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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Mfer (ranked 621 p4p, 1856 weight class) and Ricky Greene (ranked 32 p4p, 106 weight class). Greene is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stepdad- Eminem. Ispa Mfer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Ispa Mfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Greene!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mfer throws a jab but it's blocked by Greene.
Mfer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Greene scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mfer pushes Greene off and gets back to his feet.
Mfer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mfer throws a big shot that misses.
Mfer loads up on a big right hand but Greene slips the punch.
Greene takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greene slips a straight right by Mfer.
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
A jab lands there for Mfer.
Mfer missing with a left hand there. Greene was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Greene ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
Mfer throws an overhand right that lands on Greene's shoulder, as Greene tries to avoid the shot.
Greene feints the counter takedown.
Greene shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mfer as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer misses with an uppercut. Greene saw that one coming.
Greene takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mfer misses with an uppercut. Greene saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Greene.
Mfer lands with an overhand left.
Mfer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Greene moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Mfer. No joy for Greene on that attempt.
Mfer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Greene blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Mfer.
Mfer throws a hook to the side of Greene's head but Greene sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mfer moves out of range as Greene strikes.
Ispa Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mfer misses with a straight left.
Greene lands the left hand.
Greene fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ispa Mfer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Greene.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Greene is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mfer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Greene avoids the body shot from Mfer.
Greene changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A solid body kick from Mfer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greene throws a series of strikes that have Mfer backpedaling.
We've been informed that Greene 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.
Mfer misses with an uppercut. Greene saw that one coming.
Greene tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mfer throws a poor cross that misses
and Greene counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Greene.
Mfer pushes Greene off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've been told by Mfer's head coaches at Räkälä that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mfer cracks Greene with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Greene tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mfer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Greene tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mfer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mfer misses with a hook
and Greene counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Greene.
Mfer has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Greene has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Greene successfully pulls guard.
Mfer wanted to stand there but Greene had control of the position.
Greene had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mfer defends it easily.
Mfer wants to get up but he can't break Greene's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Greene has his foot on Mfer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mfer works his way back into a safe position though.
Mfer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Greene is keeping the position for now.
Mfer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Greene has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mfer is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Greene.
Mfer taking a breather here.
Greene regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Greene looking for submissions off his back.
Mfer content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Greene looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Greene is looking to improve his position.
Mfer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Greene wants to improve his position but Mfer is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mfer in particular looking to stall.
Greene wants to improve his position but Mfer is controlling well.
Greene looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Mfer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Greene throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by Mfer.
Mfer tries to work over Greene's front leg with a kick but Greene checks it.
Mfer throws a body punch but Greene moves out of range.
Greene throws a body shot but no joy.
Greene fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Greene moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Mfer.
Mfer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Greene circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mfer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Greene with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mfer to score with a decent uppercut.
Greene chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mfer can pounce on him.
Greene shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Greene takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mfer, as that shot connected.
Greene shoots in for a takedown but Mfer shows good takedown defense.
Ispa Mfer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Greene.
Greene avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Greene fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mfer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mfer lands a jab to the head.
Greene misses with a jab to the body
and Mfer counters with a nice uppercut.
Greene shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Greene showed some decent athleticism there.
Mfer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Greene can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Greene is on him like a limpet, forcing Mfer back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer breaks the clinch.
Greene tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mfer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Greene somewhat.
Mfer just misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer cracks Greene with a good jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Greene as he connects with a hook.
Greene tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mfer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Greene somewhat.
Greene tries for a takedown but Mfer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Greene throws a body punch but Mfer moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Mfer.
Mfer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Greene staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A clash of legs there as Greene blocks the low kick.
Greene keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mfer.
Mfer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Greene is able to avoid easily.
Greene changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mfer throws a hook but Greene blocks it.
A jab from Mfer does it's job there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Greene.
Mfer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Greene under the eye.
Mfer throws a hook to the side of Greene's head but Greene sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mfer throws a big shot that misses.
Ispa Mfer is winning the standup battle so far.
Mfer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mfer misses with a low kick as Greene jumps back.
Mfer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mfer wants it to stay on the feet.
Greene fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mfer manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mfer throws out the jab.
Greene takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good leg kick by Mfer.
Mfer throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mfer misses with a looping left.
Mfer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Greene changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A low kick from Mfer is predictable there
and Greene counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mfer uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Mfer misses with a low kick.
Greene connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Greene shoots in for a takedown but Mfer shows good takedown defense.
Greene closes the distance and clinches.
Mfer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mfer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Greene tries to clinch but Mfer moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Mfer dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Greene tries to clinch but Mfer is having none of it.
Mfer throws the left hand but Greene avoids the punch easily.
Greene fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Mfer misses.
Greene goes for a double leg but Mfer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mfer continues to drive forward.
Greene shoots for a takedown but Mfer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Greene pushes Mfer up against the cage in a clinch.
Mfer breaks the clinch.
Mfer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Greene.
Greene tries to clinch up but Mfer circles away and keeps his distance.
Mfer throwing a counter right hand but Greene manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mfer throws a big shot that misses.
Greene on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mfer. Mfer obviously looking to wear him down.
Mfer misses with a body shot.
Mfer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Greene. Greene circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene doesn't manage to clinch there - Mfer circles away.
Mfer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Greene just manages to avoid it.
Greene wants to clinch.
Greene misses with a body shot.
Greene tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mfer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Greene scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mfer manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Greene keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Greene.
Mfer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Greene moves out of range of the strikes.
Greene slips under a jab.
Greene tries to clinch but Mfer moves out of range.
Greene stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mfer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Mfer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greene takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Greene's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mfer looks to throw the jab but Greene is out of range.
Greene fails in his attempt to clinch.
Greene tries to clinch but Mfer moves out of range.
Mfer throws a lazy right hand but Greene sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mfer throws a leg kick but Greene sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mfer throws a leg kick but Greene sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mfer lands a jab to the nose.
Good work by Greene as he checks the leg kick.
Mfer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Greene misses with a few strikes there.
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
And Greene tries to counter it with a takedown but Mfer pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Greene pushes Mfer up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mfer breaks from the clinch.
Mfer misses with a looping right.
Mfer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greene tries to clinch but Mfer moves out of range.
Greene moves to clinch but Mfer breaks away
and Greene takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mfer cracks Greene with a good jab.
Ispa Mfer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mfer throws a jab when Greene was well out of range.
Mfer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mfer scores with a jab. Greene acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Mfer misses.
Greene tries to clinch but Mfer moves out of range.
Mfer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Mfer - just one landing.
Greene tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mfer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circling - Mfer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mfer throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mfer throws a jab but it's blocked by Greene.
Mfer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Greene stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Greene wants to clinch.
Mfer lands a nice looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ispa Mfer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mfer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ispa Mfer!
Ispa Mfer made sure to mention his sponsor, Bondi MMA 🏝️ in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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