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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Mendoza (ranked 910 p4p, 997 weight class) and Marcus Shakes (ranked 72 p4p, 75 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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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Luiz Mendoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Shakes!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shakes. That did some damage!
Shakes avoids the body shot from Mendoza.
Shakes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shakes scores with a shot to the side of Mendoza's head.
Shakes misses with a punch to the body.
Shakes tries to land knees in the clinch but Mendoza avoids the damage to the body.
Mendoza goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shakes prevents it.
Mendoza takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Luiz Mendoza has been cut.
Shakes lands an elbow inside.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mendoza seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Shakes wants to clinch up but Mendoza keeps it at a distance.
Mendoza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shakes throws out a powerful jab.
Mendoza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shakes's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendoza keeps the fight on the outside.
Shakes tries to clinch
and Mendoza counters with a nice body shot.
Mendoza tries to keep at a distance but Shakes has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakes misses with a knee strike.
Shakes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mendoza tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shakes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the head but Mendoza blocks with his arms.
Shakes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shakes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mendoza.
Mendoza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mendoza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mendoza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shakes misses with a knee to the head.
Mendoza blocks a body shot from Shakes.
Knees to the body from Shakes.
Mendoza is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shakes to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Mendoza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendoza takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mendoza avoiding damage as Shakes throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakes throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendoza.
Shakes lands a nice elbow.
Mendoza fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mendoza gets through Shakes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shakes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shakes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shakes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shakes lands with a right to the head.
Knees to the body from Shakes.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch but Shakes keeps him there for the moment.
A short uppercut from Shakes.
Shakes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shakes lands a body shot in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Shakes.
Shakes landing knees to the head.
Shakes lands a body punch.
Mendoza pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakes is fighting to break Mendoza's control of his arms but Mendoza is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mendoza trying to control the position.
Mendoza manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shakes manages to get himself to full guard.
Mendoza trying to control the position from guard on top but Shakes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendoza wants to pass the guard but Shakes is keeping the position.
Mendoza engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mendoza's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Mendoza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mendoza wants to control from the top but Shakes keeps moving.
Mendoza chips away with some ground and pound.
Mendoza trying to control the position from guard on top but Shakes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendoza is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
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 Luiz Mendoza's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mendoza keeps the fight on the outside.
Shakes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mendoza's head backwards.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mendoza or perhaps it was just good defense by Shakes, which made it look bad.
Shakes pushes Mendoza up against the cage in a clinch.
Mendoza 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. Mendoza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shakes lands with a straight right. Mendoza didn't see that one coming.
Shakes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mendoza, pushing him back against the cage.
Shakes gets through Mendoza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakes misses with an elbow strike.
Shakes lands an elbow inside.
Shakes lands a damaging elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Shakes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shakes lands with a right to the head.
Mendoza gets control of Shakes's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mendoza will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mendoza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mendoza wants to control from the top but Shakes keeps moving.
Shakes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mendoza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shakes keeping moving, preventing Mendoza from controlling successfully.
Mendoza trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Shakes manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Mendoza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza is trying to keep Shakes in close.
Shakes tries to stand but Mendoza is controlling from the bottom.
Mendoza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shakes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shakes trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mendoza's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mendoza looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Shakes passes into half guard.
It looks like Shakes is going to stand back up.
Mendoza is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mendoza is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shakes fails in his attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Mendoza misses its target.
Shakes has closed the distance and engaged Mendoza in a clinch.
Mendoza drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shakes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Mendoza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shakes tries a knee to the head but Mendoza blocks it.
Shakes struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendoza controls his hands.
Shakes tries to throw a body punch but Mendoza avoids it by throwing Shakes back against the cage.
Shakes has Mendoza pressed against the cage, preventing Mendoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shakes working Mendoza over with knees to the body.
Shakes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendoza tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shakes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shakes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mendoza avoids it.
Shakes lands an elbow inside.
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 Luiz Mendoza's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch but Mendoza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shakes misses with a double jab
and Mendoza counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shakes won't be happy with that.
Shakes is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mendoza has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Mendoza throws an elbow but Shakes slips to the side and avoids it well.
Shakes is not content to let Mendoza control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakes is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakes prevents Mendoza from improving position.
Mendoza wants to control but Shakes is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shakes rushes Mendoza and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shakes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mendozas head.
Mendoza tries to circle away but Shakes has him pinned against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shakes.
Shakes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mendoza backwards.
Mendoza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shakes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mendoza's brow.
Shakes tries to work over Mendoza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shakes with a knee to the head.
Shakes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Marcus Shakes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mendoza is working for takedown but Shakes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mendoza tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shakes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Luiz Mendoza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shakes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mendoza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shakes trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shakes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shakes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mendoza in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shakes lands a knee to the body.
Mendoza tries to pull guard but Shakes won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Mendoza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shakes.
Knees to the body from Shakes.
Mendoza has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mendoza avoiding damage as Shakes throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Shakes.
Shakes lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza wants to get back to striking at distance but Shakes won't allow it.
Shakes missing with knees to the body.
Shakes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mendoza wants to break free but Shakes has control.
Shakes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mendoza 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. Mendoza gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shakes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Mendoza fails to land.
Shakes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the head but Mendoza blocks with his arms.
Shakes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mendoza.
Shakes lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Shakes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shakes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Shakes!
A relieved looking Marcus Shakes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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