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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Russell Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Munoz looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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193 lbs
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186 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Russell Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Munoz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Munoz looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Rose is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Rose manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rose pushes Munoz off looking to stand but Munoz dives back in and keeps control.
Rose moves into full guard.
Munoz prevents Rose from getting back to his feet.
Rose manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Munoz manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rose postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rose really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rose has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Munoz is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose throwing strikes from guard but Munoz blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Munoz is proving hard to escape from.
Rose works over Munoz with some ground and pound from guard.
Rose is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rose with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rose with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rose has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Munoz is proving hard to escape from.
Rose drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rose jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rose throwing strikes but missing.
Munoz has a closed guard, preventing Rose from standing up.
Munoz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mark Munoz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munoz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rose forces Munoz back against the cage and clinches.
Rose fails to pull guard.
Rose turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rose.
Munoz taking a bit of punishment here - Rose scoring with strikes.
Rose wants to stand but Munoz has his arm trapped.
Rose is trying to get an arm triangle but Munoz is defending well.
Rose wants to stand but Munoz has his arm trapped.
Rose tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rose has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rose thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Munoz defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rose wants to stand but Munoz has his arm trapped.
Rose decides to stand back up. Rose steps back and let's Munoz get back to his feet.
Munoz fails with the takedown.
Rose throws a series of punches but Munoz moves out of range.
Munoz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rose is looking to clinch.
Munoz shoots in but no luck this time.
Rose is looking to counter the offense by Munoz and move into the clinch.
Good shot there by Rose.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Rose dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rose throws out a loose jab but Munoz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rose shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Munoz pinned against the cage. Munoz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rose takes a swing at Munoz's ribcage but misses.
Munoz takes the fight into the clinch.
Rose trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose pulls guard successfully.
Munoz is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Munoz presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Rose is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rose looking for a takedown.
Rose is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Munoz to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russell Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Munoz avoids it.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose tries to work over Munoz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Munoz blocks an elbow strike from Rose.
Rose pulls guard successfully.
Munoz looking to sit in guard and control but Rose gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rose wants to stand but Munoz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Munoz can do to turn this around?
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rose chips away with some ground and pound.
Rose throws a big elbow that misses.
Rose throwing strikes but missing.
Rose has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Munoz is proving hard to escape from.
Russell Rose overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Munoz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rose content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rose is looking to stand up but Munoz won't let him.
Rose postures up and lands a big shot to Munoz's brow.
Rose is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rose stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Munoz tries to keep at a distance but Rose has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rose can't find room to land a body shot as Munoz controls the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Munoz goes for a takedown attempt but Rose pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Rose dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A punch combination from Rose misses.
A punch combination from Rose misses.
Munoz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rose is looking to counter the offense by Munoz and move into the clinch.
Munoz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Munoz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rose tries to clinch but Munoz moves out of range.
Rose shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Munoz pinned against the cage. Munoz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose dives in and scores a takedown into Munoz's guard.
Munoz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose is working Munoz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rose with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rose throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rose gets to his feet - Munoz follows without any prompting.
Rose tries to clinch up but Munoz circles away and keeps his distance.
Rose doesn't manage to clinch there - Munoz circles away.
Munoz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Rose lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Munoz circles away quickly and effectively.
Rose shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Munoz is trying to defend but Rose finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rose decides to return to a standing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose takes a swing at Munoz's ribcage but misses.
Rose is looking to clinch.
Rose looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Munoz misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Rose, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rose shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Munoz's guard.
Rose wants to stand but Munoz is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rose will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rose postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA Montreal inform us that Munoz has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Munoz pulls Rose in to control the position.
Rose wants to stand but Munoz is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four 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.
Rose throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Munoz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Munoz darts in looking for a takedown but Rose gets double underhooks and turns Munoz into the cage.
Rose is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Munoz.
Rose dives in and scores a takedown into Munoz's guard.
Rose won't allow Munoz to sweep him here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rose's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Munoz looking to control.
Munoz looking for a sweep. Not yet Munoz, not yet.
Mark Munoz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Russell Rose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rose would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russell Rose showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rose has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russell Rose!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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