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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haplopelma Hainanum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iwan Matwijenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matwijenko has chosen Hас баxamo! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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218 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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192 cm
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210 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Haplopelma Hainanum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Iwan Matwijenko!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matwijenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Hainanum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matwijenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hainanum throws a hook but Matwijenko avoids it easily.
Matwijenko moves out of range as Hainanum throws a body kick.
Matwijenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hainanum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matwijenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hainanum circles away quickly and effectively.
Matwijenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hainanum misses with a head kick.
Hainanum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hainanum blocks a head kick by Matwijenko.
Matwijenko loads up on a big right hand but Hainanum slips the punch.
Matwijenko is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matwijenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matwijenko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hainanum throws a sloppy head kick and Matwijenko moves out of range easily.
Matwijenko lands a nice looking body kick.
Matwijenko throws a nice looking combination but Hainanum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matwijenko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matwijenko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hainanum moves out of range of the body kick.
Hainanum clinches up with Matwijenko and pushes him back against the ropes.
Hainanum swings wildly with an uppercut but Matwijenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matwijenko tries to throw a body punch but Hainanum avoids it by throwing Matwijenko back against the ropes.
Matwijenko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Matwijenko lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Haplopelma Hainanum has been cut.
Matwijenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Matwijenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hainanum clinches up against the ropes.
Hainanum prevents Matwijenko from breaking the clinch.
Matwijenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matwijenko is trying to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hainanum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Matwijenko.
Matwijenko looking to stall.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hainanum throws an elbow but misses.
Hainanum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Matwijenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matwijenko blocks a head kick by Hainanum.
Matwijenko misses with a looping left.
Hainanum closes the distance and pushes Matwijenko back into the ropes.
Matwijenko just leaning against Hainanum, taking a breather.
Matwijenko managing to block the knees to the body from Hainanum.
Matwijenko blocks the elbow strike.
Matwijenko scores with a knee to the head.
Matwijenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Hainanum leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matwijenko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Matwijenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Hainanum controls his hands.
Matwijenko avoids a wild elbow strike from Hainanum.
Hainanum scores with a knee to the head.
Hainanum throws an elbow but it misses.
Hainanum blocks an elbow strike.
Hainanum throws a head punch that misses.
Hainanum landing knees to the body.
Matwijenko avoiding damage as Hainanum throws knees to the body.
Hainanum lands a left hand.
Matwijenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Matwijenko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matwijenko.
Matwijenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hainanum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Matwijenko misses.
Matwijenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matwijenko misses with an uppercut.
Matwijenko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matwijenko, right into the meat.
Matwijenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hainanum avoids a kick to the body.
Matwijenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Matwijenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matwijenko misses with a wild combination.
Hainanum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matwijenko blocks a head kick by Hainanum.
Haplopelma Hainanum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matwijenko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hainanum's head.
Hainanum tries to close the distance and clinch but Matwijenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hainanum misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iwan Matwijenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Haplopelma Hainanum's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Matwijenko takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hainanum is looking to land body kicks.
Matwijenko blocks a low kick nicely.
Hainanum misses with a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matwijenko, right into the meat.
Matwijenko scores with a three punch combo!
Hainanum keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hainanum throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matwijenko throws a leg kick
and Hainanum counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hainanum lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Matwijenko trying to land knees to the body.
Matwijenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hainanum misses with an elbow strike.
Matwijenko leaning against his opponent.
Hainanum tries a knee to the head but Matwijenko blocks it.
Hainanum takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hainanum misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hainanum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hainanum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Iwan Matwijenko has been cut.
Matwijenko slowing the pace effectively.
Hainanum creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hainanum can't find room to land a body shot as Matwijenko controls the action.
Matwijenko breaks from the clinch.
Hainanum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Matwijenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matwijenko throws a head kick but Hainanum moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Hainanum. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hainanum.
Matwijenko looks to land a body kick but Hainanum moved away.
Hainanum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Matwijenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matwijenko throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matwijenko throws a lazy head kick
and Hainanum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hainanum scores with a spinning back kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matwijenko moves out of range of the body kick.
Matwijenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hainanum.
Hainanum lands a head kick. Matwijenko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hainanum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Matwijenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matwijenko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hainanum scores with a spinning back kick!
Hainanum scoring well with a low kick there.
Matwijenko misses with a few strikes there.
Matwijenko is breathing heavily.
Hainanum scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hainanum throws a sloppy head kick and Matwijenko moves out of range easily.
Hainanum avoids a kick to the body.
Iwan Matwijenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hainanum connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matwijenko tries to bum rush Hainanum with a series of wild strikes but Hainanum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good leg kick by Hainanum there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matwijenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matwijenko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Matwijenko throws a head kick but Hainanum moves out of range.
Hainanum connects with a solid leg kick.
Hainanum throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Iwan Matwijenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hainanum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matwijenko takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hainanum lands a nice looking kick to the body. Matwijenko takes a step back to recover.
Matwijenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hainanum throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Matwijenko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matwijenko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hainanum checks it well.
Hainanum lands a nice looking body kick.
Hainanum explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Matwijenko has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hainanum.
Hainanum lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hainanum misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hainanum.
Hainanum works Matwijenko's body with a nice hook.
Hainanum lands a leg kick that knocks Matwijenko off balance momentarily.
Hainanum goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matwijenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Hainanum fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Matwijenko, pushing him back against the ropes.
Haplopelma Hainanum has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Matwijenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hainanum lands an uppercut.
Matwijenko throws a head punch that misses.
Hainanum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matwijenko takes an elbow to the temple.
Hainanum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hainanum tries a body shot but Matwijenko blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haplopelma Hainanum dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hainanum throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Matwijenko.
Matwijenko is rocked!
Hainanum throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Matwijenko crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Haplopelma Hainanum!
Haplopelma Hainanum is the new light heavyweight champion!
Haplopelma Hainanum decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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