Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-19, disappointing fight between Muhammed Lawal and Linton Vassell: it gets two stars.The former Strikeforce light-Hw champion Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal entered this fight with a professional record of 15-4-0 (73% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.15 light heavyweight in the world. He lost to Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson last year (=Rampage vs Lawal) but after this bout he has won three consecutive fights defeating Cheick Kongo in his last one (=Lawal vs Kongo).
His opponent, Linton Vassell, has the same record of 15-4-0 (87% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.24 in the same weight class. He suffered his last defeat in 2014 as well, against Emanuel Newton (=Newton vs Vassell), but then he came back to win in 2015 beating Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (=Vassell vs Sokoudjou). Lawal vs Vassell is the semifinal of the Bellator light heavyweight tournament; undercard of Liam McGeary vs Tito Ortiz – “Bellator 142 Dynamite 1”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Event: Bellator & Glory: Dynamite 1
Date: 2015-09-19
Where: SAP Center, San Jose, California, USA
Division: light heavyweight (205 lbs, 93 kg)
Dynamite 1 fight card (main fights):
Liam McGeary vs Tito Ortiz
Phil Davis vs Francis Carmont
Josh Thomson vs Mike Bronzoulis
Phil Davis vs Emanuel Newton
Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal vs Linton Vassell
Kickboxing:
Saulo Cavalari vs Zack Mwekassa 2
Paul Daley vs Fernando Gonzalez
Lawal’s previous fight: Muhammed Lawal vs Cheick Kongo
Vassell’s previous fight: Linton Vassell vs Rameau Sokoudjou
Lawal’s next fight: Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal vs Brett McDermott
Vassell’s next fight: Emanuel Newton vs Linton Vassell
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