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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haplopelma Hainanum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haplopelma Hainanum!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Anderson breaks the clinch.
Hainanum closes the distance but Anderson moves to the side
and Anderson moves into the clinch.
Anderson wants to break free but Hainanum has control.
Hainanum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hainanum tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hainanum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Hainanum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hainanum wants to stall.
Hainanum is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Anderson has denied him.
Hainanum tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson gets a clinch.
Hainanum letting Anderson take a breather here.
Hainanum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hainanum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Anderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hainanum is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hainanum keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hainanum is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the ropes.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
Hainanum keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hainanum misses with a body punch.
Hainanum lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Alexander Anderson has been cut.
Hainanum is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Anderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Hainanum lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hainanum working aggressively here.
Hainanum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hainanum has him pressed against the ropes.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hainanum has double underhooks.
Hainanum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Hainanum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Hainanum is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Hainanum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Hainanum.
Hainanum throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hainanum, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hainanum lands a damaging elbow.
Hainanum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alexander Anderson's cut is getting worse.
Hainanum lands a damaging elbow.
Hainanum displaying some good clinch control by pressing Anderson up against the ropes.
Hainanum trying to land knees to the body.
Hainanum lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hainanum throws a head punch that misses.
Hainanum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hainanum tries to land a knee to the head but Anderson blocks with his arms.
Hainanum misses with an elbow strike.
Anderson has Hainanum pressed against the ropes, preventing Hainanum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hainanum wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hainanum is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hainanum has double underhooks.
Hainanum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hainanum trying to land knees to the body.
Hainanum lands an elbow that stopped Anderson in his tracks for a moment.
Hainanum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hainanum tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson avoiding damage as Hainanum throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Hainanum.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hainanum as Anderson tries to tie him up.
Hainanum lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hainanum lands an elbow inside.
Alexander Anderson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hainanum is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hainanum manages to break the clinch.
Hainanum throws a nice head kick!
Hainanum tries to clinch up
and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anderson.
Hainanum is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
Hainanum lands an elbow that stopped Anderson in his tracks for a moment.
Hainanum missing with knees to the body.
Hainanum lands a knee to the head.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hainanum's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hainanum lands a good knee to the midsection. Anderson won't want to take too many of those.
Hainanum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hainanum lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Anderson avoiding damage as Hainanum throws knees to the body.
Hainanum tries to stall but Anderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hainanum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson avoiding damage as Hainanum throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hainanum throws an elbow but misses.
Anderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Anderson has Hainanum pressed against the ropes, preventing Hainanum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hainanum looking to slow down the pace here.
Anderson tries to break the clinch but Hainanum is controlling the position.
Hainanum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Hainanum keeps him there for the moment.
Hainanum is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hainanum has his back to the ropes.
Hainanum with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike from Hainanum.
Good body shot from Anderson.
Hainanum lands a knee to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to push Hainanum away but Hainanum has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hainanum is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hainanum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Anderson keeps control of Hainanum as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hainanum missing with knees to the body.
Hainanum can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hainanum lands a nice elbow.
Hainanum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hainanum pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Hainanum taking a breather.
Hainanum pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Hainanum avoiding damage as Anderson throws knees to the body.
Hainanum lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
Hainanum crunches a lovely knee into Anderson's ribcage.
Hainanum has Anderson pressed against the ropes, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hainanum looking to slow down the pace here.
Anderson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hainanum up against the ropes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hainanum wants to stall.
Hainanum wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hainanum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hainanum misses with an elbow strike.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Hainanum is controlling him.
Anderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Hainanum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hainanum trying to stall but Anderson improves his position.
Hainanum lands an elbow that stopped Anderson in his tracks for a moment.
Hainanum misses with a knee to the head.
Hainanum lands an elbow just above Anderson 's eye.
Hainanum trying to control the position but instead, Anderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hainanum into the ropes.
Anderson tries to break free but Hainanum pushes him back against the ropes.
Hainanum tries to stall but Anderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hainanum lands a knee to the head.
Hainanum with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Anderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hainanum with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Hainanum.
Hainanum trying to stall but Anderson improves his position.
Hainanum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hainanum taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Anderson effectively controlling the action here.
Hainanum working aggressively here.
Hainanum wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the ropes.
Hainanum trying to land knees to the body.
Hainanum lands a nice knee to the body.
Hainanum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hainanum misses with a lunging right hand
and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch.
Hainanum tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson avoiding damage as Hainanum throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hainanum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Hainanum is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hainanum landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anderson tries to break free but Hainanum pushes him back against the ropes.
Anderson is trying to break free.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hainanum has him pressed against the ropes.
Hainanum unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hainanum.
Anderson dodges an elbow strike from Hainanum.
Hainanum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hainanum throws an elbow but it misses.
Hainanum is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hainanum has him pressed against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hainanum.
Hainanum is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hainanum has his back to the ropes.
Anderson tries to break free but Hainanum pushes him back against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hainanum manages to break the clinch.
Anderson works Hainanum's body with a nice hook.
Hainanum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Anderson clinches up against the ropes.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hainanum won't allow it.
Hainanum lands a damaging elbow.
Jeez, Alexander Anderson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hainanum lands a good knee to the midsection. Anderson won't want to take too many of those.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hainanum tries to clinch but Anderson moves away
and Anderson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Hainanum.
Hainanum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hainanum takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hainanum wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Hainanum misses with a head kick.
Anderson moves into the clinch.
Hainanum tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Hainanum tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haplopelma Hainanum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Anderson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anderson darts in and clinches Hainanum up against the ropes.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hainanum's efforts to push away.
Hainanum struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson tries a knee to the head but Hainanum blocks it.
Hainanum takes an elbow to the temple.
Hainanum looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hainanum misses with a knee strike.
Anderson looking to stall.
Anderson blocking some punches.
Hainanum tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Hainanum wants to stall.
Hainanum is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hainanum tries a knee to the head but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson stalls.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anderson avoiding damage as Hainanum throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hainanum.
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Hainanum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hainanum tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hainanum wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Crunch! Hainanum slams his shin into Anderson's torso.
Hainanum tries to clinch up.
Hainanum tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Hainanum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hainanum looks to clinch
and Anderson counters by clinching up.
Hainanum lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hainanum keeps control of Anderson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hainanum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hainanum is trying to break free.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as Hainanum tries to tie him up.
Haplopelma Hainanum seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hainanum has double underhooks.
Hainanum is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Hainanum pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Anderson avoids the elbow strike from Hainanum, against the ropes.
Hainanum misses with a knee to the head.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch.
Hainanum is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
Hainanum with a knee to the head.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Hainanum has him pressed against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Hainanum.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Hainanum closes the distance looking to clinch
and Anderson counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hainanum is trying to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling him.
Nice elbow from Hainanum.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as Hainanum tries to tie him up.
Hainanum misses with an elbow strike.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hainanum has double underhooks.
Hainanum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hainanum connects with a knee to the head.
Hainanum keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anderson's efforts to push away.
Hainanum lands a knee to the head.
Hainanum lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hainanum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Hainanum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hainanum tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hainanum darts in trying to clinch
and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice elbow from Hainanum.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Hainanum.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hainanum obliges.
Hainanum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hainanum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hainanum avoids it.
Anderson tries to break free but Hainanum pushes him back against the ropes.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hainanum landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hainanum is trying to stall.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hainanum trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anderson avoiding damage as Hainanum throws knees to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hainanum lands a knee to the body.
Hainanum is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hainanum tries to clinch up
and Anderson moves into the clinch.
Anderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hainanum has him pressed against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hainanum.
Hainanum misses with an elbow over the top.
Hainanum missing with knees to the body.
Hainanum is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hainanum pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hainanum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anderson's brow.
Hainanum taking a breather.
Hainanum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anderson tries to break the clinch but Hainanum is controlling the position.
Hainanum creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hainanum wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the ropes.
Anderson avoiding damage as Hainanum throws knees to the body.
Hainanum with a knee to the head.
Hainanum misses with a punch on the inside.
Hainanum looking to slow down the pace here.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hainanum with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hainanum prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
Hainanum scores a nice knee to the body.
Hainanum is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hainanum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexander Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hainanum tries to clinch but Anderson moves away
and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anderson.
Hainanum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson tries to circle away but Hainanum has him pinned against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hainanum.
Anderson is pushing Hainanum up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hainanum throws a punch but it's blocked by Anderson.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hainanum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson wants to stall.
Hainanum stalling in the clinch but Anderson improves position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hainanum.
Anderson keeps control of Hainanum as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hainanum has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Hainanum.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Hainanum.
A knee to the head by Hainanum.
Hainanum tries to stall but Anderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A hook to the body from Anderson.
Anderson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hainanum wants to stall.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hainanum utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hainanum tries to stall but Anderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hainanum lands a nice elbow.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hainanum avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hainanum.
Anderson takes a shot to the head.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hainanum's face.
Hainanum blocks a body shot from Anderson.
Hainanum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Hainanum is controlling him.
Hainanum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hainanum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Hainanum has him pressed against the ropes.
Hainanum with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anderson is pushing Hainanum up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hainanum putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hainanum wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson has him pressed against the ropes.
Hainanum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Anderson slowing the pace effectively.
Hainanum lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hainanum unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hainanum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anderson tries to break free but Hainanum pushes him back against the ropes.
Hainanum is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
Anderson taking a breather.
Hainanum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Haplopelma Hainanum will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alexander Anderson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hainanum tries to clinch
and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anderson.
Hainanum is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hainanum trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hainanum lands a good knee to the midsection. Anderson won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Hainanum.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hainanum throws an elbow but misses.
Anderson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hainanum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Hainanum lands an elbow that stopped Anderson in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hainanum.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Anderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Hainanum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson dodges an elbow strike from Hainanum.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson breaks the clinch.
Hainanum swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Hainanum tries to clinch up
and Anderson counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hainanum crunches a lovely knee into Anderson's ribcage.
Hainanum tries to circle away but Anderson has him pinned against the ropes.
Hainanum misses with a knee to the head.
Hainanum tries a knee to the head but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Hainanum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hainanum tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Hainanum looking to slow down the pace here.
Hainanum blocks the elbow strike.
Anderson is trying to break free.
Hainanum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hainanum can't break the clinch.
Hainanum stalling in the clinch but Anderson improves position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hainanum throws an elbow but misses.
Hainanum is trying to maintain a safe position but Anderson gets an underhook and turns Hainanum into the ropes.
Hainanum tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Hainanum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hainanum is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hainanum has his back to the ropes.
Anderson stalling the fight.
Hainanum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Hainanum is trying to stall.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Anderson missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hainanum.
Anderson tries to break the clinch but Hainanum is controlling the position.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hainanum is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hainanum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Anderson digs a right hand into Hainanum's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hainanum's gas tank.
Hainanum misses with a punch to the body.
Hainanum wants to stall.
Hainanum is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Hainanum keeps him there for the moment.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hainanum is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as Hainanum tries to tie him up.
Hainanum can't break the clinch.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hainanum tries to clinch but Anderson moves away
and Anderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Anderson misses with an elbow strike.
Hainanum trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson tries to stall but Hainanum uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Hainanum.
Hainanum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hainanum wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hainanum has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hainanum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anderson's brow.
Nice elbow from Hainanum.
Hainanum scores a nice knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Anderson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hainanum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson's defenses.
Hainanum is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Anderson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hainanum's efforts to push away.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Anderson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hainanum lands an elbow inside.
Hainanum is trying to stall.
Hainanum can't break the clinch.
Hainanum can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Hainanum stalling in the clinch but Anderson improves position.
Anderson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hainanum utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hainanum misses with a knee strike.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hainanum throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Hainanum misses.
Hainanum closes the distance but Anderson moves to the side
and Anderson counters by clinching up.
Hainanum connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anderson's face.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hainanum tries to stall but Anderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hainanum has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Anderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hainanum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hainanum lands a damaging elbow.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hainanum closes the distance looking to clinch
and Anderson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Anderson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hainanum doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hainanum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hainanum tries to clinch but Anderson moves away
and Anderson counters by clinching up.
Hainanum manages to break the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hainanum looks to clinch
and Anderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hainanum tries to clinch but Anderson moves away
and Anderson counters with a nice body kick.
Haplopelma Hainanum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hainanum throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Hainanum with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hainanum is looking to clinch.
Hainanum tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Anderson counters with an outside leg kick.
Hainanum wants to clinch
and Anderson counters by clinching up.
Hainanum taking a breather.
Hainanum crunches a lovely knee into Anderson's ribcage.
Hainanum tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hainanum obliges.
A head punch on the inside from Hainanum fails to land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Anderson.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hainanum.
A frustrated look appears on Anderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hainanum looking to stall.
Anderson stalling against the ropes.
Anderson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hainanum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hainanum is trying to stall.
Anderson tries to circle away but Hainanum has him pinned against the ropes.
Hainanum lands an elbow just above Anderson 's eye.
Anderson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hainanum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hainanum wants to stall.
Anderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hainanum scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Hainanum moves to clinch but Anderson breaks away
and Anderson counters by clinching up.
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Hainanum controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
Hainanum with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anderson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hainanum looking to slow down the pace here.
Anderson being controlled against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Haplopelma Hainanum.
Anderson swinging wildly here.
A head kick by Hainanum misses
and Anderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hainanum connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anderson's face.
Hainanum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Hainanum looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hainanum throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hainanum tries to stall but Anderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hainanum lands a damaging elbow.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Anderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hainanum wants to stall.
Hainanum with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hainanum looking to stall.
Hainanum misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hainanum keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anderson's efforts to push away.
Hainanum creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hainanum.
Hainanum tries to land a knee to the head but Anderson blocks with his arms.
Hainanum is trying to maintain a safe position but Anderson gets an underhook and turns Hainanum into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Haplopelma Hainanum just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Alexander Anderson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Anderson has closed the distance and engaged Hainanum in a clinch.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
Anderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hainanum lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
Hainanum missing with knees to the body.
Hainanum is trying to break free.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hainanum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hainanum misses with a knee strike.
Hainanum prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
Anderson stalling the fight.
Hainanum lands an elbow inside.
Hainanum with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Hainanum loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Hainanum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hainanum tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hainanum misses with some punches.
Hainanum has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hainanum misses with a punch to the body.
Hainanum looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Hainanum creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Anderson cracks Hainanum with a nice body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hainanum obliges.
Hainanum lands a knee to the body.
Hainanum with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hainanum trying to land knees to the body.
Hainanum blocks an uppercut.
Hainanum lands a damaging elbow.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Hainanum has him pressed against the ropes.
Hainanum trying to stall but Anderson improves his position.
Hainanum seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Hainanum lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Anderson wants to break free but Hainanum has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Hainanum is controlling him.
Hainanum lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hainanum misses with some punches.
Anderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Hainanum looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hainanum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anderson's brow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hainanum obliges.
Anderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hainanum taking a breather.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Anderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Hainanum is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike from Hainanum.
Hainanum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Anderson with a knee to the head.
Anderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hainanum utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hainanum breaks the clinch.
Hainanum tries to clinch up
and Anderson counters by clinching up.
Anderson is trying to force a seperation but Hainanum has the dominant position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hainanum obliges.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Hainanum keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson tries to break the clinch but Hainanum is controlling the position.
Hainanum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
Hainanum lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hainanum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hainanum as Anderson tries to tie him up.
Anderson taking a breather.
Hainanum looking to slow down the pace here.
Hainanum stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hainanum lands a nice elbow.
Anderson avoiding damage as Hainanum throws knees to the body.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Hainanum keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hainanum with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hainanum tries to clinch but Anderson moves away
and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anderson.
Hainanum is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Anderson has managed to clinch.
Hainanum looking to stall.
Hainanum lands an elbow that stopped Anderson in his tracks for a moment.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Hainanum looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hainanum misses with a knee strike.
Hainanum pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Hainanum looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Anderson.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to throw a body punch but Hainanum avoids it by throwing Anderson back against the cage.
Hainanum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Hainanum lands an elbow inside that Anderson shrugs off.
Hainanum tries to stall but Anderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hainanum has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hainanum tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A lazy body kick from Anderson
and Hainanum counters with a slapping leg kick.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Hainanum tries to clinch up
and Anderson moves into the clinch.
Hainanum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Anderson looking to stall.
Anderson avoiding damage as Hainanum throws knees to the body.
Hainanum trying to stall but Anderson improves his position.
Hainanum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anderson's elbow.
Hainanum is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hainanum wants to stall.
Hainanum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hainanum lands an elbow inside.
Hainanum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hainanum looking to slow down the pace here.
Anderson tries to break the clinch but Hainanum is controlling the position.
Hainanum misses with a knee strike.
Hainanum misses with a knee to the head.
Hainanum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hainanum trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Hainanum throws the kick towards the body but Anderson avoids it.
Anderson darts in and clinches Hainanum up against the ropes.
Hainanum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Hainanum looking to slow down the pace here.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Anderson digs a right hand into Hainanum's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hainanum's gas tank.
Hainanum trying to control the position but instead, Anderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hainanum into the ropes.
Hainanum with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hainanum avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hainanum won't allow it.
Hainanum lands a nice elbow.
Hainanum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hainanum moves to clinch but Anderson breaks away
and Anderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Anderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hainanum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hainanum is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Anderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hainanum has double underhooks.
Hainanum putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hainanum wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hainanum wants to stall.
Anderson looking to slow down the pace here.
Hainanum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses.
Hainanum tries to clinch but Anderson moves away
and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anderson.
Hainanum landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hainanum lands an elbow just above Anderson 's eye.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Hainanum misses with some punches.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hainanum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Hainanum is trying to stall.
Hainanum putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hainanum working hard to break the clinch.
Hainanum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hainanum connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anderson's face.
Hainanum lands an elbow inside.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control the position but instead, Hainanum has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anderson into the ropes.
Hainanum stalling in the clinch but Anderson improves position.
Hainanum is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Anderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hainanum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson avoids the elbow strike from Hainanum, against the ropes.
Hainanum looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hainanum darts in trying to clinch
and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anderson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hainanum.
Anderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hainanum is defending well for now.
Hainanum unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Hainanum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Alexander Anderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Anderson'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
Hainanum throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hainanum looks to clinch
and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anderson.
Hainanum lands a nice elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hainanum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Hainanum lands a nice knee to the body.
Hainanum tries to land a knee to the head but Anderson blocks with his arms.
Hainanum trying to control the position but instead, Anderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hainanum into the ropes.
Hainanum throws an elbow but it misses.
Anderson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hainanum tries to break the clinch but Anderson is controlling the position.
Anderson has Hainanum pressed against the ropes, preventing Hainanum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hainanum stalling in the clinch but Anderson improves position.
Anderson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hainanum is keeping busy.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hainanum taking a breather.
Anderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hainanum in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hainanum looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hainanum looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Hainanum is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hainanum is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Hainanum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Hainanum swings wildly with an uppercut but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hainanum fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hainanum tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hainanum closes the distance but Anderson moves to the side
and Anderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Anderson is trying to stall.
Hainanum tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hainanum tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hainanum is trying to break free.
Hainanum trying to stall but Anderson improves his position.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hainanum darts in trying to clinch
and Anderson counters by clinching up.
Hainanum crunches a lovely knee into Anderson's ribcage.
Hainanum throws an elbow that misses.
Hainanum looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hainanum just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anderson's brow.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Hainanum has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Hainanum tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hainanum lands a good knee to the midsection. Anderson won't want to take too many of those.
Hainanum creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hainanum misses with the head strike.
Anderson has had enough of the clinch but Hainanum keeps him there for the moment.
Hainanum missing with knees to the body.
Hainanum trying to control the position but instead, Anderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hainanum into the ropes.
Hainanum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hainanum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hainanum closes the distance looking to clinch
and Anderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hainanum wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hainanum is trying to maintain a safe position but Anderson gets an underhook and turns Hainanum into the ropes.
Hainanum landing knees to the body.
Hainanum misses with an elbow over the top.
Hainanum lands a nice elbow.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hainanum darts in trying to clinch
and Anderson counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Anderson counters by clinching up.
Hainanum lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anderson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hainanum lands an elbow inside.
Hainanum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderson's defenses.
Hainanum working hard to break the clinch.
Hainanum looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Hainanum lands a knee to the body.
Hainanum blocks an elbow strike from Anderson.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Hainanum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Hainanum's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hainanum pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Hainanum with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as Hainanum tries to tie him up.
Hainanum tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Hainanum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hainanum looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Hainanum throws an elbow that misses.
Hainanum unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hainanum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hainanum looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson throws a body kick the misses
and Hainanum counters with a good low kick that Anderson was not able to check.
Hainanum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson rushes Hainanum and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Anderson managing to block the knees to the body from Hainanum.
Anderson is looking to control Hainanum's arms but Hainanum gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anderson has his back to the ropes.
Hainanum tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Hainanum back against the cage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Anderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hainanum is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
Hainanum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hainanum wants to clinch
and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch.
Hainanum is trying to stall.
Hainanum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hainanum tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderson avoids it.
Hainanum tries a knee to the head but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson prevents Hainanum from breaking the clinch.
Hainanum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hainanum throws an elbow that misses.
Anderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hainanum is trying to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Anderson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hainanum prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
Hainanum trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Hainanum.
Hainanum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hainanum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hainanum makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson avoiding damage as Hainanum throws knees to the body.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hainanum tries to clinch up
and Anderson counters with a three punch combo that has Hainanum backing up. Hainanum nods at Anderson to acknowledge the strikes.
Hainanum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hainanum tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anderson.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Anderson looking to stall.
Hainanum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Hainanum lands a damaging elbow.
Hainanum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderson.
Hainanum is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hainanum has his back to the ropes.
Hainanum misses with a body punch.
A short left from Anderson.
Hainanum tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson stalling the fight.
Anderson throws an elbow that misses.
Hainanum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hainanum is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hainanum has his back to the ropes.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hainanum.
Anderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hainanum closes the distance looking to clinch
and Anderson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hainanum is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hainanum is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hainanum wants to clinch but Anderson slips to the side
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hainanum motions for Anderson to come forward. Hainanum throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hainanum feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Hainanum tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Hainanum.
Hainanum moves to clinch but Anderson breaks away
and Anderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hainanum lands a nice elbow.
Hainanum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hainanum utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Anderson trying to stall but Hainanum improves his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alexander Anderson.
Well Hainanum 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Haplopelma Hainanum!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Haplopelma Hainanum!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Haplopelma Hainanum!
Haplopelma Hainanum wins by unanimous decision!
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