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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Shakes (ranked 210 p4p, 429 weight class) and Jay Reepo (ranked 15 p4p, 32 weight class). Shakes comes to the cage accompanied by About the Money- T.I.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Shakes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay Reepo!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reepo tries to land a leg kick but Shakes saw it coming and moves away.
Reepo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shakes.
Shakes misses with a few strikes there.
Reepo lands a really nice looking cross but Shakes seems unphased.
A big left from Shakes misses.
Reepo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shakes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shakes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Reepo lands a hook that snaps the head of Shakes backwards.
Shakes lands with a left to the head.
Reepo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shakes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reepo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shakes lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reepo lands a hook that snaps the head of Shakes backwards.
Our sources have told us that Shakes has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Reepo lands a right hand.
Reepo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shakes.
Shakes missing with knees to the body.
Reepo blocks a body shot from Shakes.
Reepo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shakes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shakes throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reepo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shakes smiles and moves away.
Shakes moves out of range of the strikes.
Shakes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Reepo.
Reepo staying out of range there.
Reepo throws a body shot but no joy.
Reepo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shakes throws out the jab.
Shakes looks to score with a jab to the body but Reepo is just out of range.
Shakes misses with a wild body shot.
Reepo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shakes's head backwards.
Reepo thows a body kick. Shakes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Reepo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reepo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reepo scores with a jab. Shakes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reepo avoids the body shot from Shakes.
Shakes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reepo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shakes scrambles back to his feet.
Reepo scores with the left hand. Shakes knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shakes takes one to the side of the head.
Shakes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shakes scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakes misses with a looping right.
Shakes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reepo throws a lazy body kick
and Shakes counters with a stiff right hand.
Reepo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shakes. That did some damage!
Shakes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shakes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reepo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shakes manages to avoid it.
Shakes is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Reepo.
Shakes throws a hook but Reepo avoids it easily.
Reepo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shakes as he avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Reepo.
Reepo throws a sloppy head kick and Shakes moves out of range easily.
Shakes throws a hook but Reepo blocks it.
Reepo wants to counter the offense by Shakes and move into the clinch position.
Shakes throws a jab but it's blocked by Reepo.
Reepo lands a nice hook to Shakes's body. Shakes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reepo with a nice calf kick.
Reepo has managed to clinch.
Reepo pushes Shakes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reepo misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakes tries a knee to the head but Reepo blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shakes.
Reepo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Marcus Shakes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Reepo.
Reepo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shakes misses with a looping right.
Reepo throws a nice head kick!
Reepo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Reepo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reepo, as that shot connected.
Reepo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Reepo closes the distance and clinches.
Shakes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shakes missing with knees to the body.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Shakes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Reepo as the two fighters clinch.
Shakes throws a punch but it's blocked by Reepo.
Shakes lands an elbow just above Reepo 's eye.
Shakes misses with a knee strike.
Reepo lands a shot to the body.
Shakes tries a body shot but Reepo blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shakes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reepo.
Reepo breaks the clinch.
A cross from Reepo lands.
Shakes misses with a hook
and Reepo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shakes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reepo moves away.
Shakes scores with a decent looking hook.
Reepo scores with a shot to the body.
Shakes throws a hook but Reepo avoids it easily.
Reepo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shakes's head backwards.
Reepo lands a nice hook to Shakes's body. Shakes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reepo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shakes.
Reepo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shakes misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reepo lands a lovely overhand right.
Reepo throws a head kick but Shakes moves out of range.
Shakes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shakes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reepo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Reepo 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.
Reepo punishes Shakes's body with a nice straight punch.
Shakes misses with a wild body shot.
Reepo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shakes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shakes takes one to the side of the head.
Reepo with a hook.
A cross from Reepo lands.
Shakes slaps away a takedown attempt from Reepo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Shakes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reepo has managed to clinch.
Reepo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reepo misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shakes.
Shakes misses with a body punch.
Shakes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shakes lands a hook that snaps the head of Reepo backwards.
Reepo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Shakes seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Reepo can turn it around.
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 doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reepo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shakes tries a body shot but Reepo blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakes misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Reepo.
Shakes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reepo blocks it with crossed arms.
Reepo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shakes backwards.
Reepo swings wildly with an uppercut but Shakes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shakes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marcus Shakes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reepo.
Shakes blocking some punches.
Reepo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shakes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reepo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reepo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shakes smiles and moves away.
Jay Reepo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reepo instigates a clinch.
Reepo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reepo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Marcus Shakes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Reepo.
Reepo works on Shakes's body with a couple of short punches.
Shakes lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shakes lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reepo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Reepo blocks the elbow strike.
Reepo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shakes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right from Reepo on the inside.
Shakes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shakes missing with knees to the body.
Shakes lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Shakes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shakes.
Reepo throws a punch but it's blocked by Shakes.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reepo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Reepo wants to get back to striking at distance but Shakes won't allow it.
Shakes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shakes lands an elbow inside that Reepo shrugs off.
Reepo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reepo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reepo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reepo lands a body punch.
Shakes misses with a knee strike.
Reepo cracks Shakes with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shakes looking to throw knees to the head but Reepo is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reepo lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reepo.
Reepo throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reepo.
Reepo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reepo thuds his right hand into Shakes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice straight punches there by Shakes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shakes.
Good leg kick by Reepo.
Reepo lands a leg kick that knocks Shakes off balance momentarily.
Shakes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shakes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reepo lands with a cross.
A lazy left from Reepo finds it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shakes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shakes there as he acknowledges the shot.
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 dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reepo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakes throws a series of punches but Reepo avoids them all with ease.
Shakes misses the jab.
Reepo tries a quick counter leg kick but Shakes is wise to it.
Shakes misses with a straight right.
Reepo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reepo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reepo tests Shakes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reepo lands a nice shot that snaps Shakes's head back.
Shakes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Reepo avoids the body shot from Shakes.
Shakes misses with a wild body shot.
Reepo scores with a decent looking hook.
Good shot there by Reepo.
Reepo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shakes throws an overhand right that lands on Reepo's shoulder, as Reepo tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reepo scores with a jab to the body.
Reepo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shakes walks into a stiff left hand from Reepo.
Shakes takes one to the chin there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Reepo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Reepo throws a leg kick but Shakes moved away.
Shakes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Reepo moves away from the strike by Shakes.
A slow jab from Shakes misses its intended target.
Shakes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reepo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Reepo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shakes on the side of the head.
Reepo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shakes.
Reepo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shakes manages to avoid it.
Reepo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shakes doesn't seem bothered though.
Reepo keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Reepo.
An attempted straight right counter from Shakes misses the target.
Reepo moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reepo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shakes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shakes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reepo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shakes throws an overhand right that lands on Reepo's shoulder, as Reepo tries to avoid the shot.
Shakes cracks Reepo with an open hand slap.
Jay Reepo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shakes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reepo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Shakes. Those never looked like landing.
Reepo wants to counter the offense by Shakes and move into the clinch position.
Shakes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reepo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reepo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reepo tests Shakes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shakes throws a jab when Reepo was well out of range.
Reepo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shakes has time to react.
Reepo catches Shakes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Reepo thumps Shakes with a low kick.
Reepo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reepo with a hook.
Shakes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Reepo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reepo keeps the fight on the outside.
Shakes walks into a jab.
Shakes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reepo lands a jab to the nose.
Shakes is rocked!
Reepo connects with a body shot that sends Shakes's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reepo moves into the clinch successfully.
Reepo lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Shakes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shakes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shakes missing with knees to the body.
Shakes seems to have got his legs back now.
Shakes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reepo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reepo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shakes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reepo pushes Shakes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shakes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reepo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shakes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Reepo as the two fighters clinch.
Reepo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reepo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reepo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Reepo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shakes backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reepo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reepo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shakes's elbow.
Shakes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reepo blocks it with crossed arms.
Reepo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reepo tries to throw a body punch but Shakes avoids it by throwing Reepo back against the cage.
Reepo is trying to pull guard but Shakes has him pressed against the cage.
Reepo manages to pull guard.
Shakes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Reepo holds on and takes a little breather.
Shakes wants to get up but he can't break Reepo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Reepo tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reepo looking for a guillotine here but Shakes defends easily.
Shakes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Reepo working for a triangle but Shakes defends it easily.
Reepo is trying to control the position but Shakes postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Reepo 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.
Donk. Shakes catches Reepo right on the button with a cross.
Reepo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shakes on the side of the head.
Shakes avoids the body shot from Reepo.
A jab from Reepo does it's job there.
Shakes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Reepo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reepo throws out a counter right but Shakes avoids it with no problem.
Reepo scores with a sloppy right hand. Shakes should have avoided that one.
A cross from Reepo lands.
Shakes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reepo.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shakes misses with an elbow over the top.
Shakes lands a body shot.
Reepo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Reepo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shakes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shakes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shakes works on Reepo's body with a couple of short punches.
Reepo struggles to land a body shot inside as Shakes controls his hands.
Reepo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Shakes lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakes blocking some punches.
Shakes connects with a knee to the head.
Reepo struggles to land a body shot inside as Shakes controls his hands.
Reepo misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Shakes - that landed with a thud.
Shakes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shakes blocks a body shot from Reepo.
A knee to the head by Shakes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reepo.
Reepo working aggressively here.
Reepo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shakes landing knees to the body.
Reepo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shakes can't find room to land a body shot as Reepo controls the action.
Reepo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shakes's elbow.
Shakes lands an elbow inside that Reepo shrugs off.
Shakes landing knees to the body.
Shakes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reepo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shakes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reepo throws a punch but it's blocked by Shakes.
A knee to the head by Shakes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shakes.
Shakes landing knees to the body.
Shakes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reepo.
Shakes lands a damaging elbow.
Shakes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reepo swings wildly with an uppercut but Shakes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reepo misses with a punch on the inside.
Shakes lands a body punch.
Shakes misses with a body punch.
Shakes with a knee to the head.
Reepo breaks the clinch.
Reepo looks to land a left hand but Shakes moved out of range nicely.
Reepo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shakes.
Shakes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reepo misses with an uppercut. Shakes saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reepo moves into the clinch.
Reepo lands a hook that snaps the head of Shakes backwards.
Shakes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reepo tries to work over Shakes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shakes struggles to land a body shot inside as Reepo controls his hands.
Shakes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reepo's efforts to push away.
Shakes lands an elbow just above Reepo 's eye.
Shakes misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Shakes.
Reepo swings wildly with an uppercut but Shakes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reepo managing to block the knees to the body from Shakes.
Reepo lands a nice shot to the body.
Reepo lands with a short shot to the head.
Reepo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shakes or not.
Reepo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reepo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shakes's elbow.
Reepo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reepo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shakes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Reepo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reepo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shakes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shakes throws an elbow that misses.
Reepo breaks the clinch.
Shakes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Reepo under the eye.
Shakes tries to clinch but Reepo moves out of range.
Shakes takes a swing at Reepo's ribcage but misses.
Shakes misses with the combination.
Shakes misses with a looping left.
Reepo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shakes. That did some damage!
A low kick lands for Reepo.
Reepo lands a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shakes misses with a straight left.
Reepo has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Marcus Shakes will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Reepo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reepo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice jab there from Shakes.
Shakes looks to land a right hand but Reepo moved out of range.
Reepo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reepo throws a head kick but Shakes moves out of range.
Reepo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reepo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shakes throws a body shot but no joy.
Reepo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reepo slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Shakes coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shakes. Reepo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shakes. Reepo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reepo lands an overhand right.
Reepo lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reepo blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reepo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reepo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reepo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reepo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shakes throws a body shot but no joy.
Shakes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reepo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shakes's sensitive parts.
Reepo blocks a jab.
Reepo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reepo misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Shakes misses the target.
A head kick misses from Reepo.
Reepo clinches.
Reepo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reepo managing to block the knees to the body from Shakes.
Shakes throws an elbow but it misses.
Reepo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shakes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shakes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Reepo's brow.
Reepo tries to throw a body punch but Shakes avoids it by throwing Reepo back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Reepo.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Reepo lands with a left to the head.
Shakes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reepo is defending well for now.
Reepo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Reepo is trying to break free.
Shakes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shakes takes a shot to the head.
Reepo tries to pull guard but Shakes won't allow it.
Marcus Shakes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reepo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shakes backwards.
Reepo is trying to pull guard but Shakes has him pressed against the cage.
Shakes lands a damaging elbow.
Shakes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reepo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shakes backwards.
Reepo misses with a body punch.
Reepo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shakes lands an elbow inside that Reepo shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reepo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Shakes.
Shakes prevents a body shot from Reepo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shakes.
Shakes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Reepo fails to pull guard.
Marcus Shakes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Reepo.
Reepo working aggressively here.
Reepo misses with a punch to the body.
Reepo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reepo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shakes throws a jab when Reepo was well out of range.
Shakes tries to clinch up.
Reepo gets a clinch.
Reepo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shakes to keep the fight standing.
Shakes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Reepo.
Shakes lands a body shot.
Shakes misses with a punch to the body.
Shakes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reepo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shakes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shakes connects with a knee to the head.
Shakes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shakes tries a knee to the head but Reepo blocks it.
Reepo tries to throw a body punch but Shakes avoids it by throwing Reepo back against the cage.
Reepo throws a head punch that misses.
Shakes lands a hook that snaps the head of Reepo backwards.
Shakes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reepo pushes Shakes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Reepo.
Shakes keeps control of Reepo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shakes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reepo is looking to control Shakes's arms but Shakes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reepo has his back to the cage.
Reepo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shakes or not.
Reepo is trying to pull guard but Shakes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Reepo misses with the head strike.
Jay Reepo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shakes missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jay Reepo.
I think Reepo 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 47:48
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 47:49
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Reepo!
Jay Reepo is the new bantamweight champion!
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pop
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