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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tokyo Whiteman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fakiiri comes to the cage accompanied by Sinä ansaitset kultaa. Tokyo Whiteman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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172 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nakki Fakiiri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tokyo Whiteman!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whiteman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whiteman fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whiteman. Fakiiri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fakiiri takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Whiteman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Whiteman scores with a leg kick.
Fakiiri takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fakiiri has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gangsterdamage in the buildup to the fight.
Whiteman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fakiiri is looking for a sweep.
Fakiiri gets back to half guard.
Fakiiri moves into full guard.
Fakiiri is pulling down on Whiteman's head. It's preventing any offense from Whiteman, at least for the moment.
Whiteman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiteman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fakiiri throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fakiiri throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Whiteman trying to control the position from guard on top but Fakiiri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whiteman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whiteman tries to free his leg and advance position but Fakiiri is retaining full guard.
That's two 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.
Whiteman wants to control from the top but Fakiiri keeps moving.
Whiteman looking to pass the guard.
Fakiiri looking to control.
Whiteman trying to control the position from guard on top but Fakiiri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whiteman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Whiteman instigates a clinch.
Fakiiri misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fakiiri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fakiiri avoiding damage as Whiteman throws knees to the body.
Fakiiri scores with a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Whiteman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fakiiri wants to get back to striking at distance but Whiteman won't allow it.
Whiteman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fakiiri avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiteman struggles to land a body shot inside as Fakiiri controls his hands.
Whiteman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fakiiri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whiteman misses with some punches.
A short right from Fakiiri.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whiteman.
Whiteman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fakiiri scores with a shoulder strike.
Whiteman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whiteman misses with some punches.
Fakiiri leaning his opponent against the cage.
Whiteman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fakiiri backwards.
Whiteman swings wildly with an uppercut but Fakiiri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fakiiri scores with a shoulder strike.
Whiteman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Whiteman.
Whiteman is trying to stall.
Whiteman gets through Fakiiri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Whiteman misses with the head strike.
Whiteman misses with a body punch.
Whiteman blocks an uppercut.
Whiteman blocks a body shot from Fakiiri.
Whiteman lands a hook that snaps the head of Fakiiri backwards.
Fakiiri blocks the elbow strike.
Fakiiri avoids the elbow strike from Whiteman, against the cage.
Fakiiri lands a hook that snaps the head of Whiteman backwards.
Whiteman blocks an uppercut.
Fakiiri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fakiiri goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fakiiri throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Whiteman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fakiiri fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fakiiri makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whiteman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whiteman tries a body shot but Fakiiri blocks it.
Fakiiri missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whiteman.
A right hook to the body lands for Whiteman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tokyo Whiteman will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Whiteman fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Whiteman misses.
A little feinted left hand from Fakiiri on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Whiteman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whiteman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fakiiri moves away.
Fakiiri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whiteman.
Whiteman misses with a looping left.
Whiteman lands a two punch combo.
Whiteman throws a sloppy body shot
and Fakiiri counters with an outside leg kick.
Fakiiri lands a jab to the head.
Fakiiri lands with a cross.
A head kick by Whiteman misses
and Fakiiri counters with a thumping low kick.
Whiteman misses with a takedown attempt - Fakiiri sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fakiiri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whiteman throws a shot from downtown. Fakiiri moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whiteman darts in trying to clinch
and Fakiiri counters with a straight right hand.
Nakki Fakiiri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Whiteman. Those never looked like landing.
Whiteman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fakiiri rather than just go for the knockout.
A big left from Fakiiri misses.
Whiteman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fakiiri scores with a shot to the body.
Whiteman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fakiiri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fakiiri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whiteman lands a right hook to the body.
Nakki Fakiiri is winning the standup battle so far.
Whiteman misses the body punch
and Fakiiri counters with a good low kick that Whiteman was not able to check.
Fakiiri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fakiiri rushes Whiteman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Whiteman struggles to land a body shot inside as Fakiiri controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Whiteman.
Whiteman missing with knees to the body.
Fakiiri jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Whiteman walks away with a smile on his face. Fakiiri gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fakiiri lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Whiteman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fakiiri's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fakiiri is trying to control the position but Whiteman postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri looking for a guillotine here but Whiteman defends easily.
Fakiiri keeping moving, preventing Whiteman from controlling successfully.
Fakiiri escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Whiteman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fakiiri trying to keep a closed guard but Whiteman is proving a slippery customer.
Fakiiri is looking for a triangle but Whiteman pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiteman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Whiteman throws a big right hand that misses.
Whiteman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Whiteman trying to control but Fakiiri is working from the bottom.
Fakiiri is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Whiteman wants to control from the top but Fakiiri keeps moving.
That's four 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Whiteman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Whiteman wants to control from the top but Fakiiri keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Whiteman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fakiiri is fending him off so far but Whiteman persists. Nope, Fakiiri circles away and we're back to standing.
Whiteman throws out a powerful jab.
Whiteman looks to throw the jab but Fakiiri is out of range.
Fakiiri throws a series of punches but Whiteman avoids them all with ease.
Whiteman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fakiiri slips a straight right by Whiteman.
A clash of legs there as Whiteman blocks the low kick.
Whiteman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fakiiri takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A low kick from Whiteman misses
and Fakiiri moves into the clinch.
Fakiiri blocks a body shot from Whiteman.
Fakiiri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fakiiri blocks an uppercut.
Fakiiri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nakki Fakiiri will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fakiiri looks to score with a jab to the body but Whiteman is just out of range.
Fakiiri has managed to clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Whiteman.
Whiteman has a couple of punches blocked by Fakiiri.
Whiteman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whiteman struggles to land a body shot inside as Fakiiri controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fakiiri.
Fakiiri holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fakiiri blocks a body shot from Whiteman.
A short right from Whiteman.
Fakiiri pushes Whiteman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fakiiri looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fakiiri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Whiteman blocks an uppercut.
Fakiiri scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fakiiri blocks the elbow strike.
Whiteman throws a head punch that misses.
Fakiiri avoiding damage as Whiteman throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fakiiri blocking some punches.
Fakiiri lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whiteman backwards.
Fakiiri ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Fakiiri no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Whiteman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tokyo Whiteman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fakiiri trying to keep a closed guard but Whiteman is proving a slippery customer.
Fakiiri escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Whiteman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whiteman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Whiteman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri has control of Whiteman's left arm, preventing Whiteman from doing any damage.
Whiteman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fakiiri is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Whiteman defends well.
Whiteman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Fakiiri is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiteman misses with a leg kick
and Fakiiri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whiteman walks into a left hand.
Fakiiri throws the left hand but Whiteman avoids the punch easily.
Whiteman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fakiiri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whiteman swings for the body but Fakiiri moves out of range.
Fakiiri lands a really nice looking cross but Whiteman seems unphased.
Fakiiri scoring well with a low kick there.
Whiteman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Whiteman looks to score with a jab to the body but Fakiiri is just out of range.
Fakiiri walks into a left hand.
Good leg kick by Fakiiri there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Whiteman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fakiiri counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whiteman shoots in but Fakiiri avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri scores with a head kick. Whiteman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Whiteman misses with a takedown attempt
and Fakiiri counters with a nice uppercut.
Whiteman is rocked!
Nakki Fakiiri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tokyo Whiteman.
Fakiiri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fakiiri listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Whiteman is still on wobbly legs! Can Fakiiri finish him?
Whiteman misses with a leg kick.
Tokyo Whiteman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whiteman looks to score with a jab to the body but Fakiiri is just out of range.
Fakiiri connects with a nice looking jab.
Fakiiri has taken the fight to the clinch.
Whiteman tries to work over Fakiiri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fakiiri lands a right hand.
Fakiiri pushes Whiteman against the cage. Fakiiri is working some dirty boxing. Fakiiri pushes off with a quick right hook! Whiteman goes down! Whiteman tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Fakiiri moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nakki Fakiiri!
Nakki Fakiiri retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Nakki Fakiiri made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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