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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Jackacy (ranked 848 p4p, 2263 weight class) and Devon Black (ranked 94 p4p, 216 weight class). Jackacy's entrance music is Nkolo Akosunga - Lokua Kanza. A fine choice. Devon Black has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Mark Jackacy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devon Black!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackacy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jackacy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Black has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Black and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackacy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Black drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jackacy defends it well.
Jackacy misses with the body kick
and Black decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jackacy's guard.
Jackacy has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Black has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Black can't break the clinch.
Black fails to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackacy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackacy tries to throw a body punch but Black avoids it by throwing Jackacy back against the cage.
Jackacy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackacy blocks a body shot from Black.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black blocks an elbow strike.
Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Jackacy has him pressed against the cage.
Black's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackacy connects with a high kick.
Jackacy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And Black tries to counter it with a takedown but Jackacy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Black fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackacy avoids it really well and circles away.
Mark Jackacy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devon Black.
Jackacy misses with a hook.
Jackacy loads up on a big right hand but Black slips the punch.
Black shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Black showed some decent athleticism there.
Jackacy manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Black keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jackacy blocking some punches.
Black tries to pull guard but Jackacy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Black blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackacy working aggressively here.
Jackacy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jackacy blocks a body shot from Black.
Black blocking some punches.
Jackacy looking to throw knees to the head but Black is blocking nicely.
Black trying to control the position but instead, Jackacy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Black into the cage.
Black fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackacy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackacy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackacy tries to work over Black's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Black. That snapped Jackacy's head back.
Black shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jackacy's guard.
Black sitting in guard here, content to control.
Black throws a big elbow that misses.
Black missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Black advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackacy is refusing to be controlled, as Black sits in half guard.
Black wants to work for an arm triangle but Jackacy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jackacy wants to improve his position but Black is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackacy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jackacy is trying to get back to full guard.
Black wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackacy keeps working.
Jackacy is trying is best to control the position here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jackacy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Black.
Jackacy tries to get to full guard but Black has control of the leg.
Black is looking for a kimura here.
Black is keen to just control but Jackacy is a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Black tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jackacy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackacy misses with a head kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jackacy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Black feints the counter takedown.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackacy.
Jackacy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Black blocks the body kick.
Jackacy scores with a spinning back kick!
Some bone on bone action there as Black checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Black feints the counter takedown.
Black scores with a decent looking hook.
A punch lands to the side of Jackacy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jackacy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Black.
Black moves away from the strike by Jackacy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jackacy.
Black is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Black moves away from the strike by Jackacy.
Black changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A shot to the liver by Jackacy. Beautiful body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Black avoids the body shot from Jackacy.
Jackacy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Black checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Black is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Black punishes Jackacy's body with a nice straight punch.
Jackacy throws a lazy head kick
and Black counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Black pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackacy is keeping the position for now.
Black trying to control but Jackacy is working from the bottom.
Jackacy pushes Black off and gets back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Jackacy. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
Jackacy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Black feints the counter takedown.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jackacy misses with a body kick.
Jackacy looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackacy throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
Black scores with a hook to the body. Jackacy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Black closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Jackacy fails to land.
Jackacy misses with the head strike.
Black tries to circle away but Jackacy has him pinned against the cage.
Black tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackacy smiles and moves away.
Jackacy misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Black is defended easily by Jackacy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jackacy scores with a shot to the body.
Mark Jackacy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackacy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Black moves away from the strike by Jackacy.
Black keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Black closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jackacy to the mat! Jackacy manages to get full guard.
Jackacy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Black keeping full guard, as Jackacy tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Jackacy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jackacy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good work by Black as he checks the leg kick.
Jackacy slips under a jab.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackacy.
Jackacy throws a poor cross that misses
and Black counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jackacy!
Black has control of an arm but Jackacy manages to advance to Black's back!
I really don't envy Black right now.
Jackacy gets his hands free as Black looks to control.
Black breaks Jackacy's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackacy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackacy wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackacy trying to control the position.
Black looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Black working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Black avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jackacy pulls Black in to control the position.
Jackacy wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
Jackacy trying to keep a closed guard but Black is proving a slippery customer.
Black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackacy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Black drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jackacy dives on top into guard.
Jackacy controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackacy trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Black is adopting a defensive guard.
Jackacy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jackacy needs to keep his hands up - Black had a free shot at his head there.
Jackacy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Black defending well as Jackacy loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackacy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Black lands with an overhand left.
Jackacy scores with a hook to the body. Black takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mark Jackacy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mark Jackacy is winning the standup battle so far.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackacy.
Black takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Jackacy finds it's target.
Jackacy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Jackacy lands a lovely overhand right.
Black scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jackacy kicks off Black and gets to his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jackacy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Jackacy scores with a four punch combination!
Nice straight punches there by Jackacy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jackacy.
Jackacy throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.
Black is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jackacy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Black looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Black dives in for a single leg takedown but Jackacy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
An attempted straight right counter from Jackacy misses the target.
Jackacy loads up on a big right hand but Black slips the punch.
Jackacy avoids the body shot from Black.
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!
Jackacy misses with a low kick.
Jackacy cracks Black with a good jab.
Jackacy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Black changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jackacy digs a good body shot into Black's ribs.
Jackacy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Black can do to turn this around?
Jackacy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Jackacy throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackacy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Jackacy just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackacy connects with a looping right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Jackacy.
Jackacy misses with a body shot.
Black takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jackacy's corner calls for a 1-2. Jackacy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Black on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jackacy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jackacy misses with a kick to the body.
Black lands with a right hand.
Black checks a leg kick.
Jackacy misses with a kick to the body.
Jackacy misses with a body kick.
Black is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Black swings away with a body shot that misses
and Black takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackacy with the inside leg kick.
A big right from Black misses.
Black moves out of range of the body kick.
Jackacy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Black throws a hook but Jackacy blocks it.
Jackacy throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Jackacy as Black shoots in.
Mark Jackacy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devon Black.
Black slips a jab from Jackacy.
Jackacy misses with a body shot.
Jab by Black.
Black gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jackacy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackacy's corner calls for a 1-2. Jackacy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jackacy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jackacy misses with a straight left.
Jackacy throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.
Black has a takedown stuffed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Jackacy does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jackacy throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
Jackacy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Black dives in and scores a takedown into Jackacy's guard.
Jackacy uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jackacy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Jackacy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Black has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Black blocks a jab.
Jackacy takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackacy throws a hook but Black blocks it.
Jackacy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jackacy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Jackacy dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!
Black throws a hook but Jackacy avoids it easily.
Black avoids a kick to the body.
Black drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jackacy defends it well.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
Jackacy throws a sloppy head kick and Black moves out of range easily.
Black closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jackacy to the mat! Jackacy manages to get full guard.
Jackacy seems keen to control Black's posture.
Jackacy keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackacy being controlled here, momentarily.
Jackacy working for a triangle but Black defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black wants to control from the top but Jackacy keeps moving.
Jackacy is pulling down on Black's head. It's preventing any offense from Black, at least for the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jackacy keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Black tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackacy swivels and escapes.
Jackacy lands a lovely overhand right.
Jackacy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Black takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Black drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jackacy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jackacy connects with a high kick.
Jackacy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jackacy misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackacy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Black shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackacy but Jackacy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jackacy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Black.
A lazy body kick from Jackacy
and Black counters with a shoot takedown. Jackacy fights it but they end up in guard.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackacy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackacy has Black pulled in close to control his posture.
Black trying to control but Jackacy is working from the bottom.
Black might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jackacy haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackacy working a defensive guard but Black passes into half guard.
Black throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackacy is not content to let Black control the position.
Jackacy trying to control but Black postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jackacy is concentrating on defense, preventing Black from advancing position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jackacy!
Jackacy misses with a few strikes there.
Jackacy misses with a low kick as Black jumps back.
Black misses the jab.
Jackacy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jackacy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Black feints the counter takedown.
Jackacy misses with a body shot.
Jackacy stuns Black with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jackacy as he avoids it easily.
Mark Jackacy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devon Black.
Jackacy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jackacy throws a front kick aimed at Black's knee but Black avoids it well.
Black feints the counter takedown.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jackacy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Jackacy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jackacy looks for the body kick but Black saw that one coming.
Jackacy connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackacy was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
Black keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Black throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackacy's waist but Jackacy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Black off to one side.
Jackacy gets caught napping as Black dives in and scores a takedown. Jackacy manages to retain guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Black working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Black pushes down on Jackacy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackacy wants to control but Black is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Black seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jackacy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Black thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackacy's head.
Black is working for a kimura but Jackacy is defending it quite comfortably.
Jackacy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Black throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackacy is looking to escape.
Black controlling the pace.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jackacy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Black's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Black's back!
Mark Jackacy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Jackacy controlling the positon.
Jackacy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Black breaks Jackacy's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackacy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Black trying to move into half guard but instead Jackacy has managed to sweep!
Jackacy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Devon Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Jackacy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackacy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Jackacy!
During a confident post fight interview, Mark Jackacy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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