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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borowa Gora (ranked 230 p4p, 525 weight class) and ZaDarius Haden (ranked 34 p4p, 80 weight class). Haden has chosen Mot�rhead - Orgasmatron as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Borowa Gora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, ZaDarius Haden!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haden on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gora lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Haden dodges the punch combination from Gora.
Gora lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gora moves away from the strike by Haden.
As Haden backs away, Gora returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Haden lands a jab to the nose.
Haden shoots in and bounces Gora off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gora uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gora misses with a head kick.
Gora lands a head kick!
Gora tried to score with a low kick but Haden checks it.
Haden is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A slow jab from Gora misses its intended target.
Haden closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gora circles away.
Haden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gora.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gora bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Haden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gora.
Haden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gora manages to avoid it.
Gora misses with a low kick as Haden jumps back.
A head kick misses from Gora.
Haden let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gora throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gora misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick from Gora, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haden cracks Gora with a right hand to the side of the head.
Haden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gora moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haden misses with a body shot.
Gora scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haden throws a lazy right hand but Gora sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gora will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gora slips under a jab.
Haden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haden clobbers Gora with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haden chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gora can pounce on him.
Haden lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gora at a distance.
Haden scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Haden avoids the head kick by Gora.
Gora throws a leg kick but Haden sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gora tries to score with a low kick but Haden moves his leg out of the way.
Gora misses with a lunging right hand
and Haden counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Haden.
Haden stops Gora from standing up.
Haden is looking to work some ground and pound but Gora has wrist control.
Gora wants to get back to his feet but Haden is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Haden working some strikes from top position.
Gora being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haden tries to free his leg and advance position but Gora is retaining full guard.
Haden is looking to work some ground and pound but Gora has wrist control.
Haden with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gora is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Heavy Metal that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Haden prevents Gora from getting back to his feet.
Haden wants to control from the top but Gora keeps moving.
Gora wants to stand up but Haden is controlling him.
Haden scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gora wriggles free and stands up.
Haden fails with a takedown attempt.
Gora tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haden stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gora.
Gora takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Gora misses.
Gora needs to keep his hands up - Haden had a free shot at his head there.
Haden connects with a body shot that sends Gora's belly button to the back.
Gora swinging wildly here.
It seemed like Haden was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gora catches Haden with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Gora tenderised Haden's leg. Haden is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gora connects with a looping right hand.
Haden throws a body shot but no joy.
Haden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haden stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gora.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Borowa Gora dominated that round.
That's time! Gora's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gora lands a two punch combo.
Gora swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gora throws a looping overhand right but Haden ducks down to avoid it.
Haden takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haden moves out of range of the leg kick from Gora.
Haden is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gora sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gora's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Haden connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gora scrambles back to his feet.
Haden dips to his left and cracks Gora with an uppercut!
Haden scores with a sloppy right hand. Gora should have avoided that one.
Gora is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haden can do to turn this around?
A telegraphed right hand from Gora misses the target.
Haden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gora was well out of range. Poor timing from Haden.
Gora was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haden blocks a jab.
Gora takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haden shoots in for a takedown but Gora shows good takedown defense.
Gora bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haden throws a body shot but no joy.
Haden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gora circles away quickly and effectively.
Haden staying out of range there.
Gora waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haden.
Haden misses with a wild body shot.
Gora feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hadens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Haden misses with a straight right.
Haden loads up on a big right hand but Gora slips the punch.
Haden tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gora swivels and escapes.
Borowa Gora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ZaDarius Haden.
Gora lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Haden misses with a two punch combination.
Gora tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Gora throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Borowa Gora is winning the standup battle so far.
Gora fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Haden is out of range.
Haden's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Haden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gora.
Haden changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gora throws a low kick but it's checked well by Haden.
A swing and a miss from Haden.
Gora takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gora swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Haden.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gora fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Haden has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gora misses with a hook.
Gora stuffs the takedown.
Gora throws a lazy right hand but Haden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gora throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Haden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gora.
Haden throws a hook but Gora avoids it easily.
Gora misses with a low kick as Haden jumps back.
Gora throws a series of strikes that have Haden backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haden just misses with a punch to the body.
Gora swinging wildly here.
Gora throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Haden! But no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Gora there.
Gora displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haden throws out the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Gora 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gora moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gora misses with a low kick.
Gora throws a right and a left that Haden avoids nicely.
Gora fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Haden has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Haden loads up on a big right hand but Gora slips the punch.
Gora keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haden.
Gora scores with the left hand. Haden knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haden shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haden gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Haden lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gora doesn't seem phased though.
Haden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gora.
Haden gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice straight punches there by Gora. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gora.
Haden throws a shot from downtown. Gora moves away and avoids it.
Gora listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gora punishes Haden's body with a nice straight punch.
Gora takes a swing at Haden's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Haden on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gora feints and then cracks Haden's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Haden down.
Haden ducks under a wild hook from Gora.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Borowa Gora dominated that second round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gora throws a head kick that misses.
Gora tries a head kick but it misses.
Haden changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Haden checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Gora misses.
Jab from Haden.
Gora lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gora buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gora swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gora does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Haden drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gora defends it well.
Haden misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Gora misses.
Haden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Borowa Gora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haden checks a leg kick.
Gora ducks under a wild hook from Haden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gora keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haden.
Haden slips a jab from Gora.
Gora throws a jab when Haden was well out of range.
A big right from Gora misses.
Haden is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gora scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gora cracks a nice hook into Haden's ribs.
Haden scores with a hook to the body. Gora takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Borowa Gora is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haden misses with a body shot.
Gora tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gora fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Haden has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gora misses with a right hand
and Haden counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gora thinking.
Gora with the inside leg kick.
Gora throws a nice looking combination but Haden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gora staying out of range there.
Gora fires out a quick counter leg kick but Haden just manages to avoid it.
Haden will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Haden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gora manages to avoid it.
Gora bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Haden's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gora throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Haden throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gora on the side of the head.
Haden scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gora throws a hook to the side of Haden's head but Haden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Haden slips under a jab.
Gora throws a head kick but Haden moves out of range.
Gora lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Haden misses.
Gora throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gora takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Gora.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gora lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gora throws a leg kick but Haden checks it.
A big left from Haden misses.
Gora throws the left hand but Haden avoids the punch easily.
Haden just misses with a punch to the body.
Gora attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
ZaDarius Haden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haden slips a straight right by Gora.
Gora misses with a low kick.
Haden has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gora.
Gora throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gora takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gora misses with a hook
and Haden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Gora misses.
Gora connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gora throws a leg kick that is checked
and Haden counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gora is looking to escape.
Haden not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Haden trying to control the action but Gora is working from the bottom.
Gora wants to get back to his feet.
Haden landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Haden is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gora has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gora pushes Haden off looking to stand but Haden dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haden landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Borowa Gora.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gora, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borowa Gora!
Borowa Gora spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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