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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Horton (ranked 247 p4p, 231 weight class) and Pate Mfer (ranked 39 p4p, 35 weight class). Horton comes into the arena with Canada National Anthem blaring out of the sound system. Pate Mfer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tim Horton's chin.
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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 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Horton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pate Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horton takes a swing at Mfer's ribcage but misses.
Mfer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Horton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mfer throws out a loose jab but Horton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Mfer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Horton digs a good body shot into Mfer's ribs.
Pate Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mfer misses with a looping left.
Horton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mfer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Horton can pounce on him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Horton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mfer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Horton at a distance.
Horton walks into a straight right hand from Mfer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horton throws a wild body kick that Mfer sees coming a mile off.
Mfer takes a swing at Horton's ribcage but misses.
Horton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton lands with a nice body punch.
Horton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mfer.
Mfer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Horton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mfer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Horton scrambles back to his feet.
Mfer avoids the body shot from Horton.
Mfer misses the shot to the body.
Horton throwing a counter right hand but Mfer manages to avoid it.
Horton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mfer. Horton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mfer keeps the fight on the outside.
Mfer tries to move into range but Horton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mfer. Horton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mfers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Horton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mfer misses with a two punch combination.
Horton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Mfer misses its intended target.
Horton throws a head kick but Mfer moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mfer.
A quick step to the side and Horton tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mfer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Horton with a body shot.
Mfer lands with a straight right. Horton didn't see that one coming.
Mfer misses with a hook. Horton ducked under it nicely.
Mfer looks to land a left hand but Horton moved out of range nicely.
Horton looks to score with a jab to the body but Mfer is just out of range.
It seemed like Mfer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Horton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Horton. Beautiful body shot.
Mfer misses the jab.
Horton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mfer circles away quickly and effectively.
Mfer sizes up Horton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Horton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horton defending well as Mfer loads up on a big left hand.
Mfer lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mfer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mfer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mfer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horton lands a two punch combo.
Mfer misses with a two punch combination.
Mfer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Horton under the eye.
Horton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mfer at a distance.
Horton is looking to wear down Mfer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Horton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mfer doesn't seem bothered though.
Horton connects with a looping right hand.
Horton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mfer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Mfer misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Horton.
Mfer is looking to chop away at Horton's legs.
Horton drives through and clinches with Mfer against the cage.
Horton misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mfer throws a body shot but no joy.
Horton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mfer.
The fighters circling - Mfer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horton half committed to a counter leg kick.
Horton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mfer throws out the jab.
Mfer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mfer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mfer throws a shot from downtown. Horton moves away and avoids it.
Horton blocks a head kick by Mfer.
A counter left hand to the body from Horton misses its target.
Horton connects with an inside leg kick.
Mfer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mfer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mfer throws a shot to the body.
Mfer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mfer throws a lazy head kick
and Horton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Horton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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 Tim Horton will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mfer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Horton tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Mfer misses the target.
Horton misses with a low kick.
Horton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Horton has closed the distance and engaged Mfer in a clinch.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Horton lands a nice uppercut.
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.
Horton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Horton blocks a body shot from Mfer.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Horton.
A head punch on the inside from Mfer fails to land.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Horton blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Horton tries to work over Mfer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mfer breaks from the clinch.
Horton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mfer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Horton slips under a jab from Mfer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton lands with a shot to the body.
Mfer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Horton counters with a three punch combo that has Mfer backing up. Mfer nods at Horton to acknowledge the strikes.
Horton ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
Horton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mfer. That did some damage!
Horton scores with a one two! Mfer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Horton lands with a cross.
An inside leg kick from Horton misses.
Horton lands a leg kick that knocks Mfer off balance momentarily.
Mfer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Horton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mfer throws a right hand that misses
and Horton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horton wants to clinch.
Mfer is looking for the big counter here.
Mfer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Horton.
Mfer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horton is looking to counter punch.
Mfer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Horton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mfer thinking.
Horton moves in looking to clinch but Mfer pushes him off.
Horton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mfer throws a hook but Horton avoids it easily.
Horton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mfer walks into a straight right hand from Horton.
Mfer throws a nice looking combination but Horton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horton ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
Horton cracks Mfer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Mfer misses.
Horton goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mfer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Mfer tries to get set, Horton tries to push him back and clinch up but Mfer manages to avoid the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mfer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mfer throws a jab but it's blocked by Horton.
Horton lands a head shot.
Horton 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.
Horton misses with a body shot.
Mfer takes a swing at Horton's ribcage but misses.
Mfer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hortons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mfer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horton.
Mfer misses with a hook.
Horton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Horton lands the left hand.
Mfer gets tackled into the cage by Horton. Horton maintains the clinch.
Horton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mfer can do to turn this around?
Horton blocks an uppercut.
Horton throws a punch but it's blocked by Mfer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Mfer.
Mfer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer tries to break the clinch but Horton is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mfer.
Horton has Mfer pressed against the cage, preventing Mfer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Horton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Horton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Horton tries to throw a body punch but Mfer avoids it by throwing Horton back against the cage.
Mfer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Horton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Horton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mfer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mfer throws a head punch that misses.
Mfer lands an uppercut.
Horton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horton struggles to land a body shot inside as Mfer controls his hands.
Mfer breaks the clinch.
Mfer checks the leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Horton there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mfer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Horton dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Horton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mfer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Mfer.
Horton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horton tests Mfer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No joy there for Mfer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mfer swings widly with a right hand
and Horton counters with a leg kick.
Mfer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Horton moves into the clinch.
Horton tries to work over Mfer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mfer lands a left hand.
Horton misses with a punch on the inside.
Horton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mfer misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Mfer fails to land.
Mfer working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Horton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mfer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Horton seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mfer can turn it around.
Horton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mfer lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Horton.
A frustrated look appears on Mfer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Horton throws a head punch that misses.
Horton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mfer.
A short right from Mfer on the inside.
Horton misses with some punches.
Mfer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A right hand to the body from Horton.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mfer.
Horton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Horton throws a punch but it's blocked by Mfer.
Horton struggles to land a body shot inside as Mfer controls his hands.
Horton misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horton wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Horton throws a leg kick but Mfer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mfer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horton takes a swing at Mfer's ribcage but misses.
Horton misses with a body kick.
Mfer throws an overhand right that lands on Horton's shoulder, as Horton tries to avoid the shot.
Horton tries to clinch but Mfer moves out of range.
Mfer connects with a body shot.
Horton lands a glancing blow to the side of Mfer's head.
Horton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mfer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tim Horton is winning the standup battle so far.
Mfer connects with a body shot that sends Horton's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer looks to score with a jab to the body but Horton is just out of range.
Mfer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Horton with a hook.
Horton moves out of range of the strikes.
Horton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Horton misses with a body kick.
Mfer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horton.
Mfer just misses with a punch to the body.
Horton misses the shot to the body.
Mfer lands the left hand.
Horton lands a head kick. Mfer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Horton lands with a nice body punch.
Horton blocks a jab.
Mfer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mfer lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mfer throws a hook to the side of Horton's head but Horton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mfer avoids the body shot from Horton.
Horton throws a one two combo.
Horton darts in and clinches Mfer up against the cage.
Mfer lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horton can't find room to land a body shot as Mfer controls the action.
Horton can't find room to land a body shot as Mfer controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Mfer fails to land.
Mfer scores with a shot to the side of Horton's head.
Mfer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Horton tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mfer throws a jab when Horton was well out of range.
A big right from Mfer misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Horton misses the target.
Mfer misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tim Horton did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mfer throws a right hand that misses
and Horton counters with a straight right hand.
Horton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horton 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.
Mfer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mfer scores with a shot to the body.
Horton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mfer's sensitive parts.
Mfer throws a sloppy head kick and Horton moves out of range easily.
Horton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mfer throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Mfer.
Horton connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer throws a body punch but Horton moves out of range.
Mfer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Horton can pounce on him.
Horton moves away from the strike by Mfer.
Horton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mfer is out of range and Horton settles back down.
Horton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton wants to clinch up but Mfer keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mfer! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horton. Mfer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mfer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mfer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A leg kick checked by Horton.
Horton appears to be looking for a big counter.
Horton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mfer misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Mfer.
Mfer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Horton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mfer connects with a single shot there.
Horton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mfer manages to break the clinch.
Mfer misses with a looping left.
Horton tries a head kick but it misses.
Mfer swings for the body but Horton moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer throws a sloppy body shot
and Horton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mfer looks to throw the jab but Horton is out of range.
Horton tries to clinch but Mfer is having none of it.
Horton connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mfer misses with a right hand
letting Horton counter with a right hand.
Mfer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mfer missing with a left hand there. Horton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mfer at a distance.
Mfer throws the left hand but Horton avoids the punch easily.
Mfer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mfer misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Horton was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mfer.
Horton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mfer.
Horton is rocked!
Mfer is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mfer moves away from the strike by Horton.
Oh Horton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice cross by Horton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton lands with a right hand.
Horton seems to have got his legs back now.
Horton misses with an uppercut.
Mfer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Horton with a body shot.
Mfer scores with a leg kick.
Mfer lands a lovely overhand right.
Horton doesn't manage to clinch there - Mfer circles away.
Horton lands a slapping body shot.
Horton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Horton avoids the body shot from Mfer.
Mfer swinging wildly here.
Mfer misses the shot to the body.
Horton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mfer.
A punch lands to the side of Mfer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mfer misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer loads up on a big right hand but Horton slips the punch.
Horton just misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horton misses the jab.
Horton pushes Mfer up against the cage in a clinch.
Horton blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mfer.
Mfer working hard to break the clinch.
Mfer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer pushes Horton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mfer blocking some punches.
Mfer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Horton can't find room to land a body shot as Mfer controls the action.
Mfer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horton darts in and clinches Mfer up against the cage.
Mfer prevents a body shot from Horton.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Horton had his way with Pate Mfer in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mfer throws out a powerful jab.
Mfer misses with a hook. Horton ducked under it nicely.
Mfer misses the jab.
Horton is looking to counter punch.
Horton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mfer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mfer clobbers Horton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mfer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horton was well out of range. Poor timing from Mfer.
Mfer throws a looping overhand right but Horton ducks down to avoid it.
Horton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mfer throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer loads up on a big right hand but Horton slips the punch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mfer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Horton - the referee stops the clock and Mfer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Horton. Mfer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Horton scores with a nice body kick.
Horton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Horton throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer throws out a loose jab but Horton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horton clinches with his opponent.
Mfer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mfer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Horton scores with a shot to the side of Mfer's head.
Horton tries to work over Mfer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Horton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Horton prevents a body shot from Mfer.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mfer.
Mfer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mfer throws a body punch but Horton moves out of range.
Mfer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Horton feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
Mfer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Horton throws an overhand right that lands on Mfer's shoulder, as Mfer tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mfer! But no joy.
Mfer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Horton.
Tim Horton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mfer.
Horton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer throws a sloppy head kick and Horton moves out of range easily.
Mfer is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Mfer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mfer throws a jab when Horton was well out of range.
Mfer throws a jab when Horton was well out of range.
Horton throws out a powerful jab.
Mfer throws a sloppy body shot
and Horton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mfer's knee momentarily.
Horton connects with a solid leg kick.
Mfer lands a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Horton. Those never looked like landing.
Horton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mfer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Horton scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mfer 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.
Mfer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mfer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Horton ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
Nice defenses there by Horton.
Mfer throws a looping overhand right but Horton ducks down to avoid it.
Horton half committed to a counter leg kick.
Horton instigates a clinch.
Horton swings wildly with an uppercut but Mfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horton lands a left hand.
Horton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Horton.
A short right from Horton on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Horton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton takes a shot to the head.
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!
A right hand to the body from Horton.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Horton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mfer is trying to break free.
Horton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Horton.
A short right from Mfer on the inside.
Good body shot from Horton.
Horton tries a body shot but Mfer blocks it.
Mfer lands a nice uppercut.
Mfer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Horton misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Horton.
Mfer blocks a body shot from Horton.
Horton can't find room to land a body shot as Mfer controls the action.
Pate Mfer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Horton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tim Horton.
Well Horton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 50:46
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 50:46
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Horton!
Tim Horton retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Tim Horton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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