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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Meida (ranked 1995 p4p, 62 weight class) and Gordon Mundi (ranked 2504 p4p, 84 weight class). Mundi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Swallow The Sun - Hold This Woe. Gordon Mundi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
17 - 10 - 1 |
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354 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class 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
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Meida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gordon Mundi!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meida connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mundi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Meida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mundi throws out a loose jab but Meida uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Meida misses.
Mundi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mundi.
Meida throws the left hand but Mundi avoids the punch easily.
Mundi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Meida throws a hook but Mundi avoids it easily.
Mundi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Meida with a body shot.
Meida throws a lazy uppercut
and Mundi counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Thiago Meida has been cut.
Meida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mundi.
Jab by Meida.
Thiago Meida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meida throws a big shot that misses.
Meida catches Mundi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mundi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Meida misses with a looping left.
Mundi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Meida.
Mundi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mundi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Meida swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mundi throws a hook but Meida avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mundi. Meida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meida slips a jab from Mundi.
Meida slips under a jab from Mundi.
Meida is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meida lands with a hook. Mundi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mundi throws a shot to the body.
Mundi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meida.
Meida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mundi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mundi swings for the body but Meida moves out of range.
Mundi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mundi looks to land a combination but Meida avoids it well.
Meida swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mundi slips a straight right by Meida.
Mundi staying out of range there.
Meida misses with a straight left.
Mundi misses the jab.
Meida throwing a counter right hand but Mundi manages to avoid it.
Mundi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Meida, as that shot connected.
Mundi connects with a body shot.
Mundi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mundi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mundi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meida, pushing him back against the cage.
Mundi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mundi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Meida is looking to break free of the clinch but Mundi has double underhooks.
Mundi lands a nice shot to the body.
Meida working hard to break the clinch.
Meida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mundi misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Mundi.
Meida has had enough of the clinch but Mundi keeps him there for the moment.
Mundi tries to throw a body punch but Meida avoids it by throwing Mundi back against the cage.
Meida wants to get back to striking at distance but Mundi won't allow it.
Mundi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mundi cracks Meida with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Mundi - that landed with a thud.
Meida is trying to break the clinch but Mundi is controlling him.
Meida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Meida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mundi lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mundi cracks Meida with a nice body shot.
Mundi is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meida.
Meida has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mundi digs a right hand into Meida's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Meida's gas tank.
Meida is breathing heavily.
Mundi keeps control of Meida as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mundi prevents Meida from breaking the clinch.
Mundi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mundi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mundi presses Meida against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mundi drops Meida onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Meida is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Meida is rocked!
Mundi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oh Meida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mundi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Meida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Meida seems to have got his legs back now.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mundi. Meida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meida throws a jab when Mundi was well out of range.
Mundi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Mundi misses its intended target.
Mundi takes the fight into the clinch.
Mundi lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Mundi.
Mundi drops Meida onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Meida is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Mundi creates a bit of distance for himself, with Meida pressed up against the cage and cracks Meida with a massive uppercut! Meida goes down! He's out cold! Wow, that was some serious power there by Mundi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gordon Mundi!
Gordon Mundi managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Red Light Coffeeshop, into his post fight interview.
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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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