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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Grice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grice comes to the cage accompanied by GZA - Shadowboxin'. Fakiiri is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Notta TERVE!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
19 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
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Cardio machine |
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World class 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
21 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Grice!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nakki Fakiiri!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grice takes one to the side of the head.
Fakiiri swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fakiiri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grice swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Grice seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Grice fails to land with a series of punches.
Grice looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fakiiri, right into the meat.
Grice on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fakiiri blocks a leg kick.
Fakiiri lands a nice looking body shot.
Fakiiri misses with a straight left.
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!
Grice throws out a loose jab but Fakiiri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fakiiri throws a leg kick but Grice sees it coming and moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Grice.
Fakiiri throws a hook but Grice blocks it.
Fakiiri attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fakiiri. That's going to slow Grice down.
Fakiiri bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grice's head backwards.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grice fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fakiiri on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grice throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grice takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Grice does it's job there.
Fakiiri takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fakiiri looks to throw the jab but Grice is out of range.
Grice half committed to a counter leg kick.
Fakiiri misses with a low kick.
Grice swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grice lands with a right hand.
Gary Grice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grice swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grice moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Fakiiri finds it's way through Grice's defenses.
Fakiiri throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grice on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grice buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grice tries a head kick but it misses.
Grice avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nakki Fakiiri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fakiiri pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grice appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A big right from Grice misses.
Grice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fakiiri manages to avoid it.
Fakiiri throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grice throws a big shot that misses.
Grice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grice moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fakiiri takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grice throws a hook to the side of Fakiiri's head but Fakiiri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fakiiri has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fakiiri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grice.
Fakiiri throws a low kick but Grice moves out of range easily.
Grice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fakiiri scoring well with a low kick there.
Grice throws the left hand but Fakiiri avoids the punch easily.
Fakiiri throws a head kick but Grice moves out of range.
Grice fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fakiiri wants to land a leg kick but Grice is out of range.
Grice takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grice misses with a low kick.
Fakiiri avoids the head kick by Grice.
Grice fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A big right from Grice misses.
Grice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fakiiri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grice swings widly with a right hand
and Fakiiri counters with a right hand to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Fakiiri checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grice drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Grice avoids the body shot from Fakiiri.
Grice thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fakiiri fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grice.
Fakiiri connects with a leg kick. Grice looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grice takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fakiiri.
Grice is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Grice moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grice connects with a leg kick. Fakiiri looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grice on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fakiiri.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left and a right from Fakiiri both land. Nice combination.
Fakiiri tries to bum rush Grice with a series of wild strikes but Grice uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Grice wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grice avoids the body shot from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grice misses with a straight left.
Fakiiri throws a leg kick but Grice checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Grice throws a hook but Fakiiri blocks it.
Grice is looking to land body kicks.
Fakiiri throws a leg kick which misses Grice's front leg but catches the back leg as Grice tries to avoid it.
Grice pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Fakiiri was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grice blocks a low kick nicely.
Grice swings for the body but Fakiiri moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri throws a jab when Grice was well out of range.
Fakiiri blocks a jab.
Grice scores with a kick to the body.
Grice checks the leg kick.
Fakiiri wants to slow Grice down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fakiiri throws a lazy body kick
and Grice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grice lands a two punch combo.
Grice avoids the body shot from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri slips a jab and a cross from Grice.
Grice blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nakki Fakiiri will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Grice ducks under a wild hook from Fakiiri.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grice.
Grice misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Fakiiri.
Jab, jab by Grice - just one landing.
Fakiiri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fakiiri misses with a double jab.
Fakiiri cracks Grice with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fakiiri misses with a hook. Grice ducked under it nicely.
Grice appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Grice looks to score with a jab to the body but Fakiiri is just out of range.
Grice looks to land a left hand but Fakiiri moved out of range nicely.
Grice misses with an uppercut. Fakiiri saw that one coming.
Fakiiri throws out a counter right but Grice avoids it with no problem.
Fakiiri throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grice is looking to slow Fakiiri down with leg kicks.
Fakiiri throws a looping overhand right but Grice ducks down to avoid it.
Grice throws a body punch but Fakiiri moves out of range.
Fakiiri throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grice counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grice lands a jab to the nose.
Grice looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fakiiri! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri blocks a leg kick.
Fakiiri goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Grice looks to land a combination. Fakiiri sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Grice dives in and grabs Fakiiri's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fakiiri pushes down on Grice's head and hops out.
Grice takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Grice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grice throws a right hand that misses
and Fakiiri counters with a straight right hand.
Nakki Fakiiri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grice fails to land with a series of punches.
Grice throws a right hand that Fakiiri ducks under and follows up with a left that Fakiiri also avoids with ease.
A thudding body kick lands there by Grice!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fakiiri slips a straight right by Grice.
Fakiiri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grice throws the kick towards the body but Fakiiri avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Fakiiri on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fakiiri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grice.
Fakiiri tries a quick counter leg kick but Grice is wise to it.
Fakiiri throws a big shot that misses.
Grice throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grice swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grice will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fakiiri. That's going to slow Grice down.
Fakiiri misses with a wild combination.
Grice jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Fakiiri misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Grice is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grice. That's going to slow Fakiiri down.
Fakiiri fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grice throws a good cross that connects.
Grice throws a body shot but no joy.
Fakiiri takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fakiiri lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Donk. Fakiiri catches Grice right on the button with a cross.
Fakiiri dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grice. That did some damage!
Fakiiri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fakiiri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grice sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri avoids a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fakiiri! But no joy.
Grice looks to land a right hand but Fakiiri moved out of range.
Fakiiri takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Grice lands with an overhand left.
Fakiiri keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Grice fakes the leg kick and cracks Fakiiri in the body.
Fakiiri lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Grice throws a low kick, looking for Fakiiri's leg but Fakiiri calmly moves out of range.
It seemed like Fakiiri was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grice moves forwards but Fakiiri connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Grice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fakiiri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fakiiri throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Fakiiri misses the target.
Fakiiri lands with a cross.
Fakiiri misses with a looping right.
Grice misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fakiiri connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Grice as he checks the leg kick.
Grice looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fakiiri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grice.
Fakiiri looks to land a left hand but Grice moved out of range nicely.
Fakiiri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grice tries for a takedown but Fakiiri circles away easily
and Fakiiri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Grice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grice's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fakiiri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grice scrambles back to his feet.
Grice gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grice takes one on the button.
Grice displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Grice feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fakiiri's calf.
Fakiiri avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grice connects with a single shot there.
Fakiiri takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fakiiri dips to his left and cracks Grice with an uppercut!
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 Gary Grice will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fakiiri slips under a jab from Grice.
Grice on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fakiiri misses with an uppercut. Grice saw that one coming.
Grice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fakiiri manages to avoid it.
Grice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fakiiri.
Grice doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fakiiri thumps Grice with a low kick.
Jab from Fakiiri.
Grice connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Fakiiri.
Fakiiri sizes up Grice with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grice lands a slapping body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri ducks under a wild hook from Grice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fakiiri connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice body punch from Grice.
Grice takes a swing at Fakiiri's ribcage but misses.
Grice avoids the body shot from Fakiiri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grice jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grice throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grice chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fakiiri misses with an uppercut.
Grice is looking to counter punch.
Grice throws a leg kick but Fakiiri sees it coming and moves out of range.
A big left from Fakiiri misses.
Fakiiri blocks a low kick nicely.
Grice throws a nice looking combination but Fakiiri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fakiiri getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fakiiri getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Grice misses with a low kick.
Grice throws a jab but it's blocked by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri connects with an inside leg kick.
Fakiiri throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grice stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grice bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fakiiri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grice.
Fakiiri lands a jab to Grice's midsection.
Fakiiri moves out of range as Grice throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Grice. Those never looked like landing.
Grice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fakiiri.
Grice swings for the body but Fakiiri moves out of range.
Fakiiri throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fakiiri. Grice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grice dodges the punch combination from Fakiiri.
Grice misses with a double jab.
It seemed like Fakiiri was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fakiiri lands a nice looking body shot.
Grice tests Fakiiri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fakiiri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fakiiri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fakiiri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grice.
Grice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fakiiri moves away.
Grice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Fakiiri checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grice throws a right and a left that Fakiiri avoids nicely.
Fakiiri connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grice's hands.
Fakiiri walks into a jab.
Fakiiri scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fakiiri is looking to chop away at Grice's legs.
Grice misses with a low kick.
Fakiiri feints a counter leg kick.
Fakiiri scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fakiiri lands with a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Fakiiri 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fakiiri misses with a wild body shot.
Grice misses with a straight right.
Grice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fakiiri lands a jab to the head.
A punch lands to the side of Grice 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grice misses with a shot to the body
and Fakiiri counters with a low kick, right behind Grice 's knee.
Fakiiri throws a leg kick but Grice checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri avoids a kick to the body.
Grice cracks Fakiiri with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grice's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fakiiri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grice scrambles back to his feet.
Fakiiri takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fakiiri.
Grice scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fakiiri in his tracks.
Fakiiri throws a leg kick which misses Grice's front leg but catches the back leg as Grice tries to avoid it.
Fakiiri on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Grice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fakiiri moves away.
A little jabbing left from Fakiiri on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grice avoids the head kick by Fakiiri.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grice. That's going to slow Fakiiri down.
Fakiiri lunges at Grice with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grice's hand.
Grice misses with an uppercut. Fakiiri saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grice misses with a straight right.
Grice goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fakiiri lands a nice shot to the body.
Fakiiri misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Nakki Fakiiri just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grice tries to land a front kick but Fakiiri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fakiiri lands a body shot.
Fakiiri throws a leg kick but Grice checks it.
Good shot there by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri avoids the head kick by Grice.
Grice fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fakiiri has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fakiiri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grice.
Fakiiri is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Grice with a body shot.
A jab from Grice does it's job there.
Nice defenses there by Grice.
Fakiiri throws an overhand right that lands on Grice's shoulder, as Grice tries to avoid the shot.
Grice lands a head shot.
Grice throws a hook but Fakiiri avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Fakiiri.
Grice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fakiiri throws out a counter right but Grice avoids it with no problem.
Fakiiri digs a good body shot into Grice's ribs.
Grice misses with a hook.
Fakiiri moves out of range of the strikes.
Fakiiri flicks out a counter leg kick but Grice steps away.
Sloppy strikes from Grice. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri throws a body punch but Grice moves out of range.
Grice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fakiiri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grice connects with a single shot there.
Grice takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grice misses with an uppercut. Fakiiri saw that one coming.
Grice staying out of range there.
That kick from Grice tenderised Fakiiri's leg. Fakiiri is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fakiiri uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fakiiri on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fakiiri lands with a right hand.
Grice fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fakiiri checks it well.
Fakiiri checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grice moves out of range as Fakiiri strikes.
Fakiiri throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fakiiri with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fakiiri digs a good body shot into Grice's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grice rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fakiiri counters with a straight right hand.
Grice misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fakiiri lands a head shot.
Fakiiri throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fakiiri moves away from the strike by Grice.
Grice throws a hook but Fakiiri blocks it.
Grice is looking to score with low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Grice.
Grice tries to land a leg kick but Fakiiri saw it coming and moves away.
Fakiiri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grice throws out the jab.
Fakiiri just misses with a punch to the body.
Grice throws a combination that misses
and Fakiiri counters with a thumping low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Grice.
Fakiiri has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Grice.
Grice lands a lovely overhand right.
Fakiiri dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grice. That did some damage!
Fakiiri scores with a sloppy right hand. Grice should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri moves out of range of the strikes.
Grice scores with a jab to the body.
Fakiiri lands a nice looking kick to the body. Grice takes a step back to recover.
Fakiiri scores with a one two! Grice had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A jab from Fakiiri does it's job there.
Grice takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grice is rocked!
Grice lands a body shot.
Fakiiri throws a body shot but no joy.
Grice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fakiiri was well out of range. Poor timing from Grice.
Fakiiri appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fakiiri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fakiiri loads up on a big right hand but Grice slips the punch.
Grice throws an overhand right that lands on Fakiiri's shoulder, as Fakiiri tries to avoid the shot.
Fakiiri connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grice takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big left from Grice misses.
Good work by Fakiiri as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grice shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fakiiri defends it nicely.
Grice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fakiiri takes a kick to the side of the head.
Grice throws a front kick that sends Fakiiri stumbling back into the cage.
Fakiiri moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Grice lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fakiiri misses the shot to the body.
Grice takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Grice shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fakiiri eats them both and turns towards Grice to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fakiiri misses with a body kick.
Fakiiri does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Grice looks to throw the jab but Fakiiri is out of range.
Fakiiri connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Nakki Fakiiri will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fakiiri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grice.
A counter left hand to the body from Grice misses its target.
Fakiiri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grice. That's going to slow Fakiiri down.
Fakiiri defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grice.
Grice ducks under a wild hook from Fakiiri.
Grice throws a hook but Fakiiri avoids it easily.
Fakiiri slips under a jab from Grice.
Grice throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fakiiri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grice was well out of range. Poor timing from Fakiiri.
Grice throws a jab when Fakiiri was well out of range.
Grice misses with a double jab.
Fakiiri wants to slow Grice down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grice throws a nice looking combination but Fakiiri bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fakiiri swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good shot there by Fakiiri.
Grice takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fakiiri slips a jab and a cross from Grice.
Fakiiri with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri clobbers Grice with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fakiiri scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fakiiri slips under a jab from Grice.
Grice takes one to the chin there.
Some wild striking there from Grice.
Grice takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oh Grice is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grice attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grice seems to have got his legs back now.
Grice connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fakiiri jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grice moves forwards but Fakiiri connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Grice misses the target.
Fakiiri misses with a looping left.
Grice fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fakiiri just manages to avoid it.
Fakiiri tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grice looks to score with a jab to the body but Fakiiri is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fakiiri! But no joy.
Grice throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fakiiri counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grice slips a jab and a cross from Fakiiri.
Fakiiri misses with a body shot.
Fakiiri misses with an uppercut.
Fakiiri takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A punch combination from Grice misses.
Grice checks a leg kick.
Grice's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fakiiri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grice scrambles back to his feet.
Fakiiri feints a jab promting Grice to slip. Fakiiri then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grice slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fakiiri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grice throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fakiiri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fakiiri manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Grice, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fakiiri lands a head shot.
Grice fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Fakiiri misses.
Grice slips a straight right by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Grice takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grice will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fakiiri takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Grice moves away from the strike by Fakiiri.
Fakiiri staying out of range there.
Grice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fakiiri digs a good body shot into Grice's ribs.
Grice throws a leg kick
and Fakiiri counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Grice is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fakiiri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grice manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grice moves away.
Grice scores with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Grice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grice throws a body kick that misses.
Grice scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grice fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fakiiri.
Fakiiri avoids the body shot from Grice.
Grice throws a combination that misses
and Fakiiri counters with a straight right hand.
Grice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fakiiri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grice throws a body shot but no joy.
Grice loads up on a big right hand but Fakiiri slips the punch.
Grice buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grice takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fakiiri lands with a good body shot.
Grice throws a lazy uppercut
and Fakiiri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nakki Fakiiri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fakiiri has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 47:49
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nakki Fakiiri!
Nakki Fakiiri is the new welterweight champion!
Nakki Fakiiri spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
The defeated Gary Grice had this to say: 'Wu Tang fuh evah!'.
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