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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Cowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Cowen!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cowen. That did some damage!
Michaels throws a body punch but Cowen moves out of range.
Michaels turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Michaels does no damage.
Cowen blocks a leg kick.
Michaels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michaels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cowen checks a leg kick.
Cowen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Michaels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Michaels throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Michaels misses with a low kick as Cowen jumps back.
Michaels tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Michaels misses.
Cowen moves into range and clinches up with Michaels.
Cowen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cowen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cowen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Michaels scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters circling a little - Michaels finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cowen looks gassed!
Michaels looks to score with a jab to the body but Cowen is just out of range.
Cowen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Michaels finds it's way round the side to connect with Cowen's head.
Cowen doesn't manage to clinch there - Michaels circles away.
Cowen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Michaels moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cowen dodges the punch combination from Michaels.
Michaels misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowen has managed to clinch.
Cowen missing with knees to the body.
Cowen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Michaels manages to break the clinch.
Michaels misses with a head kick.
Michaels throws a head kick but Cowen moves out of range.
Cowen wants to clinch.
Michaels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Michaels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels swinging wildly here.
Cowen gets tackled into the cage by Michaels. Michaels maintains the clinch.
Cowen tries a knee to the head but Michaels blocks it.
Michaels avoids the elbow strike from Cowen, against the cage.
Cowen tries a knee to the head but Michaels blocks it.
Cowen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Michaels tries to bum rush Cowen with a series of wild strikes but Cowen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Michaels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cowen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michaels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cowen tries to clinch but Michaels moves away
and Michaels counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cowen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cowen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Michaels smiles and moves away.
Cowen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good work by Cowen as he checks the leg kick.
Michaels misses with a leg kick.
Michaels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cowen moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michaels misses with a head kick.
Cowen moves in looking to clinch but Michaels pushes him off.
Michaels is looking to wear down Cowen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cowen moves out of range as Michaels throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Michaels dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Michaels throws out a leg kick but Cowen moves out of range and Michaels only half commits.
Michaels misses with a head kick.
Michaels throws a head kick but Cowen moves out of range.
Michaels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cowen was well out of range. Poor timing from Michaels.
Michaels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cowen moves away.
Cowen doesn't manage to clinch there - Michaels circles away.
Cowen tries to clinch up but Michaels circles away and keeps his distance.
Michaels looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cowen tries to clinch but Michaels moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels misses with a head kick.
Michaels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michaels throws a nice inside leg kick.
Michaels missing with a left hand there. Cowen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowen darts in trying to clinch
and Michaels holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cowen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Michaels avoids it.
Cowen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cowen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Michaels breaks from the clinch.
Michaels misses the shot to the body.
Cowen clinches up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Cowen.
Cowen throws an elbow that misses.
Cowen lands an elbow just above Michaels 's eye.
Michaels dodges an elbow strike from Cowen.
Cowen lands an elbow just above Michaels 's eye.
Cowen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cowen jumps guard and drags Michaels to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cowen is proving hard to escape from.
Cowen is trying to control the position but Michaels postures up.
Michaels wants to control from the top but Cowen keeps moving.
Cowen has a closed guard, preventing Michaels from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Michaels trying to control the position from guard on top but Cowen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Shawn Michaels.
Michaels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cowen moves away.
Michaels scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowen blocks a head kick by Michaels.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses.
Michaels swings for the body but Cowen moves out of range.
Cowen wants to clinch up but Michaels keeps it at a distance.
Cowen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Cowen moves out of range easily.
Michaels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cowen.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Michaels lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cowen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cowen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Michaels throws a lazy right hand but Cowen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Michaels is looking to chop away at Cowen's legs.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Cowen moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michaels scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Michaels dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Michaels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cowen avoids the head kick by Michaels.
Cowen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Michaels counters with a low kick, right behind Cowen 's knee.
Cowen avoids the body shot from Michaels.
Shawn Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cowen tries to clinch but Michaels moves out of range.
Michaels throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Michaels misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Michaels throws a head kick but Cowen moves out of range.
Cowen darts in and clinches Michaels up against the cage.
Michaels wants to break free but Cowen has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels wants to get back to striking at distance but Cowen won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cowen misses with an elbow over the top.
Cowen digs a right hand underneath Michaels's ribcage. Michaels let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cowen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Michaels.
Cowen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
Cowen breaks the clinch.
Michaels tried to score with a low kick but Cowen checks it.
Michaels throws a head kick but Cowen moves out of range.
Cowen tries to close the distance and clinch but Michaels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michaels looks to score with a jab to the body but Cowen is just out of range.
Cowen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Michaels swats away the attempt to clinch by Cowen.
Cowen pushes Michaels up against the cage in a clinch.
Michaels wants to get back to striking at distance but Cowen won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cowen missing with knees to the body.
Cowen looking to throw knees to the head but Michaels is blocking nicely.
Cowen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cowen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cowen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cowen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Michaels blocks an elbow strike.
Cowen jumps guard but Michaels stands there with Cowen around his waist. Cowen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Michaels avoids the elbow strike from Cowen, against the cage.
Cowen misses with a knee strike.
Cowen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Michaels is pushing Cowen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Michaels looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cowen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cowen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jim Cowen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Michaels's efforts to push away.
Cowen looking to throw knees to the head but Michaels is blocking nicely.
Cowen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Cowen.
Cowen lands a good knee to the midsection. Michaels won't want to take too many of those.
Michaels blocks an elbow strike from Cowen.
Cowen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Michaels prevents it.
Michaels pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shawn Michaels is winning the standup battle so far.
Michaels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Michaels looks for the body kick but Cowen saw that one coming.
Michaels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Michaels keeps the fight on the outside.
Michaels connects with a solid leg kick.
Cowen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Michaels.
Shawn Michaels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels thows a body shot but no joy.
Cowen avoids the body shot from Michaels.
Cowen checks a low kick from Michaels.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cowen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Michaels avoids it.
Cowen tries to throw a body punch but Michaels avoids it by throwing Cowen back against the cage.
Cowen pushes Michaels back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cowen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cowen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Michaels is looking to score with low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shawn Michaels.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Michaels, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Michaels!
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FIGHT
RATING
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