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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Portis (ranked 2107 p4p, 237 weight class) and Aristides Abel (ranked 2847 p4p, 309 weight class). Portis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lord Knows - Meek Mill. Abel has chosen Express Yourself as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Portis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Portis looks to land a right hand but Abel moved out of range.
Portis ducks under a wild hook from Abel.
Portis throwing a counter right hand but Abel manages to avoid it.
Portis missing with a left hand there. Abel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abel has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Portis is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Portis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abel throws out the jab.
Portis throws a big counter combination but Abel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Portis misses with a right hand
and Abel counters with a straight right hand.
Abel scores with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from Portis.
Abel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Abel misses with an uppercut.
Portis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abel circles away quickly and effectively.
Portis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Abel moves into range and clinches up with Portis.
Portis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Portis on the side of the head.
A jab from Abel finds it's way through Portis's defenses.
Portis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Abel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Portis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abel lands a head kick. Portis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Portis misses the shot to the body.
Abel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jackson Portis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Portis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Abel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Portis throws a right and a left that Abel avoids nicely.
Abel looks to clinch
and Portis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Portis throws a shot from downtown. Abel moves away and avoids it.
Abel misses with a leg kick
enabling Portis to counter with a crisp jab.
Abel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Portis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abel circles away quickly and effectively.
Abel throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Portis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Portis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Portis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abel pushes Portis up against the cage in a clinch.
Portis tries to stall but Abel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Abel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Portis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Portis takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Abel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abel lands a head kick!
A jab from Abel misses.
Abel lands an overhand right.
Abel throws a hook but Portis avoids it easily.
Portis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Abel tries to clinch up but Portis circles away and keeps his distance.
Portis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Portis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Portis misses the target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Abel.
Abel throws a sloppy head kick and Portis moves out of range easily.
Abel throws a head kick that misses.
Abel throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Portis misses the target.
No joy there for Portis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donk. Abel catches Portis right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Portis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Abel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Portis is out of range and Abel settles back down.
A big left from Abel misses.
Abel throws a hook to the side of Portis's head but Portis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abel fakes the leg kick and cracks Portis in the body.
A punch lands to the side of Abel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Portis finds it's way through Abel's defenses.
Abel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Abel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Portis throws a big counter combination but Abel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Abel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Abel moves out of range as Portis throws a body kick.
Abel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Some wild striking there from Portis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Portis's head.
Portis scores with a jab. Abel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Abel misses with a body shot.
Portis throws a big counter combination but Abel scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Abel.
Portis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Abel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Abel tries to clinch but Portis is having none of it.
Abel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Portis's head.
Portis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Portis duly obliges.
Portis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abel lands a nice shot that snaps Portis's head back.
Abel walks into a jab.
A left and a right from Portis both land. Nice combination.
Portis throws an off balance right hand
and Abel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abel throws a big shot that misses.
Abel lands with a nice body punch.
Abel tries to clinch but Portis is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Decent striking displayed by Portis there.
Portis blocks a head kick by Abel.
Good work by Portis as he checks the leg kick.
Portis is looking to counter punch.
Nice cross by Portis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aristides Abel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Portis misses the jab.
Portis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Portis digs a good body shot into Abel's ribs.
Portis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aristides Abel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Portis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Abel at a distance.
Portis looks to throw the jab but Abel is out of range.
Portis slips a jab and a cross from Abel.
Nice defenses there by Abel.
Abel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Abel's corner calls for a 1-2. Abel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Abel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Portis.
Portis with a nice cross.
Portis scores with a nice head shot.
Portis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abel circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Abel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slow jab from Portis misses its intended target.
Abel flicks out a counter leg kick but Portis steps away.
Portis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel walks into a left hand.
Abel throws a leg kick
and Portis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Portis throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Portis.
Abel is rocked!
Abel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Portis. Portis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Portis misses with a straight left.
Portis looks to land a left hand but Abel moved out of range nicely.
Portis lands with a straight right. Abel didn't see that one coming.
Abel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Abel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Abel is still on wobbly legs! Can Portis finish him?
Abel tries a head kick but it misses.
Abel seems to have recovered his senses.
Portis throws a jab but it's blocked by Abel.
Portis lands a jab to the nose.
Portis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Abel misses with a hook. Portis ducked under it nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Portis scores with a four punch combination!
Portis digs a good hook to Abel's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel throws the left hand but Portis avoids the punch easily.
Abel connects with a body shot that sends Portis's belly button to the back.
Portis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abel.
Portis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Abel is breathing heavily.
Abel is looking to slow Portis down with leg kicks.
Abel throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little feinted left hand from Portis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Portis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Abel connects with a right hand. Portis shakes it off.
Abel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Portis. That did some damage!
Abel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Portis throws the left hand but Abel avoids the punch easily.
Abel punishes Portis's body with a nice straight punch.
Abel lands an overhand right.
Portis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Portis throws out the jab.
Abel throws a poor cross that misses
and Abel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Portis swings widly with a right hand
and Abel counters with a thumping low kick.
Abel closes the distance and clinches.
I was talking to Portis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Portis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abel is leaning against Portis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Abel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Portis throws a punch but it's blocked by Abel.
Portis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Portis wants to get back to striking at distance but Abel won't allow it.
Portis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Portis's efforts to push away.
Abel scores with a shot to the side of Portis's head.
Abel throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abel.
Portis manages to break the clinch.
Portis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Abel momentarily.
Portis scores with a punch to the head.
Portis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Portis lands with a cross.
Abel 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.
Portis throws out a loose jab but Abel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abel is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Portis with a body shot.
Portis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Portis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abel.
Portis staying out of range there.
Abel misses with a low kick as Portis jumps back.
Portis misses with a double jab.
Portis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Abel.
Abel drops his hands momentarily and Portis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Portis throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Abel to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Abel misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abel lands a nice looking body kick.
Portis scores with a jab to the body.
Portis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abel.
Portis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abel.
Portis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jackson Portis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Abel throws a good cross that connects.
Abel tries to clinch but Portis moves out of range.
It looked like Portis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Portis. Abel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abel lands a jab.
Abel forces Portis back against the cage and clinches.
Abel misses with the head strike.
Portis breaks from the clinch.
Abel has Portis up against the cage in a clinch.
Portis looking for a takedown.
Abel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Portis lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abel.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abel.
Abel lands a shoulder strike.
Aristides Abel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Portis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Portis lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel slips a straight right by Portis.
Portis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Abel misses the jab.
Portis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abel.
Portis throws a right hand that misses
enabling Abel to counter with a crisp jab.
Abel throws a sloppy head kick and Portis moves out of range easily.
Portis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Portis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Abel catches Portis right on the button with a cross.
Portis misses with the combination.
Portis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Abel scores with the left hand. Portis knows he should have avoided that one.
Portis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Portis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Portis 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.
Abel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Portis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Abel scrambles back to his feet.
A big right from Portis misses.
Some wild striking there from Abel.
Abel lands the left hand.
Portis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Portis moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Abel goes down! Can Portis finish him!?
Abel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Abel manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Abel fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abel swings wildly with an uppercut but Portis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Portis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Portis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abel clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Portis.
Abel swings wildly with an uppercut but Portis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abel misses with the head strike.
Abel misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Portis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Abel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Portis manages to break the clinch.
Abel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Abel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Abel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abel throws a head kick that Portis semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portis misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Portis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Portis lands with a cross.
Portis misses with a looping left.
A jab from Portis misses.
Abel throws a lazy uppercut
and Portis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abel is looking to clinch but Portis is avoiding it.
Abel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Portis circles away quickly and effectively.
Portis throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Portis misses.
Abel replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Portis blocks it well.
Abel ducks under a wild hook from Portis.
Abel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Portis throws a lazy head kick
and Abel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Portis has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Portis throws a right and a left that Abel avoids nicely.
Portis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jackson Portis.
I think Portis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Portis!
During a confident post fight interview, Jackson Portis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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