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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Lancaster (ranked 446 p4p, 64 weight class) and Afeef Isa Baba (ranked 587 p4p, 79 weight class). Baba has chosen Nation Arabic Orchestra as his entrance music. Afeef Isa Baba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 lbs
21 - 4 - 0 |
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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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cedric Lancaster !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afeef Isa Baba!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lancaster with a jab.
Baba throws the kick towards the body but Lancaster avoids it.
Baba throws a sloppy head kick and Lancaster moves out of range easily.
Lancaster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baba.
Lancaster just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Lancaster .
Baba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baba blocks a body shot from Lancaster .
Baba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Baba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lancaster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lancaster .
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lancaster pushes Baba back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lancaster .
Lancaster works on Baba's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster misses with a punch to the body.
Lancaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lancaster looking to throw knees to the head but Baba is blocking nicely.
Baba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Baba avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
Lancaster is leaning against Baba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lancaster .
Lancaster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lancaster lands a body punch in the clinch.
Baba can't find room to land a body shot as Lancaster controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lancaster .
Baba misses with a punch on the inside.
Baba blocks an uppercut.
Baba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lancaster throws a punch but it's blocked by Baba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster lands a nice uppercut.
Lancaster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lancaster .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lancaster lands a hook that snaps the head of Baba backwards.
Baba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Babas head.
Lancaster tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Baba misses with the head strike.
Baba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lancaster .
Baba working aggressively here.
Baba has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lancaster seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Baba can turn it around.
Baba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees to the body from Lancaster .
Baba tries a body shot but Lancaster blocks it.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lancaster misses with a knee strike.
Lancaster misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lancaster blocks an uppercut.
Baba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lancaster tries a body shot but Baba blocks it.
Baba misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Baba scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baba throws a punch but it's blocked by Lancaster .
Baba tries to throw a body punch but Lancaster avoids it by throwing Baba back against the cage.
Baba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Lancaster .
Lancaster is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baba is defending well for now.
Lancaster misses with the head strike.
Baba misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baba.
Baba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baba misses with a punch on the inside.
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Baba controls the action.
Baba throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Lancaster .
Baba prevents a body shot from Lancaster .
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Baba controls his hands.
Lancaster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baba struggles to land a body shot inside as Lancaster controls his hands.
Lancaster misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Lancaster .
Lancaster scores with a shot to the side of Baba's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baba.
Baba scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lancaster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baba backwards.
Lancaster with a knee to the head.
It looks like Afeef Isa Baba has been cut.
Lancaster scores with a shoulder strike.
Lancaster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
Baba scores with a shot to the side of Lancaster 's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
Baba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Lancaster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Afeef Isa Baba's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Baba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baba chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lancaster can pounce on him.
Lancaster has closed the distance and engaged Baba in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Lancaster .
Lancaster with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baba blocking some punches.
Lancaster can't break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lancaster lands a hook that snaps the head of Baba backwards.
Lancaster connects with a knee to the head.
Baba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baba misses with a punch on the inside.
Lancaster tries to throw a body punch but Baba avoids it by throwing Lancaster back against the cage.
Lancaster trying to land knees to the body.
Lancaster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lancaster misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
Baba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lancaster lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Baba.
Baba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baba throws a punch but it's blocked by Lancaster .
A nice right hand lands inside from Lancaster .
Baba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baba pushes Lancaster back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Lancaster scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lancaster scores with a shot to the side of Baba's head.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
Lancaster stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lancaster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cedric Lancaster has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Baba throws a punch but it's blocked by Lancaster .
Lancaster lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baba backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lancaster lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baba backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lancaster blocks an uppercut.
Lancaster can't find room to land a body shot as Baba controls the action.
Baba blocks an elbow strike.
Lancaster tries a body shot but Baba blocks it.
Lancaster misses with a punch to the body.
Lancaster manages to break the clinch.
Lancaster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baba can do to turn this around?
Baba defending well as Lancaster loads up on a big left hand.
Baba misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lancaster takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lancaster missing with a left hand there. Baba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baba counters with a body kick.
Lancaster ducks under a wild hook from Baba.
Lancaster avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lancaster fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lancaster scores with a crisp jab that stopped Baba in his tracks.
A big right from Baba misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lancaster .
Lancaster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Baba releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Baba lands with a slapping head kick.
Baba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lancaster .
Baba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lancaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baba jabs Lancaster to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Baba throws out a loose jab but Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baba takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baba throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lancaster wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lancaster lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba ducks right into an uppercut from Lancaster .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lancaster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lancaster thumps Baba with a low kick.
Baba misses with a kick to the body.
Lancaster blocks the body kick.
Lancaster looks to score with a jab to the body but Baba is just out of range.
Baba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Baba tests Lancaster 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baba throws a chopping leg kick but Lancaster manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lancaster throws a big shot that misses.
Lancaster throws the left hand but Baba avoids the punch easily.
Lancaster does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Baba explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Baba swats away the attempt to clinch by Lancaster .
Baba throws a chopping leg kick but Lancaster manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Lancaster dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Afeef Isa Baba's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Baba misses with a wild body shot.
Lancaster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baba manages to avoid it.
Baba throws a right and a left that Lancaster avoids nicely.
Lancaster looks to land a combination but Baba avoids it well.
Baba lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Lancaster misses its intended target.
Baba was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Baba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Baba defending well as Lancaster loads up on a big left hand.
Baba scores with a sloppy right hand. Lancaster should have avoided that one.
Lancaster has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lancaster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baba backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Baba.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lancaster .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baba blocking some punches.
Baba misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Baba.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baba throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Baba scores with a shot to the side of Lancaster 's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baba.
Lancaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Baba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baba pushes Lancaster back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Baba works on Lancaster 's body with a couple of short punches.
Baba blocks an uppercut.
Baba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lancaster lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baba.
Baba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cedric Lancaster is winning the standup battle so far.
Baba thuds a left hand into Lancaster 's body.
Baba misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lancaster is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baba slips under a jab from Lancaster .
Oh Lancaster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lancaster takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Baba lands with a good body shot.
Baba fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lancaster moves out of range of the body kick.
Lancaster takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lancaster stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Baba.
Baba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Baba.
BOOM! Baba lands a beautiful left hook that drops Lancaster . Lancaster tries to recover but Baba is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Lancaster lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Afeef Isa Baba!
Afeef Isa Baba is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Afeef Isa Baba thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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