[Kamatari]

Originally Posted by The Beast

I wonder about Gono. He seems to do enough to win fights, but he did just lose an amateur fight by KO, so his confidence might not be there.

Never happened - that was a mix up in the (I assume you got it from the column) Sherdog article.

[samianssi1]

Gono is the Nayo Ogawa of 06, not really one the best fighters around still in semis...

Mousasi dominated Gono standing but Gono went for lnp and refs dont standup japanese fighters laying on gaijins, feel Mousasi would have beat Gono with unbias ref.

[El PeRRo AgUaYo]

is going to be a war but kang takes it by tko

[thunder126]

Originally Posted by DreamSmasher

I would say that Kang is one of the hottest fighters around these days. I know the Kang nuthuggers think that he is going to roll through the rest of this GP. I would like to ask for some objective analysis on how the Gono fight will go down.

My starting prediciton is that Kang will win, but he will have to work for it. Gono is on the verge of greatness. He has been finishing guys standing and on the ground as well as taking decisions. I think this is a great fight and could be up for Fight of the year.

Any ideas on this?

I dont think this fight is gona be one sided, I think Kang wins a close decision.

[thunder126]

Originally Posted by samianssi1

Gono is the Nayo Ogawa of 06, not really one the best fighters around still in semis...

Mousasi dominated Gono standing but Gono went for lnp and refs dont standup japanese fighters laying on gaijins, feel Mousasi would have beat Gono with unbias ref.

Mousasi is an excellent striker and probably would have won if they had been stood up more often. But gono won and you cant take anything away from him, he's a solid all around fighter who isnt gona be an easy win for anybody.

[neutralcorner]

gono is a tricky veteran but doesnt kang is too strong for him,but i agree that gono is no slouch,all 4 finalist are good,they all have a chance

[neutralcorner]

i think kang stops gono about 5-7 minute mark

[Nun]

gono needs to be more offensive with his standup

he tries to get too flashy with his defense and eventually pays for it

[AO]

kang round 1 tko.

[hughes is king]

kang by early ko or gono by a late heelhook ar sompthing