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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zlatan Muslimovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muslimovic has chosen SIX as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue 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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zlatan Muslimovic!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Muslimovic tries to avoid it but Hanson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Muslimovic to the ground. Muslimovic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hanson.
Muslimovic lands a high kick!
Muslimovic throws a head kick but Hanson moves out of range.
Muslimovic misses with the combination.
Hanson shoots for a takedown but Muslimovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Hanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanson misses with a takedown attempt - Muslimovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Muslimovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Hanson shoots in and drives through. Muslimovic sprawls well.
Hanson shoots in and drives through. Muslimovic sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Hanson or perhaps it was just good defense by Muslimovic which made him look bad.
Hanson is breathing heavily.
Muslimovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hanson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Muslimovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muslimovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Muslimovic looks to land a combination. Hanson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Muslimovic lands with a slapping head kick.
Hanson avoids the head kick by Muslimovic.
Hanson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Muslimovic pinned against the cage. Muslimovic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hanson walks into a straight right hand from Muslimovic.
Muslimovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Muslimovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Hanson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Muslimovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muslimovic with a knee to the head.
Muslimovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Muslimovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Muslimovic throws an elbow but misses.
Muslimovic throws an elbow but it misses.
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 blocks an elbow strike from Muslimovic.
Muslimovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Muslimovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Muslimovic throws an elbow but misses.
Muslimovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Muslimovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hanson dodges an elbow strike from Muslimovic.
Muslimovic lands a nice elbow.
Muslimovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Muslimovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hanson's face.
Hanson avoids a wild elbow strike from Muslimovic.
Hanson has clasped his hands together around Muslimovic's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Muslimovic parries the strikes from Hanson easily there. Hanson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Muslimovic to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson throws a strike aimed at the side of Muslimovic's head but Muslimovic avoids it well.
Hanson with the ground and pound but Muslimovic regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Muslimovic is looking to improve his position.
Muslimovic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Muslimovic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hanson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hanson thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Muslimovic to regain full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hanson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muslimovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muslimovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Muslimovic lands with a slapping head kick.
Muslimovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Muslimovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Hanson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Muslimovic.
A right-left combo lands from Muslimovic.
Muslimovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Muslimovic throws a head kick that Hanson semi-blocks.
Muslimovic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hanson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hanson shoots in and drives through. Muslimovic sprawls well.
Hanson blocks a head kick by Muslimovic.
Zlatan Muslimovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muslimovic throws a sloppy head kick and Hanson moves out of range easily.
Muslimovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muslimovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hanson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hanson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Muslimovic is fending him off so far but Hanson persists. Nope, Muslimovic circles away and we're back to standing.
Muslimovic lands with a slapping head kick.
Muslimovic clinches.
Muslimovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hanson blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muslimovic misses with a knee strike.
Hanson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Muslimovic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Muslimovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hanson goes for a takedown attempt but Muslimovic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hanson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hanson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Muslimovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Muslimovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hanson. That did some damage!
Hanson shoots in and drives through. Muslimovic sprawls well.
Muslimovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanson has a takedown stuffed.
Hanson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muslimovic is in trouble now - Hanson has advanced to mount!
Hanson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Muslimovic looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zlatan Muslimovic 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 shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hanson fails with the takedown.
Muslimovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hanson shoots for a double leg takedown but Muslimovic sprawls well. He's pushed Hanson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Hanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muslimovic clinches up with Hanson and pushes him back against the cage.
Hanson blocks an elbow strike from Muslimovic.
Hanson blocks an elbow strike.
Muslimovic throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Muslimovic.
Muslimovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Muslimovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson blocks an elbow strike.
Muslimovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Muslimovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muslimovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Hanson avoids a wild elbow strike from Muslimovic.
Hanson has clasped his hands together around Muslimovic's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Hanson crashes against the mat.
Hanson working the body and head with strikes.
Hanson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hanson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Muslimovic works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hanson lands a nice short elbow.
Hanson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hanson thows a huge punch but Muslimovic dodges it nicely.
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.
Hanson prevents Muslimovic from standing back up.
Hanson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hanson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Muslimovic as Hanson shoots in.
Horrible takedown by Hanson or perhaps it was just good defense by Muslimovic which made him look bad.
Muslimovic scores with a head kick.
Muslimovic stuffs the takedown attempt from Hanson. Hanson gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Muslimovic misses.
Muslimovic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Muslimovic. No joy for Hanson on that attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Muslimovic.
Muslimovic moves into the clinch.
Hanson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hanson is putting a hurting on Muslimovic here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muslimovic takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hanson lands an elbow.
Muslimovic taking a bit of punishment here - Hanson scoring with strikes.
Muslimovic managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hanson.
Hanson is putting a hurting on Muslimovic here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Hanson.
Muslimovic is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hanson connects with a decent elbow.
Hanson cracks Muslimovic with a big right hand but Muslimovic just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Muslimovic is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hanson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanson cracks Muslimovic with a big right hand but Muslimovic just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hanson misses with the ground and pound.
Muslimovic managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hanson.
Hanson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hanson tries to score with some ground and pound. Muslimovic controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hanson tries to score with some ground and pound. Muslimovic controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hanson lands an elbow.
Hanson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hanson grinds an elbow into Muslimovic's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Hanson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Hanson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Muslimovic as he jumps to the side.
Hanson blocks a head kick by Muslimovic.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Muslimovic, right into the meat.
Muslimovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muslimovic throws a sloppy head kick and Hanson moves out of range easily.
Muslimovic throws a leg kick which misses Hanson's front leg but catches the back leg as Hanson tries to avoid it.
Muslimovic connects with a high kick.
Muslimovic throws a head kick that misses.
Muslimovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Hanson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muslimovic scores with a leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Hanson or perhaps it was just good defense by Muslimovic which made him look bad.
Hanson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Muslimovic throws a head kick that half lands.
No luck for Hanson with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab by Muslimovic.
Hanson shoots in looking for a takedown. Muslimovic tries to sprawl out of it but Hanson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muslimovic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zlatan Muslimovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muslimovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hanson blocks a head kick by Muslimovic.
Muslimovic connects with a high kick.
Muslimovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Muslimovic circles away.
Hanson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Muslimovic can pounce on him.
Muslimovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hanson misses with a takedown attempt - Muslimovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Muslimovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanson keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Muslimovic.
Hanson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hanson shoots in for a double leg but Muslimovic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Muslimovic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
No luck for Hanson with that takedown attempt.
Muslimovic throws a leg kick which misses Hanson's front leg but catches the back leg as Hanson tries to avoid it.
Muslimovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanson circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muslimovic stuffs the takedown attempt from Hanson. Hanson gets slowly back to his feet.
Muslimovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muslimovic throws a nice head kick!
Hanson has a takedown stuffed.
Muslimovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hanson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hanson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Muslimovic, right into the meat.
Hanson shoots in but Muslimovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hanson shoots for a takedown but Muslimovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hanson avoids the head kick by Muslimovic.
Hanson shoots for a double leg takedown but Muslimovic sprawls well. He's pushed Hanson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Steve Hanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanson shoots for a takedown but Muslimovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Muslimovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Muslimovic gets caught flat footed, as Hanson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanson throws a strike but Muslimovic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hanson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hanson tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hanson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Muslimovic has passed into side control.
Hanson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Muslimovic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Muslimovic thumps Hanson with a low kick.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Muslimovic as he avoids it easily.
Hanson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Muslimovic looks to land a combination. Hanson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Muslimovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Muslimovic's waist but Muslimovic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hanson off to one side.
No luck for Hanson with that takedown attempt.
Muslimovic has Hanson up against the cage in a clinch.
Hanson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Muslimovic pulls his leg out and moves away.
Muslimovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zlatan Muslimovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Muslimovic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zlatan Muslimovic!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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