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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nakki Fakiiri (ranked 1284 p4p, 163 weight class) and Beckett Bellwether (ranked 762 p4p, 105 weight class). Fakiiri comes into the arena with Limp Bizkit- BREAK STUFF blaring out of the sound system. Beckett Bellwether struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 266.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Beckett Bellwether acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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265 lbs
25 - 11 - 0 |
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293 lbs
20 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Good low kicks
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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
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nakki Fakiiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Beckett Bellwether!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellwether lands a big shot that drops Fakiiri! Can he finish him?
It looks like Nakki Fakiiri has been cut.
Bellwether stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fakiiri swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fakiiri wants to stand up but Bellwether is controlling him.
Bellwether drops back, looking for a kneebar! Fakiiri looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Fakiiri looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Fakiiri!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bellwether is looking for a sweep.
Bellwether is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fakiiri stands up.
A big left from Bellwether misses.
Bellwether misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fakiiri instigates a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fakiiri - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fakiiri swings wildly with an uppercut but Bellwether uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fakiiri misses with some punches.
Bellwether has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fakiiri uses from the top position.
Fakiiri wants to get up but he can't break Bellwether's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bellwether has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fakiiri can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bellwether has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fakiiri can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bellwether is working an open guard so Fakiiri takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bellwether has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fakiiri displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fakiiri connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fakiiri pushes Bellwether up against the cage in a clinch.
Bellwether lands a takedown into guard.
Fakiiri is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bellwether looking to pass the guard.
Fakiiri wriggles free and stands up.
Fakiiri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fakiiri doesn't manage to clinch there - Bellwether circles away.
Bellwether waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fakiiri.
Good leg kick by Bellwether there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fakiiri lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bellwether circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fakiiri buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fakiiri closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellwether blocks a body shot from Fakiiri.
Bellwether is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fakiiri to keep the fight standing.
Bellwether decides to pull guard.
Bellwether is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bellwether is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fakiiri defends well.
Fakiiri stands and steps away. Bellwether gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fakiiri is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fakiiri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bellwether throws out the jab.
Bellwether shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fakiiri manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bellwether drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Bellwether as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Fakiiri screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Bellwether! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Beckett Bellwether!
After the fight, Beckett Bellwether was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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