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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zark Muckerberg (ranked 302 p4p, 408 weight class) and Mark Rapheal (ranked 42 p4p, 55 weight class). Zark Muckerberg had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zark Muckerberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Rapheal!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muckerberg lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Muckerberg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rapheal now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Muckerberg moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Muckerberg throws a hook but Rapheal avoids it easily.
Rapheal doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Muckerberg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rapheal checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rapheal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Muckerberg throws a lazy uppercut
and Rapheal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Muckerberg misses with a leg kick
and Rapheal counters with a nice leg kick.
Muckerberg shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rapheal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Zark Muckerberg has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapheal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muckerberg changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rapheal keeps Muckerberg at a distance using the push kick.
Muckerberg gets the takedown into side control.
Rapheal can't do much from the bottom here.
Rapheal is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Muckerberg off and has taken his back!
Muckerberg rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Rapheal is looking to take a break and control but Muckerberg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapheal is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Muckerberg doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rapheal.
Rapheal keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Muckerberg is trying to maintain the position but Rapheal is very close to passing his half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rapheal is pressing down on Muckerberg's thigh, looking to free his foot. Muckerberg is holding on for now.
Rapheal is trying to control. Muckerberg wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rapheal trying to pass the guard but Muckerberg defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rapheal trying to control from half guard but Muckerberg is working away.
Muckerberg is in trouble now - Rapheal has advanced to mount!
Rapheal sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Muckerberg manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Muckerberg, under a barage of strikes from Rapheal.
Muckerberg wants to sweep but Rapheal has passed to side control!
Muckerberg is looking for a sweep.
Rapheal misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Muckerberg is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muckerberg stops Rapheal from passing to mount.
Rapheal taking a breather here.
Muckerberg struggling a bit here.
Muckerberg is not content to let Rapheal control the position.
Rapheal advances to full mount.
Muckerberg tries to reverse the position but Rapheal maintains control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Rapheal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zark Muckerberg's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rapheal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Muckerberg cracks Rapheal with a right hand to the side of the head.
A low kick from Muckerberg misses
and Rapheal counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Muckerberg goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Muckerberg throws a jab when Rapheal was well out of range.
Rapheal feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muckerberg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rapheal circles away quickly and effectively.
Rapheal replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Muckerberg blocks it well.
Zark Muckerberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rapheal defending well as Muckerberg loads up on a big left hand.
And Rapheal responds with a good body kick, but Muckerberg manages to step out the way in time.
Rapheal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muckerberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Rapheal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rapheal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rapheal avoids the body shot from Muckerberg.
Rapheal thinks about the counter body kick.
Muckerberg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab lands there for Muckerberg.
Muckerberg tests Rapheal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Muckerberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rapheal throws out the jab.
Muckerberg is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Rapheal.
Zark Muckerberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Muckerberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapheal throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Muckerberg closes the distance and clinches.
Rapheal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rapheal checks a leg kick nicely.
Rapheal throws out a counter right but Muckerberg avoids it with no problem.
Rapheal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rapheal just misses with a punch to the body.
Muckerberg has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rapheal.
Muckerberg swings widly with a right hand
and Rapheal counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muckerberg misses with a combination
and Rapheal counters with a straight right hand.
Muckerberg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rapheal momentarily.
Muckerberg definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Good shot there by Muckerberg.
Mark Rapheal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muckerberg lands with a right hand.
Muckerberg throws a chopping leg kick but Rapheal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Muckerberg 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muckerberg throws a right hand that misses
and Rapheal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Muckerberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rapheal.
Muckerberg tries to counter by clinching up but Rapheal breaks away and moves out of range.
Muckerberg looks to clinch
and Rapheal counters with a straight right hand.
Rapheal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muckerberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Muckerberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rapheal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rapheal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muckerberg.
Muckerberg seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zark Muckerberg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zark Muckerberg's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Muckerberg displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Muckerberg throws a combination that misses
and Rapheal finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Muckerberg lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rapheal has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rapheal and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rapheal lands a nice looking body kick.
Rapheal swats away the attempt to clinch by Muckerberg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muckerberg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Muckerberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapheal ducks under a wild hook from Muckerberg.
Nice shot by Muckerberg.
Muckerberg fails with a takedown attempt.
Rapheal is trying to counter with his kicks.
Rapheal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muckerberg.
Rapheal now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rapheal has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A shot to the body from Muckerberg misses
and Rapheal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muckerberg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Muckerberg scores with a hook.
Muckerberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rapheal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Muckerberg misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Rapheal releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Muckerberg tries to work over Rapheal's front leg with a kick but Rapheal checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muckerberg tries to clinch there but Rapheal circles away.
A cross from Rapheal lands.
Muckerberg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zark Muckerberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rapheal throws a lazy right hand but Muckerberg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Rapheal tries to get set, Muckerberg tries to push him back and clinch up but Rapheal manages to avoid the attempt.
Muckerberg slips under a jab.
Zark Muckerberg is winning the standup battle so far.
Muckerberg shoots in looking for a takedown but Rapheal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Muckerberg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rapheal follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muckerberg throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rapheal counters with a nice uppercut.
Zark Muckerberg's cut is getting worse.
Muckerberg wants to clinch
and Rapheal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Muckerberg cracks Rapheal with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Muckerberg throws a front kick aimed at Rapheal's knee but Rapheal avoids it well.
Muckerberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rapheal! But no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Muckerberg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rapheal is trying to counter with his kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Rapheal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rapheal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Rapheal!
A relieved looking Mark Rapheal thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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