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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iwan Matwijenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edinger Nucleus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matwijenko comes to the cage accompanied by RANDORI!. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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218 lbs
25 - 8 - 0 |
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185 cm
27
205 lbs
16 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iwan Matwijenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Edinger Nucleus!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matwijenko lands with a hook. Nucleus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Edinger Nucleus has been cut.
Matwijenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Nucleus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Nucleus looks to move away, Matwijenko throws a big counter combo but Nucleus just gets out of the way.
Nucleus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matwijenko.
Nucleus was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nucleus scores with a head kick.
Nucleus is looking to clinch but Matwijenko is avoiding it.
Nucleus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Iwan Matwijenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nucleus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nucleus throws a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Matwijenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nucleus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nucleus slips under a jab from Matwijenko.
Matwijenko checks the leg kick.
Matwijenko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matwijenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nucleus misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nucleus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matwijenko throws a shot from downtown. Nucleus moves away and avoids it.
Nucleus lands a leg kick that knocks Matwijenko off balance momentarily.
Nucleus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matwijenko moves out of range of the body kick from Nucleus.
Nucleus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nucleus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nucleus scores with a nice right hand.
Nucleus is looking to chop away at Matwijenko's legs.
Matwijenko throws an overhand right that lands on Nucleus's shoulder, as Nucleus tries to avoid the shot.
Matwijenko lands with a nice body punch.
Nucleus throws a push kick but Matwijenko slaps the foot to one side.
Matwijenko misses with the combination.
Nucleus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matwijenko throws a shot from downtown. Nucleus moves away and avoids it.
Nucleus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Matwijenko's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nucleus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nucleus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Matwijenko, pushing him back against the cage.
Nucleus is trying to pull guard but Matwijenko turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nucleus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nucleus pulls guard.
Matwijenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nucleus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matwijenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nucleus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Matwijenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Matwijenko controls from within his opponent's guard.
Our spies down at at Montreal Elite Gym inform us that Nucleus has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus wants to sweep but no luck.
Matwijenko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Matwijenko's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nucleus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Matwijenko finds it's way round the side to connect with Nucleus's head.
Matwijenko looks to land a right hand but Nucleus moved out of range.
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.
Matwijenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Nucleus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matwijenko defending well as Nucleus loads up on a big left hand.
Nucleus has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nucleus taking a breather.
Matwijenko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nucleus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nucleus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Matwijenko is trying to break the clinch but Nucleus has him pressed against the cage.
Nucleus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nucleus tries a knee to the head but Matwijenko blocks it.
Matwijenko landing knees to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Nucleus.
Matwijenko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edinger Nucleus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edinger Nucleus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nucleus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matwijenko.
Nucleus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matwijenko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nucleus is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Matwijenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nucleus can pounce on him.
A cross from Matwijenko lands.
Matwijenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nucleus.
Matwijenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nucleus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nucleus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Matwijenko! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Iwan Matwijenko!
Iwan Matwijenko bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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