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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naru Jarkko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarkko comes to the cage accompanied by Hawaii 78 & E ala E. Cid has chosen There's No Home for You Here as his entrance music. Xavier Cid has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Naru Jarkko's chin.
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159 lbs
31 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Naru Jarkko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier Cid!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cid tries to work over Jarkko's front leg with a kick but Jarkko checks it.
Jarkko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jarkko misses the jab.
Jarkko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Jarkko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Cid.
Jarkko closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cid to the mat! Cid manages to get full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cid trying to control the position here.
Jarkko trying to control the position from guard on top but Cid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cid seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarkko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jarkko works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jarkko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cid manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jarkko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jarkko throws a big right hand that misses.
Cid trying to keep a closed guard but Jarkko is proving a slippery customer.
Cid utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jarkko postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cid is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jarkko, into his guard.
Cid controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid wants to control from the top but Jarkko keeps moving.
Cid must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Xavier Cid has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jarkko shoots in for a takedown but Cid shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid blocks a low kick nicely.
Jarkko misses with a low kick.
Jarkko moves into the clinch successfully.
Cid tries to throw a body punch but Jarkko avoids it by throwing Cid back against the cage.
Cid blocking some punches.
Jarkko blocks a body shot from Cid.
Cid works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Jarkko.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cid.
Cid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jarkko misses with some punches.
Jarkko avoids a wild elbow strike from Cid.
Cid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jarkko is defending well for now.
Cid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cid stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jarkko struggles to land a body shot inside as Cid controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jarkko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cid is keeping busy.
Jarkko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jarkko is trying to push Cid away but Cid has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jarkko throws a head punch that misses.
Cid misses with a body punch.
Jarkko trying to control the position but instead, Cid has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jarkko into the cage.
Cid misses with a punch on the inside.
Jarkko misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short uppercut from Cid.
Cid misses with a body punch.
Jarkko has had enough of the clinch but Cid keeps him there for the moment.
Cid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jarkko is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Naru Jarkko will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jarkko lands a jab-cross combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jarkko.
Jarkko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cid's sensitive parts.
Jarkko misses with a kick to the body
letting Cid counter with a right hand.
Cid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jarkko.
Jarkko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cid.
Cid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Cid finds it's way through Jarkko's defenses.
Cid throws a good cross that connects.
Cid misses with a wild body shot.
Cid checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cid slaps away a takedown attempt from Jarkko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jarkko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jarkko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid connects with a body shot that sends Jarkko's belly button to the back.
Cid dips to his left and cracks Jarkko with an uppercut!
Naru Jarkko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jarkko throws a leg kick but Cid checks it.
Cid moves out of range of the leg kick from Jarkko.
Cid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jarkko.
Cid's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jarkko under the eye.
Cid throws a sloppy body shot
and Jarkko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cid's guard.
Jarkko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cid is pulling down on Jarkko's head. It's preventing any offense from Jarkko, at least for the moment.
Jarkko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jarkko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jarkko throwing strikes from guard but Cid blocks nicely.
Jarkko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jarkko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cid is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jarkko wants to pass the guard but Cid is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid controls Jarkko momentarily but Jarkko frees himself.
Jarkko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jarkko drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cid dives on top into guard.
Jarkko looking for a sweep. Not yet Jarkko, not yet.
Cid trying to control the position from guard on top but Jarkko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid pushes down on Jarkko's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cid controlling the action here.
Cid is looking to stall here but Jarkko recovers full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jarkko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cid defends well.
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 Naru Jarkko will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Xavier Cid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cid takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jarkko misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Jarkko.
Jarkko misses with a straight left.
Cid misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cid on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cid connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cid connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cid throws a leg kick but Jarkko moved away.
Jarkko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cid lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarkko can't break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Cid.
Jarkko dodges an elbow strike from Cid.
Cid takes a shot to the head.
Cid lands a good knee to the midsection. Jarkko won't want to take too many of those.
Jarkko is trying to break the clinch but Cid has him pressed against the cage.
Cid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jarkko is looking to break free of the clinch but Cid has double underhooks.
Cid throws an elbow but it misses.
Cid cracks Jarkko with a nice body shot.
Cid lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jarkko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good work by Cid as he checks the leg kick.
Jarkko avoids the head kick by Cid.
Cid lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jarkko takes a step back to recover.
That kick from Cid tenderised Jarkko's leg. Jarkko is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Jarkko misses
and Cid counters with a straight right hand.
Cid avoids the body shot from Jarkko.
Cid chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jarkko can pounce on him.
A shot to the body from Jarkko misses
and Cid counters with a good low kick that Jarkko was not able to check.
Cid lands a slapping body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cid.
Cid throws a right and a left that Jarkko avoids nicely.
Jarkko cracks Cid with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jarkko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cid fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jarkko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cid throws a leg kick which misses Jarkko's front leg but catches the back leg as Jarkko tries to avoid it.
Jarkko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A clash of legs there as Cid blocks the low kick.
Jab, jab by Cid - just one landing.
A jab from Jarkko misses.
Jarkko throws a body punch but Cid moves out of range.
Jarkko throws a leg kick but Cid sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jarkko misses with a left hand
and Cid counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jarkko tries a head kick but it misses.
Cid keeps Jarkko at a distance using the push kick.
Jarkko keeps the fight on the outside.
A cross from Jarkko lands.
Jarkko checks a leg kick nicely.
Cid scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cid misses with a body shot.
Cid scores with a jab. Jarkko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cid lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
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!
Cid connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jarkko. Jarkko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice body kick from Cid.
Jarkko thuds a left hand into Cid's body.
Jarkko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jarkko throws a low kick but Cid moves out of range easily.
Jarkko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jarkko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cid thows a body shot but no joy.
Cid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Cid really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No luck for Jarkko with that takedown attempt.
Cid checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cid moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jarkko slips under a jab from Cid.
Jarkko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cid wants to clinch
and Jarkko counters with a shoot takedown. Cid fights it but they end up in guard.
Jarkko tries to free his leg and advance position but Cid is retaining full guard.
Jarkko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cid looking to control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cid preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cid looking for a sweep. Not yet Cid, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid trying to control the position here.
Cid controls Jarkko momentarily but Jarkko frees himself.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jarkko won't allow Cid to sweep him here.
Jarkko lands a couple of digs.
Jarkko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cid controlling Jarkko's posture.
Jarkko is looking to work some ground and pound but Cid has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cid is keeping the position for now.
Cid looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jarkko is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jarkko tries to free his leg and advance position but Cid is retaining full guard.
Cid tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cid trying to keep a closed guard but Jarkko is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jarkko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jarkko throws an elbow that misses. Cid uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jarkko's guard. Nice move by Cid!
Cid is looking to advance position but Jarkko has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Cid gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Cid's thigh. Cid counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Jarkko trying to control but Cid is working from the bottom.
Cid working a defensive guard but Jarkko manages to pass into side control anyway.
Jarkko working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jarkko in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Cid's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jarkko in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naru Jarkko had his way with Xavier Cid in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cid lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jarkko takes a step back to recover.
Cid stuns Jarkko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jarkko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cid has time to react.
Jarkko is looking to wear down Cid with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cid wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jarkko thows a leg kick but Cid checks it
and Cid counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jarkko tries to clinch there but Cid circles away.
Jarkko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cid.
Cid on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jarkko. Jarkko obviously looking to wear him down.
Jarkko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cid throws a head kick but Jarkko moves out of range.
Jarkko is looking to chop away at Cid's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cid - that will leave a mark!
Jarkko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cid checks a leg kick nicely.
Cid lands with a slapping head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Cid finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jarkko thows a leg kick but Cid checks it
and Cid counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jarkko will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cid lands a jab to Jarkko's midsection.
Cid punishes Jarkko's body with a nice straight punch.
Jarkko ducks under a wild hook from Cid.
Cid takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cid lands a lovely overhand right.
Jarkko connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jarkko.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jarkko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cid wants to land a leg kick but Jarkko is out of range.
Jarkko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cid checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jarkko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cid lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jarkko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jarkko connects with the punch.
Jarkko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cid throws a wild body kick that Jarkko sees coming a mile off.
Cid has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jarkko finds it's way round the side to connect with Cid's head.
Cid looks to score with a jab to the body but Jarkko is just out of range.
Cid misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cid looks for the body kick but Jarkko saw that one coming.
Jarkko throws a leg kick
and Cid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jarkko cracks the inside of Cid's front leg.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jarkko.
Xavier Cid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cid scores with a decent looking hook.
Naru Jarkko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jarkko. Cid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jarkko throws a body punch but Cid moves out of range.
Jarkko looks to throw the jab but Cid is out of range.
Cid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jarkko.
Jarkko throws a solid leg kick but Cid takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jarkko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko throws a head kick but Cid moves out of range.
Nice shot by Jarkko.
Xavier Cid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cid lands with a nice body punch.
Cid takes a swing at Jarkko's ribcage but misses.
Jarkko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cid.
Jarkko misses the shot to the body.
Jarkko fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cid to the ground. Jarkko is now in Cid's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cid has control of Jarkko's left arm, preventing Jarkko from doing any damage.
Jarkko seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jarkko wants to control from the top but Cid keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Xavier Cid.
I think Jarkko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 49:48
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naru Jarkko!
Naru Jarkko retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Naru Jarkko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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