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ground and pound

ground and pound noun: a fighting style, primarily in mixed martial arts, in which one pins one's opponent and then strikes him or her repeatedly.

Noun

ground and pound (uncountable)

  1. A fighting style, primarily in mixed martial arts, in which one pins one's opponent and then strikes him or her repeatedly.
    • Relentless ground and pound limits the effectiveness of submission attacks from the bottom fighter's guard, and creates opportunities for the fighter on top to improve his position further, attempt a submission attempt of his own, or finish the fight with strikes.2010, Jonathan Snowden, Kendall Shields, The MMA Encyclopedia, →ISBN
    • Kirkland was a nice enough guy, distant and brusque when in his pre-fight zone and approachable afterward, when he was usually the victor courtesy of his wrestling ability and relentless ground and pound.2011, Jim Genia, Raw Combat: The Underground World of Mixed Martial Arts, →ISBN, page 54

Questions about ground and pound

What does ground and pound mean?
Ground and pound means a fighting style, primarily in mixed martial arts, in which one pins one's opponent and then strikes him or her repeatedly.
What part of speech is ground and pound?
Ground and pound is a noun.

Words near ground and pound in the dictionary

  1. grounation
  2. grounations
  3. ground
  4. ground agama
  5. ground agamas
  6. ground and pound
  7. ground angling
  8. ground annual
  9. ground babbler
  10. ground babblers
  11. ground bailiff

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