Craig Jones vs Nicholas Meregali - 2022 ADCC World Championships

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Жыл бұрын

In one of the most anticipated matches of the tournament, Craig Jones and Nicholas Meregali throw down in the semifinals of the 2022 ADCC World Championship!
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@aidanfegan6605 Жыл бұрын

"Ohh he's going to the instructional material!" - best moment of the tournament

@Shaka_Garami Жыл бұрын

Nasty line by him

@alfiesolomon3531 Жыл бұрын

i was looking for this comment lmfao

@FvckN0 Жыл бұрын

just call it "false reap" and don't fanboy out while commentating.

@JB-wv9jo Жыл бұрын

Was a slick move no doubt and I died when he yelled that!!😂😂😂

@noobjitsu Жыл бұрын

The first 5 mins of this match is what we all think we look like when rolling with our favorite training partner. Until we watch it all back, and realize it looks more like the last half🤣

@kenn3250 Жыл бұрын

Hahaha true!

@josephvelez1293 Жыл бұрын

Honestly lol

@ibenfu Жыл бұрын

"Oooh he's going to the instructional material" 😂 brandon knows whats up

@MrFreeeeeedom Жыл бұрын

"Oh he's going to the instructional material" This was the best line in the entire ADCC event- loved it hahaha

@etimezz 4 ай бұрын

absolutely, will never be beaten

@papa_pt Жыл бұрын

First 5 minutes of this match is something you can actually show your friends who don't like grappling 😂

@herondope5675 Жыл бұрын

facts lol i tried to show my friend Craig Jones Vs Gordon Ryan and he was like these guys suck.. turn this shit off and i was like they're the two best no gi grapplers alive rn

@michaelswann9849 Жыл бұрын

Better to take em to a jits class

@papa_pt Жыл бұрын

@@michaelswann9849 true I haven't really thought of that

@GardenHuud Жыл бұрын

@@herondope5675 he needs a lesson In the gym. He could be humbled very very quickly. Go get the " shorter smaller" bjj guy in the guy n he'll change that mindset real fast

@CalebDiT Жыл бұрын

Any NCAA wrestling finals matches would be more entertaining. Any of Dake's matches, especially current ones, are excellent. Jones and Meregali (and Gordon Ryan) all seem confused when they're on their feet.

@Stiergymrat Жыл бұрын

Craig is a fucking legend all around

@blokin5039 Жыл бұрын

Why do you hate Jones?? He is better than you bozo.

@BJJbrokenknee Жыл бұрын

9:39 solid elbow from Meregali

@yeeyee2018 Жыл бұрын

Eh it happens, I think I read his lips saying sorry

@lissagates Жыл бұрын

Can we just comment on the fact that Meregali started training no gi for less than a year before that? World champion in the gi, yes, but not a lot of people would make that transition and be able take on Jones like that. He's a beast.

@conceivebelieveachieve9653 11 ай бұрын

And yet the women switch back and forth constantly and get no recognition 🤔

@mattc236 8 ай бұрын

Its not that much different

@androthsatyr 8 ай бұрын

Where's the woman that has the same achievements like Meregali in both Gi and No-gi, again? @@conceivebelieveachieve9653

@pervyboy69 7 ай бұрын

@@conceivebelieveachieve9653lower level

@aquarius3577 5 ай бұрын

BJJ is bjj whether its gi or no gi

@obakengtsatsiable Жыл бұрын

I actually have it going to Craig Jones, that near take down in the OT was super significant

@impolitikful Жыл бұрын

Damn Meregali got realllly good at no gi very fast.

@chancemoreno7831 Жыл бұрын

Shoutout to John Danaher

@Portal100kgJJ Жыл бұрын

no gi is much simpler than gi

@impolitikful Жыл бұрын

@@Portal100kgJJ nah just different

@kasperbroberg2242 Жыл бұрын

@@Portal100kgJJ Well using a gi he is probably the best in the world

@ck3082 Жыл бұрын

@@impolitikful definitely is more "simple" without a gi

@froggy3496 Жыл бұрын

Around the 6 minutes mark craig was already tired. He mentioned how he doesn't warm up before his marches and it really shows. He tried to go 0-100 and gassed out just as anyone else would

@emiliob6250 Жыл бұрын

he also said he was nervous having his previous coach coaching his opponent, and ended up making the mistake fighting just on emotion in the beginning of the match

@froggy3496 Жыл бұрын

@@emiliob6250 yup that too 100%

@filipealveszsz Жыл бұрын

Craig Jones smokes joints all day when he's not working out, that's why he got no gas tank. People actually misjudge his capacity, but guy is a beast

@helios1336 Жыл бұрын

I sincerely believe because he doesn’t use PEDs or substantially less then other people.

@clarkkent1340 Жыл бұрын

Also doesn't Juice like everyone else. So there's that. Lol.

@stevep4236 Жыл бұрын

Been looking for this match everywhere..

@El1t3 Жыл бұрын

I really like the Persona Craig designs on internet. Its so fun to watch his new reels and god damn it, we need big competition vs Gordon Ryan! Keep up the good work gents, especially FloCEO! :)

@filipealveszsz Жыл бұрын

he already lost 3x to him, arguably we can say it's a 10kg difference match for Gordon anyway, anywise, anyhow, Craig will ever be the best second place in eveything, but the first one in our hearts

@El1t3 Жыл бұрын

@@filipealveszsz The scene is too big and there is room for up to 50+ grapplers from all over the world to shine near the 10 Best grapplers. o/

@filipealveszsz Жыл бұрын

@@El1t3 big fan of Jones here, guy got guts to face Gordon 3 times and still not being threatened by a good time in the tatami hahaha hope we can see much more of him in competitions

@El1t3 Жыл бұрын

@@filipealveszsz i fully agree with you. and the last reel? Craig Jones the Wada Doc? :Tearsofjoy: :D

@paarugsethi5292 Жыл бұрын

Mexican ground karate is hilarious😂

@darth_rickard Жыл бұрын

We need Brandon McCaghren commentating every bjj broadcast dudes so much fun to hear😂

@GrapplingwithPhysics Жыл бұрын

I’m guessing Craig never gives up single leg take downs given how calm he was and how easily he pulled his leg out.

@RareBreedOfCabbage 11 ай бұрын

he sometimes baits the single leg to get a hip throw.

@phoenix5417 6 ай бұрын

For only doing no gi for about a year, Meregali is truly a beast. He’s going to be very scary the next couple of years.

@pedrorivera8255 5 ай бұрын

Talent, tons of work top training partners and John Danaher as your coach isn't that bad😅👍🏾💪🏾.

@jacobsiebert9178 5 ай бұрын

He was a Gi world champion it’s not that big of a difference lol

@oldironsides4107 Ай бұрын

@@jacobsiebert9178 It’s a Huge difference

@jacobsiebert9178 Ай бұрын

@@oldironsides4107 nah

@innertubez Жыл бұрын

That venue looks so cool

@Mattchew2232 Жыл бұрын

5:00 Darth Danaher.

@adriansaninja 8 күн бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Lockdown335 10 ай бұрын

One of these guys becomes the P4P No.1 in 2023, Inspirational stuff!

@nlmss 9 ай бұрын

craig beat pena at invitational so he pfp now i guess

@hman7236 4 ай бұрын

Great match Bravo to both Warriors..

@anw00000 8 ай бұрын

Need another match with these two and then both each have match with Bodoni. That’d be stupendous.

@talkingfights Жыл бұрын

great match

@isaiah9313 Жыл бұрын

2:30 Devon Larratt with his son 💪

@oldironsides4107 Ай бұрын

I noticed the green hoody.

@thefreshprinceofnohair9703 11 ай бұрын

I can’t wait to see the B - Team vs the K-Babib team this summer.

@Good13man 4 ай бұрын

Jiu Jitsu is not enough. American wrestling combined with Jiu Jitsu is the ultimate.

@Anonymous.android Ай бұрын

Yeah that’s definitely where the sport is going if not already somewhat there

@adenzakirov7424 Жыл бұрын

it could have gone either way, interesting to see a rematch

@tairapeace Жыл бұрын

Is this like 10 milliseconds fast? I'm tripping haha the clock count seems fast and they look extra fast ⚡

@mosshark 9 ай бұрын

lmao, "He's going for the instructional material!"

@hoshinkanri123 Жыл бұрын

Drinking Game: take a shot every time Craig picks a wedgie LOL. Craig is a beast.

@Luxapricityarchives 11 ай бұрын

Craig Jones is my hero

@igorfc9980 4 ай бұрын

Vitoria merecida do Craig Jones!

@Chavajitsu Жыл бұрын

Weird that the ref pushed Craig and John danaher away from each other

@robertoterlizzi8465 Жыл бұрын

SuperFight

@SeekanDestroy03 Жыл бұрын

Just switch all these events to Quintet rules. So much more action, way funner to watch. These guys are studs, but Quintet's format's on another level.

@oldironsides4107 Ай бұрын

Love quintet.

@greasebob 5 ай бұрын

Meregali just subbed Pena!

@kieranhimself9124 Жыл бұрын

Who’s Kreg?

@kaliduncanel3356 Жыл бұрын

If every fight was like this I'd watch BJJ all the time.

@lobaosilva267 6 ай бұрын

Miregali no nogi ainda e pequeno tem que respeitar o craig alemão

@capofodedor7399 2 ай бұрын

That Gordon rematch is past due

@mustaphamsr9617 Жыл бұрын

Craig won according to the rules with the near takedown and the 2 submissions attempt but Meregali is actually better and more confident with his non stop offense the entire match whereas Craig was attacking 3 min and then went on full defense mode until the near takedown

@banmadabon Жыл бұрын

Meregali non stop offense consisted in trying to pull down Craig's neck the whole match...BORING!!! At least Craig tried some submissions ...

@donovanb9020 Жыл бұрын

Lol what nonstop offense?

@DR-jz1es 4 ай бұрын

And still lost. Cool comment. Hahaha. Nose beers !

@kevivtawar7716 5 ай бұрын

jones is so slick with everything. doesn't have the best cardio but fight IQ IS JUST superb. that last minute takedown was also very slick. very lazy (purposefully) to throw of nick

@canadians1982 Жыл бұрын

I wish they kept the DJ for absolut division

@schism8286 Жыл бұрын

Why did the ref push Craig away from Danaher?

@Normal6755 Жыл бұрын

The ref was keeping him on his section of the sideline.

@mitchellrussell697 8 ай бұрын

Gordon is so insecure he cant even look at damien. Lol

@solomon796 4 ай бұрын

Man I would love to see a rematch now, after Meregali beat Pena and Kaynan. Don't think Craig would take the match though

@003halmr 4 ай бұрын

I'd love to see it too but agree Craig wont take it except if its for a large amount of cash. In all fairness Craig is a lot smaller than him, especially now.

@daniloliraalmeidadasilva1442 Жыл бұрын

Luta muito técnica mano. Oss

@killingspree15 7 ай бұрын

craig making meregali look like a white belt

@oldironsides4107 Ай бұрын

lol what?

@anthonyrussomano7015 Жыл бұрын

They need to fix the rules on matches like this

@danielt9975 Ай бұрын

Meregali thought he could finish Craig in 4 minutes, but forgot that it was a Jiu-jitsu match...

@Lockdown335 4 ай бұрын

Sadly we have to listen to 2 self proclaimed Alpha king GOATs in no-GI now LOL

@St3pUnknown 10 ай бұрын

High level 🤌🏽

@SittinBull 11 ай бұрын

Can someone tell me who is commentating this? I would put money that the one guy is from Delco/Philly or South Jersey

@steffennrgaard2669 11 ай бұрын

This match shows why ADCC and grappling in general never will get a mainstream breakthrough. Two great competitors but still pretty boring to watch.

@phenriqueluiz 3 ай бұрын

10:53 ele tentando fazer aquele velho estrangulamento, dai lembro que não tinha lapela 😂

@getuptogetdown918 4 ай бұрын

Who’s achieved more in bjj competitions, no gi and gi?

@curtiscunningham134 10 ай бұрын

After re-watching this, Craig definitely won. I mean what did Meregali do that threatened an end to the match? Name me one sub he went for?

@GQ-jr5ro 11 ай бұрын

And how again is No-Gi more excitement than Gi

@badcid1362 Жыл бұрын

Who wears short shorts Craig wear short shorts if you dare wear short shorts Nair for short shorts

@thlee3 Жыл бұрын

mexican ground karate ... always makes me haha

@tobyn123 Жыл бұрын

6:08 to see Craig pull his thong out.

@letstalkcaliber704 11 ай бұрын

Meregalis pace was rediculous in the first half of the match. Jones was pretty much pacing himself the whole time.

@gerrymanda983 8 ай бұрын

It looked like Craig was waiting for the last 2 mins lol.

@TheBlackClockOfTime Жыл бұрын

It's like interesting to a point. Until there's no points.

@candylord5363 Жыл бұрын

Meregali DEC Jones

@lukerockhold5216 Жыл бұрын

ggiachads fight

@antonioinaciodasilvajunior2825 Жыл бұрын

top

@user-dt9mk8xm2l Жыл бұрын

Steriods vs no steriods you decide whos who

@yhwh777 Жыл бұрын

Oss😄😄😄

@kevinb123b Жыл бұрын

lol the ref just stiff arms craig at 2:02

@jrowlandj 2 ай бұрын

2 Wizards.

@marciofernandonogueira8259 Жыл бұрын

Luta feia do Caralho so troca de collor tye 😂😂😂 os dois tava morrendo no final 😂😂😂esperava mais dos dois eles poderia ter feito muito mais ai nessa luta

@jtr2087 Жыл бұрын

Craig’s shorts are too long.

@ericfamily7155 Жыл бұрын

Worst ref of ADCC. He was the guy who called all the negative points against Kaynan

@chcknpie04 11 ай бұрын

Lol the word is “admonishment”

@Lockdown335 4 ай бұрын

Nicholas wants this back so bad LOL poor bby

@thatmountain Жыл бұрын

The videos they're putting up from adcc make it painfully clear that you should not be hiring people from Philadelphia to do commentary.

@matpond Жыл бұрын

yo lookeded like craigs pantaloons were uncomfy for him the whole match

@andrewtregoning Жыл бұрын

it's Cr'Ay'g jones guys, not creg.

@Leonardo-xo2hh Жыл бұрын

meu amigo, pra mim Meregali é o melhor do brazil sem pestanejar....

@conormcqregor4393 Жыл бұрын

Zero submissions how cool

@MrWiru 11 ай бұрын

Looked like a draw a boring ass draw.😂

@gumbyjits6502 Жыл бұрын

bteam>new wave

@kevinrodgers7761 Жыл бұрын

Craig stop trolling how many wins? Lol new wave budd

@Lockdown335 10 ай бұрын

@@kevinrodgers7761 No.1 P4P now, Everybody is a Jr. member lately at New Autism Austin

@fullimetal7581 Жыл бұрын

boring. they should fix the scoring

@bryanjohnson8162 Жыл бұрын

Awful lot of stand-up wrestling for jujitsu seems like a lot of these matches are!?!?!?

@3figy Ай бұрын

Zzzz

@joeygeez215 8 ай бұрын

Interlocking fingers should be banned. Stalemates too much

@motox766 Жыл бұрын

Dang jones is juiced in this show. Normally he is lean but he needed something to beat nick

@thenotoriousm0e852 Жыл бұрын

He normally competes at 88 but decided to compete at 99 cause of his teammates. He def has the size disadvantage in this weight devision

@reedjohnson8501 Жыл бұрын

Fake news

@GrappleHeavy93 Жыл бұрын

He prob does use (not that I care), but his size increase could also be becauase his fight dietician had him eating 5k cals leading up to this. There's a great podcast about it.

@mustaphamsr9617 Жыл бұрын

He definitely juices he said it himself saying it's fun to say because people will think I'm joking

@banmadabon Жыл бұрын

C'mon Gordo go away, you can't beat Craig in the social media's arena..It's sad to watch...

@evanproctor4824 Жыл бұрын

Nicky got robbed

@lhh6627 22 күн бұрын

I dont know why I was told to watch this to study false reaps. Literally one failed attempt in a match that you should get paid to watch.

@kallepikku4991 Жыл бұрын

These kids need to learn how to wrestle. What is this, shoving match?

@CalebDiT Жыл бұрын

Yes, please, pick up the pace. An ankle pick. A fireman's carry. A snap down. Do something. Don't y'all know how to take people down? These guys are literally worse than youth wrestlers, on their feet.

@oldeenglish64 Жыл бұрын

I think Meregali pushed more. Close tho. But Meregali shoulda won that.

@thenotoriousm0e852 Жыл бұрын

Hell no

@timothycarey3883 Жыл бұрын

@@thenotoriousm0e852 i agree,meragali defended more, his only offense was a few failed singles that craig shutdown easily , craig had multiple sub attempts and a takedown that had meragali scrambling for his life.

@banmadabon Жыл бұрын

No he pulled more...Craig's neck. The only thing he did all the match...