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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Banka Jansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaarko Hahlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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192 cm
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224 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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194 cm
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205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Banka Jansson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaarko Hahlund! The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hahlund blocks a jab. Jansson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hahlund. Hahlund takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jansson throws a half hearted mid kick. Jansson moves out of range of the strikes. Hahlund swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Hahlund closes the distance and pushes Jansson back into the cage. Hahlund tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hahlund misses with a knee strike.
Hahlund throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jansson blocks it with crossed arms. Both guys are working to get underhooks. A knee to the head by Hahlund.
It looks like Banka Jansson has been cut. Jansson is trying to break the clinch but Hahlund has him pressed against the cage. Hahlund throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Jansson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hahlund throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hahlund lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hahlund throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jansson is trying to push Hahlund away but Hahlund has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jansson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hahlund has him pressed against the cage. Jansson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hahlund is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jansson is defending well for now. Hahlund landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hahlund lands a nice knee to the body. Hahlund tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hahlund with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jansson tries to circle away but Hahlund has him pinned against the cage. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hahlund just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jansson's brow. With the fighters up against the cage, Hahlund throws an elbow but misses. Jansson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hahlund is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jansson is defending well for now. Hahlund lands a damaging elbow. Jansson tries to break free but Hahlund pushes him back against the cage. Hahlund using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jansson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Hahlund.
Hahlund tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jansson avoids it. Hahlund misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hahlund throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Hahlund misses with a knee to the head. Jansson looking to slow down the pace here. Jansson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Hahlund throws an elbow that misses.
Hahlund throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hahlund tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jansson avoids it. Jansson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hahlund with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jansson managing to block the knees to the body from Hahlund.
Hahlund throws an elbow that misses.
Jansson avoids a wild elbow strike from Hahlund. Nice elbow from Hahlund. Hahlund pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Jansson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Jansson tries to break free but Hahlund pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jansson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hahlund won't allow it.
Hahlund tries to land knees in the clinch but Jansson avoids the damage to the body. Jansson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hahlund has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hahlund with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hahlund throws an elbow but misses. Jansson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hahlund has double underhooks. Jansson tries to circle away but Hahlund has him pinned against the cage. Hahlund tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hahlund. Hahlund pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Jansson is trying to break the clinch but Hahlund has him pressed against the cage. Jansson blocks an elbow strike. Jansson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jansson working hard to break the clinch. Hahlund with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Hahlund misses with an elbow over the top. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jansson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hahlund's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hahlund connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jansson's face.
Jansson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Hahlund tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hahlund using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jansson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hahlund landing knees to the head.
Jansson tries to stall but Hahlund uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jansson can't break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hahlund misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jansson.
Hahlund throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jansson is trying to force a seperation but Hahlund has the dominant position. Hahlund has Jansson pressed against the cage, preventing Jansson from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Hahlund lands an elbow inside that Jansson shrugs off. Jansson is trying to push Hahlund away but Hahlund has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hahlund looking to throw knees to the head but Jansson is blocking nicely.
Jansson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hahlund won't allow it.
Jansson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Jansson tries to circle away but Hahlund has him pinned against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaarko Hahlund dominated that round. The cut man is working on Banka Jansson's cut. 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.
Jansson blocks a head kick by Hahlund.
Jansson blocks a head kick by Hahlund.
Hahlund tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Jansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hahlund lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hahlund in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Jansson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hahlund looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hahlund misses with a series of wild punches.
Jansson throws a front kick aimed at Hahlund's knee but Hahlund avoids it well. Hahlund closes the distance and lands a one-two. Hahlund misses with a low kick. Hahlund swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jansson lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Jaarko Hahlund has been cut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Some bone on bone action there as Hahlund checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. A leg kick checked by Jansson. Jansson throws a head kick that misses. Hahlund misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hahlund throws a series of punches but Jansson avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hahlund throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Jansson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hahlund takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jaarko Hahlund seems to be getting the better of the standup. A solid leg kick lands there for Jansson.
Hahlund is breathing heavily. Jansson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Jansson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Jansson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jansson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. A head kick misses from Jansson. Jansson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hahlund's head. Jansson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Jansson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Good standup being displayed there by Jansson as he connects with a hook. Jansson is looking to slow Hahlund down with leg kicks. Jansson lands a slapping body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jansson. That's going to slow Hahlund down. Jansson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hahlunds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jansson connects with a leg kick. Hahlund looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Jansson misses with a body shot.
Jansson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hahlund has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Hahlund throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Jansson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hahlund momentarily.
Jansson connects with a jab. Nice defenses there by Jansson. Hahlund's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Jansson scores with a hook to the body. Hahlund takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Jansson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hahlund doesn't seem bothered though. Jansson scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Jansson dips to his left and cracks Hahlund with an uppercut! Hahlund avoids a kick to the body.
Jansson stalks Hahlund and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hahlund's face. Hahlund staggers backwards, shaken. Hahlund throws a sloppy head kick and Jansson moves out of range easily. Jansson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jansson connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jansson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Hahlund ducks under a wild hook from Jansson. Jansson lands with a cross. Hahlund tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jansson swats him away and circles back towards the center. Jansson blocks a head kick by Hahlund.
Hahlund waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jansson. Jansson scores with a nice head shot. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Hahlund throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Jansson scores with a head kick.
Hahlund is rocked! Whack! Jansson lands a heavy head kick that drops Hahlund. The ref tackles Jansson to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Hahlund was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Banka Jansson!
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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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