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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Black (ranked 782 p4p, 94 weight class) and Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 1003 p4p, 119 weight class). Black comes to the cage accompanied by Manu Chao - Mr. Bobby. Fakiiri has chosen Limp Bizkit- BREAK STUFF as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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275 lbs
22 - 9 - 1 |
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265 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nakki Fakiiri!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fakiiri tries to clinch but Black is having none of it.
Fakiiri wants to clinch.
Black walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Matt Black has been cut.
Fakiiri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fakiiri just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBlack.
Fakiiri has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fakiiri working aggressively here.
Black jumps guard.
Black is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Fakiiri presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Fakiiri throws an elbow that misses.
Fakiiri blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Black trying to control the position but Fakiiri is working away.
Black looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fakiiri is avoiding damage well.
We've been hearing that Black has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Fakiiri can't do much from the bottom here.
Black throws a strike aimed at the side of Fakiiri's head but Fakiiri avoids it well.
Check out the look on Black's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fakiiri is not content to let Black control the position.
Black throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Black tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Fakiiri is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a decent elbow from side control.
Black throws a strike aimed at the side of Fakiiri's head but Fakiiri avoids it well.
Fakiiri gets back to half guard.
Black throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fakiiri keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black thows a huge punch but Fakiiri dodges it nicely.
Fakiiri has his hands clasped together around Black's back. He's all about the action.
Black trying to control from half guard but Fakiiri is working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fakiiri blocking the ground and pound attempt from Black.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri is concentrating on defense, preventing Black from advancing position.
Black thows a huge punch but Fakiiri dodges it nicely.
Black throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Black is taking a breather. Fakiiri says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fakiiri is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Black has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Black not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Black is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Black is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fakiiri is not content to let Black control the position.
Black looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fakiiri with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri is doing well to control the position and prevent Black from advancing to side control.
Black missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Black not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Black not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Black working Fakiiri over with strikes.
Fakiiri is trying to get back to full guard.
Black thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fakiiri trying to hold on to Black's head to control him but Black postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black passes to full mount!
Fakiiri is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Black's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Black decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Black working over Fakiiri with some ground and pound. Fakiiri looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Black thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fakiiri's head.
Black scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fakiiri is staying active underneath Black, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fakiiri blocking the ground and pound attempt from Black.
Fakiiri wants to sweep but Black has passed to side control!
Black scoring with punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fakiiri tries to bench press Black off him but Black keeps the position.
Fakiiri wants to control but Black postures up.
Matt Black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Black taking a breather here.
Fakiiri is trying to control Black's posture but Black avoids it.
Black is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fakiiri can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Black landing strikes.
Fakiiri takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Black lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fakiiri is trying to get back to half guard.
Black connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fakiiri some visible discomfort.
Fakiiri can't do much from the bottom here.
Black lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fakiiri down.
Black throws a strike aimed at the side of Fakiiri's head but Fakiiri avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Fakiiri's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri parries the strikes from Black easily there. Black is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fakiiri to escape.
You can see the frustration on Fakiiri's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Black scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fakiiri is holding Black down, trying to stall.
Black fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fakiiri is trying to control Black's posture but Black avoids it.
Black working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fakiiri is looking to regain half guard here but Black keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri wants to get back to his feet but Black is dominant here and he's now got Fakiiri's back!
Black is looking to control Fakiiri but Fakiiri is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Black landing with strikes.
Black struggling to land strikes to the head as Fakiiri covers up.
Black throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
A lull in the action here.
Fakiiri is trying to get back to his feet but Black has full control of the position and if anything, Fakiiri has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Fakiiri is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Black gets his way!
Black not allowing Fakiiri to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri manages to reverse the position and now he's in Black's guard. Nice work there by Fakiiri.
Black wants to hit a switch here but Fakiiri passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Black there!
Black tries to lock up and control but Fakiiri gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Black is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Black is working hard here to advance position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fakiiri takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Black is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Black dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Black's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Black dives in for a single leg takedown but Fakiiri sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A countering left hand to the body from Fakiiri misses.
Fakiiri clinches with his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fakiiri.
Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
Black throws out a loose jab but Fakiiri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fakiiri connects with a leg kick. Black looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Black throws a front kick that sends Fakiiri stumbling back into the cage.
Black gets tackled into the cage by Fakiiri. Fakiiri maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Black doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fakiiri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fakiiri lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Fakiiri.
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!
Fakiiri throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fakiiri just misses with a elbow thrown towards Black's brow.
Fakiiri misses with an elbow strike.
Black is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fakiiri pulls him back up using the underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fakiiri.
Black breaks from the clinch.
Black paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black throws out a loose jab but Fakiiri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fakiiri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Fakiiri moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.
Fakiiri gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Black blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fakiiri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Black was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fakiiri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Fakiiri rushes Black and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nakki Fakiiri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fakiiri gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fakiiri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fakiiri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fakiiri has Black pressed against the cage, preventing Black from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Black wants to break free but Fakiiri has control.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Fakiiri blocks an elbow strike.
Fakiiri blocks an elbow strike from Black.
A short left from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Black is trying to force a seperation but Fakiiri has the dominant position.
Black lands with a light punch inside.
Matt Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black takes a shot to the head.
Matt Black's cut is getting worse.
Fakiiri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black blocking some punches.
Black takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fakiiri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Black can't break the clinch.
Black is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Fakiiri's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Black misses with the head strike.
Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fakiiri doesn't manage to clinch there - Black circles away.
Fakiiri throws a head kick that misses.
Fakiiri walks into a jab.
Black closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Black lands in his opponent's guard.
Black landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to control but Fakiiri is working from the bottom.
Fakiiri is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Black defends well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fakiiri keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.
Black loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Black missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Black chips away with some ground and pound.
Black stands up out of Fakiiri's guard for a moment - Fakiiri manages to land a nice upkick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nakki Fakiiri.
I think Black has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Black!
A relieved looking Matt Black thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Nakki Fakiiri was interviewed post fight and said 'Get the mic out of my face, this is some bs '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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