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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roger Andermatt (ranked 3010 p4p, 2791 weight class) and Tempe Gorge (ranked 171 p4p, 167 weight class). Gorge has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Andermatt
vs
Gorge

180 cm
36
145
19 - 24 - 1

170 cm
40
147
17 - 15 - 3

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Andermatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tempe Gorge!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gorge throws a lazy right hand but Andermatt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andermatt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Andermatt misses the shot to the body.
Gorge lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Andermatt at a distance.
Gorge throws out a loose jab but Andermatt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andermatt scoring well with a low kick there.
Andermatt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gorge moves away.
Gorge moves away from the strike by Andermatt.
Andermatt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andermatt fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gorge just manages to avoid it.
Andermatt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gorge blocks a jab.
Gorge lands a body shot.
Nice jab there from Gorge.
Andermatt throws the left hand but Gorge avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from Andermatt is predictable there
and Gorge counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andermatt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gorge.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andermatt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Andermatt punishes Gorge's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gorge.
Good leg kick by Gorge.
Andermatt misses with a hook
and Gorge counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Andermatt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gorge was well out of range. Poor timing from Andermatt.
A little jabbing left from Gorge on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Andermatt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gorge.
Andermatt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andermatt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gorge was well out of range. Poor timing from Andermatt.
Gorge checks a leg kick.
Gorge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gorge throws a sloppy body shot
and Andermatt counters with an inside leg kick.
Gorge checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gorge checks a low kick from Andermatt.
Andermatt catches Gorge with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Andermatt misses with a hook to the body
and Gorge counters with an inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gorge checks a leg kick.
Roger Andermatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andermatt misses the jab.
Gorge swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gorge chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Andermatt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gorge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gorge closes this distance looking for a takedown but Andermatt circles away.
Gorge tries to clinch but Andermatt moves out of range.
Gorge turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Andermatt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gorge sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andermatt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andermatt feints and then cracks Gorge's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gorge down.
Andermatt throws a leg kick which misses Gorge's front leg but catches the back leg as Gorge tries to avoid it.
Gorge is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gorge stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gorge moves out of range of the leg kick from Andermatt.
Andermatt throws a low kick but Gorge avoids it.
A head kick misses from Gorge.
Andermatt misses with a wild body shot.
Andermatt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Andermatt misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andermatt. Gorge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andermatt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Andermatt throws a head kick that misses.
Gorge doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A shot to the body from Andermatt misses
and Gorge cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gorge lands with an uppercut that bounces Andermatt off the cage and back into range.
Gorge lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Andermatt misses with a body shot.
Gorge takes a kick to the side of the head.
Andermatt misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Gorge misses the target.
Andermatt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Andermatt is looking to wear down Gorge with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A solid leg kick lands there for Andermatt.
Andermatt avoids the head kick by Gorge.
Andermatt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorge works Andermatt's body with a nice hook.
Gorge rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andermatt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Andermatt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Andermatt throws a lazy uppercut
and Gorge counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Roger Andermatt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some bone on bone action there as Andermatt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A lazy left from Andermatt finds it's target.
Andermatt walks into a jab.
Gorge scores with a nice strike.
Andermatt misses with an uppercut. Gorge saw that one coming.
Andermatt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gorge manages to avoid it.
Andermatt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gorge. Gorge circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Andermatt throws a hook but Gorge blocks it.
Andermatt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gorge slips a straight right by Andermatt.
Gorge misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andermatt scoring well with a low kick there.
Andermatt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gorge manages to avoid it.
Gorge lands a nice shot to the body.
Gorge cracks Andermatt with an open hand slap.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Roger Andermatt will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Andermatt moves away from the strike by Gorge.
Gorge's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Andermatt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gorge lands a jab to Andermatt's midsection.
Andermatt throws a sloppy body shot
and Gorge counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gorge slips under a jab.
Roger Andermatt is winning the standup battle so far.
Gorge takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Andermatt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jab from Andermatt.
Gorge takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Andermatt cracks a nice hook into Gorge's ribs.
Nice straight punches there by Andermatt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Andermatt.
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!
Andermatt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gorge throws a hook but Andermatt blocks it.
Andermatt takes a swing at Gorge's ribcage but misses.
Gorge on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gorge is looking to chop away at Andermatt's legs.
Andermatt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gorge.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorge just misses with a punch to the body.
Gorge stuns Andermatt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gorge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andermatt moves away.
A swing and a miss from Andermatt.
Gorge looks to throw the jab but Andermatt is out of range.
Andermatt swings for the body but Gorge moves out of range.
Andermatt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gorge misses with a kick to the body.
Andermatt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gorge.
Gorge tries to score with a low kick but Andermatt moves his leg out of the way.
Andermatt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gorge manages to avoid it.
Gorge looks to land a right hand but Andermatt moved out of range.
It looked like Andermatt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gorge.
Andermatt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gorge misses with a wild combination.
Andermatt throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorge takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Andermatt.
Andermatt blocks a head kick by Gorge.
Gorge lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gorge takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gorge connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Andermatt tries to keep at a distance but Gorge has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gorge tries to land a knee to the head but Andermatt blocks with his arms.
Gorge is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Andermatt is defending well.
Andermatt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Andermatt as Gorge tries to tie him up.
Gorge dodges an elbow strike from Andermatt.
Andermatt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Andermatt scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gorge with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Andermatt misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Andermatt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andermatt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Tempe Gorge has been cut.
Gorge tries to land knees in the clinch but Andermatt avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Andermatt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Andermatt lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Andermatt.
Gorge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andermatt gets through Gorge's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Andermatt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Andermatt misses with a body punch.
Gorge with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gorge.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt misses with a punch to the body.
Gorge swings wildly with an uppercut but Andermatt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andermatt scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gorge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gorge letting Andermatt take a breather here.

Gorge breaks the clinch.
Andermatt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gorge has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gorge walks into a stiff left hand from Andermatt.
Andermatt has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Andermatt lands a head shot.
Andermatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andermatt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gorge in his tracks.
Andermatt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Andermatt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gorge lands a right hook to the body.
Andermatt throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Andermatt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tempe Gorge's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Andermatt throws a right hand that misses
letting Gorge counter with a right hand.
Gorge jabs Andermatt right on the nose. Andermatt blinks but takes it well.
Andermatt throws a lazy body kick
and Andermatt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gorge takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Andermatt cracks Gorge with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gorge takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gorge smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Andermatt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Andermatt throws a body shot but no joy.
Gorge misses with a kick to the body.
Andermatt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gorge lands a jab.
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!
Gorge takes one on the button.
Andermatt swings for the body but Gorge moves out of range.
Andermatt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andermatt looks to score with a jab to the body but Gorge is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Andermatt.
Gorge wants to clinch up but Andermatt keeps it at a distance.
Andermatt misses with a looping right.
Gorge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andermatt moves away.
Gorge on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gorge takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gorge scores with a crisp jab that stopped Andermatt in his tracks.
Gorge lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gorge takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Andermatt throws a body punch but Gorge moves out of range.
Andermatt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gorge was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gorge misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Gorge. That snapped Andermatt's head back.
Andermatt swings for the body but Gorge moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andermatt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gorge was well out of range. Poor timing from Andermatt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gorge! But no joy.
Tempe Gorge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gorge darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Andermatt looks to score with a jab to the body but Gorge is just out of range.
Gorge avoids the head kick by Andermatt.
A big left from Gorge misses.
Andermatt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gorge.
Andermatt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gorge tries a head kick but it misses.
Gorge misses with a two punch combination.
Andermatt throws a leg kick but Gorge sees it coming and moves out of range.
Andermatt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andermatt swings for the body but Gorge moves out of range.
Gorge let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gorge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andermatt.
Gorge pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gorge misses with a looping left.
Andermatt with a jab.
Andermatt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorge tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Andermatt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gorge checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Gorge was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Gorge clinches.
Andermatt can't find room to land a body shot as Gorge controls the action.
Gorge takes an elbow to the temple.
Andermatt lands with a right to the head.
Andermatt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gorge throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andermatts head.
Gorge throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gorge blocks an uppercut.
Andermatt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gorge backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Andermatt.
Andermatt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andermatt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gorge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gorge is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Andermatt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Andermatt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gorge backwards.
Gorge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andermatt is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Andermatt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Andermatt on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Andermatt.
Andermatt tries to land a knee to the head but Gorge blocks with his arms.
Gorge pushes off an throws an elbow but Andermatt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Andermatt lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Andermatt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gorge.
Andermatt digs a right hand into Gorge's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gorge's gas tank.
Roger Andermatt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gorge misses with a punch to the body.
Gorge misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Andermatt.
Andermatt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roger Andermatt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Andermatt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andermatt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gorge has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Andermatt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andermatt 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Andermatt!
An out of breath Roger Andermatt thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.