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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mac Bandini (ranked 1279 p4p, 853 weight class) and Tempe Gorge (ranked 134 p4p, 85 weight class). Gorge is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Tempe Gorge told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Bandini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tempe Gorge!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandini tests Gorge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bandini misses with a wild combination.
Gorge flicks out a counter leg kick but Bandini steps away.
Bandini throws a poor cross that misses
and Gorge counters with a good, hard body kick but Bandini shrugs it off.
Bandini thuds a left hand into Gorge's body.
Bandini slips a jab from Gorge.
Bandini misses with a low kick.
Gorge doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bandini is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gorge sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bandini takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gorge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bandini.
Bandini throws a right hand that misses
and Gorge makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bandini takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gorge misses with a body shot.
Gorge connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandini throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bandini misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gorge slips a jab from Bandini.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bandini.
Gorge keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandini loads up on a big right hand but Gorge slips the punch.
A jab from Gorge does it's job there.
Gorge checks a leg kick nicely.
Gorge throws a jab when Bandini was well out of range.
Bandini tries to close the distance and clinch but Gorge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bandini connects with a right hand. Gorge shakes it off.
Bandini has his takedown stuffed
and Gorge cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gorge loads up on a big right hand but Bandini slips the punch.
Mac Bandini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gorge. Bandini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gorge swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bandini misses with a straight right.
Bandini clinches up with Gorge and pushes him back against the cage.
Gorge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gorge thuds a left hand into Bandini's body.
Bandini throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gorge's waist but Gorge gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bandini off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Bandini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bandini throws a body punch but Gorge moves out of range.
Gorge blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bandini misses with a few strikes there.
Tempe Gorge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Gorge.
Bandini throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gorge feints a counter leg kick.
Gorge chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bandini can pounce on him.
Gorge ducks under a wild hook from Bandini.
Bandini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gorge.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bandini.
Gorge tries a quick counter leg kick but Bandini is wise to it.
Gorge fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gorge loads up on a big right hand but Bandini slips the punch.
Gorge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bandini was well out of range. Poor timing from Gorge.
A left and a right from Gorge both land. Nice combination.
Gorge lands a nice looking body kick.
Gorge dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gorge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bandini moves away.
Bandini slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorge scores with a jab to the body.
Bandini closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gorge sneaks out the side door and pushes Bandini away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Gorge drops his hands momentarily and Bandini takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gorge misses with a body kick.
As Gorge backs away, Bandini returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gorge circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gorge counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bandini misses with a hook
and Gorge counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Gorge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Bandini.
Bandini gets a clinch.
Bandini tries to break the clinch but Gorge is controlling the position.
Bandini misses with some punches.
I was talking to Bandini's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gorge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bandini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandini scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bandini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gorge misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Bandini misses.
Gorge throws a body shot but no joy.
Gorge lands with a straight right. Bandini didn't see that one coming.
Gorge takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bandini misses with a hook. Gorge ducked under it nicely.
Bandini missing with a left hand there. Gorge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gorge takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bandini throws a shot to the body.
Bandini lunges at Gorge with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gorge's hand.
Gorge dodges the punch combination from Bandini.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandini changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gorge tries to avoid it but Bandini manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gorge to the ground. Gorge escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bandini throws a push kick but Gorge slaps the foot to one side.
Gorge avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tempe Gorge will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gorge lands a nice hook to Bandini's body. Bandini takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gorge swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bandini counters with a straight right hand.
Gorge steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bandini.
Gorge scores with a leg kick.
Bandini throws a body punch but Gorge moves out of range.
Bandini listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bandini looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gorge!
Bandini thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gorge tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gorge is still trying to improve position.
Gorge sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bandini tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gorge knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gorge trying to hold on to Bandini's head to control him but Bandini postures up.
Gorge wants to get back to full guard.
Bandini is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gorge sees it coming and defends easily.
Gorge is staying active underneath Bandini, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gorge trying to control from the bottom.
Gorge regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gorge wants to sweep here but Bandini controlling him for the moment.
Gorge is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bandini working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bandini tries to free his leg and advance position but Gorge is retaining full guard.
Gorge tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bandini trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bandini trying to control the position from guard on top but Gorge is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bandini throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gorge works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Our spies down at at The Scrap Squad inform us that Gorge has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Gorge has control of Bandini's left arm, preventing Bandini from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bandini works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bandini has a takedown stuffed.
Gorge throws a hook but Bandini avoids it easily.
Gorge tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bandini takes a swing at Gorge's ribcage but misses.
Gorge checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandini shoots in for a takedown but Gorge shows good takedown defense.
Gorge moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bandini throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gorge on the side of the head.
Gorge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bandini.
Gorge thinks about the counter body kick.
Gorge misses with a body shot.
Gorge scores with a head kick.
Bandini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bandini catches Gorge with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gorge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bandini.
Gorge lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Bandini misses.
Bandini misses the jab.
Bandini throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bandini scores with a jab to the body.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gorge.
A cross from Bandini lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorge looks for the body kick but Bandini saw that one coming.
Bandini wants to clinch up but Gorge keeps it at a distance.
Gorge drops his hands momentarily and Bandini takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gorge lands a slapping body shot.
Gorge lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bandini. Gorge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gorge jabs Bandini to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gorge moves away from the strike by Bandini.
Gorge looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gorge lands a nice looking body shot.
Bandini misses with a series of wild punches.
Gorge stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Bandini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gorge scores with a hook.
Bandini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gorge.
Bandini goes for a double leg but Gorge avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gorge continues to drive forward.
A little jabbing left from Gorge on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bandini tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gorge just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tempe Gorge will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bandini gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Bandini.
Bandini scores with a hook to the body. Gorge takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gorge lunges at Bandini with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bandini's hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bandini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gorge fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bandini swings widly with a right hand
and Gorge counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bandini throws a looping overhand right but Gorge ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandini throws a solid leg kick but Gorge takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bandini.
Bandini takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bandini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gorge misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Gorge misses.
Gorge blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandini slips a straight right by Gorge.
Gorge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bandini.
Bandini closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gorge circles away.
Gorge slips a straight right by Bandini.
Bandini misses with a series of wild punches.
Bandini takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bandini fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gorge is out of range.
Bandini throws a shot from downtown. Gorge moves away and avoids it.
Gorge doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gorge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bandini sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bandini lands with a hook. Gorge tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bandini scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A combination from Gorge does no damage.
Bandini swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gorge scores with a jab. Bandini acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bandini throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorge keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gorge looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gorge clobbers Bandini with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Bandini misses with a straight right.
Gorge misses with a double jab.
Bandini has Gorge up against the cage in a clinch.
Bandini breaks from the clinch.
Tempe Gorge seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bandini lands a nice hook to Gorge's body. Gorge takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gorge looks for the body kick but Bandini saw that one coming.
Gorge misses the jab.
Bandini misses with an uppercut
enabling Gorge to counter with a crisp jab.
Bandini scores with a jab.
Gorge scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab lands there for Bandini.
Gorge scores with a jab. Bandini acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandini moves into the clinch successfully.
Gorge lands a damaging elbow.
Bandini wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gorge has Bandini pressed against the cage, preventing Bandini from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gorge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gorge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bandini misses with a lunging right hand
and Gorge counters with a one-two to the body.
Bandini is rocked!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bandini.
Tempe Gorge is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oh Bandini is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bandini throws a hook but Gorge avoids it easily.
Bandini seems to have got his legs back now.
Bandini throws the left hand but Gorge avoids the punch easily.
Gorge misses with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Bandini lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gorge doesn't seem phased though.
Gorge takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gorge misses with a head kick.
Gorge changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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 throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorge turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gorge throws a big shot that misses.
Bandini takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bandini throws a lazy right hand but Gorge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bandini tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gorge manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bandini tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gorge swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Bandini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gorge gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mac Bandini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gorge misses with a hook. Bandini ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Gorge misses the target.
Gorge leaves Bandini with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bandini looks to throw the jab but Gorge is out of range.
Gorge misses with a double jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gorge.
Bandini scores with a one two! Gorge had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tempe Gorge comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gorge winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tempe Gorge!
In his post fight interview, Tempe Gorge started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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