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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Wopat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Faustin Mondogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faustin Mondogo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tom Wopat's chin.
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190 lbs
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178 cm
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190 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Wopat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Faustin Mondogo!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mondogo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Wopat. No joy for Mondogo on that attempt.
Mondogo dives in and grabs Wopat's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wopat pushes down on Mondogo's head and hops out.
Tom Wopat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Faustin Mondogo.
Mondogo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wopat sprawls well. Wopat wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mondogo gets slowly back to his feet.
Wopat keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mondogo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wopat as he jumps to the side.
Mondogo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wopat circles away.
Mondogo shoots in for a double leg but Wopat sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mondogo fails with a takedown attempt.
Mondogo misses with a takedown attempt - Wopat sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wopat tries to bum rush Mondogo with a series of wild strikes but Mondogo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wopat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wopat takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mondogo shoots for a double leg takedown but Wopat sprawls well. He's pushed Mondogo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wopat stuffs the takedown.
A punch combination from Wopat misses.
Mondogo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wopat defends it nicely.
Mondogo looks gassed!
Wopat misses with a double jab.
Wopat throws a series of punches but Mondogo moves out of range.
Mondogo dives in and grabs Wopat's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wopat pushes down on Mondogo's head and hops out.
Wopat misses with a double jab.
Mondogo needs to keep his hands up - Wopat had a free shot at his head there.
Jab, jab by Wopat - just one landing.
Wopat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wopat scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wopat lands with an uppercut that bounces Mondogo off the cage and back into rage.
Mondogo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wopat defends it nicely.
Mondogo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wopat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wopat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tom Wopat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wopat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mondogo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mondogo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wopat's head.
Wopat wants to stand up but Mondogo is controlling him.
Mondogo wants to control from the top but Wopat keeps moving.
Wopat kicks Mondogo off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mondogo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wopat as he jumps to the side.
Mondogo fails with a takedown attempt.
Wopat looks to land a combination but Mondogo avoids it well.
Mondogo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mondogo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mondogo misses with a takedown attempt - Wopat sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wopat fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mondogo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wopat sprawls well. Wopat wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mondogo gets slowly back to his feet.
Wopat keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wopat, as that shot connected.
Wopat leaves Mondogo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mondogo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wopat circles away.
Mondogo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wopat is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wopat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mondogo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Faustin Mondogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mondogo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wopat looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wopat scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wopat throws a right and a left that Mondogo avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Wopat dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wopat throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wopat connects with the punch.
Mondogo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wopat is trying to defend but Mondogo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wopat wants to get back to his feet.
Mondogo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wopat trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Wopat knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mondogo on the ground.
Wopat is in trouble now - Mondogo has advanced to mount!
Wopat is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
A nice elbow there by Mondogo.
Wopat takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wopat tries to buck Mondogo off but he can't manage it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mondogo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mondogo has control of Wopat's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Wopat regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mondogo wants to finish this one by submission but Wopat is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mondogo.
Wopat wants to try and get back to his feet.
Mondogo tries to control but Wopat wriggling away.
Wopat tries to buck Mondogo off but he can't manage it.
Mondogo wants to finish this one by submission but Wopat is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mondogo.
Wopat is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Mondogo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wopat is trying to stand up.
Wopat on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Wopat tries to get out of the position.
Mondogo is working for a guillotine from mount but Wopat frees his head quite easily.
Mondogo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Mondogo lands a big elbow.
Wopat is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Mondogo controlling from mount.
Mondogo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wopat is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wopat is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mondogo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mondogo with the ground and pound from mount.
Wopat is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Wopat is in a horrible position here. Mondogo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wopat tries to buck Mondogo off but he can't manage it.
Mondogo with the ground and pound from mount.
Mondogo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mondogo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wopat really wants to buck Mondogo off and get back to his feet.
Mondogo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wopat looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mondogo with a couple of short strikes.
Mondogo wants to control the pace but Wopat is squirming around nicely.
Wopat is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mondogo breaks from Wopat's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mondogo controlling from the full mount.
Mondogo dominating with strikes here.
Mondogo landing punches.
Mondogo working for a guillotine from mount but Wopat is in no mood to give up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poor strikes thrown by Mondogo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Faustin Mondogo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mondogo dodges the punch combination from Wopat.
Mondogo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Wopat.
Mondogo fails with the takedown.
Mondogo lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mondogo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wopat napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wopat taking a bit of punishment here - Mondogo scoring with strikes.
Wopat is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mondogo cracks Wopat with a big right hand but Wopat just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mondogo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wopat down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mondogo working the body and head with strikes.
Wopat is pushing Mondogo's head away, looking to escape. Mondogo manages to hold on to the position though.
Mondogo wants to control but Wopat is keeping him busy.
Mondogo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wopat is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mondogo is controlling him well.
Mondogo has an Americana. Wopat didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Mondogo is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Mondogo hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Faustin Mondogo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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