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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junfeng Li (ranked 3290 p4p, 3597 weight class) and Bucky Beasley (ranked 354 p4p, 374 weight class). Beasley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Walk. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junfeng Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bucky Beasley!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beasley misses with a leg kick
and Li counters with a shoot takedown. Beasley fights it but they end up in guard.
Beasley is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Beasley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Beasley on his heels. He'll look to pass Beasley's guard now, I'm sure.
Beasley is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Li presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li avoiding damage.
Beasley looking for a takedown.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beasley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Li pinned against the cage. Li gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Li gets a double leg takedown into Beasley's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Beasley manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Li is pulling down on Beasley's head to control his posture.
Beasley trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
Beasley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Li swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Beasley drops back looking for a leg! Li is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Li manages to kick Beasley off! Beasley jumps back into Li's guard.
Beasley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Li wants to sweep here but Beasley controlling him for the moment.
Li pulls Beasley in close to prevent any damage.
Beasley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Li is keeping the position for now.
Li working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beasley.
Li wants to sweep here but Beasley controlling him for the moment.
Li looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li working for a triangle but Beasley defends it easily.
Beasley postures up.
Beasley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Li looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Beasley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Li sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Beasley somewhat.
Junfeng Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bucky Beasley.
Li fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Beasley to the ground. Li is now in Beasley's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Beasley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Li passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Li cracks Beasley with a big right hand but Beasley just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Li working the ground and pound.
Li lands a few punches from side control.
Li lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Beasley down.
Beasley bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Li as Beasley shoots in.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Beasley enables Li to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Beasley manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Junfeng Li will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Li tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Beasley swivels and escapes.
Li closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Beasley's guard.
Li is working Beasley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Li postures up and lands a big shot to Beasley's brow.
Beasley has momentary wrist control but Li slips an elbow through the middle.
Li looking to sit in guard and control but Beasley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Li wants to sweep but no luck.
Beasley is looking to work some ground and pound but Li has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Li is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Beasley defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beasley wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
Li is trying to keep Beasley in close.
Li looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Li tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Li seems keen to control Beasley's posture.
Li looking for subs off his back but Beasley has passed one foot through into half guard.
Li is trying to maintain the position but Beasley is very close to passing his half guard.
Li on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Li tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Li is looking to improve his position.
Li is working hard here to advance position.
Li trying to control but Beasley postures up.
Li manages to get to full guard.
Li wants to improve his position but instead Beasley has moved into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li regains full guard. Nicely done.
Beasley trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Li lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Beasley keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
Li controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Li chips away with some ground and pound.
Li wants to control from the top but Beasley keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beasley trying to control the position.
Li scoring with some ground and pound.
Beasley keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
Li tries to free his leg and advance position but Beasley is retaining full guard.
Li wants to control from the top but Beasley keeps moving.
Beasley looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Li stands and throws Beasley's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Li trying to control the position but Beasley is working away.
Beasley takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Junfeng Li dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A low kick from Beasley is predictable there
and Li counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Beasley regains full guard. Nicely done.
Li looking to sit in guard and control but Beasley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Beasley tries to free his leg and advance position but Li is retaining full guard.
Li working for a triangle but Beasley defends it easily.
Beasley postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beasley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Li's head.
Beasley postures up.
Li looking for a sweep. Not yet Li, not yet.
Li controls Beasley momentarily but Beasley frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li is really struggling to control Beasley but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Beasley preventing the sweep.
Beasley trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beasley postures up.
Li tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Li looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beasley closes the distance and clinches up with Li, looking for a takedown. Beasley pushes Li against the cage but Li circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Li shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Beasley but Beasley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Beasley fails with the takedown
and Li counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Li lands a nice short elbow.
Li looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Li not doing much here.
Li wants to pass to mount but Beasley is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Beasley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Li wants to control but Beasley is keeping him busy.
Li seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Li working the head and body with strikes.
Li lands strikes from half guard.
Li trying to control from half guard but Beasley is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beasley tries to get to full guard but Li has control of the leg.
Li looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Li lands with a punch from half guard.
Li wants to control but Beasley is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Li landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beasley is looking to improve his position.
Bucky Beasley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beasley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junfeng Li showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Li 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junfeng Li!
Junfeng Li seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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