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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Borin Chim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naru Jarkko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarkko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hawaii 78 & E ala E kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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168 lbs
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155 lbs
39 - 18 - 3 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borin Chim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 18 - 3, fighting out of London, Naru Jarkko!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarkko 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.
Jarkko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chim misses with a body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jarkko has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jarkko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chim.
Chim connects with a jab.
Jarkko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jarkko drives through with a takedown into Chim's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Chim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jarkko trying to control but Chim is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jarkko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jarkko.
Chim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chim is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chim manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jarkko manages to get himself to full guard.
Chim pushes down on Jarkko's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chim trying to control the pace.
Jarkko tries to roll over but Chim keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chim not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chim throwing shots but Jarkko is blocking nicely.
Chim is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jarkko has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jarkko is looking for a sweep. Chim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chim wants to pass the guard but Jarkko is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chim working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Chim is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Chim working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Chim is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chim wants to work for an arm triangle but Jarkko is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chim passes the guard and advances to mount!
Chim with the ground and pound from mount.
Chim lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jarkko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chim with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borin Chim dominated that round.
That's time! Chim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No luck for Jarkko with that takedown attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chim.
Chim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jarkko.
Chim pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jarkko is out of range and Chim settles back down.
And Jarkko tries to counter it with a takedown but Chim pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jarkko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jarkko misses with a low kick.
Chim fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chim tries to keep at a distance but Jarkko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chim tries to stall but Jarkko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chim leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jarkko lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarkko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chim throws a body punch but Jarkko moves out of range.
Chim motions for Jarkko to come forward. Chim throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jarkko is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Chim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jarkko.
Chim misses with a low kick.
Jarkko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chims jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chim is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jarkko can do to turn this around?
Chim tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jarkko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chim somewhat.
Jarkko misses with a body shot.
Chim half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Chim misses with a low kick.
Chim feints and then cracks Jarkko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jarkko down.
Some wild striking there from Jarkko.
Chim drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jarkko sprawls and moves away.
Chim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chim takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko throws a combination. Chim tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chim. Jarkko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chim lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jarkko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jarkko throws a body shot but no joy.
Chim digs a good body shot into Jarkko's ribs.
Jarkko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jarkko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chim is looking to wear down Jarkko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chim lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jarkko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jarkko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chim checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chim shoots in looking for a takedown but Jarkko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chim's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borin Chim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jarkko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jarkko slips under a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jarkko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some bone on bone action there as Jarkko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jarkko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chim connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jarkko momentarily.
Jarkko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jarkko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Chim tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jarkko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chim manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Borin Chim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jarkko is not content to let Chim control the position.
Jarkko is trying to get back to full guard.
Chim looks to land a strike but Jarkko avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chim wants to pass the guard but Jarkko is keeping the position.
Chim trying to control the position from guard on top but Jarkko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jarkko wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Naru Jarkko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Chim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chim.
Jarkko is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Chim catches Jarkko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jarkko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jarkko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chim.
Chim lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jarkko at a distance.
Jarkko misses the jab.
Borin Chim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chim misses with a low kick.
Jarkko drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chim defends it well.
Chim looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chim has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarkko fails with a takedown attempt.
Jarkko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chim is able to avoid easily.
Chim misses with a hook. Jarkko ducked under it nicely.
Jarkko drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chim defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Jarkko finds it's way through Chim's defenses.
A low kick from Jarkko misses
and Chim counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chim is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Chim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chim tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jarkko knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jarkko moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarkko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jarkko is on top in guard.
Jarkko looking to sit in guard and control but Chim gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chim slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chim scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jarkko is avoiding damage well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jarkko is trying to get back to half guard.
Chim looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jarkko is avoiding damage well.
Jarkko can't do much from the bottom here.
Chim controls the position from side control.
Jarkko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chim in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Chim is looking to take a break and control but Jarkko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Borin Chim showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chim 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borin Chim!
An out of breath and clearly excited Borin Chim thanked Conquer for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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