» Fighter: Mark Munoz

Middleweight “Crippler” Chris Leben (18-7) has been suspended 30 days by the Oregon State Athletic Commission following getting choked unconscious by Jake Rosholt (6-1) at UFC 102 in Portland Saturday.

Leben, an original The Ultimate Fighter contestant, is required to have a CT scan of possible facial fractures before his suspension is lifted.

Heavyweight Chris Tuchscherer (15-2) has been suspended 45 days with a facial laceration after his first-round TKO loss to “Napao” Gabriel Gonzaga (11-4).

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Mark Munoz(3-0) defeated Ricardo Barros (2-2) with a quick swarm of power shots at 2:26 of the first round at WEC 37 in Las Vegas Wednesday night.

Munoz, who is trained by former WEC champion “California Kid” Urijah Faber(21-2), was taken down early in the opening round by Barros. Soon after, Munoz was able to work up to his knees and put Barros on his back. Munoz took side control and suddenly found Barros giving up his back. Munoz took the gift and made good on it by landing numerous power shots to the side of Barros’s h*ead. Barros had no answer for the punches, cuing referee Steve Mazzagatti to step in and stop the fight at 2:26 of the first round.

Mark Munoz officially won the bout via TKO stoppage at 2:26 of round one.

WEC Featherweight Champion “California Kid” Urijah Faber (21-1) fended off a game, but outclassed “Li’l Evil” Jens Pulver (22-9-1) in a five-round unanimous decision in Sacramento Sunday night.

The “California Kid” packed a big right hook counter to Pulver’s southpaw boxing in the first session.  Faber landed the punch just enough to make Pulver think twice.

The fight only went to the mat once in round one, when Faber fell mid-kick and Pulver pounced; but, Faber locked up Pulver and stood out of “Li’l Evil’s” mount.

In round two, Faber felt Pulver respected his stand-up enough to shoot to the mat with single-leg takedowns.  Faber scored most attempts; but, Pulver’s guard smothered Faber’s offense.

Faber decided to throw with the noted striker, Pulver, in round three and beat “Li’l Evil” by popping in and out with jolting shots and mixing in a high kick to keep Pulver guessing.

In the fourth, Faber took Pulver back to the mat and hammered elbows into his skull until the bell.

By the final round, Pulver was gassed and Faber closed the UD with jabs and right hooks to Pulver’s head.

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