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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between AdmiralGeneral Aladeen (ranked 2165 p4p, 938 weight class) and Marcus Shakes (ranked 193 p4p, 125 weight class). Aladeen comes into the arena with Gogol Bordello - Wonderlust King blaring out of the sound system. Shakes has chosen About the Money- T.I. as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, AdmiralGeneral Aladeen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Shakes!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shakes moves to clinch but Aladeen breaks away
and Aladeen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shakes tests Aladeen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No joy there for Aladeen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shakes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aladeen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Aladeen misses the target.
Aladeen throws a lazy right hand but Shakes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Aladeen.
Shakes doesn't manage to clinch there - Aladeen circles away.
Aladeen throws a shot from downtown. Shakes moves away and avoids it.
Shakes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aladeen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakes looks to score with a jab to the body but Aladeen is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Aladeen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aladeen lands with an overhand left.
Sloppy strikes from Aladeen. Those never looked like landing.
Shakes throws a body punch but Aladeen moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Shakes misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aladeen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shakes.
Aladeen moves away from the strike by Shakes.
Aladeen throwing a counter right hand but Shakes manages to avoid it.
Aladeen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aladeen throws a lazy uppercut
and Shakes counters with a straight right hand.
Shakes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shakes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shakes misses with a knee strike.
Shakes lands an elbow just above Aladeen 's eye.
It looks like AdmiralGeneral Aladeen has been cut.
Shakes scores a nice knee to the body.
Shakes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shakes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Aladeen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shakes misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Shakes.
Aladeen misses with a body punch.
Shakes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shakes trying to land knees to the body.
Shakes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aladeen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shakes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shakes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aladeen avoiding damage as Shakes throws knees to the body.
A short left from Shakes.
Aladeen takes an elbow to the temple.
Aladeen tries to work over Shakes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shakes pushes Aladeen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Aladeen struggles to land a body shot inside as Shakes controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aladeen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aladeen avoids the elbow strike from Shakes, against the cage.
Shakes lands a right hand.
Shakes prevents a body shot from Aladeen.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shakes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aladeen's brow.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shakes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aladeen's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Shakes fails to land.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aladeen avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shakes.
Shakes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shakes landing knees to the body.
Aladeen is breathing heavily.
Shakes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aladeen's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakes lands a nice knee to the body.
Aladeen managing to block the knees to the body from Shakes.
Shakes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aladeen.
Aladeen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shakes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shakes misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Aladeen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Aladeen lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shakes.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shakes throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shakes throws an elbow but misses.
Aladeen misses with a body punch.
Shakes has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Aladeen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Shakes can turn it around.
Shakes tries to land knees in the clinch but Aladeen avoids the damage to the body.
Shakes misses with some punches.
Shakes trying to land knees to the body.
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.
Marcus Shakes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on AdmiralGeneral Aladeen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shakes misses with a body shot.
Shakes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aladeen circles away quickly and effectively.
Aladeen lands a head shot.
Shakes ducks under a wild hook from Aladeen.
Marcus Shakes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Aladeen misses its intended target.
Shakes wants to counter the offense by Aladeen and move into the clinch position.
Aladeen misses with an uppercut.
Shakes cracks Aladeen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shakes lands an overhand right.
Marcus Shakes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aladeen missing with a left hand there. Shakes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aladeen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aladeen slips a jab from Shakes.
Shakes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shakes moves to clinch but Aladeen breaks away
letting Aladeen counter with a right hand.
Shakes moves away from the strike by Aladeen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakes misses with a straight left.
Shakes throws a big shot that misses.
Aladeen defending well as Shakes loads up on a big left hand.
Aladeen misses with an uppercut. Shakes saw that one coming.
Shakes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Aladeen.
Shakes moves in looking to clinch but Aladeen pushes him off.
Aladeen is looking to counter punch.
Jab from Aladeen.
Nice shot by Shakes.
Aladeen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aladeen scores with the left hand. Shakes knows he should have avoided that one.
Shakes feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Aladeen sprawling to the canvas! Aladeen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Shakes finish him?!
Aladeen 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!
Aladeen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oh Aladeen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shakes scores with a shot to the body.
Shakes digs a good hook to Aladeen's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakes darts in and clinches Aladeen up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Shakes.
Shakes lands a nice uppercut.
Shakes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marcus Shakes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shakes lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shakes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aladeen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shakes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shakes pushes off an throws an elbow but Aladeen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shakes jerks Aladeen's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Aladeen drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Shakes goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Shakes because Aladeen was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Marcus Shakes!
Marcus Shakes managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Phoenix, into his post fight interview.
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