PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aurelius Augustus (ranked 5 p4p, 185 weight class) and Orlando Sanguinetti (ranked 2 p4p, 27 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Augustus
vs
Sanguinetti

190 cm
32
188
23 - 4 - 2

185 cm
30
194
21 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Brooklyn Apothecary
Brooklyn Threads

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 23 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Aurelius Augustus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Sanguinetti!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augustus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanguinetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Augustus.
Augustus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Augustus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanguinetti throws out the jab.
Augustus motions for Sanguinetti to come forward. Augustus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanguinetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Augustus is just out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Augustus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanguinetti.
Augustus is looking to counter punch.
Sanguinetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good work by Sanguinetti as he checks the leg kick.
A jab lands there for Sanguinetti.
Augustus blocks a jab.
Sanguinetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanguinetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Augustus throws out the jab.
Sanguinetti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Augustus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Augustus scores with a sloppy right hand. Sanguinetti should have avoided that one.
Augustus misses with a hook. Sanguinetti ducked under it nicely.
Augustus misses with a hook.
Augustus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sanguinetti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A big right from Augustus misses.
Sanguinetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Augustus.
Nice defenses there by Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti thuds his right hand into Augustus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Augustus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanguinetti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Augustus misses with a left hand
and Sanguinetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanguinetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Augustus.
Sanguinetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanguinetti lands with a nice combination. Augustus backs away looking to recover.
Sanguinetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Augustus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanguinetti has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sanguinetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Augustus throws the left hand but Sanguinetti avoids the punch easily.
Augustus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanguinetti.
Augustus misses with a leg kick.
Augustus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sanguinetti moves away from the strike by Augustus.
Sanguinetti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sanguinetti checks a low kick from Augustus.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanguinetti! But no joy.
Augustus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanguinetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Augustus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanguinetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Augustus was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanguinetti.
Augustus misses with a hook.
Augustus throws a leg kick but Sanguinetti checks it.
Augustus misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanguinetti misses the target.
And Augustus counters with a quick kick to the body but Sanguinetti blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanguinetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Augustus.
Sanguinetti connects with the punch.
Sanguinetti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Augustus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanguinetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Augustus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Augustus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sanguinetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanguinetti. That snapped Augustus's head back.
Sanguinetti lands a nice shot to the body.
Augustus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Augustus throws an overhand right that lands on Sanguinetti's shoulder, as Sanguinetti tries to avoid the shot.
Augustus slips under a jab from Sanguinetti.
Augustus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Augustus misses.
Sanguinetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanguinetti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanguinetti misses with an uppercut.
Augustus half committed to a counter leg kick.
Augustus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanguinetti moves away.
Sanguinetti throws the left hand but Augustus avoids the punch easily.
Sanguinetti drops his hands momentarily and Augustus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Augustus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanguinetti throws out the jab.
Augustus throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanguinetti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Augustus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanguinetti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Augustus connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Sanguinetti.
A countering left hand to the body from Sanguinetti misses.
Augustus throws a low kick but Sanguinetti avoids it.
Sanguinetti throws a shot from downtown. Augustus moves away and avoids it.
Augustus misses with a hook. Sanguinetti ducked under it nicely.
Sanguinetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Augustus manages to avoid it.
Sanguinetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Augustus.
Sanguinetti misses with a straight left.
Augustus is looking to counter punch.
Augustus lands a body shot.
Sanguinetti takes a swing at Augustus's ribcage but misses.
Augustus delivers a nice body kick.
Sanguinetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Augustus scores with a body shot.
Sanguinetti loads up on a big right hand but Augustus slips the punch.
A slow jab from Augustus misses its intended target.
Sanguinetti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanguinetti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Augustus throws a chopping leg kick but Sanguinetti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sanguinetti takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus moves away from the strike by Sanguinetti.
Augustus throws an overhand right that lands on Sanguinetti's shoulder, as Sanguinetti tries to avoid the shot.
Sanguinetti staying out of range there.
Sanguinetti now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Augustus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sanguinetti loads up on a big right hand but Augustus slips the punch.
Augustus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanguinetti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sanguinetti lands with a good body shot.
Sanguinetti misses with a wild body shot.
Augustus misses with a wild body shot.
Sanguinetti blocks a leg kick.
Augustus swings for the body but Sanguinetti moves out of range.
Sanguinetti misses with a straight left.
Sanguinetti ducks under a wild hook from Augustus.
Augustus throws out a loose jab but Sanguinetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanguinetti misses with a straight left.
Augustus looks to land a left hand but Sanguinetti moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Augustus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Augustus misses with a wild body shot.
Augustus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sanguinetti's hands.
A slow jab from Sanguinetti misses its intended target.
Augustus appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Augustus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanguinetti.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Orlando Sanguinetti will probably get the nod.
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.

Augustus throws a shot from downtown. Sanguinetti moves away and avoids it.
Sanguinetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Augustus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab from Sanguinetti.
Augustus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Augustus throws a hook to the side of Sanguinetti's head but Sanguinetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Augustus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanguinetti.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanguinetti. Augustus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanguinetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Augustus.
An inside leg kick from Augustus misses.
A big right from Sanguinetti misses.
Sanguinetti misses with a body shot.
Augustus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Augustus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanguinetti under the eye.
Augustus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Augustus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aurelius Augustus is winning the standup battle so far.
Augustus loads up on a big right hand but Sanguinetti slips the punch.
Nice shot by Augustus.
Sanguinetti misses with an uppercut. Augustus saw that one coming.
Sanguinetti loads up on a big right hand but Augustus slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Augustus throws out a loose jab but Sanguinetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanguinetti with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanguinetti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Augustus misses with a hook.
Sanguinetti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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.
Augustus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanguinetti throws out the jab.
Augustus with a nice calf kick.
Augustus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanguinetti lands a nice hook to Augustus's body. Augustus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Augustus misses the jab.
Augustus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanguinetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Augustus slips a jab and a cross from Sanguinetti.
Augustus takes one to the side of the head.
Sanguinetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Augustus was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti throws a jab when Augustus was well out of range.
Nice cross by Sanguinetti.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanguinetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanguinetti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sanguinetti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A slow jab from Augustus misses its intended target.
Sanguinetti moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanguinetti misses the shot to the body.
Augustus was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Augustus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Augustus connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanguinetti sizes up Augustus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sanguinetti throws a hook to the side of Augustus's head but Augustus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanguinetti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sanguinetti misses with a hook. Augustus ducked under it nicely.
Augustus just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanguinetti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sanguinetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Augustus was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanguinetti.
Augustus moves away from the strike by Sanguinetti.
Augustus scores with a shot to the body.
Augustus staying out of range there.
Augustus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sanguinetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Augustus is looking to counter punch.
Augustus throws a hook but Sanguinetti blocks it.
Sanguinetti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sanguinetti avoids the body shot from Augustus.
Augustus scores with a leg kick.
Sanguinetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Augustus throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanguinetti.
Augustus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus misses with a straight left.
Augustus throws a looping overhand right but Sanguinetti ducks down to avoid it.
Augustus throws a hook but Sanguinetti avoids it easily.
Sanguinetti throws out a counter right but Augustus avoids it with no problem.
Augustus misses with a low kick.
Augustus throws a shot from downtown. Sanguinetti moves away and avoids it.
Augustus looks to land a right hand but Sanguinetti moved out of range.
Sanguinetti misses with an uppercut.
Sanguinetti works the jab nicely.
Sanguinetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanguinetti throws a body punch but Augustus moves out of range.
Sanguinetti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Augustus. Augustus obviously looking to wear him down.
Augustus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Augustus throws an overhand right that lands on Sanguinetti's shoulder, as Sanguinetti tries to avoid the shot.
Augustus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sanguinetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanguinetti throws a hook but Augustus blocks it.
Sanguinetti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Augustus misses with a body shot.
Sanguinetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanguinetti. Augustus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanguinetti throws a lazy right hand but Augustus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus throws a leg kick that misses.
Sanguinetti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Augustus scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Sanguinetti.
Augustus misses with a head kick.
Sanguinetti cracks Augustus with an open hand slap.
Augustus throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanguinetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Augustus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanguinetti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Augustus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Augustus avoids the body shot from Sanguinetti.
Augustus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Augustus needs to keep his hands up - Sanguinetti had a free shot at his head there.
Augustus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sanguinetti.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Augustus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Augustus.
Augustus looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanguinetti is just out of range.
Augustus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanguinetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Orlando Sanguinetti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A telegraphed right hand from Sanguinetti misses the target.
That kick from Augustus tenderised Sanguinetti's leg. Sanguinetti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sanguinetti lands a nice hook to Augustus's body. Augustus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanguinetti feints a jab promting Augustus to slip. Sanguinetti then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Augustus slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sanguinetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Augustus.
Sanguinetti throws a body punch but Augustus moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Augustus misses the target.
Augustus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Augustus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Augustus throws a shot from downtown. Sanguinetti moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Sanguinetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Augustus lands with an overhand left.
Sanguinetti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sanguinetti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Augustus misses with a hook. Sanguinetti ducked under it nicely.
Augustus lunges at Sanguinetti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sanguinetti's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanguinetti avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sanguinetti misses with a few strikes there.
Sanguinetti loads up on a big right hand but Augustus slips the punch.
Sanguinetti lands a nice shot that snaps Augustus's head back.
A swing and a miss from Sanguinetti.
A low kick lands for Augustus.
Sanguinetti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanguinetti.
Augustus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sanguinetti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Augustus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanguinetti under the eye.
Augustus ducks under a wild hook from Sanguinetti.
Augustus feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sanguinetti misses with a straight left.
Sanguinetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Augustus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanguinetti misses with an uppercut. Augustus saw that one coming.
Augustus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Sanguinetti misses.
Augustus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sanguinetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanguinetti checks a leg kick.
Sanguinetti throws a hook but Augustus avoids it easily.
Sanguinetti looks to land a right hand but Augustus moved out of range.
Augustus throws a lazy right hand but Sanguinetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanguinetti throws a big shot that misses.
Augustus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanguinetti moves away.
A big left from Sanguinetti misses.
Sanguinetti blocks a head kick by Augustus.
Augustus swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Augustus misses.
Augustus moves out of range as Sanguinetti strikes.
A big left from Augustus misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Augustus.
Augustus with a nice cross.
Sanguinetti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Augustus doesn't seem bothered though.
Augustus loads up on a big right hand but Sanguinetti slips the punch.
A big left from Sanguinetti misses.
Augustus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanguinetti.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanguinetti misses the target.
Sanguinetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanguinetti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Augustus.
Augustus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab lands there for Sanguinetti.
Augustus moves out of range as Sanguinetti strikes.
Augustus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sanguinetti momentarily.
Sanguinetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Augustus was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti moves out of range as Augustus strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanguinetti. Augustus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Augustus scores with a nice strike.
Sanguinetti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Augustus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanguinetti counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Augustus misses.
The fighters circling - Augustus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Augustus throws a looping overhand right but Sanguinetti ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Sanguinetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Augustus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Augustus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sanguinetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Augustus.
Augustus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sanguinetti has time to react.
Sanguinetti throws the left hand but Augustus avoids the punch easily.
Augustus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sanguinetti is out of range.
Augustus with a hook.
Augustus jabs Sanguinetti right on the nose. Sanguinetti blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanguinetti misses with a hook.
Augustus jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Augustus scores with a body shot.
Sanguinetti looks to land a right hand but Augustus moved out of range.
Augustus just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanguinetti connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanguinetti blocks a low kick nicely.
Augustus throws a hook but Sanguinetti avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanguinetti! But no joy.
Sanguinetti looks to land a right hand but Augustus moved out of range.
Sanguinetti just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanguinetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Augustus appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sanguinetti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Augustus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Augustus scores with a sloppy right hand. Sanguinetti should have avoided that one.
Augustus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Augustus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A punch lands to the side of Augustus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sanguinetti lands a nice shot to the body.
A big right from Augustus misses.
Sanguinetti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Augustus 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.
Sanguinetti jabs Augustus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanguinetti lands with a good body shot.
A lazy left from Sanguinetti finds it's target.
Augustus jabs Sanguinetti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Augustus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Orlando Sanguinetti just about did enough to take it.
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.

Augustus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanguinetti uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sanguinetti misses with an uppercut. Augustus saw that one coming.
Augustus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sanguinetti throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Augustus.
Sanguinetti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Augustuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Augustus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanguinetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Augustus lands a head shot.
Nice straight punches there by Augustus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Augustus.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanguinetti misses the target.
Sanguinetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanguinetti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sanguinetti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Augustus on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanguinetti misses with a straight right.
Sanguinetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Augustus staying out of range there.
Augustus connects with a body shot that sends Sanguinetti's belly button to the back.
Sanguinetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Augustus moves away.
Augustus was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Augustus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus ducks under a wild hook from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti throws the left hand but Augustus avoids the punch easily.
Sanguinetti checks a leg kick.
Augustus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanguinetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Augustus.
Augustus throws a leg kick but Sanguinetti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Augustus slips under a jab.
Augustus misses with a hook.
Sanguinetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Augustus manages to avoid it.
Sanguinetti checks the leg kick.
Sanguinetti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Augustus takes a swing at Sanguinetti's ribcage but misses.
Sanguinetti now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Augustus takes a swing at Sanguinetti's ribcage but misses.
Sanguinetti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sanguinetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Augustus moves away.
Sanguinetti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Augustus on the side of the head.
Sanguinetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanguinetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanguinetti misses with a body shot.
Augustus is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus misses with a hook
and Sanguinetti counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanguinetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanguinetti swinging wildly here.
A low kick lands for Augustus.
Sanguinetti slips under a jab.
Sanguinetti appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Augustus scores with the left hand. Sanguinetti knows he should have avoided that one.
Augustus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Augustus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sanguinetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Augustus is just out of range.
Sanguinetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Augustus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Sanguinetti misses.
Sanguinetti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Augustus moves out of range as Sanguinetti strikes.
Sanguinetti moves forwards but Augustus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Sanguinetti.
Augustus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanguinetti manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanguinetti throws a shot to the body.
Sanguinetti throws a body punch but Augustus moves out of range.
Augustus misses with a looping right.
Augustus misses with a hook. Sanguinetti ducked under it nicely.
Augustus throws a hook but Sanguinetti blocks it.
Sanguinetti missing with a left hand there. Augustus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body punch from Augustus.
Good leg kick by Augustus.
Augustus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sanguinetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Augustus.
Augustus avoids the body shot from Sanguinetti.
Augustus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sanguinetti throws a hook to the side of Augustus's head but Augustus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Augustus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big left from Augustus misses.
Sanguinetti throws a big shot that misses.
Sanguinetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Augustus.
Augustus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanguinetti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sanguinetti defending well as Augustus loads up on a big left hand.
Augustus avoids the body shot from Sanguinetti.
Augustus defending well as Sanguinetti loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanguinetti. Augustus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanguinetti throws a looping overhand right but Augustus ducks down to avoid it.
Sanguinetti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Augustus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanguinetti checks it well.
A left and a right from Sanguinetti both land. Nice combination.
Augustus missing with a left hand there. Sanguinetti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanguinetti misses with a looping right.
Sanguinetti drops his hands momentarily and Augustus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sanguinetti staying out of range there.
Augustus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanguinetti moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanguinetti misses with a straight right.
Sanguinetti digs a good body shot into Augustus's ribs.
Sanguinetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Augustus.
Augustus throws a leg kick which misses Sanguinetti's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanguinetti tries to avoid it.
A jab from Augustus misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Aurelius Augustus will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.

Sanguinetti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Augustus on the side of the head.
Augustus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanguinetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Augustus misses with a straight left.
Sanguinetti misses with an uppercut.
Augustus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sanguinetti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Augustus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanguinetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Augustus.
Augustus ducks under a wild hook from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti throws a right hand that Augustus ducks under and follows up with a left that Augustus also avoids with ease.
Sanguinetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanguinetti moves out of range of the leg kick from Augustus.
A little jabbing left from Sanguinetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sanguinetti with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanguinetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanguinetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanguinetti defending well as Augustus loads up on a big left hand.
A leg kick checked by Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti loads up on a big right hand but Augustus slips the punch.
Sanguinetti throws the left hand but Augustus avoids the punch easily.
As Sanguinetti backs away, Augustus returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanguinetti.
Augustus moves out of range of the strikes.
Augustus slips under a jab.
Augustus moves away from the strike by Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Augustus slips under a jab from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti staying out of range there.
Sanguinetti lands with a cross.
Augustus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Augustus tries to land a leg kick but Sanguinetti saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Sanguinetti misses.
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.
Augustus scores with a leg kick.
Sanguinetti lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sanguinetti moves out of range as Augustus strikes.
Augustus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanguinetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Augustus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sanguinetti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Augustus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanguinetti lands with a shot to the body.
Jab by Augustus.
Augustus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanguinetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Augustus.
The fighters circling - Augustus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Augustus throws a poor cross that misses
and Sanguinetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanguinetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Augustus was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanguinetti.
Sanguinetti misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Augustus.
Sanguinetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Augustus.
Nice jab there from Augustus.
Augustus defending well as Sanguinetti loads up on a big left hand.
Augustus ducks under a wild hook from Sanguinetti.
Augustus thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Sanguinetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
No joy there for Sanguinetti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Sanguinetti.
It seemed like Sanguinetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sanguinetti throws a hook but Augustus avoids it easily.
Augustus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sanguinetti's hands.
Augustus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanguinetti missing with a left hand there. Augustus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aurelius Augustus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanguinetti slips under a jab.
Sanguinetti misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Augustus misses.
Sanguinetti thuds a left hand into Augustus's body.
Augustus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Augustus throws a leg kick but Sanguinetti checks it.
Sanguinetti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanguinetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanguinetti misses with a hook. Augustus ducked under it nicely.
Augustus fakes the leg kick and cracks Sanguinetti in the body.
Augustus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sanguinetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Augustus.
Sanguinetti lands a slapping body shot.
Augustus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sanguinetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanguinetti lands with a straight right. Augustus didn't see that one coming.
Augustus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanguinetti misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus slips a jab from Sanguinetti.
Augustus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Orlando Sanguinetti has been cut.
Augustus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Augustus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sanguinetti connects with a body shot.
Sanguinetti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Augustus momentarily.
Sanguinetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanguinetti 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.
Sanguinetti sizes up Augustus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sanguinetti blocks a jab.
Sanguinetti walks forward, straight into a front kick from Augustus.
Augustus throws a hook to the side of Sanguinetti's head but Sanguinetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanguinetti misses with a hook.
Augustus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanguinetti.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Augustus missing with a left hand there. Sanguinetti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Sanguinetti misses.
Augustus slips a jab from Sanguinetti.
Augustus is looking to counter punch.
Augustus throws out a loose jab but Sanguinetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Sanguinetti misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Orlando Sanguinetti.
Well Sanguinetti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Gold scores the fight 47:49
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:47
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Orlando Sanguinetti!
Orlando Sanguinetti is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Orlando Sanguinetti thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Aurelius Augustus was interviewed post fight and said 'Ill come back stronger than ever!'.