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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bread Newal (ranked 3363 p4p, 0 weight class) and Federico Mesa (ranked 4914 p4p, 0 weight class). Newal has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. The key to victory for Bread Newal has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bread Newal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Federico Mesa!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newal has Mesa up against the cage in a clinch.
Newal definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mesa throws an elbow but misses.
Mesa blocking some punches.
Mesa can't break the clinch.
Newal misses with the head strike.
Mesa taking a breather.
Newal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mesa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mesa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Newal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mesa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mesa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Newal fails to land.
Newal misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Newal fails to land.
Mesa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Newal prevents Mesa from breaking the clinch.
Mesa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesa is trying to break the clinch but Newal has him pressed against the cage.
Mesa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Newal lands a shoulder strike.
Mesa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mesa is trying to force a seperation but Newal has the dominant position.
Newal lands a hook that snaps the head of Mesa backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Newal fails to land.
Mesa wants to get back to striking at distance but Newal won't allow it.
Mesa wants to get back to striking at distance but Newal won't allow it.
Mesa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Newal.
Newal prevents Mesa from breaking the clinch.
Newal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mesa trying to stall but Newal improves his position.
Mesa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mesa tries to land knees in the clinch but Newal avoids the damage to the body.
Mesa tries to stall but Newal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mesa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Newal.
Newal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mesa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mesa.
Newal lands a shoulder strike.
Newal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Newal.
Newal lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Newal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Newal scores with a shoulder strike.
Mesa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mesa is looking to control Newal's arms but Newal gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mesa has his back to the cage.
Mesa wants to break free but Newal has control.
A head punch on the inside from Newal fails to land.
Newal misses with a punch on the inside.
Mesa blocking some punches.
Mesa trying to stall but Newal improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newal avoids a wild elbow strike from Mesa.
A head punch on the inside from Newal fails to land.
Mesa is trying to push Newal away but Newal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mesa is trying to push Newal away but Newal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Newal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Newal lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Newal.
Newal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mesa backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mesa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Newal fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mesa, pushing him back against the cage.
Newal scores with a shoulder strike.
Mesa has had enough of the clinch but Newal keeps him there for the moment.
Newal working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Newal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Newal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Newal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mesa blocks an uppercut.
Mesa takes a shot to the head.
Newal has a couple of punches blocked by Mesa.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Newal throws a punch but it's blocked by Mesa.
Mesa tries to break free but Newal pushes him back against the cage.
Newal throws a punch but it's blocked by Mesa.
Newal working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Newal.
Newal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mesa is looking to break free of the clinch but Newal has double underhooks.
Mesa is looking to break free of the clinch but Newal has double underhooks.
Newal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mesa backwards.
Mesa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bread Newal dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Newal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Newal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mesa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Newal lands a shoulder strike.
Newal misses with a punch on the inside.
Newal has a couple of punches blocked by Mesa.
Mesa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mesa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Newal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mesa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Newal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesa looking to stall.
Mesa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Newal lands a nice uppercut.
Newal prevents Mesa from breaking the clinch.
Newal has Mesa pressed against the cage, preventing Mesa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Newal.
Mesa tries to break the clinch but Newal is controlling the position.
Newal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Newal.
Newal misses with a punch on the inside.
Newal throws a head punch that misses.
Newal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mesa looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Newal.
Newal keeps control of Mesa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mesa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Newal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Newal lands with a short shot to the head.
Newal working aggressively here.
Newal prevents Mesa from breaking the clinch.
Mesa wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Newal working aggressively here.
Newal lands a shoulder strike.
Newal misses with some punches.
Newal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mesa is trying to break free.
Bread Newal has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mesa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Newal prevents a body shot from Mesa.
Newal has Mesa pressed against the cage, preventing Mesa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Newal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Newal.
Mesa throws an elbow but it misses.
Newal lands a nice uppercut.
Mesa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mesa blocks an uppercut.
Newal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mesa backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newal lands with a right to the head.
Newal throws a punch but it's blocked by Mesa.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Newal working aggressively here.
Mesa blocking some punches.
Newal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mesa backwards.
Mesa is trying to break the clinch but Newal has him pressed against the cage.
Newal has Mesa pressed against the cage, preventing Mesa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Newal.
Newal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mesa trying to land knees to the body.
Mesa has had enough of the clinch but Newal keeps him there for the moment.
Newal has a couple of punches blocked by Mesa.
Newal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mesa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Newal.
Newal misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesa tries to stall but Newal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Newal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Newal has a couple of punches blocked by Mesa.
Mesa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Newal lands a left hand.
Newal has a couple of punches blocked by Mesa.
Newal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Newal lands with a light punch inside.
Mesa struggles to land a body shot inside as Newal controls his hands.
Newal throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mesa is trying to break the clinch but Newal has him pressed against the cage.
Mesa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mesa is looking to break free of the clinch but Newal has double underhooks.
Newal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Newal pushes Mesa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Newal lands an uppercut.
Mesa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bread Newal dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mesa tries to keep at a distance but Newal has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mesa.
Newal misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Newal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Newal lands an uppercut.
Mesa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mesa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mesa is looking to break free of the clinch but Newal has double underhooks.
Mesa is trying to push Newal away but Newal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Newal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newal has Mesa pressed against the cage, preventing Mesa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Newal misses with the head strike.
Mesa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Newal prevents Mesa from breaking the clinch.
Newal misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesa is trying to maintain a safe position but Newal gets an underhook and turns Mesa into the cage.
Mesa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mesa trying to control the position but instead, Newal has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mesa into the cage.
Newal has a couple of punches blocked by Mesa.
Newal lands with a light punch inside.
Newal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mesa can do to turn this around?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Newal.
Mesa tries to circle away but Newal has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mesa.
Mesa looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Newal.
Mesa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mesa misses with a body punch.
Newal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mesa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Newal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mesa backwards.
Newal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Newal misses with the head strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mesa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mesa stalling in the clinch but Newal improves position.
Newal gets through Mesa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Newal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mesa backwards.
Newal lands a nice uppercut.
Mesa struggles to land a body shot inside as Newal controls his hands.
Mesa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mesa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Newal scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Newal.
Mesa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mesa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bread Newal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newal rushes Mesa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mesa wants to get back to striking at distance but Newal won't allow it.
Mesa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Newal lands a hook that snaps the head of Mesa backwards.
Newal working aggressively here.
Mesa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Newal.
Mesa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Newal lands a hook that snaps the head of Mesa backwards.
Mesa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Newal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Newal fails to land.
Newal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Newal misses with a punch on the inside.
Newal makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Newal has Mesa pressed against the cage, preventing Mesa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newal scores with a shoulder strike.
Mesa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mesa wants to get back to striking at distance but Newal won't allow it.
Newal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mesas head.
Newal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mesa backwards.
Newal pushes Mesa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mesa takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mesa looking to stall.
Mesa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mesa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mesa tries to keep at a distance but Newal has taken the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Newal scores with a nice short uppercut.
Federico Mesa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mesa tries a knee to the head but Newal blocks it.
Mesa takes a shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bread Newal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Newal, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bread Newal!
After winning the bout, Bread Newal thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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