PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry Colt (ranked 154 p4p, 657 weight class) and Marcus Shakes (ranked 11 p4p, 50 weight class). Shakes has chosen About the Money- T.I. as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Colt
vs
Shakes

173 cm
27
138
14 - 6 - 0

175 cm
27
146
15 - 8 - 0

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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Colt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Shakes!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colt lands a jab.
Colt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shakes.
Colt misses the shot to the body.
Colt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shakes is able to avoid easily.
Colt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shakes moves away.
We've been told by Colt's head coaches at Slaughter Houze that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Colt misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Colt. Shakes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marcus Shakes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Shakes moves into the clinch.
Colt is looking to take this one to the mat.
A head punch on the inside from Colt fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Shakes.
Shakes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shakes trying to land knees to the body.
Shakes missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Colt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Colt takes an elbow to the temple.
Colt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shakes blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Colt.
Shakes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Colt or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shakes lands an elbow that stopped Colt in his tracks for a moment.
Colt is working Shakes over against the cage.

Colt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shakes throws a jab when Colt was well out of range.
Shakes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Colt was well out of range. Poor timing from Shakes.
Shakes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Colt.
Shakes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Colt can pounce on him.
Shakes moves in looking to clinch but Colt pushes him off.
Colt throws a big shot that misses.
Shakes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Colt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Colt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shakes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Colt.
Shakes checks a leg kick.

Shakes gets a clinch.
Shakes misses with an elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Colt.
Shakes misses with a knee to the head.
Shakes lands an elbow just above Colt 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Colt is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shakes lands a nice elbow.
Shakes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Colt scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Colt manages to break the clinch.
Shakes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Shakes is looking to clinch but Colt is avoiding it.
Colt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shakes wants to clinch but Colt slips to the side
and Colt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shakes thinking.
Shakes thows a left - swing and a miss!

Shakes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Colt tries a body shot but Shakes blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shakes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shakes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Colt.
Shakes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Colt blocks an elbow strike from Shakes.
Shakes lands a knee to the head.

Colt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakes moves to clinch but Colt breaks away
and Colt counters with a nice uppercut.

Shakes closes the distance and clinches.
Shakes lands an elbow just above Colt 's eye.
Colt misses with a body punch.
Shakes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Colt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Colt tried to score with a low kick but Shakes checks it.
Colt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shakes is able to avoid easily.
Shakes thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Colt.
Shakes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Colt.
Shakes tries to clinch but Colt is having none of it.
Colt cracks Shakes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shakes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Colt swats away the attempt to clinch by Shakes.
Colt lands a leg kick that knocks Shakes off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakes with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shakes tries to clinch up but Colt circles away and keeps his distance.
Shakes throws a lazy right hand but Colt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Colt lands with a straight right. Shakes didn't see that one coming.
Colt thuds his right hand into Shakes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jab from Shakes.
Shakes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Colt.
Colt clobbers Shakes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Colt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shakes moves out of range of the strikes.
Shakes misses with a hook
and Colt counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shakes under the eye.
Shakes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Colt.
Colt keeps the fight on the outside.
Colt tries to work over Shakes's front leg with a kick but Shakes checks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Henry Colt will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Shakes takes a jab right on the kisser.

Shakes darts in and clinches Colt up against the cage.
Shakes missing with knees to the body.
Marcus Shakes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Colt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Colt fails to land.
Shakes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shakes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Colt throws a punch but it's blocked by Shakes.

Colt manages to break the clinch.
Shakes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shakes jabs Colt right on the nose. Colt blinks but takes it well.

Colt is rocked!
Colt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oh Colt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Colt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shakes is able to avoid easily.
Colt seems to have got his legs back now.

Shakes clinches up with Colt and pushes him back against the cage.

Colt manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shakes moves away from the strike by Colt.
Colt does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Colt lands a nice hook to Shakes's body. Shakes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shakes misses with an uppercut. Colt saw that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Colt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Colt.
Shakes tries to clinch but Colt moves away
and Colt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shakes wants to clinch.
Shakes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Colt connects with a looping right hand.
Shakes with a jab.
Shakes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shakes misses with a jab to the body
and Colt counters with a thumping low kick.
Colt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shakes swings widly with a right hand
and Colt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Colt swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Shakes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shakes throws an elbow that misses.
Shakes pushes off an throws an elbow but Colt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Colt breaks from the clinch.
Colt throws a leg kick but Shakes checks it.
Shakes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Colt stuns Shakes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Colt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Colt swats away the attempt to clinch by Shakes.
Shakes moves in looking to clinch but Colt pushes him off.
Colt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Colt takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Shakes takes the fight into the clinch.
Colt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Colt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Colt tries to work over Shakes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Colt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shakes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shakes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shakes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Colt.
Colt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Colt throws out a loose jab but Shakes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shakes throws out a counter right but Colt avoids it with no problem.
Shakes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A telegraphed right hand from Colt misses the target.
Colt misses with a looping right.
Shakes misses with an uppercut
and Colt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Colt cracks Shakes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Colt moves forwards but Shakes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Colt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Colt scores with a hook to the body. Shakes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shakes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shakes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Colt misses with the head strike.
Shakes tries a body shot but Colt blocks it.
Colt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shakes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Colt is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shakes.
Shakes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Colt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shakes wants to clinch up but Colt keeps it at a distance.
Colt misses with a low kick.
Colt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Colt lands with a hook. Shakes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Colt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Colt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shakes takes a step back to recover.
Shakes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Colt throws a lazy right hand but Shakes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Colt dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Colt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Colt swats away the attempt to clinch by Shakes.
Shakes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shakes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shakes connects with a body shot that sends Colt's belly button to the back.
Shakes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Colt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Colt scores with a punch to the head.
Colt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shakes tries to clinch but Colt is having none of it.
Nice shot by Shakes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colt throws a body punch but Shakes moves out of range.
Colt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Colt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shakess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shakes scores with a punch to the head.
Shakes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Colt catches Shakes right on the button with a cross.
Shakes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Colt counters with an outside leg kick.
Shakes throws a lazy uppercut
and Colt counters with a low kick, right behind Shakes 's knee.
Shakes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Colt.
Shakes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Colt on the side of the head.
Shakes misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Colt.
Colt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Colt looks to throw the jab but Shakes is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Shakes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shakes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shakes tries to clinch but Colt moves out of range.
Colt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Colt lands with a straight right. Shakes didn't see that one coming.
Colt lands a right hook to the body.
Henry Colt is winning the standup battle so far.
Colt looks to score with a jab to the body but Shakes is just out of range.

Shakes clinches up with Colt and pushes him back against the cage.
Shakes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Colt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shakes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Colt tries to pull guard but Shakes holds him up against the cage and eventually Colt drops back down to his feet.
Shakes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shakes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shakes throws an elbow that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shakes as Colt tries to tie him up.
Shakes lands an elbow that stopped Colt in his tracks for a moment.
Shakes scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shakes lands an elbow just above Colt 's eye.
Colt is working for takedown but Shakes is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Colt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A body shot lands from Shakes.
Colt takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shakes lands with a light punch inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shakes.
Colt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shakes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Colt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shakes connects with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Shakes.
Shakes tries a knee to the head but Colt blocks it.
Shakes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Colt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shakes misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shakes can't find room to land a body shot as Colt controls the action.
Shakes tries to throw a body punch but Colt avoids it by throwing Shakes back against the cage.
Shakes can't find room to land a body shot as Colt controls the action.
Shakes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Colt or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shakes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Colt.
Colt working hard to break the clinch.
Shakes missing with knees to the body.
Shakes digs a right hand underneath Colt's ribcage. Colt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shakes misses with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Shakes.
Colt lands a shot to the body.

Colt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Shakes moves into the clinch.
Colt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Shakes.
Shakes misses with a body punch.
Colt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shakes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shakes crunches a lovely knee into Colt's ribcage.
Shakes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Colt's face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Shakes really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Shakes scores with a nice strike.
Colt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shakes is looking to clinch but Colt is avoiding it.
Good shot there by Shakes.
Good work by Shakes as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from Shakes misses.
The fighters circling - Shakes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shakes throws a hook but Colt avoids it easily.
Colt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Shakes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colt is trying to break the clinch but Shakes is controlling him.
Colt is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shakes is defending well.
Shakes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shakes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Colt misses with a body punch.
Shakes misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Colt avoids it.
Shakes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Colt misses with a punch to the body.
Shakes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Colt.
Shakes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shakes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shakes throws an elbow that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shakes.
Shakes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shakes scores with a hook to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Colt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Colt misses with a punch on the inside.
Colt swings wildly with an uppercut but Shakes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Colt is trying to pull guard but Shakes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Shakes gets underhooks to prevent Colt's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Colt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Colt is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shakes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colt wants to stall.
Shakes presses Colt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A knee to the head by Shakes.
Shakes misses with a punch to the body.
Shakes lands a nice shot to the body.
Shakes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shakes scores with a knee to the head.
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!
Colt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shakes lands a body punch.
Shakes tries a body shot but Colt blocks it.

Colt breaks the clinch.
Colt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shakes tries to clinch up but Colt circles away and keeps his distance.
Colt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Colt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shakes is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colt throws a body shot but no joy.
Shakes wants to clinch
and Colt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shakes tries to clinch but Colt is having none of it.
Colt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Shakes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Colt, pushing him back against the cage.
Colt tries to work over Shakes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Colt drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shakes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Colt circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Shakes does it's job there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Colt.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch but Colt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shakes looks to land a right hand but Colt moved out of range.
Shakes wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Colt scores with a jab. Shakes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Colt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shakes on the side of the head.
A low kick lands for Colt.
Colt looks to land a combination but Shakes avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colt throws a low kick, looking for Shakes's leg but Shakes calmly moves out of range.
A slow jab from Colt misses its intended target.
Colt misses with a hook. Shakes ducked under it nicely.
Shakes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Colt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Colt as he connects with a hook.
Shakes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Colt thuds his right hand into Shakes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Marcus Shakes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Colt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Colt tries to land a front kick but Shakes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shakes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Shakes moves into the clinch.
Colt blocks the elbow strike.
Colt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shakes misses with some punches.
Shakes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shakes lands a knee to the head.
Shakes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Colt's face.
Shakes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shakes looking to throw knees to the head but Colt is blocking nicely.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the head but Colt blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakes with a knee to the head.
Shakes looking to throw knees to the head but Colt is blocking nicely.
Colt lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Colt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shakes is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Colt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Colt gets through Shakes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colt managing to block the knees to the body from Shakes.
Colt misses with a body punch.
Colt goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shakes prevents it.
Shakes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Colt.

Colt gets control of Shakes's arms and successfully pulls guard. Colt will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Shakes is looking to stand up but Colt won't let him.

Colt throws his legs up looking for a submission but Shakes uses it to pass to side control.
Colt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shakes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shakes decides to stand back up.

Shakes closes the distance and clinches.
Colt tries to pull guard but Shakes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shakes lands with a left to the head.

Colt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shakes fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Shakes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shakes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Colt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shakes.
Colt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shakes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shakes looks to score with a jab to the body but Colt is just out of range.

Shakes closes the distance and clinches.
Colt avoiding damage as Shakes throws knees to the body.
Colt tries to throw a body punch but Shakes avoids it by throwing Colt back against the cage.
Shakes struggles to land a body shot inside as Colt controls his hands.
Shakes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Colt avoiding damage as Shakes throws knees to the body.

Colt breaks the clinch.
Shakes throws a hook to the side of Colt's head but Colt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Colt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shakes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colt throws the left hand but Shakes avoids the punch easily.
Colt misses with a head kick.
Colt looks to land a left hand but Shakes moved out of range nicely.
Shakes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Colt throws a chopping leg kick but Shakes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shakes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Colt connects with an inside leg kick.
Colt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Colt tries to land a front kick but Shakes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Shakes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shakes landing knees to the body.
Colt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Colt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shakes's elbow.
Colt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Colt working hard to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Shakes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shakes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 47:48
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Shakes!
Marcus Shakes is the new bantamweight champion!
Marcus Shakes made sure to mention his sponsor, Dirty Commie $50 in his post fight interview.