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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksi Vihtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Banka Jansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksi Vihtala could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Banka Jansson's chin.
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218 lbs
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224 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleksi Vihtala!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Banka Jansson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jansson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jansson throws a body kick that misses.
Vihtala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jansson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vihtala.
Vihtala on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jansson missing with a left hand there. Vihtala was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vihtala smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Banka Jansson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jansson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vihtala.
Jansson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vihtala counters with an inside leg kick.
Vihtala delivers a nice body kick.
Jansson looks gassed!
Vihtala throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Vihtala darts in and clinches Jansson up against the cage.
Vihtala trying to land knees to the body.
Vihtala slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Vihtala for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Vihtala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jansson backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jansson being controlled against the cage.
Vihtala stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vihtala is working Jansson over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Vihtala.
Vihtala throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Janssons head.
Vihtala is working Jansson over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vihtala cracks Jansson with a nice body shot.
Vihtala throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vihtala lands a nice elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Vihtala.
Vihtala lands a left hand.
Vihtala pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vihtala wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jansson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vihtala cracks a nice hook into Jansson's ribs.
A good leg kick by Vihtala.
Vihtala throws an overhand right that drops Jansson like a sack of potatoes! Vihtala dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksi Vihtala!
Aleksi Vihtala retains his light heavyweight title!
Aleksi Vihtala very nearly forgot to thank Outkast Clothing Line amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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