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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles Martell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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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
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charles Martell!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz blocks a head kick by Martell.
Martell throws a head kick that misses.
Martell misses with a kick to the body.
Martell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Munoz sprawls well. Munoz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martell gets slowly back to his feet.
Martell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Munoz avoids it really well and circles away.
Munoz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munoz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Martell.
Mark Munoz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Martell.
Martell misses with a takedown
and Munoz counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch but Martell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Martell shoots in and drives through. Munoz sprawls well.
Munoz throws a big counter combination but Martell scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Munoz gets a clinch.
Munoz gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Munoz throws a strike but Martell avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Munoz is breathing heavily.
Munoz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Munoz being controlled here momentarily.
Munoz stopping the sweep attempt from Martell.
Martell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Martell is trying to control the position but Munoz postures up.
Martell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Munoz's guard.
Martell stopping the sweep attempt from Munoz.
Martell postures up.
Munoz is working an open guard so Martell takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martell tries for a takedown but Munoz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Martell throws a low kick but Munoz moves out of range easily.
Munoz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Munoz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell moves in looking to clinch but Munoz pushes him off.
Martell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Munoz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Martell somewhat.
Martell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Munoz swivels and escapes.
Munoz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Martell was covering up waiting for the punch and Munoz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Martell looking to control.
Munoz trying to control the position from guard on top but Martell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz is looking to work some ground and pound but Martell has wrist control.
Munoz trying to control but Martell is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munoz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Munoz postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Martell is on top in guard.
Munoz controls Martell momentarily but Martell frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martell is stalling in the full guard.
Martell gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mark Munoz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Munoz stuffs the takedown attempt from Martell. Martell gets slowly back to his feet.
Martell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Munoz swivels and escapes.
Munoz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Munoz as Martell shoots in.
Mark Munoz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Martell.
Martell closes the distance and clinches up with Munoz, looking for a takedown. Martell pushes Munoz against the cage but Munoz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Munoz avoids the head kick by Martell.
Munoz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Martell fails with the takedown
and Munoz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mark Munoz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martell misses with a takedown attempt - Munoz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Munoz throws a big counter combination but Martell scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martell fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell shoots in but Munoz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A combination from Martell does no damage.
Munoz with a poor takedown
and Martell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martell lands a jab to Munoz's midsection.
Martell fails with a takedown attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Munoz misses its target.
Munoz rushes Martell and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Munoz manages to end up in side control.
Munoz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Munoz working the head and body with strikes.
Martell takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Munoz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munoz taking a break here but Martell is having none of it and regains half guard.
Martell gets full guard.
Munoz looking to pass the guard.
Martell manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz stops a takedown attempt from Martell.
Munoz has Martell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Martell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Martell tries to circle away but Munoz has him pinned against the cage.
Martell missing with knees to the body.
Martell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martell wants a takedown but no success here.
Martell working hard to break the clinch.
Martell is trying to force a seperation but Munoz has the dominant position.
Munoz has Martell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Martell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Martell pulls guard successfully.
Munoz is fighting to break Martell's control of his arms but Martell is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Munoz postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Munoz is in close to Martell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Martell striking off his back but it's not causing Munoz any problems.
Munoz throws a big elbow that misses.
Munoz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Martell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Munoz defends it easily.
Munoz with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Munoz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mark Munoz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Munoz leaves Martell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Munoz doesn't manage to clinch there - Martell circles away.
Munoz shoots in and drives through. Martell sprawls well.
Mark Munoz is winning the standup battle so far.
Munoz tries to keep at a distance but Martell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Munoz.
Martell fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martell pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munoz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Munoz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Martell.
Martell trying to control the pace.
Munoz tries to roll over but Martell keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Munoz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Martell is keen to just control but Munoz is a slippery customer.
Munoz is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at All Time Wrestling - 12 ELITE COACHES, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Munoz is looking for a sweep. Martell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Martell controlling the action here.
Munoz looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Martell trying to mount his opponent but Munoz defends it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Martell shoots in and drives through. Munoz sprawls well.
Mark Munoz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Martell.
Martell fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Munoz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Martell.
Martell has his takedown stuffed
and Munoz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Munoz moves into the clinch.
Martell tries to score a body lock takedown but Munoz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mark Munoz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Munoz has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Martell is trying to keep an underhook but Munoz manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Martell manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Martell gets caught napping as Munoz dives in and scores a takedown. Martell manages to retain guard.
Martell has his feet on Munoz's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Munoz has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Martell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Munoz 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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