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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Afeef Isa Baba (ranked 29 p4p, 43 weight class) and Mario Benedetti (ranked 4 p4p, 6 weight class). Baba comes into the arena with Nation Arabic Orchestra blaring out of the sound system. Benedetti has chosen Bajafondo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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 25 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afeef Isa Baba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baba staying out of range there.
Baba throwing a counter right hand but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Baba throws a body kick that misses.
Baba throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Afeef Isa Baba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baba misses with a shot to the body
and Benedetti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Afeef Isa Baba has been cut.
Benedetti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baba circles away quickly and effectively.
Baba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baba throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti throws out a counter right but Baba avoids it with no problem.
Baba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
Baba attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Baba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benedetti. That did some damage!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Baba.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baba scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Benedetti avoids a kick to the body.
Baba smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Baba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Benedetti counter with a right hand.
Baba scores with a kick to the body.
Baba misses with a body kick.
Nice shot by Baba.
Baba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Benedetti moves out of range as Baba throws a body kick.
Baba with the inside leg kick.
Baba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Baba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice uppercut there from Benedetti.
Baba throws a leg kick but Benedetti sees it coming and moves out of range.
Baba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benedetti was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nice body kick there by Baba.
Baba lands with a nice body punch.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Baba moved out of range.
Baba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Baba smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
A head kick by Baba misses
and Benedetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benedetti tests Baba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Baba throws a head kick that misses.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
Baba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Benedetti throws a low kick, looking for Baba's leg but Baba calmly moves out of range.
Baba lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Baba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benedetti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baba lands a really nice looking cross but Benedetti seems unphased.
Benedetti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Baba's hands.
Afeef Isa Baba's cut is getting worse.
Baba throws a body kick that misses.
Baba misses with a straight left.
Baba shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Baba misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Baba.
Benedetti stuns Baba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Baba avoids the body shot from Benedetti.
Baba misses with a body kick.
Baba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Baba throws a head kick that Benedetti semi-blocks.
Baba scores with a kick to the midsection.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baba throws a quick counter head kick but Benedetti was just out of range.
Baba stuns Benedetti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Baba - that will leave a mark!
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.
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.
Baba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baba moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Benedetti takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Baba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benedetti can do to turn this around?
Baba throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice straight punches there by Benedetti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benedetti.
A head kick misses from Baba.
The crowd cheers as Benedetti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Baba doesn't seem phased though.
Baba smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Benedetti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baba.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Baba saw that one coming.
Benedetti has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Baba.
Baba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Baba finds it's way through Benedetti's defenses.
Baba is looking to wear down Benedetti with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Benedetti swings widly with a right hand
and Baba counters with a solid body kick.
Benedetti swings widly with a right hand
and Baba counters with a slapping leg kick.
Benedetti defending well as Baba loads up on a big left hand.
Baba throws a leg kick which misses Benedetti's front leg but catches the back leg as Benedetti tries to avoid it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Benedetti might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Baba has got the better of the exchanges.
Baba lands a high kick!
Baba misses with a left hand
and Benedetti counters with a straight right hand.
Baba misses with an uppercut
and Benedetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baba with a jab.
Baba lands with an uppercut that bounces Benedetti off the cage and back into range.
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Baba.
Baba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Benedetti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Baba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Benedetti to counter with a crisp jab.
Baba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Baba misses with a body punch
enabling Benedetti to counter with a crisp jab.
Baba is rocked!
Afeef Isa Baba's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Benedetti closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Baba out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mario Benedetti!
Mario Benedetti is the new welterweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mario Benedetti made sure he mentioned Core Combat, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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