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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ze Oliveira (ranked 2906 p4p, 3295 weight class) and Kevin Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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201
1 - 1 - 0 |
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184 cm
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198
11 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ Red Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ze Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromOliveira.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oliveira throws a quick counter head kick but Jones was just out of range.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
An attempted straight right counter from Oliveira misses the target.
Jones darts in looking for a takedown but Oliveira gets double underhooks and turns Jones into the cage.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones wants to clinch
and Oliveira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Oliveira moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Oliveira wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones tries for a takedown but Oliveira circles away easily
and Oliveira counters with a stiff right hand.
Ze Oliveira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Jones.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Oliveira counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Oliveira swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliveira moves away.
Oliveira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Oliveira sprawls well.
Oliveira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones connects with a right hand. Oliveira shakes it off.
Oliveira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oliveira staying out of range there.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oliveira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oliveira is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Oliveira to the ground. Jones is now in Oliveira's guard.
Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Oliveira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Oliveira tries to escape but Jones is in control.
A lull in the action here as Jones stalls from top position.
Oliveira tries to control but Jones manages to take his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Jones looking for the choke from the back.
Oliveira is trying to get back to his feet but Jones has full control of the position and if anything, Oliveira has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Jones.
Oliveira knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones is not going to allow Oliveira to sit and survive in this position.
Oliveira is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Well, with Jones on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Oliveira is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Jones missing with strikes.
Oliveira covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Oliveira is trying to get back to his feet but Jones has full control of the position and if anything, Oliveira has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Jones punches the canvas rather than the man.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Jones dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Oliveira slips under a jab.
Jones closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Oliveira did well to prevent Jones getting side control.
Oliveira is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones wants to control but Oliveira is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Oliveira defends it well.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jones working his ground and pound in the gym.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones landing shots from mount.
Jones throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jones tries to control but Oliveira wriggling away.
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jones content just to control the position here.
Jones throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Oliveira because Jones loaded up on that one.
Jones tries to control but Oliveira wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to control here but Oliveira has managed to regain half guard.
Jones passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jones controlling the pace for now.
Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Oliveira looks a forlorn figure.
Jones looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones looking to control but Oliveira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
Oliveira is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
Oliveira on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oliveira tries to get out of the position.
Oliveira is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Oliveira?
Oliveira taking shots to the head.
Jones dominating with strikes here.
Jones controlling from mount.
Kevin Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones looking to control but Oliveira is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Oliveira looks a forlorn figure.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Oliveira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oliveira gets caught flat footed, as Jones shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Oliveira has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Jones is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Oliveira is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jones is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Oliveira to the mat. Oliveira regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones wants to control from the top but Oliveira keeps moving.
Oliveira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones passes Oliveira's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jones is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones seems to be working for a kimura but Oliveira defends the submission attempt.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Oliveira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Oliveira defending well though.
Jones wants to free his trapped foot but Oliveira is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Oliveira is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Oliveira is looking to escape.
Jones is trying to control. Oliveira wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jones prevents Oliveira from standing back up.
Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jones thows a huge punch but Oliveira dodges it nicely.
Jones working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jones takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jones is nestled in close to Oliveira, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jones is looking to stall here but Oliveira recovers full guard.
Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oliveira wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Oliveira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Oliveira counters by clinching up.
Oliveira has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Oliveira pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Oliveira has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Oliveira wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Oliveira is trying to stand.
Jones is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oliveira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Oliveira's hands, connecting with Oliveira's forehead.
Ze Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kevin Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oliveira looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jones winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Jones!
A very excited looking Kevin Jones rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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