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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Zol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arga Buarga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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164 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Red Belt
Excellent 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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Zol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arga Buarga!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zol is trying hard to land a takedown here. Buarga sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zol throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Buarga's waist but Buarga gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zol off to one side.
Buarga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zol slips under a jab.
Jay Zol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buarga misses with a hook.
Buarga scores with a crisp jab that stopped Zol in his tracks.
Zol shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Zol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zol moves forwards but Buarga connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Buarga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zol misses with a hook.
Buarga 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.
Buarga wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Buarga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Buarga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Buarga, as that shot connected.
Zol fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Buarga avoids it really well and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Buarga. Those never looked like landing.
Buarga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Buarga coming out on top.
Buarga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zol throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buarga has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zol on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zol looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Buarga!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Buarga is looking for a sweep.
Zol is trying to ground and pound but Buarga uses the momentary lack of control by Zol to regain half guard.
Buarga is pressing down on Zol's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Zol got a little sloppy there for a moment and Buarga has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zol has managed to get both his arms back between Buarga's legs - danger averted.
Zol has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zol preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buarga controlling Zol's posture.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buarga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zol trying to control the position from guard on top but Buarga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zol lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Buarga wants to sweep but no luck.
Zol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zol is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zol with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Buarga looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zol cracks Buarga with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buarga is trying to keep Zol in close.
Zol with a nice head shot there.
Zol works over Buarga with some ground and pound from guard.
Buarga strikes from his own guard.
Buarga wants to sweep but no luck.
Zol postures up in Buarga's guard and throws a big left but Buarga blocks it.
Zol working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Buarga's head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zol postures up in Buarga's guard and throws a big left but Buarga blocks it.
Buarga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buarga working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zol doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zol manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zol missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Buarga wants to sweep but no luck.
Buarga is trying to control the position but Zol postures up.
Zol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Buarga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zol throws a big right hand that misses.
Buarga had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zol defends it easily.
Zol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Buarga works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zol with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Zol throwing strikes but missing.
Zol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zol throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Buarga works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Buarga is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zol defends well.
Zol might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buarga bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zol's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zol manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Buarga throws a lazy right hand but Zol sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Buarga scores with a hook to the body. Zol takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Buarga connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Buarga is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Zol looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Buarga is fending him off so far but Zol persists. Nope, Buarga circles away and we're back to standing.
Buarga defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zol.
Zol dives in and grabs Buarga's left leg, looking for a takedown. Buarga pushes down on Zol's head and hops out.
Buarga throws a body punch but Zol moves out of range.
Zol shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Buarga defends it nicely.
Buarga throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zol with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Buarga to score with a decent uppercut.
Arga Buarga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zol shoots for a takedown but Buarga saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arga Buarga dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Zol misses.
Zol shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zol closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Buarga to the mat! Buarga manages to get full guard.
Buarga looking to control.
Zol with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Buarga manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zol wants to try and get back to his feet.
Buarga postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Zol looks a forlorn figure.
Zol is bucking up trying to escape but Buarga cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buarga landing punches.
Zol is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buarga cracks Zol with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Buarga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zol is looking to escape.
Buarga thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Buarga content just to control the position here.
Buarga lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zol hang on?
Buarga lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Zol is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Zol trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Buarga thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buarga sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zol avoids a series of strikes thrown by Buarga.
Zol's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Buarga trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zol wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Buarga landing strikes from the mount and Zol is in trouble!
Buarga trying to control but Zol is having none of it.
Zol is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zol defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Buarga.
Buarga wants to control the pace but Zol is squirming around nicely.
Buarga putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zol wants to try and get back to his feet.
Zol avoids a series of strikes thrown by Buarga.
Buarga is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Zol is surviving well by controlling Buarga's body position as best he can.
Zol taking shots to the head.
Zol wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buarga punching from mount but Zol doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Zol squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Buarga raining down shots from the mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zol is squirming around, avoiding Buarga's attempts to control the action.
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 Zol's face.
Zol is rocked!
Zol is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Buarga unloading with bombs!
Oh Zol is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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 Zol's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buarga trying to control but Zol is having none of it.
Buarga lands a big shot to the head and Zol winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Arga Buarga!
Post fight, Arga Buarga stared into the camera and said 'ARGABUARGARGABUARGABUARGARGABUARGARGGH!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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