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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernandez comes to the cage accompanied by God of Hell Fire. Michaels has chosen Sexy Boy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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223 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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185 cm
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220 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Great elbows
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Fernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fernandez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Fernandez.
Fernandez swings for the body but Michaels moves out of range.
Michaels slips under a jab.
Donk. Fernandez catches Michaels right on the button with a cross.
Michaels walks into a stiff left hand from Fernandez.
Fernandez missing with a left hand there. Michaels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Michaels moves out of range of the body kick.
Michaels looks for a takedown but Fernandez sprawls well.
Fernandez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Michaels blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fernandez scores with a hook.
Michaels tries to clinch up but Fernandez circles away and keeps his distance.
Fernandez scores with a sloppy right hand. Michaels should have avoided that one.
Michaels looks to land a combination but Fernandez avoids it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fernandez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Michaels looking for a takedown.
Fernandez breaks from the clinch.
Michaels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fernandez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fernandez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fernandez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Michaels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Fernandez misses its intended target.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch but Fernandez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michaels moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fernandez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fernandez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fernandez clinches up against the cage.
Michaels swings wildly with an uppercut but Fernandez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michaels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fernandez avoids it.
Fernandez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Michaels has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Michaels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Michaels lands a body shot.
Fernandez lands an elbow inside that Michaels shrugs off.
It looks like Shawn Michaels has been cut.
Michaels goes for a takedown attempt but Fernandez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rudy Fernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Michaels.
Fernandez slaps away a takedown attempt from Michaels, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Michaels in his tracks.
Fernandez throws a body kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fernandez.
Crunch! Fernandez slams his shin into Michaels's torso.
Fernandez scores with a nice body kick.
Fernandez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Michaels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Michaels tries to throw a body punch but Fernandez avoids it by throwing Michaels back against the cage.
Fernandez lands with a short shot to the head.
Fernandez lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez lands an elbow that stopped Michaels in his tracks for a moment.
Michaels misses with some punches.
Michaels goes for a takedown attempt but Fernandez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Michaels looks gassed!
Michaels stalks Fernandez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fernandez's face. Fernandez staggers backwards, shaken.
Fernandez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fernandez moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Michaels - that landed with a thud.
Fernandez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Michaels struggles to land a body shot inside as Fernandez controls his hands.
Michaels swings wildly with an uppercut but Fernandez uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michaels being controlled against the cage.
Fernandez lands an elbow inside.
Michaels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Michaels can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudy Fernandez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Michaels'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.
Fernandez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fernandez.
Fernandez looks for the body kick but Michaels saw that one coming.
Fernandez lands with a good body shot.
Fernandez scores with a nice body kick.
Michaels checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fernandez.
Fernandez scores with a push kick.
Michaels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fernandez misses with a kick to the body.
Fernandez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fernandez sprawls well. Fernandez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Michaels gets slowly back to his feet.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fernandez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fernandez throws the left hand but Michaels avoids the punch easily.
Michaels wants to clinch
and Fernandez counters with a leg kick.
Fernandez cracks Michaels with an open hand slap.
Fernandez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Michaels checks a leg kick.
Rudy Fernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez throws a sloppy head kick and Michaels moves out of range easily.
Fernandez is looking to land body kicks.
Fernandez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fernandez throws a series of punches but Michaels avoids them all with ease.
Fernandez scores with a sloppy right hand. Michaels should have avoided that one.
Michaels moves out of range of the leg kick from Fernandez.
Fernandez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fernandez throws a series of punches but Michaels moves out of range.
Shawn Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fernandez throws a body punch but Michaels moves out of range.
Michaels on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Michaels blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez lands a really nice looking cross but Michaels seems unphased.
Michaels takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A shot to the body from Michaels misses
and Fernandez counters with a straight right hand.
Fernandez closes the distance and clinches.
Fernandez gets through Michaels's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fernandez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Michaels works on Fernandez's body with a couple of short punches.
Michaels drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fernandez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fernandez with a hook.
Fernandez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Michaels moves into the clinch.
Fernandez blocking some punches.
Fernandez lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez looking to stall.
Fernandez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fernandez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Michaels's face.
Fernandez with a knee to the head.
Come on Fernandez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Michaels tries to work over Fernandez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fernandez breaks from the clinch.
A lazy body kick from Fernandez
and Michaels counters with a good low kick that Fernandez was not able to check.
Michaels wants to clinch.
Fernandez misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big left from Michaels misses.
Michaels tries to clinch up but Fernandez circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudy Fernandez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Michaels's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fernandez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Michaels connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fernandez's hands.
Michaels tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fernandez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fernandez has managed to clinch.
Fernandez prevents a body shot from Michaels.
A hook to the body from Michaels.
Michaels turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Michaels manages to end up in side control.
Michaels decides to stand up, so the ref orders Fernandez to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Fernandez misses the target.
Fernandez misses with the body kick
and Michaels decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fernandez's guard.
Fernandez keeping moving, preventing Michaels from controlling successfully.
Michaels sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Michaels trying to control the position from guard on top but Fernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Michaels stopping the sweep attempt from Fernandez.
Fernandez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Michaels really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Michaels's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fernandez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Michaels. That did some damage!
Fernandez scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fernandez.
Fernandez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Michaels on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fernandez. Fernandez obviously looking to wear him down.
Fernandez lands with a straight right. Michaels didn't see that one coming.
Michaels steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fernandez.
Fernandez cracks the inside of Michaels's front leg.
Fernandez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fernandez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Michaels at a distance.
Fernandez misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels wants to clinch
and Fernandez counters with a right hand to the body.
Fernandez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fernandez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fernandez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fernandez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fernandez misses with a hook to the body
and Michaels counters with a three punch combo that has Fernandez backing up. Fernandez nods at Michaels to acknowledge the strikes.
Fernandez swats away the attempt to clinch by Michaels.
Fernandez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Michaels counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fernandez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fernandez throws a lazy body kick
and Michaels counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels has a couple of punches blocked by Fernandez.
Fernandez breaks from the clinch.
Fernandez blocks a head kick by Michaels.
Shawn Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michaels moves away.
Fernandez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fernandez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses.
Rudy Fernandez is winning the standup battle so far.
Fernandez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fernandez takes a swing at Michaels's ribcage but misses.
Fernandez lands a front kick.
Fernandez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Michaels's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Michaels's calf.
Fernandez fails in his attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Fernandez. Beautiful body shot.
Michaels takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fernandez.
Fernandez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Michaels stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michaels moves away.
Fernandez misses with a low kick.
Michaels takes a swing at Fernandez's ribcage but misses.
Fernandez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Michaels momentarily.
Michaels scores a takedown into full mount!
Michaels is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels controlling the position easily from mount.
Fernandez manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rudy Fernandez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fernandez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 39:37
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 39:37
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 39:37
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rudy Fernandez!
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