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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Crispian (ranked 161 p4p, 645 weight class) and Charles Mesquita (ranked 13 p4p, 51 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Crispian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Mesquita!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesquita ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crispian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Crispian. Beautiful body shot.
Crispian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mesquita counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mesquita takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crispian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mesquita counters with a nice uppercut.
Crispian dips to his left and cracks Mesquita with an uppercut!
A left lands for Crispian.
Crispian misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Crispian misses the target.
Mesquita takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mesquita fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crispian avoids it really well and circles away.
Crispian swings for the body but Mesquita moves out of range.
Mesquita is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Crispian misses with an uppercut. Mesquita saw that one coming.
Mesquita blocks the body kick.
Crispian thows a leg kick but Mesquita checks it
and Mesquita counters with a shoot takedown. Crispian fights it but they end up in guard.
Mesquita trying to control but Crispian is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita stopping the sweep attempt from Crispian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita has gone for a leg lock! Crispian slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mesquita's guard.
Crispian preventing the sweep.
Mesquita keeps trying to improve his position.
Mesquita looking for a guillotine here but Crispian defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crispian tries to free his leg and advance position but Mesquita is retaining full guard.
Mesquita throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mesquita looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Crispian from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mesquita controls Crispian momentarily but Crispian frees himself.
Mesquita is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Crispian defends well.
Crispian wants to pass the guard but Mesquita is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesquita looking for a guillotine here but Crispian defends easily.
Crispian being controlled here momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Crispian dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mesquita slips under a jab from Crispian.
Crispian ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crispian moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mesquita throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mesquita tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crispian swivels and escapes.
We've been told by Crispian's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Crispian thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mesquita crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Crispian - the referee stops the clock and Mesquita gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Crispian. Mesquita manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice takedown defense from Crispian. No joy for Mesquita on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crispian looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mesquita tries to counter by closing the distance.
Crispian lands with an uppercut that bounces Mesquita off the cage and back into range.
Crispian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crispian sprawls well. Crispian wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mesquita gets slowly back to his feet.
Ben Crispian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita.
Crispian closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crispian looks to throw the jab but Mesquita is out of range.
Mesquita doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Crispian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mesquita.
Mesquita displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crispian throws out the jab.
Mesquita slips a jab from Crispian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crispian.
And Mesquita tries to counter it with a takedown but Crispian pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Crispian throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Mesquita counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mesquita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Crispian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita is looking to work some ground and pound but Crispian has wrist control.
Crispian looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mesquita passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mesquita wants to control but Crispian is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita controlling the position.
Mesquita wants to control but Crispian is keeping him busy.
Crispian regains half guard.
Crispian tries to get to full guard but Mesquita has control of the leg.
Mesquita is looking for a kimura but Crispian is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mesquita to get the leverage.
Crispian makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Crispian.
Mesquita sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mesquita trying to control but Crispian is working from the bottom.
Crispian seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Crispian keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Crispian had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mesquita defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crispian keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Crispian dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mesquita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crispian.
Mesquita clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Crispian fails to land.
Mesquita tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mesquita blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mesquita jumps guard but Crispian turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Crispian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mesquita backwards.
Mesquita blocks an uppercut.
Crispian misses with some punches.
Mesquita is trying to pull guard but Crispian turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ben Crispian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crispian misses with a body punch.
Mesquita looking for a takedown.
A hook to the body from Crispian.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crispian.
Mesquita ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mesquita no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Crispian postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian wants to control from the top but Mesquita keeps moving.
Mesquita trying to keep a closed guard but Crispian is proving a slippery customer.
Mesquita isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Crispian stacks Mesquita on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Crispian!
Charles Mesquita has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crispian working away.
Mesquita tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Crispian wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crispian happy to just control the position for now.
The strikes coming from Crispian are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Crispian controls the position from side control.
Mesquita sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Crispian prevents Mesquita from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita gets full guard.
Crispian preventing the sweep.
Crispian pushing down on Mesquita's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mesquita is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Crispian pulls his head out easily.
Crispian wants to control but Mesquita is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice sprawl there from Crispian as Mesquita shoots in.
Ben Crispian is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crispian throws a leg kick
and Mesquita counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Crispian desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Mesquita controlling the pace.
Crispian is controlling Mesquita's trapped leg to prevent Mesquita from advancing to side control.
Mesquita is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Crispian reverses the position - he's now on top in Mesquita's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crispian has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mesquita is proving hard to escape from.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Crispian clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Crispian lands the left hand.
Mesquita scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crispian looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mesquita gets a clinch.
Mesquita blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mesquita tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Crispian just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mesquita blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crispian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crispian lands a hook that snaps the head of Mesquita backwards.
Crispian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crispian.
Mesquita manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mesquita wants to control but Crispian passes easily into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian uses his free foot to push down on Mesquita's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mesquita.
Crispian jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mesquita manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Mesquita looks to move to half guard but instead Crispian has passed into mount! Damn!
Mesquita tries to hold on but Crispian postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crispian sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mesquita is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Crispian is looking to stand but Mesquita has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Mesquita really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Crispian tries to control but Mesquita wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crispian moves to the back.
Crispian tightening his grip on Mesquita, looking for the choke.
Crispian trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Crispian trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Mesquita doesn't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mesquita tries to escape but Crispian has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
What can Mesquita do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Mesquita trying to control the action but Crispian just sinks the hooks in.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mesquita tries to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Crispian had his way with Charles Mesquita in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Crispian takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Crispian moves out of range as Mesquita strikes.
Crispian throws a front kick aimed at Mesquita's knee but Mesquita avoids it well.
Crispian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mesquita.
Crispian throws a jab when Mesquita was well out of range.
Crispian scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crispian.
Crispian looks to land a body kick but Mesquita moved away.
Ben Crispian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mesquita gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crispian lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mesquita or not.
Mesquita fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Crispian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mesquita is trying to drag Crispian to the mat but Crispian just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Crispian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crispian throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mesquita's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mesquita tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ben Crispian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita.
Still in the clinch, Crispian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crispian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mesquitas head.
Crispian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mesquita's elbow.
Crispian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mesquita blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crispian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mesquita is trying to pull guard but Crispian has him pressed against the cage.
Mesquita tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Crispian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Crispian.
Crispian lands a shot to the body.
Mesquita is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A short left from Crispian.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crispian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mesquita is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Crispian pulls him back up using the underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crispian.
Crispian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crispian throws a head punch that misses.
Crispian throws a punch but it's blocked by Mesquita.
Crispian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mesquita backwards.
Crispian is looking to control Mesquita's arms but Mesquita gets an underhook and turns him. Now Crispian has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crispian misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crispian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crispian lands a shoulder strike.
Mesquita is trying to pull guard but Crispian has him pressed against the cage.
Mesquita jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crispian walks away with a smile on his face. Mesquita gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Crispian throws a right hand that misses
and Mesquita counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mesquita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crispian.
Ben Crispian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mesquita is looking to clinch.
Mesquita takes one to the side of the head.
Crispian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mesquita sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crispian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crispian connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crispian just misses with a punch to the body.
Crispian cracks Mesquita with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mesquita defending well as Crispian loads up on a big left hand.
Crispian 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.
Crispian connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mesquita has his takedown stuffed
and Crispian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Charles Mesquita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice leg kick lands there from Crispian.
Mesquita missing with a left hand there. Crispian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And Crispian counters with a quick kick to the body but Mesquita blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Crispian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crispian, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Crispian!
Ben Crispian retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Ben Crispian made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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