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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Ignorant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chico Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ignorant comes to the cage accompanied by General Bacardi. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Ignorant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chico Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignorant moves into range and clinches up with Sanchez.
Ignorant with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ignorant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Ignorant tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ignorant misses with an elbow strike.
Sanchez stalling.
Ignorant keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Ignorant.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ignorant is keeping busy.
Ignorant tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees to the body from Sanchez.
Sanchez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sanchez 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.
Ignorant stuffs the takedown.
Ignorant throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt - Ignorant sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignorant moves into the clinch.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Ignorant has double underhooks.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ignorant has him pressed against the cage.
Ignorant misses with an elbow strike.
Ignorant throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike.
Ignorant throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ignorant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Ignorant tries to land a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks with his arms.
Sanchez effectively controlling the action here.
Sanchez avoids a wild elbow strike from Ignorant.
Ignorant misses with a knee to the head.
Ignorant misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Ignorant.
Nice takedown defense from Ignorant. No joy for Sanchez on that attempt.
Steve Ignorant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chico Sanchez.
Ignorant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Ignorant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ignorant moves to clinch but Sanchez breaks away
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Ignorant tries to land a front kick but Sanchez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sanchez throws a counter combo.
Sanchez throws a leg kick that misses.
Ignorant wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ignorant wants to slow Sanchez down by chopping away at his legs.
Sanchez has Ignorant up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez is stalling here.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as Ignorant controls his hands.
Sanchez stalling.
Sanchez trying to control the position but instead, Ignorant has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sanchez into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to push Ignorant away but Ignorant has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ignorant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
Ignorant is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
Ignorant tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ignorant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steve Ignorant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez closes the distance and pushes Ignorant back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Ignorant - that landed with a thud.
Sanchez scores with a knee to the head.
Ignorant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ignorant pushes off an throws an elbow but Sanchez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ignorant tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignorant pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ignorant closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sanchez circles away.
Ignorant moves into the clinch.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Ignorant avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Ignorant tries to land a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks with his arms.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Ignorant.
Ignorant lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
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!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanchez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ignorant or not.
Ignorant lands an elbow inside.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Ignorant with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ignorant misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Ignorant dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sanchez cracks the inside of Ignorant's front leg.
Ignorant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ignorant stuffs the takedown.
Ignorant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Sanchez shoots in for a double leg but Ignorant sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ignorant tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez cracks the inside of Ignorant's front leg.
Ignorant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez rushes Ignorant and presses him up against the cage.
Ignorant with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ignorant just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sanchez's brow.
Ignorant misses with an elbow strike.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ignorant as he avoids it easily.
Steve Ignorant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chico Sanchez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignorant moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Ignorant tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Ignorant throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ignorant using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ignorant missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignorant tries to land a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks with his arms.
Ignorant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez avoids a wild elbow strike from Ignorant.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike from Ignorant.
Sanchez stalling in the clinch.
Ignorant lands with a left to the head.
Sanchez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ignorant backwards.
Ignorant with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ignorant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Ignorant.
Ignorant tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez trying to stall but Ignorant improves his position.
Sanchez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ignorant throws an elbow that misses.
Ignorant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignorant scores with a knee to the head.
Steve Ignorant has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Ignorant.
Sanchez avoids a wild elbow strike from Ignorant.
Sanchez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ignorant tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez blocks a body shot from Ignorant.
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignorant scores a nice knee to the body.
Sanchez is stalling here.
Sanchez dodges an elbow strike from Ignorant.
Sanchez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ignorant up against the cage.
Ignorant misses with the head strike.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoiding damage as Ignorant throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Sanchez.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike from Ignorant.
Sanchez blocks the elbow strike.
Ignorant throws a head punch that misses.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ignorant fails to land the takedown.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ignorant.
Ignorant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Ignorant fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ignorant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez rushes Ignorant and presses him up against the cage.
Come on Sanchez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez shoots in but Ignorant avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A quick step to the side and Ignorant tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ignorant gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sanchez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ignorant is defending well for now.
Ignorant throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ignorant lands an elbow that stopped Sanchez in his tracks for a moment.
Ignorant looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignorant tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ignorant lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ignorant comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ignorant has a couple of punches blocked by Sanchez.
Ignorant lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ignorant with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Ignorant dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ignorant tries to clinch up.
Chico Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Ignorant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez rushes Ignorant and presses him up against the cage.
Ignorant throws an elbow that misses.
Ignorant's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ignorant throws an elbow that misses.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez thumps Ignorant with a low kick.
Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ignorant has Sanchez pressed against the cage.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike from Ignorant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Ignorant.
Ignorant misses with some punches.
Sanchez avoids a wild elbow strike from Ignorant.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ignorant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignorant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez has closed the distance and engaged Ignorant in a clinch.
Sanchez dodges an elbow strike from Ignorant.
Ignorant connects with a knee to the head.
Ignorant misses with an elbow strike.
Ignorant throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ignorant.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Ignorant.
Ignorant is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ignorant defends it well.
Sanchez connects with a solid leg kick.
Ignorant on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ignorant misses with a shot to the body
and Sanchez counters with a thumping low kick.
Ignorant fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez avoids a wild elbow strike from Ignorant.
A short right from Sanchez.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez shoots in and bounces Ignorant off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sanchez stops Ignorant from standing up.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Ignorant keeps moving.
Ignorant looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ignorant not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Steve Ignorant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ignorant is keeping the position for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sanchez preventing the sweep.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sanchez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ignorant pinned against the cage. Ignorant gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ignorant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ignorant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ignorant wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
Sanchez lands a shoulder strike.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Ignorant gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chico Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ignorant throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ignorant tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
Ignorant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chico Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ignorant 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Ignorant!
Steve Ignorant seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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