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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ali Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jargo Leek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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176 lbs
25 - 14 - 0 |
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177 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ali Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jargo Leek!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang avoids the head kick by Leek.
Bang swings for the body but Leek moves out of range.
Bang is looking to slow Leek down with leg kicks.
A right-left combo lands from Leek.
Bang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Leek slips a jab from Bang.
Bang misses with an uppercut.
Leek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good leg kick by Leek there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jab, jab by Leek - just one landing.
Leek ducks under a wild hook from Bang.
Leek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leek stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Leek wants it to stay on the feet.
Leek avoids the head kick by Bang.
Leek connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leek throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Leek avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leek just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang gets tackled into the cage by Leek. Leek maintains the clinch.
Leek lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bang backwards.
Bang blocks an uppercut.
Leek stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Leek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bang's elbow.
Leek gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bang.
Bang is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Leek gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ali Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bang is trying to pull guard but Leek has him pressed against the cage.
Leek lands with a short shot to the head.
Leek swings wildly with an uppercut but Bang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bang avoids it.
Leek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leek scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leek lands a body shot in the clinch.
Leek throws a punch but it's blocked by Bang.
Leek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bang is trying to pull guard but Leek turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Leek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bang backwards.
Bang has Leek pressed against the cage, preventing Leek from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bang gets control of Leek's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bang will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Leek has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bang is proving hard to escape from.
Bang trying to keep a closed guard but Leek is proving a slippery customer.
Bang is controlling Leek's posture.
Leek trying to control the position from guard on top but Bang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Ali Bang wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bang checks a leg kick.
Leek misses with a looping left.
Leek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bang.
Jargo Leek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leek misses with a few strikes there.
Leek connects with a body shot.
Leek lands with a kick to the temple. Bang shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bang lands with a good body shot.
Bang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bang shoots in and drives through. Leek sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leek is looking to clinch but Bang is avoiding it.
Leek scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bang throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leek scores with a jab. Bang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch lands to the side of Bang 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Leek turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leek fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bang.
A right-left combo lands from Leek.
Bang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leek manages to avoid it.
Bang scores with a hook.
Bang takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bang throws a head kick but Leek moves out of range.
Bang misses with a few strikes there.
Leek scores with a leg kick.
Leek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jargo Leek dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Leek thows a leg kick but Bang checks it
and Bang decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Leek's guard.
Leek seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bang is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bang stopping the sweep attempt from Leek.
Bang stands up and waves to Leek to follow him.
Leek slips a jab and a cross from Bang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leek.
Bang checks a leg kick.
Bang looks to throw the jab but Leek is out of range.
Bang shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Leek eats them both and turns towards Bang to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bang takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Leek's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Leek duly obliges.
Leek missing with a left hand there. Bang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leek scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bang moves out of range of the leg kick from Leek.
Leek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bang has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leek.
Leek lands a front kick.
Leek throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Leek connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Leek jabs at Bang's body.
Bang tried to score with a low kick but Leek checks it.
Jargo Leek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leek, as that shot connected.
Leek wants to land a leg kick but Bang is out of range.
Bang blocks a head kick by Leek.
Leek pushes Bang up against the cage in a clinch.
Leek lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bang.
Bang blocks an uppercut.
Leek looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bang fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A hook to the body from Leek.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bang has picked Leek up - he's going for a ride! Bang dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Leek is looking for a sweep. Bang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Leek manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Leek working a defensive guard here.
Bang won't allow Leek to sweep him here.
Bang trying to control but Leek is working from the bottom.
Bang passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Leek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang wants to control but Leek is keeping him busy.
Leek wants to control but Bang postures up.
Bang connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Leek some visible discomfort.
Leek is trying to control Bang's posture but Bang avoids it.
Leek dodges the ground and pound from Bang.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bang trying to control the position but Leek is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jargo Leek will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Leek misses with a head kick.
Leek lands a jab to the head.
Leek takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bang takes one to the chin there.
That kick from Leek tenderised Bang's leg. Bang is trying to keep his angry face on.
Leek throws a combination that misses
and Bang counters with a stiff right hand.
Bang is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Leek throws a body punch but Bang moves out of range.
Bang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leek.
Leek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leek gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bang to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang throwing strikes but missing.
Leek is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Leek tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Leek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jargo Leek.
Horrible takedown by Bang or perhaps it was just good defense by Leek which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leek misses with a two punch combination.
Jargo Leek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leek moves into range and connects with a jab.
Leek fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bang.
Bang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leek has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bang finds it's way round the side to connect with Leek's head.
Leek scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Leek fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ali Bang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An inside leg kick lands from Leek.
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!
Leek lands a jab to the head.
Leek throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ali Bang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leek lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bang just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leek tries a low kick but Bang avoids it.
Bang throws a sloppy head kick and Leek moves out of range easily.
Bang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leek is looking to slow Bang down with leg kicks.
Leek throws a series of strikes that have Bang backpedaling.
Leek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leek thows a body shot but no joy.
Leek scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bang closes this distance looking for a takedown but Leek circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ali Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leek uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A lazy left from Leek finds it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leek.
Leek is looking to slow Bang down with leg kicks.
Bang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leek connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Leek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leek feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bang's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leek lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Leek thumps Bang with a low kick.
Bang looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bang takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Leek lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leek connects with a single shot there.
Bang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leek.
Leek takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leek.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bang.
Leek with a jab.
Bang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jargo Leek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Leek winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jargo Leek!
Jargo Leek made sure to mention his sponsor, Perkele! in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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