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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Mahomes (ranked 2388 p4p, 1534 weight class) and Marcus Shakes (ranked 298 p4p, 209 weight class). Shakes has chosen About the Money- T.I. as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Mahomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Shakes!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Shakes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shakes tries to clinch but Mahomes moves out of range.
Mahomes fails to land with a series of punches.
Mahomes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mahomes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shakes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short body shot lands from Mahomes as the two fighters clinch.
Mahomes managing to block the knees to the body from Shakes.
Shakes pushes off an throws an elbow but Mahomes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mahomes managing to block the knees to the body from Shakes.
Shakes blocks a body shot from Mahomes.
Mahomes misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahomes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shakes's elbow.
Shakes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mahomes.
Mahomes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shakess head.
Mahomes lands a hook that snaps the head of Shakes backwards.
Shakes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mahomes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mahomes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Shakes.
Mahomes has a couple of punches blocked by Shakes.
Shakes throws an elbow but it misses.
Mahomes lands a right hand.
Shakes lands a nice elbow.
Shakes tries to land knees in the clinch but Mahomes avoids the damage to the body.
Mahomes blocks the elbow strike.
Mahomes avoiding damage.
Mahomes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shakes blocks a body shot from Mahomes.
Mahomes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shakes lands a lovely overhand right.
Shakes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've been informed that Shakes has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mahomes.
Shakes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch but Mahomes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahomes misses the jab.
Shakes missing with a left hand there. Mahomes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shakes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shakes moves forwards but Mahomes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mahomes misses with a leg kick.
Mahomes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shakes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mahomes manages to avoid it.
Mahomes throws a hook but Shakes avoids it easily.
Mahomes misses with a double jab.
Shakes tries to clinch but Mahomes is having none of it.
Shakes moves into the clinch.
Mahomes trying to control the position but instead, Shakes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mahomes into the cage.
Shakes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mahomes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Mahomes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mahomes tries a head kick but it misses.
Shakes wants to counter with a clinch but Mahomes pushes him away.
Shakes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shakes stuns Mahomes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mahomes lands a big uppercut and Shakes crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Shakes looks OK. Mahomes waves Shakes back to his feet!
Shakes is rocked!
Shakes rushes Mahomes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shakes is still on wobbly legs! Can Mahomes finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shakes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mahomes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahomes misses with a body punch.
Mahomes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marcus Shakes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shakes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A counter left hand to the body from Mahomes misses its target.
Mahomes throws out a loose jab but Shakes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahomes misses with a wild combination.
Shakes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shakes seems to have recovered his senses.
Patrick Mahomes is winning the standup battle so far.
Mahomes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mahomes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mahomes with the inside leg kick.
Shakes wants to clinch but Mahomes slips to the side
and Mahomes counters with a nice right hand that sends Shakes toppling to the canvas! Shakes scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mahomes finish him?!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakes moves into the clinch.
Shakes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mahomes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mahomes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mahomes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mahomes is stalling here.
Mahomes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mahomes.
Patrick Mahomes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shakes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mahomes managing to block the knees to the body from Shakes.
Shakes misses with a knee strike.
Shakes missing with knees to the body.
Mahomes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shakes can do to turn this around?
Mahomes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shakes with a knee to the head.
It looks like Patrick Mahomes has been cut.
Shakes misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shakes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakes trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahomes managing to block the knees to the body from Shakes.
A hook to the body from Mahomes.
Mahomes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mahomes struggles to land a body shot inside as Shakes controls his hands.
Knees to the body from Shakes.
Shakes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shakes throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mahomes fails to land.
Shakes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mahomes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mahomes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mahomes gets through Shakes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mahomes tries to throw a body punch but Shakes avoids it by throwing Mahomes back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shakes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mahomes.
Mahomes managing to block the knees to the body from Shakes.
Shakes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mahomes is defending well for now.
Shakes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Mahomes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Mahomes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Some wild striking there from Mahomes.
Mahomes lands a nice hook to Shakes's body. Shakes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shakes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mahomes throws a big counter combination but Shakes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Shakes closes the distance but Mahomes moves to the side
and Mahomes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shakes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mahomes throws a leg kick but Shakes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Marcus Shakes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shakes pushes Mahomes up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahomes tries a body shot but Shakes blocks it.
Shakes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shakes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shakes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mahomes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shakess head.
Mahomes lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahomes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mahomes blocks an elbow strike from Shakes.
Mahomes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shakes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mahomes misses with the head strike.
Shakes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mahomes.
Mahomes can't find room to land a body shot as Shakes controls the action.
Mahomes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A clash of legs there as Shakes blocks the low kick.
Mahomes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shakes's sensitive parts.
Shakes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mahomes on the side of the head.
Shakes has Mahomes up against the cage in a clinch.
Shakes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mahomes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shakes blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shakes trying to land knees to the body.
Shakes prevents a body shot from Mahomes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shakes tries to land knees in the clinch but Mahomes avoids the damage to the body.
Mahomes tries to work over Shakes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahomes avoiding damage as Shakes throws knees to the body.
Mahomes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mahomes takes a shot to the head.
Shakes blocks a body shot from Mahomes.
Shakes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mahomes is defending well for now.
Mahomes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shakes is keeping busy.
Mahomes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mahomes breaks the clinch.
Mahomes lands with a straight right. Shakes didn't see that one coming.
Shakes tries to clinch but Mahomes moves out of range.
Mahomes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Patrick Mahomes.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mahomes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Mahomes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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