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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rasva Jorma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tico Ponce De Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorma's entrance music is Captain Awesome's Theme Song . A fine choice. Ponce De Leon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Los Lobos - Canción Del Mariachi. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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149 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rasva Jorma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tico Ponce De Leon!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponce De Leon connects with a solid leg kick.
Jorma digs a good body shot into Ponce De Leon's ribs.
Ponce De Leon has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jorma is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jorma moves out of range of the body kick from Ponce De Leon.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jorma tries to break the clinch but Ponce De Leon is controlling the position.
Ponce De Leon misses with some punches.
Jorma misses with some punches.
Jorma jumps guard but Ponce De Leon stands there with Jorma around his waist. Jorma gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jorma tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ponce De Leon works on Jorma's body with a couple of short punches.
Ponce De Leon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ponce De Leon lands a nice elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ponce De Leon.
Jorma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jorma fails to pull guard.
Ponce De Leon pushes Jorma back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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 throws an elbow but it misses.
Ponce De Leon tries to work over Jorma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ponce De Leon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ponce De Leon throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma tries to pull guard but Ponce De Leon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rasva Jorma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ponce De Leon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jorma tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ponce De Leon smiles and moves away.
Ponce De Leon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jorma throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jorma chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ponce De Leon can pounce on him.
Ponce De Leon thows a body kick. Jorma tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jorma takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jorma throws a chopping leg kick but Ponce De Leon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jorma misses with a lunging right hand
and Ponce De Leon moves into the clinch.
Ponce De Leon misses with an elbow over the top.
Ponce De Leon swings wildly with an uppercut but Jorma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jorma wants to get back to striking at distance but Ponce De Leon won't allow it.
Jorma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jorma.
Ponce De Leon tries to throw a body punch but Jorma avoids it by throwing Ponce De Leon back against the cage.
Jorma fails to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ponce De Leon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ponce De Leon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jorma throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Jorma fails to land.
Ponce De Leon struggles to land a body shot inside as Jorma controls his hands.
Ponce De Leon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jorma's defenses.
Ponce De Leon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jorma jumps guard but Ponce De Leon stands there with Jorma around his waist. Jorma gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ponce De Leon cracks Jorma with a nice body shot.
Jorma tries to pull guard but Ponce De Leon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ponce De Leon digs a right hand underneath Jorma's ribcage. Jorma let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jorma is breathing heavily.
Jorma is trying to force a seperation but Ponce De Leon has the dominant position.
Ponce De Leon is looking to control Jorma's arms but Jorma gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ponce De Leon has his back to the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ponce De Leon throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ponce De Leon.
A short left from Ponce De Leon.
A short right from Ponce De Leon on the inside.
Ponce De Leon swings wildly with an uppercut but Jorma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jorma manages to pull guard.
Ponce De Leon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jorma lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jorma won't allow Ponce De Leon to sweep him here.
Jorma wants to control from the top but Ponce De Leon keeps moving.
Jorma has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Jorma stopping the sweep attempt from Ponce De Leon.
Jorma pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ponce De Leon is keeping the position for now.
Ponce De Leon wants to sweep here but Jorma controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ponce De Leon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jorma is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jorma gets full guard.
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!
Jorma looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ponce De Leon passes into side control.
Jorma is not content to let Ponce De Leon control the position.
Jorma is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tico Ponce De Leon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Good work by Jorma as he checks the leg kick.
Ponce De Leon throws a shot to the body.
Ponce De Leon throws a head kick but Jorma moves out of range.
Ponce De Leon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jorma.
Ponce De Leon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ponce De Leon checks a leg kick.
Jorma is looking to clinch but Ponce De Leon is avoiding it.
Ponce De Leon throws a solid leg kick but Jorma takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon misses with a low kick as Jorma jumps back.
Ponce De Leon throws a leg kick but Jorma sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ponce De Leon clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ponce De Leon lands a shoulder strike.
Jorma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ponce De Leon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ponce De Leon being controlled against the cage.
Jorma tries to pull guard but Ponce De Leon won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ponce De Leon walks away with a smile on his face. Jorma gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ponce De Leon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jormas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jorma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jorma swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ponce De Leon counters with a good, hard body kick but Jorma shrugs it off.
Ponce De Leon scores with a hook to the body. Jorma takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jorma throws a big shot that misses.
Jorma tries to clinch up but Ponce De Leon circles away and keeps his distance.
Jorma is looking to clinch but Ponce De Leon is avoiding it.
Jorma is looking to clinch but Ponce De Leon is avoiding it.
Ponce De Leon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jorma slips a jab from Ponce De Leon.
Jorma misses with a low kick.
Jorma stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ponce De Leon.
Jorma is looking to clinch but Ponce De Leon is avoiding it.
Ponce De Leon checks a low kick from Jorma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jorma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ponce De Leon scores with a spinning back kick!
A decent looking cross lands there for Jorma.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ponce De Leon throws a leg kick which misses Jorma's front leg but catches the back leg as Jorma tries to avoid it.
Jorma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tico Ponce De Leon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jorma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jorma misses the shot to the body.
Jorma lands a leg kick that knocks Ponce De Leon off balance momentarily.
A lazy left from Ponce De Leon finds it's target.
Jorma wants to clinch but Ponce De Leon slips to the side
and Ponce De Leon counters with a nice leg kick.
Jorma takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ponce De Leon wants to clinch up but Jorma keeps it at a distance.
Ponce De Leon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jorma closes the distance but Ponce De Leon moves to the side
and Ponce De Leon counters with a nice uppercut.
Ponce De Leon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ponce De Leon thuds a left hand into Jorma's body.
Ponce De Leon pushes Jorma up against the cage in a clinch.
Ponce De Leon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ponce De Leon lands a hook that snaps the head of Jorma backwards.
Ponce De Leon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ponce De Leon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jorma tries to pull guard but Ponce De Leon won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rasva Jorma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jorma avoids the elbow strike from Ponce De Leon, against the cage.
Ponce De Leon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ponce De Leon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ponce De Leon misses with the head strike.
Jorma misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tico Ponce De Leon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ponce De Leon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon thuds his shin into the meat of Jorma's side.
Ponce De Leon moves out of range of the body kick from Jorma.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jorma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jorma moves forwards but Ponce De Leon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ponce De Leon misses with a body kick.
Ponce De Leon jabs Jorma right on the nose. Jorma blinks but takes it well.
Ponce De Leon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jorma avoids the head kick by Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ponce De Leon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jorma misses with a looping right.
Jorma doesn't manage to clinch there - Ponce De Leon circles away.
Jorma is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jorma is looking to clinch.
Jorma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ponce De Leon counters with a big head kick but Jorma shrugs it off.
Ponce De Leon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ponce De Leon scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tico Ponce De Leon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ponce De Leon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jorma takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jorma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jorma scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jorma throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ponce De Leon's head.
Ponce De Leon lands a nice shot to the body.
Ponce De Leon tries a head kick but it misses.
Ponce De Leon clinches up against the cage.
Ponce De Leon breaks the clinch.
Jorma will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ponce De Leon digs a good body shot into Jorma's ribs.
Ponce De Leon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jorma rather than just go for the knockout.
Jorma throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ponce De Leon looks to land a right hand but Jorma moved out of range.
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 moves out of range of the strikes.
Ponce De Leon misses with a low kick.
Jorma clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jorma misses with a punch on the inside.
Ponce De Leon misses with a punch to the body.
Jorma blocks an elbow strike.
Ponce De Leon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jorma tries to pull guard but Ponce De Leon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ponce De Leon throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ponce De Leon working aggressively here.
Jorma misses with a punch to the body.
Ponce De Leon lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ponce De Leon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jorma backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jorma.
Jorma has a couple of punches blocked by Ponce De Leon.
Jorma trying to control the position but instead, Ponce De Leon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jorma into the cage.
Jorma prevents a body shot from Ponce De Leon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ponce De Leon throws a body shot but no joy.
Jorma blocks a head kick by Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jorma moves out of range of the body kick from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ponce De Leon scores with a nice strike.
Jorma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ponce De Leon lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jorma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ponce De Leon in his tracks.
Jorma fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ponce De Leon is out of range.
Nice body punch from Jorma.
Ponce De Leon tries a low kick but Jorma avoids it.
Ponce De Leon throws a sloppy head kick and Jorma moves out of range easily.
Tico Ponce De Leon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jorma. Ponce De Leon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ponce De Leon connects with a solid leg kick.
Jorma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jorma walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rasva Jorma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ponce De Leon scores with a jab to the head.
Ponce De Leon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ponce De Leon cracks the inside of Jorma's front leg.
Ponce De Leon takes one on the button.
Ponce De Leon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ponce De Leon moves away from the strike by Jorma.
Ponce De Leon throws a sloppy head kick and Jorma moves out of range easily.
Ponce De Leon cracks a nice hook into Jorma's ribs.
Jorma blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ponce De Leon keeps the fight on the outside.
Ponce De Leon avoids the body shot from Jorma.
Rasva Jorma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ponce De Leon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jorma's head.
Jorma is looking to clinch but Ponce De Leon is avoiding it.
Ponce De Leon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jorma wants to clinch up but Ponce De Leon keeps it at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Ponce De Leon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ponce De Leon.
Jorma doesn't manage to clinch there - Ponce De Leon circles away.
Jorma throws a lazy body kick
and Ponce De Leon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jorma avoids the head kick by Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon lands a glancing blow to the side of Jorma's head.
Jorma wants to land a leg kick but Ponce De Leon is out of range.
Jorma just misses with a punch to the body.
Ponce De Leon sizes up Jorma with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tico Ponce De Leon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ponce De Leon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tico Ponce De Leon!
Our winner, Tico Ponce De Leon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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