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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Sandusky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gage R (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sandusky comes to the cage accompanied by Ice Ice Baby. Gage R will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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195 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Sandusky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gage R!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandusky takes a swing at R's ribcage but misses.
Sandusky takes a swing at R's ribcage but misses.
R throws a right and a left that both miss.
R swings for the body but Sandusky moves out of range.
Sandusky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from R.
Sandusky throws the left hand but R avoids the punch easily.
Sandusky scores a takedown into full mount!
Sandusky tries to control but R wriggling away.
R is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sandusky fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns R that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
R is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sandusky can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as R is looking to escape.
R tries to reverse the position but Sandusky maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandusky looking to finish R with some ground and pound. This is bad for R!
Sandusky punishing his opponent with strikes.
R wants to hold on but Sandusky pushes him away.
R is trying to escape the mount.
Sandusky avoids the attempt from R to control.
Sandusky sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
R tries to get back to half guard but can't.
R is squirming around, avoiding Sandusky's attempts to control the action.
Sandusky is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Sandusky.
R tries to lock up and control but Sandusky gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
R takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns R that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sandusky cracks R with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sandusky with good strikes from the mount here!
Sandusky working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
R is looking to improve his position but Sandusky isn't that keen on the idea.
Sandusky working away from the top, dropping strikes.
R is squirming around, avoiding Sandusky's attempts to control the action.
Sandusky prevents R from getting the reversal.
Sandusky scores with a couple of good head shots there.
R is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sandusky is landing with some decent strikes but R is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
R slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandusky is looking to advance position but R won't allow it.
Sandusky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. R defending well though.
Sandusky prevents R from improving his position.
R slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sandusky thows a big elbow that misses.
Sandusky connects with a couple of short punches.
R has his hands on Sandusky's head, controlling the position.
Sandusky throwing strikes but missing.
R is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sandusky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sandusky wants to control from the top but R keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
R lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sandusky backs up against the cage.
Sandusky misses with a body shot
and R counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sandusky is looking to clinch but R is avoiding it.
R decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
R thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
R working over Sandusky with some ground and pound. Sandusky looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sandusky moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
R stopping the sweep attempt from Sandusky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Sandusky dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sandusky swings away with a body shot that misses
and R connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sandusky shoots in for a takedown but R shows good takedown defense.
Sandusky misses with an uppercut.
Sandusky takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sandusky scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sandusky digs a good hook to R's body.
Sandusky fails to land the takedown.
Nice shot lands for R.
R scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sandusky closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sandusky lands in his opponent's guard.
Sandusky got a little sloppy there for a moment and R has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sandusky has managed to get both his arms back between R's legs - danger averted.
R manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sandusky manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandusky looking for a sweep. Not yet Sandusky, not yet.
R trying to control but Sandusky is working from the bottom.
Sandusky is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sandusky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sandusky is on top in guard.
Sandusky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
R managing to control the position.
Sandusky wants to pass the guard but R is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
R looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
R lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sandusky!
R trying to control but Sandusky is having none of it.
Sandusky is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sandusky wants to hold on but R pushes him away.
Sandusky is working to get back to half guard.
R is working for a guillotine from mount but Sandusky frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandusky keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sandusky might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sandusky is working hard here to advance position.
R controlling from mount.
R looking to finish Sandusky with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sandusky!
Sandusky is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sandusky is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
R landing strikes from the mount and Sandusky is in trouble!
Gary Sandusky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sandusky is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
R trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sandusky is bucking up trying to escape but R cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sandusky tries to get back to half guard but can't.
R tries to control but Sandusky wriggling away.
Sandusky keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
R looking for a guillotine from mount but Sandusky is having none of it.
R cracks Sandusky with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gage R showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sandusky throws a predictable looking body shot
and R cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sandusky misses the jab.
Sandusky misses with a shot to the body
and R counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sandusky defending well as R loads up on a big left hand.
Sandusky gets caught flat footed, as R shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
R looking to sit in guard and control but Sandusky gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sandusky scoring with some ground and pound.
R tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sandusky tries to free his leg and advance position but R is retaining full guard.
Sandusky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
R is looking to sweep but instead, Sandusky has passed into half guard.
Sandusky is keen to just control but R is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandusky is pressing down on R's thigh, looking to free his foot. R is holding on for now.
R moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sandusky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. R swivels though and keeps the full guard.
R wants to sweep but no luck.
Sandusky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. R swivels though and keeps the full guard.
R manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sandusky manages to get himself to full guard.
Sandusky is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
R wants to control from the top but Sandusky keeps moving.
Sandusky wants to sweep but no luck.
R pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sandusky is keeping the position for now.
Sandusky bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in R's guard.
Sandusky trying to control the position from guard on top but R is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
R looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sandusky with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sandusky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sandusky wants to pass the guard but R is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandusky postures up.
Sandusky wants to control from the top but R keeps moving.
Sandusky working some strikes from top position.
R has his hands on Sandusky's head, controlling the position.
R is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
R thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sandusky's head.
R wants to free his trapped foot but Sandusky is holding on for dear life with his legs.
R thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sandusky's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sandusky flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sandusky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
R not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sandusky wants to improve his position but R is controlling well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
R bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sandusky misses with a jab to the body
enabling R to counter with a crisp jab.
Sandusky throws a looping overhand right but R ducks down to avoid it.
Gage R is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
R connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sandusky. Sandusky circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A head kick misses from R.
R throws a body punch but Sandusky moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gage R really 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.
Sandusky looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? R is fending him off so far but Sandusky persists. Nope, R circles away and we're back to standing.
R fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sandusky checks it well.
Sandusky misses the jab.
Sandusky scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from R.
R tries to clinch up.
Sandusky thows a body shot but no joy.
Sandusky takes a shot right to the bread basket.
R is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
R scores with a hook.
Gary Sandusky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Sandusky lands.
R avoids the body shot from Sandusky.
Sandusky takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sandusky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sandusky connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by R.
A big right from Sandusky misses.
R doesn't manage to clinch there - Sandusky circles away.
Sandusky misses with a takedown attempt
and R counters with a left and a right that stings Sandusky.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sandusky is looking to clinch.
R scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sandusky doesn't seem bothered though.
R lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
R shoots in and bounces Sandusky off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sandusky trying to keep a closed guard but R is proving a slippery customer.
R stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sandusky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
R slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sandusky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
R throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
R is stalling in the full guard.
R stands up over Sandusky, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
R trying to control the position from guard on top but Sandusky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sandusky looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
R being controlled here momentarily.
R throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
R is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sandusky manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
R is wriggling around trying to escape.
R is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sandusky with shots to the head and body - R looks very uncomfortable down there.
R is squirming around, avoiding Sandusky's attempts to control the action.
Sandusky scores with a couple of good head shots there.
R is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
R is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Sandusky.
A nice elbow there by Sandusky.
Sandusky fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sandusky connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sandusky trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sandusky putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
R keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sandusky trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gage R dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
R connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sandusky. Sandusky circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big left from R misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sandusky. R does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sandusky gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and R counters with a left to the body.
Sandusky throws a big shot that misses.
Sandusky is looking to wear down R with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sandusky shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. R defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandusky misses with a takedown
letting R counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Sandusky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sandusky misses the body punch
and R counters with a nice body shot.
Sandusky takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandusky decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
R looking for submissions off his back.
Sandusky thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
R is trying to get back to full guard.
Sandusky looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. R manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandusky works a leg free and moves into half guard.
R regains full guard. Nicely done.
R throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sandusky escapes and throws R's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Sandusky creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sandusky advances nicely into full mount.
R is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sandusky postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. R looks a forlorn figure.
Sandusky lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
R is trying desperately to improve position.
Sandusky working R over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandusky lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
R is squirming around, avoiding Sandusky's attempts to control the action.
Sandusky scores with a couple of good head shots there.
R is working to get back to half guard.
R takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sandusky looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sandusky goes for an armbar but R turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from R.
R stopping the sweep attempt from Sandusky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
R loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells R's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gage R is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
R won't allow Sandusky to sweep him here.
Sandusky lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for R!
R is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gary Sandusky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
R in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
R can't escape the position.
R wants to control but Sandusky is having none of it.
Sandusky is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Sandusky showed his dominance in that final round.
I think R has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 47:48
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gage R!
Gage R is the new middleweight champion!
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