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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Hovimaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niklas Backstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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154 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Hovimaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niklas Backstrom!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Backstrom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Backstrom will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hovimaki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hovimaki looks to land a left hand but Backstrom moved out of range nicely.
Backstrom takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hovimaki scores with the left hand. Backstrom knows he should have avoided that one.
Hovimaki scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Backstrom shoots in but Hovimaki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Backstrom moves away from the strike by Hovimaki.
Backstrom moves out of range as Hovimaki strikes.
Hovimaki looks to land a right hand but Backstrom moved out of range.
Hovimaki misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice defenses there by Backstrom.
Jab by Hovimaki.
Decent striking displayed by Hovimaki there.
Hovimaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Backstrom.
Hovimaki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mikko Hovimaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovimaki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice cross by Hovimaki.
Hovimaki misses the jab.
Hovimaki looks to land a left hand but Backstrom moved out of range nicely.
Hovimaki scores with a hook.
Hovimaki with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Backstrom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hovimaki.
Backstrom shoots in for a double leg but Hovimaki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mikko Hovimaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niklas Backstrom.
Backstrom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hovimaki.
Backstrom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hovimaki throws a jab when Backstrom was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Hovimaki dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hovimaki looks to land a right hand but Backstrom moved out of range.
Backstrom moves out of range as Hovimaki strikes.
Backstrom ducks under a wild hook from Hovimaki.
Backstrom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hovimaki throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Backstrom shoots in looking for a takedown. Hovimaki tries to sprawl out of it but Backstrom keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hovimaki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hovimaki lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovimaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Backstrom manages to avoid it.
Hovimaki lands a jab to the head.
Hovimaki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovimaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Backstrom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hovimaki digs a good body shot into Backstrom's ribs.
Backstrom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mikko Hovimaki is winning the standup battle so far.
Hovimaki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Backstrom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hovimaki.
Hovimaki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovimaki throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Hovimaki misses.
Hovimaki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Backstrom. Backstrom circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hovimaki is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Backstrom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hovimaki.
Hovimaki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Backstrom on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Backstrom on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Backstrom will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A big left from Hovimaki misses.
Mikko Hovimaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hovimaki throws a big shot that misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Backstrom might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hovimaki has got the better of the exchanges.
Hovimaki scores with a sloppy right hand. Backstrom should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Hovimaki dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hovimaki scores with a nice head shot.
Hovimaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Backstrom.
Hovimaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hovimaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hovimaki lands with a hook. Backstrom tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Backstrom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Backstrom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hovimaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Backstrom counters with a takedown into side control.
Hovimaki is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Backstrom thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Backstrom working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hovimaki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hovimaki tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Backstrom seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Backstrom wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hovimaki, who protects the arm well.
Backstrom in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backstrom throws an elbow but Hovimaki slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mikko Hovimaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Backstrom working the ground and pound but Hovimaki is defending the strikes.
Backstrom tries to advance position but instead Hovimaki slips a leg back in to half guard.
Backstrom wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hovimaki keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Backstrom is working for a kimura but Hovimaki is defending it quite comfortably.
Backstrom tries to pass to full mount but Hovimaki defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niklas Backstrom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hovimaki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikko Hovimaki!
Mikko Hovimaki decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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