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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raphael De La Ghetto (ranked 2223 p4p, 1222 weight class) and Jambalaya Jones (ranked 241 p4p, 120 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De La Ghetto might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fresh Prince of Bel Air - Geoffrey Poet. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class 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 7 - 6 - 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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jambalaya Jones!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurstr�m.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Ghetto shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than De La Ghetto was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
De La Ghetto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
De La Ghetto working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De La Ghetto lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
De La Ghetto slows the pace down.
Jones dodges the ground and pound from De La Ghetto.
Jones felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Ghetto tries to advance to mount but can't.
De La Ghetto working the body and head with strikes.
Jones prevents De La Ghetto from improving position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to improve position but can't.
De La Ghetto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
De La Ghetto tries to advance to mount but Jones instead regains half guard.
De La Ghetto is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jones!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Ghetto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
De La Ghetto lands a nice shot to the head.
BOOM! De La Ghetto connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jones gets back to half guard.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from De La Ghetto.
Jones won't allow De La Ghetto to pass to mount.
De La Ghetto uses his free foot to push down on Jones's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De La Ghetto pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding De La Ghetto's attempts to control the action.
De La Ghetto raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
De La Ghetto lands a couple of good shots and Jones has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
De La Ghetto scores with punches from the back.
De La Ghetto scores with punches and elbows.
Jones covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
De La Ghetto looking for the RNC.
De La Ghetto has the hooks in. Jones is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Jones trying to control the position but De La Ghetto manages to sink in the hooks.
De La Ghetto seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is having to fend off submission attempts from De La Ghetto, who is looking to sink in the choke. De La Ghetto doesn't have the hooks in though and Jones manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
De La Ghetto lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De La Ghetto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De La Ghetto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
De La Ghetto looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jones is avoiding damage well.
De La Ghetto goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jones has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for De La Ghetto but great work by Jones.
You can see the frustration on De La Ghetto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De La Ghetto manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael De La Ghetto dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De La Ghetto throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jones was covering up waiting for the punch and De La Ghetto finishes the takedown easily into guard.
De La Ghetto is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
De La Ghetto lands a couple of elbows.
De La Ghetto trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Ghetto passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Ghetto is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from De La Ghetto there.
De La Ghetto is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
De La Ghetto drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones tries to get to full guard but De La Ghetto has control of the leg.
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 throws a strike but Jones avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
De La Ghetto postures up and lands a big shot to Jones's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Ghetto with a flurry of punches that miss.
De La Ghetto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
De La Ghetto moves nicely into side control.
Jones dodges the ground and pound from De La Ghetto.
De La Ghetto tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Jones gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
De La Ghetto is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jones has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jones!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now De La Ghetto is on top in guard.
Jones keeping full guard, as De La Ghetto tries to pass.
De La Ghetto is working hard here to advance position.
De La Ghetto working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones has his foot on De La Ghetto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De La Ghetto works his way back into a safe position though.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells De La Ghetto's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
De La Ghetto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
De La Ghetto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jones knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
De La Ghetto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as De La Ghetto sits in half guard.
Raphael De La Ghetto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De La Ghetto is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jones is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
De La Ghetto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as De La Ghetto sits in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones is in trouble now - De La Ghetto has advanced to mount!
De La Ghetto lands a big elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael De La Ghetto dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
De La Ghetto misses with a jab to the body
and De La Ghetto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Jones avoids the body shot from De La Ghetto.
Jones appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
De La Ghetto throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones with a nice cross.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by De La Ghetto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
De La Ghetto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from De La Ghetto.
De La Ghetto misses with a wild body shot.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Ghetto scores with a nice strike.
Jones scores with a jab.
A left lands for De La Ghetto.
Jones walks into a jab.
De La Ghetto scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones misses the jab.
De La Ghetto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De La Ghetto misses with an uppercut.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good exchange - De La Ghetto coming out on top.
De La Ghetto shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jones manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
De La Ghetto stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
De La Ghetto tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Jambalaya Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De La Ghetto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
De La Ghetto throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in De La Ghetto's guard. Nice move by Jones!
De La Ghetto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones has hold of De La Ghetto's hands but De La Ghetto slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
De La Ghetto works his foot free and advances to mount.
De La Ghetto landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!
De La Ghetto trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Ghetto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
Raphael De La Ghetto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De La Ghetto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
De La Ghetto putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jones is rocked!
De La Ghetto connects with a bit shot that sees Jones covering up! More strikes from De La Ghetto and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! De La Ghetto is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raphael De La Ghetto!
Raphael De La Ghetto decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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