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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Merel (ranked 2588 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Roberto (ranked 4690 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Merel has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Merel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raphael Roberto!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberto throws a head kick but Merel moves out of range.
Merel lands with a good body shot.
Merel clinches up with Roberto and pushes him back against the cage.
Merel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Roberto is trying to break the clinch but Merel has him pressed against the cage.
Merel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Roberto wants to take the fight to the mat but Merel manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Merel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Merel lands a right hand.
A short right from Merel.
A short uppercut from Merel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Merel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Roberto is rocked!
Merel misses with some punches.
Roberto is still on wobbly legs! Can Merel finish him?
Merel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Merel misses with some punches.
Merel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roberto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Merel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Merel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Roberto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Merel swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Merel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Merel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Merel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Merel misses with the head strike.
Merel misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberto blocking some punches.
Merel swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Merel misses with a punch on the inside.
Merel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Merel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Merel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Merel working aggressively here.
Roberto tries to pull guard but Merel won't allow it.
Roberto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roberto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Merel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Merel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roberto blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Merel.
Roberto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Merel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Merel throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberto.
Merel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Merel has a couple of punches blocked by Roberto.
Merel scores with a hook to the body.
Merel misses with some punches.
Merel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Merel swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberto uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Merel.
Merel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Merel fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberto is trying to pull guard but Merel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mark Merel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raphael Roberto.
Merel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roberto blocking some punches.
Roberto blocking some punches.
Merel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roberto blocks an uppercut.
Merel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Merel swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Merel throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberto.
Merel throws a head punch that misses.
Merel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roberto blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Merel fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Merel fails to land.
Merel has a couple of punches blocked by Roberto.
Merel working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Merel.
Merel has a couple of punches blocked by Roberto.
Merel misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merel misses with some punches.
Merel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Merel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Merel misses with a punch on the inside.
Merel has a couple of punches blocked by Roberto.
Roberto blocks an uppercut.
Merel swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberto uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberto.
Roberto blocks an uppercut.
Roberto blocking some punches.
Merel throws a head punch that misses.
Roberto blocks an uppercut.
Roberto blocks an uppercut.
Merel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Merel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Merel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Merel misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Merel fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Merel.
Merel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Merel has a couple of punches blocked by Roberto.
A head punch on the inside from Merel fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberto.
Merel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roberto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Merel throws a head punch that misses.
Merel working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberto.
Merel misses with the head strike.
Roberto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Merel throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberto.
Roberto blocks an uppercut.
Merel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Merel throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberto.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Merel.
Merel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roberto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Merel fails to land.
Merel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Merel throws a head punch that misses.
Merel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Merel misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Merel fails to land.
Merel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberto.
Merel swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Merel swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roberto blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merel misses with the head strike.
Merel misses with a punch on the inside.
Merel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Merel - that landed with a thud.
Merel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Merel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Merel throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberto.
Merel throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberto.
Merel throws a punch but it's blocked by Roberto.
Roberto blocking some punches.
Merel is working Roberto over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberto.
Merel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Roberto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roberto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roberto seems to have recovered his senses.
Merel gets through Roberto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Merel dips a shoulder and cracks Roberto with a mighty uppercut! Roberto falls back against the cage and Merel unloads with a barrage of strikes! Roberto is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Merel screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Merel!
During a confident post fight interview, Mark Merel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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