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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Hanson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seppo Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taalasmaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taalasmaa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hanson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Taalasmaa is looking for a sweep. Hanson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Taalasmaa is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Taalasmaa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Taalasmaa.
Hanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Taalasmaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taalasmaa is trying to keep Hanson in close.
Hanson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Taalasmaa has an active guard here but Hanson has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hanson is trying to control. Taalasmaa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hanson slows the pace down in half guard.
Taalasmaa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Taalasmaa looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two 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.
Taalasmaa wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taalasmaa pulls Hanson in close to his closed guard and prevents Hanson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hanson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taalasmaa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hanson has managed to get both his arms back between Taalasmaa's legs - danger averted.
Hanson won't allow Taalasmaa to sweep him here.
Hanson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Taalasmaa controls Hanson momentarily but Hanson frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Taalasmaa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hanson throws a leg kick that misses.
Hanson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Steve Hanson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanson throws a body punch but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Hanson takes a swing at Taalasmaa's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hanson.
Hanson staying out of range there.
Taalasmaa shoots in looking for a takedown. Hanson tries to sprawl out of it but Taalasmaa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hanson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Taalasmaa misses with a shot to the body
enabling Hanson to counter with a crisp jab.
Taalasmaa wants to clinch
and Hanson counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Taalasmaa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Taalasmaa moves out of range as Hanson throws a body kick.
The fighters circling - Hanson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hanson scores with a jab to the head.
Hanson throws out a loose jab but Taalasmaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanson slips under a jab from Taalasmaa.
Hanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Taalasmaa is just out of range.
Taalasmaa missing with a left hand there. Hanson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taalasmaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hanson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taalasmaa walks into a straight right hand from Hanson.
Hanson misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Hanson dominated that 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.
Taalasmaa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Hanson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hanson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Taalasmaa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hanson moves into full guard.
Taalasmaa scoring with some ground and pound.
Taalasmaa throwing strikes from guard but Hanson blocks nicely.
Hanson trying to keep a closed guard but Taalasmaa is proving a slippery customer.
Taalasmaa throwing strikes from guard but Hanson blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Taalasmaa wants to get back to full guard.
Taalasmaa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two 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.
Hanson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanson misses the target.
The fighters circling - Hanson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taalasmaa moves out of range as Hanson strikes.
Hanson tries to score with a low kick but Taalasmaa moves his leg out of the way.
Taalasmaa dips to his left and cracks Hanson with an uppercut!
Taalasmaa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanson.
Taalasmaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanson.
Hanson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A low kick from Taalasmaa misses
letting Hanson counter with a right hand.
Taalasmaa misses with a leg kick.
Taalasmaa is looking to clinch but Hanson is avoiding it.
Taalasmaa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hanson counters with a nice uppercut.
Hanson moves out of range of the leg kick from Taalasmaa.
Hanson throws a big shot that misses.
Hanson lands a slapping body shot.
Hanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taalasmaa.
Hanson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taalasmaa shoots in and drives through. Hanson sprawls well.
Hanson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Taalasmaa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Taalasmaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taalasmaa avoids a kick to the body.
Taalasmaa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hanson pinned against the cage. Hanson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Steve Hanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Taalasmaa.
Hanson looks to throw the jab but Taalasmaa is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hanson.
Taalasmaa misses with a hook to the body
and Hanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taalasmaa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanson slips under a jab.
Taalasmaa moves out of range as Hanson strikes.
Taalasmaa is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Hanson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Taalasmaa avoids the body shot from Hanson.
Taalasmaa misses with a body punch
and Hanson counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Hanson misses.
Hanson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Seppo Taalasmaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taalasmaa staying out of range there.
Taalasmaa clinches up with Hanson and pushes him back against the cage.
Taalasmaa tries to work over Hanson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taalasmaa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Taalasmaa tries a knee to the head but Hanson blocks it.
Hanson prevents the takedown attempt.
Taalasmaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taalasmaa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hanson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hanson misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Taalasmaa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taalasmaa darts in trying to clinch
and Hanson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taalasmaa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Taalasmaa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hanson scores with a hook to the body. Taalasmaa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hanson lands a jab to the nose.
Taalasmaa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Steve Hanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Taalasmaa misses with a hook. Hanson ducked under it nicely.
Taalasmaa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hanson's waist but Hanson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taalasmaa off to one side.
Hanson scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hanson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hanson connects with a single shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanson throws a series of punches but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Hanson misses with a series of wild punches.
Hanson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taalasmaa manages to avoid it.
Taalasmaa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch but Hanson is having none of it.
Taalasmaa is looking to clinch.
Taalasmaa misses with a straight left.
A cross from Hanson lands.
Hanson throws a series of punches but Taalasmaa avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taalasmaa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hanson gets caught flat footed, as Taalasmaa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Taalasmaa wants to control from the top but Hanson keeps moving.
Taalasmaa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hanson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hanson looking to control.
Hanson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Taalasmaa!
Hanson controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hanson controlling from the full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taalasmaa sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Hanson clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hanson checks a leg kick.
Hanson with a hook.
Hanson throws a lazy right hand but Taalasmaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taalasmaa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Taalasmaa walks into a stiff left hand from Hanson.
Taalasmaa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hanson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Taalasmaa somewhat.
Taalasmaa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Taalasmaa throws a jab when Hanson was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson tries to score with a low kick but Taalasmaa moves his leg out of the way.
Taalasmaa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Taalasmaa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taalasmaa blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson connects with a looping right hand.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch up but Hanson circles away and keeps his distance.
Hanson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Taalasmaa.
The fighters circling - Taalasmaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taalasmaa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hanson.
Taalasmaa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hanson's waist but Hanson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taalasmaa off to one side.
Steve Hanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Taalasmaa is looking to land body kicks.
Taalasmaa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hanson throws a hook but Taalasmaa blocks it.
Taalasmaa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taalasmaa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Taalasmaa is predictable there
and Hanson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taalasmaa throws a body kick that misses.
Taalasmaa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taalasmaa blocks a low kick nicely.
Hanson misses the shot to the body.
Hanson connects with a jab.
Hanson misses with a looping left.
Hanson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hanson lands a right hook to the body.
Taalasmaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanson.
Taalasmaa ducks under a wild hook from Hanson.
Steve Hanson is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taalasmaa fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson cracks Taalasmaa with a good jab.
Taalasmaa needs to keep his hands up - Hanson had a free shot at his head there.
Taalasmaa has his takedown stuffed
and Hanson counters with a stiff right hand.
Hanson scores with a jab to the body.
Taalasmaa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hanson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taalasmaa.
Hanson throws a shot to the body.
Hanson scores with a punch to the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Hanson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hanson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hanson throws a right and a left that Taalasmaa avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson scores with a decent looking hook.
Taalasmaa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hanson defends it nicely.
Hanson lands with a nice body punch.
Hanson stuffs the takedown.
Taalasmaa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hanson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hanson scores with a body shot.
Hanson scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taalasmaa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hanson cracks Taalasmaa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hanson throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheers as Hanson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Taalasmaa doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Hanson had his way with Seppo Taalasmaa in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hanson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hanson blocks a jab.
Hanson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A right-left combo lands from Hanson.
Taalasmaa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch but Hanson moves away
and Hanson counters with a nice leg kick.
Hanson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taalasmaa shoots in for a takedown but Hanson shows good takedown defense.
Hanson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hanson throws a right hand that Taalasmaa ducks under and follows up with a left that Taalasmaa also avoids with ease.
Hanson throws a jab when Taalasmaa was well out of range.
Hanson lands with a shot to the body.
Hanson misses with a few strikes there.
Taalasmaa is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hanson blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taalasmaa fails with a takedown attempt.
Taalasmaa checks a low kick from Hanson.
Taalasmaa takes one on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanson misses the target.
Nice jab there from Hanson.
Hanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Taalasmaa is just out of range.
Hanson lands a jab to the head.
Taalasmaa is looking to score with low kicks.
Hanson slips under a jab from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa tries for a takedown but Hanson circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Steve Hanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Taalasmaa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson scores with a punch to the head.
Hanson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hanson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A good leg kick by Hanson.
Hanson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Taalasmaa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hanson tries to avoid it but Taalasmaa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hanson to the ground. Hanson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hanson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Taalasmaa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hanson throws a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Hanson misses.
Hanson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheers as Hanson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Taalasmaa doesn't seem phased though.
Hanson misses with a kick to the body
and Taalasmaa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Taalasmaa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa trying to control but Hanson is working from the bottom.
Hanson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Taalasmaa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Seppo Taalasmaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taalasmaa throwing strikes from guard but Hanson blocks nicely.
Hanson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Steve Hanson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Taalasmaa throws a big right hand that misses.
Taalasmaa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Taalasmaa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Taalasmaa stopping the sweep attempt from Hanson.
Taalasmaa wants to control from the top but Hanson keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Taalasmaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanson.
Hanson jabs at Taalasmaa's body.
Hanson swings for the body but Taalasmaa moves out of range.
Taalasmaa throws out a leg kick but Hanson moves out of range and Taalasmaa only half commits.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Hanson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hanson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 50:44
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 50:44
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Hanson!
Steve Hanson is the new lightweight champion!
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