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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dante Firm (ranked 1144 p4p, 139 weight class) and Afeef Isa Baba (ranked 1997 p4p, 233 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Baba's choice of entrance music: Nation Arabic Orchestra. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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171 lbs
18 - 7 - 1 |
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172 lbs
9 - 1 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Firm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afeef Isa Baba!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baba takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Baba throws a low kick, looking for Firm's leg but Firm calmly moves out of range.
Baba fakes the leg kick and cracks Firm in the body.
Baba throws the left hand but Firm avoids the punch easily.
Firm blocks a jab.
Firm throws out a loose jab but Baba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice cross by Firm.
Baba thows a body kick. Firm tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A shot to the liver by Firm. Beautiful body shot.
An inside leg kick from Baba misses.
Baba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Firm.
Firm has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Talu's Boxing Club in the buildup to the fight.
Firm scores with a nice strike.
Firm tries to clinch up.
Firm scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baba throws a body shot but no joy.
Firm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baba raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nice jab there from Firm.
Firm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba throws a leg kick that misses.
Firm tries to counter by clinching up but Baba breaks away and moves out of range.
Firm lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baba at a distance.
Dante Firm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Firm steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Baba. That one must have hurt.
Firm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baba moves away.
Baba misses with a low kick as Firm jumps back.
Firm was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Firm shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Baba will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Firm ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Firm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A cross from Firm lands.
Firm has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Baba.
Firm moves out of range as Baba throws a body kick.
Baba pushes Firm away with a front kick.
Baba misses with an uppercut.
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 lazy left from Baba finds it's target.
Firm catches Baba with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Firm tries to counter by clinching up but Baba breaks away and moves out of range.
Firm lunges at Baba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baba's hand.
Firm misses with a looping right.
Firm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Firm on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Baba throws the left hand but Firm avoids the punch easily.
Firm throwing a counter right hand but Baba manages to avoid it.
Firm is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big right from Firm misses.
Firm throws a body punch but Baba moves out of range.
Baba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baba lands with a shot to the body.
Firm takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Baba tried to score with a low kick but Firm checks it.
Firm throws out a powerful jab.
Baba misses with a body kick.
Firm throwing a counter right hand but Baba manages to avoid it.
Firm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baba manages to avoid it.
Baba misses the shot to the body.
Firm was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Firm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baba manages to avoid it.
Baba was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba looks to land a body kick but Firm moved away.
Firm throws a hook to the side of Baba's head but Baba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baba throws an off balance right hand
and Baba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick from Baba misses.
Decent striking displayed by Firm there.
Nice straight punches there by Firm. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Firm.
Baba avoids the body shot from Firm.
An inside leg kick lands from Baba.
Baba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A shot to the liver by Firm. Beautiful body shot.
Firm staying out of range there.
Firm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baba looks for the body kick but Firm saw that one coming.
Firm ducks under a wild hook from Baba.
Firm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baba motions for Firm to come forward. Baba throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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 slips under a jab.
Baba just misses with a punch to the body.
Firm seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Firm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Firm misses with some punches.
Firm lands with a light punch inside.
Firm scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Firm swings for the body but Baba moves out of range.
Firm misses the body punch
and Baba counters with a good low kick that Firm was not able to check.
A big right from Firm misses.
Baba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baba walks into a left hand.
Firm throws a looping overhand right but Baba ducks down to avoid it.
Baba steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Baba pivots, looking for a leg kick but Firm is out of range and Baba settles back down.
Firm is looking to counter punch.
Firm walks forward, straight into a front kick from Baba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dante Firm will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Baba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baba scores with a sloppy right hand. Firm should have avoided that one.
Firm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Firm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Firm misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Firm.
Firm misses with some punches.
Baba blocking some punches.
Baba tries to work over Firm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Firm lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baba.
Baba breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Firm takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Firm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Baba misses.
Firm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baba manages to break the clinch.
Baba thows a body kick. Firm tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba looks to land a body kick but Firm moved away.
Firm forces Baba back against the cage and clinches.
Firm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baba throws a wild body kick that Firm sees coming a mile off.
Firm has closed the distance and engaged Baba in a clinch.
Firm lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baba backwards.
Baba lands a body shot in the clinch.
Firm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baba backwards.
Firm misses with a punch on the inside.
Firm misses with some punches.
Firm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Firm lands a nice uppercut.
Firm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Firm.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baba.
Firm working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Firm.
Firm lands an uppercut.
Firm lands a nice shot to the body.
Firm misses with some punches.
Baba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Firm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Firm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Firm fails to land.
Baba misses with the head strike.
Firm blocks an uppercut.
Baba takes a shot to the head.
Firm blocking some punches.
Firm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Firm lands with a light punch inside.
Dante Firm has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Firm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baba breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firm tries to clinch there but Baba circles away.
Firm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baba can do to turn this around?
Firm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baba.
Sloppy strikes from Baba. Those never looked like landing.
Firm tries to counter by clinching up but Baba breaks away and moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Baba there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Baba throws a low kick but it's checked well by Firm.
Firm lands with a good body shot.
Baba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Firm.
Firm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baba.
Firm will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Firm. That snapped Baba's head back.
Baba swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Baba takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big right from Firm misses.
Firm swings for the body but Baba moves out of range.
Firm darts in and clinches Baba up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Firm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Firm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baba digs a right hand into Firm's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Firm's gas tank.
Baba throws a punch but it's blocked by Firm.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baba.
Firm lands a body punch.
Baba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Firm backwards.
Firm lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Firm working aggressively here.
Firm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Firm misses with a punch on the inside.
Baba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Firm lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Firm throws a looping overhand right but Baba ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baba! But no joy.
Firm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Firm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Firm dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Baba takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baba looks for the body kick but Firm saw that one coming.
Baba avoids the body shot from Firm.
Baba walks into a straight right hand from Firm.
Baba cracks Firm with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Firm misses with a straight left.
Baba throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Baba throws a front kick that sends Firm stumbling back into the cage.
Firm closes the distance looking to clinch
and Baba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Firm.
Firm looks to score with a jab to the body but Baba is just out of range.
Baba throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Baba cracks the inside of Firm's front leg.
Firm stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba misses with a body kick.
Firm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Firm misses with a straight left.
Baba slips under a jab.
Firm throws a jab when Baba was well out of range.
Baba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baba steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Afeef Isa Baba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Firm takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Firm moves out of range of the strikes.
Firm moves out of range of the body kick.
Firm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baba.
Baba misses the jab.
Firm takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Firm lands a nice shot to the body.
Firm throws a hook to the side of Baba's head but Baba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Firm checks the leg kick nicely there.
Afeef Isa Baba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba tests Firm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baba is looking to score with low kicks.
Baba walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Firm misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Firm lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Firm misses.
Baba swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Firm blocks a low kick nicely.
Firm misses the jab.
Firm lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Firm misses the jab.
Baba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Firm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Firm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baba.
Firm throws out a loose jab but Baba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baba comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Firm lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firm scores with a jab to the body.
Baba fakes the leg kick and cracks Firm in the body.
Firm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baba moves away.
Firm swinging wildly here.
Baba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Firm.
Dante Firm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baba lands a nice looking body kick.
Firm jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Firm lands with an overhand left.
Baba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Firm manages to avoid it.
Firm is looking to counter the offense by Baba and move into the clinch.
Baba takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Baba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baba scores with a body shot.
A big right from Baba misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba throws a lazy right hand but Firm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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 wild body kick that Firm sees coming a mile off.
Firm scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Firm lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Baba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Firm.
Baba throws a solid leg kick but Firm takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Baba.
Baba throws a body punch but Firm moves out of range.
As Baba tries to get set, Firm tries to push him back and clinch up but Baba manages to avoid the attempt.
Firm connects with a good right hand that stumbles Baba. Baba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Baba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Firm sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baba throws a body shot but no joy.
Baba avoids the body shot from Firm.
Baba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Firm.
A looping hook to the body misses from Firm. Baba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Baba.
Firm is rocked!
Baba ducks right into an uppercut from Firm.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Afeef Isa Baba.
I think Firm 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Firm!
A very excited looking Dante Firm rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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