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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Shakes (ranked 543 p4p, 449 weight class) and Diogo Jimenez (ranked 41 p4p, 31 weight class). Shakes comes to the cage accompanied by About the Money- T.I.. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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22 - 15 - 0 |
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167 cm
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146
41 - 20 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Shakes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Diogo Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shakes moves into the clinch.
Shakes blocks an uppercut.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jimenez avoids it.
Jimenez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jimenez avoids it.
Shakes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jimenez avoids a wild elbow strike from Shakes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jimenez.
Shakes tries to work over Jimenez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jimenez tries to throw a body punch but Shakes avoids it by throwing Jimenez back against the cage.
Jimenez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jimenez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shakes throwing a counter right hand but Jimenez manages to avoid it.
Jimenez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shakes.
Shakes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jimenez misses with a wild body shot.
Jimenez cracks Shakes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jimenez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shakes slips a jab from Jimenez.
Jimenez throws a poor cross that misses
and Shakes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jimenez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shakes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shakes throws out a loose jab but Jimenez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shakes misses with a hook
and Jimenez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shakes's hands.
Jimenez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jimenez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jimenez lands a nice shot that snaps Shakes's head back.
Jimenez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jimenez!
Jimenez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shakes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shakes tries to clinch but Jimenez is having none of it.
Shakes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jimenez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shakes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jimenez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marcus Shakes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Shakes.
Jimenez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jimenez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shakess head.
Shakes struggles to land a body shot inside as Jimenez controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shakes.
A right hand to the body from Shakes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakes lands a nice knee to the body.
Shakes gets through Jimenez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shakes crunches a lovely knee into Jimenez's ribcage.
A head punch on the inside from Jimenez fails to land.
Shakes looking to throw knees to the head but Jimenez is blocking nicely.
Shakes prevents a body shot from Jimenez.
Jimenez lands a body shot.
Shakes works on Jimenez's body with a couple of short punches.
Shakes prevents a body shot from Jimenez.
Jimenez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jimenez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jimenez throws an overhand right that lands on Shakes's shoulder, as Shakes tries to avoid the shot.
Shakes blocks a jab.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jimenez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jimenez misses with the combination.
Jimenez has managed to clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jimenez scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakes lands an elbow that stopped Jimenez in his tracks for a moment.
Shakes tries a knee to the head but Jimenez blocks it.
Shakes misses with a knee strike.
Our sources have told us that Shakes has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Jimenez managing to block the knees to the body from Shakes.
Jimenez trying to control the position but instead, Shakes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jimenez into the cage.
Shakes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jimenez's defenses.
Shakes prevents a body shot from Jimenez.
Jimenez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jimenez misses with a punch on the inside.
Shakes pushes off an throws an elbow but Jimenez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jimenez lands with a left to the head.
Shakes with a knee to the head.
Jimenez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jimenez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jimenez cracks Shakes with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jimenez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jimenez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Shakes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Jimenez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shakes on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakes throws a hook to the side of Jimenez's head but Jimenez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shakes has Jimenez up against the cage in a clinch.
Shakes working aggressively here.
Shakes landing knees to the body.
Jimenez throws a punch but it's blocked by Shakes.
Jimenez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jimenez is pushing Shakes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shakes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shakes throws a punch but it's blocked by Jimenez.
Jimenez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jimenez tries to work over Shakes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jimenez lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shakes landing knees to the body.
Jimenez blocks an uppercut.
Jimenez has a couple of punches blocked by Shakes.
Jimenez wants to break free but Shakes has control.
Shakes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Diogo Jimenez will probably get the nod.
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.
Shakes throws a looping overhand right but Jimenez ducks down to avoid it.
Jimenez thinks about the counter body kick.
Diogo Jimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jimenez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shakes.
Diogo Jimenez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shakes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shakes cracks Jimenez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jimenez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shakes wants to clinch.
Shakes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shakes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez tries to score with a low kick but Shakes moves his leg out of the way.
Shakes looks to score with a jab to the body but Jimenez is just out of range.
Shakes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jimenez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shakes throws out the jab.
Shakes walks into a straight right hand from Jimenez.
Jimenez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shakes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakes lands an overhand right.
Shakes swings for the body but Jimenez moves out of range.
Jimenez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shakes.
Shakes misses with a double jab.
A good leg kick by Jimenez.
Shakes misses with a straight right.
Jimenez just misses with a punch to the body.
Jimenez looks to land a combination but Shakes avoids it well.
Shakes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good standup being displayed there by Jimenez as he connects with a hook.
Shakes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jimenez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jimenez throws an off balance right hand
and Shakes counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jimenez throws out a loose jab but Shakes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shakes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jimenez misses with an uppercut. Shakes saw that one coming.
Shakes tries to clinch but Jimenez moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jimenez. Shakes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jimenez throws a jab when Shakes was well out of range.
Jimenez throws a leg kick which misses Shakes's front leg but catches the back leg as Shakes tries to avoid it.
Shakes lands a glancing blow to the side of Jimenez's head.
Jimenez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jimenez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Shakes.
Shakes throws a hook to the side of Jimenez's head but Jimenez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Shakes finds it's way through Jimenez's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shakes. Jimenez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shakes thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left lands for Jimenez.
Shakes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jimenez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shakes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jimenez throws a lazy right hand but Shakes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shakes is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jimenez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jimenez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Jimenez. That snapped Shakes's head back.
Jimenez misses with a straight left.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch but Jimenez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jimenez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shakes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jimenez throws a head kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Shakes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jimenez misses with a few strikes there.
Jimenez lands with an uppercut that bounces Shakes off the cage and back into range.
Shakes slips a straight right by Jimenez.
Jimenez misses with an uppercut. Shakes saw that one coming.
Shakes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shakes lands with an uppercut that bounces Jimenez off the cage and back into range.
Shakes misses with a looping left.
Jimenez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez throws a lazy uppercut
and Shakes counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jimenez ducks right into an uppercut from Shakes.
Jimenez throws a shot from downtown. Shakes moves away and avoids it.
Jimenez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shakes at a distance.
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.
Jimenez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jimenez throws a hook but Shakes avoids it easily.
Shakes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shakes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jimenez digs a good body shot into Shakes's ribs.
Shakes cracks Jimenez with a good jab.
Jimenez fails to land with a series of punches.
Shakes looks to land a combination. Jimenez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jimenez is rocked!
Jimenez lands with a hook. Shakes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jimenez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shakes to score with a decent uppercut.
Jimenez is still on wobbly legs! Can Shakes finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shakes drops Jimenez with a huge uppercut! Jimenez drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Shakes is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Shakes!
After the fight, Marcus Shakes was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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