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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Santino Lombardo (ranked 38 p4p, 73 weight class) and Joy Rones (ranked 5 p4p, 8 weight class). Lombardo comes into the arena with Illusions blaring out of the sound system. Rones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Side to Side. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Santino Lombardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Joy Rones!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rones misses the jab.
Rones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lombardo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lombardo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Lombardo connects with a body shot.
Rones throws a jab but it's blocked by Lombardo.
Lombardo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rones checks it well.
Lombardo keeps Rones at a distance using the push kick.
Rones throws a hook but Lombardo blocks it.
Nice jab there from Lombardo.
Lombardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rones.
We've been informed that Rones has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lombardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rones.
Lombardo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lombardo scrambles back to his feet.
Rones just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Lombardo misses its target.
A telegraphed right hand from Rones misses the target.
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.
Rones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lombardo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rones ducks right into an uppercut from Lombardo.
Lombardo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rones.
The fighters circling - Lombardo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joy Rones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rones throws a head kick that misses.
Rones lands with a right hand.
Lombardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rones.
Lombardo stuns Rones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rones throws a head kick but Lombardo moves out of range.
A big left from Rones misses.
Rones throws a shot from downtown. Lombardo moves away and avoids it.
Lombardo digs a good body shot into Rones's ribs.
Rones jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lombardo slips a jab from Rones.
Lombardo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lombardo lands a slapping body shot.
Lombardo slips a straight right by Rones.
Rones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rones misses the shot to the body.
Rones misses with a wild body shot.
Lombardo cracks Rones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lombardo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lombardo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rones looks to land a left hand but Lombardo moved out of range nicely.
A low kick lands for Lombardo.
Rones misses with a hook. Lombardo ducked under it nicely.
Rones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lombardo counters with a nice leg kick.
Lombardo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rones is out of range.
Rones lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lombardo connects with a nice looking jab.
Rones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lombardo.
Lombardo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Rones misses.
Rones throws a shot from downtown. Lombardo moves away and avoids it.
Lombardo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rones might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rones punishes Lombardo's body with a nice straight punch.
Lombardo with the inside leg kick.
Rones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lombardo manages to avoid it.
Lombardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rones throws out the jab.
Rones throws the left hand but Lombardo avoids the punch easily.
Lombardo misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo scores with a jab to the head.
Lombardo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lombardo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lombardo cracks Rones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lombardo staying out of range there.
Lombardo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rones loads up on a big right hand but Lombardo slips the punch.
Rones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lombardo defending well as Rones loads up on a big left hand.
Rones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lombardo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rones is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lombardo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rones ducks under a wild hook from Lombardo.
Rones misses the shot to the body.
Lombardo tests Rones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Rones misses the target.
Rones misses with an uppercut.
Rones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rones misses with a straight left.
Rones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lombardo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lombardo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lombardo swings for the body but Rones moves out of range.
Lombardo lands a slapping body shot.
Rones misses with an uppercut.
Rones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lombardo finds it's way round the side to connect with Rones's head.
Lombardo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rones.
Lombardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rones.
Rones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rones throws a body punch but Lombardo moves out of range.
Lombardo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lombardo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rones.
A telegraphed right hand from Rones misses the target.
Rones throws a jab but it's blocked by Lombardo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rones looks to score with a jab to the body but Lombardo is just out of range.
Lombardo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good shot there by Rones.
Lombardo misses with a straight right.
Rones connects with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joy Rones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good standup being displayed there by Rones as he connects with a hook.
Rones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lombardo tests Rones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lombardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rones throws out the jab.
Lombardo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rones's sensitive parts.
Some wild striking there from Rones.
Lombardo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rones misses with a right hand
and Lombardo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rones takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rones misses with a body shot.
Lombardo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rones just manages to avoid it.
Lombardo defending well as Rones loads up on a big left hand.
Lombardo lands the left hand.
Rones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lombardo moves away.
A swing and a miss from Rones.
Lombardo throws a leg kick which misses Rones's front leg but catches the back leg as Rones tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lombardo misses with a looping left.
Lombardo connects with a body shot.
Lombardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rones.
Rones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lombardo moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombardo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lombardo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lombardo misses with a low kick.
Lombardo throws a push kick but Rones slaps the foot to one side.
Lombardo motions for Rones to come forward. Lombardo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lombardo lands with a right hand.
Rones loads up on a big right hand but Lombardo slips the punch.
Good shot there by Lombardo.
Rones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lombardo at a distance.
Lombardo slips a straight right by Rones.
Lombardo slips under a jab.
Lombardo defending well as Rones loads up on a big left hand.
Rones throws a nice looking combination but Lombardo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lombardo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lombardo tries to clinch up.
Lombardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rones.
Rones swings widly with a right hand
and Lombardo counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lombardo throws a body punch but Rones moves out of range.
Rones throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lombardo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab from Rones.
Lombardo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rones throws an overhand right that lands on Lombardo's shoulder, as Lombardo tries to avoid the shot.
Lombardo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rones.
Lombardo scores with a punch to the head.
Rones lands a nice shot to the body.
Lombardo ducks under a wild hook from Rones.
Rones misses with a looping right.
Rones looks to land a right hand but Lombardo moved out of range.
Lombardo takes a swing at Rones's ribcage but misses.
Lombardo with a jab.
Rones scores with a jab. Lombardo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo tries a low kick but Rones avoids it.
Lombardo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rones.
Lombardo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rones throws a hook to the side of Lombardo's head but Lombardo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rones walks into a stiff left hand from Lombardo.
Rones ducks under a wild hook from Lombardo.
Rones throws out a counter right but Lombardo avoids it with no problem.
Rones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lombardo.
Lombardo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lombardo cracks a nice hook into Rones's ribs.
Lombardo throws a solid leg kick but Rones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lombardo.
Lombardo misses with a body kick.
Lombardo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rones moves forwards but Lombardo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rones throws a hook to the side of Lombardo's head but Lombardo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rones blocks a jab.
Rones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big left from Rones misses.
Rones throws a hook to the side of Lombardo's head but Lombardo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lombardo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rones throws a head kick that misses.
Lombardo throwing a counter right hand but Rones manages to avoid it.
Lombardo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rones lands a nice shot to the body.
Rones misses with a jab to the body
and Lombardo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lombardo lands a jab.
Lombardo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lombardo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rones scrambles back to his feet.
Rones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lombardo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lombardo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rones's sensitive parts.
Lombardo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rones moves away from the strike by Lombardo.
Rones misses with a hook
and Lombardo counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lombardo slips under a jab from Rones.
Rones misses with a looping left.
Rones misses with a body shot.
Rones digs a good body shot into Lombardo's ribs.
Lombardo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santino Lombardo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Rones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santino Lombardo is winning the standup battle so far.
Lombardo throws a body kick that misses.
Rones misses the jab.
The crowd cheers as Lombardo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rones doesn't seem phased though.
Lombardo defending well as Rones loads up on a big left hand.
Lombardo needs to keep his hands up - Rones had a free shot at his head there.
Lombardo moves out of range as Rones strikes.
Rones misses with a hook to the body
and Lombardo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lombardo dodges the punch combination from Rones.
Lombardo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rones misses with a lunging right hand
and Lombardo counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rones cracks Lombardo with an open hand slap.
Lombardo scores with a nice strike.
Lombardo slips under a jab from Rones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rones misses with a hook
and Lombardo counters with an inside leg kick.
Lombardo swings for the body but Rones moves out of range.
A nice side step and Rones releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombardo thows a body kick. Rones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A jab from Rones misses.
Lombardo takes the fight into the clinch.
Rones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lombardo blocks an uppercut.
Lombardo blocking some punches.
Lombardo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rones backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rones struggles to land a body shot inside as Lombardo controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lombardo lands with a short shot to the head.
Rones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lombardo tries to throw a body punch but Rones avoids it by throwing Lombardo back against the cage.
Lombardo pushes Rones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lombardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lombardo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lombardo lands a body punch.
Rones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rones takes a shot to the head.
Rones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lombardo misses with a punch on the inside.
Rones has a couple of punches blocked by Lombardo.
A nice left hand lands by Lombardo.
A body shot lands from Lombardo.
Lombardo digs a right hand underneath Rones's ribcage. Rones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Lombardo on the inside.
Lombardo lands with a short shot to the head.
Lombardo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rones backwards.
Lombardo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rones throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Lombardo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lombardo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Lombardo.
Lombardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Lombardo.
Nice body punch from Lombardo - that landed with a thud.
Lombardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rones.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lombardo.
Santino Lombardo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lombardo.
Lombardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Rones controls his hands.
Lombardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rones backwards.
Rones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lombardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rones's elbow.
Rones tries to circle away but Lombardo has him pinned against the cage.
Rones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lombardo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lombardo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lombardo lands a body shot.
Lombardo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rones or not.
Lombardo lands a body shot.
Lombardo lands an uppercut.
Lombardo misses with a body punch.
Lombardo is leaning against Rones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lombardo pushes Rones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lombardo lands a shot to the body.
Rones has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lombardo.
Lombardo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rones backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lombardo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lombardo.
Rones blocks a body shot from Lombardo.
Rones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lombardo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lombardo working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rones.
A body shot lands from Lombardo.
Lombardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lombardo lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Lombardo.
Lombardo lands a nice shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Lombardo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rones working aggressively here.
Lombardo gets through Rones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lombardo works on Rones's body with a couple of short punches.
Lombardo scores with a shoulder strike.
Lombardo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Lombardo.
Lombardo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rones backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santino Lombardo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lombardo 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santino Lombardo!
After the fight, Santino Lombardo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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