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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arttu Mahtisaari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arttu Mahtisaari!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahtisaari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawson.
Arttu Mahtisaari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lawson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big right from Mahtisaari misses.
Mahtisaari lands a nice hook to Lawson's body. Lawson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lawson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lawson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mahtisaari.
Lawson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mahtisaari misses with a straight right.
Lawson moves out of range as Mahtisaari strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mahtisaari. Lawson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mahtisaari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawson drops his hands momentarily and Mahtisaari takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lawson moves out of range as Mahtisaari strikes.
Lawson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mahtisaari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawson moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahtisaari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawson.
Mahtisaari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mahtisaari misses with a hook
and Lawson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mahtisaari looks to land a right hand but Lawson moved out of range.
Lawson rushes Mahtisaari and presses him up against the ropes.
Mahtisaari scores with a shoulder strike.
Lawson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Mahtisaari throws a punch but it's blocked by Lawson.
Mahtisaari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahtisaari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lawson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mahtisaari lands a nice shot to the body.
Mahtisaari is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Mahtisaari throws a head punch that misses.
Mahtisaari dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Lawson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahtisaari stalls.
Mahtisaari is looking to control Lawson's arms but Lawson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mahtisaari has his back to the ropes.
Lawson letting Mahtisaari take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arttu Mahtisaari.
A big left from Mahtisaari misses.
Lawson takes one on the button.
Lawson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lawson moves away from the strike by Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari looks to land a combination but Lawson avoids it well.
Mahtisaari throws a jab when Lawson was well out of range.
Lawson connects with a jab.
Mahtisaari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahtisaari connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mahtisaari moves out of range as Lawson strikes.
Mahtisaari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawson clinches up with Mahtisaari and pushes him back against the ropes.
Mahtisaari lands a right hand.
Mahtisaari keeps control of Lawson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Mahtisaari misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahtisaari lands with a nice body punch.
Mahtisaari digs a good hook to Lawson's body.
Mahtisaari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lawson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mahtisaari misses with a body shot.
Mahtisaari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lawson.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lawson!
Lawson swats away the attempt to clinch by Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari thuds his right hand into Lawson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mahtisaari shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lawson moves in looking to clinch but Mahtisaari pushes him off.
Mahtisaari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lawson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arttu Mahtisaari dominated that round.
That's time! Lawson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mahtisaari looks to throw the jab but Lawson is out of range.
Lawson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lawson moves out of range of the strikes.
Mahtisaari has closed the distance and engaged Lawson in a clinch.
Mahtisaari throws a punch but it's blocked by Lawson.
Lawson is trying to break the clinch but Mahtisaari is controlling him.
Lawson tries to throw a body punch but Mahtisaari avoids it by throwing Lawson back against the ropes.
Come on Mahtisaari - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mahtisaari stalling in the clinch but Lawson improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson breaks from the clinch.
Lawson defending well as Mahtisaari loads up on a big left hand.
Lawson throws a low kick but Mahtisaari moves out of range easily.
Mahtisaari throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawson.
Eric Lawson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mahtisaari throws a hook but Lawson blocks it.
Lawson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big left from Mahtisaari misses.
Lawson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mahtisaari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mahtisaari throws a body punch but Lawson moves out of range.
Arttu Mahtisaari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lawson staying out of range there.
A combination from Mahtisaari does no damage.
Mahtisaari lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Eric Lawson has been cut.
Lawson scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahtisaari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lawson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mahtisaari bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lawson's head.
Mahtisaari jabs Lawson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahtisaari misses with a body shot.
Lawson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mahtisaari throws a looping overhand right but Lawson ducks down to avoid it.
Mahtisaari walks into a jab.
Lawson ducks under a wild hook from Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari throws a hook but Lawson blocks it.
It looks like Lawson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Lawson misses with an uppercut. Mahtisaari saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Mahtisaari.
Lawson misses with a wild combination.
Lawson throws a leg kick which misses Mahtisaari's front leg but catches the back leg as Mahtisaari tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahtisaari moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mahtisaari slips a jab and a cross from Lawson.
Lawson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mahtisaari missing with a left hand there. Lawson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mahtisaari swats away the attempt to clinch by Lawson.
Lawson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mahtisaari swings for the body but Lawson moves out of range.
Mahtisaari misses the jab.
Lawson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mahtisaari throws a one two combo.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lawson. Mahtisaari shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahtisaari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahtisaari misses with a wild body shot.
Mahtisaari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lawson.
Lawson slips under a jab from Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari throws a lazy uppercut
and Lawson counters with an inside leg kick.
Mahtisaari missing with a left hand there. Lawson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahtisaari is looking to clinch.
Lawson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lawson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mahtisaari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lawson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mahtisaari misses with a hook from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mahtisaari throws a punch but it's blocked by Lawson.
Mahtisaari throws a head punch that misses.
Lawson misses with a body punch.
Lawson wants to get back to striking at distance but Mahtisaari won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arttu Mahtisaari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eric Lawson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mahtisaari misses the shot to the body.
Lawson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mahtisaari throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawson.
Mahtisaari throws a body punch but Lawson moves out of range.
Mahtisaari scores with a sloppy right hand. Lawson should have avoided that one.
Mahtisaari slips a jab and a cross from Lawson.
Mahtisaari looks to land a right hand but Lawson moved out of range.
Mahtisaari misses with a straight left.
Mahtisaari lands with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Lawson.
Mahtisaari dips to his left and cracks Lawson with an uppercut!
Lawson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lawson misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahtisaari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawson.
Mahtisaari walks into a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Mahtisaari. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mahtisaari.
Mahtisaari on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Decent striking displayed by Lawson there.
Mahtisaari throws a looping overhand right but Lawson ducks down to avoid it.
Mahtisaari paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lawson is rocked!
Mahtisaari swings widly with a right hand
and Lawson counters with a nice body shot.
Oh Lawson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mahtisaari throws the left hand but Lawson avoids the punch easily.
Lawson seems to have got his legs back now.
Mahtisaari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mahtisaari throws a shot to the body.
Lawson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mahtisaari connects with a jab.
Mahtisaari misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahtisaari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Mahtisaari - just one landing.
Lawson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mahtisaari.
Lawson throws a series of strikes that have Mahtisaari backpedaling.
Lawson is looking to clinch but Mahtisaari is avoiding it.
Mahtisaari throws a right hand that Lawson ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawson also avoids with ease.
Lawson throws a good cross that connects.
Mahtisaari throws an off balance right hand
letting Lawson counter with a right hand.
Lawson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mahtisaari tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lawson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mahtisaari swings wildly with an uppercut but Lawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawson breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson staying out of range there.
Lawson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mahtisaari misses with a hook.
Lawson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mahtisaari misses with a wild body shot.
Mahtisaari throws an off balance right hand
and Lawson counters with a series of strikes. Mahtisaari will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lawson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lawson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Mahtisaari misses the target.
Mahtisaari throws a hook to the side of Lawson's head but Lawson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mahtisaari gets tackled into the ropes by Lawson. Lawson maintains the clinch.
Lawson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arttu Mahtisaari is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahtisaari effectively controlling the action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lawson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lawson is working Mahtisaari over against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mahtisaari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eric Lawson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mahtisaari circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arttu Mahtisaari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mahtisaari has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arttu Mahtisaari!
An out of breath Arttu Mahtisaari thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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