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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tempe Gorge (ranked 3166 p4p, 4302 weight class) and Marcus Aurelius (ranked 135 p4p, 171 weight class). Gorge comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tempe Gorge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorge lands with a shot to the body.
Gorge is looking to clinch.
Aurelius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gorge circles away quickly and effectively.
As Aurelius tries to get set, Gorge tries to push him back and clinch up but Aurelius manages to avoid the attempt.
A jab from Gorge misses.
Gorge throws a lazy right hand but Aurelius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gorge scores with a kick to the body.
Gorge wants to clinch up but Aurelius keeps it at a distance.
Aurelius takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've been told by Gorge's head coaches at The Scrap Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gorge with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gorge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Aurelius.
Gorge listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gorge tries to bum rush Aurelius with a series of wild strikes but Aurelius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aurelius now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gorge cracks Aurelius with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorge misses with a shot to the body
enabling Aurelius to counter with a crisp jab.
Gorge scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aurelius throws a head kick that half lands.
Aurelius needs to keep his hands up - Gorge had a free shot at his head there.
Gorge fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tempe Gorge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Aurelius scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Tempe Gorge has been cut.
Gorge lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Aurelius misses its intended target.
A leg kick checked by Aurelius.
A punch combination from Aurelius misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorge loads up on a big right hand but Aurelius slips the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Gorge. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorge scores with a nice head shot.
Aurelius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gorge.
Gorge lands an overhand right.
Gorge throws a head kick but Aurelius moves out of range.
Aurelius unleashes a big counter combination but Gorge bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gorge throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Aurelius to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheers as Gorge lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aurelius doesn't seem phased though.
Gorge misses with a few strikes there.
Aurelius slips a jab from Gorge.
Aurelius throws a counter combo.
Gorge rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aurelius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aurelius is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gorge.
Gorge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aurelius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gorge misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorge slips under a jab from Aurelius.
Aurelius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice uppercut there from Aurelius.
Gorge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gorge. Aurelius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gorge fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gorge misses with a hook.
Gorge is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Aurelius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aurelius misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheers as Aurelius lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gorge doesn't seem phased though.
Gorge looks to land a combination. Aurelius sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gorge throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gorge. That's going to slow Aurelius down.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Aurelius!
Gorge looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab lands there for Gorge.
Aurelius misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Gorge.
Aurelius thows a body kick. Gorge tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gorge lands a body shot.
Gorge misses with a hook
and Aurelius counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aurelius takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gorge lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Aurelius has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aurelius and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Gorge does it's job there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tempe Gorge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tempe Gorge's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aurelius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gorge manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Aurelius 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gorge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gorge fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aurelius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aurelius avoids the body shot from Gorge.
Aurelius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aurelius unleashes a big counter combination but Gorge bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tempe Gorge is winning the standup battle so far.
Gorge takes one to the chin there.
Aurelius on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Gorge.
Gorge takes the fight into the clinch.
Aurelius blocking some punches.
Gorge misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aurelius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius trying to stall but Gorge improves his position.
Gorge lands with a left to the head.
The referee calls for Gorge to work.
Aurelius looking to stall.
Gorge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Aurelius fails to land.
Gorge throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Aurelius managing to block the knees to the body from Gorge.
Aurelius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aurelius gets tackled into the cage by Gorge. Gorge maintains the clinch.
Aurelius manages to break the clinch.
Gorge lands a jab-cross combination.
Gorge is looking to clinch.
Aurelius throws a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorge throws a head kick that misses.
Gorge fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aurelius checks it well.
Aurelius throws a chopping leg kick but Gorge manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aurelius misses with an uppercut
and Gorge counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aurelius's knee momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gorge darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gorge digs a good hook to Aurelius's body.
Aurelius avoids the head kick by Gorge.
Aurelius is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gorge with a body shot.
Aurelius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab by Gorge.
Aurelius lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Aurelius misses with a head kick.
Aurelius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gorge.
Aurelius might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gorge scores with a nice right hand.
Gorge scores with the left hand. Aurelius knows he should have avoided that one.
Aurelius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gorge.
Gorge lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Aurelius is rocked!
Gorge takes the fight into the clinch.
Gorge landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aurelius blocking some punches.
Aurelius manages to break the clinch.
Gorge tries to close the distance and clinch but Aurelius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aurelius has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gorge moves forwards but Aurelius connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gorge uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aurelius.
Gorge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aurelius can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius ducks under a wild hook from Gorge.
Aurelius now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gorge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aurelius swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gorge lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gorge throws a sloppy body shot
and Aurelius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gorge tries to clinch up but Aurelius circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aurelius! But no joy.
Gorge throws a solid leg kick but Aurelius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gorge.
Gorge will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gorge digs a good hook to Aurelius's body.
Gorge needs to keep his hands up - Aurelius had a free shot at his head there.
Gorge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aurelius steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Gorge throws a sloppy head kick and Aurelius moves out of range easily.
Aurelius looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aurelius throws out a loose jab but Gorge uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Gorge tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tempe Gorge dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tempe Gorge's cut.
That's time! Gorge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Aurelius moves out of range of the strikes.
Aurelius is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gorge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aurelius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aurelius misses with a double jab.
Gorge looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
No joy there for Gorge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gorge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gorge closes the distance and clinches.
Aurelius lands with a light punch inside.
Gorge throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aureliuss head.
Aurelius breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelius throws out a loose jab but Gorge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aurelius ducks under a wild hook from Gorge.
Gorge misses with a low kick.
Gorge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aurelius moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aurelius! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorge takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aurelius.
Gorge being controlled against the cage.
Gorge is trying to maintain a safe position but Aurelius gets an underhook and turns Gorge into the cage.
Gorge tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aurelius avoids it.
Gorge misses with a body punch.
Gorge is looking to control Aurelius's arms but Aurelius gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gorge has his back to the cage.
Aurelius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gorge clinches.
Aurelius throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gorge trying to land knees to the body.
Gorge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tempe Gorge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gorge stalling against the cage.
Aurelius wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gorge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aurelius working aggressively here.
Aurelius is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Aurelius tries to land a knee to the head but Gorge blocks with his arms.
Gorge lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gorge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gorge slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gorge. Aurelius does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aurelius! But no joy.
Aurelius throws a shot from downtown. Gorge moves away and avoids it.
Gorge appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gorge lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Aurelius gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gorge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gorge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aurelius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gorge scores with a jab. Aurelius acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gorge.
Gorge misses with a right hand
and Aurelius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Gorge.
Gorge sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gorge.
Marcus Aurelius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aurelius digs a good hook to Gorge's body.
Gorge lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Aurelius.
Aurelius misses with a two punch combination.
Gorge was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aurelius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aurelius takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aurelius is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gorge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aurelius moves away.
A big right from Aurelius misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tempe Gorge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gorge 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tempe Gorge!
Tempe Gorge decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Marcus Aurelius stepped up to the mic, saying 'Nothing happens to any man that he is not formed by nature to bear. I'll be back!'.
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