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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vince Noir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tico Ponce De Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noir comes to the cage accompanied by Gary Numan - Are Friends Electric . Ponce De Leon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Los Lobos - Canción Del Mariachi. Tico Ponce De Leon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vince Noir's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Vince Noir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tico Ponce De Leon!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noir moves out of range of the leg kick from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Noir thuds his right hand into Ponce De Leon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ponce De Leon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Noir's calf.
Good work by Noir as he checks the leg kick.
Ponce De Leon throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Noir cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ponce De Leon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Noir's head.
Noir slips under a jab from Ponce De Leon.
Noir throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ponce De Leon fakes the leg kick and cracks Noir in the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noir tries a low kick but Ponce De Leon avoids it.
Ponce De Leon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Noir throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ponce De Leon's waist but Ponce De Leon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Noir off to one side.
Noir takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon moves out of range as Noir throws a body kick.
Ponce De Leon delivers a nice body kick.
Noir misses with a low kick.
Noir slips a jab from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon is looking to slow Noir down with leg kicks.
Noir looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Noir lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Noir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ponce De Leon is fending him off so far but Noir persists. Nope, Ponce De Leon circles away and we're back to standing.
Ponce De Leon just misses with a punch to the body.
Noir cracks the inside of Ponce De Leon's front leg.
Ponce De Leon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Noir misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon looks to score with a jab to the body but Noir is just out of range.
Ponce De Leon throws the kick towards the body but Noir avoids it.
Ponce De Leon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Noir.
Noir keeps the fight on the outside.
Ponce De Leon misses with an uppercut
and Noir counters by moving into the clinch.
Noir lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ponce De Leon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ponce De Leon struggles to land a body shot inside as Noir controls his hands.
Noir tries to land a knee to the head but Ponce De Leon blocks with his arms.
A short body shot lands from Ponce De Leon as the two fighters clinch.
Noir taking a breather.
Noir avoids the elbow strike from Ponce De Leon, against the cage.
Ponce De Leon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ponce De Leon.
Noir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir looking to slow down the pace here.
Ponce De Leon keeps control of Noir as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Noir wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vince Noir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Come on Noir - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ponce De Leon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ponce De Leon misses with the head strike.
Noir is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ponce De Leon is keeping busy.
Ponce De Leon breaks the clinch.
Noir blocks a jab.
Noir shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ponce De Leon pinned against the cage. Ponce De Leon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ponce De Leon looks for the body kick but Noir saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir moves out of range of the body kick from Ponce De Leon.
A left and a right from Noir both land. Nice combination.
Tico Ponce De Leon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ponce De Leon looks to throw a body kick
and Noir counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ponce De Leon throws a body punch but Noir moves out of range.
Ponce De Leon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A low kick from Ponce De Leon misses
and Noir counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ponce De Leon's knee momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Noir checks a low kick from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ponce De Leon throws a leg kick but Noir moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tico Ponce De Leon will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Noir on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ponce De Leon. Ponce De Leon obviously looking to wear him down.
Ponce De Leon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ponce De Leon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ponce De Leon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crunch! Ponce De Leon slams his shin into Noir's torso.
Ponce De Leon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Noir's head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ponce De Leon - that will leave a mark!
Noir moves out of range as Ponce De Leon throws a body kick.
Noir shoots in but Ponce De Leon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Noir takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Noir takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon misses with a hook. Noir ducked under it nicely.
Ponce De Leon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Noir throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ponce De Leon blocks a leg kick.
Noir tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ponce De Leon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Noir misses with a body shot.
Ponce De Leon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Noir.
Ponce De Leon throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Noir counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Noir.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Noir wants to pass the guard but Ponce De Leon is keeping the position.
Ponce De Leon controls Noir momentarily but Noir frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ponce De Leon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ponce De Leon is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ponce De Leon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Noir controls the pace.
Noir won't allow Ponce De Leon to sweep him here.
Noir working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ponce De Leon's head.
Noir is stalling in the full guard.
Noir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir throws a big right hand that misses.
Noir trying to control the position from guard on top but Ponce De Leon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ponce De Leon throws a lazy head kick
and Noir counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Noir takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ponce De Leon gets back to full guard.
Ponce De Leon wants to sweep but no luck.
Ponce De Leon trying to keep a closed guard but Noir is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir is working Ponce De Leon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noir wants to control from the top but Ponce De Leon keeps moving.
Noir not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Noir looking to pass the guard.
Noir 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.
Noir is pushing down on Ponce De Leon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ponce De Leon is fighting to maintain full guard but Noir has managed to sneak the leg through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Noir thows a huge punch but Ponce De Leon dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Noir dominated that second round.
That's time! 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.
Noir changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ponce De Leon tries to avoid it but Noir manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ponce De Leon to the ground. Ponce De Leon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tico Ponce De Leon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ponce De Leon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Noir counters with a right hand to the body.
Ponce De Leon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Noir avoids the head kick by Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Noir has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Noir takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ponce De Leon closes the distance and pushes Noir back into the cage.
I was talking to Noir's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Noir misses with an elbow strike.
Ponce De Leon can't find room to land a body shot as Noir controls the action.
Noir gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Noir seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ponce De Leon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ponce De Leon is in trouble now - Noir has advanced to mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noir throwing strikes here but Ponce De Leon is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir with good strikes from the mount here!
Ponce De Leon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Noir can't control as he wanted to and Ponce De Leon manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Ponce De Leon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Noir.
Noir trying to control from half guard but Ponce De Leon is working away.
Noir throwing shots but Ponce De Leon is blocking nicely.
Noir not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir stalling.
Noir is looking to advance position but Ponce De Leon won't allow it.
Ponce De Leon trying to hold on to Noir's head to control him but Noir postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ponce De Leon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Noir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Noir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Noir is trying to control the action in half guard but Ponce De Leon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A shot to the body from Ponce De Leon misses
and Noir counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ponce De Leon lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon lands an elbow that stopped Noir in his tracks for a moment.
Ponce De Leon digs a right hand into Noir's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Noir's gas tank.
Noir tries to pull guard but Ponce De Leon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Noir.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ponce De Leon throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Noir.
Noir has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ponce De Leon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vince Noir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Noir.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ponce De Leon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Noir dodges an elbow strike from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noir tries for a takedown. No joy.
Noir avoids a wild elbow strike from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noir trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon has a couple of punches blocked by Noir.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ponce De Leon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Noir backwards.
Noir wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short uppercut from Ponce De Leon.
Noir misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vince Noir showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Noir 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vince Noir!
A victorious Vince Noir thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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