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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naru Jarkko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zophiel Furfur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarkko comes to the cage accompanied by Hawaii 78 & E ala E. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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155 lbs
30 - 12 - 0 |
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169 lbs
24 - 10 - 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
30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Naru Jarkko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zophiel Furfur!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furfur throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Furfur tries to work over Jarkko's front leg with a kick but Jarkko checks it.
Furfur scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Furfur checks a leg kick nicely.
Jarkko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jarkko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Furfur pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jarkko is out of range and Furfur settles back down.
Furfur misses with a low kick.
Furfur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Furfur pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jarkko is out of range and Furfur settles back down.
Furfur lands a really nice looking cross but Jarkko seems unphased.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Furfur. Jarkko shrugs it off though.
Jarkko checks a leg kick.
Furfur is looking to score with low kicks.
Jarkko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Furfur's calf.
Jarkko looks to land a body kick but Furfur moved away.
Jarkko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Furfur. Furfur circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Jarkko manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Furfur on his heels. He'll look to pass Furfur's guard now, I'm sure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Furfur keeping moving, preventing Jarkko from controlling successfully.
Jarkko stays in close to Furfur's body and controls the position.
Jarkko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jarkko wants to control from the top but Furfur keeps moving.
Jarkko is looking to work some ground and pound but Furfur has wrist control.
Furfur working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jarkko.
Jarkko postures up in Furfur's guard and throws a big left but Furfur blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jarkko throws a big right hand that misses.
Jarkko has gone for a leg lock! Furfur slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jarkko's guard.
Furfur is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Zophiel Furfur was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Furfur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zophiel Furfur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Furfur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jarkko throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furfur throws a hook but Jarkko blocks it.
Furfur fakes the leg kick and cracks Jarkko in the body.
Jarkko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good standup being displayed there by Furfur as he connects with a hook.
Furfur has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jarkko.
A clash of legs there as Jarkko blocks the low kick.
Jarkko avoids a kick to the body.
Jarkko takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Furfur.
Jarkko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Zophiel Furfur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Furfur 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.
Furfur tries to work over Jarkko's front leg with a kick but Jarkko checks it.
Furfur is looking to land body kicks.
Jarkko misses with a head kick.
Jarkko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Jarkko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Furfur bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jarkko's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jarkko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jarkko gets a clinch.
Jarkko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Furfur swings wildly with an uppercut but Jarkko uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Jarkko's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jarkko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Furfur gets through Jarkko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Furfur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Furfur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Furfur gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Furfur throws a shot from downtown. Jarkko moves away and avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Furfur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jarkko.
Jarkko throws a looping overhand right but Furfur ducks down to avoid it.
Jarkko is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zophiel Furfur will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Furfur throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jarkko counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Furfur manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Jarkko keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Furfur can't find room to land a body shot as Jarkko controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Furfur scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jarkko blocking some punches.
Furfur manages to break the clinch.
Jarkko fails to land the takedown.
Furfur throws a big shot that misses.
Furfur misses with a double jab
and Jarkko counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Furfur slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Furfur utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jarkko forces his way into half guard.
Naru Jarkko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarkko is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Furfur wants to stand up but Jarkko is controlling him.
Jarkko is looking to work some ground and pound but Furfur has wrist control.
Furfur utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jarkko stopping the sweep attempt from Furfur.
Jarkko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko with a flurry of punches that miss.
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 trying to control the position from guard on top but Furfur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jarkko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jarkko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jarkko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Furfur is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jarkko drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Furfur dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furfur is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We're going to have a standup here because Naru Jarkko wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Furfur keeps the fight on the outside.
Furfur misses with a lunging right hand
and Jarkko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Furfur's guard.
Jarkko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Furfur swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jarkko stopping the sweep attempt from Furfur.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Furfur is trying to get back to half guard.
Jarkko misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jarkko wants to control but Furfur is keeping him busy.
Furfur tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naru Jarkko dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Furfur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jarkko missing with a left hand there. Furfur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jarkko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jarkko looks to throw the jab but Furfur is out of range.
Jarkko lands with a nice body punch.
Furfur feints and then cracks Jarkko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jarkko down.
Furfur throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Furfur lands a jab to the nose.
Furfur displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jarkko.
Jarkko checks a low kick from Furfur.
Furfur misses with a body kick.
Jarkko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Furfur has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Furfur connects with a leg kick. Jarkko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jarkko. Furfur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Furfur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jarkko.
A clash of legs there as Furfur blocks the low kick.
Furfur lands with a shot to the body.
Furfur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jarkko takes a swing at Furfur's ribcage but misses.
Jarkko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Furfur missing with a left hand there. Jarkko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Furfur misses with a head kick.
Furfur fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Furfur scores with a spinning back kick!
Jarkko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Furfur is trying to stand up here but Jarkko is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko is pressing down on Furfur's thigh, looking to free his foot. Furfur is holding on for now.
Jarkko prevents Furfur from standing back up.
Jarkko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Furfur keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jarkko wants to free his trapped foot but Furfur is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jarkko throwing shots but Furfur is blocking nicely.
Jarkko is pressing down on Furfur's thigh, looking to free his foot. Furfur is holding on for now.
Jarkko stops Furfur from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jarkko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jarkko looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Furfur avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jarkko.
Jarkko tries to pass the half guard into mount. Furfur knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furfur keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Furfur blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jarkko.
Furfur felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Jarkko seems to be working for a kimura but Furfur defends the submission attempt.
Jarkko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Furfur has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Jarkko is on him like a limpet, forcing Furfur back against the cage.
Furfur has Jarkko pressed against the cage, preventing Jarkko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Furfur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jarkko backwards.
Furfur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Naru Jarkko did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A left lands for Furfur.
Furfur sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Furfur lands a nice looking body shot.
Furfur lands with a good body shot.
Jarkko just misses with a punch to the body.
Jarkko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Furfur throws out the jab.
Furfur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Furfur misses with a wild body shot.
Furfur thows a left - swing and a miss!
A cross from Furfur lands.
Jarkko lunges at Furfur with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Furfur's hand.
Jarkko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Furfur sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jarkko somewhat.
Jarkko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Jarkko as he checks the leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jarkko.
Furfur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jarkko throws a good cross that connects.
Furfur lands a leg kick that knocks Jarkko off balance momentarily.
Furfur wants to land a leg kick but Jarkko is out of range.
Furfur misses with a hook.
Furfur misses with a body kick.
Jarkko shoots in but Furfur avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naru Jarkko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Furfur checks the leg kick.
Furfur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Furfur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jarkko manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko connects with a jab.
Furfur lands with a slapping head kick.
Furfur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Furfur looks to throw the jab but Jarkko is out of range.
Jarkko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Furfur is out of range and Jarkko settles back down.
Jarkko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Furfur was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarkko.
Furfur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jarkko 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.
Jarkko checks a leg kick.
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!
Jarkko dives in for a single leg takedown but Furfur sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Furfur lands with a light punch inside.
Jarkko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Furfur misses with some punches.
Jarkko wants to get back to striking at distance but Furfur won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jarkko has an active guard here but Furfur has managed to pass into half guard.
Jarkko is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Furfur's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Furfur's back!
Jarkko working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Furfur is in bad spot here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Furfur defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Jarkko's arms.
Furfur is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Furfur covering up well under a series of strikes from Jarkko.
Furfur is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Jarkko off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Furfur has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Naru Jarkko will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jarkko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jarkko throws a body punch but Furfur moves out of range.
Furfur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jarkko throws out the jab.
Furfur misses with a low kick.
Jarkko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Furfur's head.
Furfur checks a leg kick nicely.
Furfur takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Furfur throws out a loose jab but Jarkko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jarkko throws a leg kick but Furfur sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zophiel Furfur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jarkko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Furfur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jarkko.
Furfur stuns Jarkko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jarkko lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur is looking to land body kicks.
Furfur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Furfur lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jarkko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jarkko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Furfur throws a head kick that misses.
Jarkko throws a low kick but Furfur moves out of range easily.
Furfur avoids the body shot from Jarkko.
Jarkko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jarkko forces his way into half guard.
Jarkko is trying to control. Furfur wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jarkko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Furfur defends it well.
Zophiel Furfur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko is looking to advance position but Furfur won't allow it.
Furfur tries to kick Jarkko off but Jarkko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jarkko wants to control but Furfur is keeping him busy.
Jarkko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Furfur sees it coming and defends easily.
Jarkko looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jarkko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Furfur's head.
Naru Jarkko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Furfur keeping hold of Jarkko's head, controlling as best he can.
Jarkko seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Furfur tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Jarkko manages to move to mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Naru Jarkko showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:47
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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