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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arga Buarga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khali Kumtomanee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kumtomanee has chosen beat kim like a little girl as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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164 lbs
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155 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arga Buarga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khali Kumtomanee!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buarga misses with a straight right.
Buarga misses with a lunging right hand
and Kumtomanee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kumtomanee wants to clinch.
Kumtomanee slips under a jab from Buarga.
Buarga scores with a jab to the jaw.
Buarga looks to score with a jab to the body but Kumtomanee is just out of range.
Buarga misses with a hook. Kumtomanee ducked under it nicely.
Kumtomanee feints and as Buarga raises his hands in defense, Kumtomanee changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Buarga preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Buarga keeping moving, preventing Kumtomanee from controlling successfully.
Buarga might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kumtomanee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Buarga has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kumtomanee has managed to get both his arms back between Buarga's legs - danger averted.
Kumtomanee wants to control from the top but Buarga keeps moving.
Buarga is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kumtomanee is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kumtomanee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kumtomanee preventing the sweep.
Kumtomanee throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumtomanee postures up in Buarga's guard and throws a big left but Buarga blocks it.
Buarga bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kumtomanee's guard.
Buarga wants to pass the guard but Kumtomanee is keeping the position.
Buarga pushing down on Kumtomanee's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kumtomanee is staying active underneath Buarga, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Buarga has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kumtomanee blocking the ground and pound.
Buarga tries to control but Kumtomanee wriggling away.
Buarga is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kumtomanee is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buarga punching from mount but Kumtomanee doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Buarga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kumtomanee is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kumtomanee is bucking up trying to escape but Buarga cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buarga with shots to the head and body - Kumtomanee looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kumtomanee is trying to stand up.
Buarga trying to control but Kumtomanee is having none of it.
Buarga thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee tries to lock up and control but Buarga gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Buarga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kumtomanee is looking to escape.
Kumtomanee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kumtomanee in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Buarga.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buarga putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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.
Buarga looking to control but Kumtomanee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Buarga looking to control and managing it successfully.
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!
Buarga pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kumtomanee is in a horrible position here. Buarga smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Buarga is landing with some decent strikes but Kumtomanee is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buarga lands a heavy elbow.
Kumtomanee is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arga Buarga dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kumtomanee slips under a jab from Buarga.
Sloppy strikes from Kumtomanee. Those never looked like landing.
Buarga thuds a left hand into Kumtomanee's body.
Buarga closes the distance and clinches.
Buarga is trying to push Kumtomanee away but Kumtomanee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Buarga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kumtomanee's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kumtomanee throws an elbow but misses.
Buarga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Buarga takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kumtomanee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Buarga jumps guard but Kumtomanee stands there with Buarga around his waist. Buarga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Buarga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kumtomanee backwards.
Kumtomanee scores with a knee to the head.
Kumtomanee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Buarga or not.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow that stopped Buarga in his tracks for a moment.
Kumtomanee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kumtomanee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Buarga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Buarga blocks an elbow strike from Kumtomanee.
Buarga is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kumtomanee's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Buarga fails to pull the fight into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kumtomanee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Buarga tries to pull guard but Kumtomanee holds him up against the cage and eventually Buarga drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arga Buarga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buarga is looking to break free of the clinch but Kumtomanee has double underhooks.
Kumtomanee pushes off an throws an elbow but Buarga leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Buarga is trying to pull guard but Kumtomanee has him pressed against the cage.
Buarga avoiding damage as Kumtomanee throws knees to the body.
Kumtomanee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Buarga is trying to break the clinch but Kumtomanee has him pressed against the cage.
Kumtomanee throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow that stopped Buarga in his tracks for a moment.
Buarga gets through Kumtomanee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Buarga.
Buarga jumps guard but Kumtomanee stands there with Buarga around his waist. Buarga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kumtomanee throws an elbow but misses.
Kumtomanee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kumtomanee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kumtomanee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kumtomanee lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kumtomanee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buarga lands a nice shot to the body.
Kumtomanee throws an elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kumtomanee misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kumtomanee.
Buarga tries a body shot but Kumtomanee blocks it.
Kumtomanee throws an elbow but it misses.
Kumtomanee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Buarga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kumtomanee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kumtomanee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Buarga in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kumtomanee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kumtomanee lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kumtomanee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Buarga's defenses.
Buarga fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow that stopped Buarga in his tracks for a moment.
Kumtomanee throws an elbow that misses.
Kumtomanee lands a good knee to the midsection. Buarga won't want to take too many of those.
Kumtomanee connects with a knee to the head.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow that stopped Buarga in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buarga misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kumtomanee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kumtomanee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kumtomanee landing knees to the body.
Buarga tries to break free but Kumtomanee pushes him back against the cage.
Buarga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Buarga takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kumtomanee blocking some punches.
Buarga avoids the elbow strike from Kumtomanee, against the cage.
Buarga working aggressively here.
Kumtomanee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Buarga's defenses.
Khali Kumtomanee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Buarga takes an elbow to the forehead.
Buarga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kumtomanee's elbow.
Buarga dodges an elbow strike from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee misses with a knee to the head.
Kumtomanee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Buarga lands a hook that snaps the head of Kumtomanee backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Buarga's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Buarga successfully pulls guard.
Kumtomanee postures up.
Buarga is really struggling to control Kumtomanee but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kumtomanee would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kumtomanee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Buarga keeping moving, preventing Kumtomanee from controlling successfully.
Kumtomanee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Buarga. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kumtomanee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kumtomanee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buarga utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kumtomanee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Buarga works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Buarga escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kumtomanee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kumtomanee working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khali Kumtomanee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kumtomanee cracks Buarga with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kumtomanee lands a leg kick that knocks Buarga off balance momentarily.
A big left from Buarga misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Buarga misses the target.
Kumtomanee has Buarga up against the cage in a clinch.
Buarga avoids the elbow strike from Kumtomanee, against the cage.
Kumtomanee prevents a body shot from Buarga.
Buarga is trying to pull guard but Kumtomanee has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kumtomanee throws an elbow but misses.
Buarga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Buarga is trying to pull guard but Kumtomanee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Buarga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kumtomanee trying to land knees to the body.
Buarga has had enough of the clinch but Kumtomanee keeps him there for the moment.
Nice elbow from Kumtomanee.
Buarga avoids the elbow strike from Kumtomanee, against the cage.
Kumtomanee prevents a body shot from Buarga.
Buarga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kumtomanee scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumtomanee misses with a knee to the head.
Buarga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kumtomanee smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arga Buarga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kumtomanee clinches up against the cage.
Buarga can't find room to land a body shot as Kumtomanee controls the action.
Kumtomanee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee crunches a lovely knee into Buarga's ribcage.
Kumtomanee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kumtomanee lands a nice knee to the body.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow inside that Buarga shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kumtomanee lands a nice elbow.
Kumtomanee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Buarga takes an elbow to the temple.
Kumtomanee lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow inside.
Kumtomanee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Buarga takes an elbow to the temple.
Buarga wants to break the clinch but can't.
Buarga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kumtomanee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Buarga blocks an elbow strike from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Buarga's defenses.
Buarga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buarga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Buarga has Kumtomanee up against the cage in a clinch.
Buarga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kumtomanee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Buarga's face.
Kumtomanee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buarga backwards.
Kumtomanee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Buarga misses with some punches.
Kumtomanee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buarga breaks from the clinch.
Buarga closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kumtomanee's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kumtomanee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Buarga trying to control but Kumtomanee is working from the bottom.
Buarga engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Buarga looking to sit in guard and control but Kumtomanee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee trying to control but Buarga is working from the bottom.
Buarga wants to sweep here but Kumtomanee controlling him for the moment.
Buarga is working hard here to advance position.
Buarga has his foot on Kumtomanee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kumtomanee works his way back into a safe position though.
Buarga escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kumtomanee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kumtomanee is stalling in the full guard.
Buarga trying to keep a closed guard but Kumtomanee is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kumtomanee trying to control but Buarga is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khali Kumtomanee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kumtomanee has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khali Kumtomanee!
Khali Kumtomanee took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'kimmy, im sorry i took your belt, but you have a girls name so ihad to beat you or allah would have denied me entry to paradise...'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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