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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Shakes (ranked 467 p4p, 494 weight class) and Ivor Ivanovic (ranked 33 p4p, 35 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shakes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to About the Money- T.I.. This should be fireworks!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 25 - 17 - 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 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivor Ivanovic!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ivanovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ivanovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Shakes.
Shakes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ivanovic throws a leg kick which misses Shakes's front leg but catches the back leg as Shakes tries to avoid it.
Ivanovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shakes manages to avoid it.
Shakes throws a lazy uppercut
and Ivanovic counters with a nice leg kick.
Shakes throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Ivanovic counter with a right hand.
Shakes has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Shakes lands a nice shot that snaps Ivanovic's head back.
Shakes moves out of range as Ivanovic strikes.
Shakes is looking to clinch but Ivanovic is avoiding it.
Ivanovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ivanovic scores with a nice strike.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ivanovic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shakes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shakes misses the shot to the body.
Ivor Ivanovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shakes clinches up with Ivanovic and pushes him back against the cage.
Shakes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ivanovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the head but Ivanovic blocks with his arms.
Ivanovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shakes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ivanovic momentarily.
Ivanovic connects with a body shot.
Shakes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ivanovic, pushing him back against the cage.
Shakes pushes off an throws an elbow but Ivanovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shakes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short left from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ivanovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shakes prevents Ivanovic from breaking the clinch.
Ivanovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shakes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ivanovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shakes has him pressed against the cage.
Shakes blocks a body shot from Ivanovic.
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!
A left hand lands to the body for Shakes.
Ivanovic breaks the clinch.
Shakes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shakes is looking to clinch but Ivanovic is avoiding it.
Shakes punishes Ivanovic's body with a nice straight punch.
Shakes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakes is looking to clinch.
Ivanovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Ivanovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ivanovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Shakes.
Shakes just misses with a punch to the body.
Ivanovic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shakes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shakes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ivanovic moves away.
Ivanovic slips under a jab from Shakes.
Ivanovic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shakes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ivanovic.
Shakes misses with a hook. Ivanovic ducked under it nicely.
Ivanovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Shakes.
Ivanovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ivanovic. Ivanovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Ivanovic scores with a body shot.
Shakes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shakes tries to clinch but Ivanovic moves away
and Ivanovic counters with a body kick.
Shakes throws a poor cross that misses
and Ivanovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ivanovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shakes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ivanovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shakes.
Ivanovic jabs Shakes right on the nose. Shakes blinks but takes it well.
Ivanovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Shakes wants to clinch but Ivanovic slips to the side
and Ivanovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shakes cracks Ivanovic with an open hand slap.
Shakes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ivanovic.
Shakes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ivanovic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shakes moves in looking to clinch but Ivanovic pushes him off.
Shakes is looking to clinch but Ivanovic is avoiding it.
Shakes tries to bum rush Ivanovic with a series of wild strikes but Ivanovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ivanovic scores with a body shot.
Ivanovic tests Shakes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic throws the left hand but Shakes avoids the punch easily.
Ivanovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ivanovic.
Good shot there by Ivanovic.
Ivanovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Shakes.
Shakes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ivanovic moves away.
Shakes moves into range and clinches up with Ivanovic.
Shakes lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ivor Ivanovic has been cut.
Shakes misses with a knee to the head.
Ivanovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ivanovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ivanovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ivanovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ivanovic has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ivanovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Ivanovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shakes.
Shakes is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivor Ivanovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivor Ivanovic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters circling - Shakes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shakes doesn't manage to clinch there - Ivanovic circles away.
Jab, jab by Ivanovic - just one landing.
Ivanovic scores with the left hand. Shakes knows he should have avoided that one.
Ivanovic misses with a body kick.
Shakes darts in trying to clinch
and Ivanovic counters with a good low kick that Shakes was not able to check.
Ivanovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Ivanovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shakes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shakes tries to clinch but Ivanovic moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shakes checks the leg kick.
Ivanovic clobbers Shakes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ivanovic with the inside leg kick.
Ivanovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ivanovic misses the shot to the body.
Ivanovic lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakes throws out a loose jab but Ivanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shakes tries to clinch but Ivanovic is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Ivanovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ivanovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shakes wants to clinch.
Ivanovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shakes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shakes walks into a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ivanovic. That's going to slow Shakes down.
Shakes throws a lazy uppercut
and Ivanovic counters with a nice body shot.
Ivanovic misses the shot to the body.
Shakes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ivanovic.
Ivanovic keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice leg kick from Ivanovic, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ivanovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ivanovic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Shakes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ivanovic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakes moves into range and clinches up with Ivanovic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shakes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ivanovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Ivanovic.
A head punch on the inside from Shakes fails to land.
Ivanovic is trying to break the clinch but Shakes has him pressed against the cage.
Shakes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ivanovic.
Shakes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shakes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shakes lands a shoulder strike.
Ivanovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ivanovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ivanovic lands with a light punch inside.
Shakes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ivanovic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ivanovic is leaning against Shakes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ivanovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Ivanovic.
Shakes throws a right hand that Ivanovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Ivanovic also avoids with ease.
Shakes tries to clinch but Ivanovic is having none of it.
Shakes instigates a clinch.
Ivanovic breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakes wants to clinch.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ivanovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shakes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ivanovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Shakes.
Ivanovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shakes.
Shakes is looking to clinch.
Ivanovic throws the left hand but Shakes avoids the punch easily.
Shakes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ivanovic counters with a nice body kick.
Shakes tries to clinch up
and Ivanovic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ivanovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ivanovic thuds a left hand into Shakes's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakes throws a right and a left that Ivanovic avoids nicely.
Shakes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ivanovic.
Shakes tries to clinch up but Ivanovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Ivanovic scores with a leg kick.
Shakes moves in looking to clinch but Ivanovic pushes him off.
Shakes doesn't manage to clinch there - Ivanovic circles away.
Shakes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shakes throwing a counter right hand but Ivanovic manages to avoid it.
Ivanovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ivanovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Shakes throws an off balance right hand
and Ivanovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shakes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ivanovic with the inside leg kick.
Ivanovic misses with an uppercut.
Ivanovic misses with a hook.
Ivanovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shakes moves out of range as Ivanovic strikes.
Shakes has closed the distance and engaged Ivanovic in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivor Ivanovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivor Ivanovic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Shakes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ivanovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ivanovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ivanovic misses with a hook.
Ivanovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Shakes.
Shakes is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shakes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ivanovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shakes at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Ivanovic there.
Ivanovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shakes staying out of range there.
Shakes tries to clinch but Ivanovic moves out of range.
Shakes staying out of range there.
Shakes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ivanovic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shakes momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both fighters circling a little - Ivanovic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shakes throws a combination that misses
and Ivanovic counters with a nice leg kick.
Shakes blocks the body kick.
Ivanovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shakes misses with a left hand
and Ivanovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Ivanovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jab by Ivanovic.
Shakes tries to clinch there but Ivanovic circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ivanovic! But no joy.
Marcus Shakes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shakes tries to clinch but Ivanovic is having none of it.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ivanovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ivanovic, as that shot connected.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch but Ivanovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shakes tries to clinch there but Ivanovic circles away.
Ivanovic lands a glancing blow to the side of Shakes's head.
Shakes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Ivanovic there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shakes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ivanovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shakes forces Ivanovic back against the cage and clinches.
Shakes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short body shot lands from Ivanovic as the two fighters clinch.
Ivanovic avoiding damage as Shakes throws knees to the body.
Ivanovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shakes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ivanovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shakes blocks the body kick.
Ivanovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shakes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ivor Ivanovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ivanovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shakes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ivanovic.
Ivanovic throws a hook to the side of Shakes's head but Shakes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ivanovic is looking to slow Shakes down with leg kicks.
Ivanovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shakes manages to avoid it.
Shakes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shakes doesn't manage to clinch there - Ivanovic circles away.
Ivanovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ivanovic looks for the body kick but Shakes saw that one coming.
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.
Shakes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ivanovic connects with a crisp jab.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch but Ivanovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ivanovic is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Shakes with a body shot.
Shakes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ivanovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Shakes.
Ivanovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shakes manages to avoid it.
Shakes tries to clinch but Ivanovic moves out of range.
Ivanovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ivanovic feints a counter leg kick.
Shakes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Shakes.
Ivanovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shakes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch but Ivanovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shakes has closed the distance and engaged Ivanovic in a clinch.
Shakes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ivanovic.
Shakes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ivanovic tries to work over Shakes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ivanovic lands an uppercut.
Shakes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shakes swings wildly with an uppercut but Ivanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivanovic pushes Shakes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ivanovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ivanovic avoids the body shot from Shakes.
Ivanovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ivor Ivanovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ivanovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ivanovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivor Ivanovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ivanovic 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivor Ivanovic!
Ivor Ivanovic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Marcus Shakes stepped up to the mic, saying 'Maybe its time to hang it up and coach'.
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