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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shayne Corson (ranked 1158 p4p, 153 weight class) and Afeef Isa Baba (ranked 636 p4p, 88 weight class). Baba has chosen Nation Arabic Orchestra as his entrance music. Shayne Corson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Afeef Isa Baba's chin.
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178 lbs
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172 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shayne Corson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afeef Isa Baba!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baba 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.
Baba throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Baba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Corson at a distance.
Baba works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Baba.
Baba throws a low kick but Corson moves out of range easily.
Baba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Afeef Isa Baba has been cut.
Baba misses with a hook. Corson ducked under it nicely.
Baba throws a sloppy head kick and Corson moves out of range easily.
Baba throws a half hearted mid kick.
Corson throwing a counter right hand but Baba manages to avoid it.
Corson moves away from the strike by Baba.
A cross from Corson lands.
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!
Baba throws a head kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Corson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crunch! Baba slams his shin into Corson's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Corson misses with a body shot.
Baba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Corson staying out of range there.
Corson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baba let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Afeef Isa Baba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baba lands a really nice looking cross but Corson seems unphased.
A slow jab from Baba misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corson. Baba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corson misses the shot to the body.
Baba misses with a body kick.
It looked like Corson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Baba.
Baba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Corson is looking to wear down Baba with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Corson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Corson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Baba throws a low kick but Corson avoids it.
Baba throws a leg kick but Corson moved away.
Baba fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corson throws a big shot that misses.
Corson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Corson misses with a hook.
Baba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corson.
Baba uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Baba scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice body punch from Corson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corson's corner calls for a 1-2. Corson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Baba looks to land a body kick but Corson moved away.
Baba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Corson throws a body shot but no joy.
Baba looks for the body kick but Corson saw that one coming.
Baba with a nice cross.
Corson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Baba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Corson manages to avoid it.
Corson tries to score with a low kick but Baba moves his leg out of the way.
Donk. Baba catches Corson right on the button with a cross.
Baba moves out of range as Corson strikes.
Baba looks to score with a jab to the body but Corson is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba throws a lazy uppercut
and Corson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Corson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baba's sensitive parts.
Baba slips under a jab.
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!
Baba scores with a spinning back kick!
Corson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baba.
Baba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Baba jabs at Corson's body.
Baba lands with a good body shot.
Baba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Corson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Corson ducks under a wild hook from Baba.
Baba throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Afeef Isa Baba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Afeef Isa Baba's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Corson misses with a body kick.
Corson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Baba misses with a kick to the body.
Baba feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Corson's calf.
Corson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Corson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baba lands with a thumping leg kick.
Corson swings for the body but Baba moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Baba misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baba scores with a jab to the body.
Baba slips under a jab.
Baba misses with a body kick.
Afeef Isa Baba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba misses with a body shot.
Baba throws a leg kick which misses Corson's front leg but catches the back leg as Corson tries to avoid it.
Baba lands with an overhand left.
Baba feints a jab promting Corson to slip. Baba then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Corson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baba.
Corson misses with a wild body shot.
Baba is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Corson avoids the body shot from Baba.
Baba moves out of range of the strikes.
Corson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Baba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corson moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Corson misses the target.
Baba throws the left hand but Corson avoids the punch easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Corson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Baba misses the target.
Corson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Baba can pounce on him.
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!
The fighters circling - Corson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Baba will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Corson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Baba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Baba moves away from the strike by Corson.
Baba is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Corson with a body shot.
Corson throws a push kick but Baba slaps the foot to one side.
Baba throws a push kick but Corson slaps the foot to one side.
A counter left hand to the body from Corson misses its target.
Baba has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Baba there as he acknowledges the shot.
Baba throws a leg kick which misses Corson's front leg but catches the back leg as Corson tries to avoid it.
Corson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baba.
Corson half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba cracks Corson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Corson lands a nice looking body shot.
Baba is looking to land body kicks.
Nice defenses there by Corson.
Corson throwing a counter right hand but Baba manages to avoid it.
Corson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Baba.
Corson scores with a punch to the head.
That has opened up Afeef Isa Baba's cut even more.
Baba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baba ducks right into an uppercut from Corson.
Baba connects with a high kick.
Corson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Baba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba defending well as Corson loads up on a big left hand.
Baba counters with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Baba lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice body kick from Baba.
Baba explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Baba lands a big head kick that sends Corson tumbling to the mat! Baba takes a step backwards and waves Corson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Corson is rocked!
Baba fakes the body blow, causing Corson to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Corson goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Afeef Isa Baba!
A very excited looking Afeef Isa Baba 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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