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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sean O Malley (ranked 8 p4p, 184 weight class) and Charles Mesquita (ranked 2 p4p, 20 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think O Malley might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Goat Talk- Sugar Sean. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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178 cm 30 155 24 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling 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 32 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean O Malley! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Mesquita! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mesquita scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. O Malley throws a lazy right hand but Mesquita sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. O Malley throws the left hand but Mesquita avoids the punch easily. O Malley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Mesquita misses with a takedown attempt - O Malley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. O Malley throws a sloppy head kick and Mesquita moves out of range easily. It seemed like Mesquita was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Mesquita comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Mesquita uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Malley. O Malley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. O Malley swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mesquita to counter with a crisp jab. Mesquita takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big left from O Malley misses. O Malley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mesquitas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Mesquita takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action! O Malley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. O Malley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mesquita slips a straight right by O Malley. O Malley throws a looping overhand right but Mesquita ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. O Malley missing with a left hand there. Mesquita was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Mesquita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Malley manages to avoid it. Mesquita scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. O Malley is not content to let Mesquita control the position. Mesquita postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
O Malley is trying to escape and get back to his feet. Mesquita wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Malley keeps working. Mesquita tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Mesquita tries for a kimura but O Malley is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mesquita scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at O Malley to see if he's OK. O Malley is pushing Mesquita's head away, looking to escape. Mesquita manages to hold on to the position though. Mesquita misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Mesquita wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by O Malley, who protects the arm well. Mesquita is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. O Malley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. O Malley is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mesquita working the head and body with strikes. Mesquita throwing shots but missing, from side control. Mesquita with the ground and pound but O Malley regains half guard under the barage of strikes. Mesquita sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. O Malley defending well though. Mesquita working the head and body with strikes. Mesquita missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Mesquita missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Mesquita is trying to work for a kimura but O Malley is defending well.
O Malley wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mesquita not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Mesquita thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Malley's head. Mesquita lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Mesquita is working for an americana but O Malley has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Mesquita was thinking about the submission. Mesquita chips away with some ground and pound. Mesquita throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Mesquita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Mesquita dominated that round. 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. Mesquita listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. O Malley misses with a body shot.
O Malley misses the shot to the body. O Malley takes a swing at Mesquita's ribcage but misses. O Malley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mesquita shoots for a double leg takedown but O Malley sprawls well. He's pushed Mesquita's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. The crowd cheers as O Malley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mesquita doesn't seem phased though. Mesquita shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O Malley sprawls well. O Malley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mesquita gets slowly back to his feet. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mesquita shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and O Malley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Sean O Malley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita. Mesquita displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Malley throws out the jab. Mesquita swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. O Malley lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. O Malley misses with a hook. Mesquita ducked under it nicely. Mesquita paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Mesquita misses with an uppercut. O Malley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Mesquita moves away from the strike by O Malley. O Malley throws a shot from downtown. Mesquita moves away and avoids it. Mesquita looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. O Malley misses with a left hand and Mesquita cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. O Malley scores with a jab. O Malley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mesquita counters with a straight right hand. Mesquita misses the shot to the body. Mesquita fails with the takedown. O Malley misses with an uppercut
and Mesquita counters with a single leg into guard. O Malley didn't expect that. O Malley has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Mesquita is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! O Malley is looking to break free of the clinch but Mesquita has double underhooks. O Malley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mesquita has him pressed against the cage. Mesquita pulls guard effortlessly. Mesquita is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and O Malley defends well. Mesquita is trying to keep O Malley in close.
Mesquita working for submissions but it's allowed O Malley to get to half guard.
Mesquita trying to control but O Malley postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mesquita is trying to get back to full guard. Mesquita trying to control from the bottom.
Charles Mesquita has got the better of the ground game so far. Mesquita wants to get back to full guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Mesquita looking for submissions off his back. O Malley decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's four 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. Mesquita lands a body shot.
Mesquita scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. O Malley throws a head kick but Mesquita moves out of range.
O Malley throws a push kick but Mesquita slaps the foot to one side. O Malley scores with a hook to the body. Mesquita takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Mesquita scores with a punch to the head. Nice takedown defense from O Malley. No joy for Mesquita on that attempt. Mesquita showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Malley.
O Malley thuds his right hand into Mesquita's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. O Malley throws a lazy right hand but Mesquita sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean O Malley dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! A telegraphed right hand from Mesquita misses the target. O Malley misses with a looping left. O Malley misses with a hook. Mesquita ducked under it nicely. A countering left hand to the body from Mesquita misses. O Malley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Mesquita shoots in but O Malley avoids the takedown attempt easily. O Malley misses with a left hand and Mesquita counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Mesquita bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. O Malley bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. O Malley lands a nice shot that snaps Mesquita's head back.
O Malley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Mesquita lands with a good body shot. Mesquita avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. O Malley just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Mesquita. Mesquita fails with a takedown attempt. Mesquita takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mesquita shoots in looking for a takedown but O Malley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mesquita's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. A little feinted left hand from O Malley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Sean O Malley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Mesquita. Mesquita lands a jab to O Malley's midsection. O Malley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mesquita. Mesquita looks like he wants to counter punch here. Mesquita bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O Malley's head. Mesquita moves away from the strike by O Malley. A nice side step and Mesquita releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. The fighters circling - Mesquita throws out the jab but it was never going to land. O Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mesquita.
That's two minutes gone in the round. O Malley misses the shot to the body. O Malley misses with a looping right. Mesquita scores with a jab. O Malley acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Mesquita is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Malley. Mesquita darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mesquita gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Mesquita jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
O Malley walks into a straight right hand from Mesquita. Sean O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. O Malley scores with a spinning back kick! O Malley lands with a right hand. O Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Malley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mesquita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. O Malley misses with a right hand and Mesquita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. O Malley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Nice uppercut lands for Mesquita. That snapped O Malley's head back.
Mesquita scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O Malley doesn't seem bothered though. O Malley moves forwards but Mesquita connects with a nice, crisp jab. Nice defenses there by Mesquita. O Malley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Mesquita will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. O Malley pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Mesquita takes a kick to the side of the head. A jab from O Malley does it's job there. O Malley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sean O Malley is winning the standup battle so far. O Malley connects with a single shot there. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! O Malley misses with an uppercut
and Mesquita counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O Malley thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A big right from O Malley misses. Mesquita lands with a right hand. A swing and a miss from Mesquita. Mesquita moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Mesquita gets a takedown into half guard. O Malley makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work! Mesquita uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Malley. A countering left hand to the body from Mesquita misses. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Mesquita fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land. O Malley throws a right and a left that Mesquita avoids nicely. Mesquita looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sean O Malley clearly takes that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mesquita drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Mesquita has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Mesquita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Malley works some decent striking defense from the bottom. O Malley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Mesquita missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Mesquita throws a big elbow that misses. Mesquita throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Mesquita is pushing down on O Malley's leg trying to pass to half guard. O Malley is fighting to maintain full guard but Mesquita has managed to sneak the leg through. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mesquita is trying to control. O Malley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Mesquita slows the pace down in half guard. Mesquita wants to control but O Malley is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mesquita throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Mesquita thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Malley's head. Mesquita wants to free his trapped foot but O Malley is holding on for dear life with his legs. O Malley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mesquita. Mesquita throwing shots but O Malley is blocking nicely.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Mesquita drives through with a takedown into guard. Mesquita won't allow O Malley to get back to his feet. Mesquita scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mesquita postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. O Malley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Mesquita in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Mesquita postures up in O Malley's guard and throws a big left but O Malley blocks it. O Malley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Mesquita throws a big right hand that misses. Mesquita passes easily into side control. Nice work. Mesquita connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused O Malley some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mesquita connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused O Malley some visible discomfort.
Mesquita in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Mesquita fails to land a wild elbow strike.
O Malley is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mesquita is controlling him well. Mesquita looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. O Malley bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet! Mesquita changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Malley tries to avoid it but Mesquita manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Malley to the ground. O Malley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. O Malley throws a sloppy head kick and Mesquita moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. O Malley missing with a left hand there. Mesquita was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. O Malley gets off balance looking for a body kick and Mesquita counters with a lovely straight right hand! Mesquita scores with a jab. O Malley acknowledges it with a nod of the head. O Malley misses with an uppercut. O Malley works Mesquita's body with a nice hook. O Malley misses with a straight right. Mesquita dips down and scores with a jab to the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Mesquita misses with a looping left. O Malley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Mesquita doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. O Malley throws an off balance right hand
and Mesquita counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. O Malley throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mesquita. Mesquita is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in O Malley's half guard. O Malley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mesquita. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Mesquita dominated that fourth round. 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. This is the final round! A jab from Mesquita misses. O Malley tries a head kick but it misses.
O Malley goes for a high kick. It partially lands. O Malley lands with a right hand. The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Some bone on bone action there as Mesquita checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. O Malley misses with a right hand and Mesquita cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Mesquita throws a good cross that connects.
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A nice leg kick from O Malley, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches O Malley napping and manages to drive through into side control! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. O Malley dodges the ground and pound from Mesquita.
That's one minute gone in the round. O Malley wants to get back to his feet. Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. Mesquita wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Malley keeps working. Mesquita thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Mesquita swings around for an armbar but O Malley sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Mesquita's guard. O Malley gets to his feet - Mesquita follows without any prompting. O Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it. O Malley slaps away a takedown attempt from Mesquita, before circling back to the center of the mat. O Malley is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. O Malley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A swing and a miss from O Malley. O Malley misses with a hook. O Malley throws a hook but Mesquita avoids it easily. O Malley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. A clash of legs there as Mesquita blocks the low kick. Mesquita is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Mesquita closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into O Malley's guard. O Malley uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mesquita misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Malley.
O Malley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mesquita fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Malley on the side of the head. O Malley with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mesquita drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. O Malley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. O Malley misses with a hook. Mesquita sizes up O Malley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Mesquita gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. O Malley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. O Malley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mesquita counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Nice cross by Mesquita. O Malley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice shot by O Malley. O Malley takes a body punch but keeps moving. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mesquita throws a body shot but no joy. Mesquita bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mesquita tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. O Malley is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mesquita has just dragged him back down to the mat. Mesquita swings around for an armbar but O Malley sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Mesquita's guard. Mesquita bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in O Malley's guard. O Malley keeping moving, preventing Mesquita from controlling successfully. Mesquita throws an elbow that misses. O Malley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mesquita's guard. Nice move by O Malley!
And that's the end of the fight! Sean O Malley showed his dominance in that final round. I think O Malley 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean O Malley! Sean O Malley retains his featherweight title! Sean O Malley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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