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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hunt (ranked 353 p4p, 35 weight class) and Gordon Mundi (ranked 468 p4p, 52 weight class). Mundi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Swallow The Sun - Hold This Woe. Matt Hunt has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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275 lbs
34 - 22 - 1 |
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262 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
34 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gordon Mundi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Hunt throws a poor cross that misses
and Mundi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mundi throws out a loose jab but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt throwing a counter right hand but Mundi manages to avoid it.
Hunt throws a head kick but Mundi moves out of range.
Mundi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mundi looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Hunt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hunt slips a straight right by Mundi.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gordon Mundi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mundi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hunt under the eye.
Mundi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mundi throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunt throws a counter high kick but Mundi was just alert enough to avoid it.
Mundi throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
Mundi missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mundi.
Mundi blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Hunt throws a series of punches but Mundi avoids them all with ease.
A nice side step and Mundi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hunt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mundi throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
Hunt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Matt Hunt has been cut.
Mundi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mundi. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mundi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Hunt.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mundi throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
Hunt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mundi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mundi throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Hunt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mundi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Mundi throws a lazy uppercut
and Hunt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mundi's knee momentarily.
Mundi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hunt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mundi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mundi misses with a straight left.
Mundi fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Mundi misses with a body shot.
Mundi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
A swing and a miss from Mundi.
Mundi throws a right hand that misses
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Mundi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mundi clobbers Hunt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Mundi.
Hunt slips a straight right by Mundi.
Hunt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mundi throws out a counter right but Hunt avoids it with no problem.
Hunt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mundi lands a nice looking body shot.
Mundi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt moves out of range as Mundi strikes.
Hunt throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mundi avoids it.
Mundi slips a jab from Hunt.
Mundi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mundi thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Hunt misses.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mundi throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt blocks a jab.
Hunt moves out of range as Mundi strikes.
Mundi moves out of range of the body kick from Hunt.
Hunt walks into a stiff left hand from Mundi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hunt.
Mundi scores with a hook to the body. Hunt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hunt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mundi lands a nice shot to the body.
Mundi scores with a shot to the body.
Mundi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hunt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mundi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mundi misses the shot to the body.
Mundi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Mundi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Hunt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hunt misses with an uppercut
and Mundi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mundi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mundi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice shot by Hunt.
Mundi throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gordon Mundi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by Mundi.
Mundi throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mundi loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Mundi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mundi throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Mundi.
A little feinted left hand from Hunt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mundi looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Mundi moves away from the strike by Hunt.
Hunt drops his hands momentarily and Mundi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mundi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hunt eats them both and turns towards Mundi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mundi lands with a nice body punch.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Mundi.
Mundi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mundi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt tests Mundi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Mundi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Hunt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mundi misses with a body shot.
Hunt thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mundi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Mundi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mundi misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hunt might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hunt walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Hunt misses with a kick to the body
and Mundi counters with a nice uppercut.
Mundi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mundi connects with a solid leg kick.
Mundi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Hunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hunt misses with a left hand
and Mundi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mundi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mundi ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Mundi.
Hunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mundi jabs at Hunt's body.
Mundi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hunt momentarily.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Mundi is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mundi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
Mundi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hunt. Hunt obviously looking to wear him down.
Mundi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hunt finds it's way round the side to connect with Mundi's head.
Mundi misses with a left hand
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mundi lands a head shot.
Hunt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mundi punishes Hunt's body with a nice straight punch.
Hunt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mundi momentarily.
Mundi misses with a body punch
and Hunt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mundi throws the left hand but Hunt avoids the punch easily.
Mundi misses with an uppercut
and Hunt counters with a left to the body.
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 stalks Hunt and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hunt's face. Hunt staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mundi.
Hunt thows a body kick. Mundi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hunt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mundi misses with a looping right.
Hunt is looking to counter punch.
Mundi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mundi misses with a hook
and Hunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mundi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Mundi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Mundi.
Mundi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mundi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt throws an off balance right hand
and Mundi counters with a nice body shot.
Hunt defending well as Mundi loads up on a big left hand.
Mundi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Mundi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Hunt's cut.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mundi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A big left from Mundi misses.
Hunt is looking to counter punch.
Mundi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunt is looking to counter punch.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mundi moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mundi misses with an uppercut
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mundi. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt thows a leg kick but Mundi checks it
and Mundi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mundi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hunt was well out of range. Poor timing from Mundi.
Mundi dips to his left and cracks Hunt with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mundi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mundi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mundi looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
A big left from Mundi misses.
Mundi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mundi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hunt checks it well.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Mundi throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Mundi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Mundi ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Hunt throws a leg kick which misses Mundi's front leg but catches the back leg as Mundi tries to avoid it.
Mundi cracks Hunt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mundi scores with a nice strike.
Matt Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matt Hunt's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mundi is out of range.
Mundi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheers as Mundi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hunt doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mundi avoids the body shot from Hunt.
A big left from Mundi misses.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt connects with a crisp jab.
Mundi throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Mundi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Mundi throws a lazy right hand but Hunt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mundi! But no joy.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mundi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mundi connects with a body shot that sends Hunt's belly button to the back.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Hunt tried to score with a low kick but Mundi checks it.
It seemed like Mundi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mundi misses with a looping right.
Mundi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mundi digs a good hook to Hunt's body.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt is looking to counter punch.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Hunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but Mundi moved out of range nicely.
A solid body kick from Mundi.
Mundi lands with an uppercut that bounces Hunt off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mundi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hunt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mundi throws a looping overhand right but Hunt ducks down to avoid it.
Mundi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mundi scores with a body shot.
Mundi slips under a jab.
Mundi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mundi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mundi with a nice cross.
Mundi loads up on a big right hand but Hunt slips the punch.
Mundi catches Hunt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hunt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Mundi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mundi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Mundi!
A very excited looking Gordon Mundi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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