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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aurelius Augustus (ranked 127 p4p, 32 weight class) and Rectal Thermometer (ranked 19 p4p, 4 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Aurelius Augustus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rectal Thermometer!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thermometer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Augustus manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Augustus.
Thermometer moves out of range as Augustus strikes.
Augustus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thermometer doesn't manage to clinch there - Augustus circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Augustus misses the target.
Thermometer misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Thermometer.
Thermometer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Augustus was well out of range. Poor timing from Thermometer.
Thermometer misses the jab.
Thermometer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thermometer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Augustus throws out the jab.
Augustus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thermometer wants to counter the offense by Augustus and move into the clinch position.
Augustus throws a nice head kick!
Augustus throws an overhand right that lands on Thermometer's shoulder, as Thermometer tries to avoid the shot.
Augustus lands a front kick.
Augustus connects with a leg kick.
Augustus with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Augustus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thermometer 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.
Augustus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Augustus avoids the body shot from Thermometer.
A solid body kick from Augustus.
Augustus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thermometer will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thermometer moves away.
Augustus misses with a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Augustus.
Augustus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thermometer walks into a jab.
Augustus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thermometer moves forwards but Augustus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Augustus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thermometer.
Nice cross by Augustus.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Augustus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thermometer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Augustus was well out of range. Poor timing from Thermometer.
Thermometer avoids the body shot from Augustus.
Augustus throws a lazy right hand but Thermometer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thermometer wants to counter the offense by Augustus and move into the clinch position.
Thermometer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thermometer cracks Augustus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thermometer moves forwards but Augustus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thermometer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Augustus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thermometer throws an off balance right hand
and Augustus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thermometer's knee momentarily.
Good leg kick by Augustus.
Augustus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thermometer looks to land a right hand but Augustus moved out of range.
Thermometer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Augustus.
Augustus misses with an uppercut. Thermometer saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Augustus.
Aurelius Augustus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Augustus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thermometer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Augustus scrambles back to his feet.
Thermometer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Augustus manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Augustus.
Thermometer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Augustus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Thermometer misses.
Good exchange - Thermometer coming out on top.
Augustus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Augustus avoids the body shot from Thermometer.
Thermometer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Augustus.
Augustus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thermometer checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Augustus. Thermometer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Augustus slips under a jab from Thermometer.
Augustus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thermometer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thermometer misses with a hook to the body
and Augustus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Augustus cracks Thermometer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thermometer 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.
Augustus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thermometer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thermometer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Augustus moves away.
Thermometer throws an overhand right that lands on Augustus's shoulder, as Augustus tries to avoid the shot.
Thermometer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Augustus.
Thermometer misses the jab.
Augustus with a jab.
Augustus blocks a jab.
Augustus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thermometer throws out the jab.
A left lands for Augustus.
Thermometer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Augustus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Augustus misses the shot to the body.
Thermometer looks to score with a jab to the body but Augustus is just out of range.
Augustus throws out a powerful jab.
Augustus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thermometer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thermometer steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Augustus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Augustus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thermometer throws a body shot but no joy.
Augustus rushes Thermometer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thermometer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thermometer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Augustus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thermometer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Augustus.
Thermometer avoiding damage as Augustus throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thermometer.
Augustus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thermometer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Augustus's elbow.
Augustus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thermometer can't find room to land a body shot as Augustus controls the action.
Thermometer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thermometer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Augustus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Augustus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Augustus misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Augustus on the inside.
Augustus lands a left hand.
Thermometer working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Augustus blocks a body shot from Thermometer.
Augustus takes a shot to the head.
Thermometer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thermometer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Augustus's elbow.
A short uppercut from Thermometer.
Augustus tries to land knees in the clinch but Thermometer avoids the damage to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aurelius Augustus dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Augustus.
Thermometer misses with a wild body shot.
Thermometer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Augustus moves away.
Augustus is looking to counter punch.
Augustus lands a leg kick that knocks Thermometer off balance momentarily.
Thermometer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Augustus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Augustus throws the kick towards the body but Thermometer avoids it.
Augustus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thermometer can do to turn this around?
A shot to the body from Thermometer misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Augustus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thermometer needs to keep his hands up - Augustus had a free shot at his head there.
Augustus connects with a crisp jab.
Augustus ducks under a wild hook from Thermometer.
A jab from Augustus misses.
Augustus swings for the body but Thermometer moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Augustus.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thermometer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Augustus looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Thermometer misses with an uppercut. Augustus saw that one coming.
Thermometer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thermometer. Augustus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Augustus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Augustus misses its intended target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thermometer misses with a hook. Augustus ducked under it nicely.
Augustus lands a glancing blow to the side of Thermometer's head.
Thermometer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Augustus.
Augustus misses with a body punch
and Thermometer counters by clinching up.
Augustus missing with knees to the body.
Thermometer working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Augustus.
Augustus prevents a body shot from Thermometer.
Thermometer can't find room to land a body shot as Augustus controls the action.
A short uppercut from Augustus.
Thermometer managing to block the knees to the body from Augustus.
Thermometer scores with a hook to the body.
Augustus tries to throw a body punch but Thermometer avoids it by throwing Augustus back against the cage.
Thermometer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Augustus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thermometer lands a nice shot to the body.
Augustus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thermometer avoids it.
Augustus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thermometer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Augustus lands with a light punch inside.
Thermometer tries to throw a body punch but Augustus avoids it by throwing Thermometer back against the cage.
Thermometer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thermometer.
Thermometer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Augustus misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Augustus.
Augustus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thermometer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thermometer managing to block the knees to the body from Augustus.
Thermometer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Augustus prevents a body shot from Thermometer.
Augustus misses with the head strike.
Augustus digs a right hand into Thermometer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thermometer's gas tank.
Thermometer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Augustus's elbow.
Thermometer can't find room to land a body shot as Augustus controls the action.
Augustus lands with a light punch inside.
Augustus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Augustus.
Augustus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thermometer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thermometer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aurelius Augustus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thermometer swings wildly with an uppercut but Augustus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thermometer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Augustus lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Thermometer.
Thermometer lands with a left to the head.
Thermometer has a couple of punches blocked by Augustus.
Thermometer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thermometer misses with a punch on the inside.
Thermometer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thermometer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thermometer lands a right hand.
Augustus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thermometer blocks it with crossed arms.
Thermometer tries a body shot but Augustus blocks it.
Augustus cracks Thermometer with a nice body shot.
Augustus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thermometer misses with some punches.
Thermometer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thermometer.
Augustus jumps guard but Thermometer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Thermometer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Augustus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thermometer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thermometer gets underhooks to prevent Augustus's takedown attempt.
Thermometer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thermometer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Augustus.
Thermometer scores with a shoulder strike.
Augustus crunches a lovely knee into Thermometer's ribcage.
Augustus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thermometers head.
Augustus lands an elbow just above Thermometer 's eye.
It looks like Rectal Thermometer has been cut.
A right handed body shot lands from Thermometer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Augustus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Augustus working aggressively here.
Thermometer misses with some punches.
A short left from Thermometer.
Augustus blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aurelius Augustus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rectal Thermometer's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Augustus cracks Thermometer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Augustus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thermometer misses with a hook.
Augustus scores with a jab. Thermometer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thermometer has Augustus up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Thermometer.
Augustus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Augustus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thermometer blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Thermometer.
Augustus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Augustus.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Augustus.
A body shot lands from Thermometer.
Thermometer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Thermometer scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Thermometer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thermometer lands an uppercut.
Thermometer misses with a body punch.
Thermometer lands a nice uppercut.
Thermometer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thermometer avoids it.
Thermometer misses with the head strike.
Thermometer misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thermometer.
Thermometer can't find room to land a body shot as Augustus controls the action.
Augustus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Augustus blocks a body shot from Thermometer.
Augustus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Augustus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thermometer's elbow.
Thermometer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thermometer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Augustus.
Augustus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thermometer.
Thermometer lands with a left to the head.
Thermometer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Augustus backwards.
Thermometer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Augustus takes a shot to the head.
Thermometer lands a shoulder strike.
Thermometer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thermometer misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus tries a body shot but Thermometer blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thermometer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thermometer managing to block the knees to the body from Augustus.
Thermometer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Thermometer.
Thermometer lands a shoulder strike.
Thermometer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thermometer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thermometer working aggressively here.
Thermometer lands an uppercut.
Thermometer pushes Augustus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thermometer lands a nice uppercut.
Augustus prevents a body shot from Thermometer.
Thermometer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Augustus's elbow.
Augustus working aggressively here.
Thermometer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thermometer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Augustus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thermometer cracks Augustus with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Thermometer.
Aurelius Augustus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thermometer tries to throw a body punch but Augustus avoids it by throwing Thermometer back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Thermometer - that landed with a thud.
Thermometer lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Thermometer.
Thermometer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thermometer has a couple of punches blocked by Augustus.
Augustus blocks a body shot from Thermometer.
Rectal Thermometer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thermometer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Augustus backwards.
Thermometer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thermometer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Augustus.
Thermometer has a couple of punches blocked by Augustus.
Augustus blocks a body shot from Thermometer.
Augustus misses with the head strike.
Augustus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thermometer misses with a punch on the inside.
Thermometer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Augustus backwards.
Thermometer is leaning against Augustus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thermometer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thermometer blocking some punches.
Augustus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thermometer avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thermometer throws a head punch that misses.
Thermometer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Augustus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thermometer is defending well for now.
Augustus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thermometer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Augustus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thermometer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thermometer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thermometer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rectal Thermometer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Augustus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Aurelius Augustus!
Aurelius Augustus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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