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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wladimir Iwanienko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yan Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iwanienko comes to the cage accompanied by Kavkaz Sila. Yan Yang will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Good knees
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wladimir Iwanienko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yan Yang!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yang drives through and clinches with Iwanienko against the cage.
Iwanienko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Iwanienko tries to land a knee to the head but Yang blocks with his arms.
Iwanienko lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Yan Yang has been cut.
Iwanienko misses with a knee to the head.
Iwanienko misses with a knee strike.
Yang managing to block the knees to the body from Iwanienko.
Yang tries to break the clinch but Iwanienko is controlling the position.
Iwanienko tries a knee to the head but Yang blocks it.
Iwanienko prevents a body shot from Yang.
Iwanienko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yang blocks it with crossed arms.
Iwanienko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yang's efforts to push away.
Iwanienko misses with a knee strike.
Iwanienko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Iwanienko misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iwanienko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Iwanienko tries a knee to the head but Yang blocks it.
Iwanienko is breathing heavily.
Yang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Iwanienko is keeping busy.
Iwanienko missing with knees to the body.
Iwanienko misses with a knee strike.
Yang is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Iwanienko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Iwanienko stalling in the clinch.
Iwanienko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Iwanienko prevents Yang from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iwanienko misses with a knee strike.
Yang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yang as Iwanienko tries to tie him up.
Yang digs a right hand underneath Iwanienko's ribcage. Iwanienko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Iwanienko keeps control of Yang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yang trying to stall but Iwanienko improves his position.
Yang misses with a body punch.
Yang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Iwanienko is keeping busy.
Yang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Iwanienko throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang is trying to maintain a safe position but Iwanienko gets an underhook and turns Yang into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Yang.
Yang wants to break the clinch but can't.
Iwanienko looking to throw knees to the head but Yang is blocking nicely.
Yang is leaning against Iwanienko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Iwanienko looking to throw knees to the head but Yang is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Iwanienko looking to throw knees to the head but Yang is blocking nicely.
Yang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yang wants to stall.
Yang avoiding damage as Iwanienko throws knees to the body.
Iwanienko has Yang pressed against the cage, preventing Yang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iwanienko misses with a knee strike.
Iwanienko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yang avoids it.
Yang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Iwanienko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yang avoids it.
Yang trying to stall but Iwanienko improves his position.
Yang struggles to land a body shot inside as Iwanienko controls his hands.
Yang is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yang tries to break free but Iwanienko pushes him back against the cage.
Yang tries to circle away but Iwanienko has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Iwanienko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yang is trying to break the clinch but Iwanienko has him pressed against the cage.
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 Wladimir Iwanienko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yan Yang's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Iwanienko wants to clinch.
Iwanienko tries to clinch but Yang is having none of it.
Iwanienko tries to keep at a distance but Yang has taken the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Iwanienko tries to land a knee to the head but Yang blocks with his arms.
Iwanienko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Iwanienko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Iwanienko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yang has had enough of the clinch but Iwanienko keeps him there for the moment.
Iwanienko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Iwanienko missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang taking a breather.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yang can't break the clinch.
Iwanienko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Iwanienko tries to land a knee to the head but Yang blocks with his arms.
Wladimir Iwanienko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yang is looking to break free of the clinch but Iwanienko has double underhooks.
Iwanienko tries to land a knee to the head but Yang blocks with his arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yang is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Iwanienko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Iwanienko's elbow.
Yang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Iwanienko misses with a knee strike.
Iwanienko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yang will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Iwanienko up against the cage.
Iwanienko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yang tries to work over Iwanienko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yang stalling in the clinch but Iwanienko improves position.
Iwanienko tries a knee to the head but Yang blocks it.
Yang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Iwanienko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang wants to break free but Iwanienko has control.
Iwanienko tries to land a knee to the head but Yang blocks with his arms.
Yang misses with a body punch.
Yang trying to stall but Iwanienko improves his position.
Yang has had enough of the clinch but Iwanienko keeps him there for the moment.
Iwanienko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yang blocks it with crossed arms.
Yang is trying to break free.
Yang stalling in the clinch but Iwanienko improves position.
A frustrated look appears on Yang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yang cracks Iwanienko with a nice body shot.
Iwanienko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yang avoids it.
Yang tries to break the clinch but Iwanienko is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang pushes Iwanienko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Iwanienko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yang blocks it with crossed arms.
Good body shot from Yang.
Yang working hard to break the clinch.
Yang has had enough of the clinch but Iwanienko keeps him there for the moment.
Yang trying to control the position but instead, Iwanienko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yang into the cage.
Iwanienko is trying to stall.
Iwanienko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yang is trying to break the clinch but Iwanienko is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iwanienko prevents Yang from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yan Yang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yan Yang's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Yang fails to land with a series of punches.
Yang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Iwanienko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yang digs a right hand into Iwanienko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Iwanienko's gas tank.
Yang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Iwanienko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yang blocks it with crossed arms.
Iwanienko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Iwanienko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yang.
Iwanienko misses with a knee strike.
Yang is trying to break free.
Yang working hard to break the clinch.
Iwanienko misses with a knee strike.
Iwanienko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yang blocks it with crossed arms.
Yang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yang tries to work over Iwanienko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yang tries to circle away but Iwanienko has him pinned against the cage.
Iwanienko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yang blocks it with crossed arms.
Yang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Iwanienko misses with a knee to the head.
Yang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yang is trying to push Iwanienko away but Iwanienko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Iwanienko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yang looking to slow down the pace here.
Iwanienko has Yang pressed against the cage, preventing Yang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iwanienko tries to land a knee to the head but Yang blocks with his arms.
Yang is looking to control Iwanienko's arms but Iwanienko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yang has his back to the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A frustrated look appears on Yang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Iwanienko as Yang tries to tie him up.
Iwanienko tries a knee to the head but Yang blocks it.
Yang tries to circle away but Iwanienko has him pinned against the cage.
Iwanienko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Iwanienko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Yang - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Yang.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Iwanienko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Iwanienko prevents a body shot from Yang.
Yang can't find room to land a body shot as Iwanienko controls the action.
Yang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yang looking to slow down the pace here.
Yang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iwanienko missing with knees to the body.
Yang taking a breather.
Iwanienko is trying to stall.
Yang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Iwanienko missing with knees to the body.
Yang is trying to break the clinch but Iwanienko is controlling him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Iwanienko misses with a knee strike.
Iwanienko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yang's efforts to push away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yang trying to stall but Iwanienko improves his position.
Iwanienko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yang's efforts to push away.
Iwanienko keeps control of Yang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yan Yang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yang has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yan Yang!
After the fight, Yan Yang was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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