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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Shakes (ranked 629 p4p, 492 weight class) and Mamed Khalidovic (ranked 57 p4p, 47 weight class). Shakes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is About the Money- T.I.. Khalidovic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Зима-мама 25/17 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 31 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Shakes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Mamed Khalidovic!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalidovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shakes on the side of the head.
Khalidovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mamed Khalidovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalidovic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Khalidovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shakes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Khalidovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khalidovic throws a looping overhand right but Shakes ducks down to avoid it.
Khalidovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shakes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khalidovic manages to avoid it.
Shakes backing away here, and Khalidovic unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Shakes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Mamed Khalidovic has been cut.
Shakes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khalidovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Khalidovic misses.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khalidovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khalidovic cracks Shakes with an open hand slap.
Khalidovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shakes.
A little jabbing left from Khalidovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shakes staying out of range there.
Shakes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shakes misses with a straight right.
Shakes misses with a wild body shot.
Khalidovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shakes on the side of the head.
A punch combination from Khalidovic misses.
Khalidovic defending well as Shakes loads up on a big left hand.
Khalidovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shakes.
Shakes throwing a counter right hand but Khalidovic manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakes wants to clinch.
Shakes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khalidovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shakes defending well as Khalidovic loads up on a big left hand.
Khalidovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Shakes loads up on a big right hand but Khalidovic slips the punch.
Khalidovic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Khalidovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shakes. That did some damage!
Shakes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid body kick from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic throws a big shot that misses.
Khalidovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khalidovic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shakes momentarily.
Shakes tries to clinch but Khalidovic moves out of range.
Shakes wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakes clinches.
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 throws a head punch that misses.
Shakes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khalidovic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shakes scores with a shot to the side of Khalidovic's head.
Khalidovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shakes is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Khalidovic's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Shakes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shakes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khalidovic scores with a shot to the side of Shakes's head.
Khalidovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khalidovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shakes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shakes working aggressively here.
Shakes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khalidovic tries to break free but Shakes pushes him back against the cage.
Shakes tries to throw a body punch but Khalidovic avoids it by throwing Shakes back against the cage.
Shakes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khalidovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Khalidovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic manages to break the clinch.
Shakes slips a jab from Khalidovic.
Shakes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khalidovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Khalidovic misses with a low kick as Shakes jumps back.
Good exchange - Khalidovic coming out on top.
Shakes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khalidovic.
Khalidovic throws a leg kick but Shakes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Khalidovic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Khalidovic lands the left hand.
Khalidovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Khalidovic looks to throw the jab but Shakes is out of range.
Khalidovic misses with a hook.
Shakes throws a hook but Khalidovic blocks it.
Khalidovic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Khalidovic scores with a head kick.
Khalidovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khalidovic thuds his right hand into Shakes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shakes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khalidovic tries to bum rush Shakes with a series of wild strikes but Shakes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shakes throwing a counter right hand but Khalidovic manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakes pushes Khalidovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Khalidovic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shakes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shakes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khalidovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khalidovic has picked Shakes up - he's going for a ride! Khalidovic dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Shakes is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khalidovic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Shakes is just riding it out for now. Khalidovic eventually gives up the hold.
Shakes looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Khalidovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mamed Khalidovic's cut.
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.
Khalidovic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shakes's head backwards.
Khalidovic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shakes slips under a jab from Khalidovic.
Shakes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Khalidovic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jab by Khalidovic.
Mamed Khalidovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shakes avoids a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Khalidovic misses its intended target.
Khalidovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shakes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khalidovic throws a wild body kick that Shakes sees coming a mile off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Khalidovic.
Khalidovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalidovic attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Khalidovic misses.
Khalidovic has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Khalidovic throws a jab when Shakes was well out of range.
Shakes fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khalidovic! But no joy.
Shakes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Khalidovic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shakess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shakes fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakes tries to clinch but Khalidovic is having none of it.
Shakes is looking to clinch but Khalidovic is avoiding it.
Shakes wants to clinch up but Khalidovic keeps it at a distance.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khalidovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shakes clinches up against the cage.
Shakes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shakes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khalidovic working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khalidovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khalidovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shakes.
Khalidovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Shakes.
Nice defenses there by Shakes.
Khalidovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shakes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khalidovic misses with a hook.
Shakes slips under a jab from Khalidovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shakes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khalidovic.
Shakes throws a big shot that misses.
Khalidovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shakes moves away from the strike by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shakes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shakes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shakes doesn't manage to clinch there - Khalidovic circles away.
Khalidovic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shakes moves in looking to clinch but Khalidovic pushes him off.
Shakes is looking to clinch but Khalidovic is avoiding it.
Khalidovic throws a hook but Shakes blocks it.
Shakes defending well as Khalidovic loads up on a big left hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shakes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khalidovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shakes backwards.
Khalidovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shakes throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Khalidovic takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khalidovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shakes.
Shakes gets underhooks to prevent Khalidovic's takedown attempt.
Khalidovic pushes Shakes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shakes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khalidovic.
Khalidovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khalidovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shakes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khalidovic.
Shakes pushes Khalidovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Khalidovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Shakes has double underhooks.
Khalidovic lands an uppercut.
A short right from Shakes on the inside.
Khalidovic is trying to force a seperation but Shakes has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shakes.
A short right from Shakes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shakes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khalidovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Khalidovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khalidovic.
Shakes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shakes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Khalidovic's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakes scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khalidovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shakes swings wildly with an uppercut but Khalidovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khalidovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shakes lands with a short shot to the head.
Shakes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shakes swings wildly with an uppercut but Khalidovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khalidovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khalidovic gets control of Shakes's arms and successfully pulls guard. Khalidovic will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Khalidovic is working an open guard so Shakes takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Khalidovic misses with an uppercut.
Shakes moves in looking to clinch but Khalidovic pushes him off.
Khalidovic connects with a jab.
Shakes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shakes wants to clinch up but Khalidovic keeps it at a distance.
Shakes slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Shakes misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Khalidovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mamed Khalidovic'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. 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.
Khalidovic lands a nice hook to Shakes's body. Shakes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mamed Khalidovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Khalidovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shakes tries to clinch but Khalidovic moves out of range.
Shakes moves forwards but Khalidovic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Khalidovic loads up on a big right hand but Shakes slips the punch.
Shakes tries to clinch up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Khalidovic.
Shakes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Khalidovic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Khalidovic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Khalidovic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khalidovic.
Shakes moves into the clinch.
Khalidovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Shakes looking to throw knees to the head but Khalidovic is blocking nicely.
Shakes cracks Khalidovic with a nice body shot.
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 head punch blocked on the inside by Khalidovic.
Shakes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovic blocking some punches.
Shakes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shakes tries a knee to the head but Khalidovic blocks it.
Shakes lands with a short shot to the head.
Shakes misses with some punches.
Shakes tries to throw a body punch but Khalidovic avoids it by throwing Shakes back against the cage.
Marcus Shakes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khalidovic avoiding damage as Shakes throws knees to the body.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Khalidovic blocks the elbow strike.
Shakes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khalidovics head.
Khalidovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shakes misses with a hook. Khalidovic ducked under it nicely.
Khalidovic counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic throws a big shot that misses.
Shakes takes one on the button.
Khalidovic works Shakes's body with a nice hook.
Jab, jab by Khalidovic - just one landing.
Shakes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shakes doesn't manage to clinch there - Khalidovic circles away.
Shakes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Khalidovic lands an overhand right.
Khalidovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khalidovic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Shakes wants to clinch up but Khalidovic keeps it 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.
Shakes is looking to clinch but Khalidovic is avoiding it.
Shakes tries to clinch but Khalidovic is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Khalidovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khalidovic is looking to slow Shakes down with leg kicks.
Shakes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khalidovic loads up on a big right hand but Shakes slips the punch.
Shakes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Khalidovic. Those never looked like landing.
Khalidovic throws a hook but Shakes blocks it.
Khalidovic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Khalidovic throws out a loose jab but Shakes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khalidovic throws the left hand but Shakes avoids the punch easily.
Khalidovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shakes moves away.
Nice defenses there by Shakes.
Shakes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khalidovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shakes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shakes ducks right into an uppercut from Khalidovic.
Shakes moves away from the strike by Khalidovic.
Khalidovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Khalidovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shakes.
Shakes tries to clinch there but Khalidovic circles away.
Khalidovic slips a jab from Shakes.
Khalidovic scores with a decent looking hook.
Khalidovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Khalidovic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shakes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shakes tries to clinch there but Khalidovic circles away.
Khalidovic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot lands for Khalidovic.
Shakes tries to clinch but Khalidovic moves out of range.
Shakes tries to clinch up but Khalidovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Shakes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khalidovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shakes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khalidovic lands a jab.
Khalidovic throws a shot from downtown. Shakes moves away and avoids it.
Shakes throws a hook but Khalidovic avoids it easily.
Shakes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khalidovic.
Khalidovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shakes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khalidovic on the side of the head.
Khalidovic avoids the body shot from Shakes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mamed Khalidovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Khalidovic 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamed Khalidovic!
After winning the bout, Mamed Khalidovic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Marcus Shakes spoke after the fight, saying 'Maybe its time to hang it up and coach'.
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