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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aristides Abel (ranked 1021 p4p, 1624 weight class) and Jake Drummond (ranked 159 p4p, 240 weight class). Abel comes to the cage accompanied by Express Yourself. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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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 30 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aristides Abel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Drummond!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ron Honeybunn and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drummond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abel connects with a single shot there.
A swing and a miss from Drummond.
Drummond tries to work over Abel's front leg with a kick but Abel checks it.
Drummond staying out of range there.
Drummond throws an overhand right that lands on Abel's shoulder, as Abel tries to avoid the shot.
Drummond fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abel.
Abel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Drummond throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Abel's head.
Abel looks for the body kick but Drummond saw that one coming.
Drummond tries to counter with a clinch but Abel shakes him off and moves away.
A slow jab from Drummond misses its intended target.
Abel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jake Drummond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abel connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drummond throws a jab but it's blocked by Abel.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Drummond has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Drummond misses with a looping right.
Drummond blocks a jab.
Abel blocks a leg kick.
Abel lands a jab to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Abel scores with a leg kick.
Abel scores with a shot to the body.
Abel takes one on the button.
Drummond throws out a leg kick but Abel moves out of range and Drummond only half commits.
Abel slips under a jab.
A low kick lands for Drummond.
Abel slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Abel.
Abel tests Drummond's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abel ducks under a wild hook from Drummond.
Aristides Abel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drummond fails to land with a series of punches.
Drummond cracks Abel with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Drummond takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abel.
Drummond misses with a straight right.
Abel cracks Drummond with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Drummond throws the left hand but Abel avoids the punch easily.
Abel looks to land a body kick but Drummond moved away.
Drummond tries to bum rush Abel with a series of wild strikes but Abel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Drummond throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Abel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Abel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Abel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Drummond on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Abel. Drummond shrugs it off though.
Drummond uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abel.
A slapping body kick lands there for Abel.
Drummond takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Abel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Drummond is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Drummond looks to land a left hand but Abel moved out of range nicely.
Abel scores with a leg kick.
Abel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Drummond looks to score with a jab to the body but Abel is just out of range.
Abel tried to counter with a leg kick but Drummond avoided it.
Drummond shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Abel defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drummond moves out of range as Abel throws a body kick.
Drummond misses with a hook. Abel ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Abel.
Drummond misses with a leg kick
and Abel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drummond misses the jab.
Abel misses with a kick to the body.
Drummond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drummond looks to throw the jab but Abel is out of range.
Abel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drummond.
Abel throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Abel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Abel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Drummond shoots in and drives through. Abel sprawls well.
Drummond lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Abel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drummond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abel slips a straight right by Drummond.
It looked like Abel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drummond. Abel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abel throwing a counter right hand but Drummond manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drummond has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abel finds it's way round the side to connect with Drummond's head.
Abel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drummond showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abel.
Abel lands a front kick.
Abel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Abel throws a quick counter kick to the body but Drummond avoids it.
Drummond has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Abel.
Drummond misses the shot to the body.
Drummond throws a jab when Abel was well out of range.
Drummond throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Drummond wants to land a leg kick but Abel is out of range.
Abel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Abel looks to land a left hand but Drummond moved out of range nicely.
Abel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Drummond misses with a straight right.
And Abel counters with a quick kick to the body but Drummond blocks it.
Abel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abel slips a straight right by Drummond.
Abel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drummond throws out the jab.
Abel with a nice calf kick.
Abel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Drummond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aristides Abel will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Drummond misses with an uppercut. Abel saw that one coming.
Abel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Drummond on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Abel. Abel obviously looking to wear him down.
Abel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drummond with a nice calf kick.
Drummond slips a jab from Abel.
Drummond misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice straight punches there by Drummond. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Drummond.
Drummond takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drummond throws a lazy right hand but Abel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drummond takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Abel throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abel.
A slapping body kick lands there for Abel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drummond throws a hook but Abel avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Abel misses the target.
Abel thuds a left hand into Drummond's body.
Abel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drummond moves out of range as Abel throws a body kick.
Nice shot by Abel.
Aristides Abel is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel staying out of range there.
Abel is looking for a counter combo.
Drummond cracks Abel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drummond scores with a nice right hand.
Abel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drummond.
Drummond misses with a right hand
and Abel counters with a big head kick but Drummond shrugs it off.
Drummond has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Abel.
Drummond misses with a hook
and Abel counters with a nice body kick.
Drummond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abel manages to avoid it.
Abel throws an overhand right that lands on Drummond's shoulder, as Drummond tries to avoid the shot.
Drummond takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Drummond throws an overhand right that lands on Abel's shoulder, as Abel tries to avoid the shot.
Drummond tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abel throwing a counter right hand but Drummond manages to avoid it.
Drummond throws a big shot that misses.
Drummond throws an off balance right hand
and Abel counters with a solid body kick.
Abel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Abel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Drummond.
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!
The fighters circling - Abel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some bone on bone action there as Abel checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Abel throws a series of punches but Drummond moves out of range.
Drummond throws out a counter right but Abel avoids it with no problem.
Drummond looks to throw the jab but Abel is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drummond.
Drummond walks forward, straight into a front kick from Abel.
Abel misses with a low kick.
Drummond's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Drummond missing with a left hand there. Abel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Abel counters with a quick kick to the body but Drummond blocks it.
Abel scores with a kick to the midsection.
Abel lands a nice looking body kick.
Drummond gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Abel.
Drummond misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Drummond will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Abel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Drummond just manages to avoid it.
Drummond has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Drummond there as he acknowledges the shot.
Drummond tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drummond thows a left - swing and a miss!
Abel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Drummond just manages to avoid it.
Abel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drummond's sensitive parts.
Abel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abel slips under a jab from Drummond.
A good leg kick by Abel.
Drummond blocks the body kick.
Drummond missing with a left hand there. Abel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drummond throws a head kick but Abel moves out of range.
Drummond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drummond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Drummond fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Abel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Drummond pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Abel looks for the body kick but Drummond saw that one coming.
Drummond steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Abel. That one must have hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Abel misses the target.
Abel misses with a body kick.
Abel throws an overhand right that lands on Drummond's shoulder, as Drummond tries to avoid the shot.
Drummond is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Drummond throws a big shot that misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Drummond might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Abel has got the better of the exchanges.
Abel moves out of range as Drummond throws a body kick.
Drummond shoots in for a double leg but Abel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Good leg kick by Abel.
Drummond chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abel can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drummond misses with a wild body shot.
Drummond 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 pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drummond throws out a counter right but Abel avoids it with no problem.
Drummond throws a leg kick which misses Abel's front leg but catches the back leg as Abel tries to avoid it.
Drummond misses with a straight left.
Abel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drummond can do to turn this around?
Drummond moves out of range of the body kick.
Drummond steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Abel.
Abel looks to land a body kick but Drummond moved away.
Abel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Abel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drummond just misses with a punch to the body.
Drummond throws a hook to the side of Abel's head but Abel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drummond tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A low kick lands for Abel.
A big left from Drummond misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drummond misses the jab.
Abel tried to counter with a leg kick but Drummond avoided it.
Abel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Drummond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drummond dives in and grabs Abel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Abel pushes down on Drummond's head and hops out.
Abel slips a jab from Drummond.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aristides Abel dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Drummond throws a right hand that misses
and Drummond takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drummond takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Abel slips a jab from Drummond.
Drummond throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Abel counters with a solid body kick.
Drummond ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abel moves away.
Abel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Drummond throws an off balance right hand
and Abel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Drummond is predictable there
and Abel counters with a good, hard body kick but Drummond shrugs it off.
Abel staying out of range there.
Drummond takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Abel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Drummond slips a jab from Abel.
Abel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drummond momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drummond looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drummond takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drummond changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Drummond lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Abel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Abel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Abel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Drummond takes a step back to recover.
Abel lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Drummond takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Abel lands a jab to the head.
Abel with a nice calf kick.
Abel ducks under a wild hook from Drummond.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Drummond checks a leg kick.
Drummond motions for Abel to come forward. Drummond throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Abel connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Abel.
Drummond misses with a looping right.
And Abel counters with a quick kick to the body but Drummond blocks it.
Drummond misses with a lunging right hand
and Abel counters with a straight right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Abel there.
Abel connects with the punch.
Drummond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abel scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good work by Abel as he checks the leg kick.
Abel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big right from Drummond misses.
Drummond has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drummond throws out a loose jab but Abel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drummond moves out of range of the body kick.
Drummond throws a leg kick that is checked
and Abel counters with a body kick.
Abel checks a leg kick nicely.
Drummond has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Abel.
Drummond scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abel moves out of range of the strikes.
Abel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Abel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Drummond takes a step back to recover.
Drummond takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Abel stalks Drummond and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Drummond's face. Drummond staggers backwards, shaken.
Abel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Abel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drummond.
Drummond moves out of range of the body kick from Abel.
Drummond looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Drummond throws a sloppy body shot
and Abel counters with a nice body kick.
Drummond misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Abel blocks the low kick.
Abel lands with an overhand left.
Drummond avoids the body shot from Abel.
Abel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Abel looks to land a body kick but Drummond moved away.
Drummond shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Abel but Abel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice uppercut there from Abel.
Decent striking displayed by Drummond there.
Abel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Drummond misses with a straight left.
Drummond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abel jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Abel ducks under a wild hook from Drummond.
A jab from Abel does it's job there.
Drummond cracks a nice hook into Abel's ribs.
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!
A big left from Abel misses.
Aristides Abel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drummond connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Abel momentarily.
Drummond tries a head kick but it misses.
Drummond takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Abel connects with a crisp jab.
Abel cracks Drummond with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Drummond misses with a straight left.
And Abel counters with a quick kick to the body but Drummond blocks it.
Drummond does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Drummond throws an overhand right that lands on Abel's shoulder, as Abel tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheers as Abel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drummond doesn't seem phased though.
A swing and a miss from Drummond.
Abel throws a leg kick which misses Drummond's front leg but catches the back leg as Drummond tries to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Drummond misses
and Abel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Abel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Drummond's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Drummond.
Drummond is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abel.
Drummond takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jake Drummond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abel lands the left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abel.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aristides Abel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Abel 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aristides Abel!
Aristides Abel decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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