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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Maltsev (ranked 1115 p4p, 167 weight class) and Daniel Himes (ranked 1810 p4p, 237 weight class). Daniel Himes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yuri Maltsev's chin.
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211 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Himes!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Himes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Himes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maltsev moves away from the strike by Himes.
Himes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maltsev throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Himes.
Maltsev wants to clinch up but Himes keeps it at a distance.
Maltsev rushes Himes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Himes breaks from the clinch.
Himes lands a nice hook to Maltsev's body. Maltsev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maltsev throws a body punch but Himes moves out of range.
Himes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Maltsev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Himes.
Maltsev looks to land a right hand but Himes moved out of range.
Maltsev throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Himes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maltsev doesn't seem phased though.
Himes throws a lazy right hand but Maltsev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maltsev digs a good hook to Himes's body.
Maltsev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Himes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Himes flicks out a counter leg kick but Maltsev steps away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Himes - that will leave a mark!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maltsev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Himes, pushing him back against the cage.
Himes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Himes is looking to break free of the clinch but Maltsev has double underhooks.
Himes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maltsevs head.
Maltsev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Himes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maltsev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maltsev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Himes. Himes obviously looking to wear him down.
Himes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Himes.
Maltsev tries to close the distance and clinch but Himes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Himes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maltsev at a distance.
Maltsev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Himes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maltsev holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Himes.
Himes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maltsev looking to slow down the pace here.
Maltsev breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Himes. Beautiful body shot.
Himes scores with a jab. Maltsev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Himes throws out a loose jab but Maltsev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maltsev moves away from the strike by Himes.
Maltsev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Himes's head backwards.
A decent looking cross lands there for Himes.
Himes wants to land a leg kick but Maltsev is out of range.
Maltsev misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Himes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Himes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maltsev.
Maltsev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maltsev moves out of range of the leg kick from Himes.
Himes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Himes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maltsev. That did some damage!
Himes throws a head kick that Maltsev semi-blocks.
Maltsev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maltsev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Himes moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Himes.
Himes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Himes misses with a leg kick
and Maltsev holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Himes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Himes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Himes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maltsev misses with a hook.
A jab from Maltsev misses.
Himes tries to land a leg kick but Maltsev saw it coming and moves away.
Himes is looking to slow Maltsev down with leg kicks.
Maltsev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Himes swings for the body but Maltsev moves out of range.
As Himes tries to get set, Maltsev tries to push him back and clinch up but Himes manages to avoid the attempt.
Daniel Himes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maltsev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Himes.
Maltsev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Himes.
Himes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Himes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maltsev's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Himes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A swing and a miss from Maltsev.
Himes misses with a low kick.
Maltsev moves out of range as Himes strikes.
Himes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Himes is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Himes.
Himes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Himes misses with an uppercut.
Maltsev moves away from the strike by Himes.
Himes just misses with a punch to the body.
Himes throws an overhand right that lands on Maltsev's shoulder, as Maltsev tries to avoid the shot.
Himes lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maltsev's sensitive parts.
Maltsev takes a swing at Himes's ribcage but misses.
Maltsev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Himes misses.
Maltsev tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Himes manages to circle out of the way.
Maltsev checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Himes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maltsev closes the distance and clinches.
Maltsev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Himess head.
Maltsev can't find room to land a body shot as Himes controls the action.
Himes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maltsev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maltsev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maltsev moves into range and clinches up with Himes.
Himes can't break the clinch.
Maltsev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maltsev misses with the head strike.
Himes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Himes throws out a loose jab but Maltsev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Himes missing with a left hand there. Maltsev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maltsev is looking to counter the offense by Himes and move into the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Maltsev blocks the low kick.
Maltsev wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A head kick by Himes misses
and Maltsev counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Maltsev.
Maltsev tries a body shot but Himes blocks it.
Himes lands a shot to the body.
Maltsev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Himes's efforts to push away.
Himes manages to break the clinch.
Maltsev has managed to clinch.
Maltsev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maltsev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maltsev misses with a body punch.
Maltsev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Himes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Himes 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Good shot there by Himes.
A jab from Himes finds it's way through Maltsev's defenses.
Daniel Himes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maltsev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maltsev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Himes.
Donk. Himes catches Maltsev right on the button with a cross.
Himes lands a jab.
Himes throws a lazy uppercut
and Maltsev holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Himes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maltsev ducks under a wild hook from Himes.
Maltsev scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Himes doesn't seem bothered though.
Maltsev misses with a lunging right hand
and Himes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Himes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maltsev wants to clinch up but Himes keeps it at a distance.
Himes misses with a right hand
and Maltsev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Himes swings for the body but Maltsev moves out of range.
Maltsev is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Himes.
Himes tries to score with a low kick but Maltsev moves his leg out of the way.
A big right from Maltsev misses.
Maltsev fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maltsev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maltsev ducks under a wild hook from Himes.
Himes moves out of range as Maltsev strikes.
Maltsev moves out of range of the strikes.
Himes lands a right hook to the body.
Himes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Himes avoids the body shot from Maltsev.
Maltsev takes a swing at Himes's ribcage but misses.
Maltsev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Himes was well out of range. Poor timing from Maltsev.
Maltsev misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Himes. Maltsev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Himes connects with a solid leg kick.
Maltsev looks to land a combination but Himes avoids it well.
Himes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maltsev wants to clinch up but Himes keeps it at a distance.
Himes misses with a body shot.
Himes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maltsev on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Himes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maltsev moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Himes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Maltsev misses with a body shot.
Himes circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Himes counter with a right hand.
Maltsev forces Himes back against the cage and clinches.
Maltsev lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maltsev has Himes pressed against the cage.
Himes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maltsev backwards.
Himes working hard to break the clinch.
Maltsev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Himes breaks the clinch.
Maltsev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Himes in his tracks.
Maltsev lands a jab-cross combination.
Yuri Maltsev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maltsev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Himes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Himes 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Daniel Himes!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Daniel Himes!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Daniel Himes!
Daniel Himes wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Daniel Himes made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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