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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Blank (ranked 905 p4p, 921 weight class) and Tony Viikinki (ranked 110 p4p, 112 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 cm 35 265 26 - 19 - 0 |
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192 cm 30 277 22 - 16 - 0 |
Great wrestler World class boxer Granite chin |
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Good wrestler World class boxer Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Blank! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Viikinki! The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Blank throws a big shot that misses. Viikinki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Viikinki scores with a leg kick.
Viikinki blocks a jab. Viikinki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blank. Viikinki throws the left hand but Blank avoids the punch easily. Blank staying out of range there. Viikinki misses with a hook
and Blank cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Blank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Viikinki.
Blank jabs at Viikinki's body. Tony Viikinki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Blank throws a right and a left that Viikinki avoids nicely. Blank misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blank misses with a body shot.
Viikinki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Blank jabs Viikinki to the body, keeping him at a distance. Blank displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Viikinki throws out the jab.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Blank waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Viikinki. Viikinki let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Blank misses with a straight left. Viikinki throws a leg kick which misses Blank's front leg but catches the back leg as Blank tries to avoid it. Blank takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Viikinki misses with an uppercut. Blank throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blank takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. A big right from Blank misses. Viikinki jabbing away but nothing is landing. Viikinki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blank is out of range and Viikinki settles back down. Viikinki just misses with a punch to the body.
Blank misses with a wild body shot. Viikinki lands a nice shot to the body.
Viikinki throws a sloppy head kick and Blank counters with a stiff right hand. Viikinki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Blank is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Viikinki. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Viikinki swings widly with a right hand
and Blank counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Blank lands a jab to the head.
Viikinki throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Viikinki lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Blank is breathing heavily. Viikinki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Blank takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Viikinki lands a big head kick that sends Blank tumbling to the mat! Viikinki takes a step backwards and waves Blank back to his feet - he wants the finish!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut2.gif) It looks like Billy Blank has been cut. Viikinki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blank. Viikinki drops Blank with a huge uppercut! Blank drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Viikinki is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Viikinki! After the fight, Tony Viikinki was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. Billy Blank spoke after the fight, saying 'I lost focus and i paid for it. it was a great fight and i am coming back much better.'.
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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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