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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tevin Shay (ranked 172 p4p, 354 weight class) and Luan Mesquita (ranked 16 p4p, 43 weight class). Tevin Shay has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tevin Shay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luan Mesquita!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesquita lands with a shot to the body.
Mesquita fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mesquita scores with the left hand. Shay knows he should have avoided that one.
Shay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mesquita paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shay walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mesquita ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mesquita missing with a left hand there. Shay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shay swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mesquita looking to score a takedown here. Shay is defending well but Mesquita drives through and ends up in Shay's guard.
Shay 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 avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mesquita with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mesquita throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mesquita postures up.
Mesquita chips away with some ground and pound.
Mesquita is looking to work some ground and pound but Shay has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesquita keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shay's head.
Mesquita postures up in Shay's guard and throws a big left but Shay blocks it.
Mesquita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mesquita accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shay utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shay is looking for a triangle but Mesquita pushes his legs off easily.
Mesquita advances position into side control!
Mesquita in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita tries for a kimura but Shay is defending well.
Mesquita is working Shay over with some ground and pound from side control.
Shay tries to buck Mesquita off but Mesquita is having none of it.
Mesquita with the ground and pound but Shay regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Shay controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Mesquita trying to mount his opponent but Shay defends it.
Shay wants to improve his position but Mesquita is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mesquita is trying to control. Shay wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shay blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mesquita.
Shay is defending against the submission attempts here by Mesquita.
Mesquita lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mesquita not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shay definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mesquita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shay keeps working.
Mesquita throwing shots but Shay is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shay holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Mesquita is thwarting Shay's attempts to control the position.
Mesquita trying to mount his opponent but Shay defends it.
Mesquita slows the pace down in half guard.
Shay is defending against the submission attempts here by Mesquita.
Mesquita trying to control the pace.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shay is looking to control Mesquita's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shay avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Good exchange - Mesquita coming out on top.
Shay connects with a looping right hand.
Mesquita shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mesquita loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shay working a defensive guard here.
Mesquita wants to control from the top but Shay keeps moving.
Mesquita throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Shay is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Shay has escaped and now he's on top!
Shay controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shay lands a couple of elbows.
Mesquita keeping moving, preventing Shay from controlling successfully.
Shay postures up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shay is in close to Mesquita's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shay looking to sit in guard and control but Mesquita gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mesquita accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shay is trying to keep Mesquita in close.
Shay looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mesquita avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Shay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mesquita postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mesquita stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mesquita won't allow Shay to sweep him here.
Mesquita trying to control but Shay is working from the bottom.
Mesquita looking to sit in guard and control but Shay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shay showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Shay chips away with some ground and pound.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shay is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Mesquita has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Shay is looking to defend but Mesquita has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Shay! Mesquita pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Shay taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Luan Mesquita!
Tevin Shay was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll look back on the film and see what I did wrong. I'll take this L... it's on me.'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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