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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJ Augie (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, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 cm
25
276 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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184 cm
26
405 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Augie! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gordon Mundi! The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A jab from Augie does it's job there. Augie misses with a hook. Augie punishes Mundi's body with a nice straight punch. Augie throws a poor cross that misses
and Mundi counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like DJ Augie has been cut. DJ Augie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Augie scores with a nice strike. Mundi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Augie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mundi was covering up waiting for the punch and Augie finishes the takedown easily into guard. Augie passes into half guard. Mundi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Augie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Augie scoring with strikes to the body and head. Augie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mundi keeps working. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Augie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Augie is thwarting Mundi's attempts to control the position. Augie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Augie is keen to just control but Mundi is a slippery customer. Augie has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Augie missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Augie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Mundi wants to control but Augie is keeping busy.
Mundi is refusing to be controlled, as Augie sits in half guard. Mundi is trying to stand up here but Augie is controlling him well. Augie is looking to take a break and control but Mundi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Augie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mundi's head. Mundi tries to roll over but Augie keeps him under control. Augie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mundi sees it coming and defends easily. Augie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Augie thows a huge punch but Mundi dodges it nicely.
Augie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mundi sees it coming and defends easily. Augie slips a nice elbow through Mundi's hands, connecting with Mundi's forehead. Augie has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Mundi is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Augie lands a couple of good shots and Mundi has given up his back, trying to escape the position! Augie working for the choke. Mundi is trying to break free.
Augie just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Mundi looking very determined here, making life difficult for Augie.
Good control from Augie.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Augie punches the canvas rather than the man. Augie gets his hands free as Mundi looks to control. Mundi fending off the submission attempt from Augie. Augie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. A lull in the action here.
Augie working for a choke but Mundi reverses nicely into Augie 's guard. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Augie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mundi is aware though and is defending well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Augie dominated that round. The cut man is working on DJ Augie's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mundi takes one to the chin there. A looping hook to the body misses from Augie. Mundi does a little dance to reset his feet. Augie lands a really nice looking cross but Mundi seems unphased.
Augie misses with an uppercut. Mundi saw that one coming. Augie misses the jab. Mundi looks like he wants to counter punch here. Jab by Augie. Augie throws a jab when Mundi was well out of range. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mundi! But no joy. Mundi blocks a jab. Augie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mundi pinned against the ropes. Mundi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Mundi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A punch lands to the side of Mundi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round. Augie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mundi. Gordon Mundi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A combination from Augie does no damage. Mundi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Augie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Augie. That's going to take a lot out of him. Mundi throws a series of punches but Augie avoids them all with ease. Augie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Mundi throws a series of punches but Augie moves out of range. Mundi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Augie sees it coming and avoids it easily. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Augie here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Sloppy strikes from Mundi. Those never looked like landing. A decent looking cross lands there for Augie. Augie misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Augie misses with a straight right. Mundi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Horrible takedown attempt by Augie or perhaps it was just good defense by Mundi, which made it look bad. Augie connects with a crisp jab. Augie loads up on a big right hand but Mundi slips the punch. Augie misses with a straight left. Mundi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action! Augie misses with an uppercut. Gordon Mundi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Augie stuns Mundi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Mundi throws a jab when Augie was well out of range. Mundi misses with a straight left. Augie has his takedown stuffed and Mundi counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Augie throws a body punch but Mundi moves out of range. Augie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Augie throws a hook to the side of Mundi's head but Mundi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Mundi tries to counter by closing the distance. Mundi misses with a two punch combination.
Augie misses with an uppercut. Mundi saw that one coming. Mundi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Augie. Mundi is looking for the big counter here. Augie looks to throw the jab but Mundi is out of range. Augie lunges at Mundi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mundi's hand. Mundi takes one to the chin there. Augie lands with an overhand left. A telegraphed right hand from Mundi misses the target. Augie appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Augie. Augie connects with a crisp jab. Mundi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Mundi is looking to clinch. A slow jab from Augie misses its intended target. Mundi throws out a counter right but Augie avoids it with no problem. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Augie with a nice cross. Mundi takes one to the chin there. Mundi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Augie throws a right and a left that both miss. Augie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Augie dominated that second round. The cut man is working on DJ Augie's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mundi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mundi tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Augie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Mundi ducks right into an uppercut from Augie. Augie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Augie gets a takedown into half guard. Mundi scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Augie manages to mount him!
Augie postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mundi looks a forlorn figure.
Augie working the ground and pound effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Augie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mundi is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round. Augie landing punches. Augie content just to control the position here. The referee warns Mundi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mundi is rocked! Mundi is squirming around, avoiding Augie's attempts to control the action. Augie softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Mundi is out cold! Augie jumps to his feet and celebrates on the ropes with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DJ Augie! After winning the bout, DJ Augie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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