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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Santino Lombardo (ranked 781 p4p, 515 weight class) and Axel Foley (ranked 107 p4p, 74 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lombardo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Illusions. Foley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Beverly Hills Cop Theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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World class 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 31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Santino Lombardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Axel Foley!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foley misses with a straight right.
Lombardo sizes up Foley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lombardo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lombardo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Foley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Foley lands with a right hand.
It looks like Santino Lombardo has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Lombardo misses the target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Foley crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lombardo - the referee stops the clock and Foley gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lombardo. Foley manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lombardo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheers as Lombardo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Foley doesn't seem phased though.
Foley misses with a left hand
and Lombardo counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foley avoids a kick to the body.
Lombardo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Lombardo coming out on top.
Lombardo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lombardo missing with a left hand there. Foley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lombardo jabs Foley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lombardo throws a hook but Foley blocks it.
Foley throws out a counter right but Lombardo avoids it with no problem.
Lombardo connects with a right hand. Foley shakes it off.
Foley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lombardo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lombardo misses with a jab to the body
and Foley counters with a left and a right that stings Lombardo.
Foley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lombardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Foley.
Santino Lombardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lombardo scores with a leg kick.
Foley is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lombardo. Foley does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley misses with a jab to the body
and Lombardo counters with a nice uppercut.
Foley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Foley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Foley walks into a straight right hand from Lombardo.
Foley throws a series of punches but Lombardo avoids them all with ease.
Foley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lombardo.
Foley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A low kick from Lombardo misses
and Foley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Lombardo.
Lombardo slips under a jab.
Lombardo lands with an uppercut that bounces Foley off the cage and back into range.
Lombardo connects with an inside leg kick.
Lombardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Foley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo misses with a leg kick
and Foley counters with a nice uppercut.
Foley takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Foley just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Foley.
Foley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lombardo.
Foley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lombardo looks to clinch
and Foley counters with a right hand to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lombardo.
Foley cracks Lombardo with a good jab.
Foley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lombardo finds it's way round the side to connect with Foley's head.
Lombardo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Foley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foley throws a hook to the side of Lombardo's head but Lombardo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Foley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Lombardo. Beautiful body shot.
Lombardo connects with a nice looking jab.
Lombardo throws a jab but it's blocked by Foley.
A little jabbing left from Foley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foley. Lombardo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Foley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lombardo tries a head kick but it misses.
Foley checks a low kick from Lombardo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lombardo throws a looping overhand right but Foley ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Foley! But no joy.
Lombardo lands with a cross.
Lombardo lands a slapping body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santino Lombardo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Santino Lombardo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lombardo thuds a left hand into Foley's body.
Lombardo throws a hook but Foley avoids it easily.
Foley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lombardo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lombardo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lombardo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Foley can do to turn this around?
Lombardo misses the shot to the body.
Lombardo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Foley at a distance.
Lombardo delivers a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Lombardo.
Foley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lombardo counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lombardo throws a leg kick
and Foley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lombardo.
Foley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lombardo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Foley scrambles back to his feet.
Foley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lombardo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Foley if he has to take too many more of those.
Lombardo with the inside leg kick.
Lombardo is looking to slow Foley down with leg kicks.
Lombardo 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.
Foley throws a lazy right hand but Lombardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lombardo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lombardo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lombardo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lombardo lands a body shot.
Foley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lombardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Foley.
Lombardo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Foley. That did some damage!
Foley takes one to the side of the head.
Foley lands with an uppercut that bounces Lombardo off the cage and back into range.
Lombardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foley moves away.
Lombardo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A slow jab from Foley misses its intended target.
Lombardo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lombardo misses with a right hand
and Foley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Foley blocks the body kick.
Foley unleashes a big counter combination but Lombardo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Foley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lombardo lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lombardo with a body shot.
Lombardo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Foley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Foley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Foley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lombardo.
Lombardo lands with an overhand left.
Foley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lombardo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Foley.
Foley throws a jab but it's blocked by Lombardo.
Lombardo slips a jab from Foley.
Lombardo is looking to counter punch.
Lombardo throws a shot to the body.
Lombardo is looking to land body kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Lombardo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo defending well as Foley loads up on a big left hand.
Lombardo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lombardo misses with a hook.
Lombardo looks to throw a body kick
and Foley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lombardo lands a jab to Foley's midsection.
Foley misses with a left hand
and Lombardo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Foley thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lombardo misses with a body punch
and Foley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Foley looks to score with a jab to the body but Lombardo is just out of range.
Santino Lombardo is winning the standup battle so far.
Foley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lombardo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lombardo misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Foley! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santino Lombardo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Santino Lombardo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Foley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lombardo.
Foley looks to throw the jab but Lombardo is out of range.
Lombardo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lombardo - that will leave a mark!
Lombardo throws a jab when Foley was well out of range.
Foley throws a looping overhand right but Lombardo ducks down to avoid it.
Foley misses with a hook
and Lombardo counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foley misses with an uppercut. Lombardo saw that one coming.
Lombardo lands a jab.
Lombardo throws a leg kick but Foley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lombardo lands with a straight right. Foley didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Foley misses with a hook. Lombardo ducked under it nicely.
Lombardo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lombardo takes a swing at Foley's ribcage but misses.
Lombardo throws a lazy body kick
and Foley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Foley looks to land a right hand but Lombardo moved out of range.
Lombardo scores with a hook to the body. Foley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lombardo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Foley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lombardo clinches up against the cage.
Lombardo tries a body shot but Foley blocks it.
Foley throws a head punch that misses.
Lombardo's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Foley throws a head punch that misses.
Axel Foley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Foley.
Lombardo avoiding damage as Foley throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lombardo blocks an uppercut.
Lombardo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lombardo misses with a body punch.
Foley is trying to break the clinch but Lombardo has him pressed against the cage.
Foley tries a knee to the head but Lombardo blocks it.
Lombardo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lombardo letting Foley take a breather here.
Lombardo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Lombardo.
Foley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lombardo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Foley breaks the clinch.
Lombardo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lombardo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Foley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley throws a hook but Lombardo avoids it easily.
Lombardo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Foley dodges the punch combination from Lombardo.
Lombardo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Foley swings widly with a right hand
and Lombardo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A solid body kick from Lombardo.
Lombardo throws a lazy body kick
and Lombardo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lombardo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Foley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lombardo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo connects with an inside leg kick.
Foley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lombardo delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lombardo tries to clinch but Foley is having none of 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.
Santino Lombardo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Foley throws a shot from downtown. Lombardo moves away and avoids it.
Lombardo scores with a jab to the body.
Lombardo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Foley's sensitive parts.
Lombardo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Foley takes one on the button.
Lombardo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santino Lombardo!
During a confident post fight interview, Santino Lombardo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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