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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gichin Funakoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arga Buarga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funakoshi's entrance music is War Pimp Renaissance. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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164 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gichin Funakoshi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arga Buarga!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funakoshi misses with a hook. Buarga ducked under it nicely.
Buarga tries to clinch but Funakoshi is having none of it.
Funakoshi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Buarga misses with a body shot.
Buarga misses with a body punch
and Funakoshi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Funakoshi motions for Buarga to come forward. Funakoshi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Buarga fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Funakoshi on the side of the head.
Buarga misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Buarga misses its intended target.
Funakoshi throws a body punch but Buarga moves out of range.
Buarga slips under a jab.
Buarga misses with a body shot.
Buarga scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Funakoshi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arga Buarga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Buarga misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buarga throws a hook to the side of Funakoshi's head but Funakoshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Buarga scores with a nice right hand.
Buarga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Funakoshi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buarga.
Buarga slips under a jab from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Buarga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buarga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Funakoshi avoids the body shot from Buarga.
Buarga thows a body shot but no joy.
Gichin Funakoshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buarga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buarga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Buarga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Funakoshi looks to score with a jab to the body but Buarga is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buarga moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Funakoshi does it's job there.
Buarga slips a straight right by Funakoshi.
Buarga jabs Funakoshi right on the nose. Funakoshi blinks but takes it well.
Buarga slips under a jab.
Buarga staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funakoshi throws a jab when Buarga was well out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Funakoshi there.
A telegraphed right hand from Funakoshi misses the target.
Buarga looks to score with a jab to the body but Funakoshi is just out of range.
Buarga ducks under a wild hook from Funakoshi.
Buarga misses with an uppercut.
Funakoshi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Funakoshi misses.
Funakoshi throws a big shot that misses.
Funakoshi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Funakoshi tries to keep at a distance but Buarga has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Funakoshi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Buarga's brow.
Funakoshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Funakoshi throws a punch but it's blocked by Buarga.
Funakoshi digs a right hand into Buarga's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Buarga's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Buarga.
Funakoshi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Funakoshi throws a head punch that misses.
Buarga is leaning against Funakoshi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Funakoshi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A hook to the body from Buarga.
Funakoshi has Buarga pushed against the cage.
Funakoshi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Funakoshi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buarga lands a body shot in the clinch.
Funakoshi digs a right hand underneath Buarga's ribcage. Buarga let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Funakoshi lands a right hand.
A short left from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Funakoshi gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Funakoshi swings wildly with an uppercut but Buarga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buarga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Buarga misses with the head strike.
Funakoshi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Buarga's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Funakoshi blocks a body shot from Buarga.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funakoshi keeps control of Buarga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Funakoshi misses with a punch on the inside.
Buarga trying to stall but Funakoshi improves his position.
Buarga misses with the head strike.
Funakoshi can't find room to land a body shot as Buarga controls the action.
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 Gichin Funakoshi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Buarga scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Buarga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Funakoshi.
Buarga looks to throw the jab but Funakoshi is out of range.
Funakoshi lands with a straight right. Buarga didn't see that one coming.
Buarga throws a body punch but Funakoshi moves out of range.
Funakoshi rushes Buarga and presses him up against the cage.
Buarga looking to slow down the pace here.
Funakoshi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Funakoshi misses with a punch to the body.
Funakoshi looking to stall.
Funakoshi blocking some punches.
Buarga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Funakoshi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Buarga lands a right hand.
Buarga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buarga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buarga.
Buarga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Funakoshi is trying to stall.
Buarga lands a body punch in the clinch.
Buarga is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Funakoshi to keep the fight standing.
Funakoshi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buarga lands a hook to the side of the head.
Buarga struggles to land a body shot inside as Funakoshi controls his hands.
Buarga jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funakoshi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Buarga is trying to control the position but Funakoshi postures up.
Buarga manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Funakoshi manages to get himself to full guard.
Funakoshi pulls Buarga in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Funakoshi is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funakoshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Buarga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Funakoshi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Buarga is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Buarga wants to sweep here but Funakoshi controlling him for the moment.
Funakoshi wants to control from the top but Buarga keeps moving.
Buarga wants to sweep here but Funakoshi controlling him for the moment.
Funakoshi works over Buarga with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Buarga is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Funakoshi defends well.
Funakoshi trying to control but Buarga is working from the bottom.
Funakoshi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Funakoshi won't allow Buarga to sweep him here.
Buarga manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Funakoshi manages to get himself to full guard.
Buarga pushing down on Funakoshi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Buarga wants to pass to mount but Funakoshi is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi wants to control but Buarga is keeping busy.
Buarga winds up and cracks Funakoshi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Funakoshi is trying to get back to full guard.
Buarga is looking to take a break and control but Funakoshi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buarga scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buarga thows a huge punch but Funakoshi dodges it nicely.
Buarga wants to pass the guard but Funakoshi is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arga Buarga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Funakoshi leaves Buarga with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Buarga wants to clinch.
Buarga paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Buarga tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Funakoshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buarga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Funakoshi.
Buarga connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Funakoshi blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Buarga misses.
Funakoshi lands with an overhand left.
Funakoshi takes a swing at Buarga's ribcage but misses.
Buarga misses the shot to the body.
Buarga scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Buarga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Funakoshi throws out a powerful jab.
Funakoshi blocks a jab.
Buarga is looking to clinch but Funakoshi is avoiding it.
A jab from Funakoshi misses.
Funakoshi avoids the body shot from Buarga.
A telegraphed right hand from Funakoshi misses the target.
Buarga connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi loads up on a big right hand but Buarga slips the punch.
Funakoshi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Buarga misses with a right hand
and Funakoshi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buarga is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Funakoshi. Buarga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Funakoshi throws a big shot that misses.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Funakoshi. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Funakoshi misses.
Buarga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Funakoshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Buarga.
Buarga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Funakoshi.
Buarga lands a really nice looking cross but Funakoshi seems unphased.
Buarga has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Buarga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Funakoshi misses with a left hand
and Buarga counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buarga misses with a wild body shot.
Buarga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buarga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buarga slips under a jab.
Buarga misses with a wild body shot.
Buarga misses with an uppercut. Funakoshi saw that one coming.
Funakoshi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Buarga throws a jab when Funakoshi was well out of range.
A combination from Funakoshi does no damage.
Buarga needs to keep his hands up - Funakoshi had a free shot at his head there.
Funakoshi drops his hands momentarily and Buarga takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Buarga just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi misses with a lunging right hand
and Buarga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Funakoshi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buarga.
Buarga jabs Funakoshi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Funakoshi staying out of range there.
A shot to the liver by Buarga. Beautiful body shot.
Funakoshi misses with a looping left.
Funakoshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buarga fails with an attempt to clinch.
Buarga drives through and clinches with Funakoshi against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funakoshi struggles to land a body shot inside as Buarga controls his hands.
Funakoshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Funakoshi is trying to maintain a safe position but Buarga gets an underhook and turns Funakoshi into the cage.
Buarga jumps guard and drags Funakoshi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Arga Buarga just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Buarga connects with a body shot.
Buarga throws an off balance right hand
and Funakoshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buarga tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Funakoshi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Buarga. That snapped Funakoshi's head back.
Buarga misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Buarga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Funakoshi.
Funakoshi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Funakoshi just misses with a punch to the body.
Buarga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buarga bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Funakoshi's head.
Funakoshi misses with a right hand
and Buarga counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Funakoshi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funakoshi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Buarga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Funakoshi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Funakoshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Funakoshi moves out of range as Buarga strikes.
Buarga misses with a body shot.
A big right from Funakoshi misses.
Funakoshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buarga.
Funakoshi misses with a right hand
and Buarga counters with a nice body shot.
Buarga lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Buarga misses with a straight right.
Buarga lands a nice shot that snaps Funakoshi's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buarga cracks Funakoshi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Funakoshi blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Funakoshi. Buarga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buarga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buarga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Funakoshi throws out the jab.
Funakoshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Funakoshi moves out of range of the strikes.
Funakoshi throws a hook but Buarga avoids it easily.
Buarga defending well as Funakoshi loads up on a big left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buarga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Buarga cracks Funakoshi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Buarga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Funakoshi manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi is looking to chop away at Buarga's legs.
Funakoshi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Funakoshi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Buarga slips under a jab.
Buarga fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Funakoshi throws a shot from downtown. Buarga moves away and avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Funakoshi. That's going to slow Buarga down.
Funakoshi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Buarga looks to throw the jab but Funakoshi is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buarga. Funakoshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buarga is looking to clinch but Funakoshi is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Funakoshi misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi throws a jab but it's blocked by Buarga.
Buarga scores with a hook to the body. Funakoshi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Funakoshi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Buarga connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Funakoshi scrambles back to his feet.
Buarga scores with a punch to the head.
Buarga moves out of range as Funakoshi strikes.
Nice defenses there by Funakoshi.
Buarga drives through and clinches with Funakoshi against the cage.
Buarga is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Funakoshi to keep the fight standing.
Gichin Funakoshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arga Buarga.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buarga jumps guard but Funakoshi stands there with Buarga around his waist. Buarga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A hook to the body from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Funakoshi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arga Buarga dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Buarga defending well as Funakoshi loads up on a big left hand.
Buarga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Funakoshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Buarga.
Buarga fails in his attempt to clinch.
Funakoshi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Buarga on the side of the head.
Funakoshi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Buarga's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Funakoshi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Buarga scrambles back to his feet.
Funakoshi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buarga blocks a low kick nicely.
Buarga thows a body shot but no joy.
Funakoshi misses the jab.
Funakoshi misses with an uppercut.
Funakoshi misses with an uppercut
and Funakoshi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funakoshi misses the jab.
Buarga throws a shot from downtown. Funakoshi moves away and avoids it.
Funakoshi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Funakoshi looks to land a left hand but Buarga moved out of range nicely.
Buarga gets a double leg takedown into Funakoshi's guard.
Buarga pushes down on Funakoshi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Buarga moves nicely into side control.
Buarga is trying to ground and pound but Funakoshi uses the momentary lack of control by Buarga to regain half guard.
Buarga lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buarga is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Funakoshi is controlling Buarga's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buarga wants to take a breather but Funakoshi is having none of it.
Buarga throws a strike but Funakoshi avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
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.
Buarga wants to pass the guard but Funakoshi is keeping the position.
Arga Buarga has got the better of the ground game so far.
Funakoshi is controlling Buarga's posture.
Buarga scoring with some ground and pound.
Funakoshi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Buarga is looking to work some ground and pound but Funakoshi has wrist control.
Buarga throws a strike but Funakoshi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Buarga has an active guard here but Funakoshi has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Buarga knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Buarga is trying to maintain the position but Funakoshi is very close to passing his half guard.
Funakoshi is looking to advance position but Buarga won't allow it.
Arga Buarga is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters are battling for position here. Buarga manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buarga has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gichin Funakoshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Funakoshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Buarga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arga Buarga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Buarga 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arga Buarga!
Arga Buarga is the new lightweight champion!
Arga Buarga looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'ARGABUARGARGABUARGABUARGARGABUARGARGGH!'.
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