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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between C C Beachum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luis Michaels will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, C C Beachum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luis Michaels!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beachum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Michaels.
Beachum throws a body punch but Michaels moves out of range.
Michaels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beachum attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Beachum could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Beachum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Michaels misses with a two punch combination.
Beachum throws a hook to the side of Michaels's head but Michaels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Michaels throws a series of punches but Beachum avoids them all with ease.
Beachum looks to land a left hand but Michaels moved out of range nicely.
Michaels misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels tries to bum rush Beachum with a series of wild strikes but Beachum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beachum misses with a low kick as Michaels jumps back.
A jab from Beachum misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beachum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Michaels lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Michaels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Michaels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beachum.
Michaels rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beachum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Michaels misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Michaels.
C C Beachum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Michaels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Michaels looks gassed!
A left lands for Beachum.
Beachum throws a hook but Michaels avoids it easily.
Beachum throws the left hand but Michaels avoids the punch easily.
Beachum looks to score with a jab to the body but Michaels is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beachum misses with a looping left.
Michaels checks a low kick from Beachum.
Beachum swings for the body but Michaels moves out of range.
Beachum throws a chopping leg kick but Michaels manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
No joy there for Michaels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beachum throws a body punch but Michaels moves out of range.
Beachum throws a leg kick that misses.
Beachum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Michaels.
Michaels moves out of range as Beachum strikes.
Beachum scores with a hook to the body. Michaels takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Michaels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Michaels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Beachum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michaels moves away.
Beachum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Michaels avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Beachum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Beachum misses.
Michaels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beachum.
Beachum tries to land a leg kick but Michaels saw it coming and moves away.
Michaels is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Michaels misses with a two punch combination.
Michaels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beachum swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Michaels.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Beachum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beachum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michaels moves away.
Beachum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michaels thows a body shot but no joy.
Michaels blocks a low kick nicely.
Beachum throws a body punch but Michaels moves out of range.
Michaels avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A shot to the liver by Beachum. Beautiful body shot.
Michaels keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Beachum is looking to wear down Michaels with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Beachum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beachum throws a leg kick but Michaels sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Beachum moves out of range of the strikes.
Beachum throws the left hand but Michaels avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Michaels dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Beachum throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Beachum will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Beachum dodges the punch combination from Michaels.
Michaels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beachum throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Michaels moves out of range as Beachum strikes.
Michaels takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Michaels throws a nice looking combination but Beachum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luis Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Michaels blocks the low kick.
Michaels fails to land with a series of punches.
Michaels looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Michaels ducks under a wild hook from Beachum.
Michaels defending well as Beachum loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
Beachum throws a solid leg kick but Michaels takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Beachum.
Beachum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beachum throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Michaels throws a right hand that Beachum ducks under and follows up with a left that Beachum also avoids with ease.
Michaels is looking to chop away at Beachum's legs.
Beachum scores with a crisp jab that stopped Michaels in his tracks.
Beachum tries to land a leg kick but Michaels saw it coming and moves away.
Beachum misses with a low kick.
Beachum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Michaels.
Beachum misses with a low kick.
Michaels throws a hook but Beachum blocks it.
Beachum tries to land a leg kick but Michaels saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Michaels throws a series of punches but Beachum avoids them all with ease.
Michaels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Michaels looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Michaels takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Beachum does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Michaels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beachum.
Beachum lands a nice shot to the body.
Beachum loads up on a big right hand but Michaels slips the punch.
Beachum fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Michaels is out of range.
Michaels misses with a looping right.
Michaels tries to score with a low kick but Beachum moves his leg out of the way.
Beachum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Michaels.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beachum throws out a loose jab but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beachum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Michaels throws a right and a left that Beachum avoids nicely.
Beachum misses with an uppercut.
Beachum misses with a body shot.
Michaels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Michaels moves out of range of the strikes.
Beachum walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Michaels checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Beachum misses with a kick to the body.
Michaels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beachum. Michaels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Michaels misses with a series of wild punches.
Michaels takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Beachum tries to work over Michaels's front leg with a kick but Michaels checks it.
A leg kick checked by Michaels.
Michaels throws a series of punches but Beachum moves out of range.
Michaels checks a low kick from Beachum.
Michaels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beachum.
No joy there for Michaels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beachum throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Beachum lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Michaels at a distance.
Beachum finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beachum throws a leg kick that misses.
Beachum misses with a wild body shot.
Beachum looks to throw the jab but Michaels is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
C C Beachum dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.
Beachum is looking to score with low kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Michaels blocks the leg kick.
Beachum smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Beachum throws a body punch but Michaels moves out of range.
Beachum looks to score with a jab to the body but Michaels is just out of range.
Beachum tries to land a leg kick but Michaels saw it coming and moves away.
Michaels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beachum connects with a looping right hand.
Michaels misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beachum throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Michaels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beachum misses with a straight left.
Michaels defending well as Beachum loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beachum throws a body punch but Michaels moves out of range.
Beachum misses with a low kick.
Michaels staying out of range there.
Michaels staying out of range there.
Michaels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beachum.
Michaels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beachum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beachum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Michaels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beachum circles away quickly and effectively.
Beachum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beachum. Michaels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beachum getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Beachum looks to land a left hand but Michaels moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Beachum just misses with a punch to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Michaels.
Beachum avoids a punch combination nicely.
Michaels misses with a kick to the body.
Beachum throws out a loose jab but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michaels defending well as Beachum loads up on a big left hand.
Michaels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beachum.
Michaels throws a looping overhand right but Beachum ducks down to avoid it.
Beachum thows a body shot but no joy.
Beachum throws a chopping leg kick but Michaels manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Michaels misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beachum misses with a looping right.
Beachum thows a body shot but no joy.
Beachum throws a push kick but Michaels slaps the foot to one side.
Beachum wants to land a leg kick but Michaels is out of range.
Michaels misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Michaels misses.
Beachum tries to land a leg kick but Michaels saw it coming and moves away.
Beachum misses the shot to the body.
Beachum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Michaels moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Beachum thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Michaels if he has to take too many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beachum attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Michaels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beachum misses with a wild body shot.
Beachum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Michaels.
Beachum throws a body punch but Michaels moves out of range.
Michaels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beachum.
Sloppy strikes from Michaels. Those never looked like landing.
Michaels walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Beachum just misses with a punch to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Michaels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beachum.
The crowd cheers as Beachum lands an impressive looking overhand right. Michaels doesn't seem phased though.
Beachum misses with a looping left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Michaels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Michaels 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Michaels!
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