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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Boretti (ranked 13 p4p, 15 weight class) and Ispa Mfer (ranked 3 p4p, 5 weight class). Boretti's entrance music is Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Matteo Boretti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ispa Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boretti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mfer counters with a straight right hand.
Mfer instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Boretti.
Boretti misses with some punches.
Boretti misses with a knee strike.
Mfer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mfer lands a body shot.
Mfer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boretti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mfer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boretti backwards.
Boretti misses with some punches.
Boretti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
Mfer tries to work over Boretti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boretti tries to break free but Mfer pushes him back against the cage.
Boretti throws a head punch that misses.
Mfer blocks a body shot from Boretti.
Boretti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boretti misses with a knee to the head.
Mfer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boretti lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Boretti.
I was talking to Boretti's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mfer lands with a left to the head.
Mfer struggles to land a body shot inside as Boretti controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Mfer.
Boretti can't find room to land a body shot as Mfer controls the action.
Mfer lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boretti.
Boretti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mfer stalls.
Mfer trying to stall but Boretti improves his position.
Boretti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boretti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boretti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mfer stalling.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Boretti.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mfer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Mfer.
Boretti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boretti looking to throw knees to the head but Mfer is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mfer fails to land.
Boretti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mfer avoids it.
Mfer tries to work over Boretti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boretti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mfer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Boretti seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mfer can turn it around.
Mfer misses with the head strike.
Boretti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mfer working aggressively here.
Mfer struggles to land a body shot inside as Boretti controls his hands.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boretti tries to work over Mfer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boretti manages to break the clinch.
Boretti scores with a sloppy right hand. Mfer should have avoided that one.
A jab from Mfer finds it's way through Boretti's defenses.
Boretti throws a right hand that misses
letting Mfer counter with a right hand.
Mfer lunges at Boretti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boretti's hand.
Boretti lands a slapping body shot.
Boretti throws a right hand that Mfer ducks under and follows up with a left that Mfer also avoids with ease.
Mfer steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Boretti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boretti throws a hook but Mfer blocks it.
Boretti misses with an uppercut. Mfer saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mfer! But no joy.
Boretti throws an overhand right that lands on Mfer's shoulder, as Mfer tries to avoid the shot.
Boretti connects with an inside leg kick.
Ispa Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mfer cracks Boretti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mfer throws out a leg kick but Boretti moves out of range and Mfer only half commits.
A telegraphed right hand from Mfer misses the target.
Mfer staying out of range there.
Boretti fails to land with a series of punches.
Mfer lands with a nice body punch.
Mfer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boretti looks to land a combination. Mfer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mfer stuns Boretti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Mfer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mfer.
Boretti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mfer digs a good hook to Boretti's body.
Mfer just misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boretti moves away.
Mfer scores with a leg kick.
Boretti moves into the clinch successfully.
Boretti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mfer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boretti wants to clinch but Mfer slips to the side
and Mfer counters with a nice leg kick.
Boretti throws an overhand right that lands on Mfer's shoulder, as Mfer tries to avoid the shot.
Boretti avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A little feinted left hand from Boretti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Mfer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mfer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mfer misses with a kick to the body.
Boretti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mfer misses with a looping left.
Mfer misses with a kick to the body.
Boretti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mfer circles away quickly and effectively.
Boretti lands with a straight right. Mfer didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boretti. Mfer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boretti walks into a stiff left hand from Mfer.
Boretti ducks right into an uppercut from Mfer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boretti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mfer connects with a leg kick.
Mfer has closed the distance and engaged Boretti in a clinch.
Mfer lands a right hand.
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!
Boretti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ispa Mfer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boretti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mfer throws a leg kick
letting Boretti counter with a right hand.
Matteo Boretti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mfer lands a jab to the head.
Boretti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mfer lands with a slapping head kick.
Boretti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
Ispa Mfer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mfer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boretti.
Mfer wants to clinch
enabling Boretti to counter with a crisp jab.
Boretti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mfer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boretti was well out of range. Poor timing from Mfer.
The crowd cheers as Mfer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Boretti doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mfer misses with a body shot
and Boretti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mfer swats away the attempt to clinch by Boretti.
Mfer tries a quick counter leg kick but Boretti is wise to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boretti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boretti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mfer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mfer looks to land a left hand but Boretti moved out of range nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mfer in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A low kick lands for Mfer.
Boretti just misses with a punch to the body.
Boretti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mfer.
Mfer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boretti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mfer tests Boretti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boretti has Mfer up against the cage in a clinch.
Mfer lands with a short shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mfer misses with some punches.
Mfer looking to throw knees to the head but Boretti is blocking nicely.
Mfer lands with a left to the head.
Boretti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mfer.
Mfer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boretti misses the shot to the body.
Boretti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mfer can pounce on him.
Boretti misses with a wild body shot.
Boretti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Boretti.
Boretti misses the jab.
Boretti misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boretti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mfer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Boretti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mfer tries to land a knee to the head but Boretti blocks with his arms.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boretti blocking some punches.
Mfer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boretti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mfer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boretti's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Mfer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Boretti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boretti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mfer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boretti appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mfer throws out a loose jab but Boretti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boretti checks a leg kick nicely.
Boretti is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mfer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boretti under the eye.
Boretti lands a head kick. Mfer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mfer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mfer connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boretti ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
Boretti slips under a jab.
Mfer looks to throw the jab but Boretti is out of range.
It looked like Boretti was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mfer.
Boretti thumps Mfer with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti moves out of range of the strikes.
Mfer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boretti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mfer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boretti on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mfer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mfer scores with a jab. Boretti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mfer.
Boretti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boretti is looking to counter punch.
Boretti throws a hook but Mfer blocks it.
Boretti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mfer.
Mfer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boretti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boretti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mfer cracks Boretti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boretti ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
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!
Mfer lands an overhand right.
Boretti misses with a hook.
Mfer throws a body kick that misses.
Boretti misses with a combination
and Mfer counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick from Mfer, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boretti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mfer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Boretti's knee momentarily.
Mfer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mfer throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer lands the left hand.
Mfer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boretti.
Boretti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mfer has managed to clinch.
Boretti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Mfer.
A head kick by Boretti misses
and Mfer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Boretti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boretti scores with a head kick. Mfer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mfer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Borettis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mfer thuds his right hand into Boretti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boretti is rocked!
Mfer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Oh Boretti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boretti tries to move into range but Mfer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mfer wants to clinch but Boretti slips to the side
and Boretti counters with a stiff right hand.
Boretti clinches up against the cage.
Boretti seems to have got his legs back now.
Mfer lands an uppercut.
Boretti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boretti.
Boretti throws a head punch that misses.
Boretti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mfer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mfer.
Boretti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mfer blocking some punches.
Boretti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boretti tries a body shot but Mfer blocks it.
Mfer tries a knee to the head but Boretti blocks it.
Mfer scores a nice knee to the body.
Mfer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Mfer really dominated that round.
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.
Mfer with the inside leg kick.
Mfer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boretti.
A punch combination from Boretti misses.
Nice shot lands for Mfer.
Mfer lands with an overhand left.
Mfer lands a big uppercut and Boretti crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Boretti looks OK. Mfer waves Boretti back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boretti is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Mfer doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Boretti crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Boretti's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ispa Mfer! Ispa Mfer retains his middleweight title!
Ispa Mfer was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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