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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Damnation (ranked 3210 p4p, 2196 weight class) and Marcus Shakes (ranked 399 p4p, 284 weight class). Damnation comes to the cage accompanied by St. Jimmy- Green Day. Shakes has chosen About the Money- T.I. as his entrance music. Marcus Shakes told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Good wrestling
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Damnation!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Shakes!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shakes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shakes with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jimmy Damnation has been cut.
Shakes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Damnation has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Damnation tries to pull guard but Shakes won't allow it.
Shakes lands a nice elbow.
Shakes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Damnation lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Damnation is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shakes to keep the fight standing.
Shakes misses with a knee strike.
Shakes lands a nice knee to the body.
Damnation on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shakes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Damnation.
Shakes tries a knee to the head but Damnation blocks it.
Damnation managing to block the knees to the body from Shakes.
Shakes missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shakes lands a knee to the head.
Damnation takes a knee to the side of the body.
Damnation managing to block the knees to the body from Shakes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damnation blocks an elbow strike from Shakes.
Damnation decides to pull guard.
Shakes wants to stand but Damnation has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Damnation looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shakes is fighting to break Damnation's control of his arms but Damnation is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Damnation has a closed guard, preventing Shakes from standing up.
Damnation is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shakes defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damnation throws his legs up looking for a submission but Shakes uses it to pass to side control.
Shakes decides to stand up, so the ref orders Damnation to his feet.
Shakes clinches up against the cage.
Shakes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damnation blocks it with crossed arms.
Damnation misses with a punch on the inside.
Damnation misses with some punches.
Damnation takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shakes pushes off an throws an elbow but Damnation leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Damnation misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Jimmy Damnation's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shakes moves into the clinch.
Damnation lands a shot to the body.
Damnation jumps guard.
Shakes wants to get up but he can't break Damnation's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Shakes postures up.
Shakes wants to stand but Damnation is controlling his posture from full guard.
Shakes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Damnation has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shakes has managed to get both his arms back between Damnation's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakes gets to his feet - Damnation follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakes moves into the clinch.
Damnation lands a hook to the side of the head.
Damnation lands with a left to the head.
Shakes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Damnation misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shakes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've been informed that Shakes has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Shakes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Damnation presses Shakes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shakes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Damnation fails to pull guard.
Shakes landing knees to the head.
Damnation tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shakes blocking some punches.
Shakes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Damnation tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shakes smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Damnation. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damnation moves into the clinch.
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!
Shakes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Shakes.
Shakes lands an elbow inside.
Damnation is trying to pull guard but Shakes has him pressed against the cage.
Shakes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damnation blocks it with crossed arms.
Shakes looking to throw knees to the head but Damnation is blocking nicely.
Damnation blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damnation scores with a shot to the side of Shakes's head.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the head but Damnation blocks with his arms.
Shakes scores a nice knee to the body.
Damnation tries to pull guard but Shakes holds him up against the cage and eventually Damnation drops back down to his feet.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the head but Damnation blocks with his arms.
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 Jimmy Damnation's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Damnation takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab by Shakes.
Shakes tries to clinch but Damnation moves out of range.
Shakes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Damnation manages to avoid it.
Damnation half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Shakes as he connects with a hook.
Shakes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damnation.
Shakes has closed the distance and engaged Damnation in a clinch.
Shakes lands an elbow inside.
Marcus Shakes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shakes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damnation blocks it with crossed arms.
Shakes missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the head but Damnation blocks with his arms.
Damnation 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. Damnation gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shakes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Damnation manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shakes moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Damnation tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damnation tries to pull guard but Shakes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Damnation blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damnation 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 Jimmy Damnation. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damnation is trying to pull guard but Shakes has him pressed against the cage.
Damnation on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jimmy Damnation has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shakes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Damnation takes a knee to the side of the body.
Damnation tries to pull guard but Shakes holds him up against the cage and eventually Damnation drops back down to his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Damnation fails to land.
Marcus Shakes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Damnation is trying to pull guard but Shakes has him pressed against the cage.
Damnation fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damnation stalling in the clinch but Shakes improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Damnation fails to land.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shakes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Damnation lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shakes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Damnation.
Shakes lands a damaging elbow.
Shakes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Damnation.
Shakes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shakes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Damnation managing to block the knees to the body from Shakes.
Damnation pulls guard effortlessly.
Shakes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Damnation looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Shakes has picked Damnation up and slammed him! Damnation can't keep hold of the triangle and Shakes manages to pass to side control!
Shakes has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Shakes gets a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Shakes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shakes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Shakes!
Marcus Shakes 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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