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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rene Espinoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Sandusky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gary Sandusky was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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178 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Good kicks
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rene Espinoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gary Sandusky!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandusky with a poor takedown
and Espinoza counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Espinoza.
Espinoza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sandusky's defenses.
Espinoza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sandusky doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Espinoza counters by clinching up.
Espinoza tries to land knees in the clinch but Sandusky avoids the damage to the body.
Sandusky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Espinoza scores with a head kick.
Sandusky shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Espinoza holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rene Espinoza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Sandusky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Espinoza gets underhooks to prevent Sandusky's takedown attempt.
Sandusky looks winded!
Sandusky tries to pull guard but Espinoza forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sandusky fails to pull guard.
A left hand lands to the body for Espinoza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Espinoza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sandusky takes an elbow to the temple.
Espinoza lands an elbow inside that Sandusky shrugs off.
Espinoza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Espinoza clinches.
Sandusky blocks the elbow strike.
Espinoza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sandusky avoids a wild elbow strike from Espinoza.
Espinoza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sandusky trying to control the position but instead, Espinoza has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sandusky into the cage.
Espinoza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Espinoza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sandusky's defenses.
Espinoza looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Espinoza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sandusky backwards.
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!
A knee to the head by Espinoza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espinoza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sandusky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Espinoza throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Espinoza taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Espinoza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Espinoza pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Espinoza throws a front kick aimed at Sandusky's knee but Sandusky avoids it well.
Sandusky changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Espinoza tries to avoid it but Sandusky manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Espinoza to the ground. Espinoza escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Espinoza throws a big counter combination but Sandusky scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Espinoza throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sandusky tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Espinoza is in Sandusky's guard.
Espinoza is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Espinoza makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espinoza chips away with some ground and pound.
Espinoza looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Espinoza gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sandusky moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Espinoza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Espinoza lands an elbow just above Sandusky 's eye.
Sandusky blocks the elbow strike.
Espinoza digs a right hand into Sandusky's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sandusky's gas tank.
Sandusky trying to stall but Espinoza improves his position.
Sandusky takes a knee right on the jaw!
Espinoza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Espinoza prevents the takedown attempt.
Espinoza looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Espinoza is leaning against Sandusky and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Espinoza.
Espinoza pushes Sandusky back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Espinoza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Espinoza just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sandusky's brow.
Espinoza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sandusky tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rene Espinoza dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sandusky shoots in looking for a takedown but Espinoza manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sandusky's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sandusky instigates a clinch.
Espinoza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Espinoza is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sandusky being controlled against the cage.
Espinoza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Espinoza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sandusky blocks an elbow strike from Espinoza.
Espinoza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sandusky blocks an elbow strike.
Espinoza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandusky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Espinoza, pushing him back against the cage.
Espinoza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Espinoza leaning his opponent against the cage.
Espinoza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Espinoza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Espinoza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sandusky can do to turn this around?
Espinoza lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Sandusky's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sandusky tries to pull guard but Espinoza holds him up against the cage and eventually Sandusky drops back down to his feet.
Sandusky is breathing heavily.
Espinoza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sandusky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sandusky avoids a wild elbow strike from Espinoza.
Espinoza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Espinoza landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espinoza lands a nice elbow.
Espinoza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Espinoza creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Espinoza avoiding damage as Sandusky throws knees to the body.
Sandusky tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Espinoza smiles and moves away.
Rene Espinoza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Sandusky.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sandusky moves into the clinch successfully.
Sandusky tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Espinoza scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sandusky is looking to take this one to the mat.
Espinoza lands an elbow that stopped Sandusky in his tracks for a moment.
We've been informed that Sandusky has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sandusky blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Espinoza obliges.
Espinoza tries to land a knee to the head but Sandusky blocks with his arms.
Sandusky letting Espinoza take a breather here.
Espinoza breaks from the clinch.
Sandusky swings for the body but Espinoza moves out of range.
Espinoza stuffs the takedown attempt from Sandusky. Sandusky gets slowly back to his feet.
Espinoza closes the distance and pushes Sandusky back into the cage.
Rene Espinoza has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Espinoza manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espinoza shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Well, if Espinoza is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sandusky wants to get back to full guard.
Sandusky is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Espinoza scores with a couple of nice shots.
Espinoza seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Espinoza is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Espinoza lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rene Espinoza dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sandusky fails with the takedown
and Espinoza counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Espinoza.
Sandusky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sandusky gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Espinoza counters by moving into the clinch.
Espinoza lands a hook to the side of the head.
Espinoza misses with an elbow strike.
Espinoza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandusky is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Espinoza is defending well.
Rene Espinoza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Sandusky.
Sandusky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the fighters up against the cage, Espinoza throws an elbow but misses.
Espinoza tries to land a knee to the head but Sandusky blocks with his arms.
Espinoza with a knee to the head.
Espinoza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sandusky in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Espinoza lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sandusky backwards.
Sandusky fails to pull guard.
Espinoza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Espinoza landing knees to the head.
Espinoza lands with a light punch inside.
Espinoza avoiding damage.
Espinoza controlling the action here for a moment.
Espinoza seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Espinoza lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Espinoza.
Espinoza has Sandusky pressed against the cage.
Espinoza gets through Sandusky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Espinoza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espinoza controlling the action here for a moment.
Espinoza lands with a light punch inside.
Espinoza misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Espinoza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sandusky jumps guard but Espinoza stands there with Sandusky around his waist. Sandusky gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sandusky misses with a body punch.
Espinoza lands a left hand.
Espinoza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Espinoza tries a knee to the head but Sandusky blocks it.
Sandusky is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Espinoza is defending well.
Espinoza landing knees to the head.
Sandusky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espinoza is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The referee calls for Espinoza to work.
Sandusky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Espinoza.
Sandusky takes an elbow to the forehead.
Espinoza tries a knee to the head but Sandusky blocks it.
Espinoza misses with an elbow strike.
Espinoza tries to land a knee to the head but Sandusky blocks with his arms.
Espinoza keeps control of Sandusky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Espinoza is pushing Sandusky up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sandusky jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Espinoza walks away with a smile on his face. Sandusky gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandusky drives through and clinches with Espinoza against the cage.
Espinoza comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Espinoza with a knee to the head.
Espinoza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sandusky tries to score a body lock takedown but Espinoza shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sandusky tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Espinoza throws an elbow but it misses.
Espinoza lands with a light punch inside.
Espinoza creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sandusky is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Espinoza is defending well.
Sandusky takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gary Sandusky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rene Espinoza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandusky using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Espinoza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rene Espinoza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Espinoza 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:25
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:25
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rene Espinoza!
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