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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Julian Bashir (ranked 338 p4p, 359 weight class) and Hugo Mesquita (ranked 22 p4p, 25 weight class). Bashir's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Exodus - The Toxic Waltz. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Bashir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Mesquita!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesquita slips under a jab from Bashir.
Donk. Mesquita catches Bashir right on the button with a cross.
Bashir lands with an overhand left.
Mesquita jabs Bashir to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bashir scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mesquita doesn't seem bothered though.
Mesquita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bashir.
Mesquita takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Julian Bashir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bashir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mesquita scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mesquita slips a jab from Bashir.
Bashir throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mesquita counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bashir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mesquita manages to avoid it.
Bashir lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashir connects with a right hand. Mesquita shakes it off.
Bashir throws a hook but Mesquita blocks it.
Mesquita fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bashir avoids it really well and circles away.
Bashir misses with a shot to the body
and Mesquita counters by moving into the clinch.
Bashir content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mesquita tries to pull guard but Bashir won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bashir.
Mesquita decides to pull guard.
Bashir has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mesquita 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bashir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is adopting a defensive guard.
Mesquita looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bashir trying to control but Mesquita is working from the bottom.
Bashir working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mesquita's head.
Bashir sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bashir trying to control but Mesquita is working from the bottom.
Bashir postures up and lands a big shot to Mesquita's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashir stopping the sweep attempt from Mesquita.
Mesquita is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bashir trying to control the position from guard on top but Mesquita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bashir with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mesquita tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mesquita trying to keep a closed guard but Bashir is proving a slippery customer.
Bashir won't allow Mesquita to sweep him here.
Bashir is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bashir wants to control from the top but Mesquita keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mesquita looking for a guillotine here but Bashir defends easily.
Mesquita controls Bashir momentarily but Bashir frees himself.
Mesquita wants to hit a sweep here but Bashir passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Mesquita there!
Mesquita is squirming around, avoiding Bashir's attempts to control the action.
Bashir fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bashir fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bashir can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mesquita is looking to escape.
Mesquita tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mesquita is squirming around, avoiding Bashir's attempts to control the action.
Mesquita can't escape the position.
Bashir with shots to the head and body - Mesquita looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mesquita is trying desperately to improve position.
Bashir looking to finish Mesquita with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mesquita!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita regains half guard.
Mesquita trying to get back to full guard but Bashir takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Bashir looking to control but Mesquita is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bashir working the ground and pound effectively.
Mesquita 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bashir working Mesquita over with strikes here.
Mesquita taking shots to the head.
Mesquita sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Mesquita trying to control here.
Mesquita wants to improve his position but Bashir is controlling well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bashir not doing much here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bashir lands a nice short elbow.
Mesquita taking some punishment here, with Bashir in his half guard.
Mesquita wants to get back to full guard.
Mesquita is still trying to improve position.
Bashir is looking to take a break and control but Mesquita is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bashir is controlling the pace.
Mesquita trying to hold on to Bashir's head to control him but Bashir postures up.
Bashir lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bashir wants to take a breather but Mesquita is having none of it.
Mesquita is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bashir's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bashir's back!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Bashir's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Bashir is defending well though. Mesquita let's go of the attempt for now.
Bashir rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Bashir tries to get to full guard but Mesquita has control of the leg.
Bashir moves into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bashir has his foot on Mesquita's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mesquita works his way back into a safe position though.
Mesquita slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Bashir dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bashir misses with a left hand
and Mesquita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mesquita takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bashir jabs Mesquita to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bashir takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mesquita swings for the body but Bashir moves out of range.
Bashir swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bashir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bashir rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mesquita counters with a nice uppercut.
Bashir keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bashir looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mesquita slips a straight right by Bashir.
Mesquita on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bashir throws an off balance right hand
and Mesquita counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita fails to pull guard.
Bashir lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mesquita is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bashir can't fight it off and eventually Mesquita manages to take the fight to the floor. Bashir looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mesquita trying to control but Bashir is working from the bottom.
Mesquita scoring with some ground and pound.
Mesquita postures up and lands a big shot to Bashir's brow.
Bashir keeping full guard, as Mesquita tries to pass.
Bashir keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashir is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mesquita is aware though and is defending well.
Bashir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Bashir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bashir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bashir lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mesquita looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bashir is one step ahead there.
Bashir keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mesquita's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita trying to keep a closed guard but Bashir is proving a slippery customer.
Mesquita looking for a sweep. Not yet Mesquita, not yet.
Bashir working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mesquita's head.
Bashir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bashir trying to control the position from guard on top but Mesquita is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bashir postures up in Mesquita's guard and throws a big left but Mesquita blocks it.
Mesquita has his foot on Bashir's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bashir works his way back into a safe position though.
Bashir with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bashir cracks Mesquita with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashir scoring with some ground and pound.
Bashir engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Bashir from controlling successfully.
Julian Bashir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bashir is working Mesquita over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bashir stopping the sweep attempt from Mesquita.
Bashir postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mesquita is trying to keep Bashir in close.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bashir postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mesquita wants to sweep but no luck.
Bashir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mesquita can do to turn this around?
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bashir's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mesquita bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bashir's guard.
Bashir is trying to control the position but Mesquita postures up.
Mesquita trying to control but Bashir is working from the bottom.
Bashir is trying to hold Mesquita in close to prevent damage but Mesquita has managed to pass into half guard.
Mesquita slips a nice elbow through Bashir's hands, connecting with Bashir's forehead.
Bashir moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mesquita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita postures up.
Bashir keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Mesquita slips nicely into half guard.
Bashir is trying to get back to full guard.
Mesquita trying to pass the guard but Bashir defending well.
Bashir is trying to maintain the position but Mesquita is very close to passing his half guard.
Mesquita takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita working the head and body with strikes.
Bashir looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mesquita trying to pass the guard but Bashir defending well.
Mesquita wants to control but Bashir is keeping him busy.
Bashir gets full guard.
Mesquita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bashir is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bashir is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bashir is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mesquita is aware though and is defending well.
Bashir can't keep his opponent in guard - Mesquita advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bashir wants to control but Mesquita is keeping busy.
Mesquita lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bashir trying to control from the bottom.
Bashir is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bashir moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Bashir keeps moving.
Bashir 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.
Bashir is working hard here to advance position.
Mesquita tries to free his leg and advance position but Bashir is retaining full guard.
Bashir escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mesquita gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bashir looking to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesquita thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mesquita looking to pass the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hugo Mesquita will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bashir lands a jab to the head.
Bashir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bashir shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mesquita napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bashir working away.
Bashir in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mesquita tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bashir landing a few strikes.
Bashir trying to control the action but Mesquita is working from the bottom.
Bashir is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mesquita is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita is looking for a sweep.
Bashir wants to control but Mesquita is keeping him busy.
Mesquita takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bashir scoring with punches and elbows.
Mesquita wants to control but Bashir postures up.
Mesquita is trying to get back to half guard.
Bashir scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bashir working the head and body with strikes.
Mesquita tries to buck Bashir off but Bashir is having none of it.
Bashir lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bashir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mesquita keeps working.
Mesquita manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bashir's best efforts.
Mesquita is not content to let Bashir control the position.
Bashir is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Mesquita reverses the position - he's now on top in Bashir's guard.
Mesquita looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita won't allow Bashir to sweep him here.
Bashir keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully.
Bashir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mesquita looking to pass the guard.
Mesquita slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bashir is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mesquita controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Ground and pound from Bashir.
Bashir lands strikes from half guard.
Bashir working the head and body with strikes.
Mesquita makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mesquita.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bashir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mesquita works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bashir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mesquita not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bashir wants to control from the top but Mesquita keeps moving.
Bashir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mesquita wants to sweep here but Bashir controlling him for the moment.
Bashir stands up over Mesquita, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bashir slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bashir working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mesquita's head.
Bashir trying to control but Mesquita is working from the bottom.
Bashir lands a couple of elbows.
Mesquita is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bashir is controlling Mesquita's trapped leg to prevent Mesquita from advancing to side control.
Mesquita looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bashir is not content to let Mesquita control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bashir actively working from the bottom here.
Bashir is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mesquita is looking to take a break and control but Bashir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bashir keeping control of the position.
Bashir trying to control from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bashir holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mesquita tries to move into range but Bashir moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bashir misses with a right hand
and Mesquita cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bashir jabs at Mesquita's body.
Bashir takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mesquita with a hook.
Bashir thuds his right hand into Mesquita's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bashir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mesquita sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Mesquita misses.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bashir enables Mesquita to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bashir manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mesquita pushing down on Bashir's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is just content to waste time from the top position. Bashir takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Mesquita trying to control but Bashir is working from the bottom.
Bashir looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesquita sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bashir looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Bashir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bashir has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julian Bashir!
A victorious Julian Bashir thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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RATING
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