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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Li Gong (ranked 127 p4p, 165 weight class) and Jesse-James Hopson (ranked 12 p4p, 15 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Li Gong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesse-James Hopson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Hopson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gong doesn't seem phased though.
Gong with a jab.
Gong has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Stormcrow Centre in the buildup to the fight.
Hopson slips a jab from Gong.
Hopson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hopson forces Gong back against the cage and clinches.
Hopson is working Gong over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopson.
Gong lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Gong.
Hopson gets through Gong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gong trying to stall but Hopson improves his position.
Hopson lands a nice shot to the body.
Hopson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hopson backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hopson.
Hopson tries a body shot but Gong blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gong.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gong.
Hopson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gongs head.
Gong throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopson.
Hopson misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gong lands a hook that snaps the head of Hopson backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Gong fails to land.
Gong blocks a body shot from Hopson.
Hopson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gong's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hopson.
Hopson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Hopson.
Hopson blocks an uppercut.
Gong lands an uppercut.
Gong throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopson.
Gong blocks a body shot from Hopson.
Gong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hopson blocks a body shot from Gong.
Hopson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gong seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hopson can turn it around.
Hopson misses with a punch to the body.
Gong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gong working aggressively here.
Hopson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gong's elbow.
Gong struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopson controls his hands.
Hopson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gong backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gong misses with a body punch.
Gong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hopson blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gong.
Hopson working aggressively here.
Gong working aggressively here.
Gong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hopson's elbow.
Hopson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gong breaks the clinch.
Gong connects with a looping right hand.
Gong misses with a body kick.
Hopson misses with a takedown attempt
and Gong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gong misses with a lunging right hand
and Hopson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hopson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hopson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hopson blocks a body shot from Gong.
Gong lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hopson or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gong.
Hopson throws a head punch that misses.
Hopson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gong.
Gong scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopson.
Gong lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gong.
Hopson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gong backwards.
Gong struggles to land a body shot inside as Hopson controls his hands.
Gong throws a head punch that misses.
Gong lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gong scores with a hook to the body.
Gong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gong working aggressively here.
Hopson scores with a shot to the side of Gong's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gong.
Gong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hopsons head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gong.
Gong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hopsons head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopson blocking some punches.
Gong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gong's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gong throws a head punch that misses.
Gong works on Hopson's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Gong.
Gong lands a left hand.
Gong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gong prevents a body shot from Hopson.
Gong has a couple of punches blocked by Hopson.
Gong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Hopson fails to land.
Hopson blocks an uppercut.
Gong lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hopson lands with a right to the head.
Hopson lands with a right to the head.
Gong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gong lands a shoulder strike.
Hopson misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Li Gong dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gong throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopson.
Hopson takes the fight into the clinch.
Hopson has a couple of punches blocked by Gong.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gong.
A short uppercut from Hopson.
Hopson misses with the head strike.
Gong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gong misses with a punch on the inside.
Gong is pushing Hopson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hopson can do to turn this around?
A left hand lands to the body for Gong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gong misses with a punch to the body.
Gong misses with a punch on the inside.
Gong blocking some punches.
Gong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gong misses with a low kick.
Gong scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Gong. No joy for Hopson on that attempt.
Li Gong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gong pushes Hopson up against the cage in a clinch.
Gong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hopson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gong is working Hopson over against the cage.
Hopson tries to work over Gong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hopson stalling in the clinch but Gong improves position.
Hopson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gong lands a hook that snaps the head of Hopson backwards.
Hopson blocking some punches.
Gong tries to throw a body punch but Hopson avoids it by throwing Gong back against the cage.
Hopson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hopson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gong lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hopson backwards.
Gong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hopson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gong lands a shoulder strike.
Gong is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Li Gong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Gong.
Hopson is breathing heavily.
Hopson tries a body shot but Gong blocks it.
Hopson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gong backwards.
Gong is working Hopson over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Gong fails to land.
Hopson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hopson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hopson's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopson.
Hopson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gong's elbow.
Hopson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gong scores with a shoulder strike.
Gong leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gong digs a right hand underneath Hopson's ribcage. Hopson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopson.
Hopson has a couple of punches blocked by Gong.
Gong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Hopson.
A shot in the inside from Hopson.
Hopson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gong pushes Hopson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Gong on the inside.
Hopson presses Gong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Gong.
Gong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hopsons head.
Gong misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hopson fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gong.
Gong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gong blocks an uppercut.
Hopson misses with a punch to the body.
Gong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gong throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hopson is able to avoid easily.
Hopson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gong looks to land a right hand but Hopson moved out of range.
Hopson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gong.
Gong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gong misses with the combination.
Gong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Gong misses.
Gong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hopson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopson.
Hopson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Li Gong is winning the standup battle so far.
Hopson checks a low kick from Gong.
Hopson with the counter takedown but Gong avoids it easily.
Gong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Li Gong dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hopson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jesse-James Hopson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body kick there by Gong.
A head kick misses from Gong.
Gong lands with a good body shot.
Hopson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hopson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gong.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hopson! But no joy.
Hopson tries to clinch but Gong moves away
and Gong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gong takes a swing at Hopson's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Hopson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hopson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gong throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gong moves away.
Hopson tries to move into range but Gong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hopson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gong rather than just go for the knockout.
Gong misses with a hook. Hopson ducked under it nicely.
Gong throws an off balance right hand
and Hopson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gong scores with a leg kick.
Hopson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gong throws Hopson to one side and escapes!
Gong lands with a slapping head kick.
Gong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopson manages to avoid it.
Li Gong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice straight punches there by Gong. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gong.
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!
Hopson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopson shoots in but no luck this time.
Gong misses with a shot to the body
enabling Hopson to counter with a crisp jab.
Hopson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gong sizes up Hopson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A good leg kick by Gong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gong did well to prevent Hopson getting side control.
Gong works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gong controls Hopson momentarily but Hopson frees himself.
Hopson prevents Gong from getting back to his feet.
Hopson trying to control but Gong is working from the bottom.
Gong managing to control the position.
Hopson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Hopson trying to control but Gong is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gong misses the shot to the body.
Gong has closed the distance and engaged Hopson in a clinch.
Gong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gong manages to break the clinch.
Hopson closes the distance and pushes Gong back into the cage.
Gong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gong working aggressively here.
Gong throws a punch but it's blocked by Hopson.
A body shot lands from Hopson.
Hopson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gong presses Hopson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hopson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gong breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Hopson with that takedown attempt.
Hopson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hopson fails with the takedown
and Gong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Li Gong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse-James Hopson.
Hopson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hopson misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gong drives through and clinches with Hopson against the cage.
Gong blocking some punches.
Hopson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gong lands with a right to the head.
Hopson can't find room to land a body shot as Gong controls the action.
Hopson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hopson's elbow.
Gong takes a shot to the head.
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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Gong!
A very excited looking Li Gong rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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