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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Mesquita (ranked 17 p4p, 186 weight class) and Suriyan Sitsongrit (ranked 1 p4p, 20 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Great wrestler World class boxer Granite chin |
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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 20 - 7 - 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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suriyan Sitsongrit! The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and William Gold.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target. Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Mesquita is out of range. Sitsongrit leaves Mesquita with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Mesquita throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range. Sitsongrit feints and then cracks Mesquita's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mesquita down. Mesquita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Mesquita counters with a lovely straight right hand! Sitsongrit throws a jab when Mesquita was well out of range. Mesquita is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Mesquita keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mesquita moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes. Sitsongrit throws an off balance right hand
and Mesquita counters with a lovely shot to the body. Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Mesquita slips under a jab from Sitsongrit. Mesquita scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Jab, jab by Mesquita - just one landing. Sitsongrit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mesquita was well out of range. Poor timing from Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mesquita has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Mesquita takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mesquita has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sitsongrit. A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target. Mesquita keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mesquita ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away. Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Mesquita is out of range. Mesquita swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left. Sitsongrit throws a shot from downtown. Mesquita moves away and avoids it. Mesquita scores with a jab.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Sitsongrit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A big right from Sitsongrit misses. Mesquita connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Mesquita lands a nice shot to the body.
Mesquita staying out of range there. Mesquita attempts a counter takedown but Sitsongrit avoids it well and moves away. Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Mesquita takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Mesquita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit walks into a stiff left hand from Mesquita. Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body. Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Mesquita works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit. Mesquita scores with a decent looking hook.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and Mesquita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Mesquita misses the shot to the body. Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mesquita is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sitsongrit's half guard.
Mesquita seems to be working for a kimura but Sitsongrit defends the submission attempt. Mesquita working Sitsongrit over with strikes. Sitsongrit is looking to improve his position.
Mesquita is nestled in close to Sitsongrit, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Sitsongrit is looking to control Mesquita's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sitsongrit avoid being mounted?
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Mesquita wants to advance to full mount but Sitsongrit doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead. Sitsongrit has momentary wrist control but Mesquita slips an elbow through the middle. Mesquita scoring with some ground and pound. 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! Sitsongrit trying to keep a closed guard but Mesquita is proving a slippery customer.
Mesquita won't allow Sitsongrit to get back to his feet. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Mesquita trying to control but Sitsongrit is working from the bottom. Mesquita won't allow Sitsongrit to sweep him here. Sitsongrit keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Charles Mesquita will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action!
Mesquita staying out of range there. A looping hook to the body misses from Mesquita. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet. Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mesquita sees it coming and avoids it easily. Sitsongrit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Mesquita moved out of range. Mesquita shoots for a double leg takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls well. He's pushed Mesquita's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Mesquita lands a jab. Mesquita walks into a straight right hand from Sitsongrit. Mesquita gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mesquita sees it coming and avoids it easily. Sitsongrit lands with a hook. Mesquita tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Mesquita's belly button to the back.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Mesquita uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit. Suriyan Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup. Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Mesquita uses good head movement to avoid it. Mesquita has his takedown stuffed and Sitsongrit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Mesquita. That's going to take a lot out of him. Sitsongrit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mesquita scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Mesquita throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Sitsongrit is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. 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. Sitsongrit trying to control but Mesquita postures up.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Mesquita looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Mesquita winds up and cracks Sitsongrit with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Sitsongrit wants to get back to his feet.
Mesquita prevents Sitsongrit from improving his position. Nice strikes from Mesquita there. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sitsongrit wants to get back to his feet.
Mesquita missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Mesquita landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Mesquita stops Sitsongrit from getting back to his feet.
Charles Mesquita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Ground and pound from Mesquita. Sitsongrit is looking to improve his position.
Mesquita working over Sitsongrit with some ground and pound. Sitsongrit looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Mesquita passes the guard and advances to mount! You get the feeling that Sitsongrit really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Mesquita in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mesquita pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Mesquita dominating with strikes here. Mesquita working away from the top, dropping strikes. Mesquita raining down shots from the mount! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sitsongrit wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Mesquita tries to control but Sitsongrit wriggling away. Mesquita cracks Sitsongrit with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mesquita prevents Sitsongrit from getting the reversal.
Mesquita goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Sitsongrit turns into him and now he's in Mesquita's guard.
Mesquita tries to land a sweep but no joy. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Mesquita dominated that second round. That's time! Mesquita's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sitsongrit lands the left hand. Mesquita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sitsongrit. Mesquita bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target. Mesquita feinted with a counter takedown. Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slow jab from Sitsongrit misses its intended target. Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mesquita. A low kick from Sitsongrit is predictable there and Mesquita counters with a lovely straight right hand! Mesquita swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sitsongrit. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mesquita scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sitsongrit in his tracks. Mesquita scores with a jab. Sitsongrit acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Mesquita checks a leg kick. Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mesquita takes a shot right to the bread basket.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Sitsongrit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mesquita shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sitsongrit manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Mesquita is looking to work some ground and pound but Sitsongrit has wrist control. Sitsongrit really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mesquita. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Sitsongrit can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mesquita controls the pace. Mesquita scoring with some ground and pound. Mesquita trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Mesquita keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head. Sitsongrit is pulling down on Mesquita's head. It's preventing any offense from Mesquita, at least for the moment. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sitsongrit can do anything to dispel that myth. Sitsongrit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Mesquita prevents Sitsongrit from getting back to his feet. Sitsongrit controls Mesquita momentarily but Mesquita frees himself. Mesquita is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Sitsongrit wants to stand up but Mesquita is controlling him. Mesquita working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sitsongrit's head. Mesquita lands a couple of decent looking shots. Mesquita postures up in Sitsongrit's guard and throws a big left but Sitsongrit blocks it. Mesquita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Mesquita chips away with some ground and pound. Mesquita postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Sitsongrit is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Mesquita trying to control but Sitsongrit is working from the bottom. Mesquita trying to move into half guard but instead Sitsongrit has managed to sweep!
Mesquita is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Mesquita looking for a sweep. Not yet Mesquita, not yet. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mesquita is on top in guard.
Mesquita postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Mesquita stopping the sweep attempt from Sitsongrit. Mesquita won't allow Sitsongrit to get back to his feet.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Mesquita throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Mesquita stops Sitsongrit from standing up. Sitsongrit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sitsongrit 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 pulls guard successfully.
Mesquita has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sitsongrit doesn't defend quickly enough and Mesquita has managed to lock this one up! Can Sitsongrit escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Mesquita on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Charles Mesquita! Charles Mesquita retains his featherweight title!
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