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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed Zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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209 lbs
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191 cm
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212 lbs
3 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mohamed Zulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riley Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lewis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lewis throws a hook but Zulu blocks it.
A clash of legs there as Zulu blocks the low kick.
Lewis is looking to slow Zulu down with leg kicks.
A shot to the liver by Lewis. Beautiful body shot.
Lewis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zulu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lewis avoids the head kick by Zulu.
Zulu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zulu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zulu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lewis misses with an uppercut
and Zulu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zulu.
A head kick from Lewis lands but Zulu takes it in his stride.
Good leg kick by Lewis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lewis looks to throw the jab but Zulu is out of range.
Lewis scores with a hook to the body. Zulu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Lewis lands with a cross.
Lewis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zulu moves away from the strike by Lewis.
Lewis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lewis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zulu counters with a left to the body.
Lewis dips to his left and cracks Zulu with an uppercut!
Lewis throws a lazy uppercut
and Zulu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lewis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zulu manages to avoid it.
Zulu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lewis just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zulu.
Zulu checks a leg kick.
Zulu ducks right into an uppercut from Lewis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Lewis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Riley Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis lands a slapping body shot.
Zulu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lewis.
Zulu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zulu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zulu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lewis.
Lewis misses with a wild body shot.
Lewis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zulu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lewis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zulu has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zulu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lewis.
Lewis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Zulu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Zulu misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zulu. Lewis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lewis scores with a nice strike.
Lewis throws a shot from downtown. Zulu moves away and avoids it.
Zulu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lewis misses with a body shot
and Zulu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zulu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis takes one on the button.
Lewis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lewis duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Lewis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A leg kick checked by Zulu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Zulu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lewis throws a jab but it's blocked by Zulu.
Zulu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lewis was well out of range. Poor timing from Zulu.
Zulu looks to score with a jab to the body but Lewis is just out of range.
Lewis is looking to chop away at Zulu's legs.
Zulu misses with a hook
and Zulu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zulu misses with a body shot.
Lewis drops his hands momentarily and Zulu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lewis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zulu looks to score with a jab to the body but Lewis is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis misses with a double jab
and Zulu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zulu defending well as Lewis loads up on a big left hand.
Lewis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lewis tries to work over Zulu's front leg with a kick but Zulu checks it.
Lewis throws a body punch but Zulu moves out of range.
Lewis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zulu.
Lewis lands a nice hook to Zulu's body. Zulu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lewis scores with a jab. Zulu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lewis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zulu on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis punishes Zulu's body with a nice straight punch.
Lewis throws a low kick but Zulu avoids it.
Riley Lewis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zulu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lewis throws out the jab.
Zulu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lewis to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zulu has time to react.
Zulu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lewis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lewis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lewis takes a swing at Zulu's ribcage but misses.
Zulu blocks a head kick by Lewis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws the left hand but Zulu avoids the punch easily.
Zulu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zulu slips a straight right by Lewis.
Lewis misses with a body shot.
Lewis wants to slow Zulu down by chopping away at his legs.
A shot to the body from Lewis misses
and Zulu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zulu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lewis staying out of range there.
Zulu thuds his right hand into Lewis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zulu checks a leg kick.
Lewis misses with a straight right.
Zulu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lewis throws a body punch but Zulu moves out of range.
Zulu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
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!
Lewis misses with an uppercut.
Zulu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zulu moves out of range of the leg kick from Lewis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis misses the body punch
and Zulu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zulu scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Lewis misses with a looping right.
Zulu digs a good hook to Lewis's body.
Lewis throws a looping overhand right but Zulu ducks down to avoid it.
Lewis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zulu lands a really nice looking cross but Lewis seems unphased.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lewis tests Zulu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lewis scores with a jab.
Zulu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu throws out a powerful jab.
Lewis throws a shot from downtown. Zulu moves away and avoids it.
Zulu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lewis.
Nice jab there from Lewis.
Lewis misses the body punch
and Zulu counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Lewis misses.
Zulu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zulu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zulu manages to avoid it.
Zulu misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lewis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zulu dodges the punch combination from Lewis.
Zulu lands with a nice body punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lewis, as that shot connected.
Lewis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zulu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lewis is out of range and Zulu settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zulu counters with a left and a right that stings Lewis.
Lewis throws a hook to the side of Zulu's head but Zulu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lewis slips under a jab.
Zulu scores with a nice head shot.
Lewis misses with a low kick.
Lewis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zulu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Zulu.
Lewis scores with a shot to the body.
Mohamed Zulu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riley Lewis 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.
A big right from Lewis misses.
Lewis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zulu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lewis. Lewis obviously looking to wear him down.
Lewis throws a lazy right hand but Zulu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zulu lands with a nice body punch.
Lewis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zulu counters with a right hand to the body.
Lewis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zulu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lewis throws out the jab.
Lewis scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mohamed Zulu.
Well Lewis 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riley Lewis!
Riley Lewis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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