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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Mundi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mundi has chosen Swallow The Sun - Hold This Woe as his entrance music. Gordon Mundi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cyrus Great's chin.
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280 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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184 cm
27
405 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cyrus Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gordon Mundi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Great throws a jab when Mundi was well out of range.
Mundi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Great cracks Mundi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Great connects with a looping right hand.
Mundi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Great avoids the body shot from Mundi.
Great showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mundi.
Mundi needs to keep his hands up - Great had a free shot at his head there.
Great lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mundi circles away quickly and effectively.
Great uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mundi has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Great catches Mundi napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Mundi to the canvas!
Mundi is rocked!
Great is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mundi is still in real trouble! Can Great finish him?
Great stands and throws Mundi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mundi is trying to improve his position.
Great looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mundi seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Great is looking to take a break and control but Mundi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mundi is looking for a sweep.
Mundi stops Great from passing to mount.
Great wants to control but Mundi is keeping him busy.
Great tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mundi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Great's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Great is looking for a kimura here.
Great is working for a submission of some sort.
Great prevents Mundi from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mundi moves into full guard.
Great is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Axis of Evil that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Great drops back looking for a leg! Mundi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mundi manages to kick Great off! Great jumps back into Mundi's guard.
Great drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mundi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mundi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mundi!
The referee asks Mundi politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Mundi prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Great wants to get back to his feet but Mundi drags him back down.
Great is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Great wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Great is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Great can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Great dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Great keeps the fight on the outside.
Mundi closes the distance and clinches.
Great tries to pull guard but Mundi won't allow it.
Mundi swings wildly with an uppercut but Great uses good head movement to avoid it.
Great jumps guard but Mundi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short left from Mundi.
Mundi throws a punch but it's blocked by Great.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Great here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Great blocks an uppercut.
Great jumps guard but Mundi stands there with Great around his waist. Great gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cyrus Great. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Great tries to pull guard but Mundi won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Great jumps guard but Mundi stands there with Great around his waist. Great gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Great blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mundi has a couple of punches blocked by Great.
Great is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mundi to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mundi scores with a shot to the side of Great's head.
Great jumps guard but Mundi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mundi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Great backwards.
Great blocking some punches.
Mundi drops Great onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Great is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Great is rocked!
Great fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mundi drops Great onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Great is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Great is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mundi has a couple of punches blocked by Great.
Great is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mundi to keep the fight standing.
Mundi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Great.
Gordon Mundi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mundi is working Great over against the cage.
Great seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mundi lands a left hand.
Mundi is muscling Great up against the cage and as Great bounces back off, Mundi cracks him with a huge right hand! Great crumples to the mat - he's out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gordon Mundi!
In defeat, Cyrus Great stepped up to the mic, saying 'O man, whoever you are and wherever you come from, for I know you will come, I am Cyrus who won the Persians their empire. Do not therefore begrudge me this bit of earth that covers my bones.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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