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Event:
CMMA 59 Michaels vs Barnes
Date: Dec 19, 2020 |
#R1#
Michaels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Barnes.
Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Michaels to see if he's OK.
Barnes sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Michaels is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Michaels is trying to improve his position.
Barnes throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Barnes controls the position.
Barnes working the ground and pound from side control.
Barnes lands an elbow.
Barnes scores with a couple of short elbows.
Barnes in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michaels struggling a bit here.#T1#
Michaels takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Barnes working the ground and pound.#ROC2#Michaels is rocked!#SUB2#
Barnes tries for a kimura but Michaels is defending well.
Oh Michaels is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Michaels knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barnes on the ground.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Michaels is working to avoid the ground and pound but Barnes connects with a decent elbow. #SUB2#
Barnes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Michaels, who protects the arm well.
Barnes grinds an elbow into Michaels's temple.
Barnes cracks Michaels with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Barnes immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Michaels is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Barnes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Barnes!
Eric Barnes is the new welterweight champion!
Post fight, Eric Barnes stared into the camera and said 'Thank you for the opportunity. There's a new sheriff in town!!! Time to clean out this division. '. |
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Event:
CMMA 49 Philippe vs Jukassa
Date: Nov 14, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yrkje has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Michaels finds it's way round the side to connect with Yrkje's head. #CUT2#It looks like Toby Keith Yrkje has been cut.
Yrkje moves out of range of the strikes.
Yrkje avoids the body shot from Michaels.
#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Michaels has knocked Yrkje down with a huge combo! Michaels steps away and waves a wobbly Yrkje back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#Yrkje is rocked!
Michaels is stalking Yrkje. Yrkje circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Michaels, and it's lights out! Yrkje really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shawn Michaels!
Shawn Michaels is the new welterweight champion!
Shawn Michaels 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:
CMMA 42 Warrior vs TKY
Date: Oct 18, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Michaels misses.
Chiddell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Chiddell finds it's way through Michaels's defenses. #CL#
Michaels gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Michaels tries a body shot but Chiddell blocks it.
Chiddell tries to circle away but Michaels has him pinned against the cage.
A hook to the body from Chiddell.
Michaels has a couple of punches blocked by Chiddell.
Michaels creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chiddell's defenses.
Chiddell has Michaels pressed against the cage.
Chiddell is trying to push Michaels away but Michaels has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chiddell can't find room to land a body shot as Michaels controls the action.
Chiddell can't find room to land a body shot as Michaels controls the action.
Michaels manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chiddell has a couple of punches blocked by Michaels.
#T1#
Chiddell is trying to push Michaels away but Michaels has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC2#
Chiddell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Michaels rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chiddell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Michaels fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chiddell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chiddell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chiddell connects with a right hand. Michaels shakes it off.
Chiddell cracks Michaels with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chiddell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Michaels loads up on a big right hand but Chiddell slips the punch.
Michaels fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T2#
Nice straight punches there by Michaels. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Michaels.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michaels takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chiddell slips a jab from Michaels.#KD#
Michaels sends Chiddell crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Michaels is motioning to the referee to let Chiddell up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#Chiddell is rocked!#CL#
Michaels clinches.
Chiddell is still on wobbly legs! Can Michaels finish him?
Michaels is leaning against Chiddell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Michaels just leaning against Chiddell, taking a breather.
Michaels creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Chiddell! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Michaels.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Michaels!
Shawn Michaels 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:
RRFC 55: Shabazz vs Korsemann
Date: Sep 12, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels throws the left hand but Averescu avoids the punch easily.
Averescu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CUT#It looks like Dan Averescu has been cut.
A jab from Michaels misses.
A little jabbing left from Averescu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Averescu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Averescu moves away from the strike by Michaels.
Michaels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Averescu.
Michaels drops his hands momentarily and Averescu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice shot by Michaels.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Averescu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Michaels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Averescu throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #KD#
Oooooh!!! Michaels has knocked Averescu down with a huge combo! Michaels steps away and waves a wobbly Averescu back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#Averescu is rocked!#T1#
Averescu throws an off balance right hand
and Michaels counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Averescu out cold! What a finish! Michaels is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shawn Michaels!
After winning the bout, Shawn Michaels thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
RRFC Fight Night 43
Date: Aug 29, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Michaels does no damage.
Michaels throws a looping overhand right but Barlow ducks down to avoid it.
Michaels throws a body punch but Barlow moves out of range.
Barlow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michaels jabs Barlow to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Michaels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barlow was well out of range. Poor timing from Michaels.
Ken Barlow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaels misses with an uppercut
#CL#
and Barlow holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #TD#
Barlow jumps guard and drags Michaels to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Barlow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Barlow is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Michaels defends well.
Michaels stopping the sweep attempt from Barlow.#T1#
Michaels is looking to stand up but Barlow won't let him.
Barlow seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barlow is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Barlow landing with the ground and pound.
Barlow trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barlow looking to pass the guard.
Barlow engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Barlow advances position into side control!#T2#
Michaels is looking for a sweep.
Barlow moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Barlow misses with the ground and pound.#SU#
Barlow decides to stand up, so the ref orders Michaels to his feet.
Barlow tries to clinch up
and Michaels counters with a nice uppercut.
Barlow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T3#
Michaels stuffs the takedown attempt from Barlow. Barlow gets slowly back to his feet.
Michaels now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barlow misses with a head kick.
#CL#
Barlow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Michaels, pushing him back against the cage.
We've been informed that Michaels has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Michaels gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barlow.
#BC2#
Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michaels ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Michaels connects with a body shot.
Barlow is breathing heavily.
Barlow tries for a takedown but Michaels circles away easily
and Michaels counters with a big left hand that crumples Barlow! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shawn Michaels!
Our winner, Shawn Michaels, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
RRFC Fight Night 39
Date: Jul 12, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels throws a right and a left that Shelby avoids nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Shelby has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Shelby lands a jab to the nose.
Michaels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shelby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Michaels throws out the jab.
Shelby scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A low kick from Shelby is predictable there
and Michaels counters with a straight right hand.
Shelby staying out of range there.
Shelby throws a right hand that Michaels ducks under and follows up with a left that Michaels also avoids with ease.
Shelby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Michaels.
Michaels misses the jab.
Shelby feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Michaelss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shelby looks for the body kick but Michaels saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Michaels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shelby connects with a body shot.#KD2#
Michaels lands a big right hand that sends Shelby crashing to the mat! Michaels stays standing though and waves Shelby back to his feet!#ROC2#Shelby is rocked!
Shelby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh Shelby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
Some wild striking there from Shelby .
Michaels throws an overhand right that lands on Shelby 's shoulder, as Shelby tries to avoid the shot.
Shelby misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shelby seems to have got his legs back now.
Shelby bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shelby gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Michaels gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Michaels!
A very excited looking Shawn Michaels made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
RRFC Challengers 40
Date: Jun 17, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Michaels tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Michaels to the ground. Michaels escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diaz duly obliges.
Michaels misses with a straight left.
Diaz feints the counter takedown.
Michaels stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz fails with the takedown
and Michaels counters with a straight right hand.#CUT#It looks like John Diaz has been cut.
Shawn Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Diaz.
Diaz misses with a takedown
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Michaels is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Michaels circles away and we're back to standing.
Michaels throwing a counter right hand but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Michaels loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Michaels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Diaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T1#
Michaels stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Michaels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Michaels swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Michaels sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shawn Michaels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz dives in for a single leg takedown but Michaels sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Diaz looks winded!#KD#
Michaels lands a big uppercut and Diaz crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Diaz looks OK. Michaels waves Diaz back to his feet!#ROC#Diaz is rocked!
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz misses with a takedown
and Michaels counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shawn Michaels!
Shawn Michaels 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:
RRFC Challengers 37
Date: May 20, 2020 |
#R1#
Berwick closes this distance looking for a takedown but Michaels circles away.
Berwick ducks under a wild hook from Michaels.
Jeffery Berwick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Berwick does no damage.
Berwick looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Berwick slips under a jab.
Michaels misses with a straight right.
Michaels throws a big shot that misses.
Berwick drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Michaels defends it well.
Berwick takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michaels misses with an uppercut. Berwick saw that one coming.
Berwick throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#KD#
Michaels lands a big uppercut and Berwick crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Berwick looks OK. Michaels waves Berwick back to his feet!#ROC#
Berwick is rocked!
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!
Berwick shoots for a double leg takedown but Michaels sprawls well. He's pushed Berwick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Berwick is still on wobbly legs! Can Michaels finish him?
Shawn Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffery Berwick.
Michaels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berwick. #T1#
Berwick shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Michaels defends it nicely.
Berwick seems to have recovered his senses.#CL2#
Berwick pushes Michaels up against the cage in a clinch.
Berwick is trying to drag Michaels to the mat but Michaels just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Berwick dodges an elbow strike from Michaels.
#TD2#
Berwick has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Michaels uses from the top position.
Berwick trying to control the position here. #SUB2#
Berwick is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Michaels defends well.#T2##SUB2#
Berwick has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Michaels can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Berwick has Michaels pulled in close to control his posture.
Michaels preventing the sweep.
Michaels knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Berwick on the ground.
Michaels is looking to stand up but Berwick won't let him.
Berwick pulls Michaels in close to prevent any damage.
Michaels wants to control from the top but Berwick keeps moving. #T3#
Michaels is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Berwick is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#SUB2#
Berwick is looking to cinch up a triangle. Michaels throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Berwick's body to avoid the submission. Berwick has instead reached around Michaels's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Berwick arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jeffery Berwick!
A victorious Jeffery Berwick thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 07, 2020 |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Michaels counters by clinching up.
Horne misses with a punch to the body.
Michaels lands an elbow that stopped Horne in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Louis Horne has been cut.
Horne misses with a body punch.
Horne misses with the head strike.
Michaels misses with a punch to the body.
Horne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Horne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Michaels looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Michaels throws an elbow but misses.
Horne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Michaels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Horne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Horne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Michaels lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Michaels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Michaels misses with the head strike.
Michaels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Michaels misses with the head strike.
Horne misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Horne misses with the head strike.
Horne tries a body shot but Michaels blocks it.
Nice body punch from Michaels - that landed with a thud.
Horne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Michaels comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Horne throws a head punch that misses.
Horne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Horne blocks a body shot from Michaels.
Horne blocking some punches.
Michaels struggles to land a body shot inside as Horne controls his hands.
Horne blocks an elbow strike.
Horne misses with a punch on the inside.
Horne misses with some punches.
Horne works on Michaels's body with a couple of short punches.
Michaels pushes off an throws an elbow but Horne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Michaels throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Horne throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Michaels.
Horne looks winded!
Horne working aggressively here.
Horne avoids the elbow strike from Michaels, against the cage.
Michaels lands with a right to the head.
Horne struggles to land a body shot inside as Michaels controls his hands.
Horne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Michaels lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Horne lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Michaels just misses with a elbow thrown towards Horne's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horne avoids a wild elbow strike from Michaels.
Michaels tries a body shot but Horne blocks it.
Michaels lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Horne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Horne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Michaels lands an elbow just above Horne 's eye.
Horne misses with the head strike.
Michaels lands a nice uppercut.
Horne is rocked!
Michaels lands a body shot.
Horne is still on wobbly legs! Can Michaels finish him?
Michaels lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Michaels.
Horne is pressed against the cage. Michaels pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Horne! Two more big strikes from Michaels and Horne crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Shawn Michaels!
A victorious Shawn Michaels thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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