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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Profittt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Trent Profittt's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kevin Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trent Profittt!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Profittt shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Profittt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the ropes. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Profittt fails with the takedown.
Kevin Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trent Profittt.
Profittt with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Profittt.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones stalls.
Profittt fails to pull guard.
Profittt is trying to pull guard but Jones has him pressed against the ropes.
Profittt working hard to break the clinch.
Profittt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Profittt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoids the body shot from Profittt.
Profittt shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Profittt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Profittt looks winded!
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Profittt tries to work over Jones's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
Jones shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Profittt manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Profittt's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Profittt throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jones stands up from Profittt's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Profittt misses with a takedown
and Jones counters by clinching up.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jones gets to his feet. Profittt looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Profittt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones forces Profittt back against the ropes and clinches.
Profittt prevents the takedown attempt.
Profittt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Profittt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Jones working the ground and pound from side control.
Jones trying to control the action but Profittt is working from the bottom.
Jones is trying to get an arm triangle but Profittt is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Profittt to see if he's OK.
Profittt is looking for a sweep.
Jones misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones works to advance to full mount. Profittt defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Profittt is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Profittt can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Profittt is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
Jones is trying to work for a kimura but Profittt is defending well.
Jones wants to take a breather but Profittt is having none of it.
Jones slows the pace down in half guard.
Profittt is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Profittt avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Profittt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kevin Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jones is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Profittt doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jones.
Jones is thwarting Profittt's attempts to control the position.
Profittt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Profittt trying to control but Jones postures up.
Profittt is breathing heavily.
Profittt is trying to get back to full guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Trent Profittt hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Profittt tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Profittt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Profittt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Profittt misses with a few strikes there.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones clinches.
Profittt managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones jumps guard and drags Profittt to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Jones looking to control.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Profittt from controlling successfully.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Profittt wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Kevin Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Profittt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Profittt in a clinch.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Profittt is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Jones dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Profittt to the ground. Jones is now in Profittt's guard.
Profittt wants to sweep but no luck.
Profittt throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Profittt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Profittt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones stands up from Profittt's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jones tries to sprawl but Profittt drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Jones preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Profittt is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Profittt tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Jones.
Jones tries to roll over but Profittt keeps him under control.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Profittt is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Profittt seems to be looking for submissions.
Jones wants to control but Profittt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Profittt is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jones pushes Profittt off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to bum rush Profittt with a series of wild strikes but Profittt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Profittt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kevin Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Profittt tries to kick Jones off in order to stand up. Jones Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Jones decides to stand back up.
Jones leaves Profittt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Profittt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trent Profittt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kevin Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Profittt did well to prevent Jones getting side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Jones!
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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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