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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isa Musa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richie Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Immigrant Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Isa Musa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richie Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Musa misses its intended target.
Musa moves out of range of the body kick.
Musa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lewis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Musa blocks a head kick by Lewis.
Lewis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Musa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lewis to the mat! Lewis manages to get full guard.
Musa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lewis working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Musa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lewis is trying to keep Musa in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Musa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lewis's head.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Musa from controlling successfully.
Musa throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musa works over Lewis with some ground and pound from guard.
Lewis looking for a sweep. Not yet Lewis, not yet.
Musa cracks Lewis with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Musa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Musa from controlling successfully.
Lewis looking for a sweep. Not yet Lewis, not yet.
Musa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Musa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Musa throws an elbow that misses. Lewis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Musa's guard. Nice move by Lewis!
Musa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Musa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lewis has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Lewis trying to control but Musa postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis is trying to stand back up but Musa is controlling him
Musa working Lewis over with strikes.
Musa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Musa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lewis is trying to control but can't.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Musa connects with a nice short shot to Lewis's temple.
Lewis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Musa wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Musa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Musa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lewis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Musa throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musa controls from within his opponent's guard.
Musa throwing strikes but missing.
Musa chips away with some ground and pound.
Musa preventing the sweep.
Musa landing some decent shots from guard.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Musa from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing good reports from Musa's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Musa with a nice head shot there.
Musa won't allow Lewis to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis trying to keep a closed guard but Musa is proving a slippery customer.
Lewis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Musa is looking to work some ground and pound but Lewis has wrist control.
Lewis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lewis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Musa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Musa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Musa throwing strikes from guard but Lewis blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis is trying to keep Musa in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isa Musa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Musa gets a takedown into half guard.
Musa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lewis pushes Musa off but Musa dives into side control.
Musa creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lewis sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Musa in side control lands a decent elbow.
Musa postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Musa wants to control but Lewis is keeping him busy.
Musa working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Musa lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Musa lands a nice forearm strike.
Lewis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musa working away.
Lewis stops Musa from passing to mount.
Isa Musa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lewis regains half guard.
Musa not doing much here.
Musa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lewis is trying to control but can't.
Musa winds up and cracks Lewis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Musa trying to pass the guard but Lewis defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musa throwing shots but Lewis is blocking nicely.
Musa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lewis tries to roll over but Musa keeps him under control.
Lewis is controlling Musa's trapped leg to prevent Musa from advancing to side control.
Ground and pound from Musa.
Lewis wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Musa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Musa prevents Lewis from improving his position.
Musa drops an elbow to the side of Lewis's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to control but can't.
Musa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lewis defending well though.
Musa wants to control but Lewis is keeping him busy.
Musa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Musa trying to control from half guard but Lewis is working away.
Lewis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Musa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Musa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Musa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lewis trying to hold on to Musa's head to control him but Musa postures up.
Well, if Musa is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Musa working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lewis is staying active underneath Musa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Musa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lewis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Musa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis is looking for a sweep. Musa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Musa working the head and body with strikes.
Lewis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Musa scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lewis is trying to get back to full guard.
Musa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Musa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Musa is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isa Musa dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Musa lands a body shot.
Lewis looks to land a body kick but Musa moved away.
Lewis throws a front kick aimed at Musa's knee but Musa avoids it well.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lewis tries a head kick but it misses.
Musa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lewis.
Musa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lewis's head.
Musa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lewis can do to turn this around?
A telegraphed right hand from Musa misses the target.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
Musa closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Musa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis is looking to control Musa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lewis avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Musa.
Musa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lewis!
A nice elbow there by Musa.
Musa lands a heavy elbow.
Lewis wants to hold on but Musa pushes him away.
Musa landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Musa working the ground and pound effectively.
Musa content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musa unloading with bombs!
BOOM! Musa connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lewis wants to hold on but Musa pushes him away.
Musa raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lewis is rocked!
Musa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lewis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lewis is still in real trouble! Can Musa finish him?
Lewis takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Musa's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isa Musa!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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