December 1997

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Very good opener and TK showcase over Haseman, who's been a solid hand thus far, but this was probably my favorite Haseman match. TK working holds is always a joy, and I love that when Haseman tries to get fancy with the leg scissors takedown, TK sidesteps it. The wrist control he keeps on Haseman when he's trying to squirm away was great. Even when Haseman SLAMS TK down, it's no skin off TK's back and he's still able to outmaneuver Haseman on the mat and send him scrambling. Haseman's able to land big back-to-back-to-back head kicks to take down TK but in the end, TK grabs that high leg lock and Haseman tries his best to get out, including a double wristlock counter, but…

A shame this ended the way it did with Han's knee injury as they were having themselves a good ole time. Han being Han! Slapping the cross heel hold early on and when Mikhail tries to counter with a heel hook, Han boots him off. Whipping him around by the wrist to set up the armbar. Mikhail focused a lot of his efforts around the armbar and got it off a few times but he does a fantastic job of selling Han's holds, which already look unpleasant. The flip counter to Han's standing armbar was cool and the final minutes of struggle between the two pre-Han's injury were very good. Still worth checking out.

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