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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Micheals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micheals's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Whoa is Me. Don Cherry is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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219 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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220 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Micheals!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Cherry!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Micheals takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cherry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cherry drops Micheals with a left and a right! Oh, Micheals is hurt - Cherry dives into side control looking to finish!
Micheals is rocked!
It looks like Frank Micheals has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ground and pound from Cherry seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Micheals manages to get back to half guard.
Cherry is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Micheals avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cherry.
Micheals wants to get back to full guard.
Cherry wants to control but Micheals is keeping him busy.
Micheals wants to get back to his feet.
Cherry wants to free his trapped foot but Micheals is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cherry is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Micheals defends it well.
Cherry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Micheals is concentrating on defense, preventing Cherry from advancing position.
Micheals wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Micheals trying to hold on to Cherry's head to control him but Cherry postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank Micheals has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Micheals has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cherry.
Micheals misses with the head strike.
Micheals throws an elbow but it misses.
Micheals wants to stall.
Cherry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Micheals.
Cherry goes for a takedown in the clinch but Micheals prevents it.
Micheals has a couple of punches blocked by Cherry.
Micheals has Cherry pushed against the cage.
Cherry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Micheals.
Micheals pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Micheals misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cherry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Micheals throws an elbow but it misses.
Cherry avoids a wild elbow strike from Micheals.
Cherry works on Micheals's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Micheals.
Micheals pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Micheals creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cherry avoids a wild elbow strike from Micheals.
Micheals tries to stall but Cherry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cherry scores with a hook to the body.
Micheals has a couple of punches blocked by Cherry.
Cherry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cherry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Micheals is breathing heavily.
Micheals gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Micheals misses with some punches.
Cherry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Micheals drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Micheals tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid body kick from Micheals.
Micheals throws a sloppy head kick and Cherry moves out of range easily.
Cherry misses with a head kick.
Micheals misses with a straight right.
Micheals lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Micheals showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cherry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry tests Micheals's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Micheals moves out of range of the body kick.
Cherry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Micheals tries to clinch but Cherry is having none of it.
Cherry misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Micheals throws a combination that misses
and Cherry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Micheals thinking.
Micheals takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Micheals pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Micheals avoids the body shot from Cherry.
Micheals takes one on the button.
Cherry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cherry connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Micheals momentarily.
Micheals will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cherry throws out a powerful jab.
Micheals is looking to clinch but Cherry is avoiding it.
Cherry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Frank Micheals has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Cherry.
Micheals throws a nice head kick!
Cherry throws a jab when Micheals was well out of range.
Micheals plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cherry lands with an uppercut that bounces Micheals off the cage and back into rage.
Frank Micheals is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Micheals throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Micheals throws the kick towards the body but Cherry avoids it.
Jab, jab by Cherry - just one landing.
Micheals misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Micheals scores with a leg kick.
Cherry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Cherry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cherry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab by Micheals.
Cherry fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Micheals avoids it really well and circles away.
Cherry lands with a straight right. Micheals didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Cherry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Micheals's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Micheals throws a sloppy head kick and Cherry moves out of range easily.
Cherry misses with a double jab.
Micheals throws a sloppy head kick
and Cherry counters with a one-two to the body.
Cherry avoids the head kick by Micheals.
Cherry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Micheals swivels and escapes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Micheals. Cherry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cherry tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Micheals.
Micheals displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cherry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Micheals backs up against the cage.
Don Cherry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cherry blocks a head kick by Micheals.
Cherry misses with a body shot.
Micheals fakes the leg kick and cracks Cherry in the body.
Micheals rushes Cherry and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cherry being controlled against the cage.
Micheals takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Micheals as the two fighters clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Micheals - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Micheals.
Micheals misses with the head strike.
Micheals lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Micheals.
A right handed body shot lands from Cherry.
Cherry avoids the elbow strike from Micheals, against the cage.
Cherry wants to get back to striking at distance but Micheals won't allow it.
Micheals lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Micheals throws an elbow but it misses.
Cherry blocks an uppercut.
Micheals misses with an elbow strike.
Micheals misses with an elbow strike.
Cherry misses with an elbow over the top.
Micheals swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Micheals throws an elbow that misses.
Micheals misses with a hook to the ribs.
Micheals comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right hook to the body lands for Cherry.
Cherry is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cherry leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cherry tries to pull guard but Micheals holds him up against the cage and eventually Cherry drops back down to his feet.
Cherry tries to break the clinch but Micheals is controlling the position.
Micheals misses with an elbow strike.
Micheals throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Micheals misses with a punch to the body.
Cherry is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Frank Micheals has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Cherry.
Micheals tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cherry avoids it.
Cherry dodges an elbow strike from Micheals.
Micheals gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Micheals will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cherry up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Micheals lands with a light punch inside.
Cherry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Micheals's elbow.
Micheals trying to control the position but instead, Cherry has worked for underhooks and has pushed Micheals into the cage.
Micheals misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micheals misses with an elbow over the top.
Micheals swings wildly with an uppercut but Cherry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cherry blocks an uppercut.
Micheals lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Micheals pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Micheals misses with an elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Cherry.
Micheals throws a punch but it's blocked by Cherry.
Micheals is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Micheals lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Micheals trying to control the position but instead, Cherry has worked for underhooks and has pushed Micheals into the cage.
Cherry lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cherry tries a body shot but Micheals blocks it.
Micheals lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Micheals.
Micheals stalling in the clinch but Cherry improves position.
Micheals leaning his opponent against the cage.
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.
Micheals lands a right hand.
Cherry avoids a wild elbow strike from Micheals.
Micheals throws an elbow that misses.
Cherry is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Micheals throws an elbow but it misses.
Micheals trying to control the position but instead, Cherry has worked for underhooks and has pushed Micheals into the cage.
Micheals tries a body shot but Cherry blocks it.
Micheals throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Micheals throws an elbow but it misses.
Cherry scores with a hook to the body.
Cherry is working Micheals over against the cage.
Cherry wants to break free but Micheals has control.
Nice elbow from Micheals.
Micheals pushes off an throws an elbow but Cherry leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cherry tries to stall but Micheals uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Micheals fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Micheals looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Micheals trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Micheals dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Micheals's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cherry blocks a head kick by Micheals.
Cherry takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Micheals misses with the combination.
Micheals feints and then cracks Cherry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cherry down.
Cherry goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Frank Micheals seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Micheals has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Micheals there as he acknowledges the shot.
Micheals falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cherry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cherry throws a sloppy head kick and Micheals moves out of range easily.
Cherry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Micheals throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cherry lands with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Cherry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Micheals throws a lazy head kick
and Cherry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Micheals throws a sloppy head kick
and Cherry counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cherry controlling the action here.
Cherry trying to control from half guard but Micheals is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cherry not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Micheals has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cherry is working away from the top position though.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Don Cherry was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cherry fails with a takedown attempt.
Micheals lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cherry's sensitive parts.
Micheals throws a series of punches but Cherry moves out of range.
Micheals misses the body punch
and Cherry counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micheals works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Micheals throws a wild body kick that Cherry sees coming a mile off.
Micheals throws a series of punches but Cherry avoids them all with ease.
Micheals throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Micheals comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Micheals lands with a kick to the temple. Cherry shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Micheals throws a head kick that misses.
Cherry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Micheals.
Cherry walks forward, straight into a front kick from Micheals.
Cherry scores with a body shot.
Cherry drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Micheals sneaks back into half guard.
Micheals is looking to control Cherry's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Micheals avoid being mounted?
Cherry passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micheals is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Micheals is not content to let Cherry control the position.
Cherry working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cherry wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Micheals, who protects the arm well.
Cherry throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Micheals wants to control but Cherry postures up.
Cherry throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Micheals is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cherry asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Micheals is trying to control Cherry's posture but Cherry avoids it.
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.
Micheals is trying to get back to his feet.
Cherry trying to control the position but Micheals is working away.
Micheals wants to control but Cherry postures up.
Micheals is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cherry asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Micheals is looking for a sweep.
Cherry trying to control the action but Micheals is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cherry scoring with punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Micheals's face as Cherry controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Cherry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cherry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Cherry!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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