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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Santino Lombardo (ranked 493 p4p, 421 weight class) and Greg Connor (ranked 71 p4p, 63 weight class). Lombardo comes into the arena with Illusions blaring out of the sound system. Connor comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cherub Rock kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Santino Lombardo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 38 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Santino Lombardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greg Connor!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor throws out a loose jab but Lombardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lombardo throws a counter high kick but Connor was just alert enough to avoid it.
Lombardo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Lombardo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Connor at a distance.
Lombardo avoids the body shot from Connor.
Lombardo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lombardo throws a leg kick
and Connor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Santino Lombardo has been cut.
Connor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Connor lands a head shot.
Connor tries to land a leg kick but Lombardo saw it coming and moves away.
Lombardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Connor throws out the jab.
Lombardo lands a jab to the head.
Connor pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lombardo is out of range and Connor settles back down.
Lombardo scores with a spinning back kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lombardo staying out of range there.
Lombardo tried to counter with a leg kick but Connor avoided it.
Connor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Greg Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connor misses with a body shot.
Good exchange - Connor coming out on top.
Lombardo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Connor scores with a hook to the body. Lombardo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Connor just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Lombardo there.
Lombardo defending well as Connor loads up on a big left hand.
Lombardo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Connor.
Lombardo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lombardo misses with a looping right.
Lombardo throws a leg kick but Connor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It seemed like Connor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Connor lands a body shot.
Lombardo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lombardo scores with a nice right hand.
Connor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lombardo manages to avoid it.
Lombardo lands with a hook. Connor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lombardo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lombardo lands a glancing blow to the side of Connor's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lombardo throws a wild body kick that Connor sees coming a mile off.
Lombardo with a nice calf kick.
Connor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor lands a leg kick that knocks Lombardo off balance momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Lombardo blocks the low kick.
Lombardo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Connor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lombardo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Connor on the side of the head.
Connor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lombardo.
Connor defending well as Lombardo loads up on a big left hand.
Connor slips a straight right by Lombardo.
Connor only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lombardo takes a swing at Connor's ribcage but misses.
Lombardo connects with a leg kick.
Connor blocks a jab.
Lombardo scores with a nice head shot.
Lombardo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Connor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Lombardo misses its intended target.
Connor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Connor blocks the body kick.
Lombardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Connor.
Both fighters circling a little - Lombardo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lombardo digs a good body shot into Connor's ribs.
Lombardo avoids the body shot from Connor.
Connor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Lombardo.
Connor avoids the head kick by Lombardo.
Connor feints a counter leg kick.
Connor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lombardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Connor.
Connor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Connor throws a shot from downtown. Lombardo moves away and avoids it.
Connor misses with a double jab
and Lombardo counters with a nice uppercut.
Connor looks to land a left hand but Lombardo moved out of range nicely.
Connor scores with a nice head shot.
Connor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lombardo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lombardo throws a jab when Connor was well out of range.
Lombardo misses with a hook to the body
and Connor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Connor avoids the body shot from Lombardo.
Lombardo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Connor misses the shot to the body.
Lombardo walks into a stiff left hand from Connor.
Connor is looking to chop away at Lombardo's legs.
Connor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lombardo manages to avoid it.
Lombardo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Connor avoids it.
Connor throws a hook but Lombardo blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lombardo. Connor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Connor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Connor has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lombardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Connor throws a body shot but no joy.
Lombardo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lombardo tests Connor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Connor misses with a low kick.
Lombardo throws the left hand but Connor avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lombardo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Connor's head.
Connor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lombardo tried to counter with a leg kick but Connor avoided it.
Lombardo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lombardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Connor moves away.
Connor misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Santino Lombardo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Santino Lombardo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Connor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lombardo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Connor takes a swing at Lombardo's ribcage but misses.
Lombardo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lombardo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Santino Lombardo is winning the standup battle so far.
Connor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lombardo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Connor in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Connor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lombardo.
Connor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lombardo misses with a head kick.
Lombardo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A low kick lands for Connor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connor throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Lombardo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Connor scores with a hook.
Connor lands a jab to Lombardo's midsection.
Lombardo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombardo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Connor connects with a leg kick.
Lombardo takes one to the side of the head.
Connor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lombardo rather than just go for the knockout.
A good leg kick by Lombardo.
Lombardo jabs Connor right on the nose. Connor blinks but takes it well.
Nice straight punches there by Lombardo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lombardo.
Lombardo throws a chopping leg kick but Connor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Connor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Connor thuds his right hand into Lombardo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Connor misses with a leg kick.
Lombardo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Connor lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Lombardo misses the target.
Connor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lombardo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Connor's knee momentarily.
Connor takes one to the chin there.
Lombardo throws a hook but Connor avoids it easily.
Connor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lombardo. That did some damage!
Connor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lombardo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Connor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lombardo momentarily.
Lombardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lombardo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lombardo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slapping leg kick lands for Connor.
Lombardo slips a straight right by Connor.
Lombardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Connor.
Nice body punch from Lombardo.
Connor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lombardo slips a straight right by Connor.
Connor just misses with a punch to the body.
Connor throws a front kick aimed at Lombardo's knee but Lombardo avoids it well.
Lombardo avoids the body shot from Connor.
Lombardo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Connor's sensitive parts.
Connor misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lombardo walks into a stiff left hand from Connor.
Connor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Lombardo misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Lombardo misses the target.
Connor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lombardo swings for the body but Connor moves out of range.
Lombardo throws a hook but Connor blocks it.
Connor misses with a straight right.
Connor scores with a hook.
Lombardo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lombardo defending well as Connor loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick from Connor misses.
Lombardo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lombardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Connor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lombardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lombardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Connor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lombardo with a body shot.
Connor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lombardo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Connor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lombardo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Connor throws a lazy right hand but Lombardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lombardo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lombardo throws a poor cross that misses
and Lombardo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lombardo is rocked!
Santino Lombardo's cut is getting worse.
Lombardo looks up at the clock. Bad move! Connor lands a right hand from hell, dropping Lombardo. Connor pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Connor!
After winning the bout, Greg Connor thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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