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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Butane (ranked 168 p4p, 19 weight class) and Gordon Mundi (ranked 251 p4p, 31 weight class). Butane comes to the cage accompanied by Genesis. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mundi's choice of entrance music: Swallow The Sun - Hold This Woe. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hulk Butane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gordon Mundi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butane takes one to the chin there.
Mundi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Butane looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A swing and a miss from Mundi.
Mundi loads up on a big right hand but Butane slips the punch.
Butane moves out of range of the strikes.
Mundi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Butane.
Butane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Butane throws a body punch but Mundi moves out of range.
Butane moves away from the strike by Mundi.
Mundi digs a good hook to Butane's body.
Butane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mundi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Butane.
Mundi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Butane lands with a nice body kick.
Mundi misses the jab.
Mundi misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butane lands a jab to Mundi's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Butane misses
and Mundi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mundi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Butane throws the left hand but Mundi avoids the punch easily.
Mundi lands a right hook to the body.
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.
Butane blocks a low kick nicely.
Butane tried to counter with a leg kick but Mundi avoided it.
A telegraphed right hand from Mundi misses the target.
It looked like Butane was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mundi.
Mundi swings widly with a right hand
and Butane counters with a left to the body.
Butane throws a looping overhand right but Mundi ducks down to avoid it.
Mundi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Butane.
Butane moves out of range as Mundi strikes.
Butane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Butane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mundi manages to avoid it.
Donk. Mundi catches Butane right on the button with a cross.
Butane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mundi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mundi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Butane napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butane defending against the ground and pound.
Butane is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mundi off and has taken his back!
Mundi manages to reverse the position and now he's in Butane's guard. Nice work there by Mundi.
Butane trying to control the position here.
Butane trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mundi trying to control but Butane is working from the bottom.
Butane is pulling down on Mundi's head to control his posture.
Mundi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Butane will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mundi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mundi preventing the sweep.
Butane is pulling down on Mundi's head to control his posture.
Mundi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mundi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Butane is trying to keep Mundi in close.
Butane wants to improve his position but instead Mundi has moved into half guard.
Butane is looking for a sweep. Mundi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mundi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Butane is trying to maintain the position but Mundi is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, if Mundi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Butane is trying to maintain the position but Mundi is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Mundi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Mundi misses.
Butane was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mundi walks into a straight right hand from Butane.
Gordon Mundi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Butane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mundi ducks under a wild hook from Butane.
Butane swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Butane slips a jab from Mundi.
Mundi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Butane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mundi tries to work over Butane's front leg with a kick but Butane checks it.
Mundi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mundi throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mundi moves away.
A swing and a miss from Mundi.
Mundi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Butane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Butane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mundi throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mundi takes one to the side of the head.
A jab from Mundi misses.
Butane uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mundi looks for a takedown but Butane sprawls well.
Butane quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hulk Butane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Butane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Butane throws a hook to the side of Mundi's head but Mundi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Butane has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mundi.
Mundi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Butane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mundi throws out the jab.
Gordon Mundi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butane just misses with a punch to the body.
Butane fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mundi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Butane but Butane pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mundi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mundi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Butane.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butane throws a poor cross that misses
letting Mundi counter with a right hand.
Butane's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mundi under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mundi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Butane stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Butane avoids the body shot from Mundi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mundi. Butane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Butane looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mundi moves away from the strike by Butane.
Mundi cracks a nice hook into Butane's ribs.
Mundi throws a lazy uppercut
and Butane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mundi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hulk Butane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Butane goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Butane misses with a looping left.
Mundi blocks a low kick nicely.
Mundi missing with a left hand there. Butane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butane scores with a hook to the body. Mundi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mundi misses with a double jab.
Mundi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Butane counters with a good, hard body kick but Mundi shrugs it off.
Butane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mundi throws a head kick that misses.
Mundi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butane manages to avoid it.
Butane connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mundi jabs Butane to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Butane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mundi avoids the body shot from Butane.
Butane misses with a straight left.
Butane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Butane is looking to land body kicks.
Mundi lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butane swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Butane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mundi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Butane moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mundi lands with a shot to the body.
Butane tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Butane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mundi throws a hook to the side of Butane's head but Butane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Mundi misses.
Butane throws an off balance right hand
and Mundi counters with a nice uppercut.
Mundi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mundi throws a body kick that misses
and Butane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mundi misses with a wild body shot.
Butane is looking to counter with a body kick.
Butane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mundi's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hulk Butane will probably get the nod.
That's time! Butane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Butane throws a front kick aimed at Mundi's knee but Mundi avoids it well.
Mundi feints the counter takedown.
Butane misses with a body shot.
Butane misses the body punch
and Mundi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Butane moves out of range as Mundi throws a body kick.
Butane slips a straight right by Mundi.
Butane misses with a hook.
Mundi throws a shot from downtown. Butane moves away and avoids it.
Butane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mundi manages to avoid it.
Mundi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Butane takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Mundi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Butane slips a jab from Mundi.
Mundi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mundi lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mundi misses with a lunging right hand
and Butane counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mundi thinking.
Mundi throws a right hand that misses
enabling Butane to counter with a crisp jab.
Mundi throws a combination. Butane tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mundi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Butane.
Butane jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Butane lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Butane looks to throw the jab but Mundi is out of range.
Mundi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Butane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Butane clinches up with Mundi and pushes him back against the cage.
Mundi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Butane backwards.
Butane misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Butane.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mundi throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Butane.
A nice left hand lands by Mundi.
Butane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Butane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mundi.
Mundi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Butane.
Mundi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Butane cracks Mundi with a nice body shot.
Mundi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Butane lands with a short shot to the head.
Butane struggles to land a body shot inside as Mundi controls his hands.
Butane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mundi prevents a body shot from Butane.
Butane lands a left hand.
Butane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Butane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Butane struggles to land a body shot inside as Mundi controls his hands.
Butane throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Butane - that landed with a thud.
Butane lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Butane.
Butane lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hulk Butane has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Butane misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Butane.
A head punch on the inside from Mundi fails to land.
Butane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Butane.
Butane misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Butane.
Butane tries to work over Mundi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Butane works on Mundi's body with a couple of short punches.
Butane presses Mundi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Butane.
A body shot lands from Butane.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Butane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Butane misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Butane - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Butane - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Butane.
Butane tries a body shot but Mundi blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Butane.
Butane tries to throw a body punch but Mundi avoids it by throwing Butane back against the cage.
Mundi prevents a body shot from Butane.
Butane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Butane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mundis head.
Butane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mundi backwards.
Mundi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Butane cracks Mundi with a nice body shot.
Butane struggles to land a body shot inside as Mundi controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Butane.
Butane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Butane.
Butane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Butane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Butane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Butane scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Butane.
Butane lands a hook that snaps the head of Mundi backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hulk Butane showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Butane has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hulk Butane!
After winning the bout, Hulk Butane 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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