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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zark Muckerberg (ranked 301 p4p, 361 weight class) and Kimmo Kallio (ranked 42 p4p, 47 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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29 - 14 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zark Muckerberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimmo Kallio!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kallio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muckerberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Muckerberg definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kallio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muckerberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zark Muckerberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muckerberg lands with a nice body punch.
Kallio looks to land a combination but Muckerberg avoids it well.
Muckerberg clinches with his opponent.
Muckerberg has a couple of punches blocked by Kallio.
Kallio blocking some punches.
A short right from Muckerberg.
Kallio digs a right hand into Muckerberg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Muckerberg's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kallio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muckerberg pushes Kallio up against the cage in a clinch.
Kallio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muckerberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muckerberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kallio unleashes a big counter combination but Muckerberg bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Muckerberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kallio throws a wild body kick that Muckerberg sees coming a mile off.
Muckerberg has closed the distance and engaged Kallio in a clinch.
Kallio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kallio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muckerberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Kallio. Those never looked like landing.
Kallio throws a sloppy head kick
so Muckerberg counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kallio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Muckerberg passes Kallio's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Muckerberg is keen to just control but Kallio is a slippery customer.
Muckerberg is looking to advance position but Kallio won't allow it.
Muckerberg frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Muckerberg has hold of Kallio's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kallio manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kallio is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muckerberg working for a submission but Kallio is keeping him at bay.
Muckerberg takes Kallio's back.
Muckerberg is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kallio is defending well though. Muckerberg let's go of the attempt for now.
Kallio wants to get back to his feet.
Kallio fending off the submission attempt from Muckerberg.
Muckerberg wants to control but Kallio manages to buck him off and is now in Muckerberg's guard! Nice work there by Kallio!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muckerberg is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kallio stands up and waves to Muckerberg to follow him.
No joy there for Kallio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Muckerberg tries to clinch there but Kallio circles away.
Kallio replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Muckerberg blocks it well.
Kallio swats away the attempt to clinch by Muckerberg.
Jab by Muckerberg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zark Muckerberg dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kallio misses with a double jab.
Muckerberg moves into the clinch successfully.
Kallio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kallio wants to get back to striking at distance but Muckerberg won't allow it.
Kallio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kallio keeps the fight on the outside.
Muckerberg catches Kallio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed right hand from Kallio misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muckerberg blocks a leg kick.
Kallio's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Muckerberg connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kallio scrambles back to his feet.
Muckerberg wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kallio misses with a two punch combination.
Muckerberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kallio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kallio unleashes a big counter combination but Muckerberg bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Muckerberg shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Muckerberg showed some decent athleticism there.
Kallio pushes Muckerberg off and gets back to his feet.
Nice body kick from Kallio.
Muckerberg takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muckerberg moves in looking to clinch but Kallio pushes him off.
Muckerberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Kallio is just out of range.
Muckerberg shoots in and drives through. Kallio sprawls well.
Kallio lands an overhand right.
Kimmo Kallio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kallio misses with a leg kick.
Muckerberg is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kallio.
Kallio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Muckerberg doesn't manage to clinch there - Kallio circles away.
Kallio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Muckerberg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice jab there from Muckerberg.
Kallio looks to land a combination. Muckerberg sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Zark Muckerberg has been cut.
Kallio throws a series of punches but Muckerberg moves out of range.
Kallio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Muckerberg counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Muckerberg.
Muckerberg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kallio working aggressively here.
Muckerberg fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kallio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kallio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Muckerberg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kallio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Muckerberg scores with a sloppy right hand. Kallio should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muckerberg moves into the clinch.
Kallio breaks the clinch.
Muckerberg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zark Muckerberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muckerberg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kallio.
Muckerberg feinted with a counter takedown.
Muckerberg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kallio, pushing him back against the cage.
Kallio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muckerberg's elbow.
Muckerberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Kallio.
Kallio breaks the clinch.
Muckerberg drives through and clinches with Kallio against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kimmo Kallio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zark Muckerberg's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Muckerberg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Muckerberg shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kallio defends it nicely.
Nice body kick there by Kallio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kallio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muckerberg circles away quickly and effectively.
Kimmo Kallio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muckerberg moves out of range of the leg kick from Kallio.
Kallio throws a lazy body kick
and Muckerberg counters with a single leg into guard. Kallio didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muckerberg forces his way into half guard.
Muckerberg seems to be looking for submissions.
Muckerberg seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kallio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kallio tries to get to full guard but Muckerberg has control of the leg.
Muckerberg is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kallio sees it coming and defends easily.
Kallio makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kallio.
Kallio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Muckerberg wants to control from the top but Kallio keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muckerberg looking to pass the guard.
Muckerberg works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kallio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kallio tries to kick Muckerberg off but Muckerberg keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kallio gets back to full guard.
Kallio keeping full guard, as Muckerberg tries to pass.
Muckerberg trying to control but Kallio is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kallio keeping full guard, as Muckerberg tries to pass.
Kallio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kallio is wriggling around but Muckerberg manages to pass to half guard.
Muckerberg is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kallio sees it coming and defends easily.
Muckerberg is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Muckerberg wants to free his trapped foot but Kallio is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Muckerberg is working hard here to advance position.
Muckerberg is trying to control. Kallio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kallio tries to kick Muckerberg off but Muckerberg keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Muckerberg seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kallio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kallio lands with a straight right. Muckerberg didn't see that one coming.
Kallio throws a looping overhand right but Muckerberg ducks down to avoid it.
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 Zark Muckerberg.
I think Muckerberg 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Zark Muckerberg!
Zark Muckerberg seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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