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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Li Gong (ranked 2278 p4p, 3103 weight class) and Jean Luc Gaspard (ranked 162 p4p, 203 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Li Gong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Luc Gaspard!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gong misses with a wild body shot.
Gaspard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gong moves away.
Gong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gong displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gaspard up against the cage.
Gaspard gets control of Gong's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gaspard will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gaspard has his foot on Gong's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gong works his way back into a safe position though.
Gong has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gong wants to stand but Gaspard is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gaspard wants to sweep here but Gong controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gong pushes down on Gaspard's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gong is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gong controlling the pace.
Gaspard looking for submissions off his back.
Gaspard is looking for a sweep. Gong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gong tries to pass to full mount but Gaspard defends it.
It looks like Gong is going to stand back up.
Gong tries to pass to full mount but Gaspard defends it.
Gong passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gaspard is desperately trying to improve his position but Gong has a good base and remains in mount.
Gong tries to control but Gaspard wriggling away.
Gong looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gong wants to get back to his feet but Gaspard is holding on tight.
Gaspard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gong avoids the attempt from Gaspard to control.
Gaspard is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gong is looking to stand but Gaspard has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Gaspard is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gaspard is still trying to improve position.
Gaspard gets back to half guard.
Gaspard moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gong wants to stand but Gaspard has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gong preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gong is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gaspard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gong is one step ahead there.
Gong would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gong pushes down on Gaspard's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gong with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gong tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gaspard.
Gaspard is refusing to be controlled, as Gong sits in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Li Gong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
An inside leg kick from Gong misses.
Gong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gong throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaspard.
Gaspard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Gaspard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gong looks to land a left hand but Gaspard moved out of range nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Gong there.
Gong darts in and clinches Gaspard up against the cage.
Gong lands a hook that snaps the head of Gaspard backwards.
Gaspard throws a punch but it's blocked by Gong.
Gong tries a body shot but Gaspard blocks it.
Gaspard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Gong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Gong.
Gaspard tries to pull guard but Gong holds him up against the cage and eventually Gaspard drops back down to his feet.
Gong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gaspard can do to turn this around?
Gong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gaspard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gong blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gong struggles to land a body shot inside as Gaspard controls his hands.
Gaspard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gaspard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gong is working Gaspard over against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gaspard gets through Gong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gaspard lands a nice uppercut.
Gong tries to work over Gaspard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gaspard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Li Gong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gong.
Gong stalling the fight.
Gaspard has a couple of punches blocked by Gong.
Gaspard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gong misses with a punch on the inside.
Gong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gong scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gaspard.
Gong has a couple of punches blocked by Gaspard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gong can't find room to land a body shot as Gaspard controls the action.
Gaspard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gong pushes Gaspard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gong misses with some punches.
Gaspard lands a left hand.
Gong lands with a short shot to the head.
Gaspard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gong misses with a punch to the body.
Gong throws a head punch that misses.
Gong stalling the fight.
Gong has a couple of punches blocked by Gaspard.
Gaspard throws a punch but it's blocked by Gong.
Gong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gaspard tries to pull guard but Gong won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Gong.
The referee calls for Gong to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gong lands a body punch.
Gaspard throws a punch but it's blocked by Gong.
Gaspard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gaspard blocking some punches.
Gong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gong blocking some punches.
Gaspard jumps guard but Gong turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Li Gong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Luc Gaspard.
Gaspard tries to throw a body punch but Gong avoids it by throwing Gaspard back against the cage.
Gaspard working aggressively here.
Gong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Gaspard fails to land.
Gaspard lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gong.
Gong throws a head punch that misses.
Gong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gaspard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gong backwards.
Gong lands with a left to the head.
Gaspard is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaspard has a couple of punches blocked by Gong.
Gaspard is still on wobbly legs! Can Gong finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Gong fails to land.
Gaspard seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaspard is trying to pull guard but Gong turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gaspard blocks an uppercut.
Gong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gong has a couple of punches blocked by Gaspard.
Gaspard jumps guard but Gong stands there with Gaspard around his waist. Gaspard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gaspard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gong.
Gong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gaspard throws a head punch that misses.
Gong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gaspard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gaspard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gong misses with some punches.
Gaspard throws a head punch that misses.
Gaspard works on Gong's body with a couple of short punches.
Gong lands a nice uppercut.
Gong swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaspard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaspard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Li Gong dominated that second round.
That's time! Gong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gaspard lands with a hook. Gong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Donk. Gong catches Gaspard right on the button with a cross.
Gong clinches with his opponent.
Gaspard tries to work over Gong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gaspard swings wildly with an uppercut but Gong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gaspard swings wildly with an uppercut but Gong uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Gong.
Gong is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaspard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gong working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gong.
Gong wants to stall.
Gong can't find room to land a body shot as Gaspard controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gong throws a punch but it's blocked by Gaspard.
Gong swings wildly with an uppercut but Gaspard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaspard lands with a light punch inside.
Gaspard pulls Gong into guard.
Gong wanted to stand there but Gaspard had control of the position.
Gong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gong trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gaspard's guard.
Gong is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gaspard keeping full guard, as Gong tries to pass.
Gaspard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gong trying to control but Gaspard is working from the bottom.
Gong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gaspard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gong stays in close to Gaspard's body and controls the position.
Gaspard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gong is looking to stand up but Gaspard won't let him.
Gaspard working for a triangle but Gong defends it easily.
Gong is stalling in the full guard.
Gaspard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gong defends it easily.
Gong wants to stand but Gaspard has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gong wants to stand and escape but instead Gaspard has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gaspard is fighting to break Gong's control of his arms but Gong is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gaspard postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gong wants to sweep but no luck.
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 Li Gong.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gong, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Gong!
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