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Event:
Checkmate Fight Night 11
Date: Sep 16, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
Michaels forces The Son Of God back against the cage and clinches.#TD#
Michaels tightens his grip and picks The Son Of God up, before dumping him to the ground. The Son Of God manages to land in guard.
The Son Of God working a defensive guard here.
Michaels is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The Son Of God wants to get back to his feet but Michaels is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Michaels engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michaels passes to full mount! #T1#
Michaels takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Michaels's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Michaels works his way to his opponent's back.
Michaels is hanging on to The Son Of God's back as he tries to escape.
We've been hearing good reports from Michaels's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Michaels biding his time, looking for the opening.
#T2#
The Son Of God tries to escape the position.
The Son Of God is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Michaels.
The Son Of God just trying to survive but Michaels is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Michaels has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of The Son Of God's body.
#SUB#
Michaels is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and The Son Of God taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Michaels.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shawn Michaels!
A less than humble Shawn Michaels misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
The defeated Ryan The Son Of God had this to say: 'Im not going anywhere om here to take that belt. And you all know who deserves it. Nothing but me'. |
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Event:
Checkmate Knight Battle RD#2
Date: Aug 29, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD#
Michaels shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tested's guard.
Tested wants to get back to his feet but Michaels passes into half guard.
#REVB##SUB2#
Tested actively working from the bottom here.
Tested trying to hold on to Michaels's head to control him but Michaels postures up.
Tested might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Michaels haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Michaels has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tested wants to improve his position but Michaels is controlling well.
Tested tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Michaels has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T1#
Tested tries to hold on but Michaels pushes him away.
Tested is looking to improve his position but Michaels isn't that keen on the idea.
Michaels controlling the pace for now.
Tested tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tested is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Michaels has taken his back.
Tested wants to control his opponent's hands but Michaels gets his hands free. #T2#
Michaels slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Tested wants to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michaels controlling from the back.
Tested rolls, trying to escape but Michaels keeps control of the position.
Tested trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Michaels is hanging on to Tested's back as he tries to escape.
I would not like to be Tested right now.
#SUB#
Tested fending off the submission attempt from Michaels.
Michaels has the hooks in. Tested is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #T3#
Michaels biding his time, looking for the opening.
Tested trying to control the action but Michaels just sinks the hooks in.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Michaels looking for the choke but no joy. #SUB#
Michaels looking for the choke but no joy.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
#T4#
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.
Tested trying to control the action but Michaels just sinks the hooks in. #SUB#
Michaels has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Tested has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
I really don't envy Tested right now.
Michaels is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Michaels is persistently looking for the submission but Tested is defending it well.
#SUB#
Michaels patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Michaels dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Tested 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.
Shawn Michaels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tested postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB#
Michaels had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tested defends it easily.
Tested trying to control but Michaels is working from the bottom.
Tested is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tested must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Michaels looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tested looking to pass the guard.
Michaels looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tested is one step ahead there.
Tested scoring with some ground and pound. #T1##SUB#
Tested is posturing up here but Michaels has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Tested tries to roll out but it's too tight and Tested has to tap! Slick submission there by Michaels!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shawn Michaels!
A very excited looking Shawn Michaels rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
CACC 102
Date: Jun 27, 2020 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 1 losses; Billy Marques! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Shawn Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Michaels moves to clinch but Marques breaks away #TD#
and Marques counters with a takedown into side control. Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Marques (4) vs (0) Michaels
Marques gets to mount! Michaels was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Score +2 for reaching mount: Marques (6) vs (0) Michaels
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Michaels keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Michaels is still trying to improve position.
Marques sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Michaels wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Marques (9) vs (0) Michaels
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels tries to escape but Marques has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Marques doesn't have the hooks in and Michaels manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Marques (9) vs (2) Michaels#T1#
Michaels trying to control but Marques is working from the bottom.
Marques manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Michaels manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Marques (11) vs (2) Michaels
Marques engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB2#
Michaels has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marques can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Michaels has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Marques is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Michaels. Score +3 for passing guard: Marques (14) vs (2) Michaels#T2#
Michaels is not content to let Marques control the position.
Michaels is trying to get back to half guard.
Marques wants to lay and pray for a moment but Michaels keeps working.
Michaels looks to move to half guard but instead Marques has passed into mount! Damn! Score +2 for reaching mount: Marques (16) vs (2) Michaels#SUB#
Marques is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Michaels has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Michaels! Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Marques (16) vs (4) Michaels#T3#
Marques keeping moving, preventing Michaels from controlling successfully.
Michaels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Michaels trying to control the position from guard on top but Marques is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Michaels sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Marques's guard.
Marques won't allow Michaels to pass to mount.
Marques moves into full guard.
#T4#
Marques is adopting a defensive guard.
Marques 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.
Michaels controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Michaels wants to pass the guard but Marques is keeping the position.#T5#
Michaels stays in close to Marques's body and controls the position.
Michaels must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Marques looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marques working a defensive guard here.
Michaels wants to pass the guard but Marques is keeping the position.
Michaels being controlled here momentarily. #T6#
Michaels controlling from the top position.
Michaels trying to control the position from guard on top but Marques is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Michaels tries to free his leg and advance position but Marques is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Michaels drops back, looking for a kneebar! Marques looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Marques looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Marques! Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Marques (20) vs (4) Michaels
Marques will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Michaels is looking for a sweep.#T7#
Michaels tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Marques presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Marques (22) vs (4) Michaels
Michaels working to try and regain half guard.
Marques trying to control but Michaels is having none of it.
Marques controlling from mount.
Michaels keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T8#
Michaels wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back. Score +3 for taking back: Marques (25) vs (4) Michaels
Michaels has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Marques is hanging on to Michaels's back as he tries to escape.
Michaels rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
#SUB2#
Michaels looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Marques stalling. #SUB#
Marques is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Michaels sees it coming and defends easily.#T9#
Marques works his way into full mount! Score +3 for passing guard: Marques (28) vs (4) Michaels#SUB#
Marques working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Michaels turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Marques off and cradles Michaels's limp body as Marques celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Billy Marques!
Billy Marques seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
HFC Bloodbath 2
Date: Jun 05, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Michaels doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bean counters with a straight right hand.
Bean lands a nice looking body shot.
Bean keeps the fight on the outside.
Michaels gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bean counters with a nice uppercut.
No luck for Michaels with that takedown attempt.
Tommy Bean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Michaels.
Michaels takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Michaels tries to clinch but Bean is having none of it.
Shawn Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaels fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bean lands with a cross. #CUT#It looks like Shawn Michaels has been cut.
Michaels fails with an attempt to clinch.
Michaels gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bean.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bean dips to his left and cracks Michaels with an uppercut!#ROC#Michaels is rocked!#KD#
Bean lands a big uppercut and Michaels crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Michaels looks OK. Bean waves Michaels back to his feet!
Michaels is still on wobbly legs! Can Bean finish him?
Michaels bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Bean comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Michaels falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Michaels was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Bean!
During a confident post fight interview, Tommy Bean thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
HFC 18 - Rodrigues x Slingin
Date: May 09, 2020 |
#R1##TD#
Michaels shoots in and gets a takedown into Wang's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michaels throwing strikes but missing.
Wang really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Michaels. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Michaels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Michaels makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Michaels has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Michaels accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wang can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Michaels controls the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Michaels accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Michaels loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Michaels scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels lands a couple of elbows.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wang can do anything to dispel that myth.
Michaels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Michaels makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Michaels is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T1#
Michaels is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Michaels trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Michaels is in close to Wang's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Michaels is looking to work some ground and pound but Wang has wrist control.
Wang keeping full guard, as Michaels tries to pass.
Michaels scoring with punches to the head and body.
Michaels wants to control from the top but Wang keeps moving.
Wang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Michaels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Michaels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T2#
Michaels passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes there by Michaels.
Wang parries the strikes from Michaels easily there. Michaels is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wang to escape.
Wang taking a bit of punishment here - Michaels scoring with strikes.
Wang taking punishment in the form of punches.
Michaels working the ground and pound.
Michaels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wang keeps working.
A big shot lands for Michaels! That's hurt Wang! Will he recover? Michaels fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Michaels!
A very excited looking Shawn Michaels rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Henry Wang stepped up to the mic, saying 'Taekwondo is the best, It'll never lose again, god bless'.
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Event:
HFC 4/20 - Barbosa vs West
Date: Apr 20, 2020 |
#R1#
Michaels shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fdsa but Fdsa pushes him off and we're back to square one.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fdsa.
Fdsa remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Michaels is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fdsa wants to control but Michaels is keeping him busy.
Michaels gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Michaels tries to roll over but Fdsa keeps him under control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Fdsa working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.#T1#
Fdsa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Michaels is not content to let Fdsa control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michaels is looking for a sweep. Fdsa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Michaels is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fdsa pulls his head out easily.
Michaels is not content to let Fdsa control the position.
Fdsa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fdsa lands a nice short elbow.
Michaels makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Michaels.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fdsa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fdsa passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Ground and pound from Fdsa. #T2#
Michaels is not content to let Fdsa control the position.
Michaels punching from the bottom.
Fdsa prevents Michaels from improving his position.
Fdsa blocks the strikes from Michaels.
Michaels has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fdsa tries to pass to full mount but Michaels defends it.
Michaels has hold of Fdsa's hands but Fdsa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fdsa slips a nice elbow through Michaels's hands, connecting with Michaels's forehead.
Michaels wants to improve his position but Fdsa is controlling well.
Fdsa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Michaels with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #SUB#
Michaels is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fdsa pulls his head out easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michaels tries to roll over but Fdsa keeps him under control.
Fdsa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T3#
Michaels slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fdsa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Michaels's head.
Fdsa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Michaels trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Fdsa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fdsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fdsa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB#
Fdsa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Michaels has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fdsa has managed to get both his arms back between Michaels's legs - danger averted.
Fdsa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Michaels's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Fdsa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fdsa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fdsa stands up over Michaels, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Michaels looking for a sweep. Not yet Michaels, not yet.
Fdsa wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving.
Fdsa landing with the ground and pound. #T4#
Fdsa takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Fdsa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Michaels's head.
Fdsa wants to control from the top but Michaels keeps moving. #SUB#
Michaels had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fdsa defends it easily.
Fdsa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Michaels looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fdsa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Michaels's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fdsa stands up over Michaels, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fdsa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB#
Michaels looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Fdsa has picked Michaels up and slammed him! Michaels can't keep hold of the triangle and Fdsa manages to pass to side control!
Check out the look on Fdsa's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Fdsa in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Michaels gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asdf Fdsa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##TD#
Michaels decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Michaels.
Fdsa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Michaels.
Fdsa gets back to full guard.
Michaels looking to pass the guard.
Michaels working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Michaels wants to pass the guard but Fdsa is keeping the position.
Michaels throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fdsa 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Michaels accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fdsa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Fdsa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fdsa preventing the sweep. #T1#
Fdsa is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB#
Fdsa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Michaels has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fdsa has managed to get both his arms back between Michaels's legs - danger averted.
Michaels can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fdsa controls the pace.
Asdf Fdsa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fdsa's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fdsa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fdsa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fdsa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fdsa scoring with punches to the head and body. #SUB#
Michaels working for a triangle but Fdsa defends it easily.
Fdsa is working Michaels over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB#
Fdsa is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Michaels has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Fdsa is looking to defend but Michaels has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Fdsa! Michaels pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Fdsa taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Shawn Michaels!
Shawn Michaels was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Checkmate Contenders 1
Date: Mar 07, 2020 |
#R1#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Michaels is defended easily by Wonder.
Wonder connects with a nice looking jab.
#CUT2#
It looks like Shawn Michaels has been cut.
Michaels dives in and grabs Wonder's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wonder pushes down on Michaels's head and hops out.
We've been hearing reports that Michaels has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wonder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Michaels looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Michaels dives in for a single leg takedown but Wonder sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wonder's coach down at The Pit was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wonder's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Michaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wonder lands a slapping body shot.
Wonder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Michaels looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wonder connects with a good right hand that stumbles Michaels. Michaels circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wonder works Michaels's body with a nice hook.
Wonder cracks Michaels with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!#TD#
Michaels drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
Wonder tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Michaels is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wonder knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wonder prevents Michaels from improving position. #T1#
Wonder is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Michaels working the head with strikes.
Michaels lands some shots froms side control.
Michaels has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wonder is trying to get back to half guard.
Michaels lands an elbow.
Michaels throwing strikes but missing, from side control. #T2#
Michaels tries to move to mount but Wonder blocks the move with his legs.
Wonder avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Michaels. #SUB#
Michaels is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Wonder is trying to escape and Michaels transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Wonder is forced to tap! Nice work there by Michaels! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shawn Michaels!
A very excited looking Shawn Michaels rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 10, 2020 |
#R1#
Michaels shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Totoy sprawls well. Totoy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Michaels gets slowly back to his feet.#TD#
Michaels closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Michaels lands in his opponent's guard.
Michaels throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michaels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Michaels postures up in Totoy's guard and throws a big left but Totoy blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Michaels throws a big elbow that misses.
Totoy looks winded!
Totoy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Totoy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Michaels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Totoy has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Montreal. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Michaels throws a big right hand that misses. #T1#
Michaels stands up over Totoy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Michaels stands up over Totoy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Michaels passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Michaels in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Totoy looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Michaels turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Michaels!
A less than humble Shawn Michaels misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 08, 2020 |
#R1##TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lafleur enables Michaels to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lafleur manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Michaels lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Michaels is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Michaels content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Michaels scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Michaels postures up and lands a big shot to Lafleur's brow.
Michaels won't allow Lafleur to sweep him here.
Michaels has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lafleur is breathing heavily.
Michaels pushing down on Lafleur's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lafleur is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Michaels lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Michaels lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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!
Michaels working Lafleur over with strikes. #SUB2#
Michaels seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Lafleur is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Shawn Michaels!
An out of breath Shawn Michaels thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 05, 2020 |
#R1##TD#
Michaels shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Michaels takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Michaels wants to pass the guard but Totoy is defending well.
Michaels sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Totoy defending well though.
Totoy has hold of Michaels's hands but Michaels slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Totoy taking some punishment here, with Michaels in his half guard.
Michaels working Totoy over with strikes. #ROC#
Totoy is rocked!
Totoy looks winded!#SUB#
Totoy is defending against the submission attempts here by Michaels.
Totoy is still in real trouble! Can Michaels finish him?
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!
Michaels lands a big elbow - Totoy is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Michaels!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Michaels!
A very excited looking Shawn Michaels rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 03, 2020 |
#R1#
Michaels fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wayne avoids it really well and circles away.
Wayne lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wayne plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#CUT2#
It looks like Shawn Michaels has been cut.
Michaels is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wayne sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #TD#
Michaels scores with a takedown into Wayne's guard.#ES2#
Wayne scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Michaels dodges the punch combination from Wayne.
#CL2#
Wayne has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wayne prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Michaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wayne stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wayne lands an uppercut.#TD#
Michaels is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Wayne can't fight it off and eventually Michaels manages to take the fight to the floor. Wayne looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.#T1#
Michaels landing some decent shots from guard.
Wayne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michaels throwing strikes but missing.
Wayne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Michaels. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Michaels working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Michaels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Michaels wants to control from the top but Wayne keeps moving.
Michaels is looking to work some ground and pound but Wayne has wrist control.
Michaels throwing strikes but missing.
Michaels throwing strikes but missing. #T2#
Michaels trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Wayne manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB##SUB#
Michaels working for a triangle but Wayne defends it easily.
Michaels is trying to keep Wayne in close.
#SUB#
Michaels is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Wayne frees his head nicely. Oh but Michaels has switched to an armbar! Wayne is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Shawn Michaels!
Shawn Michaels bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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