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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Mondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ross might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Killing in the Name of (Remix). Mondo has chosen Papa Roach - Last Resort as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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202 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stan Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Mondo!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mondo.
Mondo misses with a series of wild punches.
Ross tries to clinch there but Mondo circles away.
Ross will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mondo throws a right hand that Ross ducks under and follows up with a left that Ross also avoids with ease.
Mondo looks to land a combination but Ross avoids it well.
Mondo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ross connects with a jab.
Mondo throws a series of punches but Ross moves out of range.
Mondo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mondo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Mondo misses.
Mondo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mondo throws a series of punches but Ross moves out of range.
Ross tries to clinch but Mondo moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mondo misses with a double jab.
Ross looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mondo is fending him off so far but Ross persists. Nope, Mondo circles away and we're back to standing.
Ross takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ross misses with a takedown attempt - Mondo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ross fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mondo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ross looks for a takedown but Mondo sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross tries to clinch there but Mondo circles away.
Ross throws a head kick but Mondo moves out of range.
Mondo misses with a double jab.
Ross fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mondo sprawls well initially but Ross persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ross prevents Mondo from improving his position.
Ross wants to control but Mondo is keeping him busy.
Mondo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ross stopping the sweep attempt from Mondo.
Ross landing with the ground and pound.
Mondo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ross manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mondo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mondo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mondo passes Ross's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ross is trying to stand up here but Mondo is controlling him well.
Ross is pressing down on Mondo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ross has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mondo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ross is breathing heavily.
Mondo lands a couple of elbows.
Mondo won't allow Ross to get back to his feet.
Mondo throwing strikes from guard but Ross blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ross wants to stand up but Mondo is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mondo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mondo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ross works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mondo advances position into side control!
Ross manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mondo's best efforts.
Ross looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mondo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ross is looking for a sweep. Mondo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ross is trying to stand up here but Mondo is controlling him well.
Mondo wants to pass to mount but Ross is defending the position.
Mondo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mondo works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mondo looking to finish Ross with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ross!
Mondo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ross's face.
Mondo breaks from Ross's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ross tries to lock up and control but Mondo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mondo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Mondo.
Ross is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ross is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Mondo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ross is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Ross is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Mondo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ross is looking to clinch.
Mondo misses with the combination.
Ross fails with a takedown attempt.
Mondo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ross tries to clinch there but Mondo circles away.
Ross goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mondo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nick Mondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross shoots in looking for a takedown. Mondo tries to sprawl out of it but Ross keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mondo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mondo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mondo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ross.
Mondo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ross counters with a takedown into side control.
Mondo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ross stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross is looking to clinch.
Ross fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mondo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ross.
Mondo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ross counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ross misses with a takedown attempt - Mondo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ross misses with a takedown attempt - Mondo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A big left from Ross misses.
Mondo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ross counters with a takedown into side control.
Mondo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mondo gets back to half guard.
Ross takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ross slips a nice elbow through Mondo's hands, connecting with Mondo's forehead.
Mondo is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ross in particular looking to stall.
Mondo punching from the bottom.
Ross passes to side control.
Ross advances nicely into full mount.
Ross trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mondo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ross.
Ross can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mondo is looking to escape.
Ross prevents Mondo from getting the reversal.
Ross raining down shots from the mount!
Mondo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mondo is not content to let Ross control the position.
That's four 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.
Ross is looking to advance position but Mondo won't allow it.
Ross blocks the strikes from Mondo.
Ross prevents Mondo from improving his position.
Ross content to control rather than advance.
Mondo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ross is looking to stand up but Mondo won't let him.
Mondo keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Mondo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Ross dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Mondo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mondo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mondo throws a combination that misses
so Ross counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mondo has a closed guard, preventing Ross from standing up.
Mondo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mondo keeping moving, preventing Ross from controlling successfully.
Ross stands up from Mondo's guard - Ross perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch but Mondo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ross fails to land the takedown.
Mondo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ross counters by moving into the clinch.
Ross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mondo throws a right and a left that Ross avoids nicely.
Mondo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ross counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mondo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ross wants to control from the top but Mondo keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mondo is on top in guard.
Ross trying to keep a closed guard but Mondo is proving a slippery customer.
Mondo stops Ross from standing up.
Mondo landing with the ground and pound.
Mondo pushing down on Ross's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mondo lands a nice short elbow.
Mondo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mondo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ross wants to control but Mondo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mondo throwing shots but Ross is blocking nicely.
Mondo prevents Ross from improving his position.
Ross wants to get back to his feet.
Mondo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ross wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ross lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mondo is rocked!
Ross closes the distance looking for a takedown. Ross picks Mondo up and slams him brutally to the floor. Mondo is out! He's out cold! Wow, you don't see a finish like that every day!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Stan Ross!
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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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