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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Napoleon (ranked 505 p4p, 66 weight class) and Cavey Beaumont (ranked 931 p4p, 108 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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290 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Napoleon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cavey Beaumont!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Napoleon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Napoleon misses with an uppercut
and Beaumont counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Beaumont lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Beaumont connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Napoleon's hands.
Beaumont takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Napoleon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Beaumont as he jumps to the side.
Beaumont ducks under a wild hook from Napoleon.
That kick from Napoleon tenderised Beaumont's leg. Beaumont is trying to keep his angry face on.
Napoleon ducks under a wild hook from Beaumont.
Napoleon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Napoleon thumps Beaumont with a low kick.
Napoleon looks to score with a jab to the body but Beaumont is just out of range.
Napoleon has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A big left from Napoleon misses.
Beaumont misses with a low kick.
Beaumont lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaumont throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beaumont misses with a low kick.
Napoleon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beaumont tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Napoleon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Napoleon scores with a body shot.
Beaumont ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Napoleon swats away the attempt to clinch by Beaumont.
An inside leg kick lands from Beaumont.
Beaumont cracks Napoleon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Beaumont shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Napoleon napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Napoleon sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Napoleon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Napoleon looking for submissions off his back.
Beaumont wants to take a breather but Napoleon is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaumont is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Napoleon wants to improve his position but Beaumont is controlling well.
Beaumont seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Napoleon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Napoleon is looking to improve his position.
Beaumont takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Beaumont prevents Napoleon from improving his position.
Napoleon looking for submissions off his back.
Napoleon is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Napoleon tries to roll over but Beaumont keeps him under control.
Beaumont is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Napoleon is just riding it out for now. Beaumont eventually gives up the hold.
Beaumont working over Napoleon with some ground and pound. Napoleon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Beaumont is keen to just control but Napoleon is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Beaumont is looking for a kimura here.
Napoleon wants to get back to full guard.
Beaumont wants to control but Napoleon is keeping him busy.
Napoleon wants to improve his position but Beaumont is controlling well.
Napoleon gets back to full guard.
Beaumont stands and throws Napoleon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Napoleon is looking for a sweep.
Napoleon wants to control but Beaumont postures up.
Napoleon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cavey Beaumont dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Napoleon misses with a two punch combination.
Napoleon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Beaumont waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Napoleon.
Napoleon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Beaumont throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Napoleon fires out a quick counter leg kick but Beaumont just manages to avoid it.
Beaumont scores with a jab to the head.
Beaumont throws a leg kick but Napoleon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Napoleon ducks right into an uppercut from Beaumont.
Napoleon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Beaumont to score with a decent uppercut.
Beaumont throws a hook but Napoleon avoids it easily.
Napoleon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Napoleon. Beaumont does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beaumont slips a jab from Napoleon.
Beaumont defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Napoleon.
Beaumont has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Napoleon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Napoleon misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Beaumont.
Beaumont cracks Napoleon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Napoleon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beaumont has time to react.
It looks like Cavey Beaumont has been cut.
Beaumont shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Napoleon but Napoleon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Beaumont shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Beaumont was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Napoleon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Beaumont tries to advance to mount but can't.
Napoleon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Beaumont thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaumont wants to lay and pray for a moment but Napoleon keeps working.
Beaumont wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Napoleon, who protects the arm well.
Beaumont controlling from side mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beaumont throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Beaumont looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Napoleon is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Beaumont takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Beaumont is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Napoleon is just riding it out for now. Beaumont eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beaumont missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cavey Beaumont has got the better of the ground game so far.
Beaumont prevents Napoleon from improving his position.
Beaumont looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Beaumont is working for a kimura but Napoleon is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Beaumont is working for a kimura but Napoleon is defending it quite comfortably.
Napoleon regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beaumont wants to control from the top but Napoleon keeps moving.
Beaumont stands and throws Napoleon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cavey Beaumont showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cavey Beaumont's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Beaumont misses with a wild combination.
Beaumont fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Beaumont tries to land a front kick but Napoleon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Napoleon misses with a body shot.
Beaumont was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Beaumont uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Napoleon has time to react.
Beaumont throws a half hearted mid kick.
Beaumont gets the takedown into side control.
Napoleon is looking for a sweep.
Beaumont tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Napoleon manages to work his way to half guard, despite Beaumont's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napoleon moves into full guard.
Napoleon throws his legs up looking for a submission but Beaumont uses it to pass to side control.
Beaumont working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Napoleon on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Napoleon throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Napoleon tries to improve position but can't.
Beaumont passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Napoleon!
Napoleon is looking to improve his position but Beaumont isn't that keen on the idea.
Beaumont working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaumont lands a heavy elbow.
Beaumont can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Napoleon is looking to escape.
Beaumont lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Beaumont connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Napoleon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Beaumont cracks Napoleon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Napoleon is looking to improve his position but Beaumont isn't that keen on the idea.
Napoleon is bucking up trying to escape but Beaumont cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Buster Napoleon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like Buster Napoleon has been cut.
Beaumont lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Napoleon hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon is looking to get to half guard.
Beaumont can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Napoleon is looking to escape.
Beaumont lands a couple of good shots and Napoleon has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Napoleon trying to control but not successfully.
Beaumont has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Napoleon fending off the submission attempt from Beaumont.
Napoleon is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napoleon is working hard here to advance position.
Beaumont has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Beaumont keeps control of the position as Napoleon tries to break free.
Well, with Beaumont on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Napoleon is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
A lull in the action here.
Beaumont has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Napoleon.
Buster Napoleon's cut is getting worse.
Napoleon breaks Beaumont's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Napoleon is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Beaumont is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Beaumont has escaped and now he's on top!
And that's the end of the fight!
Cavey Beaumont comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Beaumont has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cavey Beaumont!
Cavey Beaumont was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Buster Napoleon stepped up to the mic, saying 'Holy shit you hit hard. I will go do some neck exercises and come back to MACAW YOU!'.
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