Mark Munoz Reigns GnP en Route to Victory Over Kendall Grove

The UFC sure picked the right fight to start their “UFC 112: Invincible” pay-per-view broadcast on Saturday after Kendall “Da Spyder” Grove and Mark “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” Munoz put on a spectacular show.

Fans got everything they expected, as Grove used his reach to time and drop Munoz in the 1stRound with a vicious uppercut after the former Oklahoma State Cowboy shot for a takedown.

Although he was thoroughly rocked, Munoz was able to keep his whits about him, even when Grove appeared to have the Filipino submitted on two separate occasions.

Thankfully for the Reign fighter, he found a way to survive the final three-plus minutes of the opening stanza.

“You got to have will to survive in the cage, and that’s what I have. I want to make it to the top and that’s what you need in order to be a champ,” an ecstatic Munoz said after the biggest win of his career.

Munoz appeared to recover from the initial beating he received, as he immediately shot for another takedown to start the 2ndRound. Unfortunately, he was greeted with a knee to the face for his troubles.

The 32-year-old was able to recover and ultimately brought Grove to the canvas. From there, Munoz showed why everyone raves about his vicious ground ‘n pound, by dropping Mauricio “Shogun” Rua-like bombs from the top position.

“That’s one of my strong points. I just love it when I’m on top. I just know I got heavy hands on top and I’m a wrestler and that’s where I’m at. I’m on top a lot,” Munoz continued.

It was Munoz’ heart and huge punches that forced Grove to wilt during a humid night in Abu Dhabi. It looks like all the work at Reign Training Center paid off for the middleweight up-and-comer.

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Written by:  Tim Ngo (5th Round)

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UFC 112: Mark Munoz Puts the Middleweight Division on Notice

Mark “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” Munoz continued his fine recent form since dropping down to the Middleweight division with a great come from behind win over Kendall Grove at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi.

Munoz got caught by a nasty uppercut from Grove and had to battle through two deep submission attempts to survive the first round.

But in the second, Munoz got the fight where he wanted and proceeded to deliver some of the best ground and pound seen in the octagon for a while. A few hammer fists and big shots from the top lead to the referee stopping the fight at the 2:50 mark of the second round.

The win at UFC 112 means that Munoz is undefeated at Middleweight and is now riding a three fight win streak since dropping down from the Light-Heavyweight division.

A member of the famed Black house Team, Munoz is certainly at the right place to continue his improvement and really challenge at the top end of the Middleweight division.

Already a top level wrestler, he shows improved striking every fight and against Grove he once again showed that he has some of the most viscous, heavy ground and pound in the UFC.

With Chael Sonnen showing the way for what top level wrestlers can achieve, maybe the rest of the Middleweight Division will now take notice of “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” and start to fear his ground and pound.

UFC Middleweights have been served notice—do not let Munoz get you to the floor!

Written by:  Greg Parfitt

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