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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ace Giannis Ignacio (ranked 4451 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archibald Lee (ranked 4346 p4p, 0 weight class). Ignacio comes to the cage accompanied by Lucid Dreams. Archibald Lee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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210 lbs
2 - 15 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ace Giannis Ignacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Archibald Lee!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ignacio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ignacio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ignacio throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ignacio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ignacio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Ignacio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ignacio could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ignacio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lee.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Ignacio shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lee eats them both and turns towards Ignacio to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ignacio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Ignacio.
Ignacio lands with a nice combination. Lee backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ignacio.
Ignacio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lee wants to clinch.
Ignacio throws a big counter combination but Lee scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice sprawl there from Ignacio as Lee shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ignacio.
Ignacio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ignacio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ignacio sprawls well. Ignacio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Ace Giannis Ignacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Archibald Lee.
Ignacio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ignacio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ignacio lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Ignacio cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Ignacio circles away.
Ignacio lands with a nice combination. Lee backs away looking to recover.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Ignacio went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ignacio misses the jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lee is defended easily by Ignacio.
Ignacio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ignacio feints a jab promting Lee to slip. Ignacio then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee is looking to clinch but Ignacio is avoiding it.
Ignacio works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination.
A punch combination from Ignacio misses.
Ignacio is breathing heavily.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ignacio lands with a good body shot.
Ignacio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Ignacio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ace Giannis Ignacio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee fails with the takedown.
Ignacio throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ignacio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ignacio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Ignacio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A right-left combo lands from Ignacio.
Ignacio throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Ignacio swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Ignacio is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ignacio thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ignacio is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lee tries to clinch there but Ignacio circles away.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ignacio scores with a shot to the body.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ignacio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ignacio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee wants to clinch up but Ignacio keeps it at a distance.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
Lee is trying to push Ignacio away but Ignacio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Ignacio's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ignacio blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee jumps guard but Ignacio stands there with Lee around his waist. Lee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ignacio cracks Lee with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants a takedown.
Lee looking for a takedown.
Ignacio is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.
Ignacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee wants to clinch up but Ignacio keeps it at a distance.
Ignacio misses with a double jab.
Ignacio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ignacio misses with a wild combination.
Ignacio lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignacio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ignacio slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ignacio's waist but Ignacio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Giannis Ignacio dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ignacio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ignacio connects with a nice looking jab.
An inside leg kick from Lee misses.
Ignacio throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ignacio lands with a shot to the body.
Ignacio lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Ignacio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ignacio lands with a nice combination. Lee backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee dives in and grabs Ignacio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ignacio pushes down on Lee's head and hops out.
Ignacio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lee.
Ace Giannis Ignacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Archibald Lee.
Ignacio lands a right hook to the body.
Ignacio lands a body shot.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but Ignacio manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ignacio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ignacio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Ignacio.
Lee tries to counter with a clinch but Ignacio shakes him off and moves away.
Ignacio connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee takes one on the button.
Lee throws a head kick but Ignacio moves out of range.
Ignacio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ignacio lands with a nice body punch.
Ignacio works the jab nicely.
Ignacio lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Nice sprawl there from Ignacio as Lee shoots in.
Ignacio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
A left lands for Ignacio.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ace Giannis Ignacio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ignacio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ignacio scores with a body shot.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ignacio.
Ignacio connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Ignacio misses with a body shot.
Lee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ignacio but Ignacio pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ignacio seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Ignacio pushes him off.
Lee tries for a takedown but Ignacio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ignacio scores with a jab to the body.
Ignacio throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ignacio dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ignacio throws a shot to the body.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ignacio pinned against the cage. Ignacio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ignacio misses with a series of wild punches.
Ignacio digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Lee tries to clinch there but Ignacio circles away.
Ignacio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ignacio.
Lee is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee dives in for a single leg takedown but Ignacio sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lee avoids the body shot from Ignacio.
Nice sprawl there from Ignacio as Lee shoots in.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ignacio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ignacio leaves Lee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ignacio throws a big counter combination but Lee scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ignacio dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Ignacio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ignacio throws a body shot but no joy.
Ignacio misses with a two punch combination.
Lee wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Ignacio controls his hands.
Ignacio wants to break free but Lee has control.
Ignacio lands a right hand.
Ignacio changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ace Giannis Ignacio is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee dives in for a single leg takedown but Ignacio sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ignacio but Ignacio pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignacio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ignacio lands a jab to the nose.
Ignacio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ignacio looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Giannis Ignacio dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Ignacio as Lee shoots in.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Ignacio scores with a shot to the body.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Ignacio went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ignacio is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ignacio swinging wildly here.
Ignacio displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but Ignacio manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ignacio pinned against the cage. Ignacio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ignacio appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ace Giannis Ignacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Archibald Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignacio lands with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ignacio looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ignacio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignacio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ignacio misses with a double jab.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ignacio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lee is defended easily by Ignacio.
Ignacio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ignacio moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Ignacio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ignacio misses with a two punch combination.
Lee rushes Ignacio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lee is working for takedown but Ignacio is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ignacio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ignacio has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Ignacio tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a knee to the head.
Ignacio stops a takedown attempt from Lee.
A frustrated look appears on Ignacio's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lee is trying to stall.
Ignacio breaks from the clinch.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ignacio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ignacio fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ignacio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ignacio swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lee throws a head kick but Ignacio moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignacio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Lee is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ignacio is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lee.
Ignacio lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ignacio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ignacio wants it to stay on the feet.
Ignacio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ignacio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Ignacio.
Ignacio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ignacio defends well and Lee ends up having to push Ignacio into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lee looks for a takedown but Ignacio sprawls well.
Ignacio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ignacio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ignacio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lee.
Ignacio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ignacio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ignacio tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ignacio slaps away a takedown attempt from Lee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ace Giannis Ignacio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ignacio sprawls well. Ignacio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Ignacio lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ace Giannis Ignacio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ignacio, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ace Giannis Ignacio!
Ace Giannis Ignacio tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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