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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Li Gong (ranked 177 p4p, 206 weight class) and Matthew Murray (ranked 24 p4p, 28 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Matthew Murray enters the cage!
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World class boxer
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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 19 - 8 - 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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew Murray!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gong.
Gong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Murray throws a head kick but Gong moves out of range.
Murray looks to land a body kick but Gong moved away.
Gong has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Stormcrow Centre in the buildup to the fight.
Murray throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An attempted straight right counter from Gong misses the target.
Gong throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Murray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murray scores with a nice body kick.
Gong throws a shot from downtown. Murray moves away and avoids it.
Gong misses with a jab to the body
enabling Murray to counter with a crisp jab.
Murray has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gong is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Murray misses with a low kick.
Gong throwing a counter right hand but Murray manages to avoid it.
A jab from Gong misses.
Murray appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gong lands with an overhand left.
Murray misses with a head kick.
Gong looks for the body kick but Murray saw that one coming.
Murray counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray is looking to land body kicks.
Gong throws a counter high kick but Murray was just alert enough to avoid it.
Murray takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Murray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gong moves out of range as Murray strikes.
It looked like Gong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murray throws a head kick but Gong moves out of range.
It appears Gong was looking to counter with a kick there.
Gong slips a straight right by Murray.
Murray throws a leg kick but Gong checks it.
Gong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murray throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gong misses with an uppercut
and Murray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Gong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gong keeps Murray at a distance using the push kick.
Murray looks to throw the jab but Gong is out of range.
Gong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murray counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murray.
Murray swings widly with a right hand
and Gong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murray misses with a hook.
Murray misses with a straight right.
Murray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gong jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Murray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murray lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gong slips a jab and a cross from Murray.
Murray lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gong will feel that in the morning.
Murray connects with a solid leg kick.
Murray connects with a nice looking jab.
Murray connects with a leg kick.
Gong goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gong's corner calls for a 1-2. Gong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Murray is rocked!
Gong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murray is still on wobbly legs! Can Gong finish him?
Gong misses with a body kick.
Murray seems to have recovered his senses.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gong.
Gong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Murray is looking to slow Gong down with leg kicks.
Murray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Gong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gong looks to land a body kick but Murray moved away.
Murray lands with a straight right. Gong didn't see that one coming.
Gong missing with a left hand there. Murray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gong slips under a jab from Murray.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Gong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gong misses with a kick to the body.
Murray throws out a counter right but Gong avoids it with no problem.
Gong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murray misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gong throws a head kick but Murray moves out of range.
Murray is looking to land body kicks.
Gong throwing a counter right hand but Murray manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murray, as that shot connected.
Gong throws a head kick that misses.
Murray digs a good hook to Gong's body.
Murray looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matthew Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murray throws out the jab.
Gong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murray lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Murray dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Gong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Gong.
Murray thumps Gong with a low kick.
Murray just misses with a punch to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Murray in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sloppy strikes from Gong. Those never looked like landing.
Murray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gong throws a wild body kick that Murray sees coming a mile off.
Murray has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gong throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gong tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Murray!
Murray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gong.
Murray throws out a counter right but Gong avoids it with no problem.
Gong takes one on the button.
Murray throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murray connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murray throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gong moves out of range as Murray throws a body kick.
Gong blocks a low kick nicely.
Gong throws a front kick that sends Murray stumbling back into the cage.
Murray thumps Gong with a low kick.
Gong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murray sizes up Gong with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A low kick from Murray is predictable there
and Gong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Gong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An attempted straight right counter from Gong misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Gong misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray moves out of range of the body kick from Gong.
Nice defenses there by Murray.
Murray lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gong's sensitive parts.
Murray throws a jab but it's blocked by Gong.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray throws a shot from downtown. Gong moves away and avoids it.
Murray just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGong.
Murray throws a big shot that misses.
Gong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gong quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Matthew Murray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murray misses with an uppercut.
Murray drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murray throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A big left from Murray misses.
Gong throwing a counter right hand but Murray manages to avoid it.
Murray cracks a nice hook into Gong's ribs.
Murray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray with a hook.
Murray walks into a left hand.
Gong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gong throws a big shot that misses.
Murray misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Gong misses the target.
Gong misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murray! But no joy.
Gong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murray blocks a jab.
Gong misses with a body shot.
Murray now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gong loads up on a big right hand but Murray slips the punch.
Murray keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Murray throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murray throws a looping overhand right but Gong ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Gong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gong checks a leg kick.
Gong throws a head kick that misses.
Murray throws a big shot that misses.
Murray tries to score with a low kick but Gong moves his leg out of the way.
Gong looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Gong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murray misses with a few strikes there.
Murray misses with a double jab
enabling Gong to counter with a crisp jab.
Gong misses with a looping right.
Murray only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matthew Murray will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Murray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Li Gong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murray lands an overhand right.
Murray scores with a nice body kick.
Murray works over Gong's head and body with a nice combination.
Murray loads up on a big right hand but Gong slips the punch.
Gong is looking to counter with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murray lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murray slips under a jab.
Gong misses with a body punch
and Murray counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Murray lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Murray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murray.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gong misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Murray fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murray throws a lazy body kick
and Gong counters with a straight right hand.
Murray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Murray.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gong throws a head kick that misses.
Gong tries to land a front kick but Murray steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murray tries a head kick but it misses.
Murray lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murray throws a right hand that misses
and Gong counters with a straight right hand.
Gong slips a jab from Murray.
Gong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gong misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray swings widly with a right hand
and Gong counters with a stiff right hand.
Gong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Murray throws a counter combo.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gong might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray jabs Gong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murray throws a right hand that misses
and Gong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murray.
Gong takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Murray misses with a kick to the body.
Murray throws a leg kick
and Gong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gong misses with a straight left.
Murray throws a low kick but Gong moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Gong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murray.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gong throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Murray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Murray.
Gong is looking for a counter combo.
Murray throws a hook but Gong avoids it easily.
Murray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Gong misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Murray misses the target.
Murray throws a low kick but Gong avoids it.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Gong! Murray is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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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