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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Chabala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Haukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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163 lbs
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Good wrestling
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Chabala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Haukka!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chabala lands a jab to the head.
Haukka moves in looking to clinch but Chabala pushes him off.
Haukka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chabala tries to bum rush Haukka with a series of wild strikes but Haukka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chabala circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haukka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Chabala misses.
Haukka throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Chabala to counter with a crisp jab.
Haukka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chabala avoids the head kick by Haukka.
Haukka is looking to clinch.
Haukka slips under a jab.
Chabala rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haukka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chabala is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Haukka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chabala is out of range and Haukka settles back down.
Chabala thuds his right hand into Haukka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haukka pushes Chabala away with a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chabala blocks a head kick by Haukka.
Chabala misses with a looping left.
Chabala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daniel Haukka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haukka wants to clinch.
Chabala misses with an uppercut
and Haukka counters with an outside leg kick.
Haukka avoids the body shot from Chabala.
Chabala misses with a body shot.
Haukka throws a series of punches but Chabala moves out of range.
Chabala swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Haukka.
Chabala closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Haukka quickly recovers to half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Chabala not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chabala controlling the action here.
Chabala looks to land a strike but Haukka avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chabala throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Haukka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chabala trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chabala is working hard here to advance position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chabala stops Haukka from standing up.
Chabala has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Haukka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chabala looking to sit in guard and control but Haukka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chabala pulls Haukka in close to his closed guard and prevents Haukka from doing any damage or advancing position.
Chabala is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Haukka is refusing to be controlled, as Chabala sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chabala thows a huge punch but Haukka dodges it nicely.
Haukka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chabala is pressing down on Haukka's thigh, looking to free his foot. Haukka is holding on for now.
Haukka is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chabala is looking to advance position but Haukka won't allow it.
Chabala passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Chabala dominated that round.
That's time! Chabala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chabala walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Haukka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chabala thows a body shot but no joy.
Haukka doesn't manage to clinch there - Chabala circles away.
Daniel Haukka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haukka is looking to clinch but Chabala is avoiding it.
Chabala throws a jab but it's blocked by Haukka.
Haukka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chabala.
Haukka tries to close the distance and clinch but Chabala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chabala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haukka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chabala throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chabala lands with a good body shot.
Chabala smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chabala works Haukka's body with a nice hook.
Chabala swinging wildly here.
Haukka avoids the body shot from Chabala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haukka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chabala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haukka is looking to clinch but Chabala is avoiding it.
Haukka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chabala connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Haukka misses.
Chabala throws a looping overhand right but Haukka ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Chabala misses the target.
Chabala avoids the head kick by Haukka.
Haukka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haukka throws a push kick but Chabala slaps the foot to one side.
Haukka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chabala swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haukka darts in trying to clinch
and Chabala counters with a one-two to the body.
Chabala closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chabala sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Haukka defending well though.
Chabala seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Haukka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Haukka tries to get to full guard but Chabala has control of the leg.
Haukka tries to kick Chabala off but Chabala keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Haukka is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chabala content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Chabala working over Haukka with some ground and pound. Haukka looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haukka is refusing to be controlled, as Chabala sits in half guard.
Haukka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chabala.
Chabala trying to control the pace.
Chabala seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Haukka for as long as he can get away with.
Matt Chabala has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Haukka fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haukka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Chabala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Haukka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chabala misses with a left hand
and Haukka counters with a two punch combo.
Chabala jabs at Haukka's body.
Haukka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chabala throws a push kick but Haukka slaps the foot to one side.
Nice cross by Chabala.
Chabala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haukka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Haukka gets caught flat footed, as Chabala shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chabala showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chabala slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Chabala dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Haukka 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.
Haukka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chabala thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chabala swings for the body but Haukka moves out of range.
Chabala ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Haukka tries to clinch up
and Chabala counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haukka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chabala swats away the attempt to clinch by Haukka.
Haukka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haukka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Haukka tries to close the distance and clinch but Chabala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haukka closes the distance but Chabala moves to the side
and Chabala counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haukka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Haukka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haukka is looking to clinch but Chabala is avoiding it.
Haukka takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Haukka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chabala lands a nice shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chabala.
A jab from Chabala misses.
Chabala lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haukka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haukka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Matt Chabala is winning the standup battle so far.
Chabala wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chabala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haukka manages to avoid it.
Haukka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chabala shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chabala showed some decent athleticism there.
Chabala looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chabala takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chabala sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Chabala's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Daniel Haukka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haukka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chabala scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chabala thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chabala looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Haukka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chabala is looking to take a break and control but Haukka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chabala seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chabala thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Haukka's head.
Haukka is not content to let Chabala control the position.
Chabala drops an elbow to the side of Haukka's head.
Chabala not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Haukka is in trouble now - Chabala has advanced to mount!
Matt Chabala overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chabala with the ground and pound from mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chabala looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Chabala showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chabala has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Chabala!
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