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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rod De Minaur (ranked 108 p4p, 439 weight class) and Santino Lombardo (ranked 15 p4p, 62 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Minaur might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Seek and Destroy . Lombardo has chosen Illusions as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rod De Minaur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Santino Lombardo!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombardo misses with a looping left.
De Minaur is looking to counter punch.
De Minaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Lombardo is just out of range.
Lombardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Minaur.
Lombardo throws a leg kick but De Minaur sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lombardo lands a head shot.
De Minaur throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lombardo throws a leg kick but De Minaur sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lombardo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lombardo misses with a combination
letting De Minaur counter with a right hand.
De Minaur connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lombardo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Minaur.
De Minaur scores with a jab to the body.
Lombardo tries to land a body kick
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lombardo takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
De Minaur looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Minaur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lombardo.
Lombardo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombardo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Minaur.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lombardo manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Lombardo there.
Lombardo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Minaur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lombardo scores with a kick to the body.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but Lombardo sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Minaur staying out of range there.
Lombardo swings for the body but De Minaur moves out of range.
De Minaur lands a nice shot that snaps Lombardo's head back.
De Minaur bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lombardo's head backwards.
Lombardo with a nice calf kick.
Lombardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lombardo throws a leg kick but De Minaur checks it.
De Minaur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lombardo was well out of range. Poor timing from De Minaur.
It seemed like Lombardo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lombardo manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lombardo blocks a low kick nicely.
Lombardo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Minaur.
Lombardo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lombardo throws a low kick but De Minaur avoids it.
De Minaur lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lombardo at a distance.
Lombardo misses with a jab to the body
and De Minaur counters with a straight right hand.
Santino Lombardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Minaur lunges at Lombardo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lombardo's hand.
De Minaur checks a leg kick nicely.
De Minaur is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
De Minaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Lombardo is just out of range.
Lombardo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Minaur is out of range.
De Minaur fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lombardo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lombardo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lombardo takes a swing at De Minaur's ribcage but misses.
Lombardo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo scores with a kick to the body.
Lombardo throws a series of strikes that have De Minaur backpedaling.
Lombardo throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
De Minaur has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Minaur there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lombardo slips under a jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lombardo on the side of the head.
Lombardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.
Lombardo connects with an inside leg kick.
De Minaur lands with a straight right. Lombardo didn't see that one coming.
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 De Minaur has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Minaur and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Minaur 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!
Lombardo needs to keep his hands up - De Minaur had a free shot at his head there.
De Minaur misses with a body shot.
Lombardo misses with a looping left.
De Minaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lombardo moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo blocks a leg kick.
De Minaur moves out of range of the leg kick from Lombardo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lombardo.
De Minaur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Minaur throws a leg kick but Lombardo moved away.
De Minaur avoids the body shot from Lombardo.
Lombardo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lombardo fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Minaur lands the left hand.
De Minaur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A bone on bone clash there as Lombardo blocks the leg kick.
A slow jab from De Minaur misses its intended target.
Lombardo digs a good hook to De Minaur's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lombardo throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Minaur throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rod De Minaur dominated that 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.
Lombardo lands with an overhand left.
Lombardo lands the left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Lombardo misses the target.
A lazy left from De Minaur finds it's target.
A swing and a miss from De Minaur.
A jab from Lombardo misses.
Lombardo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Minaur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Minaur swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lombardo throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Minaur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lombardo moves away.
Lombardo misses with a lunging right hand
and De Minaur counters with a nice uppercut.
Lombardo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Minaur checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It looked like De Minaur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rod De Minaur is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lombardo misses with an uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lombardo loads up on a big right hand but De Minaur slips the punch.
Lombardo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Minaur connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lombardo scrambles back to his feet.
Lombardo throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lombardo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Lombardo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lombardo - that will leave a mark!
Lombardo loads up on a big right hand but De Minaur slips the punch.
De Minaur clobbers Lombardo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lombardo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Minaur's head.
A slow jab from De Minaur misses its intended target.
Lombardo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lombardo.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lombardo manages to avoid it.
De Minaur checks a leg kick nicely.
De Minaur lands with a nice body punch.
Lombardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Minaur throws out the jab.
Lombardo misses with an uppercut.
Lombardo with a nice calf kick.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut. Lombardo saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Minaur missing with a left hand there. Lombardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lombardo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Minaur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lombardo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Minaur slips a straight right by Lombardo.
A big left from Lombardo misses.
De Minaur throws a low kick but Lombardo avoids it.
De Minaur is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lombardo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De Minaur on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lombardo lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur staying out of range there.
Nice shot lands for De Minaur.
Lombardo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Minaur connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lombardo momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lombardo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice body kick from Lombardo.
Lombardo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Minaur looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lombardo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Minaur.
Lombardo slips under a jab from De Minaur.
Lombardo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Minaur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lombardo.
De Minaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Lombardo is just out of range.
De Minaur misses with a left hand
and Lombardo counters with a low kick, right behind De Minaur 's knee.
Lombardo throws a lazy uppercut
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body punch from Lombardo.
Lombardo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lombardo swinging wildly here.
De Minaur lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur lands a lovely overhand right.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A swing and a miss from Lombardo.
De Minaur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lombardo. Lombardo obviously looking to wear him down.
Lombardo checks a leg kick.
Lombardo connects with a leg kick.
De Minaur throws a low kick, looking for Lombardo's leg but Lombardo calmly moves out of range.
A big right from Lombardo misses.
Lombardo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A lazy body kick from Lombardo
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lombardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Minaur.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut. Lombardo saw that one coming.
De Minaur looks to land a right hand but Lombardo moved out of range.
Lombardo throws a leg kick but De Minaur checks it.
De Minaur digs a good hook to Lombardo's body.
De Minaur moves out of range of the leg kick from Lombardo.
De Minaur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rod De Minaur will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
De Minaur lands a glancing blow to the side of Lombardo's head.
Lombardo throws an off balance right hand
and De Minaur counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur connects with a leg kick.
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 throws a hook but De Minaur blocks it.
Lombardo connects with a body shot.
Lombardo is looking to land body kicks.
De Minaur misses with an uppercut.
Lombardo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lombardo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lombardo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lombardo throws a lazy body kick
and De Minaur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lombardo scores with the left hand. De Minaur knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Minaur throws a big shot that misses.
De Minaur misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lombardo throws a looping overhand right but De Minaur ducks down to avoid it.
De Minaur half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lombardo misses with a body shot
and De Minaur counters with a stiff right hand.
De Minaur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lombardo's sensitive parts.
Lombardo slips under a jab.
De Minaur just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Lombardo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Minaur has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lombardo finds it's way round the side to connect with De Minaur's head.
A nice leg kick from Lombardo, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Minaur looks to land a left hand but Lombardo moved out of range nicely.
Lombardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lombardo swings widly with a right hand
enabling De Minaur to counter with a crisp jab.
De Minaur misses with a lunging right hand
and Lombardo counters with a nice body kick.
Lombardo misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Minaur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lombardo manages to avoid it.
Rod De Minaur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Minaur.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lombardo scores with a shot to the body.
Santino Lombardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lombardo throws a body kick that misses.
Lombardo forces De Minaur back against the cage and clinches.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lombardo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
De Minaur prevents a body shot from Lombardo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Minaur.
De Minaur swings wildly with an uppercut but Lombardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Minaur prevents a body shot from Lombardo.
A head punch on the inside from Lombardo fails to land.
Lombardo lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Rod De Minaur has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur working aggressively here.
Lombardo throws a head punch that misses.
Lombardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Minaur's elbow.
De Minaur lands an uppercut.
Lombardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lombardo struggles to land a body shot inside as De Minaur controls his hands.
Lombardo can't find room to land a body shot as De Minaur controls the action.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Lombardo.
Lombardo working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from De Minaur.
Lombardo has a couple of punches blocked by De Minaur.
Lombardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo misses with the head strike.
De Minaur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lombardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Minaur blocks a body shot from Lombardo.
Lombardo looking to stall.
Lombardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Minaur scores with a shot to the side of Lombardo's head.
Lombardo can't find room to land a body shot as De Minaur controls the action.
Lombardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Minaur's elbow.
Lombardo pushes De Minaur back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Minaur lands with a light punch inside.
Lombardo throws a punch but it's blocked by De Minaur.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rod De Minaur.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Minaur, 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rod De Minaur!
A very excited looking Rod De Minaur 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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