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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Richard Mesquita (ranked 145 p4p, 272 weight class) and Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez (ranked 19 p4p, 38 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jaegerjaquez's choice of entrance music: Рем Дигга - В огне. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 cm 31 163 26 - 11 - 0 |
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180 cm 37 165 35 - 19 - 0 |
Great wrestler World class boxer Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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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 - 11 - 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 35 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jaegerjaquez misses with a leg kick. Mesquita connects with a body shot that sends Jaegerjaquez's belly button to the back. Mesquita ducks under a wild hook from Jaegerjaquez. Mesquita keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jaegerjaquez. Mesquita shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jaegerjaquez defends it nicely. Mesquita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaegerjaquez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Jaegerjaquez misses with an uppercut
and Mesquita counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Jaegerjaquez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Jaegerjaquez misses with a body punch
and Mesquita counters with a nice body shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mesquita fails with the takedown. We've been hearing reports that Mesquita has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Jaegerjaquez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mesquita cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Mesquita misses with a body shot.
Mesquita walks into a stiff left hand from Jaegerjaquez.
That's one minute gone in the round. A big right from Mesquita misses. Mesquita missing with a left hand there. Jaegerjaquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Jaegerjaquez connects with a body shot that sends Mesquita's belly button to the back. Mesquita swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jaegerjaquez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mesquita's knee momentarily. Jaegerjaquez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jaegerjaquez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mesquita. Mesquita slips a straight right by Jaegerjaquez. Jaegerjaquez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Jab from Mesquita. Jaegerjaquez throws a low kick but Mesquita moves out of range easily. Mesquita shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mesquita controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mesquita missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Mesquita wants to control but Jaegerjaquez is keeping him busy. Mesquita not landing any meaningful shots this time. Mesquita is looking to take a break and control but Jaegerjaquez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Jaegerjaquez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mesquita. Jaegerjaquez is looking for a sweep. Mesquita is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mesquita tries to pass to full mount but Jaegerjaquez defends it. Mesquita scoring with strikes to the body and head. Mesquita seems to be working for a kimura but Jaegerjaquez defends the submission attempt. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Jaegerjaquez is looking for a sweep. Mesquita is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Jaegerjaquez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Mesquita is looking to take a break and control but Jaegerjaquez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Jaegerjaquez tries to roll over but Mesquita keeps him under control. Mesquita not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mesquita looking for a submission but Jaegerjaquez manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Mesquita trying to control but Jaegerjaquez is working from the bottom. Mesquita distracts Jaegerjaquez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Jaegerjaquez tries to land a sweep but no joy. Mesquita tries to free his leg and advance position but Jaegerjaquez is retaining full guard. Mesquita trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaegerjaquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Jaegerjaquez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Mesquita dominated that round. That's time! Mesquita's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Mesquita pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Jaegerjaquez throws out a counter right but Mesquita avoids it with no problem. Jaegerjaquez throws a body punch but Mesquita moves out of range. Jaegerjaquez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. A telegraphed right hand from Jaegerjaquez misses the target. Mesquita throwing a counter right hand but Jaegerjaquez manages to avoid it. Jaegerjaquez throws a jab but it's blocked by Mesquita. Nice shot by Mesquita. A telegraphed right hand from Jaegerjaquez misses the target. Mesquita closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jaegerjaquez did well to prevent Mesquita getting side control. Mesquita is looking to advance position but Jaegerjaquez won't allow it. Jaegerjaquez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mesquita scores with a couple of nice shots. Mesquita thows a huge punch but Jaegerjaquez dodges it nicely.
Jaegerjaquez wants to control but Mesquita is keeping busy and won't allow it. Mesquita passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jaegerjaquez! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mesquita throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Richard Mesquita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Mesquita cracks Jaegerjaquez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mesquita lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mesquita looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mesquita throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Mesquita in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mesquita lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mesquita lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jaegerjaquez is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Mesquita swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jaegerjaquez is now in Mesquita's guard. A big mistake from Mesquita there, giving up the dominant position! Mesquita is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jaegerjaquez defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mesquita has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jaegerjaquez has passed into side control.
Mesquita is looking for a sweep. Jaegerjaquez controlling from side mount. Mesquita is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mesquita sneaks back into half guard. Jaegerjaquez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Let's hope that Jaegerjaquez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Mesquita is trying to maintain the position but Jaegerjaquez is very close to passing his half guard. Mesquita is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jaegerjaquez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jaegerjaquez's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jaegerjaquez takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Mesquita throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch. Mesquita is looking for the choke from the back position but Jaegerjaquez is controlling his hands well. Jaegerjaquez wants to escape the position.
Mesquita has his arm under Jaegerjaquez's chin here. Game over son! Mesquita squeezes tightly and Jaegerjaquez is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Richard Mesquita!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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