PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pol Cuaresma Iiii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels's entrance music is Sexy Boy. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Michaels
vs
Cuaresma Iiii

174 cm
25
135 lbs
30 - 5 - 0

160 cm
20
140 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Brute
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Michaels!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pol Cuaresma Iiii!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels tries for a takedown but Cuaresma Iiii sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Michaels rushes Cuaresma Iiii and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cuaresma Iiii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Michaels's elbow.
Cuaresma Iiii swings wildly with an uppercut but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cuaresma Iiii tries a body shot but Michaels blocks it.
Michaels prevents a body shot from Cuaresma Iiii.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michaels.
A body shot lands from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Michaels jumps guard but Cuaresma Iiii turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cuaresma Iiii throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
Michaels tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Michaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cuaresma Iiii gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cuaresma Iiii swings wildly with an uppercut but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels is trying to drag Cuaresma Iiii to the mat but Cuaresma Iiii just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to throw a body punch but Michaels avoids it by throwing Cuaresma Iiii back against the cage.
Michaels blocking some punches.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cuaresma Iiii has a couple of punches blocked by Michaels.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cuaresma Iiii digs a right hand into Michaels's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Michaels's gas tank.
Cuaresma Iiii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a light punch inside.
Cuaresma Iiii throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Michaelss head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to throw a body punch but Michaels avoids it by throwing Cuaresma Iiii back against the cage.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to work over Michaels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a right to the head.
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cuaresma Iiii can't find room to land a body shot as Michaels controls the action.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a body punch.
Cuaresma Iiii swings wildly with an uppercut but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cuaresma Iiii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cuaresma Iiii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels is looking for a takedown.
Cuaresma Iiii can't find room to land a body shot as Michaels controls the action.
Michaels tries to pull guard but Cuaresma Iiii holds him up against the cage and eventually Michaels drops back down to his feet.
Michaels is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cuaresma Iiii gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii throws a head punch that misses.
Michaels tries to score a body lock takedown but Cuaresma Iiii shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cuaresma Iiii scores with a hook to the body.
Cuaresma Iiii cracks Michaels with a nice body shot.
Michaels is looking for a takedown.
Michaels fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cuaresma Iiii throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
Cuaresma Iiii lands an uppercut.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cuaresma Iiii throws a head punch that misses.
Michaels is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cuaresma Iiii pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a punch on the inside.
Cuaresma Iiii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Cuaresma Iiii.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii can't find room to land a body shot as Michaels controls the action.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to throw a body punch but Michaels avoids it by throwing Cuaresma Iiii back against the cage.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michaels is working for takedown but Cuaresma Iiii is calmly controlling the position for now.
Michaels tries to score a body lock takedown but Cuaresma Iiii shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a body punch.
Cuaresma Iiii struggles to land a body shot inside as Michaels controls his hands.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cuaresma Iiii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Michaels goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cuaresma Iiii prevents it.
Michaels blocks a body shot from Cuaresma Iiii.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Michaels blocking some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to work over Michaels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pol Cuaresma Iiii dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cuaresma Iiii tries to clinch there but Michaels circles away.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from Cuaresma Iiii as Michaels shoots in.
Michaels gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Cuaresma Iiii counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Michaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a right to the head.
Michaels prevents a body shot from Cuaresma Iiii.
Michaels tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cuaresma Iiii smiles and moves away.
Cuaresma Iiii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Michaels lands with a nice combination. Cuaresma Iiii backs away looking to recover.
Michaels closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cuaresma Iiii circles away.
Cuaresma Iiii scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Horrible takedown by Michaels or perhaps it was just good defense by Cuaresma Iiii which made him look bad.
A combination from Cuaresma Iiii does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii dodges the punch combination from Michaels.
Michaels tries for a takedown but Cuaresma Iiii sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cuaresma Iiii fails in his attempt to clinch.
Michaels fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cuaresma Iiii throws a nice looking combination but Michaels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Cuaresma Iiii. Those never looked like landing.
Michaels scores with a three punch combo!
Michaels tries for a takedown but Cuaresma Iiii sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Michaels looks to land a combination but Cuaresma Iiii avoids it well.

Cuaresma Iiii clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Cuaresma Iiii - that landed with a thud.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cuaresma Iiii creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cuaresma Iiii tries a body shot but Michaels blocks it.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michaels.
A right hook to the body lands for Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.
Michaels blocking some punches.
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a light punch inside.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii has a couple of punches blocked by Michaels.
Michaels tries for a takedown but Cuaresma Iiii manages to get underhooks.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Michaels drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cuaresma Iiii throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a left to the head.
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a punch to the body.
Michaels blocking some punches.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a body punch.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Michaels prevents a body shot from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii tries a body shot but Michaels blocks it.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to work over Michaels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cuaresma Iiii throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
Michaels blocks a body shot from Cuaresma Iiii.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cuaresma Iiii lands a body shot.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a punch on the inside.
Cuaresma Iiii struggles to land a body shot inside as Michaels controls his hands.
Cuaresma Iiii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Michaels's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a punch on the inside.

Michaels has picked Cuaresma Iiii up - he's going for a ride! Michaels dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Michaels is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pol Cuaresma Iiii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cuaresma Iiii tries to clinch up.
Michaels shoots for a double leg takedown but Cuaresma Iiii sprawls well. He's pushed Michaels's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Michaels gets tackled into the cage by Cuaresma Iiii. Cuaresma Iiii maintains the clinch.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a punch on the inside.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to work over Michaels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cuaresma Iiii struggles to land a body shot inside as Michaels controls his hands.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cuaresma Iiii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a left hand.
Cuaresma Iiii is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a right to the head.
Michaels tries to score a body lock takedown but Cuaresma Iiii shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Michaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cuaresma Iiii tries a body shot but Michaels blocks it.
Cuaresma Iiii can't find room to land a body shot as Michaels controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii struggles to land a body shot inside as Michaels controls his hands.
Cuaresma Iiii throws a head punch that misses.
Cuaresma Iiii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Michaels's elbow.
Cuaresma Iiii presses Michaels against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cuaresma Iiii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Michaels tries to pull guard but Cuaresma Iiii holds him up against the cage and eventually Michaels drops back down to his feet.
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cuaresma Iiii tries a body shot but Michaels blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with some punches.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Cuaresma Iiii - that landed with a thud.
Cuaresma Iiii throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cuaresma Iiii.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is trying to pull guard but Cuaresma Iiii turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Michaels is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Michaels can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a body punch.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Michaels blocks a body shot from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuaresma Iiii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Michaels's elbow.
Cuaresma Iiii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
Michaels tries to pull guard but Cuaresma Iiii won't allow it.
Cuaresma Iiii works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Michaels wants a takedown but no success here.
Michaels changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cuaresma Iiii fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to clinch there but Michaels circles away.
Pol Cuaresma Iiii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cuaresma Iiii is looking to clinch but Michaels is avoiding it.

Cuaresma Iiii rushes Michaels and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with some punches.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with the head strike.
Pol Cuaresma Iiii seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with some punches.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels blocks a body shot from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Michaels jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cuaresma Iiii walks away with a smile on his face. Michaels gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Michaels fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Michaels with that takedown attempt.
Cuaresma Iiii fails with an attempt to clinch.

Michaels closes the distance and clinches.
Michaels changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cuaresma Iiii fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels swats away the attempt to clinch by Cuaresma Iiii.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cuaresma Iiii is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pol Cuaresma Iiii really dominated that round.
That's time! Michaels's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Michaels shoots in looking for a takedown but Cuaresma Iiii manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Michaels's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Michaels fails to land the takedown.
Michaels bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cuaresma Iiii's head.
Michaels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cuaresma Iiii.

Cuaresma Iiii clinches.
Cuaresma Iiii struggles to land a body shot inside as Michaels controls his hands.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to throw a body punch but Michaels avoids it by throwing Cuaresma Iiii back against the cage.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to throw a body punch but Michaels avoids it by throwing Cuaresma Iiii back against the cage.
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michaels tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Michaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cuaresma Iiii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Cuaresma Iiii scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Michaels.
Michaels prevents a body shot from Cuaresma Iiii.
Michaels is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cuaresma Iiii is defending well.
Michaels is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cuaresma Iiii to keep the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii can't find room to land a body shot as Michaels controls the action.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a nice shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cuaresma Iiii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Cuaresma Iiii fails to land.
Michaels jumps guard but Cuaresma Iiii turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a left hand that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
Cuaresma Iiii struggles to land a body shot inside as Michaels controls his hands.
Cuaresma Iiii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cuaresma Iiii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with some punches.
Michaels prevents a body shot from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cuaresma Iiii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with the head strike.
Cuaresma Iiii struggles to land a body shot inside as Michaels controls his hands.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to work over Michaels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cuaresma Iiii throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaels.
Cuaresma Iiii throws a head punch that misses.
Cuaresma Iiii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a short shot to the head.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a hook that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to throw a body punch but Michaels avoids it by throwing Cuaresma Iiii back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Cuaresma Iiii - that landed with a thud.
Cuaresma Iiii gets through Michaels's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cuaresma Iiii has a couple of punches blocked by Michaels.
A shot in the inside from Cuaresma Iiii.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to work over Michaels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii can't find room to land a body shot as Michaels controls the action.
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michaels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cuaresma Iiii tries a body shot but Michaels blocks it.
A hook to the body from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cuaresma Iiii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Michaels's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cuaresma Iiii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cuaresma Iiii tries a body shot but Michaels blocks it.
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pol Cuaresma Iiii dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Michaels scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Michaels darts in and clinches Cuaresma Iiii up against the cage.
Michaels wants a takedown but no success here.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cuaresma Iiii can't find room to land a body shot as Michaels controls the action.
Cuaresma Iiii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Michaels is trying to pull guard but Cuaresma Iiii turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with some punches.
Cuaresma Iiii tries a body shot but Michaels blocks it.
Michaels drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Michaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cuaresma Iiii can't find room to land a body shot as Michaels controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to work over Michaels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a punch on the inside.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Michaels tries to pull guard but Cuaresma Iiii won't allow it.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cuaresma Iiii can't find room to land a body shot as Michaels controls the action.
Michaels tries to pull guard but Cuaresma Iiii holds him up against the cage and eventually Michaels drops back down to his feet.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a hook to the side of the head.
Michaels blocks a body shot from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to throw a body punch but Michaels avoids it by throwing Cuaresma Iiii back against the cage.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Michaels prevents a body shot from Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a left hand.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with some punches.
Michaels fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Michaels is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cuaresma Iiii to keep the fight standing.
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Michaels tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cuaresma Iiii just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a nice uppercut.
Cuaresma Iiii swings wildly with an uppercut but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cuaresma Iiii.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuaresma Iiii gets underhooks to prevent Michaels's takedown attempt.
Michaels jumps guard but Cuaresma Iiii turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cuaresma Iiii tries to throw a body punch but Michaels avoids it by throwing Cuaresma Iiii back against the cage.
Cuaresma Iiii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cuaresma Iiii scores with a shot to the side of Michaels's head.
A hook to the body from Cuaresma Iiii.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cuaresma Iiii creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Michaels jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cuaresma Iiii walks away with a smile on his face. Michaels gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cuaresma Iiii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Michaels throws a right and a left that both miss.

Cuaresma Iiii closes the distance and clinches.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Cuaresma Iiii.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cuaresma Iiii.
Michaels blocking some punches.
Cuaresma Iiii lands with a left to the head.
Cuaresma Iiii tries a body shot but Michaels blocks it.
Michaels blocks an uppercut.
Cuaresma Iiii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Michaels's elbow.
Cuaresma Iiii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cuaresma Iiii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michaels is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cuaresma Iiii to keep the fight standing.
Cuaresma Iiii lands a body punch in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cuaresma Iiii tries a body shot but Michaels blocks it.
Shawn Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cuaresma Iiii stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pol Cuaresma Iiii is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Michaels prevents a body shot from Cuaresma Iiii.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pol Cuaresma Iiii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cuaresma Iiii winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pol Cuaresma Iiii!
Pol Cuaresma Iiii is the new bantamweight champion!
Pol Cuaresma Iiii thanked the fans post fight for their support.