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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Macias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Lawrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Lawrie will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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180 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hugo Macias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Lawrie!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macias gets caught napping as Lawrie dives in and scores a takedown. Macias manages to retain guard.
Lawrie is in close to Macias's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Macias looking for a sweep. Not yet Macias, not yet.
Lawrie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Macias works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Macias looking to control.
Lawrie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lawrie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lawrie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Macias managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lawrie.
Lawrie throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawrie goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Macias has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lawrie but great work by Macias.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macias trying to control the position but Lawrie is working away.
Lawrie wants to control but Macias postures up.
Lawrie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Macias wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lawrie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lawrie is trying to stand back up but Macias is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macias is trying to control. Lawrie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Hugo Macias just wasn't active enough.
Macias with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lawrie pushes Macias up against the cage in a clinch.
Lawrie is looking to take this one to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrie has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Macias clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lawrie looks winded!
Lawrie scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Macias is looking for a way out.
Lawrie punches the canvas rather than the man.
Lawrie is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Macias has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Macias manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lawrie's guard. Nice work there by Macias.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macias wants to control from the top but Lawrie keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lawrie can do anything to dispel that myth.
Macias is really struggling to control Lawrie but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lawrie controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hugo Macias has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lawrie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lawrie looking to sit in guard and control but Macias gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Macias wants to control from the top but Lawrie keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lawrie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lawrie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Macias manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lawrie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lawrie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lawrie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Macias dives on top into guard.
Macias wants to control from the top but Lawrie keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hugo Macias.
Lawrie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macias dodges the ground and pound from Lawrie.
Lawrie is trying to ground and pound but Macias uses the momentary lack of control by Lawrie to regain half guard.
Lawrie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lawrie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lawrie working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Macias pushes Lawrie off looking to stand but Lawrie dives back in and keeps control.
Lawrie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrie drops an elbow to the side of Macias's head.
Lawrie trying to control the action but Macias is working from the bottom.
Macias is trying to maintain the position but Lawrie is very close to passing his half guard.
Lawrie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lawrie misses with a head shot. Macias uses the momentum to regain guard.
Macias preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrie trying to control the position from guard on top but Macias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Macias might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lawrie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lawrie postures up in Macias's guard and throws a big left but Macias blocks it.
Macias wants to get back to his feet but Lawrie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lawrie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lawrie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Macias's head.
Lawrie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Macias's head.
Lawrie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrie postures up.
Mike Lawrie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lawrie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Macias works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lawrie preventing the sweep.
Lawrie landing some decent shots from guard.
Lawrie scoring with some ground and pound.
Lawrie looking to sit in guard and control but Macias gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Macias trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawrie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lawrie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lawrie has a takedown stuffed.
Macias throws a nice looking combination but Lawrie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Macias tries a head kick but it misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lawrie.
Lawrie gets the takedown into side control.
Macias manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lawrie's best efforts.
Lawrie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lawrie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lawrie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Macias defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Macias's head.
Macias is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lawrie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lawrie thows a huge punch but Macias dodges it nicely.
Macias tries to get to full guard but Lawrie has control of the leg.
Lawrie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Macias tries to get to full guard but Lawrie has control of the leg.
Lawrie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lawrie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lawrie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hugo Macias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Lawrie there.
Lawrie working the head and body with strikes.
Lawrie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lawrie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Macias has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lawrie is working away from the top position though.
Macias avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lawrie.
Macias punching from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawrie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Macias with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lawrie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Macias has hold of Lawrie's hands but Lawrie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lawrie with the ground and pound but Macias uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macias utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lawrie trying to control but Macias is working from the bottom.
Lawrie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Macias utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lawrie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lawrie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lawrie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lawrie trying to control but Macias is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Macias haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lawrie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Macias's guard.
Lawrie with the ground and pound but Macias uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lawrie wants to control from the top but Macias keeps moving.
Lawrie looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawrie working some strikes from top position.
Mike Lawrie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lawrie wants to control from the top but Macias keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Lawrie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lawrie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Lawrie!
Mike Lawrie tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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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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