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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uno Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roushimar Lombardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uno Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roushimar Lombardo!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Lombardo.
It looks like Uno Johnson has been cut.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lombardo avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnson moves into range and clinches up with Lombardo.
Johnson has been working on his balance at Red Square Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Lombardo.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Lombardo is working for takedown but Johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lombardo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lombardo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lombardo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Uno Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roushimar Lombardo.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Lombardo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lombardo loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson defending well as Lombardo loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson moves out of range as Lombardo strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Lombardo misses the target.
Lombardo misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Lombardo is looking for a takedown.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lombardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is pressed up against the cage. Lombardo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Johnson down to the mat. Johnson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Lombardo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lombardo.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Lombardo looking for a takedown.
Lombardo looks winded!
Lombardo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Johnson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Johnson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lombardo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lombardo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lombardo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Lombardo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Johnson misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
Lombardo blocks an uppercut.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lombardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lombardos head.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson stops a takedown attempt from Lombardo.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lombardos head.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lombardo takes a shot to the head.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lombardo blocks an uppercut.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson pushes Lombardo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Johnson.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lombardos head.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Lombardo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lombardo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lombardo.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Lombardo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Lombardo takes a shot to the head.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lombardo backwards.
Lombardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Johnson.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson pushes Lombardo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lombardo.
Johnson gets through Lombardo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uno Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uno Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lombardo misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lombardo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Lombardo keeps it at a distance.
Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lombardo looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lombardo stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uno Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lombardo drives through with a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lombardo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing Lombardo from standing up.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lombardo is breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombardo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lombardo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lombardo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lombardo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lombardo pushes Johnson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Lombardo misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a three punch combo that has Lombardo backing up. Lombardo nods at Johnson to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lombardo avoids it really well and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lombardo throws an off balance right hand
and Johnson counters with a nice body shot.
Johnson slips under a jab from Lombardo.
A big right from Lombardo misses.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lombardo avoids it really well and circles away.
Lombardo misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Lombardo avoids it well.
Roushimar Lombardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lombardo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Lombardo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnson throws a push kick but Lombardo slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Lombardo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson clinches up with Lombardo and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lombardos head.
Lombardo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lombardo blocking some punches.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lombardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lombardo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Lombardo.
Lombardo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lombardos head.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lombardo.
Lombardo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Johnson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lombardo backwards.
Lombardo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lombardo backwards.
Johnson working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uno Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Uno Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lombardo misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Lombardo avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Lombardo blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Lombardo throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Lombardo can't get the takedown.
Johnson gets underhooks to prevent Lombardo's takedown attempt.
Lombardo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Uno Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roushimar Lombardo.
Lombardo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Lombardo backwards.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Lombardo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lombardo blocking some punches.
Lombardo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lombardo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Lombardo.
Johnson gets through Lombardo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lombardo is trying to drag Johnson to the mat but Johnson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Lombardo blocks an uppercut.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson gets through Lombardo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lombardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Roushimar Lombardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Johnson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Lombardo blocking some punches.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Uno Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lombardo.
Lombardo is looking for a takedown.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lombardo backwards.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson gets through Lombardo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lombardo.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lombardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Lombardo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lombardo 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.
Johnson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lombardo can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Lombardo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lombardo throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Lombardo blocking some punches.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Uno Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Lombardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uno Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uno Johnson!
Uno Johnson very nearly forgot to thank Red Square Fight Gear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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hype
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