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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leopoldo Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Munoz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Leopoldo Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Munoz!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz throws a low kick but Jensen moves out of range easily.
Jensen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Munoz throws a head kick that Jensen semi-blocks.
Munoz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jensen's head.
Munoz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Munoz throws a hook to the side of Jensen's head but Jensen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Munoz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Munoz looks winded!
Jensen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Munoz throws a push kick but Jensen slaps the foot to one side.
As Munoz tries to get set, Jensen tries to push him back and clinch up but Munoz manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munoz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jensen pushes Munoz up against the cage in a clinch.
Munoz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jensen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Munoz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Munoz scores with a head kick. Jensen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A solid leg kick lands there for Munoz.
Munoz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jensen.
Jensen closes the distance and clinches.
Munoz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jensen stalls.
Jensen pulls guard successfully.
Jensen is trying to keep Munoz in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jensen has a closed guard, preventing Munoz from standing up.
Jensen trying to control the position.
Jensen is pulling down on Munoz's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen has his feet on Munoz's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jensen misses with the combination.
We've been informed that Munoz has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Munoz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jensen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jensen manages to break the clinch.
Jensen closes the distance and clinches.
Jensen jumps guard and drags Munoz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jensen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jensen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leopoldo Jensen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jensen digs a good body shot into Munoz's ribs.
Munoz misses with a low kick.
Munoz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jensen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Munoz thinking.
Munoz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jensen misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jensen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Munoz.
Munoz is breathing heavily.
Jensen takes the fight into the clinch.
Jensen wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen jumps into guard, dragging Munoz to the mat.
Jensen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Munoz manages to get himself to full guard.
Munoz keeping moving, preventing Jensen from controlling successfully.
Jensen passes Munoz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jensen wants to control but Munoz is keeping him busy.
Munoz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Munoz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jensen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jensen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jensen working over Munoz with some ground and pound. Munoz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jensen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jensen working over Munoz with some ground and pound. Munoz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jensen controlling the action here.
Munoz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jensen.
Munoz has hold of Jensen's hands but Jensen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jensen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jensen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Munoz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jensen is nestled in close to Munoz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jensen controlling the action here.
Jensen continues to stall.
Munoz is not content to let Jensen control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jensen in particular looking to stall.
Jensen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Munoz can do to turn this around?
Nice strikes from Jensen there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jensen not doing much here.
Munoz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jensen.
Leopoldo Jensen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jensen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Munoz defending well though.
Nice strikes from Jensen there.
Jensen stops Munoz from getting back to his feet.
Jensen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Munoz defending well though.
Jensen stalling.
Jensen throwing shots but Munoz is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jensen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leopoldo Jensen dominated that second round.
That's time! Jensen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Munoz gets tackled into the cage by Jensen. Jensen maintains the clinch.
Jensen decides to pull guard.
Jensen trying to control the position.
Jensen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munoz wants to stand and escape but instead Jensen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Munoz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jensen stands and throws Munoz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Munoz is avoiding damage well.
Jensen working the ground and pound.
Munoz defending against the ground and pound.
Jensen trying to control the position but Munoz is working away.
Jensen tries to score with some ground and pound. Munoz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jensen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mark Munoz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jensen grinds an elbow into Munoz's temple.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Jensen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Munoz keeps working.
Jensen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Munoz down.
Jensen misses with the ground and pound.
Jensen is looking to take a break and control but Munoz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Munoz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jensen 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.
Jensen throws a strike aimed at the side of Munoz's head but Munoz avoids it well.
Jensen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Munoz to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Jensen is putting a hurting on Munoz here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jensen trying to control the action but Munoz is working from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Jensen stalls from top position.
Jensen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jensen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Munoz is avoiding damage well.
Jensen decides to stand up, so the ref orders Munoz to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jensen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Munoz.
Jensen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jensen gets control of Munoz's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jensen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Munoz postures up.
Jensen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jensen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Leopoldo Jensen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Leopoldo Jensen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jensen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:25
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leopoldo Jensen!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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