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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cavey Beaumont (ranked 1613 p4p, 181 weight class) and Michael Brakeley (ranked 1699 p4p, 190 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cavey Beaumont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Brakeley!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beaumont keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beaumont swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Beaumont takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Cavey Beaumont has been cut.
Beaumont drops his hands momentarily and Brakeley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brakeley throws out a powerful jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Beaumont as he connects with a hook.
Brakeley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Beaumont.
A big left from Brakeley misses.
Nice straight punches there by Beaumont. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Beaumont.
Brakeley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Beaumont counters with a body kick.
Beaumont misses with a series of wild punches.
Beaumont misses with a head kick.
Brakeley throws a series of punches but Beaumont avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brakeley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beaumont.
Brakeley lands a leg kick that knocks Beaumont off balance momentarily.
Beaumont uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brakeley.
Beaumont scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brakeley misses with a jab to the body
letting Beaumont counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaumont tries to close the distance and clinch but Brakeley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beaumont moves forwards but Brakeley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Beaumont tries to clinch but Brakeley moves out of range.
Brakeley throws out a counter right but Beaumont avoids it with no problem.
Beaumont looks to score with a jab to the body but Brakeley is just out of range.
Beaumont scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brakeley pushes Beaumont off and gets back to his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Beaumont.
Beaumont scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brakeley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Beaumont uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brakeley.
Beaumont is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beaumont.
Beaumont tries a head kick but it misses.
Beaumont moves out of range of the strikes.
Beaumont has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mello MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Brakeley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beaumont.
Brakeley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Brakeley misses with an uppercut.
Beaumont throws a combination that misses
and Brakeley counters with a crisp right hand that drops Beaumont! Brakeley lets Beaumont back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Beaumont is rocked!
Cavey Beaumont's cut is getting worse.
Cavey Beaumont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brakeley gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Beaumont counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Brakeley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Beaumont throws a body kick that misses
and Brakeley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brakeley throws a push kick but Beaumont slaps the foot to one side.
Brakeley wants to land a leg kick but Beaumont is out of range.
Brakeley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Beaumont lands a nice hook to Brakeley's body. Brakeley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick from Beaumont misses.
Brakeley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brakeley throws a looping overhand right but Beaumont ducks down to avoid it.
Brakeley walks into a jab.
Beaumont lands with a kick to the temple. Brakeley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Beaumont connects with a jab.
Brakeley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beaumont manages to avoid it.
Beaumont throws a jab but it's blocked by Brakeley.
Brakeley is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Beaumont dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Brakeley.
Beaumont gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaumont takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Beaumont lands a nice hook to Brakeley's body. Brakeley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Beaumont is looking to slow Brakeley down with leg kicks.
Brakeley throws a series of punches but Beaumont moves out of range.
Brakeley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beaumont throws a lazy uppercut
and Brakeley counters with a good, hard body kick but Beaumont shrugs it off.
Beaumont fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brakeley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brakeley throws out a loose jab but Beaumont uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beaumont avoids the head kick by Brakeley.
Some bone on bone action there as Beaumont checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Beaumont swings for the body but Brakeley moves out of range.
Brakeley tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice straight punches there by Brakeley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brakeley.
Beaumont lands a nice hook to Brakeley's body. Brakeley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Michael Brakeley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beaumont fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brakeley throws a hook but Beaumont blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Beaumont thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beaumont clinches with his opponent.
Beaumont has a couple of punches blocked by Brakeley.
Beaumont swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brakeley breaks from the clinch.
Beaumont tries to clinch but Brakeley is having none of it.
Beaumont throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Beaumont misses with a head kick.
Beaumont throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brakeley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beaumont wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brakeley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brakeley blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Beaumont.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Brakeley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cavey Beaumont's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Beaumont throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beaumont waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brakeley.
Beaumont throws a body shot but no joy.
Beaumont throws a push kick but Brakeley slaps the foot to one side.
Brakeley connects with a high kick.
Beaumont avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Beaumont with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brakeley lands with an overhand left.
Oh Beaumont is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cavey Beaumont's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Beaumont punishes Brakeley's body with a nice straight punch.
Beaumont seems to have got his legs back now.
Brakeley misses the jab.
Beaumont connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Beaumont tries to bum rush Brakeley with a series of wild strikes but Brakeley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beaumont with a jab.
Michael Brakeley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brakeley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beaumont closes the distance and clinches.
Beaumont tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brakeley avoids it.
Brakeley tries to circle away but Beaumont has him pinned against the cage.
Brakeley blocks an elbow strike from Beaumont.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaumont's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brakeley tries to throw a body punch but Beaumont avoids it by throwing Brakeley back against the cage.
Brakeley tries to throw a body punch but Beaumont avoids it by throwing Brakeley back against the cage.
Brakeley blocks an elbow strike.
Brakeley just leaning against Beaumont, taking a breather.
A short right from Beaumont on the inside.
Brakeley managing to block the knees to the body from Beaumont.
Beaumont goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brakeley manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brakeley.
Beaumont looks to land a right hand but Brakeley moved out of range.
Beaumont throws a shot from downtown. Brakeley moves away and avoids it.
Beaumont uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brakeley.
It looked like Beaumont wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Beaumont misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brakeley.
Beaumont throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brakeley looks to land a combination but Beaumont avoids it well.
Beaumont looks to clinch
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Brakeley counters with a good low kick that Beaumont was not able to check.
Brakeley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beaumont misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaumont's corner calls for a 1-2. Beaumont obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Brakeley.
Beaumont is looking to counter punch.
Brakeley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beaumont.
Brakeley misses with a hook. Beaumont ducked under it nicely.
Beaumont looks to score with a jab to the body but Brakeley is just out of range.
Beaumont moves out of range as Brakeley strikes.
Beaumont lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brakeley will feel that in the morning.
Brakeley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brakeley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brakeley swats away the attempt to clinch by Beaumont.
Brakeley lands the left hand.
Jeez, Cavey Beaumont's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Brakeley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Beaumont is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Brakeley. Those never looked like landing.
Beaumont darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaumont throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brakeley trying to control here.
Beaumont is looking to advance position but Brakeley won't allow it.
Brakeley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Beaumont loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brakeley pulls Beaumont in close to prevent any damage.
Brakeley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beaumont.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brakeley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brakeley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Beaumont wants to control from the top but Brakeley keeps moving.
Beaumont trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brakeley seems keen to control Beaumont's posture.
Brakeley lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Beaumont has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Beaumont has his hands on Brakeley's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Brakeley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Cavey Beaumont's cut.
That's time! Beaumont's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Brakeley avoids the body shot from Beaumont.
Brakeley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Beaumont throws the left hand but Brakeley avoids the punch easily.
Beaumont lands a right hook to the body.
Brakeley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Beaumont misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brakeley.
A little jabbing left from Brakeley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Beaumont swings for the body but Brakeley moves out of range.
Brakeley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brakeley misses with a low kick.
Brakeley checks a low kick from Beaumont.
Beaumont scoring well with a low kick there.
Brakeley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beaumont closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brakeley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brakeley avoids the body shot from Beaumont.
Beaumont misses with a body shot.
Beaumont shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Brakeley pushes Beaumont off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaumont checks a leg kick.
Beaumont lands a nice looking body kick.
Brakeley misses with an uppercut. Beaumont saw that one coming.
Beaumont throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brakeley's head.
Brakeley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Beaumont is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brakeley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beaumont lands an elbow that stopped Brakeley in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Michael Brakeley has been cut.
Brakeley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beaumont throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brakeley blocks it with crossed arms.
Beaumont blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brakeley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beaumont prevents a body shot from Brakeley.
Beaumont throws an elbow but it misses.
Cavey Beaumont has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beaumont.
Beaumont misses with a body punch.
Brakeley lands a shoulder strike.
Beaumont takes a shot to the head.
Brakeley stalling against the cage.
Brakeley lands a right hand.
Cavey Beaumont has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Beaumont misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brakeley.
Beaumont swings wildly with an uppercut but Brakeley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brakeley manages to break the clinch.
Beaumont slips a jab from Brakeley.
Beaumont throws a combination that misses
and Brakeley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Brakeley misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brakeley 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 Beaumont has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beaumont and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brakeley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Beaumont counters with a series of strikes. Brakeley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Beaumont throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaumont fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brakeley, pushing him back against the cage.
Beaumont blocking some punches.
Brakeley pressing his opponent against the cage.
Brakeley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beaumont throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brakeley throws a good cross that connects.
No luck for Beaumont with that takedown attempt.
Beaumont slips a jab from Brakeley.
Brakeley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brakeley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brakeley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Beaumont is able to avoid easily.
Brakeley avoids the head kick by Beaumont.
Brakeley lands a really nice looking cross but Beaumont seems unphased.
Beaumont is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brakeley scores with a nice strike.
Brakeley connects with a looping right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cavey Beaumont's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Michael Brakeley!
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