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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Li Gong (ranked 1342 p4p, 950 weight class) and Zayden Ahmad (ranked 138 p4p, 101 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Li Gong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zayden Ahmad!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gong lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gong throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ahmad.
Li Gong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gong misses with an uppercut
and Ahmad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ahmad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ahmad! But no joy.
Ahmad misses with a body kick.
Gong scores with a jab to the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Gong finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Gong misses its intended target.
Gong misses the body punch
and Ahmad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ahmad.
Ahmad has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gong looks to throw the jab but Ahmad is out of range.
Gong stalks Ahmad and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ahmad's face. Ahmad staggers backwards, shaken.
Gong has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Stormcrow Centre in the buildup to the fight.
Gong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gong throws a body punch but Ahmad moves out of range.
Ahmad follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gong throws a sloppy head kick and Ahmad moves out of range easily.
Gong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ahmad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Gong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ahmad.
Ahmad throws a shot from downtown. Gong moves away and avoids it.
Ahmad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gong scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ahmad throws a hook but Gong avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Gong tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ahmad looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gong throws a poor cross that misses
and Ahmad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gong misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Ahmad on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gong with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gong throws the left hand but Ahmad avoids the punch easily.
Ahmad clobbers Gong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahmad has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ahmad there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ahmad slips a straight right by Gong.
Gong scores with a jab to the body.
Gong throws a jab but it's blocked by Ahmad.
Ahmad throws a lazy right hand but Gong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Ahmad.
Gong lands a nice shot to the body.
Gong lands with an overhand left.
Ahmad slips a straight right by Gong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gong throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Ahmad to counter with a crisp jab.
Gong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gong lands a front kick.
Gong ducks under a wild hook from Ahmad.
A big right from Ahmad misses.
Ahmad throws a big shot that misses.
Gong scores with a leg kick.
Gong thuds his right hand into Ahmad's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gong.
Gong gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ahmad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gong throws a sloppy head kick and Ahmad moves out of range easily.
Gong lands a really nice looking cross but Ahmad seems unphased.
Gong is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahmad scores with a hook.
Ahmad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ahmad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gong.
Ahmad slips under a jab.
Gong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice cross by Gong.
Gong throws out a loose jab but Ahmad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ahmad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ahmad misses with a straight left.
Gong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ahmad throws out a counter right but Gong avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gong throws a jab when Ahmad was well out of range.
Gong is looking to slow Ahmad down with leg kicks.
Ahmad throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Li Gong dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Ahmad misses with a straight left.
Gong with a nice cross.
Gong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ahmad can do to turn this around?
Gong defending well as Ahmad loads up on a big left hand.
Gong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Li Gong is winning the standup battle so far.
Ahmad takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gong punishes Ahmad's body with a nice straight punch.
Gong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gong looks to land a body kick but Ahmad moved away.
Ahmad has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Ahmad.
Ahmad throws a body shot but no joy.
Gong throws a lazy uppercut
and Ahmad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gong throws a wild body kick that Ahmad sees coming a mile off.
Ahmad let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gong pushes Ahmad away with a front kick.
That kick from Ahmad tenderised Gong's leg. Gong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice defenses there by Gong.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gong.
Ahmad with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gong to score with a decent uppercut.
Gong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gong throws a sloppy head kick
and Ahmad counters with a body kick.
Gong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Ahmad might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gong has got the better of the exchanges.
Gong tries to land a body kick
and Ahmad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ahmad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gong avoids a kick to the body.
Gong seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice shot by Gong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gong misses the shot to the body.
Ahmad lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ahmad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ahmad counters with a body kick.
Gong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ahmad.
Ahmad throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ahmad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gong.
Gong misses with a shot to the body
and Gong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ahmad's sensitive parts.
Ahmad displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ahmad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gong misses the body punch
and Ahmad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ahmad moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ahmad to score with a decent uppercut.
Gong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ahmad on the side of the head.
Ahmad moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ahmad misses with an uppercut
and Gong counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gong slips under a jab from Ahmad.
Ahmad walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ahmad getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ahmad moves out of range of the body kick.
Ahmad looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gong tries to bum rush Ahmad with a series of wild strikes but Ahmad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gong misses with a body punch
letting Ahmad counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahmad throws a right hand that misses
and Gong counters with a good, hard body kick but Ahmad shrugs it off.
Ahmad slips a jab from Gong.
Ahmad throws out a counter right but Gong avoids it with no problem.
Gong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ahmad was well out of range. Poor timing from Gong.
Gong misses with an uppercut
and Ahmad counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gong cracks Ahmad with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gong looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahmad is just out of range.
That kick from Gong tenderised Ahmad's leg. Ahmad is trying to keep his angry face on.
Donk. Gong catches Ahmad right on the button with a cross.
Ahmad drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ahmad throws a body kick that misses.
Gong slips a straight right by Ahmad.
Ahmad ducks under a wild hook from Gong.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Li Gong dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gong misses with a body punch
and Ahmad finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Zayden Ahmad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ahmad misses with a body kick.
Gong missing with a left hand there. Ahmad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ahmad scores with a nice right hand.
Ahmad keeps Gong at a distance using the push kick.
Gong lands a leg kick that knocks Ahmad off balance momentarily.
Gong connects with the punch.
Gong pushes Ahmad away with a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gong moves out of range of the strikes.
Ahmad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gong.
A jab from Gong misses.
Gong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ahmad has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ahmad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Gong misses.
Ahmad tries to move into range but Gong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gong misses with a hook. Ahmad ducked under it nicely.
Gong swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ahmad counters with a nice leg kick.
Ahmad looks for the body kick but Gong saw that one coming.
Ahmad doesn't manage to clinch there - Gong circles away.
Gong throws the left hand but Ahmad avoids the punch easily.
Gong cracks Ahmad with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gong scores with a nice head shot.
Gong throws out a powerful jab.
Gong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gong throws an off balance right hand
and Ahmad counters with a straight right hand.
Ahmad takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahmad. Gong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gong thows a leg kick but Ahmad checks it
and Ahmad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ahmad misses with a straight left.
Ahmad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gong throws the left hand but Ahmad avoids the punch easily.
Ahmad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gong scoring well with a low kick there.
Gong blocks a jab.
Gong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ahmad.
Gong connects with a body shot that sends Ahmad's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahmad throws out a loose jab but Gong uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Gong tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gong slips under a jab.
Gong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ahmad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gong.
Gong lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ahmad throws a looping overhand right but Gong ducks down to avoid it.
Gong scores with a hook to the body. Ahmad takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gong throws a head kick that Ahmad semi-blocks.
Jab by Gong.
Gong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ahmad.
It looked like Gong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ahmad's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ahmad scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahmad has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by Ahmad.
Nice jab there from Ahmad.
Ahmad misses with an uppercut. Gong saw that one coming.
Ahmad pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gong, as that shot connected.
Ahmad wants to clinch up but Gong keeps it at a distance.
Gong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gong scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ahmad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gong.
Gong lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gong scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Li Gong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gong 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Gong!
A less than humble Li Gong misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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