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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammed Lawal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muhammed Lawal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stevie Wells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Muhammed Lawal!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wells fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lawal shoots and misses
and Wells counters with a straight right hand.
Wells slaps away a takedown attempt from Lawal, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lawal tries for a takedown but Wells circles away easily
and Wells counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lawal!
Stevie Wells has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muhammed Lawal.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lawal tries to escape but Wells is in control.
Wells working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wells throwing strikes but Lawal manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Lawal wants to stand but Wells has his arm trapped.
Wells is trying to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wells is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lawal off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawal is trying to stand back up.
Lawal covering up well under a series of strikes from Wells.
Lawal controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Lawal has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Wells.
Wells really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lawal holding both Wells 's hands and preventing any damage.
Wells misses with punches from the back.
Lawal is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wells lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Wells.
Lawal is trying to get back to his feet but Wells has full control of the position and if anything, Lawal has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Wells misses with an elbow to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lawal looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Wells is looking to control Lawal but Lawal is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawal covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Lawal has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Wells.
Lawal controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Wells is riding his opponent, not letting Lawal buck him off.
Wells missing with strikes from the back.
Lawal is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Wells lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Lawal.
Lawal looking very determined here, making life difficult for Wells.
Wells throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawal is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Wells tightening his grip on Lawal, looking for the choke.
Wells will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lawal is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Wells somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawal holding both Wells 's hands and preventing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Wells dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lawal has his takedown stuffed
and Wells cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lawal fails with a takedown attempt.
Wells leaves Lawal with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stevie Wells has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muhammed Lawal.
Lawal darts in looking for a takedown but Wells gets double underhooks and turns Lawal into the cage.
Lawal wants a takedown.
Wells is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wells trying to control the position but instead, Lawal has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wells into the cage.
Lawal is breathing heavily.
Lawal drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wells gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wells content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells prevents the takedown attempt.
Wells prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wells is trying to stall.
Wells taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lawal tries for a takedown but Wells manages to get underhooks.
Wells manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wells looking for a sweep. Not yet Wells, not yet.
Wells is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wells wants to stand and escape but Lawal is having none of it.
Lawal wants to get up but he can't break Wells's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lawal is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Wells looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lawal is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wells takes the fight into the clinch.
Wells stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells taking a breather.
Wells stops a takedown attempt from Lawal.
Lawal is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lawal goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wells prevents it.
Lawal misses with a punch to the body.
Lawal has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wells after a bit of a struggle.
Lawal wants to take the fight to the mat but Wells manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wells lands with a short shot to the head.
Wells lands a left hand.
Wells's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wells tries to clinch up.
Wells tries to clinch there but Lawal circles away.
Lawal has his takedown stuffed
so Wells counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wells throws a big right hand that misses.
Lawal is looking to stand up but Wells isn't so interested in that idea.
Wells loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lawal wants to stand up but Wells is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wells scoring with some ground and pound.
Lawal is looking to stand back up but Wells counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Lawal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Wells dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lawal shoots and misses
and Wells counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wells.
Wells throws a strike but Lawal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wells looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lawal wanted to stand there but Wells had control of the position.
Lawal is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Lawal wants to get up but he can't break Wells's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lawal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawal won't allow Wells to sweep him here.
Wells trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lawal would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wells tries to strike from the bottom.
Lawal has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wells is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wells manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lawal manages to get himself to full guard.
Lawal has a closed guard, preventing Wells from standing up.
Lawal wants to get back to his feet but Wells passes into half guard.
Wells stops Lawal from getting back to his feet.
Wells is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lawal has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lawal is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lawal is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawal is looking to get back to is feet but Wells passes into side control.
Lawal wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lawal tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wells cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lawal's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wells breaks from Lawal's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wells looking to ground and pound but Lawal is blocking nicely.
Lawal's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Wells can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lawal is looking to escape.
Wells scoring with strikes but Lawal is staying in there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawal wants to try and get back to his feet.
Wells sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Muhammed Lawal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stevie Wells is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawal is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stevie Wells showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wells 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevie Wells!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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