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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jargo Leek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvi Kalaso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalaso has chosen shut em down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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177 lbs
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159 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jargo Leek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harvi Kalaso!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leek will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Leek works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Leek throws a right and a left that Kalaso avoids nicely.
Kalaso clinches with his opponent.
Kalaso misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Leek fails to land.
Leek swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalaso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalaso lands with a right to the head.
Kalaso manages to break the clinch.
Kalaso lands with a kick to the temple. Leek shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kalaso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leek wants to clinch.
Kalaso throws a sloppy head kick and Leek moves out of range easily.
Leek avoids the head kick by Kalaso.
Kalaso ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Leek throws a jab when Kalaso was well out of range.
Leek slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leek clinches.
Leek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leek lands a shoulder strike.
Kalaso with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Leek as Kalaso tries to tie him up.
Kalaso scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kalaso breaks from the clinch.
Leek misses with a two punch combination.
Leek tries to work over Kalaso's front leg with a kick but Kalaso checks it.
Leek tries to land a leg kick but Kalaso saw it coming and moves away.
Jargo Leek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalaso wants to clinch.
Leek lands with an uppercut that bounces Kalaso off the ropes and back into range.
Kalaso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leek.
Kalaso pushes Leek up against the ropes in a clinch.
Leek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Leek working aggressively here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Leek - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Leek lands with a light punch inside.
That's two 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!
Kalaso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kalaso tries to clinch up but Leek circles away and keeps his distance.
Leek tries to close the distance and clinch but Kalaso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kalaso looking to throw knees to the head but Leek is blocking nicely.
Leek wants to stall.
Kalaso throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kalaso lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leek backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalaso.
Kalaso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leek blocking some punches.
Kalaso breaks from the clinch.
Leek throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Leek lands a head kick!
Leek fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso throws a nice head kick!
Leek drives through and clinches with Kalaso against the ropes.
Leek lands a shoulder strike.
Leek misses with a body punch.
A short left from Leek.
Leek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Leek swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalaso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leek tries to throw a body punch but Kalaso avoids it by throwing Leek back against the ropes.
Leek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leek takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kalaso lands a nice elbow.
Leek struggles to land a body shot inside as Kalaso controls his hands.
Leek pushes Kalaso back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kalaso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalaso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leek stuns Kalaso with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leek tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Kalaso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leek circles away from the clinch attempt
and Leek counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leek wants to clinch up but Kalaso keeps it at a distance.
Leek is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kalaso listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Leek scores with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leek.
Kalaso tries to clinch up but Leek circles away and keeps his distance.
Kalaso avoids the head kick by Leek.
Kalaso has closed the distance and engaged Leek in a clinch.
Kalaso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Kalaso.
Leek throws a right hand that Kalaso ducks under and follows up with a left that Kalaso also avoids with ease.
Kalaso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leek throws a right hand that Kalaso ducks under and follows up with a left that Kalaso also avoids with ease.
Kalaso moves out of range as Leek strikes.
Kalaso blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalaso tries to close the distance and clinch but Leek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kalaso moves into the clinch successfully.
Kalaso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leek tries to clinch but Kalaso moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jargo Leek dominated that 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.
Kalaso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kalaso throws a series of punches but Leek moves out of range.
Kalaso has managed to clinch.
Leek throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leek.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leek.
Kalaso tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leek's elbow.
Jargo Leek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kalaso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leek scores with a leg kick.
Leek connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kalaso. Kalaso circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kalaso tries to clinch but Leek is having none of it.
Leek scores with a shot to the body.
Kalaso tries to clinch
and Kalaso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Leek throws a low kick, looking for Kalaso's leg but Kalaso calmly moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Leek, right into the meat.
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!
Left hook, right uppercut from Kalaso.
Leek thuds a left hand into Kalaso's body.
Kalaso wants to clinch up but Leek keeps it at a distance.
Leek wants to clinch.
Jargo Leek is winning the standup battle so far.
Kalaso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leek tries to keep at a distance but Kalaso has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kalaso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leek bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kalaso's head backwards.
Leek scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kalaso scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Leek.
Leek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kalaso, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kalaso lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kalaso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leek misses with a punch on the inside.
Kalaso putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Leek in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!
Kalaso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kalaso throws a nice inside leg kick.
Leek fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kalaso checks it well.
Leek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kalaso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leek lands with a right hand.
A solid body kick from Kalaso.
Kalaso slips a jab and a cross from Leek.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kalaso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kalaso moves into range and clinches up with Leek.
A short left from Leek.
Leek swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalaso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalaso breaks the clinch.
Leek is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kalaso moves into range and clinches up with Leek.
Leek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kalaso pushes Leek back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kalaso breaks the clinch.
Leek cracks Kalaso with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kalaso tries to close the distance and clinch but Leek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leek throws a body punch but Kalaso moves out of range.
Leek throws a series of punches but Kalaso moves out of range.
Jab from Leek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kalaso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leek throws a nice looking combination but Kalaso bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kalaso closes the distance and clinches.
Leek lands a shot to the body.
Kalaso breaks the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kalaso.
Good work by Kalaso as he checks the leg kick.
Kalaso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Kalaso.
Kalaso scoring well with a low kick there.
Leek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harvi Kalaso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kalaso tries to clinch up.
Kalaso buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kalaso tries to clinch up but Leek circles away and keeps his distance.
Kalaso takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Leek tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalaso takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso lands an elbow inside that Leek shrugs off.
Leek working aggressively here.
Kalaso tries to stall but Leek uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kalaso utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kalaso creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Leek's defenses.
Leek misses with the head strike.
Kalaso stalling.
Kalaso trying to stall but Leek improves his position.
Leek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leek tries a body shot but Kalaso blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Leek just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kalaso's brow.
Kalaso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalaso moves away from the strike by Leek.
Sloppy strikes from Kalaso. Those never looked like landing.
Kalaso swings for the body but Leek moves out of range.
Kalaso tries to clinch up.
Leek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kalaso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harvi Kalaso 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! This is the final round!
Leek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kalaso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kalaso tries to close the distance and clinch but Leek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kalaso tries to close the distance and clinch but Leek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kalaso walks into a stiff left hand from Leek.
Kalaso lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leek's sensitive parts.
A big right from Leek misses.
Kalaso rushes Leek and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kalaso lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Jargo Leek has been cut.
Kalaso scores with a knee to the head.
Leek misses with the head strike.
Leek misses with some punches.
A short right from Kalaso.
Leek lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Leek.
Kalaso is pushing Leek up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
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!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kalaso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leek misses with a body punch.
Kalaso blocks a body shot from Leek.
Leek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kalaso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kalaso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kalaso avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab from Leek misses.
Kalaso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leek connects with a solid leg kick.
Kalaso avoids the body shot from Leek.
Kalaso clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kalaso.
Kalaso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kalaso doesn't manage to clinch there - Leek circles away.
Kalaso tries to clinch there but Leek circles away.
Kalaso tries to clinch but Leek is having none of it.
Kalaso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kalaso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leek misses the shot to the body.
Leek swats away the attempt to clinch by Kalaso.
Nice uppercut lands for Leek. That snapped Kalaso's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leek wants to slow Kalaso down by chopping away at his legs.
Kalaso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leek wants to clinch.
Leek lands with a cross.
Kalaso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kalaso has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leek takes an elbow to the temple.
Kalaso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leek lands a nice shot to the body.
Kalaso doesn't manage to clinch there - Leek circles away.
Leek wants to clinch.
Leek tries a head kick but it misses.
Leek tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kalaso counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leek thinking.
Leek tries to close the distance and clinch but Kalaso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kalaso avoids the head kick by Leek.
Leek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kalaso.
Oooooh!!! Kalaso has knocked Leek down with a huge combo! Kalaso steps away and waves a wobbly Leek back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Leek is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leek misses with a body shot.
Oh Leek is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leek tries to clinch but Kalaso moves out of range.
Kalaso wants to clinch.
Leek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalaso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leek.
Leek gets tackled into the ropes by Kalaso. Kalaso maintains the clinch.
Leek seems to have got his legs back now.
Leek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leek throws a head punch that misses.
Leek lands a nice uppercut.
Kalaso lands an elbow just above Leek 's eye.
Leek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kalaso breaks the clinch.
Kalaso drives through and clinches with Leek against the ropes.
Kalaso creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Leek's defenses.
Kalaso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kalaso.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalaso. Leek does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalaso tries to close the distance and clinch but Leek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kalaso tries to clinch there but Leek circles away.
Kalaso is looking to chop away at Leek's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harvi Kalaso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kalaso has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Harvi Kalaso!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Harvi Kalaso!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Harvi Kalaso!
Harvi Kalaso wins by unanimous decision!
After the big win, Harvi Kalaso made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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