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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Haukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Hovimaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Haukka might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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163 lbs
17 - 29 - 1 |
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163 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Decent boxing
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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
17 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Haukka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Hovimaki!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Haukka scores with a four punch combination!
Haukka's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Haukka duly obliges.
Hovimaki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haukka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Haukka tries to clinch there but Hovimaki circles away.
Haukka misses with a few strikes there.
Haukka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Haukka has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Haukka. That's going to slow Hovimaki down.
Haukka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hovimaki checks it well.
Hovimaki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Haukka throws a low kick but Hovimaki avoids it.
Hovimaki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haukka tries to clinch but Hovimaki moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Haukka. That's going to slow Hovimaki down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hovimaki checks a leg kick.
A nice side step and Hovimaki releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hovimaki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haukka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Hovimaki to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haukka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haukka tries to work over Hovimaki's front leg with a kick but Hovimaki checks it.
Haukka darts in and clinches Hovimaki up against the cage.
Hovimaki is trying to break the clinch but Haukka has him pressed against the cage.
Haukka scores with a knee to the head.
Haukka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hovimaki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Haukka prevents Hovimaki from breaking the clinch.
Haukka working Hovimaki over with knees to the body.
Haukka is stalling here.
Haukka looking to throw knees to the head but Hovimaki is blocking nicely.
Hovimaki is trying to break free.
Hovimaki tries to break free but Haukka pushes him back against the cage.
Haukka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hovimaki blocks it with crossed arms.
Haukka lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovimaki managing to block the knees to the body from Haukka.
Haukka landing knees to the head.
Haukka missing with knees to the body.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but Hovimaki blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hovimaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Haukka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A bit of stalling here from Haukka.
Haukka taking a breather.
Haukka gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hovimaki tries to break free but Haukka pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Haukka.
Haukka lands a knee to the body.
Hovimaki looks winded!
Hovimaki has had enough of the clinch but Haukka keeps him there for the moment.
Haukka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hovimaki being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovimaki managing to block the knees to the body from Haukka.
Haukka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Haukka changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hovimaki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haukka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Hovimaki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Haukka gets a clinch.
Haukka is stalling here.
Hovimaki is trying to break the clinch but Haukka has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Haukka.
Haukka leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovimaki tries to break the clinch but Haukka is controlling the position.
Haukka crunches a lovely knee into Hovimaki's ribcage.
Haukka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Haukka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hovimaki's efforts to push away.
Haukka has Hovimaki pressed against the cage, preventing Hovimaki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Haukka wants to stall.
Haukka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haukka looking to throw knees to the head but Hovimaki is blocking nicely.
Haukka missing with knees to the body.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but Hovimaki blocks with his arms.
Hovimaki working hard to break the clinch.
Haukka prevents Hovimaki from breaking the clinch.
Haukka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hovimaki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Haukka dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Haukka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hovimaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haukka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Haukka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hovimaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Hovimaki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hovimaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Hovimaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haukka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Daniel Haukka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hovimaki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Come on Haukka - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Haukka scores with a knee to the head.
Haukka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hovimaki is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haukka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hovimaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hovimaki wants to get back to striking at distance but Haukka won't allow it.
Hovimaki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hovimaki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Haukka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hovimaki can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Haukka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hovimaki's brow.
Hovimaki tries to break the clinch but Haukka is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haukka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Haukka effectively controlling the action here.
Hovimaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haukka tries to clinch there but Hovimaki circles away.
Hovimaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haukka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Haukka misses with a wild combination.
Hovimaki throws out a counter right but Haukka avoids it with no problem.
Haukka clinches up against the cage.
Haukka misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haukka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Hovimaki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Haukka is struggling to control the position.
Hovimaki is trying to push Haukka away but Haukka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Haukka crunches a lovely knee into Hovimaki's ribcage.
Hovimaki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Haukka is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Haukka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hovimaki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Haukka just leaning against Hovimaki, taking a breather.
Hovimaki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hovimaki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haukka has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haukka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hovimaki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Haukka with a knee to the head.
Hovimaki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Haukka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hovimaki is defending well for now.
Hovimaki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hovimaki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Haukka looking to throw knees to the head but Hovimaki is blocking nicely.
Haukka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hovimaki blocks it with crossed arms.
Haukka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hovimaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Haukka.
Hovimaki wants to get back to striking at distance but Haukka won't allow it.
Hovimaki managing to block the knees to the body from Haukka.
Hovimaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daniel Haukka is winning the standup battle so far.
Haukka moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haukka stalling in the clinch but Hovimaki improves position.
Haukka misses with a knee to the head.
Hovimaki tries to break free but Haukka pushes him back against the cage.
Hovimaki tries to circle away but Haukka has him pinned against the cage.
Haukka misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Hovimaki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hovimaki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hovimaki is trying to force a seperation but Haukka has the dominant position.
Haukka controlling the action here for a moment.
Haukka misses with a knee to the head.
Hovimaki breaks from the clinch.
Haukka fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Haukka dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Haukka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hovimaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haukka tries to close the distance and clinch but Hovimaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hovimaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Haukka ducks under a wild hook from Hovimaki.
Daniel Haukka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haukka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hovimaki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Haukka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hovimaki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Haukka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haukka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hovimaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haukka stalks Hovimaki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hovimaki's face. Hovimaki staggers backwards, shaken.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haukka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hovimaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haukka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Hovimaki counter with a right hand.
Haukka takes the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Haukka slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haukka missing with knees to the body.
Haukka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hovimaki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hovimaki blocking some punches.
Hovimaki breaks from the clinch.
Haukka doesn't manage to clinch there - Hovimaki circles away.
Haukka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hovimaki, pushing him back against the cage.
Haukka trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hovimaki tries to circle away but Haukka has him pinned against the cage.
Haukka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mikko Hovimaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haukka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hovimaki is defending well for now.
Haukka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hovimaki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Haukka tries a body shot but Hovimaki blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovimaki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hovimaki avoiding damage as Haukka throws knees to the body.
Haukka tries to land knees in the clinch but Hovimaki avoids the damage to the body.
Hovimaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hovimaki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haukka has Hovimaki pressed against the cage, preventing Hovimaki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hovimaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haukka landing knees to the body.
Haukka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hovimaki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hovimaki is trying to break the clinch but Haukka is controlling him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Haukka.
Haukka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hovimaki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovimaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Haukka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hovimaki's brow.
Haukka prevents Hovimaki from breaking the clinch.
Haukka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hovimaki is trying to break the clinch but Haukka is controlling him.
Daniel Haukka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haukka looking to throw knees to the head but Hovimaki is blocking nicely.
Hovimaki tries to circle away but Haukka has him pinned against the cage.
Haukka breaks from the clinch.
Haukka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hovimaki counters with a nice body shot.
Haukka wants to clinch but Hovimaki slips to the side
and Hovimaki counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haukka wants to clinch
and Hovimaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Haukka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Haukka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Haukka!
During a confident post fight interview, Daniel Haukka thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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