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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between HL Mencken (ranked 353 p4p, 48 weight class) and Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 676 p4p, 91 weight class). Fakiiri has chosen Limp Bizkit- BREAK STUFF as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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261 lbs
30 - 11 - 0 |
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202 cm
40
265 lbs
31 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed |
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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
30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, HL Mencken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nakki Fakiiri!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fakiiri drives through and clinches with Mencken against the cage.
Mencken breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fakiiri has closed the distance and engaged Mencken in a clinch.
Fakiiri misses with a punch on the inside.
Mencken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Mencken blocks the leg kick.
Fakiiri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mencken moves out of range of the strikes.
Mencken scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fakiiri in his tracks.
Fakiiri misses with the combination.
Fakiiri looks to throw the jab but Mencken is out of range.
Mencken slips under a jab.
Mencken slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fakiiri takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fakiiri pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mencken is out of range and Fakiiri settles back down.
Fakiiri wants to clinch
and Fakiiri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fakiiri looks to land a left hand but Mencken moved out of range nicely.
Mencken was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mencken ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mencken scores with a jab. Fakiiri acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fakiiri drives through and clinches with Mencken against the cage.
Fakiiri throws a head punch that misses.
Mencken avoiding damage as Fakiiri throws knees to the body.
Fakiiri pushes Mencken back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mencken breaks the clinch.
Fakiiri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A shot to the body from Fakiiri misses
and Mencken makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fakiiri looks winded!
Fakiiri gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fakiiri has a couple of punches blocked by Mencken.
Fakiiri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mencken.
Fakiiri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Mencken.
Fakiiri takes a shot to the head.
Mencken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri misses with a low kick.
Mencken cracks Fakiiri with a big right hand and Fakiiri goes down!
It looks like Nakki Fakiiri has been cut.
Mencken controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mencken decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fakiiri, up you get!
Fakiiri fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fakiiri takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fakiiri swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mencken counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mencken steps into range and cracks Fakiiri with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Fakiiri flops backwards and Mencken dives into his guard looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mencken engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mencken decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fakiiri, up you get!
Fakiiri instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mencken.
Fakiiri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mencken breaks from the clinch.
Fakiiri misses with a combination
and Mencken counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri slips under a jab from Mencken.
Mencken lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fakiiri wants to clinch but Mencken slips to the side
and Mencken counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mencken moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Fakiiri goes down! Can Mencken finish him!?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mencken pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fakiiri is keeping the position for now.
Fakiiri wants to get back to his feet but Mencken is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mencken sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mencken decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fakiiri, up you get!
Fakiiri ducks straight into an uppercut from Mencken and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Fakiiri manages to regain guard straight away.
Fakiiri is rocked!
Fakiiri is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
HL Mencken dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nakki Fakiiri's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fakiiri takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fakiiri tries to clinch up but Mencken circles away and keeps his distance.
A low kick from Fakiiri is predictable there
and Mencken counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mencken misses with a left hand
and Fakiiri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fakiiri closes the distance but Mencken moves to the side
and Fakiiri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fakiiri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mencken swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nakki Fakiiri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fakiiri moves into the clinch.
Fakiiri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mencken's elbow.
A body shot lands from Mencken.
Fakiiri throws a head punch that misses.
Mencken stalling in the clinch but Fakiiri improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mencken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mencken lands a nice looking body shot.
Fakiiri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mencken scores with a hook to the body. Fakiiri takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab-cross combination lands for Mencken and sends Fakiiri crashing to the mat! Mencken follows him down to the mat - Fakiiri regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Fakiiri is still in real trouble! Can Mencken finish him?
Fakiiri is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mencken decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Fakiiri switches off momentarily and Mencken cracks him with a monster right hand! Fakiiri topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Mencken dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Mencken!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). HL Mencken!
Our winner, HL Mencken, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Nakki Fakiiri spoke after the fight, saying 'My hats off to my opponent, he's a great fight great skill and tonight he was the better man. I'll be back knocking on the door of title fight.'.
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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