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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Lewson (ranked 3423 p4p, 4811 weight class) and Ahmed Ingram (ranked 346 p4p, 417 weight class). Ahmed Ingram will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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185 cm 20 270 2 - 2 - 0 |
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200 cm 19 280 0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt Excellent boxer Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt Excellent MT Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Lewson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ahmed Ingram! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ingram ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ingram moves into the clinch successfully.
Ingram breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Lewson throws a hook but Ingram blocks it. Lewson misses with a looping right. A cross from Lewson lands.
 It looks like Ahmed Ingram has been cut. Ingram slips under a jab.
Ingram clinches up against the cage. Lewson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Lewson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ingram breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Lewson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lewson gets a clinch. A head punch on the inside from Lewson fails to land. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ingram wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Ingram wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lewson.
Ingram breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ingram clinches up with Lewson and pushes him back against the cage.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Ingram is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lewson is keeping busy. Ingram looking to stall.
Lewson lands with a short head shot on the inside. Ingram blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ingram blocks an uppercut.
Lewson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lewson has Ingram pressed against the cage, preventing Ingram from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Ingram is trying to break the clinch but Lewson is controlling him. Lewson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lewson lands with a short head shot on the inside. Lewson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lewson throws a head punch that misses.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingram breaks the clinch.
Ingram displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lewson throws out the jab. Ingram tries to counter with a clinch but Lewson shakes him off and moves away. Lewson misses with a looping right. Ingram wants to clinch. Lewson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ingram. Ingram lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Lewson throws a hook but Ingram blocks it. Lewson misses the shot to the body. Lewson just misses with a punch to the body.
Lewis Lewson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lewson misses with a jab to the body
and Ingram counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Lewis Lewson has been cut. Ingram displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lewson throws out the jab. Lewson throws a hook but Ingram avoids it easily. Ingram with the inside leg kick. This has been an exciting period of action! Lewson throws the left hand but Ingram avoids the punch easily. Jab by Ingram.
Lewson has Ingram up against the cage in a clinch.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Ingram blocks a body shot from Lewson. Lewson blocks a body shot from Ingram. Lewson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Lewson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ingram's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Ingram is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Lewson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Lewson prevents Ingram from breaking the clinch. A bit of stalling here from Lewson.
Ingram is trying to stall.
Lewson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ingram uses good head movement to avoid it. Ingram blocks an uppercut.
Lewson prevents Ingram from breaking the clinch. Lewson is trying to maintain a safe position but Ingram gets an underhook and turns Lewson into the cage. Lewson is stalling here.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Lewson lands a body punch. Lewson tries to work over Ingram's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Lewson taking a breather. Lewson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ingram tries to circle away but Lewson has him pinned against the cage. Lewson working aggressively here.
Ingram blocking some punches.
Lewson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ingram lands a hook that snaps the head of Lewson backwards. A head punch on the inside from Lewson fails to land. Stalling in the clinch from Lewson.
Ingram wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lewson has him pressed against the cage. Ingram prevents a body shot from Lewson. A head punch on the inside from Lewson fails to land. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Lewson dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Back to the action!
Lewson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ingram counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Lewson scores with a hook to the body. Ingram takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lewson tries to keep at a distance but Ingram has taken the fight into the clinch. Lewson being controlled against the cage. Ingram blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lewson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ingram can do to turn this around? Ingram taking a breather. Ingram digs a right hand into Lewson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lewson's gas tank. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lewson misses with some punches.
Lewson throws a head punch that misses. Lewson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Ingram tries to break free but Lewson pushes him back against the cage. Ingram has had enough of the clinch but Lewson keeps him there for the moment.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Lewson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ingram escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ingram moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Lewson just misses with a punch to the body.
Lewson looks to land a left hand but Ingram moved out of range nicely. Ingram with a hook. Lewson missing with a left hand there. Ingram was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Lewson scores with a jab to the body. Ingram blocks a jab. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lewson rushes Ingram and presses him up against the cage.
Ingram breaks from the clinch.
Lewson misses with a hook. Ingram ducked under it nicely. Ingram uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewson. Lewson throws a hook to the side of Ingram's head but Ingram sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Lewson swings for the body but Ingram moves out of range.
Lewson clinches up with Ingram and pushes him back against the cage.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Lewson misses with some punches.
Lewson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ingram's elbow. 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! Lewson working aggressively here.
Ingram lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lewson backwards.
 Lewis Lewson's cut is getting worse. Lewson misses with a hook from the clinch. Lewson is trying to maintain a safe position but Ingram gets an underhook and turns Lewson into the cage. Lewson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ingram uses good head movement to avoid it. Lewson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Ingram can't break the clinch.
Ingram lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lewson backwards. Lewson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ingram's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lewson clinches up against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Ingram. Lewson misses with a punch on the inside.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Lewson scores with a hook to the body. A short right from Lewson. Lewson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ingram backwards. Lewson lands on the inside with an uppercut. Ingram takes a shot to the head. Lewis Lewson has scored more points in the clinch so far. Ingram looking to slow down the pace here. Lewson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ingram backwards. Lewson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Ingram blocking some punches.
Lewson pushes Ingram back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Lewson lands a shoulder strike. Lewson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Lewson letting Ingram take a breather here.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Ingram trying to control the position but instead, Lewson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ingram into the cage. Lewson throws a punch but it's blocked by Ingram. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lewson keeps control of Ingram as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Lewson taking a breather. Ingram misses with some punches.
Lewson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ingram pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Lewson lands with a shot to the body. Lewson throws a body punch but Ingram moves out of range. Ingram bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Lewson throws a lazy right hand but Ingram sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Lewson sets himself, and Ingram steps forward looking for the clinch! Lewson avoids it this time. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Lewson dominated that second round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewson. Ingram does a little dance to reset his feet. Lewson scores with a hook to the body. Ingram takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Ingram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewson scores with a decent looking hook. Lewson throws a hook but Ingram blocks it. Ingram is looking for the big counter here. A jab from Lewson misses. Ingram scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lewson in his tracks. Lewson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Lewson is looking to clinch. Lewson throws a looping overhand right but Ingram ducks down to avoid it. Lewson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ingram is just out of range. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lewson misses with an uppercut. Ingram plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Ingram lands with a nice body kick. 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! Lewson misses with an uppercut. Ingram saw that one coming. Ingram is looking to clinch but Lewson is avoiding it.
Ingram throws a leg kick which misses Lewson's front leg but catches the back leg as Lewson tries to avoid it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Ingram tries to clinch but Lewson moves out of range. Lewis Lewson is winning the standup battle so far. A swing and a miss from Lewson. Ingram wants to clinch up but Lewson keeps it at a distance. Ingram takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Lewson connects with a crisp jab.
 That has opened up Ahmed Ingram's cut even more. A looping hook to the body misses from Lewson. Ingram does a little dance to reset his feet. Ingram circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ingram fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lewson, pushing him back against the cage. Ingram is trying to maintain a safe position but Lewson gets an underhook and turns Ingram into the cage. Lewson misses with a punch to the body.
Ingram working some nice short punches in the clinch. Lewson tries to throw a body punch but Ingram avoids it by throwing Lewson back against the cage. Lewson lands a hook to the side of the head. Lewson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ingrams head.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Lewson misses with a punch on the inside.
Lewson leaning against his opponent.
Ingram trying to stall but Lewson improves his position.
Ingram wants to stall.
Ingram breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Lewson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ingram is just out of range. Ingram tries to counter with a clinch but Lewson shakes him off and moves away. Lewson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lewson tries to close the distance and clinch but Ingram swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Ingram throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ingram ducks under a wild hook from Lewson. Lewson throws an off balance right hand
and Ingram counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lewson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
 Lewis Lewson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Lewson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ingram clinches up against the cage. Lewson can't find room to land a body shot as Ingram controls the action.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Lewson avoiding damage.
Ingram working aggressively here.
Ingram tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lewson's elbow. Stalling in the clinch from Lewson.
I was talking to Lewson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Ingram is trying to push Lewson away but Lewson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Lewson misses with a hook from the clinch. Lewson lands a shoulder strike.
 The cut above Ahmed Ingram's eye is starting to cause him problems now. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewson. Lewson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ingram uses good head movement to avoid it. Lewson blocking some punches.
Ingram scores with an uppercut up the middle.
 Jeez, Lewis Lewson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. A left hand lands to the body for Lewson.
Ingram takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Lewson slows down the pace here.
Lewson lands a nice uppercut. Lewson lands a hook to the side of the head. Lewson lands a nice uppercut. Lewson slowing the pace effectively. Lewis Lewson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Lewson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ingram's elbow. Lewson lands a shoulder strike. Lewson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ingram uses good head movement to avoid it. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lewson tries to throw a body punch but Ingram avoids it by throwing Lewson back against the cage. Ahmed Ingram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Lewson lands with a left to the head.
 Ahmed Ingram's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Ingram presses Lewson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that's the end of the fight! Lewis Lewson showed his dominance in that final round. Well Lewson 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27 Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lewis Lewson! During a confident post fight interview, Lewis Lewson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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