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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Sanguinetti (ranked 200 p4p, 279 weight class) and Oscar Gage (ranked 30 p4p, 44 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Sanguinetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Gage!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gage shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sanguinetti but Sanguinetti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gage connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sanguinetti bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gage's head.
Gage lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sanguinetti throws a looping overhand right but Gage ducks down to avoid it.
Gage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti swings for the body but Gage moves out of range.
Gage looks to land a right hand but Sanguinetti moved out of range.
Sanguinetti was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sanguinetti looks to land a right hand but Gage moved out of range.
Sanguinetti works the jab nicely.
Gage closes the distance and clinches up with Sanguinetti, looking for a takedown. Gage pushes Sanguinetti against the cage but Sanguinetti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gage lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanguinetti lunges at Gage with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gage's hand.
Orlando Sanguinetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanguinetti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gage throws an off balance right hand
and Sanguinetti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gage throws a hook to the side of Sanguinetti's head but Sanguinetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Sanguinetti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gage looks to land a combination but Sanguinetti avoids it well.
Sanguinetti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gage misses with a wild combination.
Sanguinetti loads up on a big right hand but Gage slips the punch.
Gage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gage momentarily.
A slow jab from Gage misses its intended target.
No joy there for Gage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slow jab from Gage misses its intended target.
A shot to the liver by Gage. Beautiful body shot.
Sanguinetti missing with a left hand there. Gage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Gage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gage fails with a takedown attempt.
Orlando Sanguinetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Gage.
Sanguinetti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gage has time to react.
Sanguinetti lands a glancing blow to the side of Gage's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gage ducks right into an uppercut from Sanguinetti.
It looks like Sanguinetti has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Sanguinetti.
Gage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gage scores with a jab. Sanguinetti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gage drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slow jab from Gage misses its intended target.
Gage ducks under a wild hook from Sanguinetti.
Nice uppercut there from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sanguinetti wants it to stay on the feet.
Gage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanguinetti circles away quickly and effectively.
Gage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gage missing with a left hand there. Sanguinetti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanguinetti lands a jab to the nose.
Sanguinetti catches Gage with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sanguinetti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gage throws a hook to the side of Sanguinetti's head but Sanguinetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanguinetti scores with a decent looking hook.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gage or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanguinetti, which made it look bad.
Sanguinetti is looking for a counter combo.
Gage with a poor takedown
and Sanguinetti counters with a right hand to the body.
Gage staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanguinetti avoids the body shot from Gage.
Sanguinetti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gage throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanguinetti.
Gage shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanguinetti pinned against the cage. Sanguinetti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gage takes one to the chin there.
Sanguinetti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanguinetti misses the target.
Gage changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sanguinetti throws a lazy right hand but Gage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gage takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gage fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gage takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice takedown defense from Sanguinetti. No joy for Gage on that attempt.
Gage fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gage shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sanguinetti as he avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Sanguinetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanguinetti misses with a hook.
Gage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gage scores with a punch to the head.
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!
Sanguinetti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gage's hands.
Sanguinetti lands with an uppercut that bounces Gage off the cage and back into range.
Gage misses with a wild body shot.
Sanguinetti is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sanguinetti misses with a looping left.
Sanguinetti ducks under a wild hook from Gage.
Sanguinetti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big right from Sanguinetti misses.
Gage ducks under a wild hook from Sanguinetti.
Gage drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sanguinetti defends it well.
Gage shoots in for a takedown but Sanguinetti shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gage fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Sanguinetti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gage lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Sanguinetti 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.
A slow jab from Sanguinetti misses its intended target.
Oscar Gage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanguinetti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gage. Gage circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sanguinetti misses the jab.
Gage throws out a loose jab but Sanguinetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanguinetti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gage goes for a double leg but Sanguinetti avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sanguinetti continues to drive forward.
Sanguinetti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gage can do to turn this around?
Gage looks to land a right hand but Sanguinetti moved out of range.
Sanguinetti looks to throw the jab but Gage is out of range.
Gage misses with an uppercut. Sanguinetti saw that one coming.
Sanguinetti looks to land a right hand but Gage moved out of range.
Gage displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanguinetti throws out the jab.
Sanguinetti throws a big shot that misses.
Sanguinetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Gage is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gage lands a jab to the head.
Sanguinetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gage.
Gage ducks under a wild hook from Sanguinetti.
Gage looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanguinetti is just out of range.
Orlando Sanguinetti is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanguinetti connects with a jab.
Sanguinetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage cracks Sanguinetti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sanguinetti tries to move into range but Gage moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gage fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanguinetti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanguinetti has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Orlando Sanguinetti has been cut.
Sanguinetti lands with a right hand.
Gage throws a hook to the side of Sanguinetti's head but Sanguinetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Gage might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sanguinetti has got the better of the exchanges.
Gage is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanguinetti misses the target.
Sanguinetti throws a shot from downtown. Gage moves away and avoids it.
Gage misses with a looping right.
Sanguinetti dips to his left and cracks Gage with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanguinetti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanguinetti missing with a left hand there. Gage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanguinetti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice cross by Sanguinetti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanguinetti throws a hook but Gage avoids it easily.
Gage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanguinetti jabs Gage to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sanguinetti connects with a single shot there.
Sanguinetti misses with a looping right.
A big left from Gage misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gage.
Gage slips a jab from Sanguinetti.
Gage wants to counter with a clinch but Sanguinetti pushes him away.
A big left from Sanguinetti misses.
Sanguinetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gage moves forwards but Sanguinetti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sanguinetti missing with a left hand there. Gage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gage is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gage has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gage tries to bum rush Sanguinetti with a series of wild strikes but Sanguinetti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanguinetti throwing a counter right hand but Gage manages to avoid it.
Gage closes the distance and clinches up with Sanguinetti, looking for a takedown. Gage pushes Sanguinetti against the cage but Sanguinetti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Orlando Sanguinetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Gage.
Gage tries for a takedown but Sanguinetti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gage takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanguinetti throws a big shot that misses.
Sanguinetti defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gage.
Nice defenses there by Gage.
Sanguinetti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gage on the side of the head.
Sanguinetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gage looks to land a right hand but Sanguinetti moved out of range.
Sanguinetti misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanguinetti misses with a looping left.
Orlando Sanguinetti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanguinetti punishes Gage's body with a nice straight punch.
Gage looks to land a combination but Sanguinetti avoids it well.
Gage slips a straight right by Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanguinetti manages to avoid it.
Gage lands with an overhand left.
Sanguinetti connects with the punch.
Sanguinetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanguinetti slips under a jab from Gage.
A jab lands there for Sanguinetti.
The fighters circling - Sanguinetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Sanguinetti misses.
Sanguinetti lands with a nice body punch.
Gage needs to keep his hands up - Sanguinetti had a free shot at his head there.
Sanguinetti bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gage's head.
Gage takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanguinetti throws a looping overhand right but Gage ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti stuffs the takedown attempt from Gage. Gage gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanguinetti's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanguinetti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanguinetti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gage fails with the takedown.
Sanguinetti throwing a counter right hand but Gage manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Sanguinetti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Orlando Sanguinetti's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gage fails with the takedown.
Sanguinetti sizes up Gage with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sanguinetti lands a body shot.
Sanguinetti scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A jab lands there for Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gage.
Sanguinetti misses with a hook. Gage ducked under it nicely.
Gage ducks under a wild hook from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti loads up on a big right hand but Gage slips the punch.
Gage shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanguinetti defends it nicely.
Sanguinetti throws an off balance right hand
and Gage counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Sanguinetti misses.
Sanguinetti moves out of range as Gage strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Sanguinetti misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanguinetti throws out a loose jab but Gage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gage takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sanguinetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gage.
Sanguinetti cracks a nice hook into Gage's ribs.
Sanguinetti lands a right hook to the body.
Gage takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanguinetti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gage takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sanguinetti defending well as Gage loads up on a big left hand.
Sanguinetti defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gage.
A counter left hand to the body from Sanguinetti misses its target.
Orlando Sanguinetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Gage.
Gage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big right from Gage misses.
Sanguinetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gage throws out the jab.
Sanguinetti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gage on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanguinetti closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sanguinetti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanguinetti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sanguinetti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sanguinetti scores with a nice right hand.
Sanguinetti throws a combination. Gage tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gage closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gage gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sanguinetti.
A shot to the body from Gage misses
and Sanguinetti counters with a left to the body.
Sanguinetti lands with a nice body punch.
Sanguinetti throws a lazy right hand but Gage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanguinetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanguinetti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sanguinetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanguinetti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gage closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sanguinetti circles away.
Gage throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanguinetti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanguinetti.
Gage takes one to the side of the head.
Gage is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sanguinetti is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gage.
Gage on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sanguinetti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanguinetti scores with a jab to the body.
Gage shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sanguinetti but Sanguinetti pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A little feinted left hand from Sanguinetti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sanguinetti scores with a decent looking hook.
Gage lands with a right hand.
Sanguinetti moves away from the strike by Gage.
Gage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanguinetti moves away.
Sanguinetti lands a jab to the head.
Gage shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sanguinetti as he avoids it easily.
Sanguinetti lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanguinetti lands a nice shot that snaps Gage's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanguinetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sanguinetti avoids the body shot from Gage.
Sanguinetti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanguinetti cracks Gage with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanguinetti connects with a nice looking jab.
Sanguinetti scores with a one two! Gage had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Sanguinetti misses the target.
Sanguinetti scores with a hook to the body. Gage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sanguinetti slips under a jab from Gage.
Sanguinetti misses with a looping left.
Gage fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanguinetti tests Gage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanguinetti cracks Gage with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Orlando Sanguinetti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanguinetti circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orlando Sanguinetti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanguinetti has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orlando Sanguinetti!
Orlando Sanguinetti thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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