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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Vaananen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
2 - 11 - 0 |
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176 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Toni Vaananen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hanson shoots in but Vaananen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vaananen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hanson closes the distance and clinches up with Vaananen, looking for a takedown. Hanson pushes Vaananen against the cage but Vaananen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Hanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Vaananen.
Vaananen wants to clinch.
Hanson shoots in for a double leg but Vaananen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vaananen slaps away a takedown attempt from Hanson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vaananen is looking to clinch but Hanson is avoiding it.
Hanson fails with the takedown.
Hanson is breathing heavily.
Vaananen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vaananen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hanson's calf.
Vaananen tries to clinch but Hanson moves out of range.
Vaananen moves in looking to clinch but Hanson pushes him off.
Vaananen throws a sloppy head kick and Hanson moves out of range easily.
Vaananen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vaananen closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vaananen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hanson's brow.
Vaananen looking to throw knees to the head but Hanson is blocking nicely.
Vaananen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hanson is defending well for now.
Vaananen can't break the clinch.
Hanson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vaananen's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaananen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hanson blocks it with crossed arms.
Vaananen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vaananen looking to throw knees to the head but Hanson is blocking nicely.
Vaananen is looking to break free of the clinch but Hanson has double underhooks.
Vaananen misses with a knee strike.
Vaananen is stalling here.
Vaananen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vaananen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vaananen is looking to clinch but Hanson is avoiding it.
Vaananen leaves Hanson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vaananen closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Vaananen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanson.
Vaananen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
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.
Vaananen breaks the clinch.
Vaananen tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vaananen misses the shot to the body.
Hanson fails with the takedown.
Toni Vaananen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vaananen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vaananen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vaananen tries to clinch but Hanson is having none of it.
Hanson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vaananen pinned against the cage. Vaananen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vaananen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vaananen.
Vaananen tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hanson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hanson has a takedown stuffed.
Vaananen tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hanson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hanson lands in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hanson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson looking to sit in guard and control but Vaananen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hanson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Vaananen stopping the sweep attempt from Hanson.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hanson trying to strike off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vaananen preventing the sweep.
Vaananen wants to stand but Hanson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Vaananen won't allow Hanson to sweep him here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hanson fails to land the takedown.
Hanson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hanson shoots for a takedown but Vaananen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vaananen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hanson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vaananen tries to work over Hanson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toni Vaananen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hanson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vaananen doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanson circles away.
Hanson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vaananen to the mat! Vaananen manages to get full guard.
Hanson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vaananen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hanson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hanson throws and elbow that misses. Vaananen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hanson's guard. Nice move by Vaananen!
Hanson wants to sweep here but Vaananen controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanson is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaananen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hanson's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big left from Vaananen misses.
Hanson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vaananen sprawls well initially but Hanson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vaananen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanson drops an elbow to the side of Vaananen's head.
Nice strikes from Hanson there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaananen wants to get back to his feet.
Hanson lands strikes from half guard.
Hanson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hanson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hanson throwing strikes here but Vaananen is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hanson with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vaananen looks a forlorn figure.
Hanson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vaananen looks a forlorn figure.
Hanson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Vaananen is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hanson landing shots from mount.
Hanson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vaananen looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Hanson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hanson scoring with strikes but Vaananen is staying in there.
Hanson with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Hanson.
Vaananen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hanson.
Hanson with good strikes from the mount here!
Hanson unloads with some shots from mount but Vaananen bucks and avoids them well.
Vaananen tries to buck Hanson off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Hanson dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!
Vaananen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vaananen leaves Hanson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hanson closes the distance and clinches up with Vaananen, looking for a takedown. Hanson pushes Vaananen against the cage but Vaananen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vaananen instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Vaananen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vaananen lands a damaging elbow.
Vaananen tries to circle away but Hanson has him pinned against the cage.
Hanson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vaananen wants to get back to striking at distance but Hanson won't allow it.
Vaananen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vaananen misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson tries for a takedown but Vaananen manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Hanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vaananen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vaananen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vaananen prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaananen has had enough of the clinch but Hanson keeps him there for the moment.
Vaananen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vaananen misses with a knee to the head.
Vaananen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vaananen is trying to break the clinch but Hanson has him pressed against the cage.
Vaananen tries a knee to the head but Hanson blocks it.
Vaananen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vaananen misses with a knee strike.
Hanson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vaananen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vaananen misses with a knee to the head.
Hanson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Vaananen regains guard.
Vaananen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vaananen wants to get back to his feet but Hanson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaananen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hanson throwing strikes from guard but Vaananen blocks nicely.
Hanson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hanson throws a big right hand that misses.
Hanson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hanson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vaananen tries to clinch up.
Vaananen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hanson.
Hanson keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaananen throws a nice looking combination but Hanson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vaananen tries to clinch but Hanson moves out of range.
Hanson shoots in looking for a takedown. Vaananen tries to sprawl out of it but Hanson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vaananen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hanson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vaananen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hanson closes the distance and clinches up with Vaananen, looking for a takedown. Hanson pushes Vaananen against the cage but Vaananen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vaananen has Hanson up against the cage in a clinch.
Hanson has picked Vaananen up - he's going for a ride! Hanson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hanson is looking to pass Vaananen's guard but actually Vaananen recovers to full guard.
Vaananen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hanson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson thows a big elbow that misses.
Hanson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hanson landing with the ground and pound.
Hanson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hanson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hanson postures up and lands a big shot to Vaananen's brow.
Hanson with a nice head shot there.
Hanson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hanson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Hanson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hanson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Hanson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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