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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Maltsev (ranked 2693 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Escobar (ranked 3029 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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205 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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210 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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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 - 4 - 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodrigo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maltsev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Maltsev stuns Escobar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Maltsev.
Maltsev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escobar.
Maltsev cracks Escobar with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Maltsev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Escobar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Escobar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Escobar throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Maltsev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Escobar throws a jab but it's blocked by Maltsev.
Maltsev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Escobar throws out a counter right but Maltsev avoids it with no problem.
Maltsev misses the shot to the body.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodrigo Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escobar slips a jab from Maltsev.
Maltsev misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Escobar.
Escobar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Maltsev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escobar.
Maltsev is looking for a counter combo.
Escobar misses with a straight right.
Maltsev swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
Maltsev clinches up with Escobar and pushes him back against the cage.
Maltsev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maltsev blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Escobar pushes Maltsev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maltsev struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar controls his hands.
Maltsev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Escobar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maltsev.
Maltsev is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maltsev.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Maltsev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Maltsev avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maltsev lands a nice uppercut.
Maltsev lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maltsev's elbow.
Escobar blocks an uppercut.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar scores with a shot to the side of Maltsev's head.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
Maltsev prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Escobar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maltsev can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
Maltsev cracks Escobar with a nice body shot.
Maltsev blocks a body shot from Escobar.
Maltsev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maltsev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maltsev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
Maltsev tries to work over Escobar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maltsev blocking some punches.
Escobar working aggressively here.
Maltsev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Escobars head.
Maltsev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maltsev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Maltsev.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Maltsev controls the action.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Maltsev as the two fighters clinch.
Maltsev blocking some punches.
Escobar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maltsev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Escobar has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maltsev.
Escobar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maltsev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maltsev moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maltsev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escobar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maltsev looks to land a right hand but Escobar moved out of range.
Escobar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Escobar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escobar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maltsev stuns Escobar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Escobar takes a swing at Maltsev's ribcage but misses.
Maltsev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maltsev blocks a jab.
Maltsev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar.
Maltsev is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Maltsev lands with an overhand left.
Maltsev misses with a body punch
and Escobar counters with a straight right hand.
Maltsev misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maltsev throws a combination that misses
and Escobar counters with a straight right hand.
Maltsev takes a jab right on the kisser.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Maltsev is just out of range.
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 Yuri Maltsev will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Escobar swings for the body but Maltsev moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maltsev. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escobar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maltsev throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
Maltsev tries to clinch up but Escobar circles away and keeps his distance.
Escobar thuds a left hand into Maltsev's body.
Escobar throws the left hand but Maltsev avoids the punch easily.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Maltsev.
A nice side step and Escobar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Escobar misses the jab.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Maltsev is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Maltsev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Escobar tries to clinch but Maltsev moves away
and Maltsev counters with a left to the body.
Escobar throws a right hand that misses
and Maltsev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Escobar misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar takes a swing at Maltsev's ribcage but misses.
Escobar jabs Maltsev right on the nose. Maltsev blinks but takes it well.
Maltsev just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar tries to clinch but Maltsev is having none of it.
Escobar clobbers Maltsev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Escobar connects with a single shot there.
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maltsev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Escobar misses with an uppercut.
Maltsev swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar.
Escobar misses with a body shot.
Escobar connects with a body shot that sends Maltsev's belly button to the back.
Maltsev tries to bum rush Escobar with a series of wild strikes but Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maltsev throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Maltsev has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Maltsev lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maltsev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Escobar at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maltsev stuns Escobar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Escobar tries to clinch but Maltsev is having none of it.
Escobar throws a hook but Maltsev avoids it easily.
Escobar throws a hook but Maltsev blocks it.
Maltsev throws a hook but Escobar avoids it easily.
Escobar swings widly with a right hand
letting Maltsev counter with a right hand.
Maltsev misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Escobar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maltsev lands a nice hook to Escobar's body. Escobar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Escobar tries to clinch but Maltsev moves out of range.
Maltsev defending well as Escobar loads up on a big left hand.
Maltsev has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Escobar.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Maltsev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maltsev misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maltsev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maltsev blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Escobar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Maltsev.
Escobar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maltsev wants to get back to striking at distance but Escobar won't allow it.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maltsev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maltsev lands with a right to the head.
Maltsev blocking some punches.
Maltsev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Escobar or not.
Nice body punch from Maltsev - that landed with a thud.
Escobar is breathing heavily.
Escobar works on Maltsev's body with a couple of short punches.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
Escobar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodrigo Escobar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Escobar lands a body punch.
Maltsev stalling in the clinch.
Maltsev working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Maltsev.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Maltsev avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Maltsev digs a right hand underneath Escobar's ribcage. Escobar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Escobar lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maltsev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Maltsev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Escobar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Maltsev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maltsev misses with a wild body shot.
Maltsev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Escobar throws out a counter right but Maltsev avoids it with no problem.
Maltsev throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maltsev manages to avoid it.
Escobar looks to throw the jab but Maltsev is out of range.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maltsev manages to avoid it.
Escobar digs a good body shot into Maltsev's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rodrigo Escobar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Maltsev moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Escobar throws a right hand that misses
letting Maltsev counter with a right hand.
Escobar tries to clinch but Maltsev is having none of it.
Maltsev gets tackled into the cage by Escobar. Escobar maintains the clinch.
Maltsev working aggressively here.
Maltsev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Maltsev.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Escobar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maltsev blocks an uppercut.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maltsev's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Escobar lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Escobar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Maltsev controls the action.
Maltsev blocking some punches.
Maltsev has Escobar pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maltsev blocking some punches.
Maltsev tries to circle away but Escobar has him pinned against the cage.
Maltsev tries to work over Escobar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Maltsev avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Escobar presses Maltsev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Maltsev.
Maltsev is stalling here.
Maltsev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Maltsev trying to control the position but instead, Escobar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maltsev into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Maltsev as the two fighters clinch.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Escobar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maltsev looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maltsev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Escobar tries to work over Maltsev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar prevents a body shot from Maltsev.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Escobar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maltsev works on Escobar's body with a couple of short punches.
Escobar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Escobar.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Maltsev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maltsev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maltsev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar's elbow.
Maltsev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Maltsev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar tries to work over Maltsev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Escobar - that landed with a thud.
Escobar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maltsev blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maltsev.
Maltsev prevents a body shot from Escobar.
Maltsev pushes Escobar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maltsev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maltsev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maltsev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Escobar tries to throw a body punch but Maltsev avoids it by throwing Escobar back against the cage.
Maltsev lands a hook that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
Maltsev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Escobar backwards.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Maltsev controls the action.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maltsev lands with a short shot to the head.
Maltsev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Escobar is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Maltsev.
Escobar is still on wobbly legs! Can Maltsev finish him?
Maltsev lands a big right hand that drops Escobar! The killer instinct kicks in and Maltsev finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Maltsev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Maltsev!
A very excited looking Yuri Maltsev 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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