has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Delafield and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Delafield checks the leg kick nicely there.
Delafield tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Delafield darts in and clinches Babidi up against the ropes.
Babidi tries to work over Delafield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Babidi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Delafield's elbow.
Delafield blocks the elbow strike.
Delafield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Babidi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delafield content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Babidi lands with a right to the head.
Babidi misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Delafield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Babidi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Babidi clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Babidi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Babidi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Babidi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheers as Babidi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Delafield doesn't seem phased though.
Delafield gets a clinch.
Saxon Delafield seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Delafield avoiding damage.
Delafield breaks from the clinch.
Delafield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Babidi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Babidi connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babidi avoids the head kick by Delafield.
Babidi scores with a hook to the body. Delafield takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Babidi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Delafield.
Babidi misses the shot to the body.
Babidi feints and then cracks Delafield's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Delafield down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delafield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babidi.
Delafield moves into range and clinches up with Babidi.
Knees to the body from Delafield.
Delafield can't find room to land a body shot as Babidi controls the action.
Delafield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Babidi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Babidi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Babidi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Babidi is looking to wear down Delafield with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Babidi takes a swing at Delafield's ribcage but misses.
Babidi gets tackled into the ropes by Delafield. Delafield maintains the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Babidi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Delafield's brow.
Delafield breaks from the clinch.
Babidi misses the shot to the body.
Babidi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Delafield looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Babidi looks to land a body kick but Delafield moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babidi is looking to score with low kicks.
Babidi tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babidi catches Delafield with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Delafield clinches with his opponent.
Delafield has Babidi pushed against the ropes.
Babidi misses with a punch to the body.
Delafield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Babidi, right into the meat.
Babidi throws a body punch but Delafield moves out of range.
Babidi lands a head kick. Delafield smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Babidi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Delafield.
Delafield scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Babidi avoids the head kick by Delafield.
Babidi scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Babidi had his way with Saxon Delafield in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Delafield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Babidi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Babidi scores with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Delafield.
Babidi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Babidi lands a jab to Delafield's midsection.
Delafield moves out of range as Babidi strikes.
Delafield's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Babidi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Babidi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Babidi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Delafield clinches with his opponent.
Babidi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Babidi is working Delafield over against the ropes.
Babidi avoids a wild elbow strike from Delafield.
Babidi tries to work over Delafield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Delafield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delafield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Babidi.
Babidi doesn't manage to clinch there - Delafield circles away.
Babidi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Delafield can do to turn this around?
Babidi lands a head kick!
Delafield tries to clinch but Babidi is having none of it.
Babidi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Babidi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Delafield paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Delafield avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Babidi swats away the attempt to clinch by Delafield.
Delafield is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Babidi scores with a nice right hand.
Babidi tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Babidi. Those never looked like landing.
Babidi misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delafield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Delafield ducks right into an uppercut from Babidi.
Babidi is looking to chop away at Delafield's legs.
Delafield checks a low kick from Babidi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Delafield.
Babidi misses with a low kick.
Babidi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Delafield counters by moving into the clinch.
Babidi tries to throw a body punch but Delafield avoids it by throwing Babidi back against the ropes.
Babidi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Delafield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Delafield tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Babidi misses with a low kick.
Babidi moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDelafield.
Babidi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saxon Delafield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joseph Babidi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Babidi scoring well with a low kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Babidi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Babidi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 50:46
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Babidi!
A very excited looking Joseph Babidi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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RATING
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