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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arga Buarga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Iverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iverson has chosen Through the pain as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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164 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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180 cm
23
170 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arga Buarga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Iverson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buarga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Buarga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iverson moves away.
Iverson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Buarga finds it's way round the side to connect with Iverson's head.
Buarga with a hook.
Buarga thows a body shot but no joy.
Buarga jabs Iverson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Buarga has managed to clinch.
Iverson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buarga jumps guard and drags Iverson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Buarga not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Iverson preventing the sweep.
Iverson forces his way into half guard.
Buarga tries to get to full guard but Iverson has control of the leg.
Buarga gets back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iverson postures up.
Buarga has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Iverson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Buarga keeping moving, preventing Iverson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buarga looking to control.
Iverson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Buarga has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Iverson has managed to get both his arms back between Buarga's legs - danger averted.
Buarga is looking for a triangle but Iverson pushes his legs off easily.
Buarga trying to keep a closed guard but Iverson is proving a slippery customer.
Iverson wants to pass the guard but Buarga is keeping the position.
Iverson trying to control but Buarga is working from the bottom.
Buarga is looking for a triangle but Iverson pushes his legs off easily.
Buarga looking to control but Iverson passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buarga wants to control but Iverson is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Buarga flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Buarga is looking for a sweep. Iverson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Iverson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Buarga makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Buarga.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iverson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Buarga is keeping the position for now.
Buarga is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Buarga manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Iverson manages to get himself to full guard.
Buarga avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Buarga throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buarga working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Iverson's head.
Buarga keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Iverson's head.
Buarga slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Iverson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Buarga is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Iverson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Iverson is squirming around, avoiding Buarga's attempts to control the action.
Buarga is really struggling to control Iverson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Buarga lands a big shot there that rocks Iverson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Buarga connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Iverson is desperately trying to improve his position but Buarga has a good base and remains in mount.
Iverson tries to lock up and control but Buarga gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buarga lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buarga has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Iverson's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buarga lands a big shot there that rocks Iverson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Buarga breaks from Iverson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Buarga cracks Iverson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Buarga has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Iverson's face.
Buarga controlling from mount.
Iverson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Buarga with the ground and pound from mount.
Buarga putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Iverson is bucking up trying to escape but Buarga cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Iverson is rocked!
Iverson working to try and regain half guard.
Iverson is still in real trouble! Can Buarga finish him?
The referee warns Iverson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buarga trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Buarga lands a nice shot to the head.
Iverson is trying to escape the mount.
Buarga looking for a guillotine from mount but Iverson is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arga Buarga dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Buarga scores with a jab to the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Iverson as he connects with a hook.
Iverson seems to have recovered his senses.
Iverson throws an overhand right that lands on Buarga's shoulder, as Buarga tries to avoid the shot.
Iverson just misses with a punch to the body.
Buarga lands with a cross.
Buarga scores with a hook to the body. Iverson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Buarga moves in looking to clinch but Iverson pushes him off.
Buarga takes the fight into the clinch.
Buarga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Buarga ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Buarga no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Iverson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Buarga is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Iverson, into his guard.
Iverson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Buarga gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iverson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Buarga gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Iverson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buarga pushes down on Iverson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Buarga seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Iverson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Buarga tries to pass to full mount but Iverson defends it.
Arga Buarga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Buarga is working for a submission of some sort.
Buarga is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iverson actively working from the bottom here.
Buarga 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.
Iverson looking for submissions off his back.
Buarga 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.
Iverson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Buarga trying to mount his opponent but Iverson defends it.
Buarga drops an elbow to the side of Iverson's head.
Buarga has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buarga working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Buarga with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buarga with the ground and pound from mount.
Buarga connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Iverson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Buarga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Iverson is looking to escape.
Buarga avoids the attempt from Iverson to control.
Buarga working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Buarga trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Buarga looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Buarga is landing with some decent strikes but Iverson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Buarga lands a big shot there that rocks Iverson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buarga is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Iverson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buarga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Iverson is looking to escape.
Buarga lands a big elbow.
Iverson is working to get back to half guard.
Buarga trying to control but Iverson is having none of it.
Iverson wants to hold on but Buarga pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Iverson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Iverson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Buarga prevents Iverson from improving his position.
Buarga takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arga Buarga dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Buarga clinches up against the cage.
Iverson pulls Buarga into guard.
Buarga is pushing down on Iverson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Iverson is fighting to maintain full guard but Buarga has managed to sneak the leg through.
Buarga is trying to control the action in half guard but Iverson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Buarga is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Iverson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Buarga lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Buarga moves nicely into side control.
Iverson is trying to improve his position.
Buarga scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Iverson to see if he's OK.
Iverson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Buarga wants to control but Iverson is keeping him busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buarga is putting a hurting on Iverson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Buarga working the head with strikes.
Buarga trying to control the action but Iverson is working from the bottom.
Buarga is working Iverson over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buarga tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Buarga has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Buarga is chipping away with strikes.
Iverson struggling a bit here.
Buarga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Iverson can do to turn this around?
Buarga tries to move to mount but Iverson blocks the move with his legs.
Iverson is looking for a sweep.
Buarga works to advance to full mount. Iverson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Iverson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buarga controlling from mount.
Buarga has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Iverson's face.
Buarga raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buarga lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Buarga postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Iverson bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Buarga and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arga Buarga!
Post fight, an emotional Arga Buarga said 'ARGABUARGARGABUARGABUARGARGABUARGARGGH!'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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