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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drake Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Ligambi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Joseph Ligambi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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185 lbs
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179 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Drake Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joseph Ligambi!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ligambi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Ligambi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ligambi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ligambi content to stall in guard here.
Ligambi landing with the ground and pound.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones can't keep his opponent in guard - Ligambi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ligambi prevents Jones from improving his position.
Ligambi controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones is pressing down on Ligambi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jones could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ligambi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Jones wants to sweep here but Ligambi controlling him for the moment.
Jones is striking from the bottom but Ligambi uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Jones has a hand on Ligambi's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Ligambi takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Ligambi looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ligambi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't escape the position.
Ligambi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ligambi controlling the pace for now.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but Ligambi has a good base and remains in mount.
Ligambi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jones tries to reverse the position but Ligambi maintains control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Ligambi controlling from mount.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but Ligambi has a good base and remains in mount.
Ligambi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
It looks like Drake Jones has been cut.
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jones bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ligambi is on top in guard.
Ligambi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ligambi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Ligambi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ligambi is aware though and is defending well.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ligambi controls the pace.
Ligambi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ligambi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ligambi controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ligambi is aware though and is defending well.
Jones looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Ligambi has picked Jones up and slammed him! Jones can't keep hold of the triangle and Ligambi manages to pass to side control!
Ligambi controlling from side mount.
Ligambi gets to mount! Jones was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ligambi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jones is bucking up trying to escape but Ligambi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ligambi landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!
Drake Jones's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ligambi cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jeez, Drake Jones's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Drake Jones's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Joseph Ligambi!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
30% |
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