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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marciano Cobb (ranked 765 p4p, 1269 weight class) and Jackson Portis (ranked 112 p4p, 179 weight class). Cobb comes to the cage accompanied by Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A.. 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 Jackson Portis was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marciano Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Portis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Portis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slow jab from Cobb misses its intended target.
Cobb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Portis throws a looping overhand right but Cobb ducks down to avoid it.
Portis looks to land a left hand but Cobb moved out of range nicely.
Cobb takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Portis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cobb clinches up with Portis and pushes him back against the cage.
Cobb being controlled against the cage.
Cobb misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Cobb.
Cobb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Portis blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Cobb.
Portis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cobb.
Cobb misses with a hook. Portis ducked under it nicely.
Cobb tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Portis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cobb tries to clinch but Portis moves out of range.
Marciano Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobb throws a body kick that misses.
Cobb lands a body shot.
Cobb misses with a right hand
and Portis counters with a straight right hand.
Portis walks into a stiff left hand from Cobb.
Portis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cobb with the inside leg kick.
Cobb tries to land a leg kick but Portis saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cobb shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch but Portis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Portis misses the target.
Cobb lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cobb blocks a jab.
Cobb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cobb lands a nice looking body shot.
Cobb lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A low kick from Cobb misses
and Cobb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cobb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Portis.
Portis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cobb connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Portis scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portis works the jab nicely.
A swing and a miss from Cobb.
A telegraphed right hand from Cobb misses the target.
Portis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Cobb misses.
Cobb misses with a head kick.
Cobb lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Portis circles away quickly and effectively.
Cobb scores with a punch to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cobb looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Portis moves forwards but Cobb connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Portis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cobb throws a poor cross that misses
and Portis counters with a straight right hand.
Portis swats away the attempt to clinch by Cobb.
A head kick misses from Cobb.
Cobb motions for Portis to come forward. Cobb throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Portis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cobb with a body shot.
Cobb lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Portis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Portis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Portis swings widly with a right hand
and Cobb makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marciano Cobb dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cobb connects with a solid leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Cobb.
Cobb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cobb turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cobb fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cobb misses with a right hand
and Cobb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Portis misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb misses with a double jab
enabling Portis to counter with a crisp jab.
Cobb looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marciano Cobb is winning the standup battle so far.
Cobb walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Portis ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Cobb.
Cobb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Portis can do to turn this around?
Cobb misses the shot to the body.
Portis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cobb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cobb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Portis looks to land a combination but Cobb avoids it well.
Cobb misses with a right hand
and Portis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cobb throws a shot from downtown. Portis moves away and avoids it.
Cobb lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Portis might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cobb's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Portis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cobb scrambles back to his feet.
Cobb takes a swing at Portis's ribcage but misses.
Portis throws out a counter right but Cobb avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a nice looking combination but Portis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little jabbing left from Portis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cobb misses with a double jab.
It seemed like Portis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cobb fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Portis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cobb swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Portis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Portis lands a really nice looking cross but Cobb seems unphased.
Cobb scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cobb misses with a double jab
letting Portis counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Portis misses its intended target.
Nice straight punches there by Cobb. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cobb.
Portis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cobb.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Portis! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cobb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Portis.
Cobb jabs Portis right on the nose. Portis blinks but takes it well.
Portis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Nice uppercut there from Cobb.
Nice defenses there by Cobb.
As Portis looks to move away, Cobb throws a big counter combo but Portis just gets out of the way.
Nice uppercut lands for Cobb. That snapped Portis's head back.
Portis defending well as Cobb loads up on a big left hand.
Portis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cobb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cobb moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb missing with a left hand there. Portis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Portis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Portis takes one to the side of the head.
Portis misses with an uppercut.
Cobb on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Cobb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cobb closes the distance and clinches.
Cobb working aggressively here.
Cobb misses with a knee strike.
Cobb misses with a punch on the inside.
Portis tries a body shot but Cobb blocks it.
Portis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Portis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cobb scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cobb fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marciano Cobb dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cobb throws a nice looking combination but Portis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cobb cracks Portis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Some bone on bone action there as Portis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cobb slips a jab from Portis.
Cobb throws a sloppy head kick and Portis moves out of range easily.
Portis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cobb tries to clinch up
and Cobb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Cobb on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Portis looks to land a left hand but Cobb moved out of range nicely.
Cobb misses with a body punch
and Portis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cobb throws a jab when Portis was well out of range.
Portis blocks a low kick nicely.
Portis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cobb throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cobb tries to clinch up.
Portis circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Portis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Portis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cobb.
Cobb digs a good hook to Portis's body.
Jackson Portis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cobb.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Portis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Portis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cobb walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Portis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Portis looks to land a right hand but Cobb moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Cobb misses the target.
Portis looks to land a right hand but Cobb moved out of range.
Cobb tries to clinch there but Portis circles away.
Portis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cobb throws a right and a left that both miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Portis throws a hook but Cobb blocks it.
Cobb throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Portis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cobb throws a front kick aimed at Portis's knee but Portis avoids it well.
Portis tries to move into range but Cobb moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marciano Cobb is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cobb throws a low kick, looking for Portis's leg but Portis calmly moves out of range.
Portis lands a really nice looking cross but Cobb seems unphased.
Cobb throws a body shot but no joy.
Portis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cobb misses with a head kick.
Portis lands a jab to the nose.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Portis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Portis slips a jab and a cross from Cobb.
Portis misses with a left hand
and Cobb connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Portis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cobb throws a head kick but Portis moves out of range.
Cobb moves in looking to clinch but Portis pushes him off.
Portis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Portis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Portis throws a combination that misses
and Cobb counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cobb tries to clinch up.
Cobb swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Portis counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jackson Portis.
Well Cobb 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marciano Cobb!
After the fight, Marciano Cobb was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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