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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raphael De La Ghetto (ranked 2507 p4p, 2375 weight class) and Jambalaya Jones (ranked 231 p4p, 218 weight class). De La Ghetto comes to the cage accompanied by Fresh Prince - Geoffrey Poet. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raphael De La Ghetto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jambalaya Jones!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Jones.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De La Ghetto.
An attempted straight right counter from De La Ghetto misses the target.
De La Ghetto tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De La Ghetto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
De La Ghetto seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De La Ghetto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
De La Ghetto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by De La Ghetto.
De La Ghetto looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Ghetto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. De La Ghetto eventually gives up the hold.
De La Ghetto lands strikes from half guard.
De La Ghetto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
De La Ghetto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jones wants to improve his position but De La Ghetto is controlling well.
De La Ghetto is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Ghetto wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
De La Ghetto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De La Ghetto trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
Jones tries to get to full guard but De La Ghetto has control of the leg.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De La Ghetto tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is pressing down on De La Ghetto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
De La Ghetto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De La Ghetto is working hard here to advance position.
De La Ghetto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
De La Ghetto advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De La Ghetto working the head and body with strikes.
Jones gets back to half guard.
De La Ghetto is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Jones still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Jones has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jones avoids the body shot from De La Ghetto.
De La Ghetto avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De La Ghetto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
De La Ghetto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones tries to move into range but De La Ghetto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by De La Ghetto.
Jones throws a counter combo.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but De La Ghetto moves his leg out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Raphael De La Ghetto will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
De La Ghetto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a series of punches but De La Ghetto moves out of range.
Jones misses with a head kick.
De La Ghetto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De La Ghetto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De La Ghetto checks it well.
De La Ghetto throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jones lands with a nice combination. De La Ghetto backs away looking to recover.
Jones misses with a head kick.
De La Ghetto throws a big shot that misses.
Jones throws a head kick but De La Ghetto moves out of range.
De La Ghetto rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
De La Ghetto misses with a punch to the body.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De La Ghetto scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De La Ghetto cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
De La Ghetto fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De La Ghetto.
De La Ghetto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones lands a jab to the head.
De La Ghetto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
De La Ghetto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Raphael De La Ghetto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones won't allow De La Ghetto to pass to mount.
De La Ghetto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
De La Ghetto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
De La Ghetto scoring with strikes to the body and head.
De La Ghetto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. De La Ghetto eventually gives up the hold.
De La Ghetto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. De La Ghetto eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by De La Ghetto.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from De La Ghetto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Ghetto seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
De La Ghetto tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
De La Ghetto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
De La Ghetto content to control rather than advance.
We've been hearing that De La Ghetto has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
De La Ghetto landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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.
De La Ghetto tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
De La Ghetto thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
De La Ghetto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
De La Ghetto trying to advance position but Jones counters by regaining guard.
De La Ghetto throws a big right hand that misses.
De La Ghetto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
De La Ghetto throws a big elbow that misses.
De La Ghetto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael De La Ghetto dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jones throws a head kick that misses
and De La Ghetto counters with a stiff right hand.
De La Ghetto scores with a decent looking hook.
De La Ghetto throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping De La Ghetto under the eye.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De La Ghetto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jambalaya Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De La Ghetto.
Jones throws a counter combo.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from De La Ghetto both land. Nice combination.
A big right from De La Ghetto misses.
De La Ghetto throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De La Ghetto avoids the head kick by Jones.
De La Ghetto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but De La Ghetto is just out of range.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De La Ghetto was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Ghetto throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De La Ghetto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De La Ghetto passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jones!
De La Ghetto controlling the position easily from mount.
Jambalaya Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De La Ghetto has hold of Jones's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jones manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
De La Ghetto landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Ghetto wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
De La Ghetto is landing with some decent strikes but Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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!
De La Ghetto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jones is rocked!
De La Ghetto working for a submission but Jones is keeping him at bay.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can De La Ghetto finish him?
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
De La Ghetto drops a big elbow. That's hurt Jones! More shots from De La Ghetto and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raphael De La Ghetto!
After winning the bout, Raphael De La Ghetto 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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