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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mac Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tico Ponce De Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ponce De Leon has chosen Los Lobos - Canción Del Mariachi as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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154 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
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149 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mac Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tico Ponce De Leon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponce De Leon needs to keep his hands up - Jackson had a free shot at his head there.
Jackson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ponce De Leon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ponce De Leon.
Jackson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ponce De Leon lands with a nice body kick.
Ponce De Leon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jackson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Araba Fenice in the buildup to the fight.
Ponce De Leon scores with a nice strike.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Ponce De Leon circles away and keeps his distance.
Ponce De Leon lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson throws a leg kick but Ponce De Leon moved away.
Ponce De Leon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ponce De Leon punishes Jackson's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ponce De Leon. That's going to slow Jackson down.
A solid body kick from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, jab by Ponce De Leon - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson cracks the inside of Ponce De Leon's front leg.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ponce De Leon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ponce De Leon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jackson to score with a decent uppercut.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Ponce De Leon misses with a hook.
Jackson digs a good hook to Ponce De Leon's body.
Ponce De Leon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jackson misses with a leg kick
and Ponce De Leon counters with a right hand to the body.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Ponce De Leon.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ponce De Leon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Jackson both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ponce De Leon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ponce De Leon needs to keep his hands up - Jackson had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jackson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jackson throws out a leg kick but Ponce De Leon moves out of range and Jackson only half commits.
Ponce De Leon throws a push kick but Jackson slaps the foot to one side.
Ponce De Leon avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Jackson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ponce De Leon counters with a low kick, right behind Jackson 's knee.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ponce De Leon was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Jab, jab by Ponce De Leon - just one landing.
Ponce De Leon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jackson.
Jackson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ponce De Leon misses the shot to the body.
Ponce De Leon throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson throws a front kick aimed at Ponce De Leon's knee but Ponce De Leon avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Jackson lands.
Ponce De Leon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jackson.
Ponce De Leon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ponce De Leon misses with a kick to the body.
Jab, jab by Jackson - just one landing.
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ponce De Leon in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Ponce De Leon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ponce De Leon is looking to score with low kicks.
Ponce De Leon has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jackson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ponce De Leon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jackson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jackson thuds his shin into the meat of Ponce De Leon's side.
Jackson throws a low kick but Ponce De Leon avoids it.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ponce De Leon can pounce on him.
Jackson is looking to chop away at Ponce De Leon's legs.
Ponce De Leon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ponce De Leon throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Ponce De Leon moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jackson.
Ponce De Leon is looking to chop away at Jackson's legs.
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ponce De Leon on the side of the head.
Ponce De Leon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jackson moves out of range as Ponce De Leon throws a body kick.
Ponce De Leon connects with an inside leg kick.
Ponce De Leon misses the shot to the body.
Ponce De Leon throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ponce De Leon misses with a low kick.
A big right from Ponce De Leon misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ponce De Leon. That's going to slow Jackson down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mac Jackson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jackson is looking to score with low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mac Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson 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.
Ponce De Leon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jackson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ponce De Leon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ponce De Leon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jackson.
Jackson throws a wild body kick that Ponce De Leon sees coming a mile off.
Jackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jackson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Ponce De Leon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jackson. Jackson obviously looking to wear him down.
Ponce De Leon takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Ponce De Leon misses.
Ponce De Leon throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Ponce De Leon counters with a body kick.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Ponce De Leon thows a leg kick but Jackson checks it
and Jackson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ponce De Leon!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ponce De Leon manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jackson's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Well, if Jackson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mac Jackson just wasn't active enough.
Jackson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon scores with a jab to the body.
Ponce De Leon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jackson finds it's way round the side to connect with Ponce De Leon's head.
Ponce De Leon is looking to chop away at Jackson's legs.
Jackson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ponce De Leon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jackson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ponce De Leon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ponce De Leon, right into the meat.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
Ponce De Leon avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Ponce De Leon throws a front kick aimed at Jackson's knee but Jackson avoids it well.
Ponce De Leon throws a sloppy head kick
and Jackson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jackson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ponce De Leon keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is really struggling to control Ponce De Leon but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ponce De Leon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ponce De Leon controls Jackson momentarily but Jackson frees himself.
Jackson won't allow Ponce De Leon to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Jackson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ponce De Leon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Ponce De Leon lands with a straight right. Jackson didn't see that one coming.
Ponce De Leon pushes Jackson away with a front kick.
Ponce De Leon misses with a left hand
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown. Ponce De Leon fights it but they end up in guard.
Ponce De Leon wants to sweep but no luck.
Ponce De Leon working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.
Ponce De Leon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
Jackson is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ponce De Leon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mac Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ponce De Leon wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Jackson is now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jackson controlling the pace.
Ponce De Leon gets back to full guard.
Tico Ponce De Leon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson pushes down on Ponce De Leon's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon is trying to stand.
Jackson stalling.
Jackson is pressing down on Ponce De Leon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ponce De Leon is holding on for now.
Jackson is trying to control. Ponce De Leon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jackson wants to pass to mount but Ponce De Leon is defending the position.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
Jackson is taking a breather. Ponce De Leon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mac Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mac Jackson just wasn't active enough.
Jackson lands a jab-cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Ponce De Leon misses the target.
A head kick misses from Ponce De Leon.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Ponce De Leon.
A jab from Jackson finds it's way through Ponce De Leon's defenses.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Ponce De Leon.
Jackson connects with a body shot.
Ponce De Leon misses with a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ponce De Leon throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jackson is taking a breather. Ponce De Leon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson 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 Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Jackson!
An out of breath Mac Jackson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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