Post by The Sandmen on Oct 12, 2012 13:57:50 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Le while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
Mark Munoz raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Mark Munoz!
Le ducks under...
Cung Le moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Cung Le steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Le decides to launch some tentative punches
Cung Le takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Mark Munoz tries to bring the fight to the ground
Le goes down.
Mark Munoz is in open guard over Le
Mark Munoz tries to open Le's guard...
Le breaks the lock and covers himself from Munoz's punches
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Le tries to close his guard around Munoz
He succeeds!
Mark Munoz is in closed guard over Le
Munoz throws a few hammer fists to the face of Cung Le
Solid shots!
Le has a small cut in his Left cheek
Mark Munoz is in closed guard over Le
Munoz is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mark Munoz!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Mark Munoz
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Mark Munoz efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Mark Munoz
Mark Munoz tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Mark Munoz gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Cung Le is in open guard over Munoz
Munoz measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
Cung Le is in open guard over Munoz
Munoz tries to close his guard around Le
He is not able to do it
Cung Le is in open guard over Munoz
Munoz tries to close his guard around Le
He is not able to do it
Cung Le is in open guard over Munoz
Cung Le tries to pass to half guard...
Mark Munoz can't prevent his opponent from passing. Le looks to work from half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Munoz
Cung Le tries to pass Mark Munoz's guard...
Cung Le manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Cung Le is in side mount over Mark Munoz
Mark Munoz attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Cung Le keeps control and remains in side mount.
Cung Le is in side mount over Mark Munoz
Munoz measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
Cung Le is in side mount over Mark Munoz
Cung Le looks to pass to mount...
Le slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Mark Munoz.
Cung Le is in full mount over Mark Munoz
Mark Munoz launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Le tries to cover his face,
Cung Le is in full mount over Mark Munoz
Munoz measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
Cung Le is in full mount over Mark Munoz
Munoz is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Munoz measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
Cung Le is in full mount over Mark Munoz
Mark Munoz tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Mark Munoz
Mark Munoz tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le rolls him over and takes his back!
Le is in rear mount over Munoz
Munoz has given his back to Cung Le who is trying to get one hook in!
Cung Le has one hook in!
Le is in rear mount over Munoz with one hook in
Le has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Munoz.
Nicely done! Le now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Le is in rear mount over Munoz with two hooks in
Munoz works on the ground with his fingers over Le's face
Le shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Le is in rear mount over Munoz with two hooks in
Cung Le throws his leg over Mark Munoz's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Cung Le's rear naked choke attempt!
Mark Munoz frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Cung Le and ends up on top!
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Mark Munoz to fight back!
Munoz has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Mark Munoz uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Cung Le. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Mark Munoz closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Munoz lifts his opponent off the ground and tries to slam him!
Down goes Cung Le! Brilliant slam!
Le ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Mark Munoz is in open guard over Le
Munoz tries to open up Cung Le's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Le in the side of the head
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is maybe for Mark Munoz, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Munoz is swinging for the fences!
Le backpedals and creates space. Mark Munoz is asking him if he is going to fight!
Cung Le launches a rapid series of punches
taking Munoz from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Brutal combination from Cung Le!
Munoz is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Munoz's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Mark Munoz's Chin
Le decides to launch some tentative punches
Munoz launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Le with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
There is a small laceration on Mark Munoz's Chin
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Mark Munoz circles around Le
Bone shattering straight right hand from Mark Munoz!
Le is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Munoz fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Cung Le didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Mark Munoz is in open guard over Le
Mark Munoz tries to pass to half guard...
Cung Le can't prevent his opponent from passing. Munoz looks to work from half guard.
Mark Munoz is in half guard over Le
Munoz launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Cung Le is not able to stop Le ground skills and Mark Munoz moves to side mount!
Mark Munoz is in side mount over Cung Le
Mark Munoz looks to mount Cung Le...
Mark Munoz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Mark Munoz is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le tries to roll to his side and trap Mark Munoz in his guard...
Cung Le moves to half guard.
Mark Munoz is in half guard over Le
Le is taking this opportunity to rest.
Mark Munoz is in half guard over Le
Mark Munoz tries to pass Cung Le's guard...
Mark Munoz manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Mark Munoz is in side mount over Cung Le
Le tries to show some ground skills
Cung Le put Munoz in half guard.
Mark Munoz is in half guard over Le
Cung Le attempts to move to full guard
Cung Le manages to switch to full guard.
Mark Munoz is in open guard over Le
Le measures the resilience of Munoz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Munoz blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Le misses a step and Mark Munoz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Munoz fires a barrage of punches at Le's head!
The punches go wide.
Mark Munoz is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Munoz
He succeeds!
Mark Munoz is in closed guard over Le
Deep breaths from Cung Le who tries a hammer punch to Munoz's ribs.
Munoz blocks those punches
Le misses a step and Mark Munoz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Mark Munoz wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Munoz drills Cung Le's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Mark Munoz is in closed guard over Le
Mark Munoz throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Le's face with those brutal elbows! Le needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Le has a small cut in his Right cheek
Mark Munoz is in closed guard over Le
Munoz gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Cung Le! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Cung Le doesn't defend himself!
Mark Munoz is in closed guard over Le
Munoz is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mark Munoz!
Cung Le is in full mount over Mark Munoz
Mark Munoz launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Le tries to cover his face,
Cung Le is in full mount over Mark Munoz
Le suddenly holds Mark Munoz's arm and tries an armbar!
Munoz can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Cung Le!
Mark Munoz is in closed guard over Le
Munoz is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mark Munoz!
Cung Le is in full mount over Mark Munoz
Mark Munoz tries to roll on the ground...
Le knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Le is trying to counter now!
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Mark Munoz efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Copps Coliseum (Hamilton, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Munoz steps backwards away from Cung Le. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Mark Munoz can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Brutal combination from Mark Munoz!
Le is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Brutal-looking high kick from Cung Le!
Munoz dodges!
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Cung Le.
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Round 3
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Munoz decides to launch some tentative punches
Mark Munoz takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Cung Le paws at Munoz.
Munoz answers with solid punches!
Mark Munoz goes with a looping right hand while Cung Le jumps back and jabs
Munoz seems staggered and Cung Le runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Munoz looks to be in very good shape.
Mark Munoz attempts a sweep single...
Mark Munoz catches Cung Le's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Munoz.
Mark Munoz is in closed guard over Le
Mark Munoz aggressively and repeatedly punches Le.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Le has a small cut in his Forehead
Mark Munoz is in closed guard over Le
Le tries to stand up!
Munoz doesn't allow him!
Mark Munoz is in closed guard over Le
Cung Le doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Munoz's moves.
Mark Munoz is in closed guard over Le
Cung Le continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Munoz struggles on the ground and tries to break Cung Le's guard...
Mark Munoz is in Le open guard now
Mark Munoz is in open guard over Le
Le tries to stand up!
Munoz doesn't allow him!
Mark Munoz is in open guard over Le
Le doesn't stop bleeding.
Munoz works on the ground with his fingers over Le's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Mark Munoz is in open guard over Le
Munoz tries to jump to side mount.
Cung Le closed his guard around Mark Munoz.
The clock says 2:05 in the 3 round
Mark Munoz is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le is a bloody mess!
Munoz works on the ground with his fingers over Le's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Mark Munoz is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le is a bloody mess!
Munoz tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Mark Munoz is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Munoz's moves.
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Mark Munoz is in full mount over Cung Le
You can see Le's blood making stains in the mat.
Munoz throws a few hammer fists to the face of Cung Le
Solid shots!
There is a small laceration on Cung Le's Chin
Mark Munoz is in full mount over Cung Le
Mark Munoz tries to open Le's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Mark Munoz. Le is unable to cover himself now!
Le's Forehead is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Cung Le's Forehead
That punishment by Mark Munoz has left Le staggered! Mark Munoz should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Mark Munoz is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le launches a few punches to Munoz's cheek from the guard.
Mark Munoz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Munoz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mark Munoz tries to better his position on the ground...
Munoz is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Mark Munoz is in full mount over Cung Le
Le doesn't stop bleeding.
Cung Le tries to roll to his side and trap Mark Munoz in his guard...
Mark Munoz keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Mark Munoz is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le is a bloody mess!
Cung Le doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Munoz's moves.
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Mark Munoz is in full mount over Cung Le
Mark Munoz takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Cung Le shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Crippling lock!
Munoz shows a pained grimace and he repeatedly taps out after a perfect americana!
Winner is Mark Munoz by Submission (Americana) at 3:43 Round 3
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 21/27 (78%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 599 s
Statistics: Mark Munoz
Punches 12/18 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 43/59 (73%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 599 s
Another test fight. Munoz passes in full force, dominating a former MW champ. Le fails. The days of beating GSP in a long, gruelling championship epic are long over. Cung's jumped the shark.
Mark Munoz raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Mark Munoz!
Le ducks under...
Cung Le moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Cung Le steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Le decides to launch some tentative punches
Cung Le takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Mark Munoz tries to bring the fight to the ground
Le goes down.
Mark Munoz is in open guard over Le
Mark Munoz tries to open Le's guard...
Le breaks the lock and covers himself from Munoz's punches
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Le tries to close his guard around Munoz
He succeeds!
Mark Munoz is in closed guard over Le
Munoz throws a few hammer fists to the face of Cung Le
Solid shots!
Le has a small cut in his Left cheek
Mark Munoz is in closed guard over Le
Munoz is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mark Munoz!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Mark Munoz
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Mark Munoz efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Mark Munoz
Mark Munoz tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Mark Munoz gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Cung Le is in open guard over Munoz
Munoz measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
Cung Le is in open guard over Munoz
Munoz tries to close his guard around Le
He is not able to do it
Cung Le is in open guard over Munoz
Munoz tries to close his guard around Le
He is not able to do it
Cung Le is in open guard over Munoz
Cung Le tries to pass to half guard...
Mark Munoz can't prevent his opponent from passing. Le looks to work from half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Munoz
Cung Le tries to pass Mark Munoz's guard...
Cung Le manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Cung Le is in side mount over Mark Munoz
Mark Munoz attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Cung Le keeps control and remains in side mount.
Cung Le is in side mount over Mark Munoz
Munoz measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
Cung Le is in side mount over Mark Munoz
Cung Le looks to pass to mount...
Le slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Mark Munoz.
Cung Le is in full mount over Mark Munoz
Mark Munoz launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Le tries to cover his face,
Cung Le is in full mount over Mark Munoz
Munoz measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
Cung Le is in full mount over Mark Munoz
Munoz is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Munoz measures the resilience of Le's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Le's side.
Cung Le is in full mount over Mark Munoz
Mark Munoz tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Cung Le is in full mount over Mark Munoz
Mark Munoz tries to roll to his side and trap Cung Le in his guard...
Cung Le rolls him over and takes his back!
Le is in rear mount over Munoz
Munoz has given his back to Cung Le who is trying to get one hook in!
Cung Le has one hook in!
Le is in rear mount over Munoz with one hook in
Le has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Munoz.
Nicely done! Le now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Le is in rear mount over Munoz with two hooks in
Munoz works on the ground with his fingers over Le's face
Le shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Le is in rear mount over Munoz with two hooks in
Cung Le throws his leg over Mark Munoz's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Cung Le's rear naked choke attempt!
Mark Munoz frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Cung Le and ends up on top!
Le clumsily fails here and it's time for Mark Munoz to fight back!
Munoz has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Mark Munoz uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Cung Le. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Mark Munoz closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Munoz lifts his opponent off the ground and tries to slam him!
Down goes Cung Le! Brilliant slam!
Le ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Mark Munoz is in open guard over Le
Munoz tries to open up Cung Le's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Le in the side of the head
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is maybe for Mark Munoz, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Munoz is swinging for the fences!
Le backpedals and creates space. Mark Munoz is asking him if he is going to fight!
Cung Le launches a rapid series of punches
taking Munoz from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Brutal combination from Cung Le!
Munoz is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Munoz's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Mark Munoz's Chin
Le decides to launch some tentative punches
Munoz launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Le with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
There is a small laceration on Mark Munoz's Chin
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Mark Munoz circles around Le
Bone shattering straight right hand from Mark Munoz!
Le is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Munoz fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Cung Le didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Mark Munoz is in open guard over Le
Mark Munoz tries to pass to half guard...
Cung Le can't prevent his opponent from passing. Munoz looks to work from half guard.
Mark Munoz is in half guard over Le
Munoz launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Cung Le is not able to stop Le ground skills and Mark Munoz moves to side mount!
Mark Munoz is in side mount over Cung Le
Mark Munoz looks to mount Cung Le...
Mark Munoz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Mark Munoz is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le tries to roll to his side and trap Mark Munoz in his guard...
Cung Le moves to half guard.
Mark Munoz is in half guard over Le
Le is taking this opportunity to rest.
Mark Munoz is in half guard over Le
Mark Munoz tries to pass Cung Le's guard...
Mark Munoz manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Mark Munoz is in side mount over Cung Le
Le tries to show some ground skills
Cung Le put Munoz in half guard.
Mark Munoz is in half guard over Le
Cung Le attempts to move to full guard
Cung Le manages to switch to full guard.
Mark Munoz is in open guard over Le
Le measures the resilience of Munoz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Munoz blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Le misses a step and Mark Munoz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Munoz fires a barrage of punches at Le's head!
The punches go wide.
Mark Munoz is in open guard over Le
Le tries to close his guard around Munoz
He succeeds!
Mark Munoz is in closed guard over Le
Deep breaths from Cung Le who tries a hammer punch to Munoz's ribs.
Munoz blocks those punches
Le misses a step and Mark Munoz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Mark Munoz wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Munoz drills Cung Le's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Mark Munoz is in closed guard over Le
Mark Munoz throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Le's face with those brutal elbows! Le needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Le has a small cut in his Right cheek
Mark Munoz is in closed guard over Le
Munoz gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Cung Le! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Cung Le doesn't defend himself!
Mark Munoz is in closed guard over Le
Munoz is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mark Munoz!
Cung Le is in full mount over Mark Munoz
Mark Munoz launches a few punches to Le's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Le tries to cover his face,
Cung Le is in full mount over Mark Munoz
Le suddenly holds Mark Munoz's arm and tries an armbar!
Munoz can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Cung Le!
Mark Munoz is in closed guard over Le
Munoz is in closed guard... Le tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Mark Munoz!
Cung Le is in full mount over Mark Munoz
Mark Munoz tries to roll on the ground...
Le knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Le is trying to counter now!
Le tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cung Le controls the situation despite Mark Munoz efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Copps Coliseum (Hamilton, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Munoz steps backwards away from Cung Le. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Mark Munoz can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Brutal combination from Mark Munoz!
Le is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Brutal-looking high kick from Cung Le!
Munoz dodges!
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Cung Le.
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Round 3
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Munoz decides to launch some tentative punches
Mark Munoz takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Cung Le paws at Munoz.
Munoz answers with solid punches!
Mark Munoz goes with a looping right hand while Cung Le jumps back and jabs
Munoz seems staggered and Cung Le runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Munoz looks to be in very good shape.
Mark Munoz attempts a sweep single...
Mark Munoz catches Cung Le's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Munoz.
Mark Munoz is in closed guard over Le
Mark Munoz aggressively and repeatedly punches Le.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Le has a small cut in his Forehead
Mark Munoz is in closed guard over Le
Le tries to stand up!
Munoz doesn't allow him!
Mark Munoz is in closed guard over Le
Cung Le doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Munoz's moves.
Mark Munoz is in closed guard over Le
Cung Le continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Munoz struggles on the ground and tries to break Cung Le's guard...
Mark Munoz is in Le open guard now
Mark Munoz is in open guard over Le
Le tries to stand up!
Munoz doesn't allow him!
Mark Munoz is in open guard over Le
Le doesn't stop bleeding.
Munoz works on the ground with his fingers over Le's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Mark Munoz is in open guard over Le
Munoz tries to jump to side mount.
Cung Le closed his guard around Mark Munoz.
The clock says 2:05 in the 3 round
Mark Munoz is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le is a bloody mess!
Munoz works on the ground with his fingers over Le's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Mark Munoz is in side mount over Cung Le
Cung Le is a bloody mess!
Munoz tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Mark Munoz is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Munoz's moves.
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Mark Munoz is in full mount over Cung Le
You can see Le's blood making stains in the mat.
Munoz throws a few hammer fists to the face of Cung Le
Solid shots!
There is a small laceration on Cung Le's Chin
Mark Munoz is in full mount over Cung Le
Mark Munoz tries to open Le's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Mark Munoz. Le is unable to cover himself now!
Le's Forehead is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Cung Le's Forehead
That punishment by Mark Munoz has left Le staggered! Mark Munoz should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Mark Munoz is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le launches a few punches to Munoz's cheek from the guard.
Mark Munoz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Munoz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mark Munoz tries to better his position on the ground...
Munoz is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Mark Munoz is in full mount over Cung Le
Le doesn't stop bleeding.
Cung Le tries to roll to his side and trap Mark Munoz in his guard...
Mark Munoz keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Mark Munoz is in full mount over Cung Le
Cung Le is a bloody mess!
Cung Le doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Munoz's moves.
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Mark Munoz is in full mount over Cung Le
Mark Munoz takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Cung Le shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Crippling lock!
Munoz shows a pained grimace and he repeatedly taps out after a perfect americana!
Winner is Mark Munoz by Submission (Americana) at 3:43 Round 3
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 21/27 (78%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 599 s
Statistics: Mark Munoz
Punches 12/18 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 43/59 (73%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 599 s
Another test fight. Munoz passes in full force, dominating a former MW champ. Le fails. The days of beating GSP in a long, gruelling championship epic are long over. Cung's jumped the shark.