Mark Muñoz loses to Roan Carneiro at UFC 184

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It only took Roan Carneiro under two minutes to submit Filipino-American fighter Mark Muñoz in their middleweight bout via rear-naked choke

Filipino-American MMA fighter Mark Munoz continues to fall on hard times. Photo courtesy of http://markmunozmma.com/

MANILA, Philippines – It only took Roan Carneiro under two minutes to submit Filipino-American fighter Mark Muñoz in their middleweight bout at the UFC 184 pay-per-view event on Sunday morning, March 1 (PH Time) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

Muñoz went into sleep courtesy of the 36-year-old Brazilian’s rear-naked choke that forced referee Jerin Valel to halt the action at the 1:40 mark of round one.

Carneiro dragged Muñoz to the mat under the threat of a guillotine choke and then moved to side control before he transitioned to his opponent’s back during the subsequent scramble.

From the aforementioned position, Carneiro secured the dangerous strangle and latched on the hooks, rendering “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” unconscious to win by first-round technical submission.

Competing inside the Octagon for the first time since receiving the pink slip from the Ultimate Fighting Championship more than six years ago, Carneiro extends his winning streak to six matches with the victory over Muñoz and improves his prizefighting record to 20-9.

On the other hand, the 37-year-old Muñoz tastes his third-straight loss and downgrades his professional standing to 13-6.

Muñoz has not come out on top since dominating Tim Boetsch to claim a unanimous decision triumph at UFC 162 in July 2013.

The disappointing defeat to Carneiro most likely spoils UFC’s plans to book Muñoz for the organization’s first live event in the Philippines, which happens on May 16 at the 20,000-seater SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Metro Manila. – Rappler.com

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