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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe De Rossi (ranked 6404 p4p, 25331 weight class) and Roger Mesquita (ranked 623 p4p, 658 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giuseppe De Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roger Mesquita!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Rossi moves into range and clinches up with Mesquita.
De Rossi manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
De Rossi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Rossi clinches up with Mesquita and pushes him back against the cage.
De Rossi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Rossi closes the distance and clinches.
De Rossi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mesquita's defenses.
De Rossi manages to break the clinch.
Mesquita is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
De Rossi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Rossi breaks the clinch.
Mesquita gets tackled into the cage by De Rossi. De Rossi maintains the clinch.
De Rossi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Rossi gets a clinch.
De Rossi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rossi pushes Mesquita up against the cage in a clinch.
De Rossi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Rossi rushes Mesquita and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
De Rossi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Rossi takes the fight into the clinch.
De Rossi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De Rossi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mesquita's defenses.
Mesquita drops to a knee looking for a takedown but De Rossi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
De Rossi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Rossi moves into range and clinches up with Mesquita.
De Rossi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mesquita wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Rossi moves into the clinch.
De Rossi lands a damaging elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Rossi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Rossi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De Rossi breaks from the clinch.
De Rossi instigates a clinch.
De Rossi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mesquita dives in and grabs De Rossi's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Rossi pushes down on Mesquita's head and hops out.
Giuseppe De Rossi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Mesquita.
De Rossi moves into range and clinches up with Mesquita.
De Rossi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Rossi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Rossi clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Rossi clinches with his opponent.
De Rossi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Rossi rushes Mesquita and presses him up against the cage.
De Rossi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mesquita fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but De Rossi avoids it really well and circles away.
De Rossi stuffs the takedown.
We've been informed that Mesquita has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
De Rossi moves into the clinch.
De Rossi manages to break the clinch.
De Rossi has Mesquita up against the cage in a clinch.
Mesquita goes for a takedown attempt but De Rossi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi moves into the clinch.
De Rossi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Rossi has managed to clinch.
De Rossi manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Rossi clinches up against the cage.
De Rossi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Rossi moves into the clinch successfully.
De Rossi manages to break the clinch.
De Rossi slaps away a takedown attempt from Mesquita, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mesquita gets tackled into the cage by De Rossi. De Rossi maintains the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe De Rossi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Rossi wants to clinch.
Giuseppe De Rossi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mesquita gets tackled into the cage by De Rossi. De Rossi maintains the clinch.
Mesquita takes a shot to the head.
Mesquita can't get the takedown.
De Rossi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Rossi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Rossi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mesquita paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Rossi closes the distance and pushes Mesquita back into the cage.
De Rossi breaks from the clinch.
De Rossi wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rossi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Giuseppe De Rossi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Mesquita.
De Rossi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mesquita, pushing him back against the cage.
De Rossi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Rossi tries to clinch but Mesquita moves out of range.
De Rossi moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by De Rossi.
De Rossi manages to break the clinch.
Mesquita tries to clinch up but De Rossi circles away and keeps his distance.
Mesquita circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mesquita unleashes a big counter combination but De Rossi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
De Rossi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mesquita can do to turn this around?
De Rossi clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi breaks from the clinch.
De Rossi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Rossi moves into the clinch.
De Rossi breaks the clinch.
De Rossi moves into the clinch successfully.
De Rossi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice sprawl there from De Rossi as Mesquita shoots in.
De Rossi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mesquita manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Giuseppe De Rossi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Rossi but De Rossi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
De Rossi rushes Mesquita and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi breaks from the clinch.
Mesquita tries to keep at a distance but De Rossi has taken the fight into the clinch.
De Rossi manages to break the clinch.
De Rossi is looking to clinch but Mesquita is avoiding it.
Mesquita unleashes a big counter combination but De Rossi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
De Rossi doesn't manage to clinch there - Mesquita circles away.
De Rossi moves into the clinch.
Giuseppe De Rossi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Rossi breaks the clinch.
De Rossi tries to clinch up
and Mesquita decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in De Rossi's guard.
De Rossi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Rossi is keeping the position for now.
Mesquita drops back looking for a leg! De Rossi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and De Rossi manages to kick Mesquita off! Mesquita jumps back into De Rossi's guard.
Mesquita with a nice head shot there.
Mesquita is pushing down on De Rossi's leg trying to pass to half guard. De Rossi is fighting to maintain full guard but Mesquita has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mesquita is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De Rossi defends it well.
Mesquita is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. De Rossi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mesquita.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe De Rossi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
De Rossi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mesquita swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mesquita keeps the fight on the outside.
De Rossi moves in looking to clinch but Mesquita pushes him off.
Mesquita closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. De Rossi quickly recovers to half guard.
De Rossi wants to get back to his feet.
De Rossi controlling the position for now.
De Rossi trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita is trying to work for a kimura but De Rossi is defending well.
Mesquita stops De Rossi from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita prevents De Rossi from improving his position.
Mesquita works his foot free and advances to mount.
De Rossi tries to hold on but Mesquita postures up.
De Rossi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mesquita.
De Rossi tries to lock up and control but Mesquita gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mesquita looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
De Rossi tries to buck Mesquita off but he can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is going oldschool here, as he tries to force De Rossi to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so De Rossi shrugs it off.
Mesquita tries to control but De Rossi wriggling away.
Mesquita is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, De Rossi has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mesquita putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mesquita is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, De Rossi has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mesquita throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Giuseppe De Rossi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mesquita wants to control the pace but De Rossi is squirming around nicely.
Mesquita looking to secure an arm triangle but De Rossi defends it well.
Mesquita landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Rossi tries to lock up and control but Mesquita gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, De Rossi has worked his arm free - good work by De Rossi!
Mesquita misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mesquita looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mesquita advances nicely into full mount.
Roger Mesquita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesquita throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for De Rossi because Mesquita loaded up on that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Mesquita comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Rossi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe De Rossi!
Giuseppe De Rossi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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