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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Mahogany (ranked 147 p4p, 168 weight class) and Borowa Gora (ranked 18 p4p, 19 weight class). Mahogany comes into the arena with Dio - We Rock blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rich Mahogany!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Borowa Gora!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gora takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice cross by Mahogany.
Mahogany moves out of range as Gora strikes.
Gora throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahogany lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mahogany.
Mahogany lands a jab to Gora's midsection.
Mahogany swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gora misses with a leg kick.
Gora changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mahogany tests Gora's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gora throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gora swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Gora misses.
Decent striking displayed by Gora there.
Mahogany steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gora.
Mahogany looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mahogany throws out a loose jab but Gora uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahogany uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gora.
Borowa Gora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Gora misses its intended target.
Mahogany looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahogany slips under a jab from Gora.
Mahogany lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gora at a distance.
Mahogany listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big right from Gora misses.
Mahogany throws a quick counter head kick but Gora was just out of range.
Gora fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mahogany is out of range.
Mahogany quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Gora throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahogany scores with a shot to the body.
Gora throws a hook but Mahogany avoids it easily.
Mahogany doesn't manage to clinch there - Gora circles away.
Mahogany takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mahogany checks a leg kick.
Gora throws a jab when Mahogany was well out of range.
Mahogany keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gora bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gora throws a head kick that misses.
Gora throws a hook but Mahogany blocks it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mahogany. Gora shrugs it off though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahogany tries to clinch there but Gora circles away.
Gora fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mahogany looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gora takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mahogany looks to score with a jab to the body but Gora is just out of range.
Gora slips under a jab from Mahogany.
Mahogany looks to throw the jab but Gora is out of range.
Mahogany fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gora looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gora throws out a loose jab but Mahogany uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gora avoids the head kick by Mahogany.
Gora takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gora throws a big shot that misses.
Mahogany appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mahogany just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahogany jabs at Gora's body.
Gora looks to land a right hand but Mahogany moved out of range.
Gora throws a sloppy head kick and Mahogany moves out of range easily.
Mahogany looks to land a combination but Gora avoids it well.
Mahogany throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gora misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahogany.
Mahogany throwing a counter right hand but Gora manages to avoid it.
Gora throws a looping overhand right but Mahogany ducks down to avoid it.
Gora throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mahogany counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gora throws an overhand right that lands on Mahogany's shoulder, as Mahogany tries to avoid the shot.
Gora jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mahogany takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mahogany connects with the punch.
Mahogany steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gora.
Gora looks to land a right hand but Mahogany moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Mahogany.
Mahogany scores with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mahogany. That's going to slow Gora down.
Gora throws out a powerful jab.
Gora moves out of range as Mahogany throws a body kick.
Gora uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahogany.
Gora tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mahogany is able to avoid easily.
Mahogany is looking to counter punch.
Mahogany slips a jab and a cross from Gora.
Gora is looking to score with low kicks.
Gora throws a hook but Mahogany blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gora misses with a hook. Mahogany ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Mahogany wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gora throws the left hand but Mahogany avoids the punch easily.
Gora swings widly with a right hand
and Mahogany counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Gora misses.
A jab from Gora misses.
Gora throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A punch lands to the side of Gora 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gora misses with a wild combination.
Mahogany bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice jab there from Gora.
Mahogany steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gora.
Gora throws a leg kick
and Gora takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick from Gora misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahogany moves away from the strike by Gora.
Mahogany is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mahogany cracks Gora with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gora misses with a hook.
Gora pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Mahogany on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mahogany just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rich Mahogany will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mahogany rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gora moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gora lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mahogany at a distance.
Gora swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gora throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahogany lands a nice shot to the body.
Mahogany works the jab nicely.
Gora looks to land a right hand but Mahogany moved out of range.
Gora misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahogany.
Mahogany defending well as Gora loads up on a big left hand.
Mahogany lands a slapping body shot.
Mahogany avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gora lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gora avoids the body shot from Mahogany.
Mahogany takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mahogany scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gora misses with a two punch combination.
Mahogany throws a hook but Gora blocks it.
Mahogany's corner calls for a 1-2. Mahogany obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahogany misses with a wild body shot.
Gora throws a right hand that Mahogany ducks under and follows up with a left that Mahogany also avoids with ease.
A big right from Gora misses.
Gora throws a hook to the side of Mahogany's head but Mahogany sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gora attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gora takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mahogany.
Gora throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gora swings for the body but Mahogany moves out of range.
Mahogany uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gora.
A punch lands to the side of Gora 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gora uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahogany.
Gora throws a sloppy head kick and Mahogany moves out of range easily.
A big right from Gora misses.
Mahogany lands with a hook. Gora tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mahogany scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahogany throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahogany displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gora throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gora rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gora takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gora throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mahogany sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mahogany throws out a loose jab but Gora uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahogany moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Mahogany was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gora.
Gora scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gora swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and Mahogany tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahogany with a hook.
Mahogany just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahogany uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gora.
Mahogany avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mahogany was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gora throws a hook but Mahogany avoids it easily.
Mahogany works Gora's body with a nice hook.
Gora throws a body punch but Mahogany moves out of range.
Gora ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahogany moves away.
A slow jab from Gora misses its intended target.
Gora misses with a left hand
and Mahogany counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mahogany looks to land a right hand but Gora moved out of range.
Mahogany uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gora.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gora misses with a left hand
and Gora takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mahogany misses with a body shot.
Gora is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mahogany.
A counter left hand to the body from Mahogany misses its target.
Mahogany ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mahogany ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gora moves away.
Gora feints a counter leg kick.
Mahogany digs a good body shot into Gora's ribs.
Mahogany misses with a hook. Gora ducked under it nicely.
Mahogany misses with an uppercut. Gora saw that one coming.
Gora throws out a loose jab but Mahogany uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahogany cracks Gora with a good jab.
Mahogany blocks a head kick by Gora.
Mahogany lunges at Gora with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gora's hand.
Gora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gora shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mahogany uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gora.
Gora has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gora fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mahogany manages to avoid it.
Gora misses with a left hand
and Mahogany counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gora missing with a left hand there. Mahogany was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gora misses with a lunging right hand
and Mahogany counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Mahogany does it's job there.
A big right from Gora misses.
Mahogany keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gora.
Mahogany swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gora throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahogany darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mahogany slips under a jab from Gora.
A big right from Gora misses.
Mahogany throws a body punch but Gora moves out of range.
Mahogany lunges at Gora with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gora's hand.
Gora misses with a right hand
and Mahogany makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Gora might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mahogany has got the better of the exchanges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gora. That's going to slow Mahogany down.
Mahogany scores with a jab to the body.
Mahogany throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahogany throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Mahogany dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A jab from Mahogany finds it's way through Gora's defenses.
Borowa Gora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gora uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mahogany.
Gora takes a swing at Mahogany's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gora darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mahogany misses the shot to the body.
Gora jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gora thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mahogany throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahogany is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gora can do to turn this around?
Mahogany checks the leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Mahogany as he connects with a hook.
Gora avoids the body shot from Mahogany.
Gora looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gora pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gora tries to score with a low kick but Mahogany moves his leg out of the way.
Rich Mahogany is winning the standup battle so far.
Gora throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Mahogany to counter with a crisp jab.
Mahogany scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gora takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Mahogany.
Gora misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gora throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mahogany counters with a nice uppercut.
Gora lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gora gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mahogany.
Mahogany lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gora at a distance.
Gora waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahogany.
Gora rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Mahogany counter with a right hand.
Mahogany scores with a head kick.
Mahogany scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gora defending well as Mahogany loads up on a big left hand.
Gora throws an overhand right that lands on Mahogany's shoulder, as Mahogany tries to avoid the shot.
Gora misses with a right hand
and Gora takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mahogany checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahogany misses with a series of wild punches.
Gora uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahogany.
Gora misses with a right hand
and Mahogany counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gora tries to score with a low kick but Mahogany moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gora takes one to the side of the head.
Gora takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gora misses with a double jab.
Gora lands with an overhand left.
Gora takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gora throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Mahogany was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gora.
A solid body kick from Mahogany.
Gora looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mahogany explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gora throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gora takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good exchange - Mahogany coming out on top.
Both fighters circling a little - Mahogany finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mahogany is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jab by Mahogany.
Mahogany lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Mahogany.
Mahogany lands with a cross.
Mahogany takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mahogany keeps Gora at a distance using the push kick.
Mahogany ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gora takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mahogany moves out of range as Gora strikes.
Mahogany jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gora. Mahogany does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mahogany lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good exchange - Mahogany coming out on top.
A punch lands to the side of Gora 's head but he takes it in his stride.
No joy there for Gora, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mahogany was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahogany looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gora gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big left from Gora misses.
A punch combination from Gora misses.
Mahogany quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Gora throws a leg kick which misses Mahogany's front leg but catches the back leg as Mahogany tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany lands a jab to the nose.
Gora throws a leg kick
and Mahogany connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gora missing with a left hand there. Mahogany was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gora misses with a hook. Mahogany ducked under it nicely.
Gora takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mahogany feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Goras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice shot lands for Mahogany.
Gora jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mahogany thinks about countering with a head kick.
Mahogany lands a body shot.
Mahogany scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mahogany. Gora shrugs it off though.
Gora throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mahogany connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gora closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gora throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mahogany counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Mahogany. Those never looked like landing.
Gora throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Mahogany showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mahogany has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Mahogany!
After winning the bout, Rich Mahogany thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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