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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Santino Lombardo (ranked 460 p4p, 263 weight class) and Carey Mahoney (ranked 65 p4p, 37 weight class). Lombardo comes to the cage accompanied by Illusions. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 32 - 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 26 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carey Mahoney!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahoney rushes Lombardo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mahoney lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lombardo backwards.
Mahoney lands a left hand.
Lombardo lands a shot to the body.
Lombardo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've been informed that Mahoney 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.
Mahoney takes a shot to the head.
Mahoney throws an elbow that misses.
Mahoney lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lombardo.
Lombardo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mahoney moves in looking to clinch but Lombardo pushes him off.
Lombardo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Carey Mahoney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahoney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lombardo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mahoney's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lombardo takes one to the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short body shot lands from Lombardo as the two fighters clinch.
Mahoney misses with a punch on the inside.
Lombardo swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahoney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lombardo lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Lombardo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombardo blocking some punches.
Mahoney is looking to break free of the clinch but Lombardo has double underhooks.
Lombardo tries to work over Mahoney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahoney.
Lombardo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lombardo throws an elbow but it misses.
Lombardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Mahoney controls his hands.
Mahoney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lombardo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mahoney landing knees to the head.
Mahoney misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Lombardo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lombardo lands a body punch.
Lombardo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lombardo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Mahoney misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lombardo swats away the attempt to clinch by Mahoney.
Lombardo connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahoney jabs at Lombardo's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney clinches up with Lombardo and pushes him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lombardo digs a right hand into Mahoney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mahoney's gas tank.
Lombardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lombardo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mahoney is trying to push Lombardo away but Lombardo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mahoney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahoney lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lombardo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lombardo scores with a shot to the side of Mahoney's head.
Mahoney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Lombardo.
Mahoney tries a body shot but Lombardo blocks it.
Lombardo blocks a body shot from Mahoney.
Mahoney blocks a body shot from Lombardo.
Lombardo prevents a body shot from Mahoney.
Lombardo managing to block the knees to the body from Mahoney.
Mahoney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lombardo blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo misses with a punch to the body.
Mahoney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahoney prevents a body shot from Lombardo.
Lombardo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mahoney prevents a body shot from Lombardo.
Mahoney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahoney is looking to break free of the clinch but Lombardo has double underhooks.
Lombardo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lombardo looking to slow down the pace here.
Mahoney swings wildly with an uppercut but Lombardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lombardo blocks a body shot from Mahoney.
Mahoney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lombardo tries a body shot but Mahoney blocks it.
Lombardo digs a right hand into Mahoney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mahoney's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Lombardo.
Mahoney looks winded!
Lombardo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lombardo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mahoney backwards.
Lombardo prevents a body shot from Mahoney.
Still in the clinch, Lombardo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mahoney stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo scores with a hook to the body.
Lombardo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahoney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lombardo backwards.
Mahoney blocks an uppercut.
Lombardo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Mahoney on the inside.
Lombardo manages to break the clinch.
Mahoney tries to clinch up but Lombardo circles away and keeps his distance.
Mahoney stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lombardo.
Lombardo slips a jab from Mahoney.
Mahoney wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahoney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mahoney on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santino Lombardo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lombardo lands with a nice body punch.
Mahoney doesn't manage to clinch there - Lombardo circles away.
Mahoney moves into range and clinches up with Lombardo.
Lombardo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lombardo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mahoney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mahoney tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Lombardo to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahoney drives through and clinches with Lombardo against the cage.
Mahoney tries a body shot but Lombardo blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Mahoney fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Lombardo.
Lombardo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mahoney can do to turn this around?
A shot in the inside from Mahoney.
Mahoney tries to throw a body punch but Lombardo avoids it by throwing Mahoney back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Lombardo.
Mahoney lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lombardo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lombardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombardo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mahoney backwards.
Mahoney misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Mahoney scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mahoney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahoney misses with a punch to the body.
Mahoney working aggressively here.
Mahoney looking to throw knees to the head but Lombardo is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Lombardo.
A short right from Lombardo.
Lombardo lands a shot to the body.
Mahoney is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Lombardo - that landed with a thud.
Mahoney scores with a shot to the side of Lombardo's head.
Mahoney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lombardo lands a shot to the body.
Lombardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lombardo tries a body shot but Mahoney blocks it.
Lombardo misses with a body punch.
Lombardo scores with a hook to the body.
Lombardo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lombardo is leaning against Mahoney and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Lombardo - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lombardo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lombardo tries to work over Mahoney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lombardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mahoney on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lombardo. Lombardo obviously looking to wear him down.
Lombardo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lombardo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mahoney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mahoney throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lombardo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mahoney really felt that one!
A decent looking cross lands there for Lombardo.
Mahoney misses the body punch
and Lombardo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mahoney is rocked!
Lombardo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mahoney is still on wobbly legs! Can Lombardo finish him?
Lombardo scoring well with a low kick there.
Mahoney seems to have recovered his senses.
Mahoney takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lombardo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body kick from Lombardo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Lombardo.
Mahoney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lombardo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lombardo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mahoney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lombardo scores with a nice right hand.
Lombardo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mahoney looks to clinch
letting Lombardo counter with a right hand.
Lombardo lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Mahoney falls backwards - clearly groggy! Lombardo dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santino Lombardo!
A very excited looking Santino Lombardo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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