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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Mesquita (ranked 685 p4p, 2507 weight class) and LaDaniel Strong (ranked 83 p4p, 260 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Mesquita!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, LaDaniel Strong!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong lands a nice looking body shot.
Strong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mesquita rushes Strong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Strong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strong scores with a body shot.
Strong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mesquita moves into the clinch.
Mesquita pulls guard.
Strong wants to stand but Mesquita has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mesquita throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Strong wants to stand but Mesquita has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Strong gets to his feet. Mesquita looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Strong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice shot by Strong.
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!
Mesquita tries to close the distance and clinch but Strong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strong throws a head kick but Mesquita moves out of range.
LaDaniel Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita tries to clinch there but Strong circles away.
Strong catches Mesquita with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Strong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Strong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strong swats away the attempt to clinch by Mesquita.
Mesquita wants to clinch up but Strong keeps it at a distance.
Strong works Mesquita's body with a nice hook.
Mesquita forces Strong back against the cage and clinches.
Strong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mesquita's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Strong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mesquita scrambles back to his feet.
Mesquita tries to clinch but Strong moves out of range.
Strong keeps the fight on the outside.
Strong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mesquita's head.
Mesquita tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mesquita drops his hands momentarily and Strong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mesquita dives in and grabs Strong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Strong pushes down on Mesquita's head and hops out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mesquita takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Strong connects with the punch.
Strong connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong's corner calls for a 1-2. Strong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Strong dips to his left and cracks Mesquita with an uppercut!
Strong scores with a nice head shot.
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Strong scores with the left hand. Mesquita knows he should have avoided that one.
Strong gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mesquita to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Strong pulls Mesquita in to control the position.
Strong keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Strong wants to stand up but Mesquita is controlling him.
Mesquita lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita prevents Strong from getting back to his feet.
Mesquita is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Strong wants to get back to his feet but Mesquita passes into half guard.
Mesquita has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mesquita lands with a punch from half guard.
Mesquita looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mesquita connects with a nice short shot to Strong's temple.
Mesquita prevents Strong from standing back up.
Strong tries to get to full guard but Mesquita has control of the leg.
Mesquita lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Strong won't allow Mesquita to pass to mount.
Mesquita lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mesquita not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Strong wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Strong wants to get back to full guard.
Mesquita trying to control the pace.
Strong is defending against the submission attempts here by Mesquita.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mesquita looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strong is trying to stand up here but Mesquita is controlling him well.
Nice strikes from Mesquita there.
Mesquita lands with a punch from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
LaDaniel Strong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mesquita drives through with a takedown into guard.
Strong is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Mesquita has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Strong clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strong is trying to get back to his feet but Mesquita has full control of the position and if anything, Strong has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Mesquita lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Strong.
Mesquita is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Strong. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Mesquita is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Strong up.
Strong is really stuck here.
Mesquita looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mesquita softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Mesquita tries to get the hooks in deep but Strong pushed the leg off.
Strong is really stuck here.
Mesquita keeps control of the position easily here as Strong tries to buck him off.
Charles Mesquita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Mesquita looking for the RNC.
Strong wants to get back to his feet.
Mesquita scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Strong wants to get back to his feet.
Mesquita lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Strong is taking damage to the body and head.
Strong is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Can Strong hold on?! Mesquita is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Mesquita has Strong flattened out and is raining down punches.
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!
Strong is trying to get back to his feet but Mesquita has full control of the position and if anything, Strong has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Mesquita has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Strong.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strong is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Can Strong hold on?! Mesquita is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Strong covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Strong is trying to get back to his feet but Mesquita has full control of the position and if anything, Strong has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Mesquita softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Mesquita is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Strong. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Strong trying to get back to his feet but Mesquita is in full control for now.
Strong felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita scores with punches and elbows.
Mesquita punishes Strong with strikes from the back mount.
Strong is taking damage to the body and head.
Mesquita is landing with strikes. Strong can't take much more of this.
Mesquita cracks Strong with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Strong from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Strong grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Mesquita is landing with strikes. Strong can't take much more of this.
Mesquita scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Mesquita is not going to allow Strong to sit and survive in this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strong is trying to defend against the choke here but Mesquita has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Mesquita Tightens the hold and Strong taps out furiously! Mesquita displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Charles Mesquita!
Charles Mesquita retains his featherweight title!
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