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01-02-2010 09:37 PM:
It's been a dicey road in the UFC for national champion wrestler Mark Munoz. The former Oklahoma State grappler was thrown into the Octagon with little experience. He had a rough time last March at UFC 96 when he got knocked unconscious by Matt Hamill with a head kick. His hard work and resilience paid off tonight as he ran over UFC veteran Ryan Jensen. Munoz scored a takedown and immediately pounded away at Jensen with 25 unanswered shots. After a few shots to the body, Jensen actually tapped out via strikes 10 seconds before the official stoppage. Referee Mario Yamasaki finally gave the win to Munoz at 2:30 of the opening round of a middleweight bout.
Munoz (7-1, 2-1 UFC) is trying to make the transition from the world of wrestling where he was the NCAA champ at 197 pounds in 2001. The Hamill loss at 205 pounds was a real eye-opener. Munoz dropped down to middleweight for his next fight, a sluggish win over Nick Catone. He looked to have a full gas tank in this one and was relentless when it went to the floor. After Friday's weigh-in, he tweeted later in the evening that he had eaten three meals and was back up to 207 pounds.
Jensen is now 1-4 in the UFC and probably headed for the unemployment line. He has quality losses to Thales Leites, Demian Maia and Wilson Gouveia but that may not be enough to stay around.
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Cagewriter is an MMA blog edited by Steve Cofield.
It's been a dicey road in the UFC for national champion wrestler Mark Munoz. The former Oklahoma State grappler was thrown into the Octagon with little experience. He had a rough time last March at UFC 96 when he got knocked unconscious by Matt Hamill with a head kick. His hard work and resilience paid off tonight as he ran over UFC veteran Ryan Jensen. Munoz scored a takedown and immediately pounded away at Jensen with 25 unanswered shots. After a few shots to the body, Jensen actually tapped out via strikes 10 seconds before the official stoppage. Referee Mario Yamasaki finally gave the win to Munoz at 2:30 of the opening round of a middleweight bout.
Munoz (7-1, 2-1 UFC) is trying to make the transition from the world of wrestling where he was the NCAA champ at 197 pounds in 2001. The Hamill loss at 205 pounds was a real eye-opener. Munoz dropped down to middleweight for his next fight, a sluggish win over Nick Catone. He looked to have a full gas tank in this one and was relentless when it went to the floor. After Friday's weigh-in, he tweeted later in the evening that he had eaten three meals and was back up to 207 pounds.
Jensen is now 1-4 in the UFC and probably headed for the unemployment line. He has quality losses to Thales Leites, Demian Maia and Wilson Gouveia but that may not be enough to stay around.
More...
Yahoo! Sports.
Cagewriter is an MMA blog edited by Steve Cofield.
