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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elbrys Gora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barby Girl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gora comes to the ring accompanied by Cadillac Records - Howlin' Wolf Sings . Girl has chosen You're my heart, You're me soul as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Barby Girl has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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184 cm
20
272 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
27
240 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Elbrys Gora! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Barby Girl! The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Girl slaps away a takedown attempt from Gora, before circling back to the center of the mat. Gora misses with a takedown attempt so Girl counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Girl trying to control but Gora is working from the bottom. Gora has a closed guard, preventing Girl from standing up. Gora bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Girl's guard. Gora with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Gora working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Gora trying to control but Girl is working from the bottom. 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 stops Girl from standing up. Gora drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gora jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Gora slips nicely into half guard. Girl looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round. Girl blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gora. Gora stops Girl from getting back to his feet.
Girl has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gora is working away from the top position though. Girl wants to stand back up but Gora manages to pass into side control.
Girl taking a bit of punishment here - Gora scoring with strikes.
It looks like Barby Girl has been cut. Girl tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gora wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Gora creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Girl sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Gora in side control, throwing shots but Girl defends. Girl is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gora off and has taken his back! Girl controlling well, preventing Gora from escaping the position.
Gora manages to reverse the position and now he's in Girl's guard. Nice work there by Gora.
Gora stands and throws Girl's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gora is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Girl is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Girl wants to get back to his feet. Gora has hold of Girl's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Girl tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gora cranks the arm and Girl screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Girl, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Elbrys Gora! Elbrys Gora is the new heavyweight champion!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
49% |
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