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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borowa Gora (ranked 468 p4p, 1028 weight class) and Panda Four (ranked 72 p4p, 157 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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194 cm 27 213 9 - 1 - 0 |
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150 cm 28 205 16 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler Excellent MT Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Borowa Gora! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Panda Four! The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Four 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 Gora has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gora and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Gora has Four up against the cage in a clinch.
Four holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gora tries to break the clinch but Four is controlling the position. Four fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Four jumps guard but Gora turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Four blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Four successfully pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Gora gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Gora scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Panda Four seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Four feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Gora has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Four off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. 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! Gora shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Four eats them both and turns towards Gora to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Panda Four has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Four throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gora. Gora moves into the clinch successfully.
Gora throws a head punch that misses. Four blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gora tries to work over Four's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Gora lands a right hand. Four stalling in the clinch but Gora improves position. Gora has a couple of punches blocked by Four.
Four jumps guard but Gora stands there with Four around his waist. Four gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Borowa Gora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Panda Four. Four looking to slow down the pace here. Four tries to pull guard but Gora forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Four stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Four tries to pull guard but Gora forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gora scores with a shot to the side of Four's head. Four has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gora seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Four can turn it around. Gora escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Four is predictable there and Gora counters with a crisp one two that drops Four! Gora thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Four to his feet! Four is in big trouble! Four gets tackled into the cage by Gora. Gora maintains the clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Four has Gora pressed against the cage.
Gora throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Gora lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Four fails to pull guard.
Gora swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gora working aggressively here.
Four tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gora smiles and moves away.
Gora lands a big head kick that sends Four tumbling to the mat! Gora takes a step backwards and waves Four back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Four is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Four changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gora tries to avoid it but Four manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gora to the ground. Gora escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Gora appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Borowa Gora is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Four doesn't succeed with the takedown and Gora counters with a crisp right hand that drops Four! Gora lets Four back up to his feet, looking for a finish! Four is still on wobbly legs! Can Gora finish him?
That has opened up Panda Four's cut even more. Gora connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Four out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Borowa Gora! Borowa Gora retains his light heavyweight title! Borowa Gora decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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