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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Mesquita (ranked 211 p4p, 742 weight class) and Jetmir Erminus (ranked 19 p4p, 64 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 12 - 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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jetmir Erminus!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesquita scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Erminus tries to roll over but Mesquita keeps him under control.
Mesquita thows a huge punch but Erminus dodges it nicely.
Mesquita not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Erminus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita is looking to take a break and control but Erminus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mesquita sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Erminus defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erminus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mesquita is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Erminus has hold of Mesquita's hands but Mesquita slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mesquita landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita trying to control from half guard but Erminus is working away.
Mesquita sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Erminus defending well though.
Mesquita thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Erminus's head.
Erminus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mesquita seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Erminus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Erminus wants to get back to his feet.
Mesquita not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mesquita drops an elbow to the side of Erminus's head.
Mesquita not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mesquita seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erminus is pressing down on Mesquita's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mesquita throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Erminus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Erminus wants to sweep here but Mesquita controlling him for the moment.
Erminus trying to control the position.
Mesquita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Erminus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Erminus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Erminus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mesquita chips away with some ground and pound.
Mesquita trying to control but Erminus is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mesquita seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Erminus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mesquita accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Erminus keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Erminus keeps the fight on the outside.
Erminus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Erminus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mesquita.
Mesquita closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Erminus quickly recovers to half guard.
Erminus makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Erminus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita passes into half guard.
Erminus is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mesquita scores with a couple of nice shots.
Erminus controlling the position well.
Mesquita slips a nice elbow through Erminus's hands, connecting with Erminus's forehead.
Mesquita sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Erminus defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesquita works his way into side control.
Erminus managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mesquita.
Erminus defending against the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Mesquita dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mesquita moves in looking to clinch but Erminus pushes him off.
Mesquita tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Erminus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Erminus! But no joy.
Erminus tests Mesquita's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mesquita closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mesquita goes for a takedown in the clinch but Erminus prevents it.
Erminus is trying to force a seperation but Mesquita has the dominant position.
Erminus prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita has hold of one of Erminus's legs. Erminus is fighting the takedown attempt but Mesquita gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Mesquita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Erminus is pulling down on Mesquita's head to control his posture.
Mesquita throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Erminus's head.
Mesquita throws a big right hand that misses.
Erminus wants to sweep but no luck.
Mesquita lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Erminus has Mesquita pulled in close to control his posture.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Erminus keeps moving.
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 with a flurry of punches that miss.
Erminus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mesquita throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is looking to work some ground and pound but Erminus has wrist control.
Erminus keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Mesquita with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mesquita accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mesquita accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mesquita preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Charles Mesquita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mesquita tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Erminus swats away the attempt to clinch by Mesquita.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Erminus! But no joy.
Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mesquita moves in looking to clinch but Erminus pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mesquita keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Erminus's head.
Erminus 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.
Mesquita throws a big right hand that misses.
Erminus controls Mesquita momentarily but Mesquita frees himself.
Mesquita in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Erminus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erminus is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mesquita is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Erminus can do to turn this around?
Erminus is continuing to stall.
Erminus has momentary wrist control but Mesquita slips an elbow through the middle.
Mesquita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Erminus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Erminus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mesquita.
Mesquita postures up and lands a big shot to Erminus's brow.
Mesquita distracts Erminus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mesquita throwing strikes from guard but Erminus blocks nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mesquita postures up.
Mesquita trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Mesquita dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mesquita has managed to clinch.
Erminus is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mesquita goes for a takedown attempt but Erminus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Erminus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Erminus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Erminus just misses with a punch to the body.
Erminus throws a combination. Mesquita tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mesquita tries to clinch up.
Mesquita clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Erminus gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mesquita lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita lands with a punch from half guard.
Mesquita is nestled in close to Erminus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mesquita not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Erminus tries to roll over but Mesquita keeps him under control.
Erminus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mesquita.
Erminus taking some punishment here, with Mesquita in his half guard.
Mesquita is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Erminus still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Erminus has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Mesquita tries to improve position but can't.
Mesquita is trying to control Erminus's posture but Erminus avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Erminus.
Mesquita tries to buck Erminus off but Erminus is having none of it.
Check out the look on Erminus's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Erminus is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Charles Mesquita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mesquita tries to buck Erminus off but Erminus is having none of it.
Erminus lands an elbow.
Mesquita wants to control but Erminus postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erminus slows the pace down.
Erminus landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mesquita is trying to control Erminus's posture but Erminus avoids it.
Mesquita is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Erminus off and has taken his back!
Erminus has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Mesquita.
Erminus rolls, trying to escape but Mesquita keeps control of the position.
Mesquita throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Erminus is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Mesquita off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Mesquita softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Erminus is trying to remain composed but Mesquita is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Mesquita has the hooks in. Erminus is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erminus looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Mesquita looking for the choke from the back.
Mesquita throwing sloppy strikes.
Mesquita scores with punches to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mesquita scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Mesquita lands with a hammerfist to the side of Erminus's head.
The referee is taking a good look at Erminus as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Mesquita!
Mesquita misses with punches from the back.
Mesquita has the hooks in. Erminus is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Mesquita clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Erminus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mesquita tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Erminus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mesquita is looking to clinch but Erminus is avoiding it.
Mesquita tries to clinch
and Erminus counters with a left and a right that stings Mesquita.
Erminus leaves Mesquita with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mesquita fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Erminus to the ground. Mesquita is now in Erminus's guard.
Erminus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita throwing strikes from guard but Erminus blocks nicely.
Mesquita scoring with punches to the head and body.
Erminus is trying to keep Mesquita in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mesquita working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Erminus's head.
Mesquita stopping the sweep attempt from Erminus.
Erminus keeping full guard, as Mesquita tries to pass.
Mesquita in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mesquita working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Erminus is pulling down on Mesquita's head. It's preventing any offense from Mesquita, at least for the moment.
Mesquita trying to control but Erminus is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mesquita drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mesquita jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Erminus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mesquita drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Erminus tries to improve position but can't.
Erminus is trying to control Mesquita's posture but Mesquita avoids it.
Mesquita misses with the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Mesquita.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita cracks Erminus with a big elbow.
Erminus reaches up around Mesquita's neck trying to control. But Mesquita takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for Erminus! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! Erminus is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Mesquita celebrates the victory with the fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Charles Mesquita!
Charles Mesquita retains his featherweight title!
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energy
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