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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Neer Neer (ranked 3350 p4p, 2899 weight class) and Marcus Shakes (ranked 414 p4p, 369 weight class). Neer comes to the cage accompanied by Back In Black. The crowd seem to be enjoying Shakes's choice of entrance music: About the Money- T.I.. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zachary Neer Neer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Shakes!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neer has Shakes up against the cage in a clinch.
Neer avoiding damage as Shakes throws knees to the body.
Neer jumps guard but Shakes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Neer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shakes keeps control of Neer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Neer jumps guard but Shakes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shakes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Neer.
Shakes throws an elbow that misses.
Shakes tries to land knees in the clinch but Neer avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neer avoiding damage as Shakes throws knees to the body.
Shakes lands an elbow inside that Neer shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Shakes.
It looks like Zachary Neer Neer has been cut.
Shakes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Neer has Shakes pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Neer pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Shakes tumbling to the mat - Neer dives into Shakes's guard.
We've been hearing that Neer has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakes is looking to stand up but Neer isn't so interested in that idea.
Shakes seems keen to control Neer's posture.
Neer has gone for a leg lock! Shakes slips out almost immediately though and dives into Neer's guard.
Neer looking for a sweep. Not yet Neer, not yet.
Neer controlling Shakes's posture.
Neer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shakes tries to stand but Neer is controlling from the bottom.
Shakes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Neer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Neer doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Neer 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Neer throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Shakes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zachary Neer Neer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shakes looks to land a right hand but Neer moved out of range.
Shakes takes the fight into the clinch.
Neer jumps guard but Shakes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shakes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shakes looking to throw knees to the head but Neer is blocking nicely.
Shakes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Neer blocks it with crossed arms.
Neer manages to break the clinch.
Neer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shakes counters by clinching up.
Shakes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neer jumps guard but Shakes stands there with Neer around his waist. Neer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zachary Neer Neer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shakes missing with knees to the body.
Neer avoiding damage as Shakes throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neer managing to block the knees to the body from Shakes.
Shakes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neer taking a breather.
Shakes lands an elbow just above Neer 's eye.
Shakes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Neer.
Neer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shakes to keep the fight standing.
Shakes stops a takedown attempt from Neer.
Neer dodges an elbow strike from Shakes.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Neer avoids it.
Neer is trying to break the clinch but Shakes has him pressed against the cage.
Shakes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakes lands a right hand.
Shakes tries to land knees in the clinch but Neer avoids the damage to the body.
Neer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shakes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shakes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shakes with a knee to the head.
Neer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Neer tries to pull guard but Shakes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shakes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shakes missing with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Neer managing to block the knees to the body from Shakes.
Shakes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Neer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Shakes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zachary Neer Neer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Shakes rushes Neer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shakes missing with knees to the body.
Shakes tries to land knees in the clinch but Neer avoids the damage to the body.
Shakes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Neer.
Shakes lands an elbow that stopped Neer in his tracks for a moment.
Shakes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Neer is defending well for now.
Neer managing to block the knees to the body from Shakes.
Neer avoiding damage as Shakes throws knees to the body.
Marcus Shakes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Neer avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakes lands a good knee to the midsection. Neer won't want to take too many of those.
Shakes lands an elbow just above Neer 's eye.
Shakes lands a good knee to the midsection. Neer won't want to take too many of those.
Neer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shakes walks away with a smile on his face. Neer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Neer.
Shakes takes the fight into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Shakes.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Neer avoids it.
Shakes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Neer backwards.
Neer managing to block the knees to the body from Shakes.
Neer avoiding damage as Shakes throws knees to the body.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Neer avoids it.
Shakes drops Neer with a big knee straight up the middle! Neer is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Neer is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shakes lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Neer up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Shakes from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Neer's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcus Shakes!
Marcus Shakes bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Zachary Neer Neer stepped up to the mic, saying 'You still suck!!'.
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