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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Santino Lombardo (ranked 214 p4p, 32 weight class) and Tyler Wrexham (ranked 124 p4p, 19 weight class). Lombardo's entrance music is Illusions. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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170 lbs
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174 lbs
33 - 11 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Santino Lombardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Wrexham !
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombardo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lombardo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wrexham moves into the clinch successfully.
Wrexham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wrexham misses with a punch to the body.
Lombardo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lombardo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wrexham or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wrexham .
Wrexham can't break the clinch.
Lombardo misses with the head strike.
Wrexham blocks a body shot from Lombardo.
Wrexham misses with a punch on the inside.
Wrexham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wrexham lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lombardo pushes Wrexham back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lombardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wrexham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Wrexham .
Wrexham tries a body shot but Lombardo blocks it.
Lombardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wrexham throws a head punch that misses.
Wrexham manages to break the clinch.
Wrexham 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lombardo lands a right hook to the body.
Lombardo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wrexham .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombardo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wrexham blocks a jab.
Wrexham takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lombardo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wrexham throws a wild body kick that Lombardo sees coming a mile off.
Wrexham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wrexham chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lombardo can pounce on him.
Wrexham takes a swing at Lombardo's ribcage but misses.
Wrexham 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.
The crowd cheers as Wrexham lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lombardo doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Santino Lombardo has been cut.
Lombardo throws a sloppy head kick and Wrexham moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lombardo, right into the meat.
Lombardo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wrexham . That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wrexham throws a sloppy body shot
and Lombardo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wrexham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lombardo.
Wrexham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lombardo circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Wrexham does no damage.
The fighters circling - Wrexham throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lombardo fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Wrexham was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lombardo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wrexham looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wrexham moves in looking to clinch but Lombardo pushes him off.
Wrexham throws out a loose jab but Lombardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wrexham lands a right hook to the body.
Lombardo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wrexham . That did some damage!
Wrexham chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lombardo can pounce on him.
Lombardo scores with a jab.
Lombardo throws a body punch but Wrexham moves out of range.
Wrexham misses with a body shot.
Wrexham takes one to the chin there.
A good leg kick by Lombardo.
Wrexham throws a wild body kick that Lombardo sees coming a mile off.
Nice body kick there by Wrexham .
Wrexham throws a push kick but Lombardo slaps the foot to one side.
Wrexham throws a jab but it's blocked by Lombardo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lombardo.
Wrexham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lombardo manages to avoid it.
Wrexham throws a poor cross that misses
and Lombardo counters with a good, hard body kick but Wrexham shrugs it off.
Wrexham misses with a hook. Lombardo ducked under it nicely.
Lombardo punishes Wrexham 's body with a nice straight punch.
Lombardo moves away from the strike by Wrexham .
Lombardo connects with a single shot there.
Wrexham throws a right hand that Lombardo ducks under and follows up with a left that Lombardo also avoids with ease.
Lombardo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice defenses there by Wrexham .
Lombardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lombardo slips a straight right by Wrexham .
Lombardo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wrexham swings for the body but Lombardo moves out of range.
Wrexham misses the body punch
and Lombardo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lombardo tries a head kick but it misses.
Wrexham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lombardo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham tries to bum rush Lombardo with a series of wild strikes but Lombardo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wrexham throws a big shot that misses.
Wrexham on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wrexham throws out a loose jab but Lombardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wrexham throws a jab when Lombardo was well out of range.
Lombardo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lombardo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wrexham throws a big shot that misses.
Lombardo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lombardo throws a jab but it's blocked by Wrexham .
Wrexham walks into a left hand.
Crunch! Wrexham slams his shin into Lombardo's torso.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lombardo throws a good cross that connects.
Lombardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wrexham moves away.
Wrexham throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lombardo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lombardo throws a jab when Wrexham was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wrexham ! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Santino Lombardo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Santino Lombardo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lombardo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wrexham on the side of the head.
Wrexham misses with a combination
and Lombardo counters with a left to the body.
Wrexham misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Lombardo counter with a right hand.
Wrexham tests Lombardo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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 hard body shot but it just misses.
Lombardo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lombardo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lombardo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wrexham circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wrexham . Lombardo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lombardo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Wrexham throws a front kick aimed at Lombardo's knee but Lombardo avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lombardo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wrexham 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lombardo.
Wrexham connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lombardo momentarily.
Lombardo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wrexham tries to clinch up but Lombardo circles away and keeps his distance.
Tyler Wrexham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wrexham looks to score with a jab to the body but Lombardo is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Lombardo misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrexham throws a nice looking combination but Lombardo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wrexham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lombardo throws a shot from downtown. Wrexham moves away and avoids it.
Wrexham throws the kick towards the body but Lombardo avoids it.
Wrexham throws a jab but it's blocked by Lombardo.
A slow jab from Lombardo misses its intended target.
Lombardo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wrexham on the side of the head.
Lombardo lands with a straight right. Wrexham didn't see that one coming.
Wrexham clobbers Lombardo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wrexham lands a nice shot that snaps Lombardo's head back.
Wrexham throws a body shot but no joy.
Wrexham takes a swing at Lombardo's ribcage but misses.
Lombardo scores with a push kick.
Wrexham will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lombardo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lombardo walks into a straight right hand from Wrexham .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wrexham on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lombardo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wrexham moves out of range of the body kick from Lombardo.
Lombardo lands a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Lombardo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lombardo.
Both fighters circling a little - Lombardo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wrexham defending well as Lombardo loads up on a big left hand.
Wrexham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lombardo scores with a decent looking hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lombardo.
Lombardo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lombardo connects with a crisp jab.
Wrexham with a nice cross.
Wrexham takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lombardo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wrexham momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham avoids the body shot from Lombardo.
Lombardo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lombardo lands a glancing blow to the side of Wrexham 's head.
Wrexham has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lombardo.
Lombardo cracks the inside of Wrexham 's front leg.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wrexham .
A bone on bone clash there as Lombardo blocks the leg kick.
Lombardo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lombardo tests Wrexham 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wrexham misses the shot to the body.
Lombardo is looking to chop away at Wrexham 's legs.
Wrexham misses with a straight left.
Lombardo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wrexham throws a chopping leg kick but Lombardo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lombardo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wrexham has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wrexham throws a shot from downtown. Lombardo moves away and avoids it.
Lombardo misses with a low kick.
Lombardo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wrexham throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wrexham throws a body punch but Lombardo moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham looks for the body kick but Lombardo saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wrexham attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wrexham misses with a shot to the body
and Lombardo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lombardo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lombardo wants to slow Wrexham down by chopping away at his legs.
Lombardo slips under a jab from Wrexham .
Wrexham cracks Lombardo with an open hand slap.
Wrexham closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lombardo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wrexham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lombardo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wrexham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lombardo circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lombardo blocks a jab.
Wrexham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lombardo manages to avoid it.
Wrexham takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good leg kick by Lombardo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s 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' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lombardo connects with a leg kick. Wrexham looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lombardo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lombardo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lombardo throws a nice head kick!
Wrexham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A quick step to the side and Lombardo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lombardo connects with a body shot.
Wrexham misses with a low kick.
Wrexham misses with a series of wild punches.
Wrexham scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lombardo in his tracks.
Lombardo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wrexham .
Lombardo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wrexham throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wrexham misses with a straight right.
Lombardo moves out of range of the body kick from Wrexham .
Lombardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lombardo swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Wrexham to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombardo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wrexham throws a hook but Lombardo blocks it.
Wrexham scores with a push kick.
Lombardo scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Lombardo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lombardo.
Lombardo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lombardo connects with a leg kick. Wrexham looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wrexham throws a hook but Lombardo blocks it.
A shot to the body from Wrexham misses
and Lombardo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lombardo slips a straight right by Wrexham .
Wrexham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wrexham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wrexham throws a leg kick
enabling Lombardo to counter with a crisp jab.
Santino Lombardo is winning the standup battle so far.
Lombardo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wrexham looks to land a right hand but Lombardo moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Lombardo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Lombardo. That snapped Wrexham 's head back.
Wrexham gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wrexham misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lombardo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wrexham scrambles back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Wrexham .
Lombardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Wrexham is just out of range.
Wrexham 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 ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lombardo jabs at Wrexham 's body.
Lombardo misses the shot to the body.
Wrexham misses with a leg kick
and Lombardo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lombardo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little jabbing left from Wrexham on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wrexham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lombardo.
A swing and a miss from Wrexham .
Wrexham throws a body kick that misses.
Wrexham misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lombardo ducks under a wild hook from Wrexham .
Lombardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wrexham .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham misses with an uppercut.
Wrexham takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lombardo scores with a kick to the body.
Lombardo throws a shot to the body.
Wrexham scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lombardo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A combination from Wrexham does no damage.
Tyler Wrexham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lombardo throws a leg kick which misses Wrexham 's front leg but catches the back leg as Wrexham tries to avoid it.
Lombardo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lombardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wrexham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wrexham misses with a body shot.
Lombardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lombardo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wrexham on the side of the head.
Wrexham has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wrexham there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wrexham misses with a lunging right hand
and Lombardo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wrexham 's knee momentarily.
Wrexham misses with a body punch
and Lombardo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wrexham looks to throw the jab but Lombardo is out of range.
Lombardo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lombardo slips under a jab.
Lombardo throws a shot to the body.
Lombardo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wrexham throws a big shot that misses.
Wrexham lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lombardo connects with a solid leg kick.
Wrexham throws a looping overhand right but Lombardo ducks down to avoid it.
Lombardo sizes up Wrexham with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lombardo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wrexham tries to land a leg kick but Lombardo saw it coming and moves away.
Lombardo tried to counter with a leg kick but Wrexham avoided it.
Lombardo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wrexham misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santino Lombardo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lombardo, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santino Lombardo!
Santino Lombardo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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