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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Maltsev (ranked 1560 p4p, 221 weight class) and Square Pants (ranked 1657 p4p, 231 weight class). Yuri Maltsev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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211 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
206 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yuri Maltsev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Square Pants!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pants wants to clinch.
Pants instigates a clinch.
Maltsev blocks a body shot from Pants.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maltsev.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maltsev.
Maltsev prevents a body shot from Pants.
Pants lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pants doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maltsev is working Pants over against the cage.
Maltsev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maltsev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pants.
Pants swings wildly with an uppercut but Maltsev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maltsev blocking some punches.
Maltsev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Maltsev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pants misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pants misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pants tries to throw a body punch but Maltsev avoids it by throwing Pants back against the cage.
Maltsev has a couple of punches blocked by Pants.
Pants doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maltsev is stalling here.
Pants misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maltsev is struggling to control the position.
A hook to the body from Pants.
Pants looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maltsev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maltsev misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maltsev.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pants.
Pants has a couple of punches blocked by Maltsev.
Maltsev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pants doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Maltsev.
Maltsev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maltsev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maltsev gets tackled into the cage by Pants. Pants maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pants has a couple of punches blocked by Maltsev.
Maltsev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pants misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pants tries a body shot but Maltsev blocks it.
Pants scores with a shoulder strike.
Pants swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maltsev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Pants.
Pants lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pants scores with a shoulder strike.
Maltsev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maltsev tries to throw a body punch but Pants avoids it by throwing Maltsev back against the cage.
Maltsev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maltsev swings for the body but Pants moves out of range.
Pants moves into the clinch.
Maltsev misses with a punch on the inside.
Pants doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pants misses with a punch to the body.
Maltsev misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Square Pants dominated that round.
That's time! Maltsev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maltsev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pants manages to avoid it.
Pants moves in looking to clinch but Maltsev pushes him off.
Pants closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maltsev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pants tries to clinch there but Maltsev circles away.
Pants clinches.
Pants scores with a hook to the body.
Pants fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pants lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pants blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Maltsev - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maltsev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maltsev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maltsev takes a shot to the head.
Pants misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Pants scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maltsev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maltsev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pants tries a body shot but Maltsev blocks it.
Maltsev is trying to break the clinch but Pants is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pants.
Pants swings wildly with an uppercut but Maltsev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maltsev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maltsev misses with a punch to the body.
The referee calls for Maltsev to work.
Maltsev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pants backwards.
Maltsev is looking to break free of the clinch but Pants has double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pants.
Pants tries a body shot but Maltsev blocks it.
Maltsev misses with a punch to the body.
Maltsev digs a right hand into Pants's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pants's gas tank.
Pants misses with the head strike.
Pants misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Maltsev.
Pants can't find room to land a body shot as Maltsev controls the action.
Pants lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maltsev scores with a shot to the side of Pants's head.
Maltsev prevents a body shot from Pants.
Pants prevents a body shot from Maltsev.
Pants tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maltsev's elbow.
Pants tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maltsev has had enough of the clinch but Pants keeps him there for the moment.
Pants scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pants tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pants tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pants has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot in the inside from Pants.
Maltsev tries to break free but Pants pushes him back against the cage.
Maltsev is looking to break free of the clinch but Pants has double underhooks.
Maltsev blocks an uppercut.
Maltsev blocking some punches.
Pants tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pants tries to work over Maltsev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maltsev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pants struggles to land a body shot inside as Maltsev controls his hands.
Maltsev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Square Pants showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pants closes the distance and clinches.
Maltsev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pants's elbow.
Pants tries to work over Maltsev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maltsev is looking to break free of the clinch but Pants has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Pants fails to land.
Pants keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maltsev's efforts to push away.
Pants misses with the head strike.
Maltsev misses with the head strike.
Maltsev wants to break free but Pants has control.
Pants tries to work over Maltsev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maltsev.
A nice left hand lands by Maltsev.
Pants can't find room to land a body shot as Maltsev controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maltsev struggles to land a body shot inside as Pants controls his hands.
Pants tries to work over Maltsev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pants misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maltsev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maltsev blocking some punches.
Maltsev working aggressively here.
Yuri Maltsev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maltsev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pants misses with a punch on the inside.
Pants lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maltsev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pants backwards.
Maltsev lands a body shot in the clinch.
Maltsev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pants swings wildly with an uppercut but Maltsev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pants misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pants throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pants misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maltsev lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pants lands with a light punch inside.
Maltsev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maltsev lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pants fails to land.
Maltsev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pants's elbow.
Maltsev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pants has a couple of punches blocked by Maltsev.
Maltsev scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maltsev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pants.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maltsev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maltsev misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pants fails to land.
Maltsev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pants backwards.
Maltsev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pants has a couple of punches blocked by Maltsev.
Maltsev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maltsev trying to control the position but instead, Pants has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maltsev into the cage.
Pants misses with the head strike.
Maltsev takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Pants.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maltsev.
Maltsev struggles to land a body shot inside as Pants controls his hands.
Maltsev blocks a body shot from Pants.
Maltsev misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yuri Maltsev.
I think Pants 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 Bart Greer scores the fight for Square Pants!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Square Pants!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Square Pants!
Square Pants wins by unanimous decision!
Square Pants seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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