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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pain might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Step Up. Michaels is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sexy Boy. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pain finds it's way round the side to connect with Michaels's head.
Michaels connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pain tries to bum rush Michaels with a series of wild strikes but Michaels uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Pain misses its intended target.
Pain feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pain distracts Michaels with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pain wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
Michaels had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pain defends it easily.
Pain is looking to work some ground and pound but Michaels has wrist control.
Pain prevents Michaels from getting back to his feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Michaels is on top in guard.
Pain keeping full guard, as Michaels tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels thows a big elbow that misses.
Michaels has gone for a leg lock! Pain slips out almost immediately though and dives into Michaels's guard.
Pain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Michaels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Michaels wants to sweep here but Pain controlling him for the moment.
Pain connects with a couple of short punches.
Michaels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Michaels bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pain's guard.
Pain has a closed guard, preventing Michaels from standing up.
Michaels trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two 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.
Pain wants to stand up but Michaels is controlling him.
Michaels is standing up over Pain. Pain looks to escape but Michaels dives into side control.
Pain regains half guard, as Michaels was trying to land strikes.
Pain is trying to stand back up but Michaels is controlling him
Michaels moves into full mount! Pain won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Pain is on top in guard.
Pain with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pain throwing strikes from guard but Michaels blocks nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pain lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Michaels wants to sweep here but Pain controlling him for the moment.
Pain with a nice head shot there.
Pain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Michaels looking for a guillotine here but Pain defends easily.
Pain with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pain with a flurry of punches that miss.
Michaels is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pain is aware though and is defending well.
Michaels looks gassed!
Pain working some strikes from top position.
Pain throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Michaels works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pain distracts Michaels with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pain cracks Michaels with a solid left hand.
Michaels looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pain is one step ahead there.
Michaels manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pain is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Pain dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pain takes a swing at Michaels's ribcage but misses.
Nice takedown defense from Michaels. No joy for Pain on that attempt.
Pain misses with a wild combination.
Michaels dodges the punch combination from Pain.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Michaels.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain looks to land a left hand but Michaels moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain misses with a hook.
Michaels slips a straight right by Pain.
Pain throws a good cross that connects.
Pain lands a jab to the head.
Michaels with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pain decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Michaels's guard.
Pain is working Michaels over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Michaels has momentary wrist control but Pain slips an elbow through the middle.
Pain working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Michaels's head.
Michaels utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pain postures up in Michaels's guard and throws a big left but Michaels blocks it.
Pain prevents Michaels from getting back to his feet.
Pain thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain postures up and lands a big shot to Michaels's brow.
Pain has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Michaels looking for a sweep. Not yet Michaels, not yet.
Pain throws and elbow that misses. Michaels uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pain's guard. Nice move by Michaels!
Michaels throws a strike but Pain rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pain is working Michaels over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pain lands a couple of elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Michaels is keeping the position for now.
Pain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pain won't allow Michaels to sweep him here.
Pain scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pain lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels wants to sweep here but Pain controlling him for the moment.
Pain stops Michaels from standing up.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
Pain distracts Michaels with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Max Pain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pain wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
Michaels is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pain is aware though and is defending well.
Michaels looking to control.
Pain chips away with some ground and pound.
Michaels looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pain is one step ahead there.
Pain is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pain trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pain keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Michaels's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain landing with the ground and pound.
Pain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pain chips away with some ground and pound.
Michaels throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Michaels is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pain is aware though and is defending well.
Pain working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pain lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pain lands a couple of digs.
Michaels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Michaels wants to sweep but no luck.
Pain connects with a couple of short punches.
Michaels working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pain doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pain manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pain is working Michaels over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Pain dominated that second round.
That's time! Pain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pain tries for a takedown but Michaels circles away easily
and Michaels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pain swats away the attempt to clinch by Michaels.
Michaels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Michaels sprawls well. Michaels wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pain gets slowly back to his feet.
Max Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Michaels.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels misses with a body shot
and Pain counters with a shoot takedown. Michaels fights it but they end up in guard.
Michaels is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pain throwing strikes but missing.
Pain connects with a couple of short punches.
Michaels tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Michaels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Michaels is looking for a triangle but Pain pushes his legs off easily.
Pain makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Michaels swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Michaels's head.
Pain with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pain stands up over Michaels, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pain postures up and lands a big shot to Michaels's brow.
Pain stops Michaels from standing up.
Michaels is looking for a triangle but Pain pushes his legs off easily.
Pain lands a couple of elbows.
Pain is in close to Michaels's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pain scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Michaels had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pain defends it easily.
Pain scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pain trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pain working some strikes from top position.
Pain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pain working some strikes from top position.
Pain lands a couple of digs.
Michaels throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pain with a nice head shot there.
Pain landing some decent shots from guard.
Pain stands up over Michaels, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pain lands a couple of digs.
Pain got a little sloppy there for a moment and Michaels has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pain has managed to get both his arms back between Michaels's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
Michaels is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pain connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pain's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pain thows a big elbow that misses.
Michaels looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Michaels has momentary wrist control but Pain slips an elbow through the middle.
Michaels looking for a guillotine here but Pain defends easily.
Pain postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Pain clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pain. Michaels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pain.
Michaels is looking to reverse the position.
Michaels manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pain manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Pain looks to land a left hand but Michaels moved out of range nicely.
Pain shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Michaels counters with a thumping low kick.
Pain shoots in for a double leg but Michaels sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels moves away from the strike by Pain.
Pain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Michaels.
Pain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Pain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pain misses with a takedown
and Michaels decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pain's guard.
Michaels thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Michaels forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shawn Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pain is trying to stand up here but Michaels is controlling him well.
Michaels slips a nice elbow through Pain's hands, connecting with Pain's forehead.
Michaels is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pain defends it well.
Michaels not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels stops Pain from getting back to his feet.
Michaels thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Michaels is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A slow jab from Pain misses its intended target.
Shawn Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pain dips to his left and cracks Michaels with an uppercut!
Michaels looks to clinch
and Michaels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four 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.
Pain throws a shot from downtown. Michaels moves away and avoids it.
Pain misses with a straight left.
Pain swings away with a body shot that misses
and Michaels makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Michaels avoids the body shot from Pain.
Pain connects with a crisp jab.
Max Pain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab by Pain.
Michaels dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pain. That did some damage!
Pain lands an overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shawn Michaels.
Well Pain 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 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 39:37
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 39:37
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 40:37
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Pain!
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