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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Boretti (ranked 187 p4p, 266 weight class) and Wilfredo Wild (ranked 28 p4p, 36 weight class). Boretti comes to the cage accompanied by Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon. Wild has chosen Cypress Hill - Trouble as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Matteo Boretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilfredo Wild!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boretti throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Wild to counter with a crisp jab.
Wild lands with a hook. Boretti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boretti rushes Wild and presses him up against the cage.
Boretti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boretti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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.
Boretti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wild tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boretti struggles to land a body shot inside as Wild controls his hands.
Wild breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wild moves into the clinch.
Wild can't find room to land a body shot as Boretti controls the action.
Wild blocks an uppercut.
Boretti working aggressively here.
Boretti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wild backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wild lands with a left to the head.
Wild tries to work over Boretti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wild blocks an uppercut.
Wild doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wild lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boretti or not.
Boretti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boretti blocks a body shot from Wild.
Wild tries to work over Boretti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boretti tries to work over Wild's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boretti misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Wild.
Wild blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wild cracks Boretti with a nice body shot.
Boretti is breathing heavily.
Wild breaks the clinch.
Wild throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boretti.
Matteo Boretti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Wild misses.
Boretti tries to keep at a distance but Wild has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wild misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boretti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boretti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boretti digs a right hand underneath Wild's ribcage. Wild let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wild misses with a body punch.
Boretti lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boretti struggles to land a body shot inside as Wild controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Wild fails to land.
Boretti misses with a knee strike.
Boretti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wild blocks it with crossed arms.
Wild blocks the elbow strike.
Boretti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wild swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wild has a couple of punches blocked by Boretti.
Wild misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boretti.
Boretti digs a right hand into Wild's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wild's gas tank.
Wild goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boretti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wild working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boretti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wild working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boretti misses with a body punch.
Boretti blocks a body shot from Wild.
Wild looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wild tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boretti's elbow.
Boretti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boretti lands a nice shot to the body.
Wild lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boretti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boretti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wild tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boretti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boretti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wild backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Wild.
Boretti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Boretti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Wild fails to land.
Boretti working aggressively here.
Boretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wild misses with some punches.
Wild breaks the clinch.
Boretti tries to clinch but Wild is having none of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boretti. That's going to slow Wild down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wild clobbers Boretti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wild on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boretti. Boretti obviously looking to wear him down.
Wild closes the distance and clinches.
Boretti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boretti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boretti struggles to land a body shot inside as Wild controls his hands.
Boretti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wild makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wild.
Wild goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wild tries to circle away but Boretti has him pinned against the cage.
Boretti is leaning against Wild and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wild misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boretti blocks an uppercut.
Wild lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boretti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wild's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boretti wants to clinch but Wild slips to the side
and Wild counters with a left to the body.
Wild throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilfredo Wild dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wild will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boretti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Boretti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wild backwards.
Wild manages to break the clinch.
Boretti lands with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick from Boretti, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boretti lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boretti tries to clinch
and Wild counters with a nice uppercut.
Boretti misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Wild.
Boretti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wild 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.
Nice body kick from Boretti.
Boretti moves out of range as Wild strikes.
Wild throws a looping overhand right but Boretti ducks down to avoid it.
Boretti moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wild.
Wild tries to work over Boretti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boretti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wild pushes Boretti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Boretti.
Boretti swings wildly with an uppercut but Wild uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wild tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boretti misses with a body punch.
Wild avoiding damage as Boretti throws knees to the body.
Wild misses with a punch to the body.
Boretti tries a knee to the head but Wild blocks it.
Boretti prevents a body shot from Wild.
Wild tries to work over Boretti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boretti throws a punch but it's blocked by Wild.
Boretti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wild lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boretti lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Wilfredo Wild has been cut.
Boretti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boretti swings wildly with an uppercut but Wild uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boretti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boretti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wild breaks the clinch.
Boretti clobbers Wild with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wild avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boretti drops his hands momentarily and Wild takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wild avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wild looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boretti tries to clinch up
enabling Wild to counter with a crisp jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boretti.
Wild on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wild misses with a body shot.
Boretti clobbers Wild with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wild circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boretti was well out of range. Poor timing from Wild.
Boretti throws a looping overhand right but Wild ducks down to avoid it.
Wild throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boretti thuds his shin into the meat of Wild's side.
Wild missing with a left hand there. Boretti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boretti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab lands there for Boretti.
Wild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boretti manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wild lunges at Boretti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boretti's hand.
Wild listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matteo Boretti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wilfredo Wild's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wild misses with a jab to the body
and Boretti counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wilfredo Wild seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wild connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wild takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boretti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boretti doesn't manage to clinch there - Wild circles away.
Wild lands with a good body shot.
Wild scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boretti in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boretti tries to clinch up
and Boretti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wild needs to keep his hands up - Boretti had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti moves out of range of the leg kick from Wild.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boretti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wild lands with a good body shot.
A cross from Boretti lands.
Wild takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Wild misses.
Boretti tried to counter with a leg kick but Wild avoided it.
Boretti scores with a jab. Wild acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boretti rushes Wild and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boretti working aggressively here.
Boretti blocks an uppercut.
Boretti is working Wild over against the cage.
Boretti prevents a body shot from Wild.
Boretti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boretti gets through Wild's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wild tries to work over Boretti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wild.
Boretti throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boretti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boretti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wild pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boretti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wild throws a jab but it's blocked by Boretti.
Boretti 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.
A jab from Wild misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boretti looks to land a body kick but Wild moved away.
Boretti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wild.
Wild on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boretti tries to close the distance and clinch but Wild swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wild throws a counter combo.
Boretti works Wild's body with a nice hook.
Boretti is looking to slow Wild down with leg kicks.
Boretti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boretti misses with an uppercut.
Wild checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wild connects with a right hand. Boretti shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Boretti.
Wild misses with a lunging right hand
and Boretti counters with a straight right hand.
Boretti ducks under a wild hook from Wild.
Boretti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boretti throws a leg kick
and Wild counters with an inside leg kick.
Wild tries to keep at a distance but Boretti has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wild avoiding damage as Boretti throws knees to the body.
Boretti lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boretti.
Wild blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wild avoids the elbow strike from Boretti, against the cage.
Wild breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matteo Boretti showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boretti 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matteo Boretti!
In his post fight interview, Matteo Boretti started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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