Muhammed Lawal
Muhammed Lawal ( born January 11, 1981 in Plano, Texas, nicknamed King Mo) is an American professional wrestler, wrestlers and mixed martial arts fighter. He was Pan-American champion in 2007 in free style at light heavyweight.
Career
Muhammed Lawal grew up in his native town, the son of Nigerian immigrants and where he attended Plano East High School. There he began in 1996 with the rings, after he had previously operated athletics, swimming and football. From 1999, he attended the University of Central Oklahoma and in 2003, the Oklahoma State University. This change he undertook to train ( wrestler) in the coaches Terry Brands and John Smith can. He wrestled only in free style. After 2003 he lived in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and belonged to the Gator Wrestling Club at.
In the years 2001 to 2003 he participated in the NCAA Championships. He finished it in 2001 in the Division II 2nd place and in 2002 the first place. In Division II wrestlers who could not qualify for the Division I in the qualification fighting started. In 2003, he was then in Division I at the start and finished there in the light heavyweight behind Damion Hahn and Jon Trenge 3rd place.
In 2003 he was also the first time at a World Cup elimination ( Trials ) here, but there was an average weight behind Cael Sanderson, Lee Hart and Brandon Eggum full only on the 4th Place. In 2005, Muhammed Lawal triumphed at the U.S. middleweight championship against Lee Full Hart & Tyler Nixt and could come up with a win at the World Championship Trials qualify for the World Championships in Budapest. He won there fights against Ibrahim Al Khatib from Lebanon un Ruslan Samenkow from Kyrgyzstan before losing in his third fight against Saschid Saschidow from Russia and with that came on the 7th Place.
In 2006, Muhammed Lawal was indeed again American middleweight champion before Lee Full Hart and Clint Wattenberg, but finished at the World Championship Trials behind Andy Hrovat and Clint Wattenberg only the 3rd place. In 2007 he came in both the United States Championship, as well as the World Championship Trials in the light heavyweight Daniel Cormier behind each to 2nd place. Since the U.S. Wrestling Federation at the international championships in principle only the winners of the Trials are used, he came in those two years in the World Cup is not used. He started in 2007 but at the Pan American Championships in San Salvador and won there in the light heavyweight division against Luis Vivenes from Venezuela, Arnulfo Gonzalez Hernandez from Colombia and Michel Batista Martinez from Cuba.
In 2008, Muhammed Lawal won middleweight before Andy Hrovat and Bryse Hasseman his third U.S. Masters title. At the Olympic Trials but he was beaten Andy Hrovat in three encounters with 1:2 wins and thus also missed qualifying for the Olympic Games in Beijing.
Muhammed Lawal then finished his career Ringer and was mixed martial arts fighter. He fought in the sport including in Japan at Sengoku and the United States in Strikeforce. His competitive balance amounted to 21 August 2010, seven wins and one loss.
International success
Note: all matches in free style, medium weight up to 84 kg, light heavyweight to 96 kg body weight
National success
Swell
- Database of the Institute for Applied Training Science at the University of Leipzig,
- Journal The Ringer,
- Website of the U.S. Ringer Association,
- Website " www.wrestlinghalloffame.org "
Weblink
- Profile of Muhammed Lawal at the Institute for Applied Training Science
- Ringer (United States)
- American Masters (wrestling )
- Mixed martial arts fighter
- Born in 1981
- Man