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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Phishiji Baba (ranked 3189 p4p, 4077 weight class) and Mervin Cleaver (ranked 266 p4p, 307 weight class). Cleaver has chosen Right On- Showcore as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mervin Cleaver was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Phishiji Baba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mervin Cleaver!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mervin Cleaver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Baba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cleaver misses with a left hand
and Baba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cleaver just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Baba wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cleaver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cleaver misses with an uppercut
and Baba counters by moving into the clinch.
Baba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Cleaver. Those never looked like landing.
Cleaver misses with a right hand
and Baba counters by clinching up.
Cleaver tries a body shot but Baba blocks it.
Cleaver can't find room to land a body shot as Baba controls the action.
Cleaver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baba's elbow.
Baba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cleaver.
Baba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cleaver throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baba moves out of range as Cleaver strikes.
Baba throwing a counter right hand but Cleaver manages to avoid it.
Baba staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleaver fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baba on the side of the head.
A jab from Baba does it's job there.
Baba ducks right into an uppercut from Cleaver.
Cleaver looks to score with a jab to the body but Baba is just out of range.
Cleaver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cleaver throws out a loose jab but Baba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cleaver misses the jab.
Baba cracks Cleaver with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cleaver looks to land a left hand but Baba moved out of range nicely.
Baba is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Baba looks to land a right hand but Cleaver moved out of range.
A slow jab from Baba misses its intended target.
Cleaver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baba.
Baba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Baba takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Baba is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Cleaver. That snapped Baba's head back.
Cleaver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cleaver throws a poor cross that misses
and Baba counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice shot by Baba.
Cleaver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Cleaver misses the target.
Baba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cleaver just misses with a punch to the body.
Baba drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cleaver sprawls and moves away.
Cleaver looks to throw the jab but Baba is out of range.
Baba connects with a single shot there.
Cleaver throws a hook but Baba avoids it easily.
Cleaver lands with a good body shot.
Cleaver slips a jab from Baba.
Baba moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba 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.
Baba swings for the body but Cleaver moves out of range.
Baba moves away from the strike by Cleaver.
Baba scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Baba misses with a hook
letting Cleaver counter with a right hand.
Cleaver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cleaver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baba is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cleaver throws a looping overhand right but Baba ducks down to avoid it.
Baba appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cleaver misses with an uppercut. Baba saw that one coming.
Cleaver throws a big shot that misses.
Cleaver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baba moves away.
Jab, jab by Baba - just one landing.
Cleaver throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba throws an overhand right that lands on Cleaver's shoulder, as Cleaver tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Cleaver misses.
Cleaver just misses with a punch to the body.
Cleaver throws an off balance right hand
and Baba counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Baba.
Baba blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cleaver throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Baba counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cleaver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Cleaver misses.
Cleaver works Baba's body with a nice hook.
Cleaver misses with a jab to the body
enabling Baba to counter with a crisp jab.
Cleaver is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Baba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baba throwing a counter right hand but Cleaver manages to avoid it.
Baba throws a looping overhand right but Cleaver ducks down to avoid it.
Cleaver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baba.
Cleaver misses with a left hand
enabling Baba to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Phishiji Baba will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Baba slips under a jab.
Baba appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cleaver connects with a jab.
Cleaver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baba was well out of range. Poor timing from Cleaver.
Baba throws a right hand that misses
enabling Cleaver to counter with a crisp jab.
Cleaver slips a jab from Baba.
Cleaver getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cleaver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cleaver throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Baba counters with a straight right hand.
Mervin Cleaver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Cleaver misses its intended target.
Cleaver slips a jab and a cross from Baba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleaver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baba is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cleaver throws out a loose jab but Baba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cleaver throws a looping overhand right but Baba ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleaver throws a big shot that misses.
Baba lands a nice looking body shot.
Cleaver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cleaver takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Baba takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Baba throws a hook to the side of Cleaver's head but Cleaver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch lands to the side of Baba 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Baba takes one to the side of the head.
Cleaver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baba scores with a decent looking hook.
Cleaver misses the jab.
Cleaver on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Baba connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cleaver missing with a left hand there. Baba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baba ducks under a wild hook from Cleaver.
Baba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cleaver swings widly with a right hand
and Baba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cleaver dips to his left and cracks Baba with an uppercut!
Cleaver lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cleaver misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Cleaver.
Cleaver is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Baba with a body shot.
Cleaver scores with the left hand. Baba knows he should have avoided that one.
Baba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cleaver.
Cleaver misses the jab.
Baba throwing a counter right hand but Cleaver manages to avoid it.
Cleaver misses with a hook to the body
and Baba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baba gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cleaver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cleaver is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cleavers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Baba uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Cleaver scores with a four punch combination!
Cleaver just misses with a punch to the body.
Baba swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cleaver throws a right hand that misses
and Baba counters with a right hand to the body.
Baba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cleaver at a distance.
Baba connects with the punch.
Cleaver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cleaver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baba.
Cleaver throws an off balance right hand
and Baba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baba connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baba looks to land a right hand but Cleaver moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baba feinted with a counter takedown.
Baba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cleaver appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cleaver throws a jab when Baba was well out of range.
Baba with a hook.
A big left from Cleaver misses.
Cleaver has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cleaver throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Cleaver finds it's way through Baba's defenses.
Cleaver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baba fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cleaver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baba.
Cleaver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baba.
Cleaver throws a hook but Baba blocks it.
Baba fails to land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Phishiji Baba will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Cleaver misses its intended target.
Cleaver defending well as Baba loads up on a big left hand.
Cleaver cracks Baba with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Baba blocks a jab.
Cleaver swings for the body but Baba moves out of range.
Cleaver throws the left hand but Baba avoids the punch easily.
Baba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cleaver.
Baba uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Baba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cleaver.
Baba is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cleaver misses with a left hand
and Baba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cleaver misses with a body punch
and Baba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baba with a hook.
Cleaver throws a right and a left that Baba avoids nicely.
Baba throws a big shot that misses.
Cleaver now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleaver throws a looping overhand right but Baba ducks down to avoid it.
Baba loads up on a big right hand but Cleaver slips the punch.
A big right from Cleaver misses.
Cleaver lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cleaver closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cleaver throws a right hand that misses
and Baba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cleaver throws out the jab.
Cleaver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cleaver takes a swing at Baba's ribcage but misses.
Cleaver throws a lazy uppercut
letting Baba counter with a right hand.
Cleaver just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Baba wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Baba misses with a straight right.
Baba throws a hook but Cleaver avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba slips a jab from Cleaver.
Cleaver swings widly with a right hand
and Baba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cleaver misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baba slips a straight right by Cleaver.
Baba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cleaver misses with a hook.
Baba tries to counter with a takedown but Cleaver is quick to defend against it.
Baba throws a right hand that misses
and Baba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baba missing with a left hand there. Cleaver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cleaver bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cleaver scores with a decent looking hook.
Baba is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Baba misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cleaver! But no joy.
Baba lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba swings for the body but Cleaver moves out of range.
Cleaver throws a poor cross that misses
and Baba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Cleaver finds it's way through Baba's defenses.
A jab from Baba does it's job there.
Baba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cleaver throws a sloppy body shot
and Baba counters with a nice body shot.
Baba avoids the body shot from Cleaver.
Baba misses with an uppercut.
Cleaver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baba.
Cleaver looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cleaver misses with a wild body shot.
Baba blocks a jab.
Cleaver just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleaver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baba.
Cleaver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baba moves away.
Cleaver lunges at Baba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baba's hand.
Mervin Cleaver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cleaver misses with an uppercut
and Baba counters with a stiff right hand.
Cleaver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baba misses with an uppercut. Cleaver saw that one coming.
Cleaver throws a right hand that misses
enabling Baba to counter with a crisp jab.
Good shot there by Baba.
Cleaver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cleaver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baba moves away.
As Cleaver tries to get set, Baba tries to push him back and clinch up but Cleaver manages to avoid the attempt.
Baba lands a jab.
Cleaver is rocked!
Baba cracks Cleaver with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Cleaver falls to his knees and Baba doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phishiji Baba!
Phishiji Baba decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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hype
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