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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Shakes (ranked 505 p4p, 445 weight class) and Pornthonglek Sitsongrit (ranked 52 p4p, 44 weight class). Shakes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, About the Money- T.I.. 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pornthonglek Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shakes throws a big shot that misses.
Shakes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shakes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Shakes strikes.
Shakes throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Sitsongrit scores with the left hand. Shakes knows he should have avoided that one.
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.
Shakes moves in looking to clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him off.
Shakes moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Shakes slips the punch.
Shakes seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sitsongrit throws the left hand but Shakes avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shakes manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shakes wants to clinch
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Shakes tries to clinch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shakes misses the shot to the body.
Shakes throws a lazy uppercut
and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shakes has closed the distance and engaged Sitsongrit in a clinch.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shakes's elbow.
Sitsongrit lands a right hand.
Shakes is rocked!
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oh Shakes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shakes.
Shakes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shakes seems to have got his legs back now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shakes.
Shakes misses with some punches.
Sitsongrit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shakes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sitsongrit is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shakes throws an elbow but misses.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sitsongrit takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shakes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sitsongrit avoids it.
Shakes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Shakes.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Sitsongrit.
A head punch on the inside from Shakes fails to land.
Shakes misses with a punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the head.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the head.
Shakes can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shakes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shakes tries to land knees in the clinch but Sitsongrit avoids the damage to the body.
Shakes pushes off an throws an elbow but Sitsongrit leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shakes working aggressively here.
Shakes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shakes backwards.
Shakes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sitsongrit is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shakess head.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sitsongrit 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 Sitsongrit can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shakes.
Sitsongrit digs a right hand underneath Shakes's ribcage. Shakes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shakes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shakes blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit has a couple of punches blocked by Shakes.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Shakes can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the head but Sitsongrit blocks with his arms.
Shakes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Pornthonglek Sitsongrit has been cut.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shakes backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakes misses with some punches.
Shakes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shakes tries to land knees in the clinch but Sitsongrit avoids the damage to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shakes or not.
Sitsongrit can't find room to land a body shot as Shakes controls the action.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
Shakes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
Shakes is breathing heavily.
Sitsongrit lands with a short shot to the head.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit cracks Shakes with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
Sitsongrit cracks Shakes with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pornthonglek Sitsongrit's cut.
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.
Sitsongrit with a nice calf kick.
Shakes misses with a jab to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitsongrit throws a good cross that connects.
Sitsongrit pounces like a tiger and cracks Shakes with a vicious hook! Shakes is down but not out! Sitsongrit follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pornthonglek Sitsongrit!
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Marcus Shakes had this to say: 'Maybe its time to hang it up and coach'.
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hype
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