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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Afeef Isa Baba (ranked 132 p4p, 21 weight class) and Mitch Miletich (ranked 418 p4p, 65 weight class). Baba comes into the arena with Nation Arabic Orchestra blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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171 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
19 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afeef Isa Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitch Miletich!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baba throws a leg kick but Miletich checks it.
Miletich feints a counter leg kick.
Miletich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baba thinks about countering with a body kick.
Miletich shoots in looking for a takedown but Baba manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Miletich's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Baba on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Afeef Isa Baba has been cut.
Baba lands with a good body shot.
Miletich dives in and scores a takedown into Baba's guard.
Baba has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Miletich has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Miletich is trying to maintain a safe position but Baba gets an underhook and turns Miletich into the cage.
Baba lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baba tries to throw a body punch but Miletich avoids it by throwing Baba back against the cage.
Miletich lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Baba.
Baba throws a punch but it's blocked by Miletich.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miletich.
Miletich is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Baba is defending well.
Baba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miletich lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baba.
I was talking to Baba's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baba.
Baba prevents a body shot from Miletich.
Miletich stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Baba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miletich looking to stall.
Baba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baba lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baba.
Baba has a couple of punches blocked by Miletich.
Miletich throws a head punch that misses.
Baba scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miletich has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Baba seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Miletich can turn it around.
Miletich misses with some punches.
Miletich has had enough of the clinch but Baba keeps him there for the moment.
Miletich lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Baba fails to land.
Miletich tries to work over Baba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miletich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miletich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baba manages to avoid it.
Afeef Isa Baba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miletich fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Baba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut lands for Baba. That snapped Miletich's head back.
Miletich throws a good cross that connects.
Good standup being displayed there by Baba as he connects with a hook.
Miletich slips a straight right by Baba.
Jab by Baba.
A thudding body kick lands there by Baba!
Miletich throws a hook to the side of Baba's head but Baba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Miletich feints a counter leg kick.
No joy there for Baba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baba lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Miletich is rocked!
Miletich fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Miletich is still on wobbly legs! Can Baba finish him?
Miletich lands a nice hook to Baba's body. Baba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Miletich seems to have recovered his senses.
Baba throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miletich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba throws a leg kick but Miletich checks it.
Miletich misses with a leg kick
and Baba counters with a good, hard body kick but Miletich shrugs it off.
Miletich lets loose with a powerful body kick. Baba will feel that in the morning.
Baba is looking to slow Miletich down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Miletich.
Nice uppercut there from Baba.
Baba connects with a solid leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Baba!
A looping hook to the body misses from Baba. Miletich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miletich tries to counter with a clinch but Baba shakes him off and moves away.
Baba throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miletich on the side of the head.
Miletich takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miletich throws a low kick but Baba moves out of range easily.
Miletich throws a hook to the side of Baba's head but Baba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Baba misses the target.
Miletich drops his hands momentarily and Baba takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
and Baba counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Miletich! He's just covering up as Baba starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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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FIGHT
RATING
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