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July 14, 2007

Bodog Fight lightweight: Binky Jones vs. Nick Agallar

This is the fight Baltimore MMA fans have been waiting for.  There seem to be a few Jones supporters who have made the trek up to Trenton. Ground Control co-owner John Rallo is cornering Jones for the fight.

The first round is a close one.  Jones clearly wants the fight on the ground and that's where most of the round is spent.  Each fighter scores one takedown and both spend about the same amount of time in control.  The round could go either way.

Agallar starts the second round with some good ground-and-pound on top of Jones.  After some inactivity, the ref stands the two up and both go for broke with some wild strike attempts.  After a low blow to Agallar temporarily halts the match, the two end up on the ground again with Agallar on top, trying to employ ground-and-pound.  Agallar wins the second round in my book.  He is the more aggressive fighter on the ground and has the better positioning so far.

Jones scores a takedown to start the third round.  Agallar gets the fight standing and unleashes a torrent of punches on Jones before the two end up back on the ground with Agallar on top.  The ref stands the fight up and Jones scores a takedown as he eats a kick.  Jones can't seem to do anything from Agallar's tight full guard.  Jones begins to ground-and-pound and attempts a lower-leg lock.  This was a close round as well.

Generally speaking, I think the fight was very close but I think Agallar was more aggressive and won the second round.  If he splits the first and third rounds with Jones then he wins.

I believe Agallar will get a split decision victory, but it is a very close fight.

Official result: Nick Agallar wins by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

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Mark Chalifoux covered his first MMA event at UFC 68 in Columbus, Ohio. Since that night, he’s been hooked on the sport. He is based in Cincinnati and also works in sports talk radio. He’s written for the Athens News, ESPN.com, SI.com, The Cincinnati Enquirer and the Chalifoux Family Christmas Newsletter.

Pramit Mohapatra, who currently runs FightTicker.com, previously authored this blog.
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