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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike McCallum (ranked 3379 p4p, 408 weight class) and Kalmin Maltusuri (ranked 4348 p4p, 487 weight class). Kalmin Maltusuri has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike McCallum's chin.
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike McCallum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kalmin Maltusuri!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maltusuri connects with a right hand. McCallum shakes it off.
Maltusuri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maltusuri throws a right hand that misses
and McCallum counters by moving into the clinch.
McCallum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McCallum swings wildly with an uppercut but Maltusuri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maltusuri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maltusuri working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McCallum struggles to land a body shot inside as Maltusuri controls his hands.
Maltusuri misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCallum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maltusuri stalling.
A short uppercut from McCallum.
McCallum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCallum lands a nice looking body shot.
McCallum thuds a left hand into Maltusuri's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maltusuri swings widly with a right hand
and McCallum counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Kalmin Maltusuri has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maltusuri misses with a hook
and McCallum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCallum just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Maltusuri releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McCallum takes a swing at Maltusuri's ribcage but misses.
McCallum has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maltusuri finds it's way round the side to connect with McCallum's head.
Maltusuri misses with a hook to the body
and McCallum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCallum slips under a jab from Maltusuri.
Maltusuri cracks a nice hook into McCallum's ribs.
McCallum looks to score with a jab to the body but Maltusuri is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Maltusuri.
McCallum scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maltusuri doesn't seem bothered though.
Kalmin Maltusuri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maltusuri throws a hook but McCallum blocks it.
McCallum is looking to counter the offense by Maltusuri and move into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maltusuri misses with a wild body shot.
McCallum with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maltusuri to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCallum throws a big shot that misses.
McCallum looks to land a left hand but Maltusuri moved out of range nicely.
Maltusuri slips a jab from McCallum.
A little jabbing left from Maltusuri on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maltusuri 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.
Maltusuri misses the jab.
Maltusuri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice cross by Maltusuri.
Maltusuri slips a straight right by McCallum.
McCallum walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCallum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCallum lands with an uppercut that bounces Maltusuri off the cage and back into range.
Maltusuri thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maltusuri slips a straight right by McCallum.
Maltusuri throws a lazy uppercut
enabling McCallum to counter with a crisp jab.
Maltusuri throws out a loose jab but McCallum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maltusuri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maltusuri cracks McCallum with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by McCallum. Beautiful body shot.
Maltusuri uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McCallum has time to react.
Maltusuri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maltusuri throws a looping overhand right but McCallum ducks down to avoid it.
As Maltusuri tries to get set, McCallum tries to push him back and clinch up but Maltusuri manages to avoid the attempt.
Maltusuri is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McCallum had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Maltusuri lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maltusuri lands a body shot.
McCallum throws a body shot but no joy.
McCallum looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maltusuri misses with a shot to the body
and McCallum counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maltusuri thinking.
McCallum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maltusuri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCallum swings widly with a right hand
and Maltusuri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maltusuri throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maltusuri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCallum.
Maltusuri throws out a counter right but McCallum avoids it with no problem.
Maltusuri takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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 Mike McCallum will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kalmin Maltusuri's cut.
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.
Maltusuri swings for the body but McCallum moves out of range.
Maltusuri throws a hook but McCallum blocks it.
McCallum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maltusuri.
McCallum takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McCallum lands with a shot to the body.
McCallum swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maltusuri counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maltusuri misses with a hook
letting McCallum counter with a right hand.
McCallum throws a body punch but Maltusuri moves out of range.
Mike McCallum is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCallum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maltusuri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from McCallum misses.
Maltusuri misses with a hook to the body
and McCallum holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maltusuri prevents a body shot from McCallum.
Maltusuri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maltusuri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maltusuri now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Maltusuri takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McCallum lands a nice shot to the body.
Maltusuri loads up on a big right hand but McCallum slips the punch.
Maltusuri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jab, jab by Maltusuri - just one landing.
Maltusuri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McCallum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maltusuri misses the body punch
and McCallum counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCallum throws a body punch but Maltusuri moves out of range.
Maltusuri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCallum scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McCallum throws a hook to the side of Maltusuri's head but Maltusuri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McCallum!
Maltusuri throws a looping overhand right but McCallum ducks down to avoid it.
Maltusuri lands with a nice body punch.
Maltusuri takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maltusuri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCallum.
McCallum misses with a hook to the body
and Maltusuri counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maltusuri stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McCallum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for McCallum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maltusuri bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McCallum's head.
Maltusuri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCallum listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McCallum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maltusuri counters with a nice uppercut.
Maltusuri stuns McCallum with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McCallum changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McCallum misses the jab.
Maltusuri looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A shot to the body from McCallum misses
and Maltusuri counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maltusuri takes a swing at McCallum's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCallum gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maltusuri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCallum moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from McCallum misses its target.
McCallum sizes up Maltusuri with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Decent striking displayed by Maltusuri there.
McCallum slips a jab and a cross from Maltusuri.
McCallum appears to be looking for a big counter.
A big left from McCallum misses.
A swing and a miss from Maltusuri.
McCallum avoids the body shot from Maltusuri.
A counter left hand to the body from McCallum misses its target.
Maltusuri lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kalmin Maltusuri will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kalmin Maltusuri's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Maltusuri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCallum.
McCallum gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McCallum misses with a hook to the body
and Maltusuri counters with a nice body shot.
Decent striking displayed by McCallum there.
McCallum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maltusuri scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maltusuri misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maltusuri takes a swing at McCallum's ribcage but misses.
Maltusuri slips a straight right by McCallum.
Maltusuri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCallum.
Maltusuri throws a looping overhand right but McCallum ducks down to avoid it.
McCallum is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCallum misses with a lunging right hand
and Maltusuri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCallum throws a body punch but Maltusuri moves out of range.
Maltusuri throws a lazy uppercut
and McCallum counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McCallum looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Maltusuri connects with a crisp jab.
McCallum looks to score with a jab to the body but Maltusuri is just out of range.
Maltusuri throws a body punch but McCallum moves out of range.
Maltusuri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCallum moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Maltusuri misses the target.
McCallum is looking to counter punch.
Maltusuri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCallum sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McCallum swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maltusuri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maltusuri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCallum takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McCallum connects with a body shot.
Maltusuri throws a jab but it's blocked by McCallum.
McCallum was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McCallum changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maltusuri fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McCallum is looking to wear down Maltusuri with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Maltusuri scores with a punch to the head.
Maltusuri takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McCallum clinches.
Come on Maltusuri - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maltusuri lands a hook that snaps the head of McCallum backwards.
McCallum pushes Maltusuri back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maltusuri stalling in the clinch but McCallum improves position.
McCallum scores with a shot to the side of Maltusuri's head.
McCallum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maltusuri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That has opened up Kalmin Maltusuri's cut even more.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maltusuri.
Nice body punch from Maltusuri.
Maltusuri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCallum throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Maltusuri on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McCallum throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Maltusuri swings for the body but McCallum moves out of range.
McCallum misses with a hook to the body
letting Maltusuri counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maltusuri fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maltusuri misses with an uppercut
enabling McCallum to counter with a crisp jab.
Maltusuri scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maltusuri throws a jab when McCallum was well out of range.
McCallum scores with a hook.
McCallum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maltusuri throws out the jab.
It looked like McCallum wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McCallum takes a swing at Maltusuri's ribcage but misses.
Maltusuri changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McCallum avoids the body shot from Maltusuri.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalmin Maltusuri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Maltusuri 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalmin Maltusuri!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kalmin Maltusuri waved his t-shirt featuring Free Bands inc.'s logo in front of the cameras.
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