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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eric Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Afeef Isa Baba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Draven comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Souls. Afeef Isa Baba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Draven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Afeef Isa Baba!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baba avoids the body shot from Draven.
Baba steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Draven.
Draven thuds a left hand into Baba's body.
Draven looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Draven throws a half hearted mid kick.
Baba lands with a nice body punch.
Baba lets loose with a powerful body kick. Draven will feel that in the morning.
Draven fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baba.
Draven throws a push kick but Baba slaps the foot to one side.
Draven throws a body kick that misses
and Baba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Draven walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Baba checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
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.
Draven throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Draven feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Babas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baba moves out of range of the body kick from Draven.
Baba blocks a low kick nicely.
Draven looks to score with a jab to the body but Baba is just out of range.
Baba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven tries a head kick but it misses.
Draven throws a hook to the side of Baba's head but Baba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Draven.
Baba has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Baba tests Draven's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Draven throws a front kick aimed at Baba's knee but Baba avoids it well.
Draven throws a nice looking combination but Baba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baba fakes the leg kick and cracks Draven in the body.
Draven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draven throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A clash of legs there as Baba blocks the low kick.
Draven on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baba. Baba obviously looking to wear him down.
A shot to the liver by Baba. Beautiful body shot.
Good leg kick by Baba there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Draven closes the distance but Baba moves to the side
letting Baba counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draven throws a wild body kick that Baba sees coming a mile off.
Draven looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Draven swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick
and Baba counters with a nice leg kick.
Draven goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Draven tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Baba is able to avoid easily.
Baba wants to counter the offense by Draven and move into the clinch position.
Eric Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draven chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Baba paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Baba moves into the clinch.
Baba lands a shoulder strike.
Draven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Baba.
Baba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draven's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Baba.
Baba lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Draven fails to land.
Baba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Baba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba lands a hook to the side of the head.
Draven tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baba lands a hook that snaps the head of Draven backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Draven doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Baba.
Draven tries to break the clinch but Baba is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baba.
Baba lands a body punch.
Draven throws a head punch that misses.
Baba lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baba's elbow.
Draven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Draven is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Draven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba blocks an uppercut.
Draven misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baba lands a body punch in the clinch.
Baba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Baba.
Draven tries to throw a body punch but Baba avoids it by throwing Draven back against the cage.
Baba blocking some punches.
Draven wants to get back to striking at distance but Baba won't allow it.
Draven is trying to push Baba away but Baba has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Draven fails to land.
Baba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Draven struggles to land a body shot inside as Baba controls his hands.
Draven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Draven lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Baba has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Baba and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Baba appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Draven throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Baba holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Baba blocking some punches.
Draven misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Afeef Isa Baba dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Draven misses with a straight right.
An inside leg kick lands from Baba.
Nice defenses there by Baba.
Baba tries to counter with a clinch but Draven shakes him off and moves away.
A good leg kick by Draven.
Draven wants to clinch.
Draven looks to land a left hand but Baba moved out of range nicely.
Baba looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Baba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Draven takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Baba moves out of range of the body kick from Draven.
Baba is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Baba checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Baba wants to counter with a clinch but Draven pushes him away.
Baba avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Baba wants to counter with a clinch but Draven pushes him away.
Baba moves away from the strike by Draven.
Draven takes one on the button.
Draven looks for the body kick but Baba saw that one coming.
Draven walks into a straight right hand from Baba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven is looking to land body kicks.
Draven thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baba feints and then cracks Draven's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Draven down.
Draven throws a head kick but Baba moves out of range.
Baba wants to counter the offense by Draven and move into the clinch position.
That kick from Baba tenderised Draven's leg. Draven is trying to keep his angry face on.
Baba walks into a left hand.
Eric Draven is winning the standup battle so far.
Draven lands a high kick!
It looks like Afeef Isa Baba has been cut.
Draven wants to land a leg kick but Baba is out of range.
Draven walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Baba checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Baba connects with the punch.
Baba connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Draven's hands.
Draven misses with a leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Draven throws a leg kick
and Baba counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Baba blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draven tries to throw a body punch but Baba avoids it by throwing Draven back against the cage.
Baba lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baba blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Baba on the inside.
A body shot lands from Baba.
Baba lands a nice uppercut.
Draven misses with a hook to the ribs.
Draven working hard to break the clinch.
A short left from Baba.
A nice left hand lands by Baba.
Draven is rocked!
Baba lands a nice shot to the body.
Baba throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Draven swings wildly with an uppercut but Baba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draven is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A short left from Baba.
Draven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baba's elbow.
Nice body punch from Baba.
Draven is trying to break the clinch but Baba is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Draven fails to land.
Baba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baba lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Draven is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baba lands a right hand.
Draven throws a head punch that misses.
Draven struggles to land a body shot inside as Baba controls his hands.
Baba misses with a punch to the body.
Draven seems to have got his legs back now.
Draven working aggressively here.
Baba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baba lands a body shot in the clinch.
Draven can't find room to land a body shot as Baba controls the action.
Draven misses with a punch on the inside.
Draven has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baba.
Baba works on Draven's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Baba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Baba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Draven backwards.
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 blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Draven tries to work over Baba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Baba on the inside.
Draven misses with a short punch on the inside.
Draven misses with some punches.
Baba gets through Draven's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Draven is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Baba blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baba.
Baba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Draven swings wildly with an uppercut but Baba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baba lands a body shot in the clinch.
Baba gets through Draven's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baba makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Afeef Isa Baba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Afeef Isa Baba's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Baba cracks Draven with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Baba has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Draven to stand back up!
Draven throws a front kick aimed at Baba's knee but Baba avoids it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Draven.
Draven wants to clinch up but Baba keeps it at a distance.
Baba shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Baba rushes Draven and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Draven tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draven is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
I was talking to Draven's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Draven is trying to push Baba away but Baba has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A left hand lands to the body for Baba.
Baba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baba lands a nice shot to the body.
Baba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba lands a body shot in the clinch.
Baba is leaning against Draven and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Baba pushes Draven back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Baba lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Baba.
A body shot lands from Baba.
Baba keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Draven's efforts to push away.
Baba lands with a left to the head.
Draven is trying to push Baba away but Baba has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short body shot lands from Baba as the two fighters clinch.
Draven misses with the head strike.
Baba throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Draven misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Draven fails to land.
Draven tries to throw a body punch but Baba avoids it by throwing Draven back against the cage.
Draven is trying to force a seperation but Baba has the dominant position.
Afeef Isa Baba is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Afeef Isa Baba seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven misses with the head strike.
Baba lands with a right to the head.
Draven misses with the head strike.
Baba pushes Draven back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Draven misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baba.
Draven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draven misses with a punch on the inside.
Draven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Draven can't find room to land a body shot as Baba controls the action.
Baba presses Draven against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Draven is trying to maintain a safe position but Baba gets an underhook and turns Draven into the cage.
Baba scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Draven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baba's elbow.
Baba lands with a light punch inside.
Baba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Draven misses with the head strike.
Baba gets through Draven's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Draven tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eric Draven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draven is trying to break the clinch but Baba has him pressed against the cage.
Draven misses with a punch on the inside.
Draven throws a punch but it's blocked by Baba.
Draven throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Draven.
Draven wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draven is trying to break free.
Draven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draven misses with the head strike.
Draven tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Draven has a couple of punches blocked by Baba.
Draven can't break the clinch.
Draven is trying to push Baba away but Baba has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Draven swings wildly with an uppercut but Baba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baba pushes Draven back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draven misses with the head strike.
Draven throws a head punch that misses.
Draven swings wildly with an uppercut but Baba uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Afeef Isa Baba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Baba has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Afeef Isa Baba!
Our winner, Afeef Isa Baba, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Eric Draven had this to say: 'It can't rain all the time. '.
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hype
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