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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Afeef Isa Baba (ranked 161 p4p, 21 weight class) and Ulrik Meyer (ranked 327 p4p, 52 weight class). Baba comes to the cage accompanied by Nation Arabic Orchestra. Afeef Isa Baba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 - 5 - 1, 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
34 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ulrik Meyer!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meyer.
Baba moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Meyer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Baba tries to clinch there but Meyer circles away.
Baba lands a head shot.
Ulrik Meyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baba with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Meyer to score with a decent uppercut.
Meyer lands with a shot to the body.
Baba ducks under a wild hook from Meyer.
Baba fails to land with a series of punches.
We've been informed that Meyer has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jab, jab by Meyer - just one landing.
Baba misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meyer throws a jab when Baba was well out of range.
Baba checks the leg kick nicely there.
Baba takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A punch combination from Baba misses.
It seemed like Meyer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Baba is looking to land body kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Baba 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Meyer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Meyer instigates a clinch.
Baba misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baba.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baba.
A shot in the inside from Meyer.
Baba blocking some punches.
Baba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baba blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Meyer fails to land.
Meyer pushes Baba back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Meyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Baba 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 Meyer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Meyer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Baba throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Meyer's head.
Meyer throws out a leg kick but Baba moves out of range and Meyer only half commits.
Meyer's corner calls for a 1-2. Meyer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Meyer finds it's way through Baba's defenses.
Meyer throws a body shot but no joy.
Meyer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meyer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baba blocks an uppercut.
Baba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meyer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meyer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meyer misses with the head strike.
Meyer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baba.
Meyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baba blocking some punches.
Meyer lands a nice uppercut.
Meyer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meyer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Baba.
A right hand to the body from Meyer.
Baba scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Baba - that landed with a thud.
Baba working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Meyers head.
A short right from Meyer on the inside.
Baba makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Meyer working aggressively here.
Baba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meyer's elbow.
Meyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baba misses with a punch to the body.
Meyer misses with a punch on the inside.
Baba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baba keeps control of Meyer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
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.
Meyer working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Meyer fails to land.
Baba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Meyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Baba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baba takes a shot to the head.
Meyer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Meyer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meyer misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Meyer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Meyer misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyer blocks a body shot from Baba.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Baba.
Meyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baba blocks an uppercut.
Meyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Baba.
A head punch on the inside from Meyer fails to land.
Meyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baba works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Meyer misses with a punch on the inside.
Meyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Baba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meyer is working Baba over against the cage.
Meyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Meyer misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meyer misses with some punches.
Baba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baba lands with a light punch inside.
Meyer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baba throws a punch but it's blocked by Meyer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulrik Meyer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Meyer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Baba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meyer.
Baba swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Meyer.
Baba missing with a left hand there. Meyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baba moves away from the strike by Meyer.
Baba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baba was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Baba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from Meyer misses.
A big right from Meyer misses.
Baba lands a glancing blow to the side of Meyer's head.
Baba tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Meyer is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meyer connects with a leg kick. Baba looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Baba throws the kick towards the body but Meyer avoids it.
Meyer tries a quick counter leg kick but Baba is wise to it.
Baba on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Meyer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baba was well out of range. Poor timing from Meyer.
Meyer throws a low kick, looking for Baba's leg but Baba calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba loads up on a big right hand but Meyer slips the punch.
Baba moves forwards but Meyer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Meyer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Baba.
Meyer cracks Baba with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Baba shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Meyer looks to land a body kick but Baba moved away.
Meyer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Baba has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Meyer finds it's way round the side to connect with Baba's head.
A swing and a miss from Meyer.
Meyer cracks Baba with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Baba misses the target.
Baba misses with a double jab.
Baba stuns Meyer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meyer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baba circles away quickly and effectively.
Baba throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Meyer on the side of the head.
Meyer lands a nice shot to the body.
Meyer throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba moves away from the strike by Meyer.
Baba scores with a spinning back kick!
Meyer has closed the distance and engaged Baba in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Meyer.
Meyer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meyer throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baba.
Meyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Baba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baba presses Meyer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Baba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meyer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baba backwards.
Meyer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baba misses with the head strike.
Baba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Meyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meyer working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Baba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baba swings wildly with an uppercut but Meyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Meyers head.
Baba struggles to land a body shot inside as Meyer controls his hands.
Meyer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baba blocking some punches.
Meyer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baba misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baba.
Meyer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Meyer blocks a body shot from Baba.
Meyer throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baba.
Meyer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baba.
Meyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Baba.
Meyer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Meyer blocking some punches.
Baba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meyer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Baba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Meyer.
Meyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Baba.
Baba has a couple of punches blocked by Meyer.
Meyer blocks an uppercut.
Baba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Meyer backwards.
Baba keeps control of Meyer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Meyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baba throws a nice outside leg kick.
Meyer clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Baba.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baba.
Meyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baba misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meyer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meyer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meyer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baba.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulrik Meyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Baba lands a nice looking body shot.
Ulrik Meyer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meyer moves forwards but Baba connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meyer. Baba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meyer has managed to clinch.
Meyer lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meyer.
Meyer misses with the head strike.
Ulrik Meyer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Meyer tries to throw a body punch but Baba avoids it by throwing Meyer back against the cage.
Meyer has a couple of punches blocked by Baba.
Baba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Meyer misses with some punches.
Baba blocks an uppercut.
Meyer lands a right hand.
Baba misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Baba as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baba is working Meyer over against the cage.
Meyer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baba scores with a shot to the side of Meyer's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba swings wildly with an uppercut but Meyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Meyer.
Baba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meyer throws a head punch that misses.
Baba has a couple of punches blocked by Meyer.
Baba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meyer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Baba.
A hook to the body from Baba.
Meyer lands a nice shot to the body.
Meyer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baba lands a nice shot to the body.
Baba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meyer's elbow.
Baba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Meyer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baba throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Meyer throws a head punch that misses.
Afeef Isa Baba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Meyer.
Meyer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baba scores with a shoulder strike.
Baba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meyer misses with a punch on the inside.
Baba lands a body punch in the clinch.
Meyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Meyer backwards.
Baba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baba.
Meyer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baba blocks an uppercut.
Meyer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meyer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meyer.
Baba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Meyer backwards.
Baba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer working aggressively here.
Baba scores with a shoulder strike.
Meyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baba throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Baba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Meyer backwards.
Baba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baba scores with a shoulder strike.
Meyer is rocked!
Meyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Baba.
Meyer is still on wobbly legs! Can Baba finish him?
Meyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Baba.
Baba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Meyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Baba.
Still in the clinch, Baba scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Meyer.
Meyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Meyer working aggressively here.
Baba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baba throws a head punch that misses.
Meyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meyer looks to throw the jab but Baba is out of range.
Baba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Meyer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ulrik Meyer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Baba throws a nice looking combination but Meyer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Meyer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Baba tries to clinch up
and Meyer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baba fails to land with a series of punches.
Meyer seems to have recovered his senses.
Baba throws a half hearted mid kick.
Meyer throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Baba on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Baba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meyer misses with a kick to the body.
Meyer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Baba counters with a huge left! Meyer is in big trouble! He's backing up but Baba isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Meyer from any more damage. A dominating finish by Baba!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Afeef Isa Baba!
A victorious Afeef Isa Baba thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Ulrik Meyer was interviewed post fight and said 'Boss couldn't see how I could beat this kid, he was right. I tried though.'.
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