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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bessarion Alexius (ranked 403 p4p, 59 weight class) and Jackson Portis (ranked 1144 p4p, 153 weight class). Alexius's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, A Country Boy Can Survive. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
31 - 14 - 1 |
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186 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bessarion Alexius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jackson Portis!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexius punishes Portis's body with a nice straight punch.
Alexius looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Alexius is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Alexius throws a big elbow that misses.
Portis lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Alexius has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Alexius controls Portis momentarily but Portis frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Portis prevents Alexius from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portis preventing the sweep.
Portis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alexius pulls Portis in to control the position.
Portis trying to control but Alexius is working from the bottom.
Portis preventing the sweep.
Portis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alexius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Portis won't allow Alexius to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Alexius swats away the attempt to clinch by Portis.
Alexius throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Portis.
Alexius darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexius walks into a jab.
Portis throws an overhand right that lands on Alexius's shoulder, as Alexius tries to avoid the shot.
Alexius has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jackson Portis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alexius tries a head kick but it misses.
Portis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alexius cracks Portis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alexius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexius shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Portis as he jumps to the side.
Alexius throws a push kick but Portis slaps the foot to one side.
A nice side step and Portis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Some wild striking there from Portis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Portis misses the body punch
and Alexius moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alexius as Portis tries to tie him up.
Alexius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexius looks for the body kick but Portis saw that one coming.
Alexius throws a right and a left that Portis avoids nicely.
Alexius lands with a nice body punch.
Alexius lands a lovely overhand right.
Alexius shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Portis but Portis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Portis lands the left hand.
Alexius ducks under a wild hook from Portis.
Portis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alexius.
Bessarion Alexius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexius misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portis misses the jab.
Alexius scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alexius throws a head kick but Portis moves out of range.
Portis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alexius slips a jab and a cross from Portis.
Alexius tries to counter by clinching up but Portis breaks away and moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexius throws a combination that misses
and Portis counters with a straight right hand.
Alexius bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Portis's head backwards.
Alexius swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Portis.
Portis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Portis scores with a decent looking hook.
Alexius tries to clinch up but Portis circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Portis! But no joy.
Portis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Portis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alexius connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bessarion Alexius dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Portis misses with a wild combination.
Portis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alexius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alexius shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Alexius was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Portis tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Portis breaks Alexius's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Alexius avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alexius controlling Portis's posture.
Portis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portis looking to sit in guard and control but Alexius gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexius trying to control but Portis is working from the bottom.
Portis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alexius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alexius preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Portis working a defensive guard here.
Alexius looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Portis pulls Alexius in close to prevent any damage.
Alexius won't allow Portis to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexius wants to control from the top but Portis keeps moving.
Alexius is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Portis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alexius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Portis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alexius slips a jab and a cross from Portis.
Portis loads up on a big right hand but Alexius slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alexius. Portis shrugs it off though.
Alexius scores with a shot to the body.
Alexius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Portis closes the distance and pushes Alexius back into the cage.
Portis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alexius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Portis backwards.
Portis gets through Alexius's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Portis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alexius is trying to maintain a safe position but Portis gets an underhook and turns Alexius into the cage.
Alexius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Portis's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Alexius tries to break the clinch but Portis is controlling the position.
Portis misses with some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alexius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alexius looking for a takedown.
Portis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Portis prevents a body shot from Alexius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jackson Portis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Alexius is looking to score with low kicks.
Alexius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Portis.
Alexius moves into the clinch.
Portis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alexius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Portis's elbow.
Alexius tries to break free but Portis pushes him back against the cage.
Portis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alexiuss head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Portis misses with a knee strike.
Portis breaks from the clinch.
Portis looks to land a right hand but Alexius moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexius throws a hook but Portis avoids it easily.
Portis throws a shot from downtown. Alexius moves away and avoids it.
Alexius throws a leg kick but Portis checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portis blocks a low kick nicely.
Portis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bessarion Alexius is winning the standup battle so far.
Alexius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Portis's sensitive parts.
Alexius cracks the inside of Portis's front leg.
Alexius throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Portis counter with a right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alexius.
Alexius throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Portis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Portis dodges the punch combination from Alexius.
Portis throws out a counter right but Alexius avoids it with no problem.
Alexius misses the shot to the body.
Portis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alexius misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alexius. Portis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alexius is looking to wear down Portis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Portis lands a glancing blow to the side of Alexius's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexius shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Portis is trying to defend but Alexius finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Portis kicks off Alexius and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexius swings for the body but Portis moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Portis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alexius swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Portis misses with a looping left.
Alexius misses with a takedown
and Portis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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.
Alexius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Portis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexius thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Portis if he has to take too many more of those.
Alexius throws a nice looking combination but Portis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alexius feints and then cracks Portis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Portis down.
Alexius jabs Portis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alexius scores with a nice right hand.
Portis throws a nice looking combination but Alexius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alexius scores with a head kick.
Alexius throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Portis on the side of the head.
Alexius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Portis.
Portis looks to score with a jab to the body but Alexius is just out of range.
Alexius throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Portis to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alexius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alexius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Portis was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexius.
Alexius lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Alexius.
Alexius shoots in and gets a takedown into Portis's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Portis keeping moving, preventing Alexius from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Portis wants to sweep here but Alexius controlling him for the moment.
Portis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bessarion Alexius showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alexius 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bessarion Alexius!
Bessarion Alexius was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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