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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Mesquita (ranked 57 p4p, 144 weight class) and Eddie Ryan (ranked 7 p4p, 19 weight class). Eddie Ryan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Mesquita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesquita jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mesquita misses with an uppercut. Ryan saw that one coming.
And Ryan tries to counter it with a takedown but Mesquita pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mesquita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ryan.
Ryan loads up on a big right hand but Mesquita slips the punch.
Eddie Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mesquita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mesquita is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Belmiro Academy, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Ryan is working for a submission of some sort.
Mesquita is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita has a hand on Ryan's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Ryan takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Ryan jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mesquita manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ryan's best efforts.
Mesquita regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ryan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mesquita is keeping the position for now.
Mesquita is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mesquita throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ryan uses it to pass to side control.
Mesquita looks to move to half guard but instead Ryan has passed into mount! Damn!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is looking to get to half guard.
Mesquita is working hard here to advance position.
Ryan is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mesquita to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mesquita shrugs it off.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ryan manages to capitalize on a mistake by Mesquita to take his back!
Mesquita wants to control his opponent's hands but Ryan gets his hands free.
Mesquita is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Mesquita rolls, trying to escape but Ryan keeps control of the position.
Mesquita looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
You can see the frustration on Mesquita's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita breaks Ryan's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Mesquita lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mesquita working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ryan's head.
Mesquita looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mesquita has gone for a leg lock! Ryan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mesquita's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesquita is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ryan is aware though and is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Ryan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mesquita ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mesquita half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ryan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ryan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ryan connects with a crisp jab.
Mesquita connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circling - Ryan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mesquita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mesquita with a jab.
Ryan moves away from the strike by Mesquita.
Mesquita's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ryan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mesquita scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mesquita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ryan.
Ryan tests Mesquita's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ryan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mesquita takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice straight punches there by Ryan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ryan.
Mesquita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryan.
Mesquita is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ryan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Mesquita with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mesquita thuds a left hand into Ryan's body.
Mesquita staying out of range there.
Mesquita appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ryan scores with a nice strike.
Ryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Mesquita.
Eddie Ryan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Ryan.
Ryan throws a looping overhand right but Mesquita ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mesquita ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Mesquita was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ryan.
The crowd cheers as Ryan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mesquita doesn't seem phased though.
Mesquita swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Mesquita does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mesquita lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ryan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circling - Mesquita throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mesquita throws a poor cross that misses
letting Ryan counter with a right hand.
Mesquita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ryan.
Mesquita moves forwards but Ryan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mesquita darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ryan defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan actively working from the bottom here.
Mesquita is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ryan sees it coming and defends easily.
Mesquita looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mesquita is taking a breather. Ryan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mesquita works his foot free and advances to mount.
The referee warns Ryan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mesquita dominating with strikes here.
Ryan regains half guard.
Mesquita takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mesquita lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mesquita scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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 looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
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 Ryan's temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Mesquita dominated that second round.
That's time! Mesquita's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mesquita throws a body shot but no joy.
Mesquita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ryan.
Nice takedown defense from Ryan. No joy for Mesquita on that attempt.
Ryan misses the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Mesquita there.
Ryan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mesquita throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ryan looks to land a right hand but Mesquita moved out of range.
Ryan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ryan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mesquita looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan moves forwards but Mesquita connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mesquita scores with a hook.
Mesquita throws a hook to the side of Ryan's head but Ryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Ryan misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mesquita manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mesquita is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mesquita is looking for a triangle here but Ryan uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Mesquita manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ryan's best efforts.
Mesquita has a hand on Ryan's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Ryan takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Mesquita tries to reverse the position but Ryan maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 wants to improve his position but Ryan is controlling well.
Richard Mesquita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ryan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mesquita doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ryan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesquita is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ryan pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan seems to be looking for submissions.
Mesquita looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mesquita moves into full guard.
Mesquita has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ryan has passed into side control.
Ryan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mesquita, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ryan is trying to work for a kimura but Mesquita is defending well.
Mesquita is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mesquita actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Ryan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ryan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Ryan!
A very excited looking Eddie Ryan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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