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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dallas Flanders (ranked 9 p4p, 82 weight class) and Li Gong (ranked 3 p4p, 12 weight class). Flanders comes into the arena with Get Out My Head blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dallas Flanders!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Li Gong!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gong lands a nice looking body shot.
Flanders moves out of range as Gong strikes.
Li Gong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gong misses with an uppercut
and Flanders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gong digs a good hook to Flanders's body.
Gong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gong moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Flanders.
Gong manages to break the clinch.
Gong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Flanders walks into a left hand.
Flanders avoids the body shot from Gong.
Flanders thinks about countering with a head kick.
Flanders ducks under a wild hook from Gong.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gong throws a lazy uppercut
and Flanders counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gong's knee momentarily.
Flanders misses with a body kick.
Gong has closed the distance and engaged Flanders in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Flanders lands a nice shot to the body.
Gong lands a shot to the body.
Flanders tries to work over Gong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Flanders is working Gong over against the cage.
Gong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Flanders lands a shot to the body.
Gong pushes Flanders back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Flanders tries to throw a body punch but Gong avoids it by throwing Flanders back against the cage.
Flanders lands a shot to the body.
Flanders has a couple of punches blocked by Gong.
Gong misses with the head strike.
Gong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to the liver by Gong. Beautiful body shot.
Flanders misses with a wild body shot.
Gong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flanders manages to avoid it.
Gong swings for the body but Flanders moves out of range.
Flanders swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Flanders tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gong throws a right hand that misses
and Flanders counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gong throws an off balance right hand
and Flanders counters with a nice uppercut.
Gong swings for the body but Flanders moves out of range.
Gong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Flanders rather than just go for the knockout.
Gong lands a jab to Flanders's midsection.
Flanders jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Flanders throws a body shot but no joy.
Gong with the inside leg kick.
Gong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Flanders's sensitive parts.
Gong looks to land a left hand but Flanders moved out of range nicely.
Gong swings for the body but Flanders moves out of range.
Flanders throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gong avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've been told by Flanders's head coaches at Convicted Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gong misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Flanders misses the target.
Flanders uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gong.
Flanders seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gong connects with a leg kick.
Flanders defending well as Gong loads up on a big left hand.
Flanders swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Gong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gong lands with a straight right. Flanders didn't see that one coming.
Gong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Flanders.
Gong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Flanders slips a straight right by Gong.
Gong misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flanders was well out of range. Poor timing from Gong.
Flanders moves into range and clinches up with Gong.
Flanders tries to work over Gong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Flanders.
Gong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Flanders.
Gong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flanders's elbow.
Gong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Flanders backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flanders gets through Gong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Flanders misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flanders.
Gong tries a body shot but Flanders blocks it.
Gong manages to break the clinch.
Flanders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gong.
Flanders was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Flanders stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Flanders ducks under a wild hook from Gong.
Good standup being displayed there by Gong as he connects with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Li Gong dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gong.
Gong scores with a hook to the body. Flanders takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Flanders blocks a jab.
Flanders seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gong throws a sloppy head kick and Flanders moves out of range easily.
Gong connects with a right hand. Flanders shakes it off.
A low kick lands for Gong.
Gong with the inside leg kick.
Gong scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gong throws a head kick that Flanders semi-blocks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Flanders struggles to land a body shot inside as Gong controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Flanders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanders tries a body shot but Gong blocks it.
Gong tries to work over Flanders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flanders.
Flanders stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Flanders blocks an uppercut.
Gong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Flanders counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Li Gong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gong throws a front kick aimed at Flanders's knee but Flanders avoids it well.
Flanders appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Flanders on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gong. Gong obviously looking to wear him down.
Gong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flanders is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gong prevents a body shot from Flanders.
Flanders lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short body shot lands from Flanders as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gong can't break the clinch.
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 takes a swing at Flanders's ribcage but misses.
Flanders looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flanders checks a leg kick nicely.
Gong throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Flanders cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gong throws a body punch but Flanders moves out of range.
Gong with a hook.
Gong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flanders moves away.
Flanders throws out a powerful jab.
Gong misses with a left hand
and Flanders counters with a stiff right hand.
Gong is rocked!
Gong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gong gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Flanders counters with a big right hand! Oh Gong is in trouble here! Flanders follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dallas Flanders!
Dallas Flanders retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Dallas Flanders thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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