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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Naru Jarkko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarkko comes to the cage accompanied by Hawaii 78 & E ala E. Jackson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Franklin's Theme Song. This should be fireworks!
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155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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148 lbs
8 - 14 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Naru Jarkko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Franklin Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarkko keeps the fight on the outside.
Jarkko tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Jarkko moves out of range.
Jarkko loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Jackson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jarkko is out of range and Jackson settles back down.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jarkko tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Jarkko.
Jackson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jarkko throws a leg kick
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jackson counters with a low kick, right behind Jarkko 's knee.
Jarkko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jarkko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jarkko tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Franklin Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jarkko dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson throws a head kick but Jarkko moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jarkko moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarkko defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jarkko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Franklin Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Jarkko ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jackson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jarkko's calf.
Jarkko wants to clinch but Jackson slips to the side
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Jarkko tries to clinch up
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jarkko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jarkko slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jackson looks gassed!
Jarkko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jarkko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jarkko checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarkko.
Jarkko throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jarkko.
Jarkko slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Jarkko tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jackson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jarkko blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jarkko moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Jarkko avoids it well.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jarkko swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jarkko wants to land a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Jarkko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jarkko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jarkko trying to control the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jarkko seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jackson for as long as he can get away with.
We're going to have a standup here because Naru Jarkko wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jackson tried to score with a low kick but Jarkko checks it.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jarkko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jarkko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jarkko is able to avoid easily.
Nice body punch from Jarkko.
Jarkko cracks Jackson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jarkko moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jackson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jarkko.
Jarkko wants a takedown.
Jarkko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naru Jarkko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jarkko wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
Nice elbow from Jackson.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Jarkko's ribcage.
Jarkko is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jackson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jarkko is looking to wear down Jackson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jarkko.
Jackson is trying to control Jarkko's posture but Jarkko avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jarkko wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jarkko grinds an elbow into Jackson's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franklin Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jarkko tries to clinch
and Jackson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jarkko really felt that one!
Jackson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jarkko tries to score a body lock takedown but Jackson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jarkko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Jarkko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naru Jarkko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jarkko is trying to drag Jackson to the mat but Jackson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab lands there for Jackson.
A lazy left from Jackson finds it's target.
Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Jarkko.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jarkko backwards.
Jarkko tries for a takedown but Jackson manages to get underhooks.
Jarkko can't get the takedown.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
Jackson lands a shot to the body.
Jackson is pressed up against the cage. Jarkko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jackson down to the mat. Jackson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jackson misses with a kick to the body.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jarkko lands a body shot.
Jarkko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jarkko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarkko.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jarkko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jarkko closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jackson quickly recovers to half guard.
Jarkko working the head and body with strikes.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to get back to full guard but Jarkko takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Jackson is bucking up trying to escape but Jarkko cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jackson wants to hold on but Jarkko pushes him away.
Jarkko landing punches.
Jarkko tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.
Jackson working to try and regain half guard.
Jarkko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson tries to lock up and control but Jarkko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to get to half guard.
Jarkko is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jackson is working to get back to half guard.
Jackson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jarkko looking to finish Jackson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jackson!
Jackson is squirming around, avoiding Jarkko's attempts to control the action.
Jarkko lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko landing shots from mount.
Jarkko looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jackson is rocked!
Jarkko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jarkko looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Jackson covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naru Jarkko!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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